Author Topic: What is your favorite game soundtrack? (Read 4261 times)

Generic Eric · « **on:** February 24, 2015, 08:43:28 pm »

Not limited to arcade.

Test Drive Off Road (3?) - Gravity Kills
Interstate 76 - miscellaneous

yotsuya · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2015, 08:55:28 pm »

thomas_surles · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2015, 09:58:18 pm »

Don't want to jump on the band wagon but chrono trigger. It was my favorite when I was a kid and still is today.

Le Chuck · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2015, 10:00:20 pm »

I'm totally biased

dgame · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2015, 10:19:30 pm »

The Gyruss Soundtrack:

shponglefan · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2015, 12:00:39 am »

Shadow of the Colossus

IHMO, the soundtrack makes that game what it is.

Runner up: Doom

harveybirdman · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2015, 12:07:54 am »

Cobra Command, NES version

wp34 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2015, 12:12:33 am »

Quote from: yotsuya on February 24, 2015, 08:55:28 pm

I forgot how good that one is. Seems like all the Atari games of that era had great music and sound though. Roadblasters comes to mind.

yotsuya · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2015, 12:14:52 am »

Quote from: wp34 on February 25, 2015, 12:12:33 am

Quote from: yotsuya on February 24, 2015, 08:55:28 pm

I forgot how good that one is. Seems like all the Atari games of that era had great music and sound though. Roadblasters comes to mind.

I have that whole soundtrack in MP3 format.

wp34 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2015, 12:17:28 am »

That's awesome.

Quote from: yotsuya on February 25, 2015, 12:14:52 am

Quote from: wp34 on February 25, 2015, 12:12:33 am
Quote from: yotsuya on February 24, 2015, 08:55:28 pm

I forgot how good that one is. Seems like all the Atari games of that era had great music and sound though. Roadblasters comes to mind.

I have that whole soundtrack in MP3 format.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #10 on:** February 25, 2015, 12:20:02 am »

I also like Godzilla (NES) and Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis)

RxBrad · « **Reply #11 on:** February 25, 2015, 08:59:16 am »

Turtles in Time!

Turtles in Time Arcade Soundtrack

/thread

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2015, 09:04:42 am »

I loved Paperboy's music as a kid. The bassline sounded great on that cab:

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2015, 09:08:53 am »

Spy hunter was badass as well. I loved the solo at about 1:00 in.

BadMouth · « **Reply #14 on:** February 25, 2015, 09:18:11 am »

The reason I went to so much trouble for the sound system in my cab:
(xonar sound card, 8" subwoofer in custom enclosure tuned to around 30hz, silk dome tweeters because I wasn't happy with the mylar ones)
I play the NAOMI arcade version on Makaron emulator.

Music for newer games don't have the hardware limitations though.
Nobody is going to say "wow I can't believe this quality of music is coming out of my bluray based game system"

For the old school, I have to go with Streets of Rage (or anything by Yuzo Koshiro).
I couldn't believe that sound was coming out of my Genesis and it made the game that much sweeter.

For old school arcade, I have to go with Splash Wave from Outrun.

pbj · « **Reply #15 on:** February 25, 2015, 10:36:42 am »

Sega Touring Car Championship. Bar none.

nitrogen_widget · « **Reply #16 on:** February 25, 2015, 12:21:10 pm »

Quote from: dgame on February 24, 2015, 10:19:30 pm

The Gyruss Soundtrack:

2nd'd for Gyruss.
and Dig Dug.

Locke141 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 25, 2015, 12:47:10 pm »

FF6 or FF7

CCM · « **Reply #18 on:** February 25, 2015, 01:29:48 pm »

Fallout 3:

Admiral688 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 25, 2015, 10:58:28 pm »

Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on February 25, 2015, 09:08:53 am

Spy hunter was badass as well. I loved the solo at about 1:00 in.

Yes....Peter Gunn is on my playlist for when I want to drive fast :-)

popsicle · « **Reply #20 on:** February 25, 2015, 11:23:05 pm »

This is the Apple II version, but I am familiar (and fond of) of the Atari 8-bit sounds. Dungeon music at 3:54 is weird and spooky.

05SRT4 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 25, 2015, 11:37:41 pm »

World of Goo - Nintendo Wii
Donkey Kong Country series - SNES
Beat Hazard Ultra - PS3 (maybe steam) you can upload or own tracks and the game plays around it!!
SingStar - PS3 - Only because its me jamming out!!

RetroGreg · « **Reply #22 on:** February 26, 2015, 03:46:09 am »

Since we are not limited to arcades, my top two are Metroid Prime and Castlevania Symphony of the Night. I also agree that the mid to late 80's Atari games all had great soundtracks too

stripe4 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 26, 2015, 06:49:37 am »

Yuzo Koshiro did a superb job composing music for Streets of Rage series.

I see nobody has mentioned Contra Force (NES):

hypernova · « **Reply #24 on:** February 27, 2015, 05:07:37 pm »

Picking a favorite soundtrack is like picking a favorite game. It's a hard choice. I love all Nobuo Uematsu soundtracks from the FF series pretty much and some others. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, Tactics. Loved Chrono Trigger. Xenoblade Chronicles has a helluva soundtrack, too.

I've been to 2 Distant World concerts because I love my FF music.

The Metroid Prime soundtracks were kinda weird...some of it was more like an atmospheric music or something...not sure how to describe it, but it worked and sounded so fantastic. The Phazon Radiation themes were on my cab and Wii for the menu/frontend.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #25 on:** February 27, 2015, 06:22:09 pm »

Quote from: shponglefan on February 25, 2015, 12:00:39 am

Shadow of the Colossus

IHMO, the soundtrack makes that game what it is.

Runner up: Doom

I came into this article with Shadow of the Colossus music in my head. It just MADE those battles so much more epic.

yotsuya · « **Reply #26 on:** February 28, 2015, 02:04:46 am »

Quote from: Locke141 on February 25, 2015, 12:47:10 pm

FF6 or FF7

I remember the first time hearing the FF7 soundtrack on my PC, using a REAL soundcard that did the Midi decoding the right way - the music was orchestral and beautiful...


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