Haven't played Jackal since 93-94, but remember every single track as it was yesterday. The music is just phenomenal - it is heroic, laconic and striking at the same time. Not every Hollywood movie OST boasts these qualities. Back in the 80-s and 90-s everything had balls, now it is all refined and faceless.
Jackal is inspired from an old tv series from the 60s called "The Rat Patrol' wherein the 4 heroes riding in their rugged jeep would always raid those German outposts and missions that is occupying the desert regions of the African continent.
The music is very nicely done for this game. The sound of the music really sets the mood for the game. It just wants to make you go in and rip off all of the enemy's heads.
Stage 2 is one of my favorites. For some reason I always associate the song "ashes in your mouth" by megadeth to this game. I like to think Dave mustaine played Jackal and thought the music was killer.
I cried listening to this. The music is so good in 2021. I used this to Play Halo Infinite with a beam squad in my Warthog. Stage 2 music is way too good.
Read your comment and I went to listen to the soundtrack that you mentioned and yes, Stage 2's theme of Hawk Freedom Squadron sounds like Jackal's Stage 1 theme.
I have this wild theory that many of the great Japanese video game music composers were listening to Thin Lizzy throughout the 1970s. If you listen to a lot of video game music from the 1980s NES era, you will here the influence of Thin Lizzy. Now, maybe it's just the limitations of the soundboard driving the composers to get even more creative, but a lot of the bass lines and melodies, they sound so much like Lizzy tunes.
Contra (NES) soundtrack and Thin Lizzy's Bad Reputation album share similar riffs. So does the NES series Double Dragon with Thin Lizzy's Chinatown album.
Omg, 60Hz..... It's too fast for the military like music. It should be about 110-120 bpm and not this dance-like beat. But all soundtrack I very like from my childhood.
0:20: Game Start
0:01: Xadx Theme
0:27: Stage Theme 01
1:58: Stage Theme 02
4:54: Stage Theme 03
6:10-6:11-6:12-6:13-6:14-6:15-6:16: Boss Battle
8:07: Stage Clear
8:26: All Clear
8:18: Game Over
Haven't played Jackal since 93-94, but remember every single track as it was yesterday. The music is just phenomenal - it is heroic, laconic and striking at the same time. Not every Hollywood movie OST boasts these qualities. Back in the 80-s and 90-s everything had balls, now it is all refined and faceless.
You said it, brother. Stuff today is noticeably saccharine and sterile.
"This battle will make your blood boil..."
Indeed
Golden era of Konami
Especially with the power glove. It's so bad! 😎
Yes, at how freaking hard it was. Still ranked as one of my favourite games.
😂🤣😂
Goes to show you what Konami once was. I love this game and the Contra series.
‘Merica!
You and me both, this was a game my father and I played for hours non-stop
How the mighty have fallen
Stage 1 my all time favorite Nes soundtrack :)
It's seriously good. A classic.
I don't always remember the melody, but the jumpy beat always comes to my head.
Stage 3 and Boss Music. My Favorite´s !
Holy crap. These are composed SO WELL! And what variety for an NES song (any song really).
Konami music was famously some of the Best of the best.
Jackal is inspired from an old tv series from the 60s called "The Rat Patrol' wherein the 4 heroes riding in their rugged jeep would always raid those German outposts and missions that is occupying the desert regions of the African continent.
Like!
You might be on to something. ☺️
@@luisreyes1963 The entire world is a stage my fellow NPC so called humanbeing.
Los que colocan el minuto de cada pista, merecen el cielo XD buenos recuerdos estos soundtracks .
Stage 2 is without a doubt one of the best video game songs of all-time
+xboyindahouse without a doubt indeed
xboyindahouse agreed
The music is very nicely done for this game. The sound of the music really sets the mood for the game. It just wants to make you go in and rip off all of the enemy's heads.
that would be stage 01 to me. This tune has stuck in my head for nearly 30 years now despite having not played the game for probably 27.
This is one of those games where you could say any song from the game is your favorite and you would be right.
gitt it ouuutte!! oooh gggooodd giit it outta ma heaaad!
2:58 give me goosebumps
same here, want to add to my guitar solo playing arsenal
I agree!
Instant testosterone boost
Muchas gracias amigo, hiciste que me acordará cuando jugaba con papá hace mucho tiempo. Te lo agradezco.
God I loved this game so much, it was one of those simple yet addictive games, just pop it in anytime and have fun
Goosebumps moment for me at 2:59 while playing game
same
same
All tracks of this game is mind-blowing better than today's game.
same here, want to add to my guitar solo playing arsenal
Best NES game.
Class of '82 🤖
3 stage The Best soundtrack EVEEEEEEERR
01:58 The epic Stage 2 song 🥹💙
stage 1 is a piece of melody so sweet to cheer you up!
That final boss theme, so so good. A fucking jeep against a panzer. So fucking sick!
The Stage 3 music is the whole day in my head recently!!
Nghe nhạc mà nhớ tuổi thơ,thấm thoát cũng 40 năm rồi, ướt gì giờ quay về 40năm trước để cùng đám bạn chơi game ngày xưa.
Fun Fact: The game was known in Japan as Final Commando: Akai Yousai. It was originally for the Famicom Disk System.
That's the name for the Famicom Disk version. The original Japanese arcade version is called 特殊部隊ジャッカル (Special Unit Jackal).
The Arcade cabinet in the US the game was known as Top Gunner. Jackal though was also available on the Tandy and PC
Old is Gold
By far one of the best video games out there...SO HARD though
You could always hum along to their music 🎶
That boss theme is so goddamn good
This game was so fun back in the day. Soundtrack for the ages, heh.
Konami and Sunsoft has the best NES music ever by far
And Natsume, don't forget them.
Capcom would like a word.
How Japanese developers create so good music before the www came in world seriously hats of to them.
Stage 2 is one of my favorites. For some reason I always associate the song "ashes in your mouth" by megadeth to this game. I like to think Dave mustaine played Jackal and thought the music was killer.
I cried listening to this. The music is so good in 2021. I used this to Play Halo Infinite with a beam squad in my Warthog.
Stage 2 music is way too good.
35 years and I have not forgotten this music.
4:18 dat awesome melody :)
Damn NES is my childhood games even iam born in 2003!
Loved getting YEAAAAHHHHH!!!! at the end of a stage with all guys rescued and no deaths
Large tank,helicopter and ship those all are great old memories and best ever game bosses I've ever confront
We Really need a Sequel for this Game!
hi
What a pity Konami won't even bother giving this game a sequel.
This sequel will make your blood boil
Jackal II
Im happy if konami put this game in the switch and ps4. The nes and the arcade version.
YEAHHHH!
THIS BATTLE WILL MAKE YOUR BLOOD BOIL !!! YEAHHH!!
HERE?
Que recuerdos 😍😍
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A fairly decent port of the top-down shmup, Jackal. For me, Track 3 & the Boss BGM get me pumped up for battle!
Freeing the prisoners in this game was always such a great feeling. This soundtrack is FREEDOM!
Stage clear is my all time favorite
Love the boss soundtrack, escpecially with the intro one.
Oh my god! I got my childhood back!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
My childhood is awesome ..... oh wait . That's OUR childhood .
la mejor musica para el mejor juego de mi infancia!... :D
ステージ1のノリノリ感がたまらない。
Without knowing i was learning change in metrics (4/4 to 3/4-6/8). Love you Jackal!
00:20, 01:58, 04:54, 06:11: 08:07, 08:18, 08:26
So epic!
Jackal is a reminiscent of British SAS and LRDG raids during world war two especially in Egypt.
...Here?
YEAHHHH!
Epic game and music. Top ten NES in my opinion.
My best memories still in 2020
There are 2 composers for this album. Atsushi Fujio (藤尾敦), Shinya Sakamoto (坂元信也)
Am using this as reference to make the amiga version of the soundtrack, thanks!
would be real interesting to see how you've remixed these...sounds the best...no BS
damn, can't believe this game is 40 years old.
Learn how to math. I was born in 89' and I'm 31 going on 32 that means this game is 33 years old
Such an underrated game and soundtrack.
You can thank all the people who pretended that they played Nintendo games in the modern era
Also, the game Hawk Freedom Squadron has a stage with an almost identical song to that on stage 2
Read your comment and I went to listen to the soundtrack that you mentioned and yes, Stage 2's theme of Hawk Freedom Squadron sounds like Jackal's Stage 1 theme.
Шакал! Музыка на века! 😏🔥
Man, Konami had kickass music
BEST. SOUNDTRACK. EVER.
That bass in stage two though...
goosebumps
Classique!
0:01
0:20
1:58
4:54
6:11
8:07
8:18
I love how I can just hear the music and instantly know it's Konami
Play stage 1 in 0.75x 😍😍😍
Why?
Why ruin it?
アーケード版→ファミコンディスクシステム版→NES版
ハードの性能が落ちていってるのにゲームの方は逆にクオリティ高くなっていった珍しいゲーム。
18:00~08:00(08:30)
Que recuerdos
The boss stage BGM is DA BEST
I have this wild theory that many of the great Japanese video game music composers were listening to Thin Lizzy throughout the 1970s. If you listen to a lot of video game music from the 1980s NES era, you will here the influence of Thin Lizzy. Now, maybe it's just the limitations of the soundboard driving the composers to get even more creative, but a lot of the bass lines and melodies, they sound so much like Lizzy tunes.
Sample please.
Contra (NES) soundtrack and Thin Lizzy's Bad Reputation album share similar riffs. So does the NES series Double Dragon with Thin Lizzy's Chinatown album.
I hope they can make a 2021 game version of this
My childhood on Stage 2 ST ♥️🥲
Goddamn i was singing this song in my head and i just typed NES JEEP because i couldnt remember the game name!
Best of da best
Stage 1 😍😍
how many times did i explode in stage 1?
これは何故FM音源使用してないの？
A música da segunda fase é muito boa
08:07 HERE!!
Stage clear theme is Le Marseilles
Great Game💪
2019
400th person who enjoys their childhood ;)
American Army Music the Japanese way. JAPAN, FUCK YEAH!
Best soundtrack 4:54
I listen to the music while I play bf V
Stage clear :)
08:07 Here?
Jackal
Omg, 60Hz..... It's too fast for the military like music. It should be about 110-120 bpm and not this dance-like beat.
But all soundtrack I very like from my childhood.
shut the fuck up.
gra mojego dzieciństwa szakal
You forgot about normal boss music
Jeep with machine gun
¿Rush' n Attack/Green Beret NES soundtrack?.
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