"Rock"man is literally a musical theme. "Rock" for rock and "roll". Rockman has a sister robot named "Roll". His prototype robot was named "Blues". Big baddie is named "Bass". Musical themes are all over Megaman. Please listen to more, and if you like tribute bands look up both The Megas, and The Protomen.
If we’re going by the original Japanese names then Bass was called “Forte”. I find it funny that he was the only one (iirc) that has a name change but still keeps to the musical theme.
Even more interesting is the case of Mega Man X5. In the X series, the musical references were much more subdued, but the woman doing the English localization for X5 happened to be a big Guns N' Roses fan, which gave us the Mavericks for that game; Grizzly Slash (Crescent Grizzly) = Slash Duff McWhalen (Tidal Whale) = Duff McKagen Squid Adler (Volt Kraken) = Steven Adler Izzy Glow (Shining Firefly) = Izzy Stradlin Dark Dizzy (Dark Necrobat) = Dizzy Reed The Skiver (Spiral Pegasus) = Michael "High in the Sky" Monroe Mattrex (Burn Dinorex) = Matt Sorum Axle the Red (Spike Rosered) = Axl Rose
@@oak8194 Bass's dog's name is Treble in the English version, but it's Gospel in the Japanese version. There's some relation to this to the Battle Network series where they kept the "Gospel" name in the English version. In terms of other musical terms, there's also Beat the bird.
@@dereklehman7639And this only happened because one of the localizers was in a relationship with the FMV actress for RE1’s Jill Valentine who was into the aforementioned band, and he wanted to impress her.
Megaman Zero is pretty much the sequel series to Megaman X (which in itself is a sequel to the classic Megaman series), and Zero was one of (Megaman) X's closest companions. He's also one of the most famous characters in the Megaman universe, and so surprise, surprise: He gets his own series. The Zero series is much darker and edgier than the X series, taking place after several cataclysmic robot wars ravaged the planet and killed literally millions, if not billions of people and Reploids (essentially robots that act like humans). The darker atmosphere carries through in its music, which is a lot "dirtier" and grungier than the themes in X. It's my personal favorite of the Megaman series along with Battle Network (which is the polar opposite in atmosphere) for having a surprisingly mature and realized story. As for Cannon Ball, it's actually the final boss theme of Megaman Zero 3. The final boss itself is actually a massive spoiler, but the title Cannon Ball is supposed to represent a fast, all-powerful unstoppable force, which fits the boss (and the theme) quite well. This is a famous theme among Megaman fans, not only for the music, but for the climactic, memorable events that are associated with it as well. That said, really looking forward to seeing you react to more Megaman Zero tracks, especially from Megaman Zero 2.
WARE WA MESHIA NARI For some context, this plays basically against a ditto battle. The character you play as is Zero, intended to be a weapon of mass destruction but ended up fighting for those he believes in. On the other side of this fight is Omega, who is Zero's antithesis. Ruthless, unrelenting, unbelievably powerful, and believes he is the messiah come to "save" the world. Death and destruction are _beautiful_ to him, and Omega is quite literally what Zero may have once become; his body is Zero's previous one implanted with a consciousness without a shred of mercy or empathy. This fight is a duel between equals and Zero overcoming the fate his creator meant for him. Also, the name Cannon Ball comes from the idea of a cannon ball destroying everything in the wake of its path, which is a perfect metaphor for Omega.
Couldn't have said it better myself also you forgot the iconic "HAHAHa" he does after the line I remember playing Mx and facing omega hours upon hours of dying to omega later I won and finally got Ox bio metal having the power of omega was a great reward for winning
@@WanderingRonin509 it ZX not Mx and yes kicking Omega's ass back into his grave as ZX or Hx is satisfying,but you know what's more satisfying? Coming back and killing him with his own Biometal (Model Ox)
Yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I was *NOT* expecting anyone to request this song! I love this track because of the fantastic battle and all its buildup. I adored Zero 3 so much that I 100%ed it, even though I was pretty bad when I started out.
If you're gonna listen to any other of the Mythos remakes PLEASE listen to Departure Departure is just on another level oh and Area of Zero if time allows, you'll love the drums on that one
Outstanding composition, even on the GBA. If you enjoyed this I suggest to listen to "X vs Zero" from megaman X5. It's unbelievably epic and grand in tone
@@ManiacalForeigner it's masterfully composed, but I think that I prefer X6's soundtrack a little bit more. It keeps the style and increases the variety, and it's all done by one of the composers of X5, Naoto Tanaka. He's a recurring composer of the X series from X5 to X8 and his tracks from each game are some of the best. X6 is the only game where he fully composed the ost himself and I adore it
@@playbossthebest936 Oh yeah, Tanaka is great. He also did a great job remaking the first 3 Ace Attorney OSTs from the GBA to the DS (he also originally scored Justice for All). And he produced some fantastic rap songs for MadWorld and Anarchy Reigns. Really underrated composer.
Adore this track. Mega Man Zero is my favorite Mega Man series and it's got fantastic music; I prefer the remastered versions but they're all faithful adaptations of what the music was supposed to sound like. The original tracks still sound good, but I will be honest and say that I pretty much only plan on sending remastered ones from here on, lol. Mega Man Zero 3 is still one of my favorite games to this day, despite how much the game kicked my ass growing up. I credit that game for making me "get good" at video games in general, actually.
This song comes from Mega Man Zero 3, one of the Mega man sequel series (Like Mega Man X) and it plays during the final boss, one of the coolest encounters in Mega Man history This Guitar vs Keyboards battle is reflected in the game as this plays in the battle between Zero - the first activated Reploid, he who was proclaimed as the beginning of a line of combat ready, human-like androids- and Omega - The Perfect Reploid, created by the faded mind of Zero's original creator to surpass all of the previous ones- a literal battle between the beginning and the end, Alpha and Omega I don't quite know what Cannonball refers to, tho, as a name it doesn't really relate to the game and the moment where it plays
The name "Cannonball" is in reference to the fatalistic nature of the encounter with Omega. It was the inevitable confrontation between who Zero was as a person and what he was created to be. A battle that Zero was preordained to fight, one he could never avoid. A Cannonball, once fired, cannot change it's trajectory. This is why the MMZ3 Remastered Album is called "TELOS". Telos roughly translates to "Purpose, Design, End Goal" from Greek.
First MegaMan song I ever learned how to play on guitar and man oh man is it so fun. Idk who you are Mr Jesse but any man who appreciates video game music can't be a bad person at all. Take my sub good sir and keep rockin man! Edit: YES. Children of Bodom(Miss you Alexi
Capcom did tons of official remix albums for Mega Man back in the day... And for good reason, Mega Man's musical legacy cannot be understated. I'm pretty sure it would not have blown up nearly as much as it did in the NES era if it weren't for the great music complementing the solid gameplay. Some other albums are Idea, Telos, and Physis, the remastered OSTs for MMZ2, 3, and 4; the Tunes albums for ZX and ZXA, which are remasters like the initial mentions; and lastly, there's dope remixes sprinkled into nearly every official OST CD they released, some even have vocal tracks. No one can tell me Mega Man isn't dead when they don't pour anywhere _CLOSE_ to the same amount of love into the series and all of its spin-offs as they did during the Playstation and GBA/DS eras.
Unfortunately I think Capcom went a little too hard with Megaman back in the day. It got a little oversaturated at some point, but I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't go back to that time if I could.
Correction: the remastered albums for each MMZ game are, in order: Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero, RTRZ Idea, RTRZ Telos, RTRZ Physis. Mythos is a remix album that takes tracks from all Zero games. There is also ZX Gigamix that is also ZX games' remix album
@@Skallva shit, I totally meant Physis initially lol thank you. I forgot about Gigamix, too, they went so hard on the Zero and ZX games. Miss that era so damn much.
The Megaman series (especially in the X and Zero series) have OST that are known to have been related to dual rock and synthesizer like sounds, which many remixes of these osts have rock guitar and keyboard synthesizer dual riffs. My big recommendation is listen to the first MegaMan X's OST from the SNES. It has a killer rock/metal inspired soundtrack and many fans noted that the first MegaMan X has one of the best soundtrack of any MegaMan game. (One of which is Armored Armadillo which you mentioned in this video.)
Ooh, Mega Man Zero music is a real banger! If you already enjoy listening to it, just imagine playing the game to the tunes! I dare say Zero has the best soundtracks in the whole series! Also, I highly recommend you to listen/react to another Zero tracks called “Departure”, either the original version or the Mythos remixed version is fine (or possibly both - so you can do a comparison as well). This track gives me chills every time I hear it…but it’s also largely because of the “story” behind the tune, too. Still, it’s a really epic and awesome music! Also another quick recommendation here. Spark Mandrill theme from Mega Man X.😆
That one is my all-time favorite theme from all megaman series but I dunno if it is because of the story background behind the battle where it plays or by its musical quality, maybe both. Such is the epicness and emotional setup in this battle
Main timeline Megaman is mostly side scrolling (Megaman series, X series, Zero series which this is from, ZX series, and then Legends which is not sidescrolling) There is also an alternate timeline of rpgs (Battle Network and Starforce serieses), and plenty of spinoffs This song is the final boss theme of Zero 3
I’m new to your channel, but seeing you listen to one of my favorite tracks from one of my favorite game franchises made me an instant fan! I’d love to see you do some other Zero game songs! Supreme Ruler is similar in style to Cannonball but if you wanna try something different, I’d definitely check out Esperanto!
Just found this channel and I really like how you enjoy the music and go with the flow, I think you'd really enjoy Existence from Granblue Fantasy Versus, since I saw you also reviewed the Ultimate and a few other FG OSTs
So many memories with the Megaman Zero series. The bosses always looked cool and the levels were challenging enough to explore and find secrets. Banger soundtrack for a game that was on the gameboy.
The Rockman franchise has always had stellar music, particularly X 1-4; However it should be noted that despite technically having better audio quality due to being on a CD, Mega Man X3's super Nintendo version has much better mixes, especially Toxic Seahorse's level. I can't stand the PlayStation version which they sadly used for the collections :/
Hey Jessie idk where else to put this tbh, but I had a suggestion for you to check out, I would say it falls into the realm of a VGM. I wanted to suggest you listen to "Befall" from Honkai Impact 3rd. It's a great track, and I know this is a VGM react channel but I think you should actually watch the animation it comes from which is "Will of the Herrscher" honestly the song makes the animation and the animation accents the song. Imo they're both spectacular pieces of art in their own right. Just my opinion, putting it in your ear so you may/may not check it out.
ok, so "cannonball" is a boss theme, and it plays during one of the most trope-subversive fights in the megaman series. you know the "I'm fighting an evil copy of myself" trope? well turn that on it's head, and you've got the premise for this fight: a copy of zero is fighting the original, but you're the copy, and the original, now called "omega" has been reduced to nothing but a weapon of mass destruction. And zero, (the more heroic copy, who is the player character) essentially goes "existential crisis who? nah, I'm just gonna whoop ass" which is a downright inspired take on the whole situation.
Cannon ball truly is a banger that you don’t get to enjoy because the final boss dies before the first half of the song🥲 either way the MeganZero/ ZX series has so many amazing songs I can’t wait for the day when he hears Departure that song is Iconic in MZ fandom it even cameos in another series.🔥
5:02 They did a very different spin-off series called Megaman Battle Network. Its gameplay can be described as, a well put together fusion of Real-time Strategy, both Action and Turn-Based RPG, and Card game gameplay. That surprisingly is not really as complicated as it sounds like, as each of its elements are toned down in complexity so all of them can work together simultaneously in a fast paced environment as its known with Megaman, making it fun in a way that its easy to understand yet difficult to master.
Also listen to power bom if you get the chance. It’s literally the theme that plays when you assault a bomber squadron en route to their destination and board the bomber while it’s in transit. Extremely good theme it is
When you have the chance you should listen/react to both versions of misty rain from megaman zx. One version is the in game one and other one is the zx tunes one that they released after zx advent.
man I am *this* close to spending a shit ton of money to show you awesome vgm songs I love LOL idk if you take comment requests into account since everything I've seen has been a Patreon request but I'm gonna suggest that you listen to The Grand Finale - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, What I'm Made of...: Last Boss ver.2 / Metal Overlord - Sonic Heroes, Boss: The Darkest Lord - Miitopia, ~~Clash on the Big Bridge - Final Fantasy V~~ Flash Man Stage - Mega Man 2 (maybe the Smash Ultimate arrangement in particular?), and Lifelight - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. all banger songs in their own ways
do i have to be patreon to get a song reaction because there is a game soundtrack that is super slept on that i want you to react to anf you never reacted before, its soo good
"Idk if megaman has ever moved away from side scrolling" Weirdly enough it has. Two stand out series are the mega man legend game, 3d adventure game and the battle network games, which are isometric rpgs. They're very niche but incredibly beloved. There's always a quiet murmur for a new legends game and a collection of the past battle network games is coming out soon
Please please please, you have to react to the Rockman Holic Album, a group who remake the megaman classic songs and give them lyrics. You have to make a comparison, they are fricking cool!!!
Yeah this is an album of remixes for the Megaman Zero games one the Game Boy Advance. While the original still sound great, the GBA soundchip didn't quite make the song justice, so having those official remixes on the side is a welcome addition.
Normal priority, as in in order. Platinum members are the only ones who get priority on their requests, though it has been limited recently in order to let everyone else's requests come through.
Yeah it is pretty good. Though I have a problem with them focusing too much on J.Pop in Gunvolt Series - not songs themselves but how 4 times out of 5 when you're on the roll and song activates... It is completely out of place, even overpowering gameplay with being too loud. And I mean c'mon DMC5 or MGR with dynamic battle music exist where vocals starting always enhances the fight. Even worse if "saving from death" Anthem Super Mode activates and not only song over powers everything it almost always doesn't mesh well with stage music. And no they didn't lost their touch - look at two Bloodstained games from IntiCreates - It has perfect OST. It is just somehow with Gunvolt series they are so Proud they have actual Idols for songs... They just insert it everywhere which hurts atmosphere and vibe of stages they are going for. "Oh you have creepy stage in total Darkness but you are doing well? Have loud J.POP song at maximum volume to completely shatter atmosphere and distract you from keeping your concentration"
If you want to get a real idea of the musical variety from the franchise, first off, try listening to most of Mega Man 3's soundtrack. 3 has among the best in musical variety out of the franchise, while still fitting the "energy" of the gameplay. Second, remember and keep in mind that Mega Man as an overall franchise has a lot of subseries. Original (Classic) X Zero Zx (and ZXA) Legends Battle Network Starforce. Nearly every one of these has it's own style, and even games within each subseries can have thier own themed style. (X6 has less energetic music overall than X1, to match the more devastated tone of the backgrounds, but is still more electric guitar than Mega Man Classic is as a whole.) In short: sample a little bit of every Mega Man subseries, and a bit more of multiple games from each.
best way is through Patreon (you get one song request a month for the $10 tier). Otherwise, you can submit them via his PayPal link for $10 a piece. That's how I've done the bulk of my song requests.
"Rock"man is literally a musical theme. "Rock" for rock and "roll". Rockman has a sister robot named "Roll". His prototype robot was named "Blues". Big baddie is named "Bass". Musical themes are all over Megaman. Please listen to more, and if you like tribute bands look up both The Megas, and The Protomen.
If we’re going by the original Japanese names then Bass was called “Forte”.
I find it funny that he was the only one (iirc) that has a name change but still keeps to the musical theme.
Even more interesting is the case of Mega Man X5. In the X series, the musical references were much more subdued, but the woman doing the English localization for X5 happened to be a big Guns N' Roses fan, which gave us the Mavericks for that game;
Grizzly Slash (Crescent Grizzly) = Slash
Duff McWhalen (Tidal Whale) = Duff McKagen
Squid Adler (Volt Kraken) = Steven Adler
Izzy Glow (Shining Firefly) = Izzy Stradlin
Dark Dizzy (Dark Necrobat) = Dizzy Reed
The Skiver (Spiral Pegasus) = Michael "High in the Sky" Monroe
Mattrex (Burn Dinorex) = Matt Sorum
Axle the Red (Spike Rosered) = Axl Rose
@@oak8194 Bass's dog's name is Treble in the English version, but it's Gospel in the Japanese version. There's some relation to this to the Battle Network series where they kept the "Gospel" name in the English version.
In terms of other musical terms, there's also Beat the bird.
@@dereklehman7639And this only happened because one of the localizers was in a relationship with the FMV actress for RE1’s Jill Valentine who was into the aforementioned band, and he wanted to impress her.
Megaman Zero is pretty much the sequel series to Megaman X (which in itself is a sequel to the classic Megaman series), and Zero was one of (Megaman) X's closest companions. He's also one of the most famous characters in the Megaman universe, and so surprise, surprise: He gets his own series. The Zero series is much darker and edgier than the X series, taking place after several cataclysmic robot wars ravaged the planet and killed literally millions, if not billions of people and Reploids (essentially robots that act like humans). The darker atmosphere carries through in its music, which is a lot "dirtier" and grungier than the themes in X. It's my personal favorite of the Megaman series along with Battle Network (which is the polar opposite in atmosphere) for having a surprisingly mature and realized story.
As for Cannon Ball, it's actually the final boss theme of Megaman Zero 3. The final boss itself is actually a massive spoiler, but the title Cannon Ball is supposed to represent a fast, all-powerful unstoppable force, which fits the boss (and the theme) quite well. This is a famous theme among Megaman fans, not only for the music, but for the climactic, memorable events that are associated with it as well.
That said, really looking forward to seeing you react to more Megaman Zero tracks, especially from Megaman Zero 2.
Hope someones sends him Falling Down, that theme is so climatic and just the final send off to Zero
@@HaxeRain Falling Down would be great. I'd also love to see someone send him Freesia or Departure (or their associated remixes, Esperanto and Clover)
Zero vs Zero, the guitar and keyboard mirroring/dueling as you described is so perfect. This song is a banger.
WARE WA MESHIA NARI
For some context, this plays basically against a ditto battle. The character you play as is Zero, intended to be a weapon of mass destruction but ended up fighting for those he believes in. On the other side of this fight is Omega, who is Zero's antithesis. Ruthless, unrelenting, unbelievably powerful, and believes he is the messiah come to "save" the world. Death and destruction are _beautiful_ to him, and Omega is quite literally what Zero may have once become; his body is Zero's previous one implanted with a consciousness without a shred of mercy or empathy. This fight is a duel between equals and Zero overcoming the fate his creator meant for him.
Also, the name Cannon Ball comes from the idea of a cannon ball destroying everything in the wake of its path, which is a perfect metaphor for Omega.
Couldn't have said it better myself also you forgot the iconic "HAHAHa" he does after the line I remember playing Mx and facing omega hours upon hours of dying to omega later I won and finally got Ox bio metal having the power of omega was a great reward for winning
Except it doesn't play in the game at all. Or any of the games. The GBA wasn't capable of doing this. It's an official remix.
@@thenonexistinghero @thenonexistinghero i think he means the gba version of the song he's just talking about the song cannonball in general here
@@WanderingRonin509 it ZX not Mx and yes kicking Omega's ass back into his grave as ZX or Hx is satisfying,but you know what's more satisfying? Coming back and killing him with his own Biometal (Model Ox)
Yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I was *NOT* expecting anyone to request this song! I love this track because of the fantastic battle and all its buildup. I adored Zero 3 so much that I 100%ed it, even though I was pretty bad when I started out.
Song mentioned in this video;
CoB - War Of Razors
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there is a super slept on soundtrack that i would like you to react to. do i have to patreon to do so? you havent reacted to this yet
Thank you whoever requested this
no prob :)
As soon as I saw that title, I clicked as fast as I could. MMZ/ZX have such banger OSTs and I loooove the Mythos album.
ZX Tunes version of Wonder Panorama is top 50 material. And not just for being a deviation from the normal composition style for an ice level!
If you're gonna listen to any other of the Mythos remakes PLEASE listen to Departure
Departure is just on another level
oh and Area of Zero if time allows, you'll love the drums on that one
and Falling down too
Outstanding composition, even on the GBA. If you enjoyed this I suggest to listen to "X vs Zero" from megaman X5. It's unbelievably epic and grand in tone
X5 might just be my favorite soundtrack in the whole series, some of the coolest use of synths in a game OST.
@@ManiacalForeigner it's masterfully composed, but I think that I prefer X6's soundtrack a little bit more. It keeps the style and increases the variety, and it's all done by one of the composers of X5, Naoto Tanaka. He's a recurring composer of the X series from X5 to X8 and his tracks from each game are some of the best. X6 is the only game where he fully composed the ost himself and I adore it
@@playbossthebest936 Oh yeah, Tanaka is great. He also did a great job remaking the first 3 Ace Attorney OSTs from the GBA to the DS (he also originally scored Justice for All). And he produced some fantastic rap songs for MadWorld and Anarchy Reigns. Really underrated composer.
Adore this track. Mega Man Zero is my favorite Mega Man series and it's got fantastic music; I prefer the remastered versions but they're all faithful adaptations of what the music was supposed to sound like. The original tracks still sound good, but I will be honest and say that I pretty much only plan on sending remastered ones from here on, lol.
Mega Man Zero 3 is still one of my favorite games to this day, despite how much the game kicked my ass growing up. I credit that game for making me "get good" at video games in general, actually.
Now I'm really hoping you'll hear "Falling Down" from Megaman Zero 4 soon enough.
This song comes from Mega Man Zero 3, one of the Mega man sequel series (Like Mega Man X) and it plays during the final boss, one of the coolest encounters in Mega Man history
This Guitar vs Keyboards battle is reflected in the game as this plays in the battle between Zero - the first activated Reploid, he who was proclaimed as the beginning of a line of combat ready, human-like androids- and Omega - The Perfect Reploid, created by the faded mind of Zero's original creator to surpass all of the previous ones- a literal battle between the beginning and the end, Alpha and Omega
I don't quite know what Cannonball refers to, tho, as a name it doesn't really relate to the game and the moment where it plays
The name "Cannonball" is in reference to the fatalistic nature of the encounter with Omega. It was the inevitable confrontation between who Zero was as a person and what he was created to be. A battle that Zero was preordained to fight, one he could never avoid. A Cannonball, once fired, cannot change it's trajectory. This is why the MMZ3 Remastered Album is called "TELOS". Telos roughly translates to "Purpose, Design, End Goal" from Greek.
First MegaMan song I ever learned how to play on guitar and man oh man is it so fun.
Idk who you are Mr Jesse but any man who appreciates video game music can't be a bad person at all. Take my sub good sir and keep rockin man!
Edit: YES. Children of Bodom(Miss you Alexi
Glad to see new people finding this amazing channel! It's a goldmine at this point
Capcom did tons of official remix albums for Mega Man back in the day... And for good reason, Mega Man's musical legacy cannot be understated. I'm pretty sure it would not have blown up nearly as much as it did in the NES era if it weren't for the great music complementing the solid gameplay.
Some other albums are Idea, Telos, and Physis, the remastered OSTs for MMZ2, 3, and 4; the Tunes albums for ZX and ZXA, which are remasters like the initial mentions; and lastly, there's dope remixes sprinkled into nearly every official OST CD they released, some even have vocal tracks.
No one can tell me Mega Man isn't dead when they don't pour anywhere _CLOSE_ to the same amount of love into the series and all of its spin-offs as they did during the Playstation and GBA/DS eras.
Unfortunately I think Capcom went a little too hard with Megaman back in the day. It got a little oversaturated at some point, but I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't go back to that time if I could.
Correction: the remastered albums for each MMZ game are, in order: Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero, RTRZ Idea, RTRZ Telos, RTRZ Physis. Mythos is a remix album that takes tracks from all Zero games. There is also ZX Gigamix that is also ZX games' remix album
@@Skallva shit, I totally meant Physis initially lol thank you. I forgot about Gigamix, too, they went so hard on the Zero and ZX games. Miss that era so damn much.
The Megaman series (especially in the X and Zero series) have OST that are known to have been related to dual rock and synthesizer like sounds, which many remixes of these osts have rock guitar and keyboard synthesizer dual riffs. My big recommendation is listen to the first MegaMan X's OST from the SNES. It has a killer rock/metal inspired soundtrack and many fans noted that the first MegaMan X has one of the best soundtrack of any MegaMan game. (One of which is Armored Armadillo which you mentioned in this video.)
MEGA MAN MYTHOS YES.
You gotta check out X vs Zero and Departure next
Ooh, Mega Man Zero music is a real banger! If you already enjoy listening to it, just imagine playing the game to the tunes! I dare say Zero has the best soundtracks in the whole series!
Also, I highly recommend you to listen/react to another Zero tracks called “Departure”, either the original version or the Mythos remixed version is fine (or possibly both - so you can do a comparison as well). This track gives me chills every time I hear it…but it’s also largely because of the “story” behind the tune, too. Still, it’s a really epic and awesome music!
Also another quick recommendation here. Spark Mandrill theme from Mega Man X.😆
It is a duel. Omega might be the keyboard with Zero as the guitar least in my mind.
as an REALY long time Megaman fan I'm so happy that someone recommended this one in particular!!! I'm happy that you like it :D
That one is my all-time favorite theme from all megaman series but I dunno if it is because of the story background behind the battle where it plays or by its musical quality, maybe both. Such is the epicness and emotional setup in this battle
Main timeline Megaman is mostly side scrolling (Megaman series, X series, Zero series which this is from, ZX series, and then Legends which is not sidescrolling)
There is also an alternate timeline of rpgs (Battle Network and Starforce serieses), and plenty of spinoffs
This song is the final boss theme of Zero 3
I’m new to your channel, but seeing you listen to one of my favorite tracks from one of my favorite game franchises made me an instant fan! I’d love to see you do some other Zero game songs! Supreme Ruler is similar in style to Cannonball but if you wanna try something different, I’d definitely check out Esperanto!
Just found this channel and I really like how you enjoy the music and go with the flow, I think you'd really enjoy Existence from Granblue Fantasy Versus, since I saw you also reviewed the Ultimate and a few other FG OSTs
So many memories with the Megaman Zero series. The bosses always looked cool and the levels were challenging enough to explore and find secrets. Banger soundtrack for a game that was on the gameboy.
godly track from one of my all time favourite games. absolutely was not expecting anyone to ever request this but i'm deeply deeply happy for it.
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Yeah, but we don't talk about that
BROOOO
DEPARTUREEEEEE
ZERO 2!!!
Best mega man song
The Rockman franchise has always had stellar music, particularly X 1-4;
However it should be noted that despite technically having better audio quality due to being on a CD, Mega Man X3's super Nintendo version has much better mixes, especially Toxic Seahorse's level.
I can't stand the PlayStation version which they sadly used for the collections :/
Omg Yayyy so happy you reacted to this!
Omega's theme will always be Iconic, their duel is amazing.
I suggest "Fake" from the first Megaman Zero, "Falling Down" from the fourth and "Soul Ablaze" from ZX Advent
Okay great choice, but since the is one of many remixes you should try to compare to the other versions down the road. Especially the original.
Hey Jessie idk where else to put this tbh, but I had a suggestion for you to check out, I would say it falls into the realm of a VGM.
I wanted to suggest you listen to "Befall" from Honkai Impact 3rd. It's a great track, and I know this is a VGM react channel but I think you should actually watch the animation it comes from which is "Will of the Herrscher" honestly the song makes the animation and the animation accents the song. Imo they're both spectacular pieces of art in their own right.
Just my opinion, putting it in your ear so you may/may not check it out.
megaman games my favorite songs in gaming
ok, so "cannonball" is a boss theme, and it plays during one of the most trope-subversive fights in the megaman series.
you know the "I'm fighting an evil copy of myself" trope? well turn that on it's head, and you've got the premise for this fight: a copy of zero is fighting the original, but you're the copy, and the original, now called "omega" has been reduced to nothing but a weapon of mass destruction.
And zero, (the more heroic copy, who is the player character) essentially goes "existential crisis who? nah, I'm just gonna whoop ass" which is a downright inspired take on the whole situation.
its probably just me but this themes always reminded me of K's theme from KOF
Cannon ball truly is a banger that you don’t get to enjoy because the final boss dies before the first half of the song🥲 either way the MeganZero/ ZX series has so many amazing songs I can’t wait for the day when he hears Departure that song is Iconic in MZ fandom it even cameos in another series.🔥
5:02 They did a very different spin-off series called Megaman Battle Network.
Its gameplay can be described as, a well put together fusion of Real-time Strategy, both Action and Turn-Based RPG, and Card game gameplay.
That surprisingly is not really as complicated as it sounds like, as each of its elements are toned down in complexity so all of them can work together simultaneously in a fast paced environment as its known with Megaman, making it fun in a way that its easy to understand yet difficult to master.
Thanks for the Request! 🍊🎂
No problem, and thank you!
Kinda a powermetal vibe with the keyboard.
someone recommend the x5 and x6 songs, they are all amazing
Also listen to power bom if you get the chance. It’s literally the theme that plays when you assault a bomber squadron en route to their destination and board the bomber while it’s in transit. Extremely good theme it is
When you have the chance you should listen/react to both versions of misty rain from megaman zx. One version is the in game one and other one is the zx tunes one that they released after zx advent.
The ZX Tunes version is on my list of tracks to request :)
"WARE WA MESSIAH NARI!!! HAHAHA!"
man I am *this* close to spending a shit ton of money to show you awesome vgm songs I love LOL
idk if you take comment requests into account since everything I've seen has been a Patreon request but I'm gonna suggest that you listen to The Grand Finale - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, What I'm Made of...: Last Boss ver.2 / Metal Overlord - Sonic Heroes, Boss: The Darkest Lord - Miitopia, ~~Clash on the Big Bridge - Final Fantasy V~~ Flash Man Stage - Mega Man 2 (maybe the Smash Ultimate arrangement in particular?), and Lifelight - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. all banger songs in their own ways
He already did Clash on the Big Bridge on his channel. Multiple versions of it, in fact.
Yeah I found that out after commenting LOL
Every day I watch this and hope to see more MMZ on the channel, Mythos or otherwise
He needs to listen to straight ahead from the mythos album.
Anyone else hella hyped for him eventually reacting to the maverick hunter version of storm eagle and magma dragoon's stages?? No? Just me??
If you haven't already, could you listen to Departure from Rockman Zero Mythos as well? I personally like it more than Cannon Ball.
In terms of final boss themes in the Zero games I think Cannon Ball is up there but imo I like Falling Down from Zero 4 slightly more
Oh yeah, mmZ3
YEEEEEEEEES
Nuclear from Megaman Zero 2 is also super awesome.
should try x vs zero
do i have to be patreon to get a song reaction because there is a game soundtrack that is super slept on that i want you to react to anf you never reacted before, its soo good
Patreon or Paypal, all the info are in my vid descriptions.
Note there is a huge wait list :')
Gotta request that heatnix song from mmx 6
"Idk if megaman has ever moved away from side scrolling"
Weirdly enough it has. Two stand out series are the mega man legend game, 3d adventure game and the battle network games, which are isometric rpgs. They're very niche but incredibly beloved. There's always a quiet murmur for a new legends game and a collection of the past battle network games is coming out soon
I'm back..........btw.
Please please please, you have to react to the Rockman Holic Album, a group who remake the megaman
classic songs and give them lyrics. You have to make a comparison, they are fricking cool!!!
Yeah this is an album of remixes for the Megaman Zero games one the Game Boy Advance.
While the original still sound great, the GBA soundchip didn't quite make the song justice, so having those official remixes on the side is a welcome addition.
Which is why I prefer the ZX version more (it was called Cannonball hard revenge if i remember correctly)
someone needs to request some blaster master zero music
the final meta-fight anyone?
HU HI HA!
Esperanto > every other track
I will 100% be doing Esperanto at some point
how much priority do PayPal requests have?
Normal priority, as in in order. Platinum members are the only ones who get priority on their requests, though it has been limited recently in order to let everyone else's requests come through.
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@@VelvetAura thanks
N.T. Creates got a great sound team.
Yeah it is pretty good. Though I have a problem with them focusing too much on J.Pop in Gunvolt Series - not songs themselves but how 4 times out of 5 when you're on the roll and song activates... It is completely out of place, even overpowering gameplay with being too loud. And I mean c'mon DMC5 or MGR with dynamic battle music exist where vocals starting always enhances the fight. Even worse if "saving from death" Anthem Super Mode activates and not only song over powers everything it almost always doesn't mesh well with stage music.
And no they didn't lost their touch - look at two Bloodstained games from IntiCreates - It has perfect OST. It is just somehow with Gunvolt series they are so Proud they have actual Idols for songs... They just insert it everywhere which hurts atmosphere and vibe of stages they are going for.
"Oh you have creepy stage in total Darkness but you are doing well? Have loud J.POP song at maximum volume to completely shatter atmosphere and distract you from keeping your concentration"
If you want to get a real idea of the musical variety from the franchise, first off, try listening to most of Mega Man 3's soundtrack.
3 has among the best in musical variety out of the franchise, while still fitting the "energy" of the gameplay.
Second, remember and keep in mind that Mega Man as an overall franchise has a lot of subseries.
Original (Classic)
X
Zero
Zx (and ZXA)
Legends
Battle Network
Starforce.
Nearly every one of these has it's own style, and even games within each subseries can have thier own themed style.
(X6 has less energetic music overall than X1, to match the more devastated tone of the backgrounds, but is still more electric guitar than Mega Man Classic is as a whole.)
In short: sample a little bit of every Mega Man subseries, and a bit more of multiple games from each.
This man doesn’t play games does he😂
My brother in christ please do more cyberpunk songs
How do I suggest you songs?
best way is through Patreon (you get one song request a month for the $10 tier). Otherwise, you can submit them via his PayPal link for $10 a piece. That's how I've done the bulk of my song requests.