Game Music

boo boo · 05-20-2009, 01:52 PM

One time I played Mario Kart Double Dash while listening to The White Album. It was awesome.

Everyone should race through Wario Colosseum while cranking up Helter Skelter real loud at least once.

settlementtt · 09-14-2009, 02:38 AM

"China town" in the game "Mafia" is magnificant!

TheElectricSlug · 07-24-2010, 08:48 AM

Anyone here listen to video game music? Do you have any favorites?

Jedey · 07-24-2010, 08:51 AM

Like this?

TheElectricSlug · 07-24-2010, 08:52 AM

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The Bullet · 07-24-2010, 10:14 AM

I have alot of favorites... my friend.

These arn't as high on my pedestal, but they did pop into my head:

Bonk's Revenge- Snowy Mountain (starts at 5:37)

Super Mario Galaxy- The Center of the Universe

Kid Icarus- Underworld Theme

Good stuff... I think playing video games when I was younger preped me for being a music-freak.

edit: I forgot this little gem

TheElectricSlug · 07-24-2010, 11:06 AM

Damn Kid Icarus had an amazing theme. Too bad the game is about the hardest game ever made. It took me 3 weeks to get to level 2.

boo boo · 07-24-2010, 11:43 AM

Kid Icarus is an awesome game but indeed quite hard. Thank god for passwords.

Good call on Bonk's Revenge, that's a great game from a pretty underrated series. I definitely recommend getting a TurboGrafx16 emulator and checking that game out among others.

Mario Galaxy had a superb soundtrack as did Brawl and Twilight princess. I still think Nintendo are top of the tier in soundtracks. Most of the PS3/360 games I've played don't really make soundtracks an important part of the gaming experience and a lot of it is just background music that you wouldn't really want to listen to on it's own.

Picking a favorite soundtrack is tough but I'm especially fond of the Sega Genesis soundtracks. Some of my favorites.

Everyone knows this one.

Very jazzy techno stuff. This might be my favorite soundtrack ever.

Same guy who did the Streets of Rage music, a little jazz and funk mixed with techno and a very oriental vibe to it as well.

F*cking epic.

This was back when Sonic Team games had fantastic music and not nu metal bands and Akon.

Castlevania has a rep for awesome soundtracks overall.

It just adds more awesomeness to an already awesome game.

Dr.Seussicide · 07-24-2010, 12:51 PM

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I played this game a couple of weeks ago. Maxed out everyone in 50 hours. Terrific game.

OctaneHugo · 07-24-2010, 07:02 PM

Fu‎ck yeah video game music.

So shi‎t, I love Fire Emblem games, first one in English is one of my favorite games ever, and it has a killer soundtrack.

When you're playing the game the music fits perfectly. It's brilliant. So are the rest.

Now here's a game with a great soundtrack. Lots of classic shi‎t here.

And that'll do it for the Under Appreciated Games With Awesome Soundtracks part of the post, now onto more well-known stuff.

You may notice that my latest last.fm scrobbles are the Diddy Kong Racing soundtrack.

One of my first games ever:

So was this:

A little bit later on...

Gives me the creeps even now. That game still terrifies me sometimes.

In the sports department, NHL 99 had a great soundtrack. Perfect industrial-sounding stuff for a game where the commentary consisted of gems like "NORTH-BOUND ON A SOUTH-BOUND FREEWAY, LOOK OUT!" and "WELCOME TO THE ROAD KILL CAFÉ"

Right around that time,

I have a lot of awesome memories of this game and the music is no exception.

No list including late-90's video game music is complete without this:

Both Paper Marios (I refuse to acknowledge the Wii version exists, for it is not turn-based) had amazing soundtracks.

And then, via the last Mario Party they ever should have made (because fu‎ck you those first 3 were amazing), we have some amazing music. Pretty much every board is great on the sound department.

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

Moving forward, COMMAND AND FU‎CKING CONQUER.

More RTS goodness:

Something incredibly recent, and amazing:

Though not made for the game, it's still great.

It'd be a crime to leave this off the list:
YouTube - Pokemon Red, Yellow, Blue Battle Music- Trainer
YouTube - Pokemon Silver/Gold/Crystal - Rival Battle Theme
YouTube - Pokemon Silver/Gold/Crystal - Champion Battle

Then there's this:

Awesome remix of this, which I've never played.

You've got me started. There's no hope for you now.

(I might edit this post in a bit with links instead of embeds)

07-24-2010, 08:48 AM	#13 (permalink)
TheElectricSlug Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 55	Video Game Music Anyone here listen to video game music? Do you have any favorites?

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Jedey Veritas vos liberabit Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Musicapolis Posts: 477	Like this? __________________ My Tunes

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The Bullet Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 454	I have alot of favorites... my friend. These arn't as high on my pedestal, but they did pop into my head: Bonk's Revenge- Snowy Mountain (starts at 5:37) Super Mario Galaxy- The Center of the Universe Kid Icarus- Underworld Theme Good stuff... I think playing video games when I was younger preped me for being a music-freak. edit: I forgot this little gem __________________ http://soundcloud.com/zachary-steuer Last edited by The Bullet; 07-24-2010 at 05:13 PM.

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OctaneHugo Goes back & does it again Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: philadelphia Posts: 807	Fu‎ck yeah video game music. So shi‎t, I love Fire Emblem games, first one in English is one of my favorite games ever, and it has a killer soundtrack. When you're playing the game the music fits perfectly. It's brilliant. So are the rest. Now here's a game with a great soundtrack. Lots of classic shi‎t here. And that'll do it for the Under Appreciated Games With Awesome Soundtracks part of the post, now onto more well-known stuff. You may notice that my latest last.fm scrobbles are the Diddy Kong Racing soundtrack. One of my first games ever: So was this: A little bit later on... Gives me the creeps even now. That game still terrifies me sometimes. In the sports department, NHL 99 had a great soundtrack. Perfect industrial-sounding stuff for a game where the commentary consisted of gems like "NORTH-BOUND ON A SOUTH-BOUND FREEWAY, LOOK OUT!" and "WELCOME TO THE ROAD KILL CAFÉ" Right around that time, I have a lot of awesome memories of this game and the music is no exception. No list including late-90's video game music is complete without this: Both Paper Marios (I refuse to acknowledge the Wii version exists, for it is not turn-based) had amazing soundtracks. And then, via the last Mario Party they ever should have made (because fu‎ck you those first 3 were amazing), we have some amazing music. Pretty much every board is great on the sound department. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM Moving forward, COMMAND AND FU‎CKING CONQUER. More RTS goodness: Something incredibly recent, and amazing: Though not made for the game, it's still great. It'd be a crime to leave this off the list: YouTube - Pokemon Red, Yellow, Blue Battle Music- Trainer YouTube - Pokemon Silver/Gold/Crystal - Rival Battle Theme YouTube - Pokemon Silver/Gold/Crystal - Champion Battle Then there's this: Awesome remix of this, which I've never played. You've got me started. There's no hope for you now. (I might edit this post in a bit with links instead of embeds) __________________ If Any Major Dude Has Yet To Tell You, Click Here

09-14-2009, 02:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
settlementtt Groupie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 22	"China town" in the game "Mafia" is magnificant!

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TheElectricSlug Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 55	More like this:

07-24-2010, 11:06 AM	#17 (permalink)
TheElectricSlug Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 55	Damn Kid Icarus had an amazing theme. Too bad the game is about the hardest game ever made. It took me 3 weeks to get to level 2.