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[SuperFinal]

Did anyone ever check out 'Secret of Mana +'? It was completely seperate musical arrangement from Hiroki Kikuta that I'm guessing was inspired by the original music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztY8cZv4zMY

I stumbled across the CD about 15 years back and whilst the music from the game is barely recognisable it's still worth checking out. A piece of Mana history and all that....

 

[YianGaruga]

Did anyone ever check out 'Secret of Mana +'? It was completely seperate musical arrangement from Hiroki Kikuta that I'm guessing was inspired by the original music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztY8cZv4zMY

I stumbled across the CD about 15 years back and whilst the music from the game is barely recognisable it's still worth checking out. A piece of Mana history and all that....

This is great, thanks. It's quite different, but you can hear the original themes and melodies every now and then.

 

[Jockel]

Did anyone ever check out 'Secret of Mana +'? It was completely seperate musical arrangement from Hiroki Kikuta that I'm guessing was inspired by the original music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztY8cZv4zMY

I stumbled across the CD about 15 years back and whilst the music from the game is barely recognisable it's still worth checking out. A piece of Mana history and all that....

The idea reminds me of the amazing Final Fantasy VI Grand Finale CD.
That stuff is amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYnzpPdsHRQ

 

[sixteen-bit]

The idea reminds me of the amazing Final Fantasy VI Grand Finale CD.
That stuff is amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYnzpPdsHRQ

I like SOM+, but I never heard of this. Will check it out.

 

[CorvoSol]

AW YEAH. My custom ordered English translated SNES SoM2 cartridge came in the mail today! Be jealous guys! Gonna multiplayer that game with my bro.

 

[cheststrongwell]

Did anyone ever check out 'Secret of Mana +'? It was completely seperate musical arrangement from Hiroki Kikuta that I'm guessing was inspired by the original music.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztY8cZv4zMY

I stumbled across the CD about 15 years back and whilst the music from the game is barely recognisable it's still worth checking out. A piece of Mana history and all that....

Yeah, I bought it at the Gamefan store. Was soooo disappointed.
I like it much more now.

 

[baphomet]

My copy of Seiken Densetsu 3 came in the mail today. It's obviously completely in Japanese, but I'm making my way through pretty easily so far. It's a gorgeous looking game for sure.

 

[CengizMan]

Something interesting I noticed yesterday, is that Secret of Mana is now in the top 20 best selling games on the Wii's Virtual Console in Europe. Would love to have this game on the Wii U's Virtual Console!

 

[WhoaIsThatMars]

I really wish my brother never through away the Secret of Mana poster that was in a Nintendo Power. We had it on his bedroom wall for so many years before my parents bought the game for him. Man, did it surpass all of our expectations that Christmas.

 

[D-e-f-]

Something interesting I noticed yesterday, is that Secret of Mana is now in the top 20 best selling games on the Wii's Virtual Console in Europe. Would love to have this game on the Wii U's Virtual Console!

It's already out in Japan so it's just a matter of Square Enix getting its shit together for Western releases. I'm still incredibly pissed about their completely idiotic and irrational and nonsensical and plain dumb no-screenshot policy.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

I just finished Secret of Mana again tonight. What an excellent game. I still get a bit choked up after

Spoiler

the Sprite vanishes after you kill the mana beast, and then at the end of the credits he's alone looking up at the sky

.

I really wish my brother never through away the Secret of Mana poster that was in a Nintendo Power. We had it on his bedroom wall for so many years before my parents bought the game for him. Man, did it surpass all of our expectations that Christmas.

Ha, I had that poster too . I have no idea what happened to it.

 

[Tater Tot]

What a great OP. Really nostalgic and brought back a lot of memories. Definetly makes me want to play this again.

 

[NinjamicWZ]

Classic. It made for an amazing SNES summer that year.

I used to love the part with the sandship, even though it was a short bit.

 

[androidcandy]

I love this game, but I still need to finish it. I keep getting close to the end and then I get busy, with something else and stop playing. Also I get really pumped when I hear the Flamie theme lol.

 

[sixteen-bit]

pleasant guitar cover of Phantom and Rose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhjsfzflVJk

 

[caffeware]

Found a cool interview featuring both Kikuta [SoM, SD3] and Shimomura [Legend Of Mana, Kingdom Hearts, Xenoblade].

Here

 

[vertopci]

As awesome as this game is, the sequel is so much better. Probably one of the best coop games ever imo.

 

[caffeware]

Mana Fan Game WIP

If you have time check the DEMO [12.0 MB WIN]. Is the game running slow for you?

Disclaimer: Save often.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Found a cool interview featuring both Kikuta [SoM, SD3] and Shimomura [Legend Of Mana, Kingdom Hearts, Xenoblade].

Here

That's a good interview. Kikuta goes into detail about the sound design of SoM. I'll add it to the OP.

 

[jaxword]

Look what I found in a box:

Good condition for being a billion years old, too.

 

[Natetan]

I guess that's supposed to be flammie?

 

[Tankallex]

Great game, though I preferred Legend of Mana.

 

[darkistheway]

First time I ever played Secret of Mana, I'd just got my wisdom teeth pulled. I blazed through the first couple hours before yielding to the painkillers. The next couple of days I played through the game totally enthralled.

A couple years later I played again - once I got past the first boss, I found myself in an unrecognized area, I kept playing but had no recollection of anything. I hadn't realized until that moment but playing the game high on Demerol and Tylenol 3 had resulted in me forming zero memories of the first couple areas of the game. Surreal.

Can't believe that was twenty years ago!

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Look what I found in a box:

Good condition for being a billion years old, too.

Nice! Mind if I add this to the OP?

 

[jaxword]

Nice! Mind if I add this to the OP?

Sure. It's full of really interesting images and details about mana, too.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Sure. It's full of really interesting images and details about mana, too.

If you take any pics of the inside I'll add them to the OP too .

 

[Gaylord Sweetwood]

Secret of Mana+ is fantastic, absolutely love the arrangement. I remember buying this back in the late 90's at Chicago ComicCon thinking it was the OST. I was disappointed that it wasn't, but after listening to it on the way home, I was sold after that telephone part came on.

I actually prefer this to the OST. It's a better listening experience than the 1-3 min songs on the OST.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Secret of Mana+ is fantastic, absolutely love the arrangement. I remember buying this back in the late 90's at Chicago ComicCon thinking it was the OST. I was disappointed that it wasn't, but after listening to it on the way home, I was sold after that telephone part came on.

I actually prefer this to the OST. It's a better listening experience than the 1-3 min songs on the OST.

Supposedly Secret of Mana+ does have some sort of tracklist (even though the whole thing is seamless), but no player could use it due to the way it was coded:

http://vgmdb.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3654

 

[D-e-f-]

Mana Fan Game WIP

If you have time check the DEMO [12.0 MB WIN]. Is the game running slow for you?

Counting down until Square C&D's it ...

5...4...3...2..1...

 

[New002]

I have yet to finish this game and that saddens me. I need to call my buddy and have them block off a weekend so we can power through it. This also reminds me that I should really pick up an SNES multitap.

 

[sörine]

One of my favorite games of all time. I've been saving my next replay for either the Wii U Virtual Console release or my GCWzero to arrive, whichever happens first.

 

[D-e-f-]

One of my favorite games of all time. I've been saving my next replay for either the Wii U Virtual Console release or my GCWzero to arrive, whichever happens first.

Square needs to get its act together. The game has been out in Japan on WiiU VC since July or something.

 

[kriskizlyk]

Very well done ElectricKaibutsu. Thanks for the memories.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

I'll let someone else make a new thread but for you Secret of Man music lovers the fan album for Secret of Mana's 20th just got released.

You can download the entire album and artwork for FREE at the website below

http://www.spectrumofmana.com/

Hoping it's as good as Final Fantasy VI: Balance And Ruin OCR album
http://ff6.ocremix.org/
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=609941&highlight=final+fantasy+vi+balance+ruin

 

["D"]

...that damn Mana Beast..

 

[Marceles]

God this game bring back memories. My only regret is not having a multi-tap to play 3 players, but this was such an awesome game

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

I'll let someone else make a new thread but for you Secret of Man music lovers the fan album for Secret of Mana's 20th just got released.

You can download the entire album and artwork for FREE at the website below

http://www.spectrumofmana.com/

Hoping it's as good as Final Fantasy VI: Balance And Ruin OCR album
http://ff6.ocremix.org/
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=609941&highlight=final+fantasy+vi+balance+ruin

I'm embarrassed that I only checked out Spectrum of Mana now. Wow. And this artwork!

Incredible!

 

[Lionheart1827]

Man ever since I first heard the song Prophecy(3rd flight theme) I've never found a more unique world/travel theme in a game. In fact, SOM1 and 2 both have some of the most unique RPG soundtracks and there is no other game that sounds like it IMO.