Best VGM 76 - Earthbound - Battle of Final Destiny (Giygas) / Pokey Means Business

[SuperIntendantVince]

Giygas cannot grasp the true form of Chuck Norris

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[KarmaKommando]

I used to rent this game from Blockbuster all the time cause there was a save file at the end of the game which I used to get to Giygas just so I could listen to this song.

[TrueColors05]

My favorite song in my favorite game of all time!

[TwiliDragonRin]

I like this song....no...LOVE this song!!!!! but...Giygas....h-he's.....so scary......oh god I always dreamed about him....he still haunts the darkest corner of my mind.....

[otakumano]

I like how its start like a 8-bit tune but the it goes full snes power and show great quality

[harrylane4]

@inuconandoyle 3d classics, maybe?

[acrobatsutr]

I have to take a crap real bad, but I'm forcing myself to stay through this FREAKING AWESOME SONG!

ohh no... I think I just soiled my pants... XD

[SegaMario]

Who here thinks the 8-bit part should be the Pokey part and the metal part for Giygas?

[JohnnyCrimson2000]

Giygas and Zero Two (from Kirby) are reason why I think Nintendo can be really creepy and disturbing IF it wants to! Which is in itself creepy =/

[Inuconandoyle]

DIE FASTER POKEY!!

[Inuconandoyle]

Nintendo at least realease Earthbound and Mother 3 to the 3ds Virtual console please?

[lmorrisonful]

At the start is for 8-bits (Like the NES), continues with rock (Like Guitar Hero), but in reality are from 16-bits in the SNES.

Some cheats are leads you into that battle in every battle.

[BelmonthZ]

DAMM DUUU~?

[REAPRrinc]

Earthbound.. a game that changes RPG's in the most symbolic ways possible

[9Raza]

Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness Ness...

So messed up, love it! =)

[sk8er4ever0101]

@ANoobWithTubes natural speaker? i am trying to grasp the basics of japanese :D and yes, translators are pretty useless, but i know what your last statement was :D

[sk8er4ever0101]

@ANoobWithTubes lol, translator says, "Only when I was a business"

[Evilriku13]

maybe we can see who Giygas really is if we twist giygas to right

[rainbowdash20111111]

i wonder if anyone has beat giygas without pray if its possible

[breloom657]

@rainbowdash20111111 It's impossible by normal means.

However, in Mother 1+2 (Japan only) there's a glitch where if you use the viper on Giygas, the poison eventually kills him. So it's technically possible to beat him without praying, but it can only be done through a glitch, that's only in the Japan-exclusive GBA remake.

[jet874]

Personally, I think the theme should have stayed 8-bit.

[Rtlgamer21]

Wasnt Earthbound suppose to be a childeren's game? if so... they made kids freak out... I'm sure of it.

[linkpwnsevery1]

@Rtlgamer21 its K-A = kick ass, i mean kids too adult. <.<

[JadeDan20]

this game should be remade for the damn ps3 or xbox

[Ilovelions554]

@JadeDan20 No it shouldn't. It's Nintendo. I hope that never happens.

[ragnaroktomorro]

@Ilovelions554 haha. a new entry to the series would be nice. esp if the states actually gets to see it. That may never happen though.

[widdowson91]

@JadeDan20 No it shouldn't. I hope that never happens.

[4ester44]

for sum reason i like the 8-bit intro better than the metal part of the song

[Finnius14]

Didn't see that coming O.O

[Theblackspy12]

1:13 scared the crap out of me... your pic...

[RetroxBunny]

@Theblackspy12 Thanks for the warning...I didn't look away in time. Took me one millisecond to turn my head to the opposite direction :(

[perun1nj]

The only SNES boss that i still refuse to battle after dark. I don't want my prayers absorbed by the darkness!!!

[OCARINAofTlME]

I'm not gonna lie. Giygas scared the crap out of me. Still does...

[MurialTheCat121]

That picture is freaking me out >_<.....

[RaTcHeT302]

Ah well...this doesn't seem that creepy..

*0:53 starts*

D:

[kingkarson]

KING K WUZ HERE 2011

[mikeweedmark]

Why are people so impressed by 0:53? The song is only interesting UNTIL then. The crappy metal chugging is boring as all shit.

[thenintendogamer]

@mikeweedmark You're kidding right?

[mikeweedmark]

@thenintendogamer How could I be kidding? Music just isn't interesting when it's chug-a-lug dug dug dug dug dug dug over and over again with the same three bass chords. The intro is goddamn AWESOME, but the rest of the song is pretty pathetic compared to the other songs in this list. If you want a specific example, check out Limitless Cinderella or A Continental Gale. Those ones blow my brains out.

[thenintendogamer]

@mikeweedmark Both sections are awesome but I'm just a sucker for 16-bit metal. It has a cool bass riff to. XD

[CECEngineer1337]

13 people could not grasp the true form of this masterpiece.

[HombreHonest]

One word for this guy imo: F***ing creepy!!! 0_0

[JayMorris88]

one of the best themes. I so want to see a metal band play this live. esspecially the 8bit intro would be epic to see if done right.

[LotusoftheLeaf]

@MasterGamin I'm not even the one who brought him up, but somehow my remark about him is a "top" comment. But I agree, I'm sick off seeing his name. I said my opinion on him in this one video and I guess that was a mistake.

[anima2221]

omg omg I'm so lightheaded from headbanging rit now XD :D *sigh* giygas... :3

[Imygyn]

0:00-0:52= what is epic about this 8-bit crap?

0:53=OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG epic!!!!

[SixOutOfAHundred]

@Imygyn 8-bit is NOT crap.

[SilvertongueCynic]

Why is it that NOTHING can be posted on YouTube without some discussion about frigging Justin Bieber coming up? That kid is getting attention places where he's even involved. He's a kid who makes sub-par hiphop/rap/pop whatever. No one should give a damn about his existence, especially if they don't listen to him. So why do you insist on reminding people he exists at every turn?

[CrypticSnares]

13 people couldn't grasp the true form of Giygas Attack

[kujosbloodstrewnmoon]

*looks at starting form of Giygas, scrolls down to view comments, metal starts, scrolls back up, second form greets* GWAAAAH O____O

[Wartooth360]

What dose giygas look like in adult hood he must look crepier

[d3lta42]

is it just me or does it look like the picture is slowly pulsing forward?

[TheWeedEclipse]

Yes, I am headbanging right now

[anima2221]

this should totally have portal 2's final boss music!!! >:D but remixed so they don't get sued >:3 mroe metall-y. Bak 2 headbaning >:D

[NinjaMinkzx]

I... Feel... LIKE HEADBANGING!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHH

[TheBlacksiphon]

Great game, great track, shittiest final boss I've ever seen. ZOMG PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY DEAD!!!! Pokey's more or less the final boss. Fat bastard reminds me of Cartman

[DrarkyMaster]

13 people cannot grasp de true form of Giygas Attack

[ShadowbaneOverload]

@Rollthebuddah

Could be. But take into cosnideration that Itoi based Giygas off of that 'rape scene', so that may or may not be the case... seeing as most likely the girl would get pregnant if she was actually 'raped', and thus a fetus.

BUT, I did say that it could be someone who just thought of it.

And we will not know for sure..

Unless someone asks Itoi, but why would they, when EarthBound has been out for a long time?

[amyfan9000]

1:50 is EPIC!!

[byurefcezarc]

When Shigesato went to watch that movie in the theater, he yelled for his MOTHER.

[scatzilla99]

@byurefcezarc *slowclap*

[JoeldeBunchastu]

OK maybe I'm alone on this, but the sudden change to the second picture scared the hell outta me

[SegaMario]

13 people were absorbed by the darkness of Giygas's awesomeness.

[ShadowbaneOverload]

@YinYang19

Actually, I was only joking.

I guess some may call him a god, like, a DARK god, since he's the embodiment of evil and everything, so yeah.

@PokeyMeansBusiness

...BUT, kind sir, Itoi had THOUGHT it was a rape scene at first, and HE was the one who made GIYGAS.

He did learn later that it wasn't a rape scene, but he wanted to convey the feeling of what he felt over to the player.

It's just common knowledge, bro.

So, he is obviously a fetus or some strange player just thought of it.

[Rollthebuddah]

@ShadowbaneOverload Not a fetus. It is just coincidental the demonic face turned out like that when it was all...."Warped".

[127sexyboy]

@Everyone

Stop debating. It's all speculation.

[dlausactor6373]

They need to play this at Video Games Live sometime.

[ShadowbaneOverload]

@PokeyMeansBusiness

Asking if God is real or not is like asking if Giygas is real or not.

Well, actually, it is the same!

As Giygas ... is a GOD :D

Albeit evil...

[YinYang19]

@ShadowbaneOverload

Giygas is a god? I thought he was some alien entity or something that has no physical form anymore. (Forgive me if I'm wrong, I've played through about a half of Earthbound, if that.)

[HackedStats]

This song is twice as fucked up when you take into consideration that Giygas is a confused, disoriented fetal demon child who you fight inside a giant mechanical womb called THE DEVIL MACHINE.

Earthbound, ladies and gentlemen.

[PokeyMeansBusiness]

@HackedStats

It's not a freaking fetus.

Do I have to say it one more dang time.

[psychogod]

@PokeyMeansBusiness: well a fetus would make sense since you are trying to kill the birth of evil.

[psychogod]

@PokeyMeansBusiness: Also the dialogue in the end boss was taken from a rape scene the developer saw in a film. So it would make sense that it would relate to the inception of evil.

[PokeyMeansBusiness]

@psychogod

No, it was from a murder scene. Itoi thought it was rape. I've seen the scene myself. Discussing Giygas is like finding out if god is real or not.

[AaronAndersonRWP]

Incredible track but, it reminds me of Giygas and that's bone chilli-

NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS NESS - oh lawd!

[triforceman1000]

When we all first heard this we said " Sweet, awesome 8-bit goodness!"

But when the metal kicked in we said " HOLY SHIT, I THINK MY MIND WAS JUST BLOWN FROM TOO MUCH AWESOMENESS!!"

[electro885]

oh mah gawd LOve the blast Beats :D!!

[vorenn]

Were can i find this song in MP3?....i want it to hear it anyweare and make a version with my band...:D

[DivineSlayer1]

@vorenn google "youtube to mp3" and convert this, its easy :D

[RayLedgend]

Pokey was the only character I liked in Earthbound =P

[XemnasD]

I thought i had found a nice tune but then 0:53 came along and screwed everyting up...

[sweetblazincronic9]

@XemnasD I thought so too

[XemnasD]

@sweetblazincronic9

You know what i just did?

I recorded it and then cut away everything after 0:53 and sure it got a little weird ending but it was totally worth it.

[XemnasD]

@sweetblazincronic9

Oh and btw, since you liked the first part of this song you might enjoy this one too: /watch?v=0KQkBXjk6w4

[FlamerFingers]

When I played it, at first I was like; "Hey, this is pretty sweet music!" and then I was like: "Holy shit! Who put Slayer in mah Earthbound!?"

Fucking great 16-bit metal!

[bigheadmario1]

Giygas: the only villain so evil, that his evilness literally destroyed his body and mind, leaving behind the pure essence of evil.

[GamingAwesome1]

It's crazy how far the SNES music capabilities can be pushed.

I mean, what's with all this double bass and rockin guitar anyway?

[pivotjuggalo]

GiYgAs Is GoOd. Z@@m!

[Avskygod0]

WTF?Is that what i writed real? 1:?? He really looks like he is being painted red and put in washing machine and died and being shot with mini vacuum imploder and smoked weed being thrown on him and Jeff barfed on him and being arrested! HA!

[caqtv]

@Avskygod0 Are you high?

[88Gojira]

@caqtv my thoughts exactly, those two posts made no sense at all =P

[Avskygod0]

I made something funny,in my mind.

Ness:Why you want to kill us?

Giygas:Aww,do you see someone painted me red ad put in a washing machine and died? My boss said me to do it!

Paula:Cops! Come here,we got a paid murderer here!

Gyigas:OH SHIT!

Poo:Jeff,gimme your mini vacuum imploder for a few seconds,will ya?

Jeff:Herez,usin' its killz all shitzu man!

Poo:Thanks,crackhead!

Gigiyas:Well,FUCK YOU ANIMATOR! I ALWAYS MUST DIE! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[Adowel123]

Seeing 100,000+ views makes me think im not the only one who had an awesome childhood!

[JojaWejus]

I was listening to this for a while, and I read some of the comments while doing so. It got to the thrash metal bit while I was reading someone saying something about not looking into Giygas's eyes while listening to it. While I was watching the video, I got used to the picture of Giygas near the start, and when I scrolled up to see how bad it is to look into Giygas's eyes, the picture had changed to a different Giygas picture (it changes somewhere around 1:11) which scared the shit out of me ):

[Bayc0n]

@JojaWejus

I did the exact same thing man, only now it's 1 in the morning and I have to sleep. D:

[kk45727remake]

@JojaWejus

Exactly the same thing happened to me :O

[wolfwarriors56]

@JojaWejus Oh my god. I was reading this while it got to that part, and said "lol this person is so silly. i won't be THAT stupid!" and so I scrolled up and it scared the living SHIT outta me XD

Shame on me. x3

[JonGeric]

thrash metal!!!!!!!!!...this scared the shit out of me when i first played it...i was 9 and back then i used to stay up all night on the weekend...i remember it being dark as fuck and playign this i was shitting myself

[xm177e2coltcommando]

the best

[LotusoftheLeaf]

Don't look into Giygas's eyes while the song plays. It feels like he's staring at your soul. Giygas is the new Weegee! O_O

[TempestDacine]

@LotusoftheLeaf Which part was its eyes?

[88Gojira]

@LotusoftheLeaf Weegee was never even an inch close to being as Disturbing as Giygas,heck, Giygas can KO weegee if they ever met

[DoomsdayOdd]

When I first saw Giygas, he wasn't that bad... then I realized: that isn't just random mist stretching around Giygas' head. thats his lips. stretched out. yea.

[GamingCakes]

That picture at 1:13 freaked me out.

Giygas is creepy as hell.

[TheCyprusX]

@GamingCakes

It was the normal giygas picture then started looking at the comments , and when I went back up , it was the scary fucked up giygas .

I almost jumped back.

[Ratciclefan]

@GamingCakes I don't think so .-.

[XSkullxTotenKopfX]

GIYGAS IS A SWEETY PIE!!!!!!!!!!! <33333

[mariofreak955]

10 people didnt wait until 0:53 for the metal.

[KitsuneWarrior17]

@mariofreak955 Those 10 people cannot grasp the true form of Giygas' attack!

[mariofreak955]

@KitsuneWarrior17 Absofuckinglutely.

[ZodiacSoldier66]

@KitsuneWarrior17, you're right, hahahahhaha

[TheMONEYMAN9999]

@mariofreak955 that's no excuse, the 8-Bit part is good too

[Katana991]

@mariofreak955 Well, the first part is pretty cool too though, right?

[crackster234]

@mariofreak955 thank you. :)

[NibblesAndCasino]

@mariofreak955

I actually like the 8-bit part better

[TenouHaruka0]

Sadly at the beginning all I can hear now is "Ran ran ran ruuuu!" :(

[LotusoftheLeaf]

I'm almost 23 and this guy scares the hell out of me. I actually had a nightmare where he was inside my TV and I was hiding behind the couch, and yet my 11 year old brothers were pretty "meh" towards him when I showed them a picture of Giygas. They weren't even disturbed by his backstory. I guess Monsters, Inc. was right: kids today are harder to scare.

[Ocelotlikespie]

@LotusoftheLeaf Kids nowadays only get scared if their Justin Bieber gets hit with a bottle of water in his head, or they're actually staring death in the face. They can't immerse themselves into stories and fantasy. And that really irritates me. If it weren't for some exceptions like a friend of mine... And yes, I'm 15. Giygas is scary and I believe, not so long ago, he came to mind while I was sleeping. Not a pleasant night.

[Ocelotlikespie]

@LotusoftheLeaf Exactly my point. Oh, and, um, there's no need for Justin Bieber to get hit in the head with a water bottle... because he has already been hit once :D Even so, one more time wouldn't be bad, would it?

[Deboogs]

@LotusoftheLeaf

Are you really angry because somebody is enjoying something? That's sick.

[LotusoftheLeaf]

@Deboogs Didn't say I was angry about it. Sorry if it came across that way. If you like that kind of music, then that's what you like. I think it's awful, though.

[Deboogs]

@LotusoftheLeaf I personally don't enjoy it lol. I think it's crap.

[creatorscootfan]

@LotusoftheLeaf videogame music sounds like technologic classic to me.no voices singing over it...

ah,i love those.

[SuperDuperSonicSpeed]

@LotusoftheLeaf Well becaue its centered torwards kids....not adults

[My1337skillzkicksmom]

@LotusoftheLeaf

Funny you say that, because that's exactly what I think about Metal.

[Koopsas]

You can make Giygas less scary if you click on the video box, hold left on the d- pad, and enjoy the easter egg.

[serarblem123]

never played this game, but im a fan of dq and ff. this music and final boss makes me want to play it so bad though.

i came at 1:30.

[Rayqson]

The worst thing of Giygas is: Mr itoi came into an Rape scene when he was young. He got traumazied about that. Giygas is based on that rapist.

NOW you will get nightmares.. *Shrieks* I too...

[UltraWill96]

@Rayqson he THOUGHT it was rape.. it was Murder :o

[wingedmario64]

Giygas = Porky's Final Smash

[majin0buu]

earthbound is a masterpiece! one of a kind!

[oscar22311]

This song is in McRolled 2

[SpooniestBard]

What's that Pokey, you don't like Tacos? SMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH! Out of all the video game antagonists Pokey was the one I hated the most. I wanted to crush his skull in from the second he told me to leave the police scene at the meteor.

[returnofyesman]

Pokey means business refers to the fact he flips off the Devils Machine and looses Giygas's unlimited power form upon all existence. Music is also nicely timed because you should be hearing the metal switch right as the dialogue happens.

[MolotovCTail]

That picture haunts my nightmares.

[HanDaimond]

@MolotovCTail No kidding, I didn't even played the game and I was scared watching the last battle in a playthrough.

[AmiMecanique]

When I watch too many clips of Giygas, I have trouble sleeping... So I sing the Eight Melodies a few times and I feel better. ; ) Silly, yes, but hey... it works.

[MarioNavi]

@AmiMecanique Strange, since that was the way to defeat Giygas (Giegue) in MOTHER 1.

[N00bkeek]

WOOT?!

Epic twist !

[sabombardonist]

This song to me represents the party's reaction to Porky. At the beginning, it's like "you're nothing serious, you're just an evil little guy", and when the metal kicks in, it's like "holy shit, he means business". Hence the title.

[azulichigo]

Someone should write a piece of literary criticism on this game! XP

[Henkboom1612]

First it's like 'Cool, I like 8-bit themes.' Then, 'HOLY SWEET JESUS H. CHRIST METAL'

[QuesoGr7]

@Henkboom1612

Yeah that's what I was thinkin when I first heard this xD

[roaldkill]

When i first saw the 'Giygas' i thought it was a skull with a moustache, but other people think its a fetus(how you call it).

[dingding515]

@roaldkill I see it as a both. Kinda like a Rubin vase stuff.

[TheMaximuskb1]

Who would win in a fight?

Sephiroth or Giygas?

with no weapons!

[nrzv]

giygas hands down

[GoldenPickaxe]

@TheMaximuskb1Sephy doesn't stand a chance without a sword.

And even then... h...a...p...P...I...N...N...E.­..S...S...

The embodiment of evil and vengence cannot be beaten by Sephy.

[TheMaximuskb1]

@GoldenPickaxe  Good point

[Willowhick56]

cute!

[pedroamaral1908]

The music only gets good when 0:55 comes up. (:

[art11art12]

a metal band needs to cover this because it's that awesome.

[LieutenantLousyshot]

@art11art12 I think people already have.

[art11art12]

@LieutenantLousyshot like a full version even with a re-done 8bit melody portion in metal form?

And did they do a good job? Not some crappy garage band sound.

[LieutenantLousyshot]

@art11art12 I'm actually not sure, but I saw it about a year ago. Search it up on here, you might find two or three good ones out there.

[sweetmissmimi]

LOVEEE that music! Used to love it when I was a kid, and still love it. '90's VGM won't ever be beaten. <3

[InvaderZim897]

What if the fight with Pokey only played the first part, and when he opened the Devil's Machine, the song replays from 0:53 as the Giygas fight started and Giygas was in the background fuckin' goin' CRAZAAAYYYY and lights flashed with the music?

[Piko876]

Dan dan dan rruuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[HonorKnight12]

you guys sould of played the first earthbound on the NES the fight music was awesome

[shhsx]

i am 14 and i have nightmares over that face

[darkemg]

"Ness... I'm.... happy..."

You cannot grasp the true form of Gyigas attack!

Paula's pray was lost into the darkness...

[Gavin1000124]

I like earthbound over any game

[NeoSaturos123]

Final Fantasy 3? I guess that you mean Final Fantasy VI. III is the one on the NES and DS.

[GameMasterSoko]

@NeoSaturos123 Yeah it says right in his comment 3(6 in japan) VI is what i was referring to anyway.

[luvguy3122]

Hmm What do you guys prefer? Earthbound Or Final fantasy 3(6 in japan)! I would really like to see your answers!!!!

[PaperMario15]

EarthBound. Final Fantasy VI was amazing for the first half, but the second half of the game wasn't any fun at all. =\

EarthBound, on the other hand, stays nice and consistent the whole way through.

[InvaderZim897]

@PaperMario15

Though, I think the second half of EarthBound (everything after SHROOOOM!!) feels quite a bit different. But it's all great.

[RockXIII]

It wasn't a rape scene. It was a murder scene. Remember, he saw it as a little kid, so things are going to be confused with other things.

This form isn't the fetus. The fourth and fifth forms are the fetus.

[SegaMario]

well i would say 3rd and 4th his 1st is when he was released form devil's machine (dm is a separate form and is not really part of his proper forms)

[nintendude01]

@RockXIII its not a fetus, its supposed to represent breasts or something