Born from the legendary 7 GRAND DAD meme and the bootleg game culture it celebrates, this 2017 fan game soundtrack is a love letter to NES-era jank turned into something genuinely creative. The track titles alone tell the story: "Somari's Challenge" references the infamous Sonic-as-Mario bootleg, "Flying Machine" nods to the unlicensed Super Contra 7, and "Bedrock" pulls from The Flintstones NES game that started the whole joke.
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"Fortran's Theme" has a chiptune heroism to it that plays the absurd premise completely straight, which makes it funnier. "Gadem City" and "Night Trip" actually slap as standalone platformer tracks. "Mariobomination" is the boss theme name of the century, and the music backing it matches that unhinged energy perfectly.
The Final Boss Theme caps a soundtrack that walks the razor edge between parody and genuine affection for the bootleg games it references. If you were ever deep in the SiIvaGunner rabbit hole, this hits different.