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#3935: BuZZarD - R-Type
Added to rotation: 2010-09-20 10:29:45
Song last played: 2025-01-31 12:27:25
Song last requested: 2023-04-25 20:32:05
Artist last played: 2025-01-31 12:27:25
Number of plays: 411
Requests: 7
Votes: 149
Song length: 06:23


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SID INFO
HVSC path: MUSICIANS/H/Huelsbeck_Chris/R-Type.sid
Title: R-Type
Composer: Chris Hülsbeck & Ramiro Vaca
Copyright: 1988 Activision
Subtunes: 14
SID model: MOS6581

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STIL commentVery interesting story here. Katakis was released in September 1988 by Rainbow Arts, however it never got a release in the UK as Activision had it cancelled because of similarities to R-Type, to which Activision had bought the conversion rights. Activision were getting nowhere with their conversion of R-Type and they liked what they saw of Katakis, so they hired the same programming team (Manfred Trenz and others) to do the C64 conversion. They only got 6 weeks to write the conversion, and sadly, it shows. Katakis was eventually altered and released as Denaris in 1989. Tunes #2 to #14 all cover of the arcade game.
 
SUBTUNE INFO
 
#2 - Scoring (High Score display) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Chris Hülsbeck
 
#3 - Like a Hero (Game Complete) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Chris Hülsbeck
 
#4 - Battle Theme (Stage 1) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#5 - Monster Beat (Stage 2) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#6 - Battle Pressure (Stage 3) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#7 - Butsu Butsu ("Muttering") (Stage 4) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#8 - A Monster Lurking in the Cave (Stage 5) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#9 - Scrambled Crossroad (Stage 6) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Chris Hülsbeck
 
#10 - Ogorerumono wa Hisasikarasu (Stage 7) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#11 - Womb (Stage 8) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Chris Hülsbeck
  Comment: Only 0:00-0:16 appears to be a cover.
 
#12 - Boss Theme (End of Level Boss BGM) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#13 - The End of a War (Game Over) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 
#14 - Return in Triumph (Stage Clear) [from the arcade game R-Type]
 
  Artist: Masato Ishizaki (SCLAP/Irem Sound Team)
  Author: Ramiro Vaca
 




REMIX64.COM
OVERALL REMIX64 VOTE:

Windshield_CB:
Usually I skip over the intros to get to the main theme. Here, I'm ignoring the main theme to listen to the intro again. The first two minutes are really good. The rest… Well, look, the first two minutes are REALLY good…
gator:
Has some good moments, but fails to take-off.
SarahKreuz:
It`s okay
LaLa:
It starts very promising: great groove, balanced mix, all good stuff. Then from 1:52 it all goes to hell: bad instruments, off-key melody, and it gets even more chaotic from there. It's a pain to listen to it. Too bad, because the intro sounded great.
Arcade4ever:
Starts chaotic, is getting better after some minutes but better remixes from RType exist already
NecroPolo:
Counter-phenomenon. Quite decent groove that is ruined by the R-Type theme. Mr Hülsbeck, what have your music done with this remix…?_ 😊
Arne:
1000 times listened before - nothing new and special. Normal stuff not more than average…
Xenox.AFL:
It's okay, too much Vanguard sounds in it!😉
c64glen:
Ambitious remix, but it just ends up sounding really noisy and messy.
Boz:
The drums in the intro promise something great is going to happen. Unfortunately the instruments used when the main tune kicks in are too brash - and wrong! Such a shame, I could listen to the drum sequence for ages.
dis_cord:
Okay start, but completely falls apart as soon as the off key instruments kick in.
Satanarchist:
Now this is loud, its way over compressed and maxed out to 11, horrible production with nasty instruments… Louder is not better.