ReMix: Ninja Gaiden 'FloorMasterNinja'

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Ninja Gaiden

From the simple intro with nice synth pitched+panned percussion, this old skool breakbeat techno coverage of Ninja Gaiden from newcomer Ryce Beetz is catchy without being overly slick, and struck me as particularly appropriate for the source material. Tempo's just right, synth bass is deep, phat, and syncopated, drums aren't just an afterthought, but are quite varied, have some nice lead-ins (including a funky 1,2,3,4 count), and a bell synth does some nice call-and-answer augmentation off the main melody, which sounds like a detuned square wave with some portamento. I would call this deceptively good stuff - it doesn't knock you flat on your arse the first time, but if you let it loop, there are portions that really click just right, and at just under three minutes, things are fresh and no one element outstays its welcome. Very strong first mix, esp. rhythmically, from Ryce Beetz - recommended.

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Discussion: Latest 12 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
The volume is too low in general in this song. Nice idea, but it could use more variation - it's too repetitive as is.

- Bahamut on October 31, 2009
The lack of progression hurts this otherwise harmless take on Ninja Gaiden. I didn't mind it at all; the melody is worthy of looping a few times, and there are hints of some added oomph to the hooky parts with the percussion, but overall, there isn't much in this mix that I find especially interesting. However, it's the sort of thing that will never prove to be a chore for me to endure, which I guess is all you can hope for with something as straight forward as this.

- Marmiduke on June 6, 2009
Nice and contained, but it doesn't really hold my attention.
Ultimately, nothing too special and an o.k. remix.

- 42 on December 15, 2008
I like the downward line you hear a few times (1:15 is the first time). Not the first place I've heard it, but it works nicely here.
Overall, a cute mix. Nothing that sticks out, but worth keeping.

- DragonAvenger on September 26, 2008
A little on the generic side, nothing really grabbed me about this mix. I think part of the issue is that all of the elements used have good background qualities, but nothing really jumps to the forefront. The bass rhythm is nice, and the scratches hare and there are cool, but the lead synth isn't strong enough, and the drums lack punch.
Great background music, but nothing i'd actively rock out to.

- OA on June 11, 2007
i like so much this song. i feel positive things when i hear it

- blackhwoarang26 on November 13, 2006
I love the bg piano triad thing going on :D

- Generic Asian Guy on July 8, 2005
I like. I like alot.
This is totally a very nicely done mix. This is the kind of thing you listen to, like, and contiue to like even if you listed to it looped for hours on end all by itself*. I haven't notived anything really "off" with this mix, yet, and I continue to enjoy it. Exellent mix from an exellent game. (ok, maybe it was horribly frustrating, but it's the thought that counts)
*fine fine, maybe it wasn't by itself. But it could have been!! :P

- tatsujin on August 17, 2002
All i can do is tear up when i hear this remix.It just screams for the attention of not only Ninja Gaiden fans everywhere,
but any gamer that can identify with the light hearted fun of 80"s side scrollers.I myself enjoyed every minute of this track...just as much as i enjoyed the game itself,which says alot for me.The track has'nt been mangled or manipulated to any extremes and keeps the original trance style intended by the riginal composer.Overall i give this remix a high rating.I give it **** four stars out of a possible 5 on my scale...though ryce beetz could even stray away even more from the original i bet it'll still be a hit,and i look forward to seeing more of beetz in the future...live long and stay true to generator....it really makes me want to get in there and try a mix out.I can almost see Ryu running and slashing his sword in that strange way he did...***sniffles*** :twisted:


- FireBug2X on August 16, 2002
This is strange enough... I never liked NG very much - there's always a bat, or an eagle, or an axe, ready to push you into an abyss!
But this remix rocks! I've downloaded many remixes from this page, and there aren't many I liked so much as this one!

- tetsusan on July 26, 2002
You're right, Ginnsu. Ninja Gaiden has shown to provide a few mixes on here, but none that seem to totally have the flare of the game. Something about this genre and the samples don't quite fit this song from the game. Something with piano might've been more fitting, but I digress. It was an ok mix, but not much to say about it as it just doesn't really grab you.

- Ryan8bit on July 21, 2002
Ninja Gaiden 'Floor Master Ninja'
Ryce Beetz puts out a nice ...beats. A very well done piece, but I don't have much to say because I'm aching for a song that'll jump out at me. Great work Ryce Beetz.

- Ginnsu on July 20, 2002

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