When Smash Bros. Remixes Improve Upon the Originals

Nintendo’s Smash Bros. series has become not only an altar to worship the gods of video games past but also a place to pay our respects to video game music. In this episode, I anticipate the arrival of Smash Bros. Ultimate on Friday with ten examples of Smash Bros. covers that improve upon their source materials. Track listing: 0:06: Super Mario Bros.: the Lost Levels Medley / Super Smash Bros. Wii U / Composed by Koji Kondo, arranged by Katsuro Tajima 2:08: Pedal Glider (Pilotwings Resort) / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / Composed and arranged by Asuka Ito 6:30: Stickerbush Symphony / Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest / David Wise 7:23: Stickerbush Symphony (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest) / Super Smash Bros. Brawl / Composed by David Wise, arranged by Michiko Naruke 11:17: Snowman / Earthbound / Hirokazu Tanaka 11:55: Snowman (Mother) / Super Smash Bros. Brawl / Composed by Hirokazu Tanaka, arranged by Shogo Sakai 17:26: Chill / Dr. Mario / Hirokazu Tanaka 18:12: Chill (Dr. Mario) Version 2 / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / Composed and arranged by Hirokazu Tanaka 24:05: Palace Theme / Zelda II: The Adventure of Link) / Akito Nakastuka 24:46: Temple Theme (Zelda II: The Adventure of Link) / Super Smash Bros. Melee / Composed by Akito Nakatsuka, arranged by Shogo Sakai 29:46: Mount Dedede / Kirby’s Dreamland / Jun Ishikawa 30:46: King Dedede’s Theme Version 2 (Kirby’s Dream Land) / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / Composed by Jun Ishikawa, arranged by Hideki Ishigaki and Hideki Onoue (HIDE+HIDE) 35:21: Field Theme / Mysterious Castle Murasame / Koji Kondo Mysterious Castle Murasame Medley / Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Composed by Koji Kondo, arranged by Shohei Tsuchiya (ZUNTATA) 40:59: Light Plane / Pilotwings / Soyo Oka 41:51: Light Plane Vocal Mix (Pilot Wings) / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / Composed by Soyo Oka, arranged by Masato Coda with RiRiKA 46:57: Pac-Man Intro / Pac-Man (Arcade) / Toshio Kai 47:03: Pac-Man (Club Mix) / Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Composed by Toshio Kai, arranged by Hirokazu Tanaka 52:52: Ground Theme / Super Mario Bros. / Koji Kondo 53:22: Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.) / Super Smash Bros. Brawl / Koji Kondo 56:56: Title Theme / Pikmin / Hajime Wakai 58:09: Mission Mode (Pikmin 3) / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / Composed by Hajime Wakai, Asuka Hayazaki and Atsuko Asahi, arranged by Taku Inoue 61:46: Tomodachi LIfe / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / Composed by Daisuke Matsuoka and Asuka Ito, arranged by Masafumi Takada 65:22: Fortress Boss (Super Mario World) / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / Composed by Koji Kondo, arranged by ACE (TOMOri Kudo / CHICO) Drew on Twitter: twitter.com/drewgmackie Singing Mountain on Twitter: twitter.com/singmopod On Facebook: www.facebook.com/singingmountainpod/ On iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/singi…ain/id1252832457 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ISyNLUc1ALxzvjBqw4ru3?si=OM-bFRP1RLSLkiv2XyQxNg On Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ifofiaeephbs27wb6cqr24dlgl4 On Instagram: instagram.com/singingmountainpod/ On SoundCloud: @singingmountain On YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC9f9iAcO1ZMTYVH91c2Jsyw Official website: www.singingmountainpod.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tablecakes TableCakes Productions: https://www.tablecakes.com