Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This is one of several covers, arrangements and original pieces I've written for Mega Man: The Sequel Wars, a remake/remix of the last 3 NES Mega Man games for the Sega Genesis. You can download the latest version of the game (up to Mega Man 4) on Romhacking.net (romhacking.net/homebrew/183/) or Itch.io (woodfrog.itch.io/mega-man-the-sequel-wars-episode-red), and be sure to follow the game's development on its Twitter account (twitter.com/MMSequelWars) or YouTube page (youtube.com/channel/UCh6puDO3hd_Tz_zCiDoD2lQ/featured).
Besides just remade levels, Sequel Wars also features EX Mode, a separate campaign that reimagines the NES games' stages with new enemies and hazards up to par with the new hardware. Keeping true to the classic Sega spirit, each EX stage is split into two 'acts', the second of which uses its own unique music based on the original games' tracks. Dust Man's second act—the one you'll find in the SAGE demo—expands the incinerator from the NES game's boss room into its own full level, so its music naturally had to match the intensified scenery. As such, I went with an aggressive metal arrangement (plus a short slap bass solo) that transforms the somber melody into an invigorating anthem. If you've been paying attention in your music classes, you'll notice that the chorus is now in 13/4: a nod to the original track's 13-measure phrase structure in the verse, and if you've been paying attention in your late 2000's country-pop classes, you'll notice that the drums are sampled from a Taylor Swift song.
Module File: drive.google.com/file/d/1ItRh2PA8yLlwl2dOScALUo8r2wMLu5kg/view?usp=sharing
This is one of several covers, arrangements and original pieces I've written for Mega Man: The Sequel Wars, a remake/remix of the last 3 NES Mega Man games for the Sega Genesis. You can download the latest version of the game (up to Mega Man 4) on Romhacking.net (romhacking.net/homebrew/183/) or Itch.io (woodfrog.itch.io/mega-man-the-sequel-wars-episode-red), and be sure to follow the game's development on its Twitter account (twitter.com/MMSequelWars) or YouTube page (youtube.com/channel/UCh6puDO3hd_Tz_zCiDoD2lQ/featured).
Besides just remade levels, Sequel Wars also features EX Mode, a separate campaign that reimagines the NES games' stages with new enemies and hazards up to par with the new hardware. Keeping true to the classic Sega spirit, each EX stage is split into two 'acts', the second of which uses its own unique music based on the original games' tracks. Dust Man's second act—the one you'll find in the SAGE demo—expands the incinerator from the NES game's boss room into its own full level, so its music naturally had to match the intensified scenery. As such, I went with an aggressive metal arrangement (plus a short slap bass solo) that transforms the somber melody into an invigorating anthem. If you've been paying attention in your music classes, you'll notice that the chorus is now in 13/4: a nod to the original track's 13-measure phrase structure in the verse, and if you've been paying attention in your late 2000's country-pop classes, you'll notice that the drums are sampled from a Taylor Swift song.
Module File: drive.google.com/file/d/1ItRh2PA8yLlwl2dOScALUo8r2wMLu5kg/view?usp=sharing
