This is a cover of Haunted House using sleigh bells for every instrument. “What a Surprise!” is exclusive to the Final Mix version of Kingdom Hearts II, and plays during enemy encounters in the Christmas Town side of the Nightmare Before Christmas-themed world. The joke is that Haunted House is a Halloween source, but this rip appeared during the Christmas event. The title is also pretty fitting. It feels both genuine (“What a surprise! Haunted House is back!”) and sarcastic (“What a surprise! THIS again!”)
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Health Update (Holiday Mix) – Captain Novolin
This is a parody of Santa Claus is Coming to Town, with the instrumental set in the style of the Health Update theme. The lyrics were mostly written by Chris De Pew, and sung by me. This parody is a lot less informative than Glassafornia Gurls, and a lot more threatening, as the doctor is very sternly telling the listener to take their diabetes seriously and stop eating so many holiday sweets. The lyrics are listed below.
You’d better watch out, your sugar is high,
Better throw out that food or you’ll die,
Glassa Claus be comin’ fo you,
I’m making a list, of things you can eat,
Follow it close, I know when you cheat,
Glassa Claus be comin’ fo you.
I see what you’ve been eatin’, I know it’s a mistake,
I know when you ain’t drink yo milk, so put down that goddamn cake. Mm.
You’d better watch out, you better not try,
Puttin’ that ice cream onto that pie,
Glassa Claus be comin’ fo you!
Castle Lololo – Kirby’s Dream Land
This is the song that plays in the second level of Kirby’s Dream Land, but it becomes a Castlevania medley. The stage takes place in a castle, and the rip references every location in the first Castlevania game, followed by Haunted House (AKA Castle Boss).
A little backstory: Kirby and Castlevania are two of my favorite video game series. In 2010, a dream project of mine was to have Kirby’s Dream Land recreated in 2.5D. I started making Castlevania remixes in the style of Kirby’s Dream Land songs for a hidden “Alucard Mode,” and my favorite was a Castle Lololo styled rendition of Vampire Killer. I even made a version using Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland instruments, but never actually released it to the public. This rip was my attempt to revisit the idea. It was also a subtle reference to the second song I ever performed as Shyabeetus, a Castlevania series medley titled Castle Incarnate.
Serious – MOTHER 3
This is one of the battle themes from MOTHER 3, but it becomes a cover of mm2wood. This was a lot of fun to make. MOTHER 3 has multiple guitar chord samples, which is a clever way to include a fuller sound with fewer sound channels. They ended up working perfectly for mm2wood’s piano chords (after a bit of pitch shifting), and there were exactly enough channels to fit the rest of the song. I’m not entirely sure whether this arrangement would work on the original sound hardware, but I tried my best to emulate that.
Castle Boss – 8-Bit Beast’s Haunted House
This is just the Nutshack theme in the style of Haunted House. It was the first rip to be uploaded as “8-Bit Beast’s Haunted House,” and was intended to be a fake ending for the Haunted House rips. It was followed by “Haunted House – 8-Bit Beast’s Haunted House,” ending the first Halloween event. The thumbnail is a title screen I put together for an imaginary Haunted House game for the NES. It’s meant to be a hardware accurate 8-bit depiction of the album art I made for Ap0c’s Haunted House album. I went on to use the assets from this fake title screen to create the environment for the Haunted House Fusion Collab.
Ruined Castle Corridor – Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
This is the song that plays in the first area of dracula’s castle, but it becomes an arrangement of Dracula’s Castle, from Symphony of the Night. Both songs were composed by Michiru Yamane, take place in the starting area of dracula’s castle, and sound similar. This rip was uploaded during the Halloween event.
Creepy Castle – Donkey Kong 64
This is the theme that plays in the Creepy Castle stage, but with the melody and chords replaced with Haunted House. This was meant to be a sister rip to Creepy Castle Boss, which was one of my more popular Haunted House rips. The rip also features the Wood Man stage music from Mega Man 2, as mm2wood was one of the themes of the Halloween event.
ＣＡＣＨＥ ＢＯＳＳ – BIT.TRIP FLUX
This is an extended version of Cache Boss, although not the “complete” version. At the point where the song would originally cut out and become a piano midi of Haunted House, it instead continues with a Bit Shifter-styled rendition of Snow Halation. Next, the Nutshack theme is heard, using the BRK sample as a custom instrument, a reference to LSDJ, the tracker Bit Shifter uses. Next, there’s a Haunted House section, followed briefly by the Jetsons theme. The song ends abruptly with a “cart crash” joke (another LSDJ reference, as crashing is a common occurrence when performing using Game Boys), followed by the sound of the Game Boy being restarted, and ending with more BRK gadunks.
This was uploaded during the “finale” fake-out event. When I submitted this rip, fans had traced the “mystery meme” back to Cache Boss, and I wanted to hint that the mystery was still unsolved. By the time it was uploaded, however, Haunted House had already been discovered by the fans.
Health Update (Extended Mix) – Captain Novolin
This is the theme that plays when Captain Novolin is thinking about his doctors’ advice, but it becomes a parody of California Gurls by Katy Perry. The doctor’s voice in the intro was recorded by Chris DePew, and the singing voice is mine. The lyrics reference healthy tips for diabetics, as well as an infamous typo from the game (“check you feet”), and a few inside jokes between Chris and me. If you’d like to sing along, the lyrics are listed below.
Mm. Goddamn. This. Is. My jam.
Mm. Goddamn. This. Is. My jam.
Mm. Check you feet, and don’t forget to check your glucose.
Before you eat, inject your usual insulin dose.
Put down that cake, you’re diabetic, don’t be reckless. (Goddamn.)
You’ll be fine if you stick, to your recommended breakfast. (Meal plan.)
Have a half a banana, some peanut butter toast, a bowl of cereal,
And a beautiful glassa, some tasty milk. Mm! Mmm-mmm-mmm~
Have a glass of milk, it’s really good for you,
Apple, crackers, afternoon snack. (Mm.)
Check you feet before you put on your shoes.
Mmm-mmm-mm, mm, mmm-mmm-mmm,
Have a glass of milk, it’s really good for you,
Turkey sandwich, go to bed. *smooch*
Test your blood sugar, though, before you do.
Mmm-mmm-mm, mm, mmm-mmm-mmm,
Have a glassa, have a glassa milk,
Have a glassa, have a glassa milk,
Have a glassa
Boo! Haunted House – Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
This is the song that plays in the haunted house stage of AVGN Adventures, but it’s mashed up with Haunted House. The joke, as you may have guessed, is that Haunted House is in the title. After the first loop, the song “crashes,” and turns into a Haunted House styled cover of the AVGN theme.