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The Best Retro Game Music - 8bit and above
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bizzgeburt:
Hello everybody,

a post in a different thread made be start this thread.
Everybody involved in retro gaming has some favourite tunes out of his/her favourite games.

Show us what your favourite retro game soundtrack is!

Post single songs or whole games in which the soundtrack captured you especially.
I hope this thread gets many replies for I think every retro gamer (especially those with music affinity) knows some musical pearls and jewels. And I think it's worthwhile to list those up !  8)

Let me start with a whole game, whose soundtrack really captivated me intensely:

GoldenEye 64
Almost every tune in this game is a banger - I like to listen through the remade Soundtrack that's availlable on youtube in many forms. But even the original soundtrack has a certain spiy feel to it and had us play this shooter for years in a row. Besides many RPG-Soundtracks, I consider the Soundtrack of GoldenEye 64 one of my al time favourites.

Now let's go - let us see how many great compositions we're able to round up !  8)

Your's stonedly

Bizz
dhaabi:
Apart from rhythm games, the best example for me of a game (and entire series, really) that's so characterized by its music is Katamari Damacy. Its eclectic soundtrack comprised of the shibuya-kei genre's expansive sounds elevates an experience that's already bizarre into something much more memorable. For a lot of players outside of Japan, the series was their introduction to this style of music, so it's left a strong impression on many.

Right now where I am, it's a rainy, gray, and altogether dreary day, so I think that's why I started to select tracks to share to reflect that. Choosing "the best" or even a favorite group of song tracks is near impossible for someone like me, but the ones below all stand out to me favorably.

Animal Crossing: City Folk - Stale Cupcakes
Ape Escape - Time Station
Chulip - A Single Guy's Serenade
Digimon World - File City (Night)
Final Fantasy IX - Frontier Dali Village
Gitaroo Man - The Legendary Theme (Acoustic)
Kingdom Hearts II - Lazy Afternoons
OutRun - Last Wave
Tetrisphere - Sappy
We Love Katamari - Angel Rain
stealthrush:
album:
Silhouette Mirage
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
Kirby Super Star
Sorcerian
Nights Into Dreams...

song:
I Just Smile
Esaka? (Arranged)
I Just Want You to Know
Emerald Coast (Azure Blue World)
Main Medley
emporerdragon:
Final Fantasy Legend II for me. Besides being the game I cut my teeth on when it came to RPGs, it had an amazing soundtrack that pushed the limits of what a Game Boy could do. I also still consider the boss music to be in my top boss battle music of all time.

Struggle to The Death - Final Fantasy Legend II

Thinking of other retro boss battle songs I love

World Revolution - Chrono Trigger (Also made into an excellent musical song alongside the rest of the OST)
End of a Thought - Tales of Symphonia
Eternity - Blue Dragon
King Dedede's Theme - Kirby Superstar
bikingjahuty:
Oh man! There are so many!


I am a HUGE fan of video game music. In fact, I have a designated playlist on my phone of about 1500 video game songs that I regularly listen to while driving, working, studying, or whatever. These are the ones that have the best music overall in my book.


Sin and Punishment (N64)
Sonic 3 and Knuckles (Genesis)
FInal Fantasy X (PS2)
Zone of the Enders (PS2)
Shenmue 2 (Dreamcast)
Sonic R (Saturn)
Nights into Dreams (Saturn)
Super Mario 64 (N64)
The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time (N64)
Super Street Fighter 2 (Arcade)
Virtua Fighter (Arcade)
Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade)
Daytona USA (Arcade)
Silent Hill 2 (PS2)
Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES)
Battle Garegga (Arcade)
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