#naoki kodaka

[fancypantsrecords]

Naoki Kodaka, Nobuyuki Hara & Shinichi Seya - Journey To Silius / Ufouria: The Saga | Ship To Shore PhonoCo. | 2023 | Black & White Swirl

[ashitakaxsan]

From the The Wing of Madoola, a side scrolling action-adventure game.Its developer and publishe is Sunsoft.by artist Kenji Mori and composer Naoki Kodaka (小高 直樹)

[bogleech]

Music from the NES Gremlins II video game has been frequently stuck in my head since the 80's but it wasn't until @revretch's reaction to it that I noticed it was so much more complex than other NES music, thanks to composer Naoki Kodaka who apparently did almost all the other hardest slapping NES era music. But what's really impressive about the Gremlins II Sunsoft NES game soundtrack is that none of it is from the movie. The game didn't license any of the movie's score. Naoki Kodaka just listened to the famous gremlins theme and made a new original soundtrack in the same style and spirit.

This is THE one that's never gotten out of my head:

I've seen at least a couple reviews of this game that just assumed the stage themes were lifted from the film because you'd THINK, right, he didn't have to do all this for a movie tie-in game. But I guess he wanted to because it was fun and it made the world a better place

[nintendometro]

Area 5 'Blaster Master' NES Naoki Kodaka, Marum Support us on Patreon

[7grandmel]

Bonus Rip! [07/10/2024]

Another Stickerbrush

Season 4 Episode 1 Featured on: Now That's What I Call Quality! 2

Ripped by pedipanol

Surprise!

I was feeling a bit bad over how long Week 4 ~ Wanting to Funk the Truth was taking to come out, but wasn't quite sure what I could do to make up for it: I've been a bit bad at planning my posts ahead of time, so I couldn't really throw out a Character's Archives post or something along those lines out just yet. But I figured its best to return back to basics and do things the way I did back on the blog's first year: Put out a shorter, more concise post out of schedule! Can you believe I used to do this stuff DAILY?!

Another Stickerbrush is a rip with a very simple appeal, a rip you can pretty much already know is S tier through just looking at its name, thumbnail, and ripper. To some, that may not be immediately obvious, but back on Viva la Robocop and Thwâmpröck Desert, I wrote about how there are certain very bizarre games held in incredibly high regard by the chiptune community for the ambitious soundscapes they contain contrary to what you'd expect on the surface. Be it Robocop, Solstice, Plok!, Pictionary or indeed The Smurfs, true gems can come in the most bizarre packages possible, all thanks to the work of the incredible composers and sound engineers working on these projects. And sitting right alongside treasured names like Tim Follin, David Wise, Naoki Kodaka and more, is one Alberto José González.

The composer of games such as The Smurfs on Game Boy and... The Smurfs on NES - which was featured on here way back with The SiIvaGunner Smurfs Collab! While perhaps not as well known to the mainstream eye as Follin or Wise, González's work is revered in chiptune spaces for reasons that I hope Another Stickerbrush alone make obvious: There's a spaciness, a perfect implementation of a dreamy reverb, found in so much of his work for The Smurfs games in particular, that sticks with you unlike anything else you can find on the Game Boy. And sure enough, ripper pedipanol is one of those chiptune artists well aware of Gonzáles' work, and one who's deeply talented in the art of chiptune herself! I've covered her on here before with Beautiful! ~ Curveball of Sean Kingston, which was another rip utilizing the sound of a rather obscure and out-there game, but pedipanol - aka Saria Lemes - is absolutely the real deal, having done substantial work on indie games such as Yokai Inn and Evertried, in the years since her time on SiIvaGunner. From Season 1 to Season 6, she was contributing bangers just like Another Stickerbrush left and right and showing just how many sides there are to the world of chiptune.

So I said at the post's beginning, and with all of that additional knowledge in mind, this is the kind of rip that you're able to just SENSE is going to be a banger - with the cherry on top being the choice to rearrange Stickerbrush Symphony in particular. Its one of the most classic, revered pieces of old-school VGM out there, one I've covered many times on here before, be it with toonlink's Stickerbrush Queen, or eva "hawk tuah" twin's Sable's Stickerbrush, or l4ureleye's Sidelined Symphony, or eg_9371' Satinpanties Symphony, or wheel able's Stickerbrush State of Mind...like with The Smurfs games, or Robocop, or all the other silly examples I listed above, there are certain core pieces of the chiptune community that feel ever-present, ever-enduring, forever to be cherished by members old and new - some of the rips listed above are pushing 8 years old, Another Stickerbrush is sitting at 5 years old, and we're still getting rips of the tune made today. It's like a recurring ritual, a historic anthem for all the atmosphere that video game music can instill without a single live instrument employed: the magic of video gaming's bleeps and bloops, distilled into its purest form.

Another Stickerbrush is one in the line of many, yet done with the finesse of an amazing chiptune artist in the sound of one of the medium's forgotten greats. There's very little I can say about it that the tune itself doesn't already convey: So I suggest just hitting play and letting the sounds wash over you.

[satoshi-mochida]

SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection coming west on September 6 for PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch - Gematsu

Publishers Red Art Games and SUNSOFT will release SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam on September 6 in the west for $9.99 / €9.99, the companies announced. Physical editions will also be available for PlayStation 5 on October 4 in Europe.

SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection first launched digitally for Switch and PC via Steam on April 18, 2024 in Japan. A physical edition is due out for Switch on October 10 in Japan.

In Europe, the PlayStation 5 version will also be available in physical standard edition for €34.99. A Red Art Games store-exclusive Deluxe Edition, also priced at €34.99, includes a copy of the game with a reversible cover, an exclusive sleeve featuring alternate cover art, a double-sided poster, and an acrylic stand of SUNSOFT’s logo.

Here is an overview of the collection, via Red Art Games:

About

SUNSOFT is back and it’s bringing some of its 8-bit classics to the west for the very first time! In SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection, discover three of the legendary Japanese publisher’s Famicom games and play them in English for the first time ever! The three games included are: The Wing of Madoola, Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido, and Ripple Island. Dive into SUNSOFT’s rich history by playing those Action and Adventure gems from the 1980s!

Included Games

Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Action, 1986) – As fireworks maker Kantaro, prevent evil merchants from turning his creations into weapons!

The Wing of Madoola (Action, 1986) – Help fierce warrior Lucia retrieve the powerful Wing of Madoola from the evil King Daltos. Directed by Kenji Sada (Blaster Master), with music from Naoki Kodaka (Albert Odyssey, Super Fantasy Zone).

Ripple Island (Adventure, 1988) – Play as Kyle, a young boy dreaming of a better life, who answers King Dotella’s call for help against the nefarious Emperor Groaker. Directed by Atsushi Sakai (Atlantis no Nazo, Ikki), with music from Naoki Kodaka.

In addition to giving brand new localizations to all three titles, multiple quality of life features have also been added to make the gameplay experience more pleasant, and less unforgiving, to modern gamers.

Key Features

All three games playable in English for the first time ever.

Save States.

Rewind.

CRT filter.

Multiple aspect ratios and borders.

Gallery Mode showcasing concept art and promotional material.

3D models of the original game cartridges.

Watch a new trailer below. View a new set of screenshots at the gallery.

Western Announce Trailer

[drewwise]

I'm beyond excited to share my artwork for the Journey to Silius / Hebereke - Ufouria: The Saga Original Vinyl Soundtracks! Featuring amazing NES music by Naoki Kodaka, Nobuyuki Hara, & Shinichi Seya, don't miss this super special SUNSOFT @STSPhonoCo split record! 🤖🎶🎮

[vgmthatmademe]

Gremlins 2: The New Batch Stage 5: Control Center Naoki Kodaka Sunsoft 1990

[superblyeffective]

Streets of Desolation Batman (NES) Naoki Kodaka

[smsggsts]

(1990) Shanghai II

variations on that asian stereotype pastiche thing, you know the one

its actually really nicely constructed. Try "Music 2"

I think "Cutscene" is my fav tho

[snesgsts]

(1994) Sugoi Hebereke

i hate that this falls short of a #rec because I really really dig some of these tunes. but sometimes the execution is just a bit....sub par. sloppy. 

but: oh man these guys have a sweet dance vibe in here. and the compositions are great. 

really the only flaw is that the sequencing is terrible unquantized at times. 

[fancypantsrecords]

Naoki Kodada & Sunsoft - Sunsoft Is Back! -Retro Game Selection Music- | Brave Wave / Sunsoft | 2024 | Gold

[vg-mu]

Journey to Silius (1990) — Title

[vgjunk]

“Axis Chemical Factory” from Batman, Megadrive / Genesis.

[segasts]

1990 Batman

some questionable instrumentation aside, this is nice. it reminds me of some of the better NES music, which maybe isn’t surprising considering this is an early sunsoft title. 

check out “Stage 3 ~Flugelheim Museum~”

[lineoutgst]

LO-GST-012 | Batman: Return of the Joker / Dynamite Batman

Hardware: Famicom

Year: 1991

Artist: Naoki Kodaka

Recording: 44.1khz 16bit / NTSC-J AV Famicom mono output to Zoom H1

Post: Original version: line noise removal. Remaster version: Heavy EQ, stereo imaging, reverb.

DOWNLOAD (44.1khz 16bit FLAC)

In all following Famicom recordings, raw recording and remastered versions will be included.