Mega Man 2 live @ SITAcon 2008

[CtrlRm]

Fucking amazing!

[baboracus]

YOu can play Mega Man II on the piano and beat Ghosts and Goblins in 21 minutes... What the hell can't you do!?!?

[ZoopSoulTheSequel]

I never knew Bubble Man would be such a beautiful piano composition. Kudos.

[xKetherx]

Really good, but you need to slow down a tad. Sounds a bit jumbled everywhere lol.

[mcFreaki]

@xKetherx he's playing them at the speed of the original chiptunes, that is impressive.

[xKetherx]

@mcFreaki

You sure? Sounds a bit faster than the original from the actual game.

[mcFreaki]

@xKetherx you know what, you're right, it is a little faster. 

[Sampson678]

Splendid rendition!! Great performance sir :)

[RetroGamerr1991]

Mega Mega Mega Man HE'S UP ON THE EFFIN' ROOF!

[JacobyFirox]

@RetroGamerr1991 let's pan staight up in search of proof.

[keima666]

Good technique, just slowdown a bit. Bubbleman sounded a bit rushed. Thumps up!

[Slapchop21]

even though i was just listening to this and not playing i still got that feeling of like "oh shit next level!!" nervousness feeling at 1:30 lol

[DarkKash]

Wow that was great!!! :D

[opusluxaudio]

I'm glad to see others with musical training (and those without) who could hear the sheer genius behind this music, despite the 8 bit filter we all had to hear it through first. Great arrangements!

[divineblackdragon000]

cool that was good

[Zamppa86]

AWESOME! Although you play the themes so quickly it's difficult to follow where you are actually going and what part you are playing...if you know what I mean :D

[MetalSorg]

OMG!!! HELL YEAH!

[cuteawesomegirl1111]

-"It's the year 200X and Wiley's escape" Thumbs up if you now what I mean :D

[HunterXero]

Why is no one cheering while he's playing?

[tsaskrt2evybdy]

@HunterXero Because there were like, 12 people watching.

[LTNOHEATZ1]

fuck beethoven,You just got equipped with Piano Shot.

"Message from Dr. Light"

Item-pawnage completed!

[LTNOHEATZ1]

(O.O) AWESOMe! Good choice of music..

MEGA MAN 2 CLASSIC Shit Dude..

[Soepieman99]

Frikin' awesome! So cool how the piano as an instrument can lend itself to even such (fast) music!

[matthewcastillo45]

Flashman's theme is my favorite :) and you gave it the credit it was due

[IntoTheLens827]

What a good game! I love Megaman 2 Music alot! I still think to this day that it has very good music in it! :-)

[mjsbbs]

He is amazing. He wasn't even looking at the sheet notes.

[PassbyU]

amazing man`!

[Dessyreqt]

Have you considered doing Piano Man 2 at AGDQ? It would be very awesome.

[DJDuppe]

Oh my god, this is fucking great!

[saiyanmanfour20]

I was seriously brought to tears of joy!!!! \m/

[oriostoteles]

that was great! amazing

[peyoteasesino666]

@134AntaKu te doy un like para que te consigas vida :D

[rubensfud]

Iorichan me trajo acá :D

[rainbowXisland]

@rubensfud ami tmb :)

[DirtyNerd86]

I wonder what would happen if this guy got into a time machine and went back to the 1790s and played this for Beethoven...?

[sprsnc20]

@DirtyNerd86 Beethoven was deaf, so he would miss out on a great performance

[mrbuttercup37]

GJ

[ProgInternetExplorer]

WILY STAGE 1 IS IN THIS VIDEO.

[iDelanex]

awesome

[heavybopper]

seriously man congrats, thats fantastic. i always have alot of respect for anyone who can play piano, but that was amazing.

[336forlife]

You're awesome xD

[KBums]

Mega Man music x2 speed.

[NIKODEICIDE]

this is GOD MODE

[Banminator]

awsome stuff

[brokenseatbelt]

Bubbleman FTW.

[zerotwo20]

YEAHHHHHHHHH!!! ROCKMAN 2!!!! YOU ROCK MAN!!!

[sonicboom592]

can someone tell me where can i get the sheet music!

[dmld96]

Where's that guy I know, with balls like a rhino?!

... Here's my mega plan, YOU DIE! 8-D

[Bittergamer1886]

I really think this is one of the best piano performances ever, but I really have to say, without drums, the songs seem empty. It's just me, I'm sure.

[Saberwind45871]

@Bittergamer1886 gives it a nice classical feel thoguh

[Bittergamer1886]

@Saberwind45871 Yeah, I know. I just can get over that.

[tomdu79130]

!!! Respect !

[mot0t0]

Great!

[ryanc519]

Kareshi, you are my hero.

You should be invited to perform at the Videogame Live.

[Fungorrr]

Holy shit. Killed it. All of it. I would pay top dollar for you to be at my birthday parties and wedding and funeral.

[Parkjisung91]

@Fungorrr wtf , funeral !?

[airmax44]

@Parkjisung91 Hell yes, Dr.Wily as they lower my casket would be legendary. I agree with @Fungorrr

[cliffgoat]

@Fungorrr ROFL FUNERAL JAJA

[KyoMeow611]

Would there be ANY way you could send me your sheet music for the Password screen? :D I have been searching for sheet music of that FOREVERRRR <3 please & thank you <3

[KillerVulcan]

I'm requesting a FULL Medley be done, you have extremely great skill that I MUST HEAR!!

[psylentknight]

You rocked that big time. Made me appreciate the score even more, and that was already at a high point. Great work!

[chazmann95]

10 people obviously never beat this game and kept jumping too high on Bubbleman's stage.

[Saberwind45871]

@chazmann95 awesome..damn spikes!!

[chazmann95]

@Saberwind45871 lol i know right?

[k160product]

Hi Kareshi. Your performance is wonderful. When the game of Japan is seen to be loved like this in the world, I am glad as the Japanese.

[bcox1111]

My mouth = Dropped

[kazanyemmi]

great job. megaman II had about the best score every written

[spinape]

you`re abilities blow me away! the FF stuff, megaman, all perfect!

[kareshi]

@spinape Thanks!

[lang666]

@spinape u dont mean the orginal songwriter? hes just copying,

[spinape]

@lang666 He is, it takes some talent to cover it, full credit to the original artist

[spinape]

@lang666 you have to give Kareshi credit, he did a near perfect medley live. Alot of people have posted mega man songs, which by the way were done quite well. You have to wonder how many takes they did before posting. As well, his FF covers were done very well including extra notes in his chords over most sheet music transcriptions.

[NOSFERATUalu]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[frednintendomusic]

How can you do all that polyrithmy, it's trruly awesome !

[MeetTheseIronFists]

Hey, you were using sheet music...

Care to share buddy? :D

Nice playing sounds great!

[mahboiisevil]

@MeetTheseIronFists go to kareshigood-evil or daniel brown on piano i think they are the same websites

[SuperMarioSuperStar]

I love how well this flows. Great job.

[0M9H4X]

MOTHERFUCKING MEGAMAN II IS MY FAVORITE GAME OF ALL TIME!!!

gotta love 8bit music!!!

[ohno2121212]

oh i love it when morons argue in comments. : Arguing on the internet is like running in the special olmpics: even if you win your still retarded

[Ese1Pac]

@ohno2121212 you're*

[ohno2121212]

@Ese1Pac hahahahhahah oopsies

[souzaef]

marvelous

[attrelpa]

Mad skills!

[Silks]

Great choices for this medley

[Sonic88]

You rock, may be you could post this on capcom unity website or something. Megaman fans would love this...

[LaharlD2]

The thing I didn't like at parts(and I'm not saying I'm a better player for the defenders out there) is that you sustain too much I think. That's ok you're not the only one that does it. You play pretty well especially the ending theme.

[JTcombomode]

9 People didn't get equipped.

[medog2020]

@JTcombomode You're a faggot.

[JTcombomode]

@medog2020 Damn, I'm offended. Just because people called you a faggot all your life don't mean you gotta share that experience with me.

[medog2020]

@JTcombomode Take a grammar lesson, faggot.

[JTcombomode]

@medog2020 Lmao ok this is the internet, dumbfuck. My grammar happens to be perfect, but on here I'll talk to morons like you any way I feel like. Besides, retards like you aren't worth the effort. You showed your basic IQ of 20 when you couldn't come up with a better insult than "faggot" two messages in a row. Like I said, not my fault you were called a faggot your whole life. Take the dick out of your mouth, might help you out.

[medog2020]

@JTcombomode Laughing out loud. Indeed you are a dumbfuck. Take a grammar lesson, faggot.

[JTcombomode]

@medog2020 You are blocked. Have a nice, gay life. Your low IQ is starting to make my head hurt. Adios, "faggot."

[medog2020]

@JTcombomode This is not your channel therefore you can't block me. Silly nigger. Does your pussy hurt? Only pussies block people.

[TheForgottenMarioBro]

@JTcombomode Well, it seems you must have a problem if this so called IQ problem is hurting you.

[sonickun95]

Get Equipped!

Speedhacked Fingers!

[whintake]

Some sounds get mixed with others or fall behind .. I wonder, its because of that big space where you playing (calling it bad acoustics or something?) ? Otherwise, good perfomance!

[NonRandomUser]

YOU GOT:

MAD PIANO PLAYING SKILLZ

[rockmanzerozerozero]

@NonRandomUser

Wasn't that a Sonic reference....T.T

P.S. I wonder why not someone make Okkusenman in Sonic game music style...

[NonRandomUser]

@rockmanzerozerozero

Actually, it was meant to be a Rockman 3 (three) reference to the "Weapon Get" screen.

In other words, it looks like

YOU GOT:

CONFUSED

[rockmanzerozerozero]

I wish I lived in New York(I am from Hong Kong) to listen Okkesuman......

[lugiarikku]

FINGER HAAAAX

[glaurenc]

great job! absolutely fantastic!

[somoskarma]

going from flash man to dr wily, might i suggest the skull map music?

[somoskarma]

was this your own arrangement, and if so did you use finale/ sibelius?

[ygustavo]

very good performance.

[TheMusicalGiant]

It sounds awesome, but the reverb is kinda muddying up the resonance

do you have a recording that has a cleaner reverb?

[dannyelgats]

excellent !!!!!!!!!!

[OmegaVesko]

Absolutely amazing. *tips hat*

[coldfusion202]

need a bird's-eye view from atop the piano so I can see your fingers!

[Toxicity1919]

crashman please:)

[Optomon]

Love this guy

[CDIRick]

It sounds like someone is wanking off behind the camera...

[mazing619]

hey man, this is great. could you tell me where you get your sheet music from? also next time could you play airmans theme? thats my favorite. keep up the great work.

[OmegaVesko]

@mazing619 Indeed, I'd also like to see the sheet music. Please?

[saurfan]

hey i was wandering can you play woodman, chargeman, or plantmans themes? amazing job btw

[xXPhoenixSlayerXx]

video game music is sooo underated its actually really amazing and beutifal

[haganeEdwardElric]

O.o Wow i like so much mega man 2 and it's music

[YZach]

Incredible, keep up the good work.

[colepepper83]

you kick major ass, me tips hat =\ 

[TheUltimateMegaMan99]

Chiptune will never die!

[LedZeph]

you deserve a better audience! Well played!

[timmeehhhh12]

really shows how awesome these compositions are

[torturesofthedamned]

awesome.

[xxBrokenSafetyxx]

many people do not realize that these midi sequences are and continue to be works of art

[SuperKokuJin916]

the audience is either dead or they have no appreciation for the actual intricate process it takes to arrange old 8bit chiptune music into piano sheet music. i appreciate this video from both aspects. kareshi, you are a genius! I really love this and your castlevania medleys!! i wish i could play like you! i guess i have to teach myself...

[CamdenMusicFrance]

Awesome playing man, you're truly gifted. Mega Man is part of my childhood like for so many others, but I'm a big classical music fan as well, especially Film and Game scores, and to see you play this medley can only bring tears to my eyes.

Thank you.

[xandreit]

^^ nice man, this remember me when i was a kid

[thasith16]

this makes me miss megaman 2

[chorvaqueen]

omghax o2jam fingarz lol

Amazing. :)

[jayrc79]

Mega Man 2 is probably my third favorite video game of all time and this made my heart feel good. I can't stop smiling. The music is the main facet of the game's greatness and this performance does the game justice. :)

[tlay10]

great job

[aozf05]

it would be awesome if you came to sitacon this year

[kareshi]

Well, my audience was about 12 for the performance you're watching.

[kareshi]

12 people, I mean.

[aozf05]

That's disappointing. I went home the weekend of sitacon so i missed this performance live.

Do you think you could send me the sheet music for Dr. Wily's stage?  I use Finale so if it's in that format you can just send the file.

[kickedrs]

@kareshi Very well done. I like the bass line at Dr. Wily stage.

[YZach]

@kareshi if you can, it would be awesome if you could record that peformance again with a higher quality audio, I would love to get an MP3 of it, it's really good.

[kareshi]

@YZach I agree I should re-record it, I'm just really lazy. Ask me nicely and I'll do a live webcam of it or any other videogame piano I know, I have a nice camera and microphone for that.

[YZach]

@kareshi Haha ok, PLEASE PLEASE record a high quality version of this performance!

[Audeame]

@kareshi Pretty pweese? =D

[Silver1Dragon]

@kareshi Please? :D Also, do Airman too! Awesome playing, thumbs up.

[Pianoninja924]

@kareshi Pleeeeeeese!!!!

[andolmar]

@kareshi Man, you deserve muuuch more than a 12 people audience, that performance was brilliant!

[phexus82]

@kareshi

only 12??!?! did they have an appreciation for these NES compositions?

[russbag]

I like how he only needed to read the sheet music during the first 30 seconds and the last 30 seconds.

[kareshi]

For some reason I just can't remember the chord changes for the opening or ending cinemas.

[brynolf11]

Awful acoustics/recording, but really well played.

[elnikothegreek]

damn, on wily's castle he played all the melodies and harmonies in there. theres like 3 or 4 of them. also the acoustics suck! you should record this at home without so much pedal. it would sound epic.

[moonlightaffairs]

i think its the recording that didnt do justice to the music. too much echo!

[0123caj]

Good job! And hey... he kinda looks like me from the side!

[Mikeykickdeball]

Hey, he was playing Dr. Wily fast. I mean, he plays it like it is in the game. He did extremely well, too, so yeah. Great job.

[verinenpihvi]

slow down man. lots of mistakes in dr wily. also bubble man has to be played slower imo. you can play piano. just.. take it easy.

[DaUsher]

No Metalman? Awesome nonetheless

[acanthopleura]

good choice of tune to play

[hsiewayn]

holy sh*t this is amazing!

[hsiewayn]

beautiful!

[julwin1985]

I think bubble man, flash man and dr. wily stage was kinda too fast - it sounds like stressing noise for everyone who isn't familiar to this music. Maybe the accoustics are to blame. I like it, but I can not play that music on my cd-radio in my car while I have some friends in there, too. But I love that Ending he played, really relaxing and enjoyable!

[chazmann95]

holy motor fingers batman!!!!!!!! great performance 10/10

[Luigithehomie91]

God damn that is epic!

When I started to learn how to play piano, i used to go to your site a lot and learn all these songs!

Great performance! makes me want to go to NY now

[Basaltq]

A great show, the occasional choppiness was a bit annoying.

[nintendodailyvideos]

you are awesome. Great job.

[ment4lbre4kdown]

Amazing! I love the bluesy flah man theme :-P

[Emulen10]

And as always the Dr.Wiley theme makes everything else dull by comperasing.

I'm not saying that the rest was bad, (certainly alot better then I could ever dream of playing it)

Anyways I was just trying to open your mind to one of the best video game themes ever made.

Possibly the second best even.

[steveharley0345]

Awesome dude - Flashman was ass kicking, as was Dr.Wily xD

Nice going!

[mlkohs]

this was so awesome, you should do the whole game in order :D That would be even more badass

[caloca17]

dude , the dr willy part was the best and u did it on the right tempo damn u are good

[kareshi]

Thanks! I usually assume people stop watching before the video actually reaches Wily 1, so it's nice to know some people see all of it.

[jipper77]

Can I ask you for Dr. Wily stage 1 sheets? Would love to learn that song :)

[kareshi]

Sure, I need some new ink for my printer before I can print it out and scan it, right now it's in a format just for the notation software.

[jipper77]

For which software? My music school has various programs like sibelius and finale.

[midnightaaron]

Amazing. Beautiful. I almost cried :D

[Jemeela]

kick ass

[seijurouhiko]

you should be famous here

[laserma]

you are the best man, I never seen any one doiing a great job like you did, thank you so much for this video as a reward, i will add it to my favourites.

[KilleRoyNl]

You seem nervous =o It's like you're playing rather hastily sometimes, not that I blame you, I would probably pass out on the spot :P

[abeldrifter]

wow great!!!

5/5

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[ambouousoks]

Damn you Brentalfloss!!!

[Miceman25]

Wow.... that's all I really have to say. Just wow.

[tehconra]

Needs less echo.

Otherwise great.