Bramble Blast [8-Bit; VRC6] - Super Smash Bros. Brawl 

They should remake subspace emissary, or expand it into a full game, or do a sequel… I just want more subspace

It's weird, this song always made me feel quite sad when going through the stage on Brawl, and considering Diddy just lost DK, maybe it was supposed to invoke that feeling of desperation, but eagerness to set things right. Still a beautiful track all these years later, and the nostalgia is making it all the better. Really nice work on this one, loved it.

This is my favorite song from Brawl. Excellent work on this!

It's crazy how this song basically IS Subspace Emissary.

Ah, wonderful memories of Diddy and Fox's levels.

This slaps so hard! That little jpop chord change at 1:20 ish is such an easy way to make me love it

I don't remember the last time a chiptune made me cry...

Nostalgia hit me like a cargo ship (P.S. Beautiful cover Bran! Keep em up!)

This version is a bop. I always slept on it back then because I thought "this is nothing like Stickerbush Symphony" until I listened to it again.

REALLY beautiful. I think I like yours more than the original Brawl version, this really brings out the best things in the track. And the sound design is really amazing, it sounds so incredibly full and well-mixed.

HOLY SHIT THIS SOUNDS AMAZING I usually don't like covers as much as the originals but this is somehow BETTER!!!!

I'm doing a 365 days of music challenge for fun. I totally picked this one for today's -- it's such a treat when you upload!! Awesome job! And for fun, I'll go ahead and share what I wrote for it: ____________________________________ This was a pleasant surprise! I actually only found out about this remix a few minutes ago. I love Bramble Blast because it isn't just a typical glowup or even a typical remix. This remix changes the very tone of the original tune substantially (Stickerbush Symphony), making it sound like something completely fresh and new. It's one of my favorite tracks in Super Smash Bros. Brawl for that reason and merely because it's just good, plain and simple! And this 8-bit cover is stellar! branflakes is an excellent cover artist, and I particularly like his work in VRC6 -- a sort of "sound expansion" for the NES sound chip. He's operating with only six tone channels here -- each with their own limitations -- a noise channel for percussion, and a DPCM sample channel. I'm not a huge arpeggio fan when it comes to NES music, but I particularly like the way they're used here to give a guitar-like sound. I also really love the part around 1:46 -- the trilling upwards in the background, the sine wave taking the lead...I love it when people use the sine wave for something other than a bass in NES music. That's one reason why the Kirby's Adventure soundtrack is my favorite NES game soundtrack. Yes, I'm saying that here and now. I also appreciate that this doesn't sound like every other VRC6 remix out there. The use of arpeggio and the way the frequency of the tones shift to make them sound like completely different instruments is so well done. That and branflakes doesn't just use the VRC6-exclusive instruments just because they're there. He uses them when he thinks it would sound good. As it should be! TL;DR: this is some good bran right here

Wow. My favorite song of all time covered by one of my favorite musicians? TYSM @branflakes!!!

I remember listening to your original version of this way back in the day…was how I originally found your channel. We’ve come full circle now! Terrific job.

YESSSSAAAAAAHHH MY FAVORITE SUBSPACE/BRAWL SONG!!! YOU NAILED IT!!!

loved listening to your 2009 version all these years. loving this one too!!!!!!!

Bran, how do you always choose just the cream of the crop songs to cover? You seriously never miss.

This song is just SO good, that’s all I got.

King Bran strikes again.

This arrangement cleared my skin and revitalized all of my organs

This remix is perfect

Banger 100%

the song that always gives me goddamn chills. i love your arrangement just the same. and i really like how you use the triangle channel for the main repeating motif after the climax

I think it's crazy how one game can improve on another's soundtrack

I love how much more up beat and fun it sounds. I can hear his in a shovel knight level or something.

Unironically gives me goosebumps.

I love this version of Sticker brush Symphony deeply.

I feel happiness. Thank you much.

The greatest song in Brawl and my personal favorite song in smash history. Thank you so much.

incredible cover!!! carries a bit of a sonic advance 3 feeling to it :]

bran why is every track you make so good.

The best smash remix man, thanks so much for this.

wow this really captures the original song very well. super cool

this remix is such a classic, sounds dope in 8bit, thanks for spreading love today

branflakes uploads make my month, lovely to see brawl getting some love

this is absolutely superb, fantastic job

Freakin dope.. my fav dk track

Branflakes back with another banger

Checkpoint I'm moving into my very first own house next week and i'm scared but excited. I'm sure i'll do great but it's still daunting

This was such a great ride to start my morning. The music and visuals both chef kiss beautiful

Diddy vibing with the music is a nice touch

This song is so emotional and it sounds amazing here

It's always a good day when branflakes uploads

This may be the first time Bran's revisited a pre-Famitracker arrangement (the original was made in 2009 during his FL Studio days), but I think it's the third time he's revisited an old arrangement, the first two being Redial (which he covered in Famitracker in 2010 and then totally recreated in 2018) and Steam Gardens (which he covered in 2017 and then improved his original arrangement about a year later). *All these older versions are linked in the descriptions of the new ones.* Just some Branflakes lore for ya. -The Bramble Blast (aka Stickerbush Symphony aka Stickerbrush Symphony) and Steam Gardens old versions are unlisted and linked in the descriptions of the new ones, but the Redial old version has been made private since I last checked. If you want to hear that one, you can still find the mp3 I downloaded from RU-vid in my shared Google Drive folder which is linked from his Patreon page.- -(Any reason for the change, Bran? If not, could it be changed back?)- (He changed it back (: )

always love how hopeful yet sad it sounds.

These remixes are always so good!

00:37 *chef kiss*

LET'S GOOOOOOOOO lov ya branflakes

this track me doin the stanky leg cereal man

i like this! so good

This one hits different after the GilvaSunner takedown, fantastic cover

Each time I hear or read the word "bramble" I always think of the nightmare that is Dark Bramble from Outer Wilds. Thanks *God of All Cereal Boxes* .

One of the greatest themes ever.

absolutely beautiful... gorgeous job!

ACTUAL BANGER

awesome

Incredible! Great work.

Wonderful work man! As a fan of the brawl Remix and the original track from DKC2, you did this justice ☺️💜

Yes. Yes please. Absolutely yes. I'm still waiting for someone to do this in the DKC2 soundfont, though.

I kinda feel like I'm listening to Shovel Knight music, but I know damn well it is Brawl's song with the tune of David Wise.

actually amazing

absolutely fantastic cover. great stuff!

You never fail to deliver !

Damn that's a good one

super cool arrangement, love the visualizer too!

Masterpiece

Oh yeah!

Have I put this on loop and listened to it for hours? Yes. This is such an evocative piece of music, and the arrangement is fantastic!

amazing 👏

This is my fave DK Country track of all time. Thanks bran. You make me happy again. Good old days. Great cover. Love ya.

YES

YEEEE LETS GOOOOOOOOOO

this is brilliant, we need a 10 hour version

*Bramble Blast [8-Bit; VRC6] - Super Smash Bros. Brawl* my beloved

Sounds great man

Good work!

YEEEESSSS

Nice job!

;-; this is really beautiful

WOOOOOOW IT'S BEAUTIFUL

What a bop!

I love this song and I love this

Awesome I love it

what’s it like to improve on perfection?

I remember that one from Brawl's story mode.

Awesome

Its so good

Oh man, the nostalgia wave from this, I love it

Best rendition of this song, made even better

"Shadow, please. Get them outta here!" "What about those two?" "Oh, I'll handle them." "Handle us? Heh, I admire your persistence, hedgehog, but you're mistaken if you think you could beat us- What!?" "I know I can beat you!"

You should really do an Attack of the Killer Queen cover! That would be the most dope cover!

interesting, most would stick to the original dkc2 version, but your arrangement of the brawl iteration works very well. I'm impressed!

verrry nicccce

There once was a video that had a chill remix of this soundtrack that had a comment section filled with positivity. one day I decided to revisit that place only to be faced with that damn gray exclamation mark...

aw yeah 😎

checkpoint

SUBSPACE! YES!

最高！

Cant listen to this without thinking of siivagunner

Checkpoint