Great list: all of these themes are great and the games themselves were solid but overlooked.
Though I wonder how obscure Paladin’s Quest really was? It was released by Enix in 1993 along side E.VO, The 7th Saga and ActRaiser2, none of which were stellar and had a few write ups in Nintendo Power.
I believe 1993 is when Square put out Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, so perhaps that’s why it wasn’t as popular.
Funny: remember when Square put out a few awesome titles per year?
@catboydale Agreed! Arcana was easily a lesser known title but had some of the best music of any SNES RPG. All five stages (especially Castle Bintel) had great themes.
@catboydale Agreed! Arcana was easily a lesser known title but had some of the best music of any SNES RPG. All five stages (especially Castle Bintel) had great themes.
If you ever make another of these, you should include some of the boss themes from Brandish. Obscure RPG, great music... it totally fits the criteria! That game needs more love... and an English release of the PSP remake.
@skyrunner14 Well, maybe I will do another one sometime. :3 I'm happy that this video is finally getting some attention...my vids don't tend to get many views. I'll check out Brandish soon.
@charemthecharmeleon No, no, I meant it annoyed the hell out of me! I know you cant expect too much from the nes and all, but 20 minutes in that repetition was killing me. I had it muted from there on out.
@QwoPhasaArius XD Oh, I see. Well, battle themes do get annoying after a while if you simply hear them too often. Considering that game's random encounter rate, I don't completely blame you.
I have beaten Chaos World countless times, and I still play it!. It has one of the best soundtracks I've heard even if it didn't use sound chip expansion xD
Kickin' tunes! I was never really into the really big and popular rpgs. My fave rpg series of all time is the Dragon Quest series. I've been playing them ever since i got the first two on GB vanilla.
Hey, did you know that the Final Fantasy series was inspired by the Dragon Quest series? True story.
Nice job on the intro. It certainly seems to fit ya. ^.=.^
As far as the games go, I've actually always wanted to play Cyber Knight 2; then again, I'm a sucker for sci-fi RPGs, especially turn-based tactical ones.
I've actually never played Tales of Phantasia... though it did remind me that I need to finish ToD2 someday...
Chaos World sounds catchy and Princess Maker 2 sounds like a really good 80s anime.
Paladin's Quest I also had the fortune of playing then. Didn't beat it, but it's music was amazing. The soundtrack is hard to find nowadays. It does come with great artwork too. Cyber Knight looks like an early version of End of Eternity to me.
As for Phantasia, I don't think anyone is a stranger to the first Tales game.
Ah yes, the infamous first remake put on the PS1 which added Suzu as a playable character and gave Chester actual tech moves. I heard ROMs of it are findable. I'm playing the Full Voice version on PSP, since I'm fairly fluent in Japanese :)
Hah, awesome showcase man! Actually I´ve been making a series of underrated videogame music that´s either obscure or just plain not famous enough, and this showcase helps me a lil more with finding more entries for my Underrated Video Game Music series
Also sweet, Paladin´s Quest! The final boss theme was a UVGM choice of mine a while back.
@FinalGamerJames Probably...well, probably not. These require a lot more effort than my normal videos. ^^; Maybe something in the distant future.
Actually, my next project is even bigger than this one. Tons bigger. I'm doing a Top Ten list involving movies, and I'm taking note of the Nostalgia Critic's style of Top Ten lists also. I'm not ripping off; in other words, I'm gonna do a lot of research and, for the first time ever, appear on camera in-person to provide commentary and humor. :P
Those are some nice songs. Oh, and how dare you find RPGs I haven't played! I pride myself on playing as many RPGs as I can get my hands on. Although I believe I have played Paladin's Quest and Tales of Phantasia but not the other three.
Also, I have to say that intro was pretty good. I want an intro for my vids only I have no idea what to make for it.
@HyperSonicX2 I found most of these games thanks to the patching expertise of Aeon Genesis; look him up. He does some great translations, and focuses on RPGs...he has a lot of projects under his belt, so check him out!
Thx! =3 I put the intro together out of a bunch of still pictures, which I then animated in gimp. The Charmeleon in it was not made by me, but a friend who made the animation for me to use as an avatar on another site. Everything else beyond that is my own creation. :3
Great list: all of these themes are great and the games themselves were solid but overlooked.
Though I wonder how obscure Paladin’s Quest really was? It was released by Enix in 1993 along side E.VO, The 7th Saga and ActRaiser2, none of which were stellar and had a few write ups in Nintendo Power.
I believe 1993 is when Square put out Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, so perhaps that’s why it wasn’t as popular.
Funny: remember when Square put out a few awesome titles per year?
AceAileron 5 months ago
Thanks for these great tunes =D
allendharmonica 5 months ago
I always thought the battle theme and Boss them from Arcana (SNES) was really cool, and it's obscure, so I think it fits your criteria.
catboydale 7 months ago
@catboydale
dude
arcana's boss theme was /awesome/
glad to see someone else who played it! :D
NARFNra 6 months ago
@catboydale Agreed! Arcana was easily a lesser known title but had some of the best music of any SNES RPG. All five stages (especially Castle Bintel) had great themes.
AceAileron 5 months ago
@catboydale Agreed! Arcana was easily a lesser known title but had some of the best music of any SNES RPG. All five stages (especially Castle Bintel) had great themes.
AceAileron 5 months ago
If you ever make another of these, you should include some of the boss themes from Brandish. Obscure RPG, great music... it totally fits the criteria! That game needs more love... and an English release of the PSP remake.
skyrunner14 7 months ago
@skyrunner14 Well, maybe I will do another one sometime. :3 I'm happy that this video is finally getting some attention...my vids don't tend to get many views. I'll check out Brandish soon.
charemthecharmeleon 7 months ago
cw theme did my fucking head in.
QwoPhasaArius 10 months ago
@QwoPhasaArius It's pretty awesome, ain't it? :3 I'd dig hearing somebody remix that battle tune.
charemthecharmeleon 10 months ago
@charemthecharmeleon No, no, I meant it annoyed the hell out of me! I know you cant expect too much from the nes and all, but 20 minutes in that repetition was killing me. I had it muted from there on out.
QwoPhasaArius 10 months ago
@QwoPhasaArius XD Oh, I see. Well, battle themes do get annoying after a while if you simply hear them too often. Considering that game's random encounter rate, I don't completely blame you.
charemthecharmeleon 9 months ago
Say Charem have you played the sequel to Paladin's Quest yet?
RTDArtist 11 months ago
this list just goes to show that musical skills dont lie in what hard/software you use but in your heart, pure feeling!
Alcatarion 1 year ago
@Alcatarion Well, software CAN make a difference...but if you put your heart into something, it's bound to turn out better. :3
charemthecharmeleon 11 months ago
I have beaten Chaos World countless times, and I still play it!. It has one of the best soundtracks I've heard even if it didn't use sound chip expansion xD
hijoelagranputa 1 year ago 2
@hijoelagranputa Oh yeah? I guess it didn't, did it? =P
charemthecharmeleon 11 months ago
@charemthecharmeleon
Nope, I've confirmed it.
BTW, great vid dude =D
hijoelagranputa 11 months ago
Thank you for the music!
And very nice intro!
ComposerKuandohan 1 year ago
Kickin' tunes! I was never really into the really big and popular rpgs. My fave rpg series of all time is the Dragon Quest series. I've been playing them ever since i got the first two on GB vanilla.
Hey, did you know that the Final Fantasy series was inspired by the Dragon Quest series? True story.
ZenoKage 1 year ago
@ZenoKage originally called dragon warrior but yes
lockhart1433 8 months ago
@lockhart1433 To be honest, I always mix up the two names.
charemthecharmeleon 8 months ago
Nice job on the intro. It certainly seems to fit ya. ^.=.^
As far as the games go, I've actually always wanted to play Cyber Knight 2; then again, I'm a sucker for sci-fi RPGs, especially turn-based tactical ones.
I've actually never played Tales of Phantasia... though it did remind me that I need to finish ToD2 someday...
EruditeDragon 1 year ago
@EruditeDragon Google "cyber knight II translation" and click the first link for the best patch available. ;3
charemthecharmeleon 1 year ago
wow some epic retro music there! i didnt ever heard of half of them! and they sound awesome! gotta love on chip music!
gsfox9 1 year ago
@gsfox9 ^..^ Glad you enjoy dude!
charemthecharmeleon 1 year ago
Chaos World sounds catchy and Princess Maker 2 sounds like a really good 80s anime.
Paladin's Quest I also had the fortune of playing then. Didn't beat it, but it's music was amazing. The soundtrack is hard to find nowadays. It does come with great artwork too. Cyber Knight looks like an early version of End of Eternity to me.
As for Phantasia, I don't think anyone is a stranger to the first Tales game.
Flegan777 1 year ago
@Flegan777 What's unusual about ToP is the version I'm playing; this PSX version, never released outside of Japan, is rather obscure.
charemthecharmeleon 1 year ago
Ah yes, the infamous first remake put on the PS1 which added Suzu as a playable character and gave Chester actual tech moves. I heard ROMs of it are findable. I'm playing the Full Voice version on PSP, since I'm fairly fluent in Japanese :)
Flegan777 1 year ago
@Flegan777 Ah, nice! I'm...well, not fluent at all. xD Nor do I have money to actually have things like a PSP.
charemthecharmeleon 1 year ago
@charemthecharmeleon It's so nice listening to skits and scenes fully voiced :)
Flegan777 1 year ago
Hah, awesome showcase man! Actually I´ve been making a series of underrated videogame music that´s either obscure or just plain not famous enough, and this showcase helps me a lil more with finding more entries for my Underrated Video Game Music series
Also sweet, Paladin´s Quest! The final boss theme was a UVGM choice of mine a while back.
FinalGamerJames 1 year ago
@FinalGamerJames Sweet, I'm glad to help then! =3
I've not heard Paladin's Quest's final boss theme actually. Never really got that far in the game...
Oh yeah, another game with kick-arse music is Sol Feace on the Sega-CD; it's a shooter, so it was the wrong genre for this video but...yeah. :P
charemthecharmeleon 1 year ago
Are you planning to do anymore of these obscure game music showcases? I seriously love the idea :3
FinalGamerJames 1 year ago
@FinalGamerJames Probably...well, probably not. These require a lot more effort than my normal videos. ^^; Maybe something in the distant future.
Actually, my next project is even bigger than this one. Tons bigger. I'm doing a Top Ten list involving movies, and I'm taking note of the Nostalgia Critic's style of Top Ten lists also. I'm not ripping off; in other words, I'm gonna do a lot of research and, for the first time ever, appear on camera in-person to provide commentary and humor. :P
charemthecharmeleon 1 year ago
@charemthecharmeleon Well, if you're going to take notes on style, NC's a good person to start with; although, I never knew you were a fan.
In any event, I'm looking forward to your next project. It's good to see you branch out, and it'll be interesting to see you in person.
EruditeDragon 1 year ago
@EruditeDragon Oh, I'm a big fan of NC. =3 He's quite talented.
charemthecharmeleon 1 year ago
Those are some nice songs. Oh, and how dare you find RPGs I haven't played! I pride myself on playing as many RPGs as I can get my hands on. Although I believe I have played Paladin's Quest and Tales of Phantasia but not the other three.
Also, I have to say that intro was pretty good. I want an intro for my vids only I have no idea what to make for it.
HyperSonicX2 1 year ago
@HyperSonicX2 I found most of these games thanks to the patching expertise of Aeon Genesis; look him up. He does some great translations, and focuses on RPGs...he has a lot of projects under his belt, so check him out!
Thx! =3 I put the intro together out of a bunch of still pictures, which I then animated in gimp. The Charmeleon in it was not made by me, but a friend who made the animation for me to use as an avatar on another site. Everything else beyond that is my own creation. :3
charemthecharmeleon 1 year ago