Ocean Loader v3 (Commodore 64)

[byurefcezarc]

This is incredibly good.:3 Has soul.

[TeamRocketReviews]

Does Chase HQ 2 have this music? I found an NTSC crack of it (I'm in the US), and I want to show my friend it. What other games had this loader?

[Ruslakall]

who IS this guy who is disliking all the ocean loader videos?

[TeesterX]

@Ruslakall Probably an Amstrad or Spectrum lover ;p

[Chaanee]

Hell no, those uptempo remixes and elaborations never had the same feel to them.

[realhoneybear]

omg, I remember that tune :D

Same was used on the game Freddy Hardest.

I pressed play on tape, waited till the counter

was up to 41,5 and then this tune started playing.

then I had to wait till the counter went to 121

and the game started...now I could cry ^^

[Sadukar7thLegion]

I still hear this in my dreams...

[WanderlustZero]

I especially love the 'SMACK* sound it ends on :)

[Patdfb]

This totally Rocks!

[TechnicalFreak]

Omg.. this brings back a lot of memories.. Thanks for posting!

[ncry]

If it wasn't for the music the wait times for c-64 games would've been really.. REALLY long.

[DaAznThug]

contra?

[sabin110581]

@DaAznThug Yes, Contra. Gryzor was the home-computer name for Contra in Europe, and it was called Probotector on consoles.

[davesmart1977]

my god this has been playing in my head since i was a kid,i could never find it untill thx so much...memorys flooding bk now wow

[mrtwig80]

Remember this one from the loadingscreen to the game "target: renegade".. we liked it so much, that we recorded it on cassettes for the stereo cassette player :D

[bigyori]

thanks, my favorite song on c64.

[KorsakowSyndrom]

Einfach unglaublich was mit dem 64er damals musikalisch möglich war. Und man kann meines erachtens Jean Michel Jarre und die anderen Synthie Künstler nicht in einem Atemzug mit den Musikmacheren des C64 nennen, denn die Synthie Künstler hatten Steuereinheiten wie Keyboards oder andere mit dem Rechner verbundene Eingabegeräte mit dennen sie all ihren Kram einspielen konnten (Einige hatten auch mit Bandmaschinen gearbeitet). Und wer jemals mit dem 64er wirklich versucht hat mal Musik .........

[KorsakowSyndrom]

@KorsakowSyndrom ......... zumachen weiß das das Mühsame stundenlange Schreibarbeit war. Dagegen wirken die Disco-Synthie Leutchen von heute (Fruity Loop, Rebirth, Cubase, Notator, u.v.a.) wie verwöhnte Kiddies. Die müssten genauso wie die 64er Musiker Musik machen. Dann würde es garantiert weniger Computer-Synthie Musiker geben. Was gilt die Wette? Denn soviel Mühe konnten sich nur die wahnsinnigen Programierer der alten Computer machen.

[typesix]

Catchy tun!

[typesix]

@typesix tune, TUNE!

[jimreaper]

Ahh. Memories ...

[stethebee]

E _ P _ I _ C !!!!!!!

Fucking makes lord of the rings look like an episode of Eastenders!

[neophraktal]

Yeah, my favourite of the Ocean Loaders as well. I remember stopping the tape half way through loading Combat School just to listen to it loop. It's amazing how well i can still remember these tunes after 25 years.

[inphanta]

I remember this loader from Combat School.

[paul45862]

I think modern games have lost their way

[Simon0]

its surprising that game music was so good that long ago.

[thehaircrow]

sick

[Simon0]

take some aspirin to feel better.

HAHAHAHA!!

[ineebriate]

Ahhhhhhhhh. The memories. The fantastic Ocean / Imagine loader music. Brilliant upload.

Where can i download this, anyone know?

[TheDustpile]

@ineebriate Two ways spring to mind. Google in FREE FLV DOWNLOADER to install software to rip this video...

Or Google in OCEAN LOADER SID and SIDPLAY for the music file and software to run it through.

[cracktober]

damn i used to play a bunch of these games on youtube.. i had like tons of games that my brother game me when i was a kid. I remember i thought it was Arnold, with an alien, but then I was like.. The name is gay. but fun game.

[Starcrow999]

Yep, this is one of the best versions. Basic stuff, but good.

[kravorzlair]

Best version of all ocean loaders

[Calliopeia666]

I would love if someone made an instrumental version of this! It's one of the best songs written for C64 beside the music for lightforce!

[richempire]

Brilliiant! absolutely epic!

[PaperShapes]

Lol Gryzor, basically Contra/Probotector for tapedeck computers. The loader theme alone was alone worth putting the tape in and risking your sight in the long term. The 80s was much cooler than some may think.

[madmomentsgo]

really good track :)

[jesuszafra]

I love this tune!

[rockdjlee]

looks like they used arnies predator poster for that. Then chucked in an alien warrior!! quality!

[zedrein18]

Wow, that music has such a cool 80's feel to it.

[bigmanpigman07]

remember this music well.

[bakkelun]

pure epicness!

[Martez909]

Yeah brings back memories of the 80s. Love the SID sound not much of a game though.

[totonnoduff]

incredible song. thanks for posting.

[Rheinmetall1974]

It's amazing how all the 80's instrumental tunes from different composers are so much internally connected to each other. From Jean Michel Jarre and Vangelis, to Clark, Hubbard and Galway, all these have common musical basis.

I would go even further, saying the whole 80's pop culture had a global and very distinctive style. I would describe it as confident to the new means of technology, combined with the need for sentimental expression.

[1787dude]

@Rheinmetall1974 its called a collective concious lol, all people are connected in a way. carl jung talks about it alot in his books man he is awesome

[madcapoperator]

@Rheinmetall1974 That does make a lot of sense yes. But then again the 80's was a decade of 2 extremes: On one hand some of the most creative, forward thinking and artistically turbulant times but marred with unpreccidented greed and truly dreadful pop music. The 90's I think was much calmer as a result of the 80's being pretty relentless meaning it was a more leisurely time to live but not as breathtaking.

[djsmithy]

Ughhh! I cant remember which game i had that this version of the loader is on!

havent heard it for almost 20 years!

Good stuff.

[BL1TZEN]

I recall it was on Slap Fight and Target Renegade (?) as well..

Awesome music! :)

[allen1jeremy]

This tune is used on a number of games while they loaded including Firefly, Combat School, Game Set & Match and Rastan

[doctorbubble]

I agree the music is excellant, shame about the game - its worth loading it up though, just to listen to the music.

[RogueSeraphim]

Awesome and definitely the best Ocean Loader tune. Shame about Gryzor though, terrible conversion for the C64.

[retrovertigoes]

Easily one of the best Sids ever made for the C64. Stunning composition.

[tiiff1]

Brilliant music.. Gotta love SID.