Author Topic: What is your favourite game music? (Read 11607 times)

shmokes · « **Reply #40 on:** July 31, 2008, 10:48:21 pm »

Rock Band

Seriously, if we're not just talking classics, I'd probably say Parappa the Rapper. Of the classics, I think maybe Frogger and Super Mario simply because there has never been a moment in the last 20 years when I couldn't hum those tunes on demand. They're permanently etched in my brain. I'd probably also include the original Zelda overworld theme and some of the Metroid stuff.

Loafmeister · « **Reply #41 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:28:02 am »

Hmmm, most have been mentioned: Gyruss, Space Harrier, outrun and Moon Patrol. For some reason, Popeye never got old for me, so it would get my vote.

Although next gen consoles don't count, I assume the original Xbox is ok then? If so, then Halo is near the top of the list. I'm not a big fan of the game itself (I do like it but not a lover of it) BUT that theme music is just outstanding...

... and these guys are incredible

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLt5_ME_2_M[/youtube]

ShoLouie · « **Reply #42 on:** August 01, 2008, 07:50:22 am »

I'm surprised that my favourite hasn't been mentioned yet,

Contra!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWMyoNhGHbk[/youtube]

also this guy is amazing....

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5JlGQ5orL8[/youtube]

nipsmg · « **Reply #43 on:** August 01, 2008, 09:26:50 am »

FInally,I saw someone say Paperboy.

That music gets caught in my head and it's rediculous.

Also, ghosts and goblins. There's a solo in the song "Like a Stone" that sounds JUST like the c64 version of G&G.

Trebeck · « **Reply #44 on:** August 03, 2008, 06:39:47 pm »

go to the torrents and look for nintendo music. I grabbed 200 of the best NES tunes.
Great stuff. Goonies music is great

Nephasth · « **Reply #45 on:** May 30, 2013, 10:03:57 am »

Necro bump! Was going to start a new thread, but look! This one was already here.

Played Rygar for the first time this weekend (crazy, huh?). I gotta say, I really love the music in this game. It really pulled me in! There aren't many arcade games that have music that stands out to me, but Rygar's has been playing in my head for the past several days.

mgb · « **Reply #46 on:** May 30, 2013, 10:11:51 am »

Well since you've bumped it, why not jump in.

Shadow of the Beast for the Genesis:
Awesome game music

I'm also a big fan of Moon Patrols music

DrChek · « **Reply #47 on:** May 30, 2013, 10:15:00 am »

Quake 2
I still listen to this "album" on a regular basis.

The 7th Guest
Another early favorite of mine.

dgame · « **Reply #48 on:** May 30, 2013, 10:32:30 am »

Gyruss, "I get goose bumps when the bassline thumps.."

darkSSide · « **Reply #49 on:** May 30, 2013, 10:40:34 am »

I can't believe no one mentioned PHOENIX!

mgb · « **Reply #50 on:** May 30, 2013, 10:57:55 am »

Quote from: dgame on May 30, 2013, 10:32:30 am

Gyruss, "I get goose bumps when the bassline thumps.."

Oh yes!!
One my favorite games too and one reason I'm glad I have a sub in my cab

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #51 on:** May 30, 2013, 02:16:23 pm »

I love the music from Bomb Jack. Retro all the way. I even had the attract mode as my ringtone for my significant other. :-)

D

CoryBee · « **Reply #52 on:** May 30, 2013, 02:21:05 pm »

The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past (SNES)

and

The Legend of Zelda (NES)

Louis Tully · « **Reply #53 on:** May 30, 2013, 02:42:02 pm »

BadMouth · « **Reply #54 on:** May 30, 2013, 03:06:17 pm »

Yuzo Koshiro - Streets of Rage & Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune series (among many others)
http://www.youtube.com/user/yuzokoshiromusic

Ridge Racer - Rare Hero

Outrun - Splash Wave

The new dubstep remix in Sonic Racing Transformed is a bit too far from the original for my tastes.

Sitnalta · « **Reply #55 on:** May 30, 2013, 04:22:24 pm »

First song that came up to me:

Carmageddon
Iron Maiden - Be Quick Or Be Dead

But thats not really game music, so the second that came up:

The Neverhood

postmortem · « **Reply #56 on:** May 30, 2013, 05:30:15 pm »

Quote from: DrChek on May 30, 2013, 10:15:00 am

Quake 2
I still listen to this "album" on a regular basis.

The 7th Guest
Another early favorite of mine.

the 7th guest soundtrack was amazing.. the fat man is awesome!
I also enjoy anything from konami (castlevania especially), Metroid, F-zero, and Capcom Games

mgb · « **Reply #57 on:** May 30, 2013, 07:12:42 pm »

If you can take the same few songs by the offspring and bad religion played over and over again, then the Crazy Taxi music is pretty cool

mamenewb100 · « **Reply #58 on:** May 30, 2013, 08:05:00 pm »

There is too many good old video game tunes.

I'm just going to mention some that I haven't seen mentioned. ARCADE: The Intro music in Real Bout: Fatal Fury. CONSOLES: Intro music to Mega Man 3 for the NES. The default Tetris music for the NES. Most of the music in Chrono Trigger for the SNES. To name only a few.

EssexMame · « **Reply #59 on:** May 31, 2013, 06:34:58 am »

+1 for Xenon 2 on the Amiga for me -

Awesome music. The Amiga sounds great even today and this was perfect for the game. When I loaded it up again on WinUAE recently it still blew me away - I was expecting it to sound tinny by today's standards but no way!

lilshawn · « **Reply #60 on:** May 31, 2013, 05:35:28 pm »

F-zero - Fire Field

gnat attack - level 3 ... but has to be on a first revision SNES. It had a separate bass enhancement board built in to boost subsonic frequencies. this song is bangin' on a couple of 15's. Later revision SNES's went with a different all in one chip and the bass is all crunchy.

markc74 · « **Reply #61 on:** May 31, 2013, 07:03:56 pm »

Way too many but my top tunes have to be

Arcade - kung fu master (massively repetitive but takes me back!), rtype, moon patrol (again), shinobi and splash wave from outrun

C64 - cybernoid, sanxion

Amiga - turrican 1 and pinball dreams

Atari st - exolon. No question this is my favourite tune ever.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #62 on:** June 01, 2013, 01:11:52 am »

Tempest 2000 on the Atari Jaguar (",)

Vigo · « **Reply #63 on:** June 01, 2013, 02:44:08 am »

I'm gonna come off as a c64 snob here, but I'm convinced that the c64's beautiful analog filter sid chip was leagues ahead of any other console back in the day. Martin Galway is my probably my fav of the c64 composers. I dare you to just take 5 minutes to listen to this stuff. It is brilliant.

Other favs on the c64:
Samurai Warrior Usagi Yojimbo
The last V8
Commando (Much better than the arcade theme)
Terramex (Cosmic Relief)
Maniac Mansion

mgb · « **Reply #64 on:** June 01, 2013, 01:31:21 pm »

ROADRASH!!!!

mgb · « **Reply #65 on:** June 01, 2013, 10:36:59 pm »

It may have been mentioned but how about Outrun.
I remember thinking how cool it was that not only is there force feedback (a first) but also the whole car stereo thing that let you choose the music track was really cool.

VanillaGorilla · « **Reply #66 on:** June 02, 2013, 03:52:52 am »

Gravitar. I put it on occasionally just for the thump. Pure 8-bit evil.

Cynicaster · « **Reply #67 on:** June 04, 2013, 12:42:02 pm »

Golden Axe – Arcade and Genesis

Altered Beast – garbage game, but love the music, especially title screen and first level

Dragon Spirit – arcade

Batman – Genesis – title screen and first level are great

Double Dragon – arcade

Super Mario Bros. 2 – NES (I’m one of “those guys” who holds this as his favorite Mario title of all time)

By all rights I suppose I should be “nostalgic” about NES music, but nowadays I usually find it more annoying than anything else.

For whatever reason, I’m finding I generally prefer music on the original Gameboy over the NES. I picked up an original B&W Gameboy for cheap a while back and played all the way through Super Mario Land for the first time in almost 25 years. I was kind of surprised at how well the music fits the game and adds to the experience. I didn’t notice such things back when I had these games originally.

lilshawn · « **Reply #68 on:** June 04, 2013, 02:27:57 pm »

LOL, I've thought about it some more and thought of a few more games with awesome music I love...

title sequence of double dragon on the gameboy - it's got that 80's feel to it. i catch myself humming this one sometimes.

legend of zelda ocarina of time overworld. This is my alarm I wake up to in the morning. It's fabulous. give it a listen all the way through...most people only spend 30 seconds to a minute hearing the song before gameplay changes the music on you...

dr wilys stage from megaman 2. super catchy. deliciously complex.

Gray_Area · « **Reply #69 on:** June 04, 2013, 06:51:55 pm »

Pheonix and Frogger were I think the first real music-endowed games.

Classic-wise, my favorites are Gyruss, Moon Patrol, Pooyan (probably the most sophisticated original music of the period), Marble Madness (barely a Classic) - and, not mentioned yet, Xevious. Most of these were in '82, hence contenders, though Xevious is perhaps the quintessential music game, because it's barely music, and yet no diatonically lame.

OH, and Gunsmoke, which was '84!

Mid-to-late 80s: Outrun, Black Tiger, Indy, 1943....what else.......

90s, mmmmmm, Strikers1945 stands out.

@Vigo: dude, is that a chorus of gnats farting music?......

@lilshawn: well, not really. That basic minor key 'hey it's a tragic adventure coming' kind of thing (I think both Raiden and Twin Cobra have it), that...sad as *---fudgesicle---* to say.....is the common harmonic deal in all the kiddie metal in the last ten years....and has no sign of giving up. BLECH.

rCadeGaming · « **Reply #70 on:** June 04, 2013, 11:35:53 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on July 31, 2008, 03:28:30 pm

PCE Dracula X for consoles... fantastic music.

Maybe my top pick.

Also:
Sonic 2
Final Fantasy VI
Donkey Kong Country
Suikoden 1/2

Vigo · « **Reply #71 on:** June 05, 2013, 12:36:31 am »

Quote from: Gray_Area on June 04, 2013, 06:51:55 pm

@Vigo: dude, is that a chorus of gnats farting music?......

Too biz-buzzy for ya? Maybe try this to hear it from real instruments:

Quote from: rCadeGaming on June 04, 2013, 11:35:53 pm

Quote from: ChadTower on July 31, 2008, 03:28:30 pm
PCE Dracula X for consoles... fantastic music.

Maybe my top pick.

Also:
Sonic 2
Final Fantasy VI
Donkey Kong Country
Suikoden 1/2

Those are all excellent.

ahofle · « **Reply #72 on:** June 05, 2013, 12:49:26 am »

Still amazed that no one else has mentioned Ecco: Tides of Time. I'm not sure if it's an original composition, but it's very moving.

rCadeGaming · « **Reply #73 on:** June 05, 2013, 08:16:25 am »

ark_ader · « **Reply #74 on:** June 05, 2013, 09:51:38 am »

The C-64 totally rocks.

Well Fed Games · « **Reply #75 on:** June 05, 2013, 11:35:40 am »

Raiden series
Outrun
Super Mario Bros
Katamari Damacy
Parappa/ Um Jammer Lammy

lilshawn · « **Reply #76 on:** June 05, 2013, 07:03:13 pm »

Quote from: Well Fed Games on June 05, 2013, 11:35:40 am

Parappa/ Um Jammer Lammy

ugh, worst SIMON spinoff EVAR!!

Gray_Area · « **Reply #77 on:** June 08, 2013, 01:18:51 am »

Quote from: Vigo on June 05, 2013, 12:36:31 am

Too biz-buzzy for ya? Maybe try this to hear it from real instruments:

That was pretty decent. Ha, no Chicken Switch fo him! Bass got a little lost in the mix, and I would've 'walked' the drum beat a bit more.

leapinlew · « **Reply #78 on:** June 08, 2013, 08:39:54 pm »

Solstice on Nintendo

amendonz · « **Reply #79 on:** June 08, 2013, 08:47:19 pm »

Guilty gear


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Author Topic: What is your favourite game music? (Read 11607 times)

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