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Commando (Sound of SceneSat Edit) - arranged by Firestorm

Review by Xorcerer, 22/12/2009

Hubbard's tunes are probably the most popular and recognized in the 8-bit community. This guy has really set an all-time high standard for gametunes. And he constantly pushed the audio coding up to it's limits, creating new effects which others mimicked and based upon.

This is why it is very hard to catch up to his brilliant spirit (even though hard technology is now far beyond dreams of the past). It is also very hard NOT to loose this spirit in flood of new technical tricks.

Simplicity, power, pride - this is what it takes to take Hubbard's tunes beyond original blipping 3-channels.

This Commando rmx is even better than IK+, to me both are just filled with the right energy up to the limits.

There might be a little better synth orchestra - but still this qualifies for the best remix of 2009.
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