Game:

Jackal (1986)

Duration: 8:51

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This has to be one of my favorite games growing up. Back when co-op was fun. Contra, Life Force (which I'm planning to do), Bubble Bobble, Ice Climber, Micro Machines, Marble Madness, Battletoads, Double Dragon I + 2, Gauntlet, TMNT 1+2, Rampage, Smash TV, etc. (I know I'm missing a bunch) Gone are the days when the game was much easier with "a little help from your friends". I beat Jackal quite a few times, but not every time I played. There was a secret to the last boss too......if you had enough lives. I spent hours driving the little jeep around, looking for power-ups, dodging gunfire, and blowing up enemies. It was a simpler time. And I miss it. The soundtrack, as with many of the NES era games, was completely underrated, which is why I gave it a facelift into my own world of rock and metal I've come to know and love. This was labor intensive, but I am content with the end product. The video actually took me quite a while too.





It would be awesome to say I wrote these tunes, but alas, I did not. The original score was composed by the duo Shinya Sakamoto (Sakamoto) and Atsushi Fujio (Fujio) who worked for Konami back when this game was released for the NES in 1988. I am simply paying homage to these musical geniuses in my own weird way. This "DERIVATIVE WORK" (look it up) is also covered under the current copyright laws and as long as I don't sell my work for money, I won't get a cease and desist letter from the copyright owner. Otherwise I gotta go pay for some licenses down at the ol' Harry Fox agency.





I mostly do video game covers, but here's a list of other stuff I've uploaded just to mix it up a little. And yes I'll do more song songs in the future. You should see my list of tunes I plan to cover. It's massive:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTu7wAOvRN0 - Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'Level 6 - Outside the Castle and Potion Theme Cover w/ Clip Movie









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKcE5... - EMF - Unbelievable (90's Pop Music) - Rock/Metal Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1mys... - Dr. Mario (NES/Gameboy/N64/Etc.) Music - 'Chill Theme' - Rock/Metal Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp5Xf... - Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'Level 3 - Fire Caves' - Rock/Metal Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMTVj... - The Binding of Isaac: WOTL (Multiple Platform) Music - 'Serenity' - Clean Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie




https://youtu.be/zU251Ywwmbk - Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'The Big Tree' - Rock/Metal Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie



https://youtu.be/NZ5cymUjpts - Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'Caves' - Rock/Metal Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie



https://youtu.be/OoNtB1PrF-0 - Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'Inside the Tree' - Mellow/Psychedelic Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie



https://youtu.be/MDgoPSsoloI - Metal Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - Level 1 - Forest of Elrond Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie



https://youtu.be/oSMleC2-S4o - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Cover - Sending a Dream into the Universe/Cid's Theme w/ Clip movie




https://youtu.be/nHB7o18y1Ho - 1943 - The Battle for Midway (NES) Music - Mission Theme 1 Metal Cover and Clip Movie



https://youtu.be/t5pTmOJuCbw - Me Vs. Metroid (An atmospheric, rock ballad, jam of some kind)



https://youtu.be/f4gKbk-TiuA - Wizards & Warriors Main Theme ------ the rest will follow when i get around to it.




https://youtu.be/aFf6OKFKa2U - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Forest Interlude Orchestrated Marimba Groove Cover




https://youtu.be/JKiVNSnX_g4 - The Legend of Zelda (yet another metal cover)





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