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VG Arch Rivals Vol. 2

As promised, VG Arch Rivals Vol. 2 has been released today:

It exclusively features Shooting Star Punch as a hidden Bonus Track, which you can’t (shouldn’t be able to) get any other way. All of the songs have been re-rendered in max quality, because you only deserve the best. Some tracks have been slightly altered, in the case of Bowser vs Mario the changes have been somewhat major though. I believe it’s better this way and hope it encourages you even more to download the album!

As for the download itself, the download should be free (unless you WANT to pay for it), BUT there’s only a limited amount of free downloads that bandcamp grants me (about 200 per month), so don’t be surprised if it says 1€ all of a sudden…you’d need to wait about a month until it will be free again. I’m sure this will happen in the next few days, you best hurry!

For reference, here’s the release video:

Next up I was thinking doing some Bravely Default as a belated birthday present for a friend. You’d like to hear that too, right? OST Focus returns with a few uploads, not affecting the regular uploading schedule of course. Soon after the Bravely Default song you’ll finally get Ultimate Elemental Being, which includes all the Disciple Elements. This will get your bodies ready for the next Disciple Month.

Shooting Star Punch

Surprise! Bonus track time: Shooting Star Punch, a.k.a. Donkey Kong vs Little Mac! A little extra for those who download the upcoming album VG Arch Rivals Vol. 2.

Not actual rivals, not even in the same franchise…although DK actually challenged Little Mac in Punch Out!! for the Wii. Now that’s bonus track material right there.

But what do I mean by bonus track? Basically, it’s a little extra, which is a reason this has been uploaded out of the usual schedule. It doesn’t even show up on the album until you download it. The main difference however is that you don’t get a download link for it! Yes, that’s how mean I am. So, unless you download the album, you can’t get it~

The mix basically contains the Opening theme and Jungle Hijinx from Donkey Kong Country and Minor Circuit from Punch Out!! That’s about all there is to it.

As usual you’ll find the video and song below. Want to show your appreciation? Donate!

And here’s the video:

The first album had a bonus track as well, which was called MegaMadness if you remember. It was more or less a Proto Man vs Zero thing (more a Mega Man medley though) and was only used in the release video. But this one deserves its own video I felt. And don’t forget: target release date for the album VG Arch Rivals Vol. 2 is next Sunday, 28/06/2015, on bandcamp.

King Dedede vs Kirby

The fifth and final entry of our second take on video game rivalries is nothing less than King Dedede vs Kirby! I know you’ve been waiting for this one.

These two…now THAT’s a true rivalry. King Dedede tried to clobba dat dere Kirbeh since day one, even copying some of his moves (most specifically the swallowing and flying) to get the upper hand. They often fight over food or nothing at all when they’re not helping each other fighting a greater evil. Although in about half of their battles by now Dedede was possessed or controlled by someone…

For this mix I chose the most representing themes for both characters and their rivalry, like Green Greens (Kirby’s Dreamland) and Popstar (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) for Kirby, King Dedede’s Theme (Kirby Super Star) and Masked Dedede (Kirby Super Star Ultra) for King Dedede and Bumper Crop Bump (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) and Gourmet Race (Kirby Super Star) to get their rivalry down. As an addition, I also used the Card Collection and Mini Boss Theme (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) because these tunes are pretty cool.

There were some other themes I would have liked to include, but they either didn’t work well or the song would have lost its direction with it. Those themes include Revenge of the King Ending (Kirby Super Star Ultra), Spring Breeze Ending (Kirby Super Star), Victory Dance (*insert any Kirby game*) and Submarine Battle (Kirby and the Rainbow Curse).

As usual you’ll find the video and download below. Want to show your appreciation? Donate!

King Dedede vs Kirby (1302 downloads )

And here’s the video:

Now we’re pretty much done with our second Arch Rival “Month”, although I want to share a little extra with you next week, in 2 weeks the album VG Arch Rivals Vol. 2 will be officially released on bandcamp.