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Sonic and the Black Knight - Knight of the Wind

Super Mario Galaxy - Space Fantasy

The Bee Gees – Secret Love

Super Mario Galaxy - Deep Dark Galaxy

Today's Bananza blowout has me in a DK mood, so here's a song from my personal favorite Donkey Kong game!

Donkey Kong Country Returns - Jungle Hijinxs (DK Island Swing Returns)

I know Tropical Freeze is considered a better game by most standards, but I have more memories of playing Returns on the Wii. Also it was the Rocket Barrel theme's debut, so it's automatically better in my eyes

Sum 41- Still Waiting

I don't see why this track (and many others in the Rayman Legends OST) went unused, it would've sounded great in the final game!

Rayman Legends - Mambo Mambo (Unused)

Van Halen – Jump

Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbush Symphony

Rayman (Atari Jaguar) - Pink Plant Woods


Modding Rayman Redemption's soundtrack with R1's other versions really got me into a Jaguar mood!

Somebody’s having fun

Donkey Kong Country 2 - Forest Interlude

I like how the Jaguar version of R1 had exclusive songs in it (made even better when they were remixed/remastered for Redemption), like Moskito's Nest and Mr. Dark Showdown. This next one isn't exclusive to that version, but it did play in Redemption's shop and Ting casino, so that's what comes to my mind first whenever R1 Jaguar music is brought up.

Rayman 1 (Atari Jaguar) - Main Menu

"Lives, power-ups, skins? You want it? It's yours, my friend, as long as you have enough Tings."

RayGamer99 wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 3:24 pm I like how the Jaguar version of R1 had exclusive songs in it (made even better when they were remixed/remastered for Redemption), like Moskito's Nest and Mr. Dark Showdown. This next one isn't exclusive to that version, but it did play in Redemption's shop and Ting casino, so that's what comes to my mind first whenever R1 Jaguar music is brought up.

Rayman 1 (Atari Jaguar) - Main Menu
"Lives, power-ups, skins? You want it? It's yours, my friend, as long as you have enough Tings."

IKR?
There's also the Jaguar version of Eat at Joe's inside Redemption from what I discovered while exploring the music files, but for some reason, it goes unused!
Would have been nice for Joe's Wares, as the file name clearly implied it was intended for a "Joe Shop"...


I laughed so hard the moment I saw that Morshu reference when Ryemanni first unveiled the shop, I certainly wasn't expecting some Zelda CD-I to make it to a Rayman 1 remake!

Mortamon Saturn wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 6:30 pm There's also the Jaguar version of Eat at Joe's inside Redemption from what I discovered while exploring the music files, but for some reason, it goes unused!
Would have been nice for Joe's Wares, as the file name clearly implied it was intended for a "Joe Shop"...

That probably would have worked well for Joe’s Wares, but the old R1 Jaguar theme works too.

Mortamon Saturn wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 6:30 pm I laughed so hard the moment I saw that Morshu reference when Ryemanni first unveiled the shop, I certainly wasn't expecting some Zelda CD-I to make it to a Rayman 1 remake!

Neither was I, and it was truly hilarious once I found out about it! Honestly, the only thing that would’ve made it better is if you didn’t have enough Tings to buy something and he said, “Sorry Rayman, I can’t give credit. Come back for this item/skin when you’re a little, mmmmm, richer!”

Anyhow, this particular song has still been RUSHING through my head, thanks in part to Shadow Generations’ remix of it, so here it comes again!

Sonic Adventure 2 - Final Rush (Highway in the Sky)

RayGamer99 wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:23 pm That probably would have worked well for Joe’s Wares, but the old R1 Jaguar theme works too.

Mortamon Saturn wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 6:30 pm I laughed so hard the moment I saw that Morshu reference when Ryemanni first unveiled the shop, I certainly wasn't expecting some Zelda CD-I to make it to a Rayman 1 remake!

Neither was I, and it was truly hilarious once I found out about it! Honestly, the only thing that would’ve made it better is if you didn’t have enough Tings to buy something and he said, “Sorry Rayman, I can’t give credit. Come back for this item/skin when you’re a little, mmmmm, richer!”

In fact, I kept the menu theme for the shops/Casino in the Jaguar mod as it fits really well!


Now we know why Rayman was relaxing in a hammock at the beginning and didn't got up until the Magician told him about Mr Dark's chaos... He was just acting like CD-I Link!
"Gee, it sure is boring around here!"
"Mah boi, this Harmony is what all true thingamajigs strive for!"
"I just wonder what Mr Dark's up to! "



...Though, still in regards to Redemption, if there's something that I actually didn't enjoy while working on my mods, is the sheer unhealthy amount of Advance Mr Dark's Dare I had to be put through to be accurate to the original!

I heard it so many times, you couldn't even count it in Rayman Legends ports!

RayGamer99 wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:23 pm Anyhow, this particular song has still been RUSHING through my head, thanks in part to Shadow Generations’ remix of it, so here it comes again!

Sonic Adventure 2 - Final Rush (Highway in the Sky)

The Shadow Generations version is great stuff, but I can never get enough of the original!
(Unlike GBA Mr Dark's Dare )

Mortamon Saturn wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:01 pm Now we know why Rayman was relaxing in a hammock at the beginning and didn't got up until the Magician told him about Mr Dark's chaos... He was just acting like CD-I Link!
"Gee, it sure is boring around here!"
"Mah boi, this Harmony is what all true thingamajigs strive for!"
"I just wonder what Mr Dark's up to! "

Those CD-I games had so many funny lines...

"You dare wake me in my lair? YOU MUST DIE!" -Mr Skops

Mortamon Saturn wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:01 pm ...Though, still in regards to Redemption, if there's something that I actually didn't enjoy while working on my mods, is the sheer unhealthy amount of Advance Mr Dark's Dare I had to be put through to be accurate to the original!

I heard it so many times, you couldn't even count it in Rayman Legends ports!

When I was playing Rayman Advance (for the first three worlds, then I lost interest) I was surprised by how many times they were playing Mr Dark's theme in random areas. For a quick second, when I was going through Bongo Hills and I heard that, I was wondering if I'd have a random encounter with him right there.

Mortamon Saturn wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:01 pm

RayGamer99 wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:23 pm Anyhow, this particular song has still been RUSHING through my head, thanks in part to Shadow Generations’ remix of it, so here it comes again!

Sonic Adventure 2 - Final Rush (Highway in the Sky)

The Shadow Generations version is great stuff, but I can never get enough of the original!
(Unlike GBA Mr Dark's Dare )

Agreed, the SA2 version is honestly my second favorite level song from that game (behind Escape from the City, of course); why, it's playing in my head as I'm writing this!

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Vs. Digga-Leg / Whomp King

"It makes me so mad! We build your houses, your castles, your-- Aaargh! I'm tired of this speech! Let's see you try and ground pound the Whomp King again! Aaargh!"
(Why do some bosses just outright tell you how to beat them... )

Sum 41- Some Say

RayGamer99 wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:44 pm Those CD-I games had so many funny lines...

"You dare wake me in my lair? YOU MUST DIE!" -Mr Skops

Those games were unentionally comedy gold!
"You've killed meeeee!!!" *melts into a puddle with his heart still beating*
"Good! "

RayGamer99 wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:44 pm When I was playing Rayman Advance (for the first three worlds, then I lost interest) I was surprised by how many times they were playing Mr Dark's theme in random areas. For a quick second, when I was going through Bongo Hills and I heard that, I was wondering if I'd have a random encounter with him right there.

I was so confused because of that the first time I played this version, but after all I understand why they did this as they had roughly 17 tracks available for this port and they couldn't afford to use Harmony in every single Band Land level and when it already became the GBA game's main theme!
In fact, so many players of this GBA adaptation remember this problem so vividly that someone saying "Ah yes, Mr Dark's Dare the track that played in like half of the levels!" became one of the top comments under my video dedicated to the evolution of Mr Dark's themes!

Specifically, it plays in most Band Land levels (but no other worlds, aside maybe from a few contexts with usually the suspense music I may have forgotten) and in every boss encounter (excluding the mosquitoes and Mr Stone)... Yes, even including Space Mama's battle in her space suit, despite the fact they already had an Advance version of Space Mama's Finale at hand, so you hear Space Mama's music as a Picture City level theme instead of a boss one! (Meanwhile, the chad Jaguar version had THREE Space Mama themes, so you'd hear variations of her theme both as a level and boss song! )


And it's surprisingly decent despite the GBA's godawful compression in this port!
(So I did use it in the Redemption mod for Space Mama and -currently- for the Menace due to its alien-like appearance, as anyway, Mr Dark's Dare was gonna be heard in even more contexts to replace some of the new tracks by Ryemanni! )

Korn- A.D.I.D.A.S.

Mortamon Saturn wrote: Sat Jun 21, 2025 4:21 pm Those games were unentionally comedy gold!
"You've killed meeeee!!!" *melts into a puddle with his heart still beating*
"Good! "

The CD-I games feel like the textbook definition of "so bad it's good" at this point

"I hope she made lotsa spaghetti! "

Mortamon Saturn wrote: Sat Jun 21, 2025 4:21 pm (Meanwhile, the chad Jaguar version had THREE Space Mama themes, so you'd hear variations of her theme both as a level and boss song! )

Truth be told, Space Mama's Crater and Space Mama's Finale from the Jaguar soundtrack sounded pretty much the same to me, but I get what you mean.

Sonic Adventure 2 - Metal Harbor (That's the Way I Like It)