For those of you in Firewall Land.
So Sega was super chill about it and Kushiro's mom was demanding! Sweet story, huh?
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Why Is Yuzo Koshiro's Name On Streets of Rage's Title Screen? His Mom.
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For those of you in Firewall Land.
So Sega was super chill about it and Kushiro's mom was demanding! Sweet story, huh?
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Fucking hell, how does this grimy techno soundtrack keep getting sweeter and sweeter?
I always reasoned it was there because his music was absolutely staggering for its time. It's a 'warning' to the player (which indicated that Koshiro was about to engage in an aural assault on you, the player) -- and one you'd never forget.
Thankfully now, we have the true reason behind it. 😄
Thankfully now, we have the true reason behind it. 😄
Calling her just a character and graphic designer seems like an undersell. Pretty sure she was pretty much game designer in at least SoR2.
Ayako Koshiro definitely has a lot of input in Ancient's overall design works, alongside her brother. The positions they hold in the credits roll are less set-in-stone than you'd expect.
Anyway, it's good that SEGA valued his individual worth as a musician, seeing as it helped both of them in the long run.
Anyway, it's good that SEGA valued his individual worth as a musician, seeing as it helped both of them in the long run.
Check out this interview with Ayano explaining the design of SoR2 if you never read it before:
Streets of Rage 2 – 2015 Developer Interview - shmuplations.com
Yuzo Koshiro’s lasting contribution, the Streets of Rage 2 OST. V. Imagining Streets of Rage 4 —If someone told you you could have carte blanche to make a Streets of Rage 4, what kind of game would you make? Koshiro: 4? (laughs) —Anyway you wanted it. (laughs) Koshiro: Really? And what if I said I’d
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Always so cool that it was such a family affair for them back then making those games. Mother knows best and all that hah!
So damn moody and smooth. The entire series has so many tracks that were just mind blowing to me as a kid and definitely effected my musical tastes from very early on.
So damn moody and smooth. The entire series has so many tracks that were just mind blowing to me as a kid and definitely effected my musical tastes from very early on.
Don't sleep on his more recent work! And get to your nearest Round1 to play Maxi5 =)
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Avatar Of Speed - Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 Soundtrack
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 10th Anniversary Soundtrack - Avatar Of Speed Composed by Yuzo Koshiro 古代祐三 – 湾岸ミッドナイト High Quality HQ
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I 100% agree but Streets of Rage had great music too, especially for being a Genesis/Mega Drive title. I think he did more with less, if that makes sense.
I have always liked Yuzo Koshiro since his compositions for the first YS game I realized that the guy understand music for videogames in a level that not many composers could reach
That being said, he alwayd find a way to blow my mind, for example Im shocked on how well he arranged the psycho soldier theme for Smash, the composition was designed in a way that sas remniscent to 80's music, like the one from the original game, but still make it feel like it belonged to a modern game like smash
That being said, he alwayd find a way to blow my mind, for example Im shocked on how well he arranged the psycho soldier theme for Smash, the composition was designed in a way that sas remniscent to 80's music, like the one from the original game, but still make it feel like it belonged to a modern game like smash
it's always mom. We have to thank her.
YK is a legend. I'll always feel the hype for SoR and Ys.
YK is a legend. I'll always feel the hype for SoR and Ys.
Because they weren't as bangin' as Revenge of Shinobi or Streets of Rage (although that's debatable about SAI, I fucking love that soundtrack).
Huh, I always thought they credited him like that because of how amazing the music was. The fact that the composer was mentioned on the title screen really stood out to me at the time and I was just a kid. I'd never seen a game's music referenced on the title screen, it actually made me pay particular attention to the soundtrack.
Although I also prefer those MegaDrive soundtracks, I find Actraiser's ost heavenly. The best 16bit rendition of classical music style for sure.
Check out this interview with Ayano explaining the design of SoR2 if you never read it before:
Streets of Rage 2 – 2015 Developer Interview - shmuplations.com
Yuzo Koshiro’s lasting contribution, the Streets of Rage 2 OST. V. Imagining Streets of Rage 4 —If someone told you you could have carte blanche to make a Streets of Rage 4, what kind of game would you make? Koshiro: 4? (laughs) —Anyway you wanted it. (laughs) Koshiro: Really? And what if I said I’d
Thanks for the link, this is great stuff!
Check out this interview with Ayano explaining the design of SoR2 if you never read it before:
Streets of Rage 2 – 2015 Developer Interview - shmuplations.com
Yuzo Koshiro’s lasting contribution, the Streets of Rage 2 OST. V. Imagining Streets of Rage 4 —If someone told you you could have carte blanche to make a Streets of Rage 4, what kind of game would you make? Koshiro: 4? (laughs) —Anyway you wanted it. (laughs) Koshiro: Really? And what if I said I’d
From that article. So we find the truth!