I love these games and I think the soundtracks are underrated as an essential part of their appeal. I'll Start with one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk72RMv9d0s
Tube of Medusa from Ecco2: Tides of Time.
Personally, I think the Sega CD version soundtrack is... fine, but it has a different composer. If I remember correctly, it;s the composer from the first Ecco. In my opinion, it's inoffensive, but completely forgettable.
EDIT: I have edited the topic to include older stuff.
109 Comments
stoy@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 1d
Chrono Trigger has a few bangers
Guardia Millennial Fair and Frog's Theme are absolutely brilliant
StickyDango@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1d
We often have music on in the office, and anyone can put on whatever they want. Chrono Cross Scars of Time came on and I nearly gave myself whiplash. I found who put it on and he started playing game music for the rest of the day, including CT and Final Fantasy. It was great.
Sylence@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 19h
Came to also post Chrono Trigger, but for me it is the Zeal theme.
__hetz@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 1d
I'm pretty fond of David Wise's work. The easy pick is Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2 for the SNES, but he also worked on Iron sword: Wizards and Warriors II for the NES which has some great tracks too. Also the entire Battletoads and Snake Rattle n Roll soundtracks if I recall correctly (I was a Nintendo kid, if it isn't obvious).
If it isn't stretching too far forward, Einhander on the PS1. It's still the side scroller I judge others against and the soundtrack just feels "right" from start to finish.
bilb@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1d
Dave Wise is probably my favorite retro Game Music composer. It's kinda hard to say that given all the other amazing music, but man, from the NES all the way to the modern era he's fantastic.
The Solar Jetman soundtrack is amazing to me.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1d
I also like "Battletoads & Double Dragon" (the crossover) a lot. You can hear out how it sounds like Donkey Kong Country 2 lol. Level 3: YouTube | Invidious
kossa@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1d
Stickerbrush Symphony from Donkey Kong Country 2 is still goosebumps territory.
And so many awesome remixes etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdPlcKg-qFs
HailSeitan@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1d
Ducktales NES Moon Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF32DRg9opA
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 1d
The gamefeel on those cane mechanics 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻😩
thousandyardstare@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1d
It's unfortunate to me how memed the song has become. It is a delightful product of the time and I truly adore the song, but it's getting overused.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 1d
It is? Like where? Not any of the videos I see.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org · 1 pts · 10h
See also CarboHydroM ~VG Rocks!~ - The Duck Side of the Moon
actionjbone@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 1d
Mega Man II.
Dr. Wily's castle stage 1.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8tRMB0J4rM&pp=0gcJCYsCo7VqN5tD
zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1d
All the Megaman NES music was really good, but Megaman 2 is also my favorite. The first Wily track you linked is one of the best along with Airman and Bubbleman.
mysticpickle@lemmy.ca · -6 pts · 1d
The live performance of this by bit brigade was possibly the coolest thing I've ever seen:
https://youtu.be/MUHlVdqRlPA?t=1548
Time stamp links might not work through lemmy but it starts around 26:00 👍
pdxfed@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1d
Top Gear - SNES:
https://youtu.be/cxAXTHBxgTw?si8nO81VKWhW6JohvY
This was better than a lot of electronic music available in the US at the time. Absolute bangers.
ClockworkN@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1d
I would have brought it up myself if someone hadn't already.
Top Gear 2 is just as good in my book:
https://youtu.be/nGeyVf5kkjI
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 1d
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. They still haven't made a better Zelda or Zelda-like game. (No disrespect to the Ocarina of Time fans, but I consider 3D Zelda to be a different type of game... and not really one I want to play. I've tried, it's just not for me. I do love the 2D ones though.)
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 1d
Replayed it recently, and even looking through my intense nostalgia for OoT, I must agree. lttP holds up shockingly well.
nik9000@programming.dev · 3 pts · 19h
Try A Link to the Past Randomizer sometime.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 9h
Also try the A Link to the Past + Super Metroid crossover Randomizer, where one plays both games connected through portals. One has to collect items in the other game for progression. I'm sure you are aware of it, just telling it for anyone reading these comments who aren't. Man I love the Mods and Romhacking community.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 9h
Triforce hunt, green hearts, my avatar is some streamer (I forget who, I don't watch her streams but it's a cute character), there's a mode to guarantee an offensive weapon (not just the sword) from the uncle, I turn off the beeping... I usually win partway into Dark World. I love ALttPR.
Also, I only called it A Link to the Past because that's the official English title. What I actually play is Triforce of the Gods, which is a ROM hack that restores cut content and enables a lot of the cool shit from Randomiser. Like turning with the boots mid-dash. (For those who don't know, Nintendo had strict policies outside of Japan that Japan was not held to, and one of them was religious iconography. Triforce of the Gods (a translation of the Japanese title) had a lot, and it was changed for the English release. It's mostly stuff you wouldn't notice unless it was pointed out, but Nintendo didn't want to offend anyone back then. Oh, it also fixes some weird translation issues, like the infamous "Zelda is your..." cutoff that made everyone think Zelda was Link's sister or cousin. We later learned the left-off word was "destiny". In the GBA port, the uncle instead says "Our people are fated to do so," and I think that's what my version says. Oh, and on top of all that, just like Randomiser, it enables a lot of the 1.0 glitches, like "free flippers" (the only one I use, and really, only in Randomiser, so I can check under the bridge and, if I have moon pearl, I can check the cave just south of the Zora area.
It's my favourite game... I might know a thing or two about it. ;) But no worries, if someone else learned something, all the better.
Now if you wanna post speedrun times, that's different. I'm not competitive. Loads of ALttP/R fans can do it faster than me. I just enjoy the game.
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 18h
Have you tried Tunic? It's probably the closest non-Zelda game to scratch the Zelda itch for me.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 9h
Yep. Love Tunic. Pretty sure I 100%'d it on either PC, when I had one, or Xbox. I know I own it on both.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 9h
A Link to the Past was the first videogame I got obsessed with and truly love it. Glad I'm not the only one preferring it over Ocarina of Time. However, over the years I started thinking that maybe I was too hard on Ocarina of Time. But compared to A Link to the Past, I just don't want to replay it again. So maybe I was not wrong after all.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 9h
Ocarina of Time is too easy to play now. There's the original N64 version which should run on any machine. My iPhone can run it (via Delta, it's in the App Store). There's Ship of Harkinian, which is a PC port of the game which also runs on macOS, Linux, and Android. (Probably iOS too, but you'd have to sideload it and Apple does not make that easy.) I run it on my MacBook, it runs great. (I still suck at it.)
Sticking to legal methods, the 3DS port is probably the best version of it, since you get motion controls. The 3DS is also super easy to jailbreak with a 100% success rate, so you can go that route, but I own a 3DS (XL but not New 3DS) and I have the cart. Of course, I've dumped it to the 3DS internal memory, but I do own the cartridge. If you have a Switch (1 or 2), you can play it in the Virtual Console area. And of course the remake is coming to Switch 2.
I think Ocarina is worth a chance. I got farther in it than ever since when I was a kid. I remember I got to the village and was collecting chickens. Since then I haven't gotten past the first dungeon. The 3D stuff just doesn't work for me. Nintendo insists on making their controls ass backwards (they invert X which is weird AF but they don't always invert Y, which I absolutely need). So I can make the controls right on Ship of Harkinian, or most emulators where you can remap the controls. But it still doesn't quite move right for me. I wouldn't call myself a differently abled gamer (though, I do have hearing issues), but my issue with 3D Nintendo games falls somewhere in that category. I bought Super Mario Odyssey for the Switch and I have difficulty with that as well.
Going on a tangent, my wife got me Pragmata for my birthday, and I told her she should play the demo to see if it's a game she's able to play. By that I meant, it looks like a third-person shooter in the trailer, which is fine, but it's really a game where one person controls two characters, much like Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (which she finished). However, unlike Brothers, you have to act fast. For those who aren't familiar, you play a mercenary/soldier, and a little robot girl. The soldier shoots and the android hacks. A lot of the gameplay is having the android hack enemy defences while you shoot them with the soldier. The android rides on the soldier's back, so unlike Brothers, you don't have to move both of them (at least, not in the demo). But doing hacking minigames with one stick while aiming with the other is not something every gamer is going to automatically get, and some gamers, I assume, won't be able to play the game... much like I find myself unable to play 3D Nintendo games.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 9h
Yo, my PC is full or Roms and emulators. :D And I have Romhacks for Ocarina of Time too (and my 3DS is also hacked). So finding a way to play the game is not an issue for me. I played it back then (and finished), but never had the urge to play the regular game again. There are so many other games I want to play, that just can't find a good reason for Ocarina. But after playing Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom (for hundreds of hours), on Yuzu BTW, I am thinking back to how Ocarina of Time was. Especially so with the Remake off course.
Now I do not want to buy a Switch 2. The question is, if I want to play the game again, do I play the unmodified original on N64 emulator, or some version with Romhacks applied to it or even the Ship of Harkonian on PC. Or even the 3DS Remaster? It's astonishing how many ways we have to play the same game. :-)
zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1d
Agreed. LTTP is peak Zelda.
Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 1d
Mega Man 2 still has the most consistently awesome soundtrack of any video game ever. Just banger-after-banger.
Sonic 2 - Mystic Cave Zone
Wonder Boy III - The Dragon's Trap on Sega Master System has some great tunes as well.
lime@feddit.nu · 8 pts · 1d
kirby!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnfL3tzFx1Y
grumpo_potamus@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1d
Goonies II and Blaster Master
yoriaiko@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 1d
Saw this post, BlasterMaster came to my head instantly.
matelt@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 1d
I'm very surprised no one mentioned Earthbound/Mother 2 yet. The whole thing is just banger after banger, but this one's my favourite:
https://youtu.be/oAKtSltDgfA
bilb@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1d
Your right, there's nothing else on the SNES that sounds anything like it. It's fantastic. Smiles and Tears makes me cry. https://youtu.be/gJs5YXUeFug?is=1EkPMZqZzCP3Z4_G
JoeBidet@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 1d
all the MegaMan on the NES
The Thunderforce III and IV, the 3 (yes, three, including the experimental soundtrack of the third!) Streets of Rage on the MegaDrive Anything Nobuo Uematsu on the SNES (Final Fantasy IV, V, VI, Chrono Trigger, Actraiser, etc.) and U.N Squadron
Soldier Blade and Final Soldier (and Air Zonk!) on the PCEngine (that a small part of the world calls TG16 for some reason?!)
zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1d
Excellent comment. One correction, Chrono Trigger music was by Yasunori Mitsuda, not Nobuo Uematsu.
I'd personally add Castlevania and maybe a few other Konami games from the NES to the list. I have a Castlevania track as my ringtone right now.
bigb@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
You're both right: Both of them worked on Chrono Trigger with Noriko Matsueda.
zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1d
Interesting, it appears Uematsu did compose a handful of the 60+ tracks. The vast Majority were composed by Mitsuda though.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 9h
In short: This was the first big title to do music for Yasunori Mitsuda. He poured everything into it and got sick. That's why Nobuo Uematsu helped him out finishing the project and wrote a few tunes alongside. Here a more detailed story what happened: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Trigger#Music
JoeBidet@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 18h
Oh thanks for the precision! After checking both Yasunori Mitsuda AND Nobuo Uematsu are credited for Chrono Trigger OST! we were both right! <3
DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 1d
surprised i haven't seen much reference to Tim Follin's work! IMO the title screen music from Plok! is unquestionably the most impressive bit of sound i've ever heard from a SNES. just when you've picked your jaw off the floor from the amazingly convincing harmonica sound, the lead "guitar" kicks in and your jaw drops again.
for a bit of a more conventional chiptune sound, the NES Pictionary soundtrack (also Tim Follin) hits pretty damn hard considering that it is, well, Pictionary
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d
Pictionary brings it HARD!
PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1d
WOAH that pictionary track!
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19h
There are a lot of comments mentioning Follin's work. Plok, Solstice, Silver Surfer, Pictionary, it's all there.
PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 1d
This is my cellphone ringtone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC-B3Q0cRrY
But I really like Road Rash 3 speed metal soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZVx18ONA5M&list=RDMZVx18ONA5M
pulsewidth@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1d
Highly recommend the Streets of Rage Red Bull Music Festival stream where both creators perfomed most of the classics live for anyone who hasn't seen it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW03QgubN0M&t=52m30s
bilb@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1d
The music in the Streets of Rage games is so unique. The song you linked to from Road Rash 3 is great.
HerrVorragend@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1d
The Spring Yard and Starlight Zones from the original Sonic game.
bilb@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1d
You know, from that game I particularly love Marble Zone.
ClockworkN@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1d
Deep Blue immediately comes to mind:
https://youtu.be/LHhjnJP0VCo
But a deeper more interesting cut would be the entire Pictionary OST:
https://youtu.be/SJwh3erQlyE
That game's soundtrack goes so much harder than you'd think it should.
bilb@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1d
Holy shit, Tim Follin! The composer of the song I posted about elsewhere in this thread. I had no idea! Thanks! That Pictionary song is crazy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gObHt1uZA
christian@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1d
I don't have exotic choices to give, but Final Fantasy VI is still my favorite soundtrack. Kefka's theme is iconic.
Also, the music for the first level of Castlevania 3 ("Beginning") is timeless.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
The OG Castlevania still brings me so much spooky joy ,but you're right, FF6 is next level.
bilb@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1d
People know about the bizarrely complex prog rock intro theme from Sosltice (NES) but in case you don't, listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gObHt1uZA
f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 18h
That's also Tim Follin. 😂
CaptnKarisma@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1d
Yoshi's Island for the SNES was great I still hum some of those
bilb@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1d
The mainline Nintendo games all seem to have incredibly memorable sounds. Just earworms from start to finish. Yoshi's Island, being late on the SNES, has a unique sound.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d
Basically all the music from Final Fantasy 6, but in particular, the one from the haunted forest.
THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
NES is Contra Jungle
SNES is Simon's Theme from Super Castlevania IV
N64 is probably most of F-Zero X
The 'Cube is rough since I grew up with it so I love a lot of it. Luigi's Mansion, Mario Sunshine, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess. Too hard to pick.
TG16 is the original Bonk. That level 1 music lives in my head.
porcelainpitcher@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 21h
Oh yeah Super Castlevania IV has fantastic original music but especially Simon's theme.
Yukito01@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
I'm surprised no tracks from mainline Final Fantasy have been posted! So many too choose from, but my personal favourite is Battle at the Big Bridge from FFV.
https://youtu.be/jH-Pddk-_4w
Also, it's usually overlooked, especially in comparison to other games from the same era, but I do love the soundtrack from Super Mario World.
Occultist0178@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
Turtles in Time for the SNES, every song is a banger
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 1d
R-type. Specifically the tg-16 version.
popcar2@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 1d
Can't mention best NES tracks without Tim Follin. Silver Surfer level 1 is insane. Also the soundtrack for the unreleased game Time Trax.
mysticpickle@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1d
Bloody Tears is the most iconic Castlevania tune for me.
Best Piano Version I've heard: https://youtu.be/u9GRIrHtM8U
OG NES VERSION: https://youtu.be/e2oZtvjg5oA
bilb@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1d
Wanna also highlight the theme song for Phantasy Star 4: End of the Millennium. Amazing game. Way ahead of its time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMplusdva5k
I've chosen two Genesis/Megadrive songs, even though I'm generally a SNES guy, lol.
JoeBidet@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 18h
right! such amazing futuristic earworms!
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 20h
Corneria from Star Fox is a fucking banger.
abfarid@startrek.website · 3 pts · 1d
Here's the most of my playlist called YM2612:
Guess I'll save this thread for later >:)
cybernihongo@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 1d
Phantasy Star detected
Cybernetic Carnival detected
If only I could upvote twice
pHr34kY@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
F-Zero - Big Blue Theme. Still stuck in my head decades later.
The Stunt Race FX theme also goes hard.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1d
There are too many. I'll post here some lesser known tracks and games, and no JRPGs. And no CD based tracks, just good old 8-bit and 16-bit chip music. :-) Invidious is a privacy respecting alternative frontend for YouTube, so I have both links to the songs. Also I have a little bit of bias towards SNES.
Alright, I can't hold it any longer back, here are few which doesn't care my above rules:
hakase@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1d
Mystic Quest has so many bangers. I feel like it's getting the acknowledgement it deserves nowadays, but I remember when it was a pretty deep cut on music posts like this one.
The Dark King is still probably my favorite final boss theme, and Doom Tower right before it is amazing too.
Basically the entire soundtrack is way better than it deserves to be for the game that it's in.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1d
The boss track is also amazing. The soundtrack had no business for being this good, especially so early in the consoles lifetime. This game was also my very first turn based JRPG... it was a bit sad in Europe for RPG fans back then... BTW he did another SNES RPG soundtrack "Rudora no Hihou". It doesn't sound as good off course, but is worth exploring: Strange Encounter
zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1d
The OST was always decent on mystic quest, but the game itself was not so much. Also, good as the OST was, it was surrounded by (imo) superior OSTs from other Square games.
hakase@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1d
While I do think anything by Mitsuda beats it, imo Mystic Quest is the best Final Fantasy soundtrack by a healthy margin (but then I also think Uematsu is pretty overrated, so that might not be so surprising).
zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1d
I don't agree, but hey that's what opinions are for. I do have a distinct love for the Chrono Trigger and Xenogears OST that none of Uematsu's work can top though.
hakase@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1d
🤝
ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
Okay, so La-Mulana is technically a more recent game, but I remember the original version from 20 years ago looking just like an MSX game.
Anyway, the gate of guidance theme really stood out to me. Oh, and the village's theme too, and several others.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1d
The La Mulana sound track is amazing.
I really need to play the sequel already. I even kickstarted it.
AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 4h
Chemical Plant Zone from Sonic
They went so unnecessarily hard on that one but it's great
pnwpixel@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1d
The IG Donkey Kong Country, underwater levels. It was a major shift in game mechanics and mood when it started.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 5h
NES: megaman 2 - wily castle or megaman 6 - knight man stage SNES - megaman X - spark mandrill (really that whole soundtrack)
Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 4h
Megaman 3 is my favorite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2kTeh7FNl0
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · just now
Is that the one with protomans castle? That theme is great.
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 18h
Rye Umemoto is a legendary composer who worked on a large library of Japan-only PC games in the 90s, in particular, NEC PC-98 computers.
The PC-98 used a slightly more advanced but older FM synthesizer soundchip that was a relative of the one SEGA used in the Genesis. The Genesis had the YM2612 and the PC-98 had the YM2608.
His work on Xenon, Desire, YU-NO, EVE Burst Error, Grounseed, etc were just fire. I think his works were the best during that era. I havent found a single one of his songs to be subpar. He definitely knew a good song fit the mood of the game, and didn't only have fancy arpeggios.
Grounseed - Morning
Desire - Ishtal
YU-NO - Intro
Grounseed - Real. Life
EVE Burst Error - Room (Marina)
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1d
I'm quite fond of Italy, from 8 eyes.
bigb@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1d
Danzen Dungeon - Dynamite Headdy https://youtu.be/wkSSg4ozvQQ?is=08GE7sXjBJN6nug1
Hydrocity Zone Act 2 - Sonic 3 https://youtu.be/PNYL4w-qxcE?is=99ozwJkZyBA3fmhM
Binturong@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 16h
Because I haven't seen these posted yet:
My GOAT, Vectorman - https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLErsx10Ke4uzHIN8IfCxR42aNjNJXaW8s
Sonic & Knucles - https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL60EFD683648EAABA Flying Battery Zone in particular.
X-Men - https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLErsx10Ke4uzRC7XAllJklKSGOqLBNV5U Honourable mention, at very least it vibes thematically.
AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 16h
I am kinda boring since I'm usually not as big of a fan of music from the 16 bit consoles when compared to the next gen, but due to childhood nostalgia of playing Sonic Mega Collection, I love the Green Hill Zone theme alongside Emerald Hill Zone theme. I personally think they sound marvelous when I listen to them with headphones plugged into my Genesis.
I cannot make any meaningful statements about my other favorite, Palm Tree Panic ( present ) JP version since I don't have a Mega Drive, Mega CD, and Japanese copy of Sonic CD. But it's still a bop in my book.
TeaAndHotDogs@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 5h
NES Batman, the first level. That is pops into my head all the time. Also, the main theme and cabin interior music from Friday the 13th. Final mention, Legend of Kage had some rad tracks.
GraniteM@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 8h
Ski Or Die
Squizzy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 7h
Super Mario Land or Mario Bros. 3. Amazing.
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 4h
Top Gear - Mad Racer (first track in the game)
waggz@programming.dev · 1 pts · 10h
https://youtu.be/UAYRIYdh340?is=gmAPiRcMvQVbBvNp
the first and only thing that came to my mind. sure i have nostalgia for other game soundtracks like Tetris it smb on nes, or sonic on ps2, but road rash on Genesis was like another character in the game to me. thanks for making me think about this and pulling up the video so i could relive it!
SolarPunker@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 1d
Select screen by Zelda Link to Past completely messed with my brain, I've started to loop the theme since I first played the game for the first time months ago: https://photon.slrpnk.net/post/slrpnk.net/39723494
bmartin427@techhub.social · 1 pts · 1d
@bilb Jurassic Park 2 has a surprisingly good soundtrack. Barely played the game other than listening to the .spcs though
bilb@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1d
I've seen that soundtrack mentioned, I'll take a listen. I generally love the sound of an SNES/SFamicom game.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org · 1 pts · 10h
The credits theme of Dragon Warrior II, released as Grow in CarboHydroM's remix album
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20h
Plok
B0NK3RS@lazysoci.al · 1 pts · 1d
I have a love for the Mega Drive era of music, stuff like Streets of Rage and Hang On.
https://archive.org/details/go-sega-60th-anniversary-album-wm-0806/2-12+-+Streets+of+Rage+2+(Go+Straight)++MD.mp3
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 8h
jeff's theme ~ maniac mansion
he was dumb as hell and completely useless but the theme was a banger
but also LITERALLY all of shadowgate nes <3
oh and secret of mana ~ snes, simcity ~ snes
and sonic 1 game gear just cause it reminds me of my uncle's house
zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1d
Most of my favorites have been covered here, but I haven't seen F-Zero for the SNES mentioned. It had a ton of great tracks (no pun intended).
Lee@retrolemmy.com · 1 pts · 1d
One of the tracks from Mc Kids NES (a sort of McDonald's themed game). It has a lot of the components that I strongly associate with NES music. Idk if there's names for the different techniques.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhYM63nfMNA
bluesquid0741b@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1d
Wonderboy in Monster World on Mega Drive
happysplinter@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 21h
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGcEZmb_LCg&t=322s
Been obsessed with this track from Hany in the Sky for PC Engine. Also you may be interested in the Legacy Music Hour podcast. They play tracks from third and fourth generation consoles and talk about them. It's no well known, but it is the longest rubbing VGM podcast. It is two comedians (well I guess one former comedian turned barber), but it is not a comedy podcast.
Strider@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d
Md/Gen
directive0@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 6h
Talking NES: I mean you gotta give it up for Solstice, I find the game a snooze but that opening track is just balls to walls you can feel the heat rising off that poor NES sound chip as it cranks out the jams. Personally I really like Kickmaster, its my NES fave and the soundtrack is pretty good and evocative of the era. Kirby's Adventure is maybe the best wall to wall absolute jock jams in a game. I was playing it with my kids last night and the tunes are just iconic.
SNES: Super Mario World is very memorable. Lots of amazing iconic tracks there.
Genesis: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (or 1 I guess) is also just amazing. But ECCO 1 and 2 are peak. So atmospheric.
cdzero@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 14h
Outrun. Magical Sound Shower. Splash Wave. Passing Breeze. Perfection.