Streets of Rage 3 Soundtrack Replacement ROM Hack?

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Originally Posted by retrospiel

As for the OP: This game does not need a soundtrack replacement. It however could do with better quality samples for the kick and snare drum like in SOR1 and 2.

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BK3 or not, game does contain a very worse BSO than the others. The farting music when choosing and player for example, is so disgraceful. Then the SFX system is so broken, so yes I fully agree if possible, to replace music and SFX driver from Sor2. But then, some levels on BK3 are simply boring and uninspired. In the end, not even making some magic hacking can save this game for me. Well, yes, just port levels, music, sfx, characteres, and maps to BK3 engine :D

Fortunatelly, we have SorR :)

On the other hand I really appreciate the lack of time limit (it's a console, stop doing that) and the fact you can do specials without losing health (it's still a trade off since you're forced to wait before using them again if you don't want to lose health, meaning you have to be good at dodging instead - essentially it allows two playstyles). Oh, and running, I hate going slow >_>;

I wouldn't mind that stuff being backported to SOR2 though.

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Originally Posted by Sik

On the other hand I really appreciate the lack of time limit (it's a console, stop doing that)

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Well SoR2 had an arcade release :p

I don't know if I like SoR2 or SoR3 better, both are fun games but neither makes me say "now this is a flawless game". I prefer both over SoR1 though (except for the music, SoR1's OST is awesome)

I just had a little fun comparing tracks and trying to figure out which SOR1/2 song could replace which song in BKIII, and you know what.. that was difficult.
the levels in BKIII are just totally different than those in SOR1/2, so apart from the boss theme and maybe a factory theme it would be quite difficult to find the right tracks for those.

You know what would be cool? if a skilled romhacker could implement TmEE's sound engine into BKIII, and then fans could redo those stages in Yuzo's style.

I personally think that that would be the best fit, those tracks are just too iconic to be able to be squeezed into other levels.

Whoa whoa! So many people hating on SoR3. I mean, I get why it's divisive. But I feel that if you give it a chance, the soundtrack, and especially the game, really grow on you. "Spinning Machine" aka, the fart noise song has been my ring tone for almost 3 years now. I think the soundtrack is great, not nearly as great as the first two games, but it's a really experimental, interesting sounding album. You could pick up hints in SoR2 that Koshiro was heading in that direction, but he did take it to a new extreme with SoR3.

As for the game itself, I think it's highly under rated. It's more complex, there are more moves, more characters, more secrets, long, sprawling levels with branching paths, lots of cut scenes and story elements. I really think Sega did well with the game itself IMO. It's the most technically impressive brawler of that era. I say give it a chance and play it a bit. It took my brother and I a while but we really grew to love the game. Granted, the NA version is HARD as HELL, but that was part of the fun for us. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment :p

Streets of Rage 3 doesn't just grow on you, it kicks you in the nuts! :D It's hard as hell but for a guy like me, that's a very good thing. The levels are brisker and better paced than in the previous game, and the control is unquestionably improved (quite possibly the most important aspect). Plus the lulz-worthy bugs are the best part, with the Construction Site and ninja subway having the most and funniest of them XD

The English translation patch of Bare Knuckle 3 is vastly superior to SoR3 IMO, but unfortunately it isn't nearly as hard. The music is the same, though, which is YMMV. (Personally, I commend Yuzo Koshiro for being original here, as opposed to remixing phrases from popular songs of the day. At least it's nothing we've heard before!)

I'm not sure that putting random notes through a sequencer is.. original. But what do I know.

Well, that worked for Miniplanets ¯\(º_o)/¯

Can't say I ever felt that the third game was bad, sure the music is sucky but the gameplay itself is.. not bad.

SOR2 feels like a much more powerful fighter though, the third one suffers from Snes slap syndrome.

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Originally Posted by Sik

Well, that worked for Miniplanets ¯\(º_o)/¯

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You're the next Yuzo!


I dunno. I'm just sayin'.. Revenge of Shinobi soundtrack insert into SOR3 with a Joe Musashi sprite hack for the main char.. would be a thing.

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Originally Posted by tomaitheous

I'm not sure that putting random notes through a sequencer is.. original. But what do I know.

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Hey, I said it was original, I didn't say it was good! :P At any rate, he's not borrowing phrases from other songs.

Original or not, I still like Yuzo Koshiro's work on RoS, SoR1~2 and even some songs from 3 (Moon and Poets I/II are really good, no matter how you look at them.) Another less-than-100%-original musician I like is Robert Prince, of Commander Keen / Wolfenstein 3D / Doom fame. I particularly like how Bobby Prince made his songs sound hilarious :D

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Originally Posted by NeoVamp

SOR2 feels like a much more powerful fighter though, the third one suffers from Snes slap syndrome.

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Yeah, you know really this is my biggest beef with the game, and the fact the SFX straight up drop out altogether at times.

As for the game itself, the reintroduction of pits, wind in the construction site, various hazards like the train thing that you bait enemies into all make for a more varied experience. Special moves with the weapons were a good idea too.

Tell you what though, I turn off 6-button mode in BK3 these days since anytime access to the level 3 specials makes it too easy IMO.

The songs most people like from SoR 3 weren't made by Yuzo, they were made by Motohiro Kawashima. The only even semi decent Yuzo song in the game is Shinobi Reverse.