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#2781: Obscuresounds - Arkanoid (nostalgique remake)
Added to rotation: 2006-12-19 13:51:15
Song last played: 2026-05-28 17:55:20
Song last requested: 2023-07-24 09:34:29
Artist last played: 2026-05-29 04:39:45
Number of plays: 764
Requests: 209
Votes: 179
Song length: 03:47


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SID INFO
HVSC path: MUSICIANS/G/Galway_Martin/Arkanoid.sid
Title: Arkanoid
Composer: Martin Galway
Copyright: 1987 Imagine
Subtunes: 20
SID model: MOS6581

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STIL commentThis is the very first published tune on the C64 that used samples. "Q: How did you get involved with using sampled sounds? MG: I figured out how samples were played by hacking into someone else's code... OK, I admit it... It was a drum synthesizer package called Digidrums, actually, so you could still say I was the first to include samples in a piece of music. [...] Never would I claim to have invented that technique, I just got it published first. In fact, I couldn't really figure out where they got the sample data, just that they were wiggling the volume register, so I tried to make up my own drum sample sounds in realtime - which is the flatulence stuff that shipped in 'Arkanoid'. [...] After the project was in the shops I gained access to some real drum samples, and I slid those into my own custom version of the tune. The one that's in the shops is kind of a collage of farts & burps, don't you think? [...] Later I was able to acquire some proper drum samples and by 'Game Over' it got quite sophisticated." (MG)
 
SUBTUNE INFO
 
#1 - Cobra (Title) [from the Spectrum game]
 
  Artist: Martin Galway
  Comment: "I'm glad you spotted 'Cobra' on the Spectrum, whose tune I was in love with and HAD to use somewhere else...! I figured no-one would complain if I used it a year later [for Arkanoid] on the C64." (MG)
 
#2 - Hiscore [from the arcade game Arkanoid]
 
  Artist: Hisayoshi Ogura (OGR/Zuntata)
 
#3 - Intro [from the arcade game Arkanoid]
 
  Artist: Hisayoshi Ogura (OGR/Zuntata)
 
#4 - Level Start [from the arcade game Arkanoid]
 
  Artist: Hisayoshi Ogura (OGR/Zuntata)
 
#5 - Boss Level Start [from the arcade game Arkanoid]
 
  Artist: Hisayoshi Ogura (OGR/Zuntata)
 
#6 - Game Over [from the arcade game Arkanoid]
 
  Artist: Hisayoshi Ogura (OGR/Zuntata)
 
#7 - Extra Life [from the arcade game Arkanoid]
 
  Artist: Hisayoshi Ogura (OGR/Zuntata)
 




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OVERALL REMIX64 VOTE:

hillsman:
One of my favourite Arkanoid mixes - great drums.
Mondainai:
The best remix of arkanoid for sure. People say something is missing but I would blame that on the original sid and not the remix. Really really good stuff.
skyrunner:
Damn, this rules! Listen up: IT RULES! Totally!. … And its flawless!: O)
theclaw:
Its awesome, I love arkanoid for years, and this track is really the best interpretation
condor:
Excellent remix! That SID sound is making it perfect! You are added to my best remix playlist 😊
Makke:
I _really_ like this! Not flawless, but a fresh take on Arkanoid imo, and good use of the SID. Nice one!
decibel:
Love the sounds at 0:51. Can listen to this one over and over.
LaLa:
The arpeggios sound out of place, I would replace them with chords. The analogue feeling is great, the arrangement has a very good flow to it. One of the best Arkanoid remixes so far.
eliot:
Some very nice ideas, quite unfinished. The ending is quite bad.
Dumper:
The sid sounds work bloody well with the new ones, very nice.
Aule:
Nice one. It makes me whistle 😀
bizarro:
Good stuff - it lacks something though…
infamous:
Gets an orange face for having the original sid noise in there, it sounds really nice too and I like the beat. Great stuff.
maindrian:
Oh no, not another bleedin' Arkanoid… Oh, wait, this one is excellent! And bonus marks for using the vocoder in a non-annoying way!
Analog-X64:
Very nice remix… I like where all the sounds sit in the mix. There are many Arkanoid remixes, but this is only one of few that I consider great remixes. Good Job.
Skitz:
There have been many Arkanoid remixes and this is definately one of the good ones - top marks but seems unfinished somehow.
Tas:
Never been a fan of the original sid but this is enjoyable.
LMan:
Sweet. Sweet, sweet, sweet. Almost totally sweet.
Chris Abbott:
There's no focus point. This needs a vocal lead performance, it's a backing track. A very good backing track.
Waz:
Nice analogue instrument feel which keeps the flow of the SID intact very nicely. Quite organic too. And subtle use of SID like sounds which blend in nicely. Might get repetitive, but you have to love the effort put in. Nice one.
omoroca:
Nice surprise at 0:46 (repeated later several times)! Good case study of what you can do with the Arkanoid title tune.
cinemaniac:
Is it just me or does it slightly remind me of early John Carpenter stuff a la 'Assault on Precinct 13'? It's definitely a good one.
romeo_knight:
Personally I don't like the added chords and harmonies. The sounds I like very much.
dimmignatt:
Great job in doing something new with Arkanoid but I think it has it flaws and therefor only a Yellow bastard!