Author Topic: What is your arcade cab's theme tune? (Read 10892 times)

Richy · « **on:** May 28, 2003, 10:19:23 am »

I was just wondering if any of your mame cabs have a theme tune. Meaning a song from the 80's which reminds you of playing arcade games and goes hand in hand with playing it.

HeadRusch · « **Reply #1 on:** May 28, 2003, 12:01:34 pm »

Do you mean a song that plays when your cab boots up, or just "a song that takes you back" in general?

There are no songs specifically that remind me of my arcade days.......any songs from the period qualify.
The early 80's was a freakin boomtime to be a kid. You had arcades, you had the birth of MTV (that really changed things), you had the debut of HUGE toy lines with 1/2 hour commercials (cartoons) to get you to buy them, and you had the birth of the "electronic 80's".....walkmans....home computers.....etc.

If you mean in your cabinet, well, my PC boots up with a commodore 64 startup screen and fires of a custom wav I hacked together from BERZERK......That pretty much gets me in the right place

HMMM..question...Do any of the front-ends allow you to play an MP3 file during menu selection that not only fades out when you start your game, but fades IN when you end it?

nighthawk2099 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 28, 2003, 12:22:10 pm »

I'm still working on my cabinet and FE but so far I'm launching the smaller 80's arcade movie (forgot who put that together) in a flash with first 30 sec or so of Empire by Queen's Riche.... Way Cool....

Then the shutdown is a mix of the old GAME OVER in Missle Command and the Bezzerk sound of "Stop the Humanoid" and then a Cylon (remember Battle Star Gallatica) reply with "By Your Command"...... I feel 13 again.... WOW !

rampy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 28, 2003, 01:13:33 pm »

Still working on that... I have like a mega80's remix/medley that plays.

Accidently have Twisted Sister's "We're not gonna take it" in a loop under glauncher menu. *shrug*

Rampy

Richy · « **Reply #4 on:** May 28, 2003, 05:53:29 pm »

i Just mean a song that takes you back to the arcade. I'm trying to come up with a good song for my menu.

Not pacman fever by buckner and garcia, though.

jakejake28 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 28, 2003, 07:25:55 pm »

anything acdc reminds me of the 80's, and so long as i never hear flock of seagulls or mr. roboto, i'm happy.

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #6 on:** May 28, 2003, 07:41:07 pm »

"Ooops I did it again" by Britney Spears.

Or

"Mmm Bop" by the Hansens

cuthulas · « **Reply #7 on:** May 28, 2003, 08:10:39 pm »

I have yet to post pictures of my cabinet ... I will get around to it once I work out how my ISP's hosting works. However ... my theme tune/start-up music is the theme song to SUPERMAN the movie. My cabinet is called SUPERMAME ... hence the music. Soon I will get the pics up.

Cuth
cuthulas@hotmail.com

anthony691 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 28, 2003, 09:45:14 pm »

I love 80's music Depeshe Mode esque! Iggy Pop the violent Femmes... good stuff.

dhansen · « **Reply #9 on:** May 28, 2003, 11:57:09 pm »

Quote from: Dartful Dodger on May 28, 2003, 07:41:07 pm

"Ooops I did it again" by Britney Spears.

Or

"Mmm Bop" by the Hansens

Hey now that's HansOn not HansEn don't tarnish the family name!

RetroBorg · « **Reply #10 on:** May 29, 2003, 06:53:39 am »

The best song relating to that era was a song called Computer Games by Mi-Sex, I think they were a New Zealand band that moved to Australia so I'm not sure if that song made the charts in USA or UK. Definately worth downloading it if you can. On the Video Clip it showed some footage from the Star Wars arcade game and a black and white driving game my guess is it was probably Datsun 280 Zzzap or something similar.

HeadRusch · « **Reply #11 on:** May 29, 2003, 08:49:33 am »

You could always go with "DO YOU COMPUTE?" by..err...some dork. 80's song that I think barely charted in the US....saw the video on a VH1 flashback not too long ago and was horrified to see the dude who sings it...imagine "So nerdy there's no way this band could have survived".

Personally, anything by DEVO takes me back to the early 80's.........to me DEVO is the early 80's....

Hoagie_one · « **Reply #12 on:** May 29, 2003, 09:11:49 am »

The act theme from ms pac man, when they meet. Thats gonna be on mine when I finish it

metzer · « **Reply #13 on:** May 30, 2003, 02:07:02 am »

Hey ... no fair bashing Donnie Iris. Sure, he looked like a nerd, but that Pittsburgh native could ROCK. His signature song, "Ah Leah!", back around 1981, is one of the classics of FM rock stations. He also did "Love Is Like a Rock" which made it into the top 40. "Do You Compute" was around 1984, and was a rocking song as well. He was originally with the Jaggerz in the early 70's, who had a hit with "The Rapper". I think Donnie Iris still sells out at concerts at local clubs in the Pittsburgh area.

Oh, for the cabinet bootup song, just pick a classic arcade theme song, such as Pac Man or Donkey Kong. You can't go wrong. Maybe alternate from time to time. My kid hears the theme and comes running every time.

telengard · « **Reply #14 on:** May 30, 2003, 02:10:35 am »

Quote from: Richy on May 28, 2003, 10:19:23 am

I was just wondering if any of your mame cabs have a theme tune. Meaning a song from the 80's which reminds you of playing arcade games and goes hand in hand with playing it.

When my cab starts up it plays the Pac-Man start sound, and shutdown is Donkey Kong when
Mario "dies". I also loop custom made ambient arcade noise in AdvanceMame. As for songs
that remind me of video games I'd have to say any Journey or Rush.

Funspot is a great place
to listen to 80s music and play classic vids!!

kspiff · « **Reply #15 on:** May 30, 2003, 02:14:16 am »

I'm leaning towards a loop of the full album "Power Pill Pac-Man" by Aphex Twin

HeadRusch · « **Reply #16 on:** May 30, 2003, 11:09:24 am »

Donnie Iris, Thank you!

I had no idea he was the guy who did AH LEAH....live and learn!

Yeah, Do yoU Compute is a pretty good song, or rather a very good example of the cheezy early 80's electronica revolution!

And..I think makes a good arcade song.....the video shows him pluggin away at an Atari 800 I think, might even be a 1200.....and DO YOU COMPUTE is scrolling around the screen..
Ok oldschoolers, does this look familiar?

10 REM MY STUPID LOOP
20 PRINT "DO YOU COMPUTE?",, ,,
30 GOTO 20

RUN

nighthawk2099 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 30, 2003, 11:21:52 am »

OMG it's a LOOP!!!!!!! AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH !!!!

DO YOU COMPUTE?
DO YOU COMPUTE?
DO YOU COMPUTE?
DO YOU COMPUTE?
DO YOU COMPUTE?
DO YOU COMPUTE? DO YOU COMPUTE? DO YOU COMPUTE?

)p( · « **Reply #18 on:** June 09, 2003, 04:16:25 am »

I use the very cheesy as the windows startup wav:

Beware I live! , form Sinistar

peter

AlanS17 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 13, 2003, 10:15:08 am »

Quote from: kspiff on May 30, 2003, 02:14:16 am

I'm leaning towards a loop of the full album "Power Pill Pac-Man" by Aphex Twin

Can't say I've heard that one, but Aphex Twin is messed up! Did you ever see the "Come to Daddy" video? I thought I was gonna have nightmares!

spectre · « **Reply #20 on:** June 30, 2003, 01:47:25 pm »

I use fat kids from twiztid... LMFAO

"X X to the X L come correct with my burger and fries, they king sized!"
but anyway, no one knows what that is so uhh yea... lol just figured i'd put it out there anyway

BillyJack · « **Reply #21 on:** July 02, 2003, 10:45:28 am »

Aphex Twin... lol. Every time I go party at this certain friend's house, once we're good and drunk I always have him play his Windowlicker video. That thing is the freakiest video evar. Someday I will see it sober, but damn... those morning after memories are freaky.

F|end · « **Reply #22 on:** July 02, 2003, 11:01:20 am »

When i have myone, maybe i put something like a jukebox with 80's (metal, punk some pop, electronic), 90's (same) and nowadays music!

For intro sound, maybe a Europe - Final Countdown sample!

I'm 18 and i didn't lived the 80's but i think that music kicks a**! \m/

Cue-Ball · « **Reply #23 on:** July 02, 2003, 07:03:36 pm »

My cabinet has a Discs of Tron theme, so i use the theme music from Tron. Then, i have an all-80's jukebox as the first item on my frontend, so it's easy to hear plenty of 80's music on-demand.

NIVO · « **Reply #24 on:** July 04, 2003, 12:56:15 pm »

for some reason everytime I used to go into the local arcade in the 80's, I always heard Loverboy - Workin' for the Weekend. It just sorta grows on ya. Has the classic 80's sound all the way. Also Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane always seemed to fit the bill. YMMV

Justin · « **Reply #25 on:** July 18, 2003, 11:49:20 pm »

I looked around a lot, and finally setlled for Tears For Fears. There are a bunch of tff songs out there that take me back 20 years. Very effective. Take for example 'Everybody Wants to Rule The World".

Oh, Duran Duran also works for me.

Mosez · « **Reply #26 on:** July 19, 2003, 09:55:59 am »

how about "we are the robots" by kraftwerk, that is some scary stuff right there!

Dr. J · « **Reply #27 on:** July 19, 2003, 11:42:26 pm »

It's not done yet, but I'm probably going to get some super mario brothers and castlevania music going. Those were my first two video game exposures, so it's an instant flashback for me.

TheGatesofBill · « **Reply #28 on:** July 22, 2003, 11:50:38 pm »

My cabinet is not completed yet, but on the "prototype" I alternate between:
1. "Shump Theme" from the Dreamcast homebrew game
2. "Die Another Day" from the James Bond movie
Neither actually reminds me of anything, but they make me happy, so deal with it.

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #29 on:** July 23, 2003, 12:23:55 am »

Styx "Best of Times"

Oddly tho, I never actually heard it during the 80's. My first exposure to it was in a Mame animation and so, by association, it makes me feel all nostalgic and stuff. Go figure.

AlanS17 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 23, 2003, 12:28:55 am »

Maybe it's cuz I'm younger, but I'm going with Ministry of Sound (electronic music). Rather than being just one song that would start to get repetitive, it's a full 1.25 hour mixed set. It's not over the top, though. It doesn't get too busy. It plays in the background for my emulaxian.

Edit: Found it was looping anyways and cutting off the majority of my track so I switched to a song called "Lone Gunman" by 187 Lockdown.

Zapper · « **Reply #31 on:** August 18, 2003, 08:52:33 pm »

I just use arcade ambience background sounds but if I had to pick one real song then it would be Journey - Only Solutions from the TRON soundtrack.

CitznFish · « **Reply #32 on:** August 19, 2003, 02:59:46 pm »

No one mentioned "Pacman Fever"? or "I got Asteroids"?

telengard · « **Reply #33 on:** August 24, 2003, 12:50:15 am »

Quote from: Zapper on August 18, 2003, 08:52:33 pm

I just use arcade ambience background sounds but if I had to pick one real song then it would be Journey - Only Solutions from the TRON soundtrack.

Where did you get these ambient sounds? Are they from a real arcade or fabricated?

Luxury · « **Reply #34 on:** September 25, 2003, 12:51:10 pm »

Has anyone heard of the arcade based song by Cornellius? I heard it years ago, and completely forgot what it sounds like, but I think it would sound really good in an arcade cab. If anyone can tell me the name of the song, or what album its on, that would be great.

KevSteele · « **Reply #35 on:** September 26, 2003, 05:54:47 pm »

Maybe I'm the only one who's heard it, but how about:

"10,000 Points" by Peter Schilling?

Kevin

telengard · « **Reply #36 on:** September 26, 2003, 08:10:48 pm »

Quote from: kevsteele on September 26, 2003, 05:54:47 pm

Maybe I'm the only one who's heard it, but how about:

"10,000 Points" by Peter Schilling?

Kevin

Is he the dude who did "Major Tom"?

4......3.......2......1

~brian

KevSteele · « **Reply #37 on:** September 26, 2003, 08:13:14 pm »

Yup. Same Peter Schilling.

I can't remember if 10,000 points is on the same album as Major Tom, but I think it was.

Kevin


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