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Title: Really effing good video game music thread!
Post by: VenomMacbeth on April 16, 2012, 07:28:14 PM
If this is too close to being the "what are you currently listening to?" thread, then feel free to lock it, but I decided we need a thread for the singular purpose of posting really good video game music! Post what you think are some of the best songs from any game on any console (including PCE/Turbo!) I'll start:
Stage 2 - Crisis Force (Famicom)
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Post by: henrycsc on April 16, 2012, 11:24:04 PM
Aero Blasters Stage 2 - still one of my favorite chiptunes
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Post by: Tatsujin on April 17, 2012, 12:01:46 AM
chip tunes only or also redbook? :)
or should we even consider to split?
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Post by: NightWolve on April 17, 2012, 12:34:19 AM
Aero Blasters Stage 2 - still one of my favorite chiptunes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEON-kvvezk
Fine choice, fine choice, I always liked that one too (and the only one out of that game if memory serves). But I'll raise you a Super Star Soldier: Stage 6, another one of my favorites:
Actually, no, I'll raise you a stage 2, too! It was this chip tune that was one of my all time favorites:
Nostalgia moment: I tried to master this shooter many many eons ago. I could get to stage 6 with my first guy on the maximum difficulty level (that's after you've unlocked the menu with the secret code). I always loved how everything could go perfect, then the one mistake causes everything to fall apart and turn into a debacle, usually at the boss. Then you can't do nothing but keep dying because you've lost your fully powered up weapons with the first death, so all those free guys you earned mean nothing - no choice but to get completely killed off and use a continue to get another shot, eh, not always, but that was my experience a lot of the times. Fun little gem of a shooter, though!
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Post by: Opethian on April 17, 2012, 02:10:11 AM
Speaking of stage 2's I raise you Outzone Stage 2! Uemura 4 lyfe
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Post by: chany60126 on April 17, 2012, 02:28:41 AM
Aero Blasters Stage 2 - still one of my favorite chiptunes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEON-kvvezk
Nice choice Henry! I like how the music changes when you start zipping through those mazes. It's a great transition and fits really nicely with the mood of the level.
It is so darn tough to choose just one track from one of this game, but I am going with the Cavern theme in Shadow of the Beast. What an amazing composition, especially with the inclusion of wind instruments.
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Post by: PunkicCyborg on April 17, 2012, 03:01:29 AM
Thunder force IV - Metal Squad just so freaking WILD
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Post by: ccovell on April 17, 2012, 03:53:15 AM
Dragon Saber - Stage 2 is the bee's knees!
Shadow of the Colossus - Revived Power. Fantastic!
Shubibinman 3 - Stage 2 - short but magnificent.
Assassin Title on Amiga. Might not grab you, but its prog-rock-ish tune stayed in my head for weeks recently!
All of Legendary Axe II's soundtrack!
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Post by: NightWolve on April 17, 2012, 04:12:27 AM
Shadow of the Colossus - Revived Power. Fantastic! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DggH6CReCNA
That was one of my many PS2 games purchased years ago that had been sitting around doing nothing until a couple of weeks ago when I somehow managed to break my spell of non-game-playing and decided to start with this! I think seeing Adam Sandler's character playing this game in his movie "Reign Over Me" also had me wondering about it, which added to my decision to finally play it! I finished it in a couple of days and while the plot is basically riding around with your horse to fight the next gigantic boss, it's an excellent game and I enjoyed it!
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Post by: Tatsujin on April 17, 2012, 04:40:14 AM
And yet, GoT stage 3 beats 'em all :)
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Post by: Nando on April 17, 2012, 04:48:01 AM
try getting that out of your head now. TIMELESS!
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Post by: Nando on April 17, 2012, 04:58:56 AM
Blazblue:
I got the OST with the game when it came out and it does not disappoint.
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Post by: SuperDeadite on April 17, 2012, 05:02:08 AM
Thunder Cross II
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Post by: SignOfZeta on April 17, 2012, 06:24:37 AM
KOF 99 Arranged: Krizalid theme Part 2,
KOF 98 Arranged: Omega Rugal (Both parts are in this video. It really gets going at around 4:30):
Mother 2: Another 2 (Psy Mix) This is pure SNES tunes here. Best ever on the system, IMO:
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Post by: Digi.k on April 17, 2012, 09:43:14 AM
shining holy ark battle theme -
Panzer dragoon Zwei final boss fight theme -
sega saturn Akumajō Dracula X: Gekka no Yasōkyoku -
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Post by: turbokon on April 17, 2012, 11:30:17 AM
GOT stage 6 all the way!!
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Post by: TR0N on April 17, 2012, 06:38:29 PM
Gauntlet IV Adventures in Iron
Gauntlet IV-Level one music
King of Fighters'96 Geese ni Katakori
King of Fighters'96 AST Requiem Nitancho K626 Dies Irae (Wolfgang Krasuser Theme)
Castlevania Bloodlines The Sinking Old Sanctuary
Ys III Wanderers from Ys PCE Sealed Time
Viewpoint (Neo Geo) Not all There
Magician Lord-Stage 4 Music Castle of Devil
Ys Book 1&2 Palace
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Post by: Opethian on April 18, 2012, 02:13:44 AM
To Make End of Battle Ys II
Mighty Obstacle Ys VI
Ys Final Battle (famicom version)
oh how could I forget Ys!
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Post by: VenomMacbeth on April 18, 2012, 04:31:44 PM
Here's a lesser-known one:
Game Gear Ninja Gaiden - Act 1
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Post by: esteban on April 18, 2012, 04:34:40 PM
I still have to go through all the links people have posted and listen to the tunes. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png)
Game Gear Ninja Gaiden - Act 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ne8gVjh4vM
This is an interesting (kinda overwhelming) arrangement. It is HECTIC. I like it, though.
It is, but the arpeggios in the melodies sort of compensate for the few sound channels on the Game Gear, producing a fuller-sounding melody. You see that trick a lot in 8-bit chiptunes (the good ones, anyway :P )
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Post by: chany60126 on April 18, 2012, 05:16:40 PM
This thread is seriously lacking some follin. Let me remedy that right away. :P
Here is a track from my favorite SNES game: Plok
(Creepy Crag):
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Post by: Digi.k on April 19, 2012, 03:03:12 AM
daytona USA 2001 dreamcast - mermaid lake
katamari darmacy/beautiful katamari - wanda wanda
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Post by: TR0N on April 19, 2012, 06:25:38 PM
Ys 1&2 Chronicles 44 Companile of Lane Ys 1&2 Chronicles Tower shadow of death
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Post by: BlueBMW on April 20, 2012, 12:18:09 AM
Nexzr Stage 2 - Doesnt hurt that its one of my favorite PC Engine games but great music none the less.
Ys 1/2 Termination - maybe someone alread posted this but I just love it at 1:30 in this video.
Dune 2 Battle Theme - One of my favorite games as a kid (I was a Dos gamer) and this theme always got me excited. This video sounds pretty close to what my Dos machine sounds like. It depends on your sound card. I use a basic SB16/AWE32 card.
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Post by: Nando on April 20, 2012, 02:57:47 AM
heh
song will never leave you head now.
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Post by: geise on April 20, 2012, 03:56:30 AM
What an amazing thread! You guys have made my list shorter. I would add GoT stuff but it's already on there. Same with Ys I&II so I'll add some others:
Ys III Wanderers from Ys PCE - Shock of the Death God
Actraiser Original Soundtrack - 12 - World Tree
Contra 3 The Alien Wars Music - Stage 3: The Old Cyber Steel Mill I f*cking miss the old Konami. They had some of the best music in their games.
Dungeon Explorer All of it!!!!!!
Quartet
Original Ridge Racer is still the best out of the whole series for music!
M.U.S.H.A. - Aggressive Attack
Devil's Crush - Main Stage Theme
Axelay Colony (2nd BGM)
Zuntata is the best ever!! One of my favorites.
Last one!...for now! These are all my top personal favorites. Sorry for so many! Streets of Rage 2 Round 7 part 2
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Post by: geise on April 20, 2012, 04:04:29 AM
Holy hell I had no idea the music in Plok was so good! It kinda sound like the guy that did the SNES The Amazing Spiderman and Xmen game. Good stuff! Now I must buy this game.
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Post by: Nando on April 20, 2012, 06:01:01 AM
This one cause I played the shit out of this game growing up Herzog Zwei - Back To Square One
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Post by: kamiboy on April 20, 2012, 06:23:11 AM
I've been looping this like loony ever since watching Arino play that level in . Sounds like Bach playing a minuet on the NES.
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Post by: kamiboy on April 20, 2012, 06:23:45 AM
Double post.
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To not let it go to waste here is the from Ducktales.
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Post by: suikoman444 on April 20, 2012, 07:17:04 AM
Gothic Neclord - Suikoden II
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Post by: Nando on April 20, 2012, 08:22:37 AM
Best youtube playlist EVER!
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Post by: bust3dstr8 on April 20, 2012, 05:22:44 PM
Thunder Force 3 - Stage 5: Ellis (Take a Chance)
Battletoads Arcade Stage 3
PCE Shadow of the Beast - Erie Forest (When I hear this it makes me feel like I could climb Mt. Everst)
Holy hell I had no idea the music in Plok was so good! It kinda sound like the guy that did the SNES The Amazing Spiderman and Xmen game. Good stuff! Now I must buy this game.
Glad you liked it too geise. :) The whole game has an incredible soundtrack. Follin was a genius at pushing hardware to its limits in terms of sound. The soundtrack for Plok doesn't sound anything like a typical SNES game. It's a great game too BTW, very cool level designs.
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Post by: TR0N on April 20, 2012, 07:30:27 PM
Ys The Oath in Felghana:Tower of Destiny
Ys The Oath in Felghana:Valestein Castle
Ys The Oath in Felghana:Illburns Ruins
Ys The Oath in Felghana:Sealed Time
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Post by: Tatsujin on April 20, 2012, 09:58:38 PM
Holy hell I had no idea the music in Plok was so good! It kinda sound like the guy that did the SNES The Amazing Spiderman and Xmen game. Good stuff! Now I must buy this game.
LOL, guess once who was behind the amazing spiderman game too?
btw.. here are my two fav plok BGMs :)
beach:
arkillic:
and the never released MD game by follin music (this is how MD FM should have sounded always):
:D
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Post by: SamIAm on April 21, 2012, 04:26:55 AM
The Hybrid Front is a Genesis game that I've never even played, but I listen to its soundtrack all the time. The main composer is Naofumi Hataya, who did stuff like the Also, Sonic CD.
Youtube is shockingly short on tracks for it right now, but
No joke, I actually put this stuff on when I work out.
Download the set at http://project2612.org/
While you're there, pick up the soundtrack to Cosmic Carnage. It's a terrible 32X game, but it maybe has the best soundtrack out of all the games on the system.
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Post by: esteban on April 21, 2012, 04:49:39 AM
The Hybrid Front is a Genesis game that I've never even played, but I listen to its soundtrack all the time. The main composer is Naofumi Hataya, who did stuff like the totally bitchin' Virtua Racing replay track. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mazhW1IvDc) Also, Sonic CD.
Youtube is shockingly short on tracks for it right now, but here's a decent one. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8svkaB7mdLU)
No joke, I actually put this stuff on when I work out.
Download the set at http://project2612.org/
While you're there, pick up the soundtrack to Cosmic Carnage. It's a terrible 32X game, but it maybe has the best soundtrack out of all the games on the system. Sample. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDly-1YTZ8c&feature=relmfu)
Kool, I never listened to any of these titles before (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png).
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Post by: SamIAm on April 21, 2012, 05:13:18 AM
Kool, I never listened to any of these titles before (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png).
I won't lie, I'm kind of a Sega junkie.
The Hybrid Front has got to be my favorite sleeper soundtrack. The whole thing is good, and there are plenty of tracks. If you get the set, load up "Rebellion Fight BGM 2" and the next one, "PETO Fight BGM 1".
One more rare one. (http://kiwi6.com/file/65ysa6g8xq) Listen with extra base for Japanese 80's PC game music at it's finest. Never played this one, either.
You know, speaking of game music, if we could make an archive-torrent of all PCE game music, specifically the chip stuff, I would download and seed the shit out of it. I feel like there must be some fantastic stuff that I don't know about, but I'm kind of turned off by the current state of HES rips and players. Even using emulators like Ootake sounds quite a lot more accurate and would be better for making rips.
Anyway, I'll shut up now, but not before posting my favorite track from Legend of Xanadu II (http://kiwi6.com/file/oa95htastn).
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Post by: esteban on April 21, 2012, 05:37:32 AM
Kool, I never listened to any of these titles before (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png).
I won't lie, I'm kind of a Sega junkie.
The Hybrid Front has got to be my favorite sleeper soundtrack. The whole thing is good, and there are plenty of tracks. If you get the set, load up "Rebellion Fight BGM 2" and the next one, "PETO Fight BGM 1".
One more rare one. (http://kiwi6.com/file/65ysa6g8xq) Listen with extra base for Japanese 80's PC game music at it's finest. Never played this one, either.
You know, speaking of game music, if we could make an archive-torrent of all PCE game music, specifically the chip stuff, I would download and seed the shit out of it. I feel like there must be some fantastic stuff that I don't know about, but I'm kind of turned off by the current state of HES rips and players. Even using emulators like Ootake sounds quite a lot more accurate and would be better for making rips.
(1) I'm loving all these tunes, especially the specific tracks you singled out. Everything is great (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png)
(2) A few of us are trying to create ONE massive archive for all TG-16/PCE music. Honestly, I don't even care if it is redundant, I want to create ONE place where EVERYTHING can be found (.hes, mp3, whatever).
(3) My dream is that we will be able to include excellent metadata for everything, plus cover art. This will be the most labor intensive aspect, but we can slowly chop away at it. First, get all the music in one place. Next, fastidiously document/tag everything.
(4) A fellow PCE fan created something that I'll share with everyone tonight. I've been too busy to check it out myself. Hopefully some folks will enjoy it (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png).
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Post by: SamIAm on April 21, 2012, 05:44:27 AM
Awesome news all around, my friend. :)
You should try to find a couple PCE music junkies and do it with them. If you throw it out there for everyone, it will be too hard to manage, but a couple key people to split the workload with you could make things look a lot more doable.
Hope to see it happen!
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Post by: kamiboy on April 24, 2012, 05:15:07 AM
Since someone posted a track from Dune 2 I though some Dune tracks are in order. First, the , this thing not only is really great mood setting music but the visual are absolutely a work of art in and of themselves.
Then there is the music.
Lastly a track from one of my personal favorites on the NES, .
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Post by: BlueBMW on April 24, 2012, 10:13:37 AM
Wow! I almost posted some music from Dune on PC... glad someone else did! Excellent music / game that one was.
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Post by: SamIAm on February 19, 2013, 05:28:23 AM
RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE!
Burning Force on the Genesis is an average game with some respectable visuals and some good songs. The arcade version is better on each front. This is maybe the best tune in the game, from stage four of the arcade version. Journey back to 1989...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV6-9zlFKyM
As an odd aside, I think the simple image of the collapsed dome on the edge of the scrolling ocean's horizon in stage one of the genesis version is actually really cool. The music goes well with it. Sound effects are too loud, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HszEANWWzIQ
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Post by: Tatsujin on February 19, 2013, 10:56:28 AM
Cool, will lissen to it later. Liked BF back in the day :)
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Post by: SamIAm on February 19, 2013, 11:14:31 PM
Lots of folks have tried the amazing Gimmick! on the Famicom, if only through emulation. It's an amazing game with a happy soundtrack that compliments the visual atmosphere perfectly. The first stage music is great, but if you ask me, it's the music to the paradise-in-the-clouds last stage (only reachable by collecting hidden items in the other stages) that's the best. Be sure to listen with some bass!
Gimmick used a sound enhancement chip called the FME-07, so even if you find ordinary Famicom music a little on the primitive side, this one might surprise you.
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Post by: geise on February 21, 2013, 07:39:41 AM
Basically all the music in Metamorphic Force. Such an amazing game! This is from the final boss fight.
My all time favorite Cave game Dangun Feveron. Stage 2 music
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Post by: SamIAm on February 22, 2013, 07:08:10 PM
My all time favorite Cave game Dangun Feveron. Stage 2 music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xss2CZv5QTM&list=SP0DDB836D5E472A87
I immediately hunted down the complete soundtrack. Awesome pick! The music gets a little drowned out in the game itself, so it's nice to get a straight take of it.
One of my all-time favorite soundtracks is Battle Garegga's. Every track is good, and there's plenty of variety - so much that I hate to pick one track to represent the whole thing. Here's Stage 1, and with a nice bonus - while the track on the CD doesn't really loop at all, I went ahead and manually looped it three times.
Funny thing about this track - it sounds good coming out of crappy speakers. Somehow, I think that's how it would sound playing through some crude old radio headphones in a WWII fighter cockpit.
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Post by: Johnny Turbo on February 22, 2013, 07:21:55 PM
I know metal squad has been mentioned but this song is awesome!
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Post by: VenomMacbeth on February 23, 2013, 09:15:03 PM
Just found this. Really awesome Soldier Blade medley. :D
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Post by: turbokon on February 25, 2013, 02:05:37 PM
I like it, never heard it before because I never made it that far.
Cool, heh, I remember this! I beat it on a rental back in my High School days (still have to add 120 games to my NES list on Backloggery (http://backloggery.com/games.php?user=nightwolve&console=NES), but it's one of them)! ;) I wouldn't say it's "awesome," but pretty decent and I definitely remember it.
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Post by: _joshuaTurbo on February 26, 2013, 10:29:39 PM
Essential Vitamins - Super Adventure Island (SNES)
for all those weirdos that say the SNES sound chip wasn't all that impressive. *Feck off
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Post by: SamIAm on February 27, 2013, 12:26:17 AM
^^^ Cool, hadn't heard that one before.
It reminded me that there are a couple of really good tracks from Super Bomberman 3:
Essential Vitamins - Super Adventure Island (SNES)
for all those weirdos that say the SNES sound chip wasn't all that impressive. *Feck off
It's samples. The snes is good at samples, but that's about :) Still plok is the most impressive stuff on the snes to date :)
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Post by: Joe Redifer on April 25, 2013, 06:18:22 PM
Plok? PLOK??? The main theme is pretty impressive sounding but that's really the only good tune in the game. And the tune isn't even very good, it just has good sound quality. The impressiveness goes away once the cheesy SNES electric guitars start, though. Also, horrid game. Super Adventure Island impresses me more because I actually want to listen to it.
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Post by: VenomMacbeth on April 26, 2013, 08:33:58 PM
The Super Aleste (Space Megaforce) OST is pretty impressive, I think. You don't hear electro/dance tracks done quite so well on the SNES very often...but feel free to prove me wrong there.
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Post by: geise on May 10, 2013, 01:36:12 PM
I love Super Aleste's music! SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE MEGAFOOOOOOOOOOOORCE!
Anywho, here's a few more of my favorites from the past.
Captain Blood (Atari ST) Intro music
Gods (Atari ST) Intro music
Super Adventure Island (SNES) Jungle Walk
Verytex (MD) Stage 3 Ruined Area
TMNT Turtles in Time - Neon Night Riders (SNES/SFC)
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Post by: esteban on May 11, 2013, 03:01:36 AM
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Post by: geise on June 05, 2013, 01:10:32 PM
E.D.F. Earth Defense Force (Arcade Stage 4)
SFC/SNES version is a little more with the slap bass
Ridge Racer 6 Valley of the Mind (as close as it will ever get to original Ridge Racer music without being a remix) great track!
Parappa the Rapper (Instructor Mooselini's RAP) so great when you screw up.
Elevator Action Returns (my favorite Taito F3 game next to Layer section)
Shinobi III Whirlwind (jet board stage)
City Hunter PC-Engine
Gate of Thunder Stage 5 (my personal favorite. fact that so many people have other tracks as their favorites just shows how awesome this game's music is)
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Post by: Tatsujin on June 05, 2013, 02:33:51 PM
Plok? PLOK??? The main theme is pretty impressive sounding but that's really the only good tune in the game. And the tune isn't even very good, it just has good sound quality. The impressiveness goes away once the cheesy SNES electric guitars start, though. Also, horrid game. Super Adventure Island impresses me more because I actually want to listen to it.
Lol, didn't even see this post for over a month. So the main theme is the only one good tune in that game? lol!
Then lissen to the beach:
or acrylic:
These are two absolue killer tunez on the SFC/SNES and I consider them something of the best the snes could ever let out acoustically.
Even when Shigeru Miyamoto first heard Plok's theme song, he couldn't believe it was coming out of a regular SNES. I literally blew him out of his socks.
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Post by: SuperDeadite on June 05, 2013, 02:49:54 PM
Lol Plok. Now this is where it's at.
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Post by: Tatsujin on June 05, 2013, 02:55:16 PM
Completely incomparable stuff. Plok is class of its own.
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Post by: SuperDeadite on June 05, 2013, 03:10:47 PM
Plok is high quality, but it's just not something I really enjoy listening to. It's just technically impressive and nothing more. It's essentially the Lindsey Lohan of the retro world. Sure it's technically amazing how she's managed to keep herself in the public eye. But nobody wants to go down on that thing.
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Post by: Tatsujin on June 05, 2013, 03:28:50 PM
but it's just not something I really enjoy listening to.
This point is arguable and in matter of fact, depends on eachs own taste of music. F.e. You love Pink, and I can't stand it, but that doesn't automatically mean that it's bad music. Same here, beside the high quality and technically impressive stuff in the front, I also love and very much appreciate Follins compositions behind it.
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Post by: Joe Redifer on June 05, 2013, 04:04:13 PM
Yeah Tats those Plok tunes aren't very good. Like Superdeadite said, they're somewhat impressive technically but the music itself is just pure shit. I have all of the Plok tracks to listen to on my SNES at any time and have heard them all. The beach tune takes a minute to even get going. That's a pet peeve of mine, music that takes forever to even start. Have you actually played the game Plok? Damn, it's pure shit and that horrible first level music (which actually plays for the first several levels) doesn't help it at all.
So while it may be impressive technically, without actual good music it's worthless. I'd love to hear good music with this kind of sound quality. I'd rather listen to Super Castlevania 4. Or F-Zero. Or even Donkey Kong Country. Each have much better music with less sound quality. Tom Folin would serve better as a sound engineer than a musician. He's great with sound quality and can write really good sound engines, but as a musician he's hit or miss in my opinion. He's definitely overrated. People go apeshit over his TimeTrax Genesis track like it's the best song/sound quality on the Genesis or something. It's neither, not even close. It's good music but not balls to the wall amazing like the rest of the internet would have you believe.
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Post by: Tatsujin on June 05, 2013, 04:16:45 PM
As I just stated above, music taste is very arguable. For some (inlcuding you and dead) it is plain shit, other like me appreciate it very much. It's nothing to discuss any further.
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Post by: TR0N on June 05, 2013, 07:46:09 PM
How about some more gimmick for this thread,well mr.gimmick to be exact :roll: :mrgreen:
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Post by: roflmao on June 06, 2013, 01:50:28 PM
Lol, didn't even see this post for over a month. So the main theme is the only one good tune in that game? lol!
Then lissen to the beach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ODKKILZiYY
or acrylic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jbJSftFr20
These are two absolue killer tunez on the SFC/SNES and I consider them something of the best the snes could ever let out acoustically.
Even when Shigeru Miyamoto first heard Plok's theme song, he couldn't believe it was coming out of a regular SNES. I literally blew him out of his socks.
I really liked those tunes. Prog-rock-y goodness coming out of a SNES! I've never even heard of the game, though.
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Post by: geise on November 02, 2013, 01:29:19 PM
I've been playing a lot of Dragon Spirit on PC-Engine and arcade this past week. I really love the music in this game. I have played it many years ago, but coming back to it has been quite nice.
Fravorite track is Area 2 Volcano.
pc-engine version (i actually might like it better) :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D BTW I found ^ shit by accident. THANK YOU SO MUCH ESTEBAN!!!!!! Also in total agreement!
P.S. Awesome doodle!!!!
P.P.S. You made me play Power Golf!
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Post by: esteban on November 02, 2013, 04:43:51 PM
I've been playing a lot of Dragon Spirit on PC-Engine and arcade this past week. I really love the music in this game. I have played it many years ago, but coming back to it has been quite nice.
Fravorite track is Area 2 Volcano. Dragon Spirit II - Volcano (Area 2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBHDiScXusA#)
pc-engine version (i actually might like it better) :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Le TurboDoodle: Dragon Spirit (Episode # DS) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iycZd2PjbJM#ws) BTW I found ^ shit by accident. THANK YOU SO MUCH ESTEBAN!!!!!! Also in total agreement!
P.S. Awesome doodle!!!!
P.P.S. You made me play Power Golf!
Needless to say, but: (A) I agree about Dragon Spirit (B) the PCE tunes rival the arcade (I prefer PCE) (C) (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png) (D) Now you're playing with power.
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Post by: _joshuaTurbo on November 02, 2013, 06:29:02 PM
As I just stated above, music taste is very arguable. For some (inlcuding you and dead) it is plain shit, other like me appreciate it very much. It's nothing to discuss any further.
Tim Follin's tunes are nice, but it slices no bread against Chris Huelsbeck's best work-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hodk3Bosmug
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Post by: esteban on November 02, 2013, 11:55:23 PM
As I just stated above, music taste is very arguable. For some (inlcuding you and dead) it is plain shit, other like me appreciate it very much. It's nothing to discuss any further.
Tim Follin's tunes are nice, but it slices no bread against Chris Huelsbeck's best work-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hodk3Bosmug
Is this Fighting Street?
Salt isn't better than Peppa. Huels ain't better than Follin.
YOU NEED BOTH TO BE HAPPY. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png)
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Post by: Xak on November 03, 2013, 05:24:09 AM
SF2 Guile stage will forever be the most memorable song in videogame history
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Post by: TR0N on November 03, 2013, 07:23:41 PM
Sonic 2 Chemical Plant
Sonic 3 Ice Cap Zone
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Post by: Punch on November 03, 2013, 09:58:17 PM
The Metal Gear ending theme is cool. I can't get tired of beating the MSX version on the PS3 MGS HD Collection.
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Post by: TR0N on November 05, 2013, 08:55:00 PM
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Post by: _joshuaTurbo on December 05, 2013, 02:22:41 PM
I've had this in my head for days now and I've been whistling it at work and at home... Finally figured out where it was from! Such an excellent game and soundtrack!
Love Shadowrun!!
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Post by: EvilEvoIX on December 05, 2013, 04:36:13 PM
I cant think of a better Video Game song than this.
Ill re-post this as the first video is set to private....
This also rules...
this too....
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Post by: _joshuaTurbo on December 10, 2013, 07:36:51 AM
dig the theme here, EC had some great tunes!
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Post by: lukester on December 10, 2013, 07:44:36 AM
F-Zero (SNES) Mute City
All Your Base Are Belong to Us (or alternatively Zero Wing Stage 1)
1943 Kai Level 1
Parodius Ice Cream Palace!
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Post by: geise on December 11, 2013, 06:53:43 AM
Been playing a lot of my Violent Storm PCB lately. Konami went all out with the sound/music in their arcade games.
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Post by: TR0N on December 11, 2013, 06:13:25 PM
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Post by: geise on December 12, 2013, 07:02:22 AM
I love the KoF 94 soundtrack! It will always be my favorite out of all the KoF games.
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Post by: TR0N on December 18, 2013, 08:01:47 PM
One of my favorite tracks from popful mail.Man i really wish falcom would make a sequel! They keep the Ys series going with remakes and sequels,but popful mail has become forgotten :(
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Post by: NightWolve on December 18, 2013, 08:21:31 PM
One of my favorite tracks from popful mail.Man i really wish falcom would make a sequel! They keep the Ys series going with remakes and sequels,but popful mail has become forgotten :( Popful Mail (Castle) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpbu6zRHqXE#)
Never got to play it myself, but wanted to eventually get around to it. Eh, didn't much like that track BTW. I should hope there are better ones for a Falcom game than that.
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Post by: TR0N on December 18, 2013, 08:27:32 PM
One of my favorite tracks from popful mail.Man i really wish falcom would make a sequel! They keep the Ys series going with remakes and sequels,but popful mail has become forgotten :( Popful Mail (Castle) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpbu6zRHqXE#)
Never got to play it myself, but wanted to eventually get around to it. Eh, didn't much like that track BTW. I should hope there are better ones for a Falcom game than that.
Most of the music in popful mail is rather upbeat but good at least.Though i still stand by that the sega-cd version is the definite one to play.
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Post by: geise on December 19, 2013, 10:28:06 PM
Sega CD version is great! It's more action/platform and the pc-engine version is an updated pc-98 game that plays totally different. I actually prefer the pc-engine version, plus the music is better in it to me. I think most will like the Sega CD version better since it's a more straight forward game with awesome graphics. The cut scenes in both games are also amazing.
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Post by: TR0N on December 22, 2013, 07:51:33 PM
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Post by: _joshuaTurbo on December 23, 2013, 01:57:31 AM
Not sure how a guy couldn't get pumped to this tune.