# Minibosses - a great bnd doing reat covers of Nintendo songs. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minibosses-a-great-bnd-doing-reat-covers-of-nintendo-songs/262442 "2004-08-31T17:37:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minibosses-a-great-bnd-doing-reat-covers-of-nintendo-songs/262442/1 "2004-08-31T17:37:02Z")
[http://minibosses.com/](http://minibosses.com/) You have to here some of this stuff, The live _Ninja Gaiden_ is particularly awesom. I am just so impressed with how the music stands on its own. Even if you do not remember the games they still sound great. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minibosses-a-great-bnd-doing-reat-covers-of-nintendo-songs/262442/2 "2004-08-31T20:39:16Z")
Awesome, but I wouldn’t get a CD, as it would get old real quick. Still, good for a short trip down memory lane. ---
**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minibosses-a-great-bnd-doing-reat-covers-of-nintendo-songs/262442/3 "2004-08-31T21:29:12Z")
They were at Penny-Arcade’s exposition this past weekend, titled PAX. I didn’t get to see them myself, as the theater filled up quickly, but I heard nothing but glowing reviews. ---
**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minibosses-a-great-bnd-doing-reat-covers-of-nintendo-songs/262442/4 "2004-09-01T01:00:04Z")
hehehe Thanks for the link, **Muad’Dib**. I was going to agree with ya at first, **Wolfian** , but after hearing the sample of the Castlevania (1) song, I can’t make any promises. 🙂 Keen. LilShieste ---
**Author:** ![pung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pung)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minibosses-a-great-bnd-doing-reat-covers-of-nintendo-songs/262442/5 "2004-09-01T02:31:59Z")
Just in case anyone wanted to compare the NES originals with the Miniboss covers: [http://organa.ca/standalone/bossmachine/soundmachine.html](http://organa.ca/standalone/bossmachine/soundmachine.html) (Flash player required) I programmed this as a college assignment more than a year ago. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minibosses-a-great-bnd-doing-reat-covers-of-nintendo-songs/262442/6 "2004-09-01T02:47:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Awesome, but I wouldn’t get a CD, as it would get old real quick. Exceedingly quick, for me. I closed out of the Ninja Gaiden track halfway through. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it sounded “flat” and repetitive. It would have benefitted from a strong harmony… The bass came in about halfway through, but it didn’t seem to be enough. But of course, what can one expect from music for an 8-bit console? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minibosses-a-great-bnd-doing-reat-covers-of-nintendo-songs/262442/7 "2004-09-01T03:38:01Z")
I LOVE the Minibosses. Their version of Contra is my favorite. Since the NES had no bass, they have to essentially create a lot of the rythym sections for the songs, and on that one they did a superb job. Just check out **pung’s** link for the comparison. ---
**Author:** ![partylineinc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@partylineinc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partylineinc)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minibosses-a-great-bnd-doing-reat-covers-of-nintendo-songs/262442/8 "2004-09-01T03:53:33Z")
THAT is just so sweet! I’m gonna catch their show in L.A. next month. I wonder if they ever did a cover of Metroid… ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minibosses-a-great-bnd-doing-reat-covers-of-nintendo-songs/262442/9 "2004-09-01T05:00:00Z")
A little more limited, but this [band](http://www.square-enix-usa.com/uematsu/black_mages/index.html) does Final Fantasy music. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minibosses-a-great-bnd-doing-reat-covers-of-nintendo-songs/262442/10 "2004-09-01T14:24:48Z")
> [@partylineinc](#): > > I wonder if they ever did a cover of Metroid… Yup, check out **Pungs** flash.