KOF 94 Japan Theme: Esaka

[davidterrell]

this stage reminds me of Akira

[TheDavezgz]

I prefer the classic themes,not arranges,but arrange themes are good too.

[BurnedZero]

THIS shit is a CLASSIC. I can't forget also the Korea Team theme from 96... bloody cool

[lenindsouza2000]

this was a fuckin awesome stage and the music was so freaking good

[ochitaotoko]

98's arrange is better, what with the acoustic guitar buildup.

But this comes second. Still better than MIDI.

[icedannyro]

brilliant



[GeorgeTabs]

just, IT BURN IN A GREAT JROCK ERA, 90'S JROCK

[KennethMoreland]

Fail.

Original is better.

[ecuadragon]

@KennethMoreland r u on crack? this is the original. 94 is the first game of kof. lol

[Lioyd1rving]

@KennethMoreland 'Fail' better defines the guy who doesn't even realize that this IS the original arrange from the Neo Geo CD version.

[ecuadragon]

classic theme. if there was a live action movie of kof (no, not that crap of film they made which it didn't make sense) they should made this as a opening theme of the film. I can see it now.

[fraciscoavier1920]

orochinaga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fraciscoavier1920]

its a good begining to an awsome saga the orochi saga

[ZDLR221]

(at 2:03 solo guitar)

"Eat your heart out girls! Hands off the merchandise!"

[rock99670]

BUENA ROLA

[krigerweiland]

rekuerdo kuando salio kof 94 con esa canciony despues escucharla en kof 98,rekorde varias cosas kuando no salia de las makinitaz¡¡

[ZDLR221]

"Tsk Tsk Tsk"

[Gamewitzer]

That stage always had some sort of "akira-ish" feeling for me.

[BrickCity4eva]

We need this theme in KOF XIV! Who agrees?

[Octon11]

@BrickCity4eva sry, i don't need kof marvel super heroes mode ;c we need another Kof 98 or 2k2

[BrickCity4eva]

@Octon11 that wwas what I was goin to say. We need this theme in KOF XIV.....which may turn out like 98 and 2002.

[Neofcon]

@BrickCity4eva Indeed, it's better than that emo rock shit they had in 96 and up >_<

[BrickCity4eva]

@Neofcon I mean Esaka 96 was good but it's heavily overrated. I want to hear a 94 remix so badly since we only had of em. 95 and 98. This theme sounds more intense for the Japan Team

[Neofcon]

@BrickCity4eva It just sounds better. More natural even.

Eh...at least the 96 version is better than the fatal fury themes combined :P

[BrickCity4eva]

@Neofcon at least that is true. if Iori can have different sounding songs then why can't the main friggin character of the game can't? I thought when SNK wrote the song Goodbye Esaka i thought it would be finished...but yet..you still hear the 96 version in the Japan team's themes (we will discount 2001 here)

[Neofcon]

@BrickCity4eva What is this 2k1 you speak of? I thought it was just a myth!

The funny thing about Iori is all his themes sound good....well...cept for that one track from 2k2UM but still....

[BrickCity4eva]

@Neofcon Yeah, 2001, is a memory we would ALL want to foget...because Iori much less everyone's theme except for the boss' = FAIL!

Iori's themes all have a distinct sound to them and all are different mixes instead of remixes of the same song over again like Terry and Kyo's....

[LOKBLUDOM3N]

Kyo hot character (with any gender)

he's good,he's the man(protagonist) & has the best soundtracks ever.

[dragonblood0009]

esta es la version arrange

[SalchichaPolaca]

wow, I was a little kid the first time I heard this song back in 1994, ever since then Kyo has been my idol and model :P ...and 16 years have passed now, time sure does fly, Esaka forever!!

[BillyCauseyjr]

@SalchichaPolaca for some reason I prefer Benimaru..... umm yeah.

[juanpisnake]

epic song

[CraigJericho]

The stage made this song stand out also.A whole lot of action going on

[grindcross]

this song is the best i have ever heard about esaka

[vichyssoise80]

I love every single version of esaka. It sounds really good and very fitting for Kyo, I think.

It has a hero feeling to it. Sounds like true tournament music. If I were to turn on the tv to watch KOF live in battle, any version of esaka would truly represent Kyo.

[akumagod07]

this song is badass!!

[SalchichaPolaca]

Esaka 4ever!!!

[BrickCity4eva]

Why does this theme have to be this good? I love it..can't stop listening.

[kyo221]

this neo tokyo stages reminds me the anime classic movies from Akira.

[zealotscout]

Word man .

[ElodyTamTam]

And don't you just love the slightly orange chromatic tone the whole stage has? Really gives you the feeling of a megalopolis' sultry, humid, polluted air and pushes the dirtiness / grittiness factor of this stage just off the charts. Oh, and the referee-policeman is too class. Seriously, 15 years have gone by, polygonal graphics have taken over but I've yet to see a 3D beat 'em up stage nearly as arty, as overwhelming, as evocative as this one.

[kyo221]

@ ElodyTamTam

your damn right brotha. I agree ya.

[ximeunneo]

@ElodyTamTam Dude... this comment, and the description you wrote almost brought me to tears..! Why can't we keep getting this kind of quality game-experiences!??!?! This was organic, filled with art intentionality. I wonder what did happen to the creatives behind these concepts (until '96 you can see its the work of certain producing teams)

[ElodyTamTam]

@ximeunneo: Same for your reply, man. That was really, really appreciated. :-)

Don't know what happened to SNK from '96 on, must have been a massive graphic designers turnover gone horribly, incredibly wrong. You can see that with the Samurai Shodown saga too: episodes 1 and 2 oozed sheer art from every pixel, from 3 on it was just average-looking games. Why can't we keep getting this level of quality? You have no idea how many times have I asked myself that question. It's depressing.

[ximeunneo]

@ElodyTamTam Well, regarding to SS... 3 is also filled with art... and the remade all the sprites so it was really good... the bad part is the lack of a decent story. SS4, from my perspective is the best when it comes to game system... but we didnt get the same art-concept quality, tho i like the dark, intense and strong atmosphere... the playmore versions are just terrible.

KOF 97 is so bad in graphic design... not to say when there's no BGM, that's sucks!

[TheDesotroyahable]

The beginning sound so epic

[irvrod]

great version!

[gaditas008]

i loving this music

[RayOfHope612]

Long live Esaka!

[gamegfan1990]

some should make a guitar solo out of this that would be awsome!!!

[chavalote]

I'm getting tired of those fucking narrow-minded english speakers who rate spanish comments only because they are in english and they can't understand them.

[RonaldGAMES]

Excelente tema.

[moroihunter]

best videogame theme ever...so much fire.

[warriorfire56]

great song

wow!!!

[nep401]

Does anyone know where I can obtain a music sheet for any of the KoF themes?(i.e. chord progression, melody and etc.)

Anyways thanks for sharing!

[chavalote]

I think that's very difficult to find. If you wanna play it, or arrange, maybe you should try to copy listening. I made some arranged versions of game musics only by ear since it's more easy than find the sheets, chords, etc... in internet. Maybe sometimes, the chords, etc... are not the same, but that's also part of the arrange :)

[ESAKA2004]

thanks for sharing

[ruzherone]

esa rola es lamamada

[ruzherone]

esa rola es la mamada

[ultimashotgun002]

Japan,Brazil,England,Black Noah - KYO WILL TAKE YOU ON ANYWHERE!

[ElodyTamTam]

Best tune of gaming history, by far. Sickest stage to ever grace a beat 'em up. One of the most memorable fighters ever (Benimaru). Back in '94, this shit blew me away. I was a sorta nerd at that time, then I saw this and I was like "well, I got it: when I grow up, I wanna be a post-nuclear androgynous badass. I've got a long way to go, but at least now I know my direction".

[vampirekiller777000]

Androgynous? You want to have the characteristics of a male and female?

[Vancityplayboy]

ElodyTamTam I totally agree 110% on that one dude Benimaru is awesome and this is an awesome BGM

[juangaray2004]

@ElodyTamTam well you need to be fit and muscular otherwise being only a nerd wont do!!!!!!!!!

[ElodyTamTam]

@juangaray2004 LOL, thanks for the advice man but incidentally I've been doing basic gym exercises on a daily basis for the past couple years or so, and now my historically nerdy chest / shoulders are starting to look good. :-)

[NYCPulpHero]

@ElodyTamTam post nuclear? dumbass.

[kinjite3g]

This esaka theme is freakin brilliant it's one of my favorites in kof '94.