Jivemaster Posted May 10, 2002 Share Posted May 10, 2002 Mega Man 3 'It's Boss Time' The song starts out and is heavily built on original samples of the Mega Man 3 boss tune, which is closely interrupted by a fairly cool well chosen drum loop that is actually free of any distortion. You can tell at this point that Gux had taken a lot of effort in the mixing and overall mastering of the track. The song continues using the in game sample with a moving picked bass helping the drums along with the groove. A few extra synths are here to add to the main melody. Right panned strings come in during a lighter bridge part which occurs early in the song and then continue to play for the rest of the song, which works well as it adds depth to the track. Even an electric guitar makes an appearance near the end. There is quite a few changes here, although most are built off the same melody, but it really adds to the variety here. A good one by Gux, if not one of his best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffester Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Not his best, but good none the less...I especially enjoy the church bells. Tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skawttieboy Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Not bad, but I can tell there could be room for improvement. But everyone is hit or miss... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clumsy. Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 Of all the Megaman tracks on OCR, I enjoyed "It's Boss Time" the most. It's pretty simple compared to the others, but it creates the most vivid images in my mind. The gate closing down in the beginning, the fierce battle that follows, and the inevitable failure at the end. A very appropriate use of Megaman's death sfx. Another great thing is that it's the soundtrack to most all bosses, and can have many different scenerios to be played to. I suppose the main reason for liking this track tremendously is because of the nostalgia it creates*. Even though it isn't an overly unique concept, the arrangement was put together very nicely. Thank you much, Gux! Word. I also dug "Wily Metal" hardcore. *by the way, I don't suck. I made the bosses eat it with no sweat; I owned them. No, truly, they were a piece of cheese cake. You doubt me? Aw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Enigma Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 whoa!sounds so much like the original its unreal!really good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavos - Devourer of Time Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Wow, I'm quite impressed. This remix keeps the heart of the original and adds to it. It has become one of my favorite remixes. I just recently replayed Mega Man 3 (my favorite of the original series) and heard the boss theme. Doing what any smart person would do after enjoying the song, I hopped onto OCRemix to look for the a remix. Gux doesn't disappoint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brim Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Its simple, clean and neat. I really liked it for some reason, and its probably because I like the Nintendo ditty, but I also love drums and bass, so the simple nature combining both things made me love this piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Mage Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Clumsy pretty much said all that there is to be said. Starting off with music and sounds straight from the game, it adds layer after layer onto the original until it is a pretty damn good remix with the heart of the original and the sound of a totally new song. This is definitely one of the top 10-15 remixes on the site as far as I'm concerned, the whole thing just has this atmosphere that makes me keep imagining boss fights from MM3. I want to play Mega Man 3 now, damn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyromanEXE Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Whoa. Seriously. Just plain incredible. You took the 8-Bit-ness and turned it into a perfectly blownout song. Awesome job, dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bummer Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 It got speed, kick-ass attitude, a real good bass, awesome drums, and some chill sounds from the original. Ohyes, it is Boss Time indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperlink6556 Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 this would be great for a boss theme for one of the sonic adventure series close your eyes and you can picture sonic using his homing attack over and over again on some giant robotic boss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KogeJoe Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 It sounded like it had great potential, but on the whole, it was a whole couple of minutes of the same thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 It doesn't really progress and distinctly feels on the surface like it's a nsf with drums added, but there are subtle synth touches. Drums however are repetitive as hell, and it gets kinda grating. There is a nice B section, but overall sample quality is pretty dated. If you love MM3, which a lot of people do, this will be some good memories, but as a track, I just can't get into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightshadow360 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 this song made me want to run around and punch things (from me this is a compliment). perfect length too. you should make a second version of it that loops. perhapses one that can link up with this one the way they do it in the game. I wonder if it is possible to replace the original song in a modified rom of MM3 with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAvenger Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 For the most part this is more of an enhancement of the original. The new material added in is really nice, but it's so separate from the source that it feels like two different but slightly related tracks. The drums are pretty much the same throughout as well, which isn't helping things out. Not for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emunator Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Heh, the intro sounds like Bowser's theme from the original Mario Bros! The drumloop got repetitive quickly, but luckily the rest of the mix was interesting enough (I have no idea how different this is from the source tune.) The bass sample definitely doesn't hold up by today's standards but the chiptune elements are good. It definitely has that boss music feel to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dANGER boy Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Gets repetitive pretty quickly IMO. Brings back memories but can't really listen to this more than once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crulex Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Going to have to agree with the other reviews, the drums could use a little more variation, but all in all, this seems like a V.2 take on the MM3 boss theme. Which, honestly, doesn't bother me because I'm always up for hearing "enhanced" mixes. Just could use a little bit more to really stand out. This really needed a little more change over the progression of the mix and shine to make it what it could have been. Still, nice to hear a boss theme other than a Wily boss or MM2 boss theme get mixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 This song, plus a few remixes of MM3 title theme, is what got me listening to OC Remix. The first minute is great. I really like transition from reverby-8-bit to the remix at the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I'm not going to lie, if I saw this on the panel today I'd probably reject it for a whole host of reasons. However, it was a different time back then, and I'm damn glad for it because it's still one of my favorite ReMixes on the site. It rips a lot wholesale from the source, but then pulls the source out to reveal all the cool things in the background that was added the whole time - a great example of subtractive arranging that emphasizes what was added in the first place. Also the song just sounds damn cool the whole time it was doing it, which you gotta give it props for that. Old OCR is still good OCR, and I'm glad the site does nothing to hide it's roots, especially when the roots are often as good as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCD1 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Great boss track that keeps up the urgency all the way through. I picture a timer counting down as the tune goes on, a great ending for when time runs out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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