ReMix: Super Thunder Blade 'BlueChopper'

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I joked with Joe when he sent this in that he was getting to cover all the great Sega classics while I was busy running the site, which is actually true, but I'm glad he is (lord knows, with all youse Mega Man and Squaresoft fanatics out there, someone gotta represent SEGA 'round here!) This is a short bit from Thunder Blade - it's listed as Super Thunderblade because the music is actually the same for the arcade and Genesis versions. Actually, I'm still not exactly sure what was 'Super' about the Genesis port, myself, as the software scaling implementation couldn't match the arcade original. There was a cool bug in this game where you could get stuck in front of a tunnel if you were going slow enough or something and just sit there and rack up points until you had a zillion lives. Yes, this is indicative of how I spent my youh - finding bugs in Genesis games, while the other kids were outside playing in that 'sunlight' thing I've heard a lot about. No regrets :) But I digress. Joe's mix is a straghtforward rock/pop mix with some nice twists - namely, the weird synth effect that enters at 0'15" and goes up and down in an odd swirling gurgle - very cool, nice touch. Main melody is carried by an electric piano, but it doesn't sound like your typical rhodes - interesting patch. Altogether, a good, brief arrangement of a song that I remember and would never have guessed anyone would ReMix, which is always great to see. Also, the bass is quite solid and sits right where it should, forming a solid foundation for the track.

― djpretzel