SNK (especially with Shinkiro's designs) had the coolest most interesting and stylish characters than any other fighting game- and awesome music. My brothers and I of course were crazy over Street Fighter II and all, but Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, King of Fighters, and Samurai Showdown were all the best to us (especially KOF)
+Dane Flote Yup! I think one of the reasons whys their characters were so damn cool, is because one of the designers back in the day mentioned that they treat the characters like real people lol.
I remember when i first heard it when i went over a friends house to play this game back in the mid 90's. This level actually pumped you up for the final boss.
Takara, the publisher that ported Art of Fighting to the SNES, is responsible for that versions' soundtrack. SNK, on the other hand, has acted like the SNES versions' soundtrack doesn't exist, which sucks because I'd love a mashup of the Arcade/Neo Geo version with the SNES Soundtrack...
@@PositiveBrothaHakeem Developer Monolith (not to be confused with MonolithSoft) ported this and most other SNK Neo Geo fighters on the Super NES. Seisuke Itoh stood by as composer of the port. I did an arrangement of Mr. Big's theme and in my arrangement, I've included the Neo Geo original & Super NES port music, along with mixing the two together. Check it out: th-cam.com/video/Do9PQrUIoMk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=X9Cvcu9RRkAWPpq3
@@KTJohnsonkidThunderSeisuke Ito also worked on Blazing Star (but wasn't credited) and also the cancelled Neo Geo pinball game Last Odyssey, which had some similar new jack swing tracks. his real name is Genki Hibino btw (Seisuke Ito is an alias he used to keep his soundtracks separate I think?)
This beat is sick! My favorite beat of the whole game. Mr. Big was such a bad ass he didn't even need to jump! Some one needs to sample this and spit fire to it.
***** That's because the SNES had a superior audio set-up, with a CPU dedicated to just audio (even better than what arcade cabinets had at the time). Hence, re-orchestrated tracks that took advantage of this and turned out superior (not accounting preferences, of course). This was the case in many of the arcade ports on SNES.
Super Mario RPG, Donkey Kong Country, Art of Fighting, and Super Street fighter 2 all took advantage of the Sound chip of the Super Nintendo! Some developers didn't use the sound chip right(I'm looking at you Midway)!
I really love the SNES version of Mr. Big's theme, and like most I definitely agree that the SNES soundtrack is leagues better than the original arcade, which is really saying a lot.
Brings back memories of SNES when I was a kid... Dam, Art of Fighting was such a great game. Oh, and this is my favorite track out of all the other ones. However, I must say, the whole soundtrack of this game was pretty good. It really set the mood of the story mode.
Logically the version of Neo Geo is better, but fans of Neo Geo: forgive me (I'm a fan of SNK too) but this version of this theme of Mr. Big got much better in the Super Nintendo
I would say nearly the entire soundtrack is better on the SNES, inexplicable as it may be, though pretty much every other element (gameplay, controls, graphics, etc.) is better on the Neo Geo.
The Neo-Geo version of this is alright, but this sounds like a one-hit-wonder from a band I've never heard of, which makes the SNES version a lot more memorable.
@PeromyscusLeucopus ...Considering 20+ people agreed with my comment and zero agreed with yours, I should be asking you if you're joking. Furthermore, I'm nowhere near an 'audio nerd,' but I stand by what I said, considering the following: 1) The track sounds damn good considering the SNES' audio capabilities & limitations, 2) It was (and still is) impressive to me as a fan of New Jack Swing, R&B, & Hip-Hop hearing New Jack Swing in, of all things, an adequate 16-bit port of an early-'90s middle-of-the-road fighting game, 3) Art of Fighting's original soundtrack (OST) on the Neo Geo is (outside of Todo's theme, which would become the leitmotif for the Art of Fighting Team in the King of Fighters series) bland/forgettable as hell, especially considering how great SNK's sound team(s) usually are/were, and 4) The SNES' is well-known for having several games of varying genres with excellent & classic soundtracks despite its aforementioned limitations in that department (and I won't even start on how the Genesis' audio capabilities pale in comparison). So again, the only 'joke' I see here is your overly emotional reply. Game Over, sir.
@PeromyscusLeucopus Please show me where I said or implied that I was a 'Nintendo fanboy.' And do yourself a favor and don't make groundless assumptions about strangers online, as you know nothing about me or what systems/games I can or could afford. And really, the only 'fanboy' here is the one defending a bland SNK soundtrack that not too many people remember as if you were being paid to do so, and trying to tell others what they should and shouldn't like on random game soundtracks. Not to mention the SNES' audio capabilities & limitations were duly noted in my last reply, so you are free to cape for a company that doesn't know you exist if you like, just as much as I am to call you out on your hypocrisy and glaring fanboyism ;-)
@PeromyscusLeucopus Also, I'm well aware of how great the Super Adventure Island soundtrack is (my favorite track on it is 'Essential Vitamins (the underwater stages),' which you can see in my below comment/reply to Jdub14000.
@PeromyscusLeucopus Who are these 'people' you speak of, because the only 'person' who caught feelings and got 'salty & sour' because I called them out on their subjective b.s. here is you LOL And considering I'm neither a composer of the SNES Soundtrack nor the person who uploaded this video, it's pretty pathetic how emotionally invested you are about some random song on a SNES game that you have no personal or financial stake in (and, judging from the comments on this & the other video pages about this song, you're the only person who doesn't like the song, which is your prerogative), and how your dense ass is just typing to see your own font at this point, as I've said what I had to say about my liking the song while being well aware (more than you, as can be seen here) of the SNES' audio capabilities & limitations in my previous posts. Also, the fact that you listed several SNES games with well-known soundtracks only adds to my original post about the power of the SNES' sound processors, so thanks for talking/replying yourself into a wall/defeating your purpose while proving what I said in the above post. That being said, grow up, admit that your opinion about this song is woefully in the minority and that you are FAR from an authority on this subject, & stop replying to me with this redundant b.s. You lost, dunce. Period.
lol Man, I couldn't believe I was hearing New Jack Swing in a SNES game back then, and the same went for the Island, R&B, Hip-Hop, & Funk elements in Super Adventure Island and Streets of Rage 1 & 2. If you weren't a gamer back then, you wouldn't really know how rare it was to hear the above genres in video games (or licensed music, for that matter).
yes, one of my fav snes songs of all time. never knew why the arcade version didn't have this theme song. wsa one of the reasons i loved fighting mr. big in the game.
I'll go on record that this actually sounds better than the arcade and Neo Geo versions as well as the PS2 compalations and recent PS4 digital download.
Yeah I too am guilty of allowin' this cat to whoop my ass just so I could do push ups and sit ups to this beat. This beat hella goes to work. Good shit!
Exactly. It just extends his reach better making it even more convenient for him. He can stand in one place and kneel over. He doesn't do the jumping, but he sure as hell makes me jump.
Dan err I mean Ryo vs Mr big lol. XD Heck he's wearing some cool threads in the character art. I need to get an outfit like that-but heck its almost summertime now. I'd burn up in that coat. Lol Ha ha ha.
@veryfirstBiz LOL I'm still surprised to come online and see that so many people besides myself have been loving this track ever since the game came out. SNK & Takara really should've released a CD Soundtrack of the SNES versions' tracks (Or at least made them the 'Arranged' versions of the original versions' tracks)...
I don't know that I agree with that for all the songs, but I definitely do for several of them, this being one of them, and also Micky's, Lee's, and probably also Jack's and Mr. Karate's.
I could see ReRun from what's happening and Michael Jackson in a dance battle to this music this is hot Art of Fighting had some of the best music of all games.
@rubyknight Well, I partially agree with you. While I prefer the SNES themes for Big, Mickey and Karate, I still like the arcade themes of Todoh, Jack, King and Lee :) Jon's... a tie between both versions, I'd say.
WAY better, robsouth. The SNES AOF's Soundtrack should've been the default version, especially with a rockin' track like this. I remember when I finally got to play the Neo Geo version and heard the music, I was highly disappointed (Despite the NG version being the definitive version in almost every other way--Gameplay, Graphics, etc.). Too bad the SNES and Genesis versions weren't as good as the NG version, Gameplay-and-Graphics-wise, although the SNES' controls were better than the NG's.
pavy415 my guess is that arcade version and snes/other consoles use a different processor so when the games are ported, if they didn't change the soundtracks, it wouldn't sound as good. also I'm guessing arcades didn't use stereo sound since it was just one machine blasting mono sound out the front. it probably would've been a waste of effort and resources for the arcade machines to use stereo sound.
the sub-boss character from the first two Art of Figthing games. He has been involved with the mob for as long as he can remember. He made it big in Southtown, a city as seedy and corrupt as he is. He joins Geese Howard's criminal organization, soon becoming his right-hand man. Big secretly feared Takuma Sakazaki, the master of Kyokugenryu Karate, so he ordered the kidnapping of Takuma's daughter, Yuri, and threatened Takuma into working for him.
SNK (especially with Shinkiro's designs) had the coolest most interesting and stylish characters than any other fighting game- and awesome music. My brothers and I of course were crazy over Street Fighter II and all, but Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, King of Fighters, and Samurai Showdown were all the best to us (especially KOF)
+Azure Knight They also put a lot into their timelines.
+Dane Flote Yup! I think one of the reasons whys their characters were so damn cool, is because one of the designers back in the day mentioned that they treat the characters like real people lol.
+Azure Knight I will admit, I'm LOVING SNK's games! I have so much hype for the new KOF!
Fluffy Gameplay Yeah its looking really good, definitely excited for it ^_^
+Azure Knight Yeah it is, I have so much excitement! ^•^
This track sounds exactly like something you'd hear from Michael Jackson's album "Dangerous".
Sample-wise yes. This was released in 93'. 2 years after Dangerous was dropped
New jack swing vibes
X2
this IS the true theme... To me at least. Thanks for uploading
lol
@@sudacagamer ?
Truly one of the best fighting themes!
I remember when i first heard it when i went over a friends house to play this game back in the mid 90's. This level actually pumped you up for the final boss.
The only one TRUE Pump in the fighting game realm! Damn it!
I wanna live back in the 90's now
Me too bro
Lol same here
New Jack Swing Era... My GAWD SNK did their homework.
Takara, the publisher that ported Art of Fighting to the SNES, is responsible for that versions' soundtrack. SNK, on the other hand, has acted like the SNES versions' soundtrack doesn't exist, which sucks because I'd love a mashup of the Arcade/Neo Geo version with the SNES Soundtrack...
@@PositiveBrothaHakeem
Developer Monolith (not to be confused with MonolithSoft) ported this and most other SNK Neo Geo fighters on the Super NES. Seisuke Itoh stood by as composer of the port.
I did an arrangement of Mr. Big's theme and in my arrangement, I've included the Neo Geo original & Super NES port music, along with mixing the two together. Check it out:
th-cam.com/video/Do9PQrUIoMk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=X9Cvcu9RRkAWPpq3
Right they was listening to good stuff
@@KTJohnsonkidThunderSeisuke Ito also worked on Blazing Star (but wasn't credited) and also the cancelled Neo Geo pinball game Last Odyssey, which had some similar new jack swing tracks. his real name is Genki Hibino btw (Seisuke Ito is an alias he used to keep his soundtracks separate I think?)
This beat is sick! My favorite beat of the whole game. Mr. Big was such a bad ass he didn't even need to jump! Some one needs to sample this and spit fire to it.
Ah the good old days when one super did dookie damage lol I feared that Flying move he had lol
Apparently the guy that made this (Seisuke Ito) also worked on Blazing Star, that makes SO much sense
Loved the character.
Loved the Stage.
Most of all loved this music, it had all the grit and glamor that Southtown was all about.
This goes so well with Kid N’ Play’s dance
***** That's because the SNES had a superior audio set-up, with a CPU dedicated to just audio (even better than what arcade cabinets had at the time). Hence, re-orchestrated tracks that took advantage of this and turned out superior (not accounting preferences, of course). This was the case in many of the arcade ports on SNES.
Super Mario RPG, Donkey Kong Country, Art of Fighting, and Super Street fighter 2 all took advantage of the Sound chip of the Super Nintendo! Some developers didn't use the sound chip right(I'm looking at you Midway)!
Sounds better than the Arcade version
Mr Big got this theme from kicking around southside GR in the early 90s
New Jack Swing-esque... Makes me feel little again... I can just picture Wrecks n FX rapping over this.
1993
I really love the SNES version of Mr. Big's theme, and like most I definitely agree that the SNES soundtrack is leagues better than the original arcade, which is really saying a lot.
Facts!!! The definitive soundtrack for sure!
Surprisingly,I actually like this version more than the arcade version,usually for every other one I prefer the arcade version
You're not alone in that. This sounds way better than the arcade version.
Really this Song is better than arcade.
This has a magical New Jack Swing-esque since 93'
I think the arcade version suits his fight more, but I prefer this version as a song
I agree why better than the arcade
Brings back memories of SNES when I was a kid...
Dam, Art of Fighting was such a great game. Oh, and this is my favorite track out of all the other ones. However, I must say, the whole soundtrack of this game was pretty good. It really set the mood of the story mode.
Logically the version of Neo Geo is better, but fans of Neo Geo: forgive me (I'm a fan of SNK too) but this version of this theme of Mr. Big got much better in the Super Nintendo
i like mr big and lees themes over the originals but not the others, so youre not alone.
I would say nearly the entire soundtrack is better on the SNES, inexplicable as it may be, though pretty much every other element (gameplay, controls, graphics, etc.) is better on the Neo Geo.
♫ Who is that co-ming? Mi-ster Big.. ♫
Yes!
Nice :)
🎵Dare ga kuru no?
MISUTA BIGGU🎵
I still play this game today
This song has always creeped me out.
I love it.
Sounds like Bobby Brown.
Love this version of Mr. Big's theme. It makes him more of a badass pimp than he already is!
BALLIN!
THANK YOU for this Ss4shenlong
Love this theme, and the crystal clear sound too.
The Neo-Geo version of this is alright, but this sounds like a one-hit-wonder from a band I've never heard of, which makes the SNES version a lot more memorable.
takes me right back to 2008 when I was reliving the 90s.
This is way better than the Arcade version by a mile! Seriously!
It sure is.
*Bows to the power of the SNES' sound processors...*
@PeromyscusLeucopus ...Considering 20+ people agreed with my comment and zero agreed with yours, I should be asking you if you're joking.
Furthermore, I'm nowhere near an 'audio nerd,' but I stand by what I said, considering the following: 1) The track sounds damn good considering the SNES' audio capabilities & limitations, 2) It was (and still is) impressive to me as a fan of New Jack Swing, R&B, & Hip-Hop hearing New Jack Swing in, of all things, an adequate 16-bit port of an early-'90s middle-of-the-road fighting game, 3) Art of Fighting's original soundtrack (OST) on the Neo Geo is (outside of Todo's theme, which would become the leitmotif for the Art of Fighting Team in the King of Fighters series) bland/forgettable as hell, especially considering how great SNK's sound team(s) usually are/were, and 4) The SNES' is well-known for having several games of varying genres with excellent & classic soundtracks despite its aforementioned limitations in that department (and I won't even start on how the Genesis' audio capabilities pale in comparison).
So again, the only 'joke' I see here is your overly emotional reply. Game Over, sir.
@PeromyscusLeucopus Please show me where I said or implied that I was a 'Nintendo fanboy.' And do yourself a favor and don't make groundless assumptions about strangers online, as you know nothing about me or what systems/games I can or could afford. And really, the only 'fanboy' here is the one defending a bland SNK soundtrack that not too many people remember as if you were being paid to do so, and trying to tell others what they should and shouldn't like on random game soundtracks. Not to mention the SNES' audio capabilities & limitations were duly noted in my last reply, so you are free to cape for a company that doesn't know you exist if you like, just as much as I am to call you out on your hypocrisy and glaring fanboyism ;-)
@PeromyscusLeucopus Also, I'm well aware of how great the Super Adventure Island soundtrack is (my favorite track on it is 'Essential Vitamins (the underwater stages),' which you can see in my below comment/reply to Jdub14000.
@PeromyscusLeucopus Who are these 'people' you speak of, because the only 'person' who caught feelings and got 'salty & sour' because I called them out on their subjective b.s. here is you LOL And considering I'm neither a composer of the SNES Soundtrack nor the person who uploaded this video, it's pretty pathetic how emotionally invested you are about some random song on a SNES game that you have no personal or financial stake in (and, judging from the comments on this & the other video pages about this song, you're the only person who doesn't like the song, which is your prerogative), and how your dense ass is just typing to see your own font at this point, as I've said what I had to say about my liking the song while being well aware (more than you, as can be seen here) of the SNES' audio capabilities & limitations in my previous posts. Also, the fact that you listed several SNES games with well-known soundtracks only adds to my original post about the power of the SNES' sound processors, so thanks for talking/replying yourself into a wall/defeating your purpose while proving what I said in the above post.
That being said, grow up, admit that your opinion about this song is woefully in the minority and that you are FAR from an authority on this subject, & stop replying to me with this redundant b.s. You lost, dunce. Period.
@PeromyscusLeucopus Since it's obvious you won't shut up about this, enjoy being blocked, douche.
New Jack Swing!
oh my GOD youre Right! it IS new jack swing. I sampled the lil break down part where the beat smoothes out and looped it. shitz tight👍
@@dimviesel sure is! That break down is godly..
lol Man, I couldn't believe I was hearing New Jack Swing in a SNES game back then, and the same went for the Island, R&B, Hip-Hop, & Funk elements in Super Adventure Island and Streets of Rage 1 & 2. If you weren't a gamer back then, you wouldn't really know how rare it was to hear the above genres in video games (or licensed music, for that matter).
Your never alone when there is perfect video game music like this...
This music sounds like Michael Jackson music.
Enrique Ortiz True?
Thats what made it so catchy even today. Used to jam this song on pause menu
Dangerous
Michael Jackson started to use New Jack Swing in his music during the Dangerous days..
Enrique Ortiz that rythm is called New Jack Swing.It was used for the USA Sports team as well.Listen to Slum N°5 Arranged Version KOF'94.
one of the few times where the console was able to outshine the original arcade version
SO nostalgic! 🔥🔥
SNES version better than the original 🤙🏾
Michael Jackson's Dangerous sample
yes, one of my fav snes songs of all time. never knew why the arcade version didn't have this theme song. wsa one of the reasons i loved fighting mr. big in the game.
I'll go on record that this actually sounds better than the arcade and Neo Geo versions as well as the PS2 compalations and recent PS4 digital download.
Personal fav.
Right on. I am still amazed that this soundtrack blew the Arcade versions out of the water. This beat being my favorite especially.
Damn right he didn't need to jump. lol he had that reach. And yes this beat is sick as hell. :)
this is WAY better than the arcade version. This song is so catchy and good to dance to
Big Rules!!!
This track is banging! I love the AoF tracks for the SNES version, and this one is one of the best!
this brings back my child hood at the arcade playing art of fighting awsome
Esse tema do SNES é muito superior ao da versão arcade, sem contar que a melodia é totalmente diferente!!! :D
the truth yes bri
Yeah I too am guilty of allowin' this cat to whoop my ass just so I could do push ups and sit ups to this beat. This beat hella goes to work. Good shit!
Exactly. It just extends his reach better making it even more convenient for him. He can stand in one place and kneel over. He doesn't do the jumping, but he sure as hell makes me jump.
This track is dope it gets me hyped up but the best track to me streets of rage 2 last level sounds like mobb deep quiet storm
I love the beach theme.. That shit is smooth on so many levels.. Streets of Rage 2..
Dan err I mean Ryo vs Mr big lol. XD Heck he's wearing some cool threads in the character art. I need to get an outfit like that-but heck its almost summertime now. I'd burn up in that coat. Lol Ha ha ha.
@Makurou
damn, I thought it was just me. can't get enough even after all these years.
Bobby Brown would have murdered this beat!
exactly, he had several New Jack Swing on that early 90s album
this beat is off the fuckin chain. i remember having this game and I would let Mr. Big kick my ass just to listen to the music.
Pretty dope, was dissapointed to find this song was only on SNES, and had no better sounding cd quality counterpart.
How'd you record this? Sounds better than other examples I've found
He kicked my ass alot in this game, but man I'd be lying if I said I didn't love this track :)
'Ello, you, I'm guru larry, and I welcome you to fact hunt!
thanks for the info on the characters
he doesnt need it... he is mr. BIG!
MR.Big!!!!!!
Cool Song, and always a fight when facing him
almost like Jane Child's Don't Wanna Fall In Love.
More like Michael Jackson's Dangerous
@veryfirstBiz LOL
I'm still surprised to come online and see that so many people besides myself have been loving this track ever since the game came out. SNK & Takara really should've released a CD Soundtrack of the SNES versions' tracks (Or at least made them the 'Arranged' versions of the original versions' tracks)...
やっぱりBIGのBGMはSFC版がいいっすよね
He means business!!! Love the theme
I don't know that I agree with that for all the songs, but I definitely do for several of them, this being one of them, and also Micky's, Lee's, and probably also Jack's and Mr. Karate's.
Flashback!!
This was one of my favorite themes
I love the extended version of this theme. I wonder why it got cut for the game.
the best theme from the game
Played this game in South Korea often loved it
I live this.
@Alianger I didn't record it i got it from FFShrine
I could see ReRun from what's happening and Michael Jackson in a dance battle to this music this is hot Art of Fighting had some of the best music of all games.
I would F***ing own with this theme at a Martial arts show...If I were A boxer this would be my walking to the ring theme....
@aidiknocles LOL ;) by the way do you know a music related to this mr.big theme?
you know the resemblence?
listening to this song looks like a news program will start
thanks a lot man, appreciate it!
just amazing! very nice soundtarck !and by the way, much better than the arcade and neo geo!
@rubyknight Well, I partially agree with you. While I prefer the SNES themes for Big, Mickey and Karate, I still like the arcade themes of Todoh, Jack, King and Lee :)
Jon's... a tie between both versions, I'd say.
WAY better, robsouth. The SNES AOF's Soundtrack should've been the default version, especially with a rockin' track like this.
I remember when I finally got to play the Neo Geo version and heard the music, I was highly disappointed (Despite the NG version being the definitive version in almost every other way--Gameplay, Graphics, etc.).
Too bad the SNES and Genesis versions weren't as good as the NG version, Gameplay-and-Graphics-wise, although the SNES' controls were better than the NG's.
*Bows to the power of the SNES's Sound Processor(s)...*
Can anyone tell me y snes music is completely different than arcade version?
Idk but i much preffer the snes versions.
pavy415 my guess is that arcade version and snes/other consoles use a different processor so when the games are ported, if they didn't change the soundtracks, it wouldn't sound as good. also I'm guessing arcades didn't use stereo sound since it was just one machine blasting mono sound out the front. it probably would've been a waste of effort and resources for the arcade machines to use stereo sound.
The Snes version sounds so much better by a mile!
pavy415 SNES had a way better soundchip
It's completely different. The SNES had a superior soundchip and they redid many of the tracks to the game.
@issamleiwulong about the AOF anime. It's not so crappy, it's a good and entertaining anime ;)
where can you download the snes versions? galbadia doesn't have them
awesome track.
Well now that you put it out there somebody's gonna do it.
AWESOME!!!
best song ever in the AOF serires well at least in SNES but all the song on it where bad ass
Awesome!!
Sick.
the sub-boss character from the first two Art of Figthing games. He has been involved with the mob for as long as he can remember. He made it big in Southtown, a city as seedy and corrupt as he is. He joins Geese Howard's criminal organization, soon becoming his right-hand man. Big secretly feared Takuma Sakazaki, the master of Kyokugenryu Karate, so he ordered the kidnapping of Takuma's daughter, Yuri, and threatened Takuma into working for him.
My mom love playing with me. Biggs I guess now I know why. Because of her this was def one of my top themes on this game.
@1212LeoSnake It's the Early '90s New Jack Swing sound...
ahhh memories....
Love this version of mr big theme song over the arcade version. can i be able 2 download it? I really want this song
Mr big is a beast
Sounds better
there a place where I can download the ost for the game? totally addicted to these tracks