It’s time for a special episode of “On Stage Now”, and our first musician to start off 2026 is Nestalgica.
Hailing from Sweden, he’s a one-man band that covers all music from Nintendo. The proof is in the 17 years of videos from his YouTube channel that showcase his talent. There are a few tracks in which he collaborates with other musicians.
And honestly, that’s all I’ve got on him, but don’t let that dissuade you from listening a collection of his works on this episode, so put on your headphones and prepare to rock the world of video game music!
Nestalgica (YT, FB, IG, X, Twitch, Spotify, Apple Music, BC, Deezer, Last.fm, Patreon)
Track Listing
All tracks performed by Nestalgica are covers of the original VGM
“Mega Man 2 Medley” – [Mega Man 2] – composed by Takashi Tateishi, Manami Matsumae
“Batman: Return of the Joker cover (Game Boy)” – [Batman: Return of Joker] – composed by Manami Matsumae
“Bubble Bobble Them” – [Bubble Bobble] – composed by Zuntata
“Fester’s Quest – Boss Battle” – [Fester’s Quest] – composed by by Nobuyuki Hara, Naoki Kodaka
“Nintendo World Cup – Match 1-3”- [Nintendo World Cup] – composed by Kauo Sawa
“Metal Slug 3 – Desert theme” – [Metal Slug 3] – composed by Playmore Sound Team
“Splatoon – Splattack! (Main theme)” – [Splatoon] – composed by Toru Minegishi, Shiho Fujii
“Mystic Quest – Battle Theme [METAL COVER]” – [Mystic Quest] – composed by Ryuji Sasai
“Mega Man 2 – Metal Man Theme [METAL COVER]” – [Mega Man 2] – composed by Takashi Tateishi
“Castlevania – Heart of Fire” – [Castlevania] – composed by Kinuyo Tamashita
“Snake’s Revenge – Jungle Infiltration” – [Metal Gear – Snake’s Revenge] – composed by Tsutomo Ogura
“Batman: The Video Game (NES) – Stage 1 Theme (Streets of Desolation)” – [Batman: The Video Game] – composed by Naoki Kodaka
“ENEMY BASE – Contral (Feat. Stefan Norlin)” – [Contra] – composed by Kazuki Muraoka
“STARMAN THEME/WING CAP THEME” – [Super Mario Bros.] – composed by Koji Kondo
“ULTRAKILL – Altars of Apostacy (incl. “Hall of Sacreligious Remains”)” – [Ultrakill] – composed by Arai “Hakita” Patala
“BLADES OF STEEL – Menu Theme/Game Start” – [Blades of Steel] – composed by Shinya Sakamoto, Kazuki Muraoka, Atsushi Fujio, Kiyohiro Sada
Outro: “Ballad of the Wind Fish | Rock Cover (Link’s Awakening)” – [The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening] – composed by Kazumi Totaka, Minako Hamano, Kozue Ishikawa – covered by Nestalgica
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