Jungle music was found in countless games from the early 90s. This article goes over what jungle is, where it comes from, and why it was the perfect match for PlayStation & Nintendo 64 games.
The Impact of Jungle Music in 90s Video Game Development
https://pikuma.com/blog/jungle-music-video-game-drum-bass
4 Comments
Jayb151@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 255d
That's actually a very interesting article. While living in the times, I wouldn't have put my finger on it. But reading this decades later, these jungle soundtracks very much exemplify the time.
frankenswine@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 255d
awesome read! thanks for posting!
noxypaws@pawb.social · 2 pts · 255d
immediately Rollcage comes to mind. that game undoubtedly introduced me to jungle and d&b.
and the spiritual sequel Grip kept that going with a banger soundtrack too
MrPnut@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 148d
Unreal tournament (1999) got me into dnb originally