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Title: What songs do you use on the front end while waiting for game selection?
Post by: Crony on January 11, 2006, 05:09:11 pm: What songs do you use on the front end while waiting for game selection? Just cleaning up the fine details on my new arcade.
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Post by: Farmboy90 on January 11, 2006, 05:16:28 pm: Various Star Wars music since my cab is SW themed of course.
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Post by: RayB on January 11, 2006, 06:03:51 pm: I use the short versions of the 3 "arcade ambience" clips made by that guy there.... the arcade ambience guy, you know?
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Post by: Roughy on January 11, 2006, 06:14:12 pm: Which guy would that be?

I suddenly feel so lame without any music.

Sonofa...

(Maybe Drew will reco some for me!)
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Post by: RayB on January 12, 2006, 12:03:02 am: http://arcade.hofle.com/
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Post by: telengard on January 12, 2006, 01:06:29 am: I have ambient arcade music playing in the background. Gets me in the mood. All I need is a few blacklights installed and I'd be in heaven! 8)

~telengard
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Post by: missioncontrol on January 12, 2006, 01:25:36 am: Quote from: RayB on January 11, 2006, 06:03:51 pm
I use the short versions of the 3 "arcade ambience" clips made by that guy there.... the arcade ambience guy, you know?

I like those clips..... every once in a while I'll listen to them while driving

I've been waiting to see if he does another one
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Post by: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 03:39:23 am: Space Invaders!!! of course... The song Space Invaders by Player 1..An Australian release circa 1979..The BEST Space Invaders song ever with sampling ( was that a word in 1979??) from the original game a true classic. I have the original 45 with the sleeve. anyone want the MP3.??
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Post by: Minwah on January 12, 2006, 05:05:24 am: I use a mixture of original arcade tunes (various Sega System 16 games, SF2 etc.) and some remixes from: http://www.ocremix.org/
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Post by: Franco on January 12, 2006, 05:37:12 am: I have Thrillseekers - Synthenasia, my favourite Trance song ever, still sends a shiver down my spine.
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Post by: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 06:38:42 am: Anyone want to host this mp3 as it is a classic...and you USA fanboys should listen IMOA!!
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Post by: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 07:41:03 am: Oh yeah "The Warrior" Pat Benatar.....That is so kewl when you are shooting well!!

*edit* Seriously this is a good song for a MAME machine
+ MinWah Thanks for all your work u r a ledgend!! I was called BenWah before I met a Minwah! But you deserve the title..Excellant Frontend made my life easiier! Great Man that Minwah!!Cheers to you!! So alas I am just Ben again...I can live with that.....Great frontend.....Am having twenty homebrews for "u"..
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Post by: missioncontrol on January 12, 2006, 08:08:48 am: Quote from: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 03:39:23 am
Space Invaders!!! of course... The song Space Invaders by Player 1..An Australian release circa 1979..The BEST Space Invaders song ever with sampling ( was that a word in 1979??) from the original game a true classic. I have the original 45 with the sleeve. anyone want the MP3.??

I don't recall ever hearing it....

I may have to look for it when I get home.....
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Post by: JoyMonkey on January 12, 2006, 08:19:51 am: I never heard of it either. Must find. Must listen.
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Post by: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 08:21:19 am: You will NOT find it
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Post by: JoyMonkey on January 12, 2006, 08:30:26 am: *cough* *cough* *ahem (http://fading-twilight.atari.org/browser/index.php?dir=fading_twilight_excerpt_07%2FTUNEZ%2FGAMES%2FSPACEINV%2F)* *cough*
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Post by: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 08:36:55 am: I Have been beaten by the mothership.....Damn thought I was on to something..Well Done!!
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Post by: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 08:44:37 am: Thanks JoyMonkey!
Had you guy's heard this song before?? Just interested??
Well back to shooting at the walls of heary ache....(As Pat Said)
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Post by: JoyMonkey on January 12, 2006, 08:52:01 am: I never heard of this Fading Twilight collection of game music before (where I found that classic Space Invaders by Player 1 (http://fading-twilight.atari.org/browser/index.php?dir=fading_twilight_excerpt_07%2FTUNEZ%2FGAMES%2FSPACEINV%2F), seems like they've got a lot of game music that might suit a cab. You can grab CD ISO's with excerts of the collection here (http://ftp://ftp.tscc.de/pub/tscc/fading_twilight/). And here's a list of all the songs (http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:sY86I-BcPRMJ:www.atari-forum.com/ftopic715.html%26sid%3D494a2df12b48a1e8fdca8ae0e7bfb752+fading+twilight+cd7&hl=en&client=firefox-a).
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Post by: Thenasty on January 12, 2006, 08:59:03 am: none here mentions "Pacman Fever" "Do the Donkey kong" etc...Buckner and Garcia ? Thats whaty I got on my cab along w/ the ambience stuff plus some MP3 (mostly 80's).
I am sure that "The Warrior" was sang by Scandal:Patty Smyth, was there a Benatar w/same song name ? Can't find it in Amazon, was this just another AUS release ?
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Post by: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 09:00:19 am: Just Rocked out to Space Invaders from your link
JoyMonkey
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Post by: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 09:03:48 am: Pat Benatar " The Warrior" to be sure to be sure

http://www.last.fm/music/Pat+Benatar/_/Warrior
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Post by: Thenasty on January 12, 2006, 09:06:07 am: which Album ? I only have the Greatest 2 -cd hits.
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Post by: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 09:11:48 am: Well I got a brand new pair of rollerskates.....just trying to feel the vibe here sorry to step on toes!
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Post by: Thenasty on January 12, 2006, 09:24:56 am: i got that link last.fm and seen how many users listem to Warrior, but i'm trying to listen to it but i'm lost somehow. I look around to see maybe which albumit is on, and maybe Amazon has it so I can listen a clip from it. YOu know which album ?
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Post by: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 09:39:40 am: You have to play this when are shooting...."Hurts So Good" by Johnny Couger
opinions anyone???
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Post by: More Cowbell on January 12, 2006, 09:49:30 am: I used to have "Pacman Fever" at my son's request. I got so damn sick of it though that I had to change. I now have a collection of 80's music that plays randomly. I always think of that wandering eye when I hear "Who Can it Be Now" by Men at Work. Weird.
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Post by: Thenasty on January 12, 2006, 09:59:27 am: Quote from: More Cowbell on January 12, 2006, 09:49:30 am
I always think of that wandering eye when I hear "Who Can it Be Now" by Men at Work. Weird.

Every now and then, when we talk about this, we still have a good laugh.
How about "Word up" Cameo.
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Post by: Roughy on January 12, 2006, 10:28:45 am: Quote from: Wetworks on January 12, 2006, 09:03:48 am
Pat Benatar " The Warrior" to be sure to be sure

http://www.last.fm/music/Pat+Benatar/_/Warrior

Do you mean Patti Smyth and Scandal?
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Post by: versapak on January 12, 2006, 10:32:06 am: I use arcade ambiance '86.

Doesn't having a song loop get annoyingly repetitive?
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Post by: Roughy on January 12, 2006, 10:32:47 am: Spyware / Trojan warning!!!

Dammit, I clicked too many links above for some sounds... and something installed some CRAP.

Be careful with some of the above links.
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Post by: Fozzy The Bear on January 12, 2006, 10:58:31 am: I've got "Star Treking, across the universe... boldly going forward cus we can't find reverse" on one cab.... mostly because it's got a Star Trek theme to the cab... and because I'd rather have something amusing on it than the classic ST theme.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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Post by: Fozzy The Bear on January 12, 2006, 11:00:58 am: Quote from: versapak on January 12, 2006, 10:32:06 am
I use arcade ambiance '86.
Doesn't having a song loop get annoyingly repetitive?

No... I only have it play on the cab start up, not while I'm playing games...

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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Post by: versapak on January 12, 2006, 12:02:17 pm: Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on January 12, 2006, 11:00:58 am
Quote from: versapak on January 12, 2006, 10:32:06 am
I use arcade ambiance '86.
Doesn't having a song loop get annoyingly repetitive?

No... I only have it play on the cab start up, not while I'm playing games...

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

Well, yeah...

I didn't figure people would be listening to it while they play.

I may just be in the minority here, but my machine is on all the time. While it is on, it is often sitting at its main menu (game selection), which this is what the topic seemed to be about. If I had a song playing over and over and over and over again there, I'd probably go insane (beyond reasonable allowances of insane already allotted for our types that is).
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Post by: Otraotaku on January 12, 2006, 12:21:01 pm: are you guys talking about the Recorded arcade tracks from 70-90's? if so ive been lookin for those for a long time...
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Post by: 2PacMan on January 12, 2006, 12:29:25 pm: California Love - 2Pac....it fits perfect with my Pac-Cade themed cab.
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Post by: farmecologist on January 12, 2006, 01:58:41 pm: I really like the theme music from one of the classics collections..I think 'Tatio Legends'.
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Post by: MinerAl on January 12, 2006, 02:46:31 pm: "Jump" from Van Halen's 1984. Perfect for platformers.

If I were going for the same mood I was in in the early 80s I'd need the first few albums of Weird Al Yankovic on there.

I have a weird setup, but I have my MacMame machine set to screensaver with about 75 shuffled early-80s music videos from VH1 Classic.
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Post by: rackoon on January 12, 2006, 09:50:40 pm: "I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL"

BY JOAN JET AND THE BLACK HEARTS!

When I think back to my arcade days this song always pops up.

Oh, and "ROCKIT" by Herby Hancock
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Post by: JoyMonkey on January 12, 2006, 10:04:20 pm: Quote from: MinerAl on January 12, 2006, 02:46:31 pm
"Jump" from Van Halen's 1984. Perfect for platformers.

If I were going for the same mood I was in in the early 80s I'd need the first few albums of Weird Al Yankovic on there.

I have a weird setup, but I have my MacMame machine set to screensaver with about 75 shuffled early-80s music videos from VH1 Classic.

Reminds me of the classic MameJump:
http://www.powerstrike.net/Tehkan/mamejump.html