Worst Nes Game Has Best Music

[Kenobio]

I'm sure some of you have seen this, but just found this little article recently posted at Kotaku.

http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/worst-nes-game-evar-has-awesomest-music-316014.php

Back in the early 1990's, now defunct developer Active Enterprises manufactured 1,500 copies of its never released NES game Cheetahmen II. The dev hoped the three Cheetahmen (Apollo, Aries and Hercules) would be the company's answer to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They weren't. The sequel is bug infested and almost unplayable, but thankfully, the unsold copies were found in a warehouse for us to laugh and point at. According to a GameSpot review, there are enemies that can neither be killer or avoided. However, the soundtrack is SO GREAT!!

It may be a little hard, but it's worth it to stick around till the end of the first clip. "Who is that boss?!"

I must say, while the original music has some annoying and highly repetitive bits, some parts really are awesome, particularly for an NES game. "Best ever" is a bit of a stretch, of course, but pretty amusing nonetheless. Some of the Japanese remixes (the other clips) are pretty damn cool too. Eagerly awaiting Cheetahmen II OC remixes! :P

[Flik]

Huh, that music is actually kinda catchy.

[Moseph]

It looks like every other mediocre platformer I've ever seen, but with more glitchiness. Gotta love that "fight" with the monkey thing.

And there must have been a first Cheetah Men game for there to be a Cheetah Men II. That's kind of scary.

[Bahamut]

Ugh, a link to kotaku :?

[GeckoYamori]

I fail to see what's so special about the music.

[Adam_Slight]

Won't be long before this song gets remixed here

[Liontamer]

HA! I thought the music was catchy, but only after you heard some of the "better" (I use the term loosely) sound upgrade mixes. I've written all about it this morning. (http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?18) The melody is deceivingly good.

[Fritz the Cat]

It looks like every other mediocre platformer I've ever seen, but with more glitchiness. Gotta love that "fight" with the monkey thing.

And there must have been a first Cheetah Men game for there to be a Cheetah Men II. That's kind of scary.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_52

[Liontamer]

In #ocremix, I have already offered a bounty of an OCR t-shirt, bought and paid with free shipping personally sent by me, to the ReMixer who gets the first passed Cheetahmen II mix on OCR.

This song is pretty sweet. zircon called it QUOTE "boring and lame". We'll show him!

[JJT]

<JJT> i think that soundtrack sucks, btw
<Liontamer> I wouldn't expect an unskilled musician such as yourself to truly...CONNECT with the glory of the Cheetahmen II soundtrack

[Kiyosuki]

Its always odd when a game that utterly sucks happens to have awesome or at least decent music. The music is great but you just have no good experience with the game itself. For me a great deal of a game song's strength comes from the experience you had listening to it in the actual game, but thats just me.

[Bigfoot]

Ugh, a link to kotaku :?

That's a bad thing?

This song is pretty catchy, lol.

[Sole Signal]

Um, this "music" is pretty lame. Sounds like a ten year old put it together.

Oh, and I refuse to download an OCR mix of this track. :<

[djpretzel]

In #ocremix, I have already offered a bounty of an OCR t-shirt, bought and paid with free shipping personally sent by me, to the ReMixer who gets the first passed Cheetahmen II mix on OCR.

This song is pretty sweet. zircon called it QUOTE "boring and lame". We'll show him!

Larry's retiring Caramella and going as a Cheetahman this Halloween... the oft-overlooked fourth token black Cheetahman, at that.

[Liontamer]

Um, this "music" is pretty lame. Sounds like a ten year old put it together.

Oh, and I refuse to download an OCR mix of this track. :<
You couldn't be more wrong!
Larry's retiring Caramella and going as a Cheetahman this Halloween... the oft-overlooked fourth token black Cheetahman, at that.
You couldn't be more right!

[Strike911]

catchy.

Not entirely special, but pretty catchy and groovin' for an NES title. :)

It does get pretty repetitious.

and a giant WOW at the "remix" with the japanese singing in the beginning. It made lawl. Hehehehehe.

EDIT: Oh, florestan Piano soundfont what would we do without you?

[Tensei]

this version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf-hzDR3whw&eurl=http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/worst-nes-game-evar-has-awesomest-music-316014.php) is way catchier than the original and I want those damn japanese lyrics ripped and in a .WAV file since they sound awesome over it.

[Kenobio]

Ugh, a link to kotaku :?

Uh oh, a grouchy Bahamut has appeared! Since when has Kotaku been a bad thing?

[Kiyosuki]

Kotaku is one of those sites that some people just seem to not like because everyone knows about it, and in some cases because its run by Slowpokes apparently.

I think some people are way too mean to it though.

[Fenrir]

this version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf-hzDR3whw&eurl=http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/worst-nes-game-evar-has-awesomest-music-316014.php) is way catchier than the original and I want those damn japanese lyrics ripped and in a .WAV file since they sound awesome over it.

Yeah, those're the lyrics to the opening of Lucky Star.

[JH Sounds]

*attempts to arrange with musical typing*

Dammit! :x Must... get... MIDI keyboard...

[anosou]

I'm almost done with my Cheetahmen 2 remix ;)

[Brushfire]

I like the Beatmania piece they put in there. Although that song looks near impossible to be played by a human.

[Strike911]

THAT'S IT. Pardon the redundacy but...

MY BAD-ASS AMERICAN ASS IS SO GOING TO MAKE A KICK ASS REMIX OF THIS SONG....

[anosou]

THAT'S IT. Pardon the redundacy but...

MY BAD-ASS AMERICAN ASS IS SO GOING TO MAKE A KICK ASS REMIX OF THIS SONG....

you're totally late man ;) I know at least three in the works

[Fishy]

This sucks, Larry offered me the T-shirt first and now everyones moving in on my treasure, damn ye all.

[anosou]

This sucks, Larry offered me the T-shirt first and now everyones moving in on my treasure, damn ye all.

You'll get the T-shirt if I'm first, promise.
But if it's a hoodie you're screwed ;)

[Liontamer]

Akumu just made my day by obtaining the NSF rip today!

http://akumunsf.good-evil.net/ !

[Yoshi3gg]

Does this mean I can look forward to Savannah Fury - A Cheetah Men II Arrangement Album in the coming months? If so, I call track 5. Wait, no, track 4. Wait. Wait. I CAN'T DECIDE.

Also I could watch that monkey boss fight all day. It syncs up with the music just well enough to make it look like he's dancing away.

[Strike911]

you're totally late man ;) I know at least three in the works

I understood this. If anything, my statement was a moment of personal introspection (or realiziation) that I must remix this song, drawing my inspiration from the previous endeavors of the other musicians remixing the track here at OCR. ;)

[anosou]

I understood this. If anything, my statement was a moment of personal introspection (or realiziation) that I must remix this song, drawing my inspiration from the previous endeavors of the other musicians remixing the track here at OCR. ;)

Then let me just say this: GO FOR IT :D

[Jaybell]

hahahahahahahahahaha (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2819)

[Theory of N]

hahahahahahahahahaha (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2819)

*ansownt©*

[Jaybell]

Oh man! It's by Another Soundscape? I thought he was just joking! That's awesome. Ansownt, indeed.

[Lizz]

These enemies are quite interesting. Angry horned-beatle, flying angry totem pole bird, rabid wolf, and Invisible Pirate.

I do have to say, the one song sure is catchy.

[Liontamer]

These enemies are quite interesting. Angry horned-beatle, flying angry totem pole bird, rabid wolf, and Invisible Pirate.

I do have to say, the one song sure is catchy.

Don't forget the tornado. It can be killed by an arrow.

[anosou]

Oh man! It's by Another Soundscape? I thought he was just joking! That's awesome. Ansownt, indeed.

lol, why would I joke about something that serious!

[AMT]

hahahahahahahahahaha (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2819)

I'm going to delete my Winamp library when this comes out. It'll be the only song I need.

[anosou]

I'm going to delete my Winamp library when this comes out. It'll be the only song I need.

if you do that, that will be the best compliment I've gotten. EVER

[Dafydd]

Is that 5th out of 6 videos toon shaded? It doesn't look hand painted to me, she's moving way too smoothly. And at the same time, too weakly.

[Yoshi3gg]

When can we expect this to be posted? I'm very impatient, you see.

[anosou]

When can we expect this to be posted? I'm very impatient, you see.

probably not soon enough. there's many submissions before this, I just got one posted right about.. NOW. I've one left to be posted, and THEN it's cheetahmen. soooo... poor you :)

[Dafydd]

DJP doesn't seem to be posting them in the same order that they're yes'ed though, or is he? The mixes aren't voted on in that order, anyway.

[anosou]

DJP doesn't seem to be posting them in the same order that they're yes'ed though, or is he? The mixes aren't voted on in that order, anyway.

they try to keep it in that order yes, at least as far as I know. some are direct posts and aren't listed on the "to be posted" page on the panel and djp posts them as he sees fitting I believe

[Bigfoot]

BUMP


Here's a nice remix :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj0px6MurXU

[anosou]

BUMP


Here's a nice remix :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj0px6MurXU

Hahahaha, I approve! Way to make it your own :D

[Sinewav]

This game doesn't call for a remix project.... it calls for a full-fledged Cheetahmen rock opera, AMIRITE?

[Bigfoot]

Hahahaha, I approve! Way to make it your own :D

Wait, what, I didn't say it was mine :P

[Kenobio]

BUMP


Here's a nice remix :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj0px6MurXU

Heh, very nice.

Edit: Anyone manage to snag the mp3 for this song?

[Kenobio]

When can we expect this to be posted? I'm very impatient, you see.

Hurray for AnSo! Nice work!

[I-n-j-i-n]

Nice article by Kotaku. They don't update often, but they sometimes have really great articles.

I tried playing the actual game, and it's beyond terrible. As in that it's basically unplayable, and the plot is possibly the worst ever. It's probably much worse than any single game the Angry Videogame Nerd ever reviewed. He'll have fun with this one.

What the hell is up with the great remixes anyway?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kjqkbw6E-k

[OverCoat]

Heh, very nice.

Edit: Anyone manage to snag the mp3 for this song?

Yeah:
http://iiichan.net/boards/music/src/Aliced%20Twighlightz%20-%20Cheetah%20Girl%20%28STEREO%20version%29.MP3

and there are more remixes posted here:
http://iiichan.net/boards/music/res/6849.html

[Kenobio]

Ah, thanks a bunch OverCoat. This is better than the version I just recorded off of Youtube.

[Gollgagh]

This is better than the version I just recorded off of Youtube.

You don't say.

[Dhsu]

Is that 5th out of 6 videos toon shaded? It doesn't look hand painted to me, she's moving way too smoothly. And at the same time, too weakly.
Yeah, it's from the iDOLM@STER game.

[chocobo150]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zdTdsn5G8L8