Favorite 16-Bit Song?

[darko]

Mine is from Earthworm Jim. The Descent (Genesis Version):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl5dl1kGXHU

Not really as epic as some of the RPG music out there, but I still love it!

[amauriel]

I won't say this is my absolute favorite...but it is probably the most influential video game song, for me, ever.

I hear it start, it's one of those things: I'm immediately in my happy place. :-P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8u81cdh_Es

[tpugmire]

The ending credits music from A Link to the Past.  Closely followed by ending credits music from Super Mario World.  Both were composed by the same guy I believe.

[amauriel]

Yep, same guy...one of the best composers in video games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koji_Kondo

[killerchameleon]

I to would have to go with Zelda still catch myself humming it

[pacpix]

http://youtu.be/5XAWhFZ5mzI?t=40s
My favorite song in my all time favorite game.  It gets good around 50 seconds.

[varkias]

One of my all time favorites!  The whole soundtrack rocks.  EDIT: My bad... I missed the 16-bit part

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oquad3rnZSI

[killerchameleon]

I still like the original Donkey Kong Country intro music best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA5Wc1_Zghk&feature=player_detailpage

but nothing beats Zelda

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qJ-xEZhGms&feature=player_detailpage

[killerchameleon]

Wow I want one of these
http://stlocarina.com/12hozeteoc3e.html

[jobocan]

Favorite 16-bit music? That's way too hard for me to choose, especially looking at SNES games, a ton of them have just amazing soundtracks with great songs, I'd never be able to choose one.

What I CAN do is post the first tune that comes to my mind when I think "16-bit music":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9yI7fnlAKw

Probably not my favorite, but it's up there. My favorite would either be in an RPG, or in DKC1 or DKC2, but no matter how much I think about it, I keep thinking of other great 16-bit tunes that I just love.For example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnkZ9PjXOQQ

I'll remember the first time I heard this forever.


So yeah, I don't think I can possibly have a favorite 16-bit tune, just like I can never have a favorite game, or a favorite anything really. There's just too many great ones to choose from.

[amauriel]

Wow I want one of these
http://stlocarina.com/12hozeteoc3e.html

I have one of those...mine is the old style, it looks just like the top one there but it doesn't have the gold band, just the triforce. My husband got me that and the Zelda songbook for Christmas one year. The only song I can play well is Epona's song.

[dstone]

I've always loved the music from the classic Sonic games. I've heard some fabulous remixes of some of the themes as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC-d-AM0gCM&feature=related

[scott]

I can't believe no one's posted this. The theme from Chrono Trigger, totally love all the music in this game!

[forte]

This is hard to choose since the 16 bit era had the best soundtracks evar, so I'm going to cheat and choose one from SNES and one from Genesis:

SNES: (Since Central Highway was taken...that and this are my 1A and 1B)


Genesis: (So many to choose from just from Sonic, but this one is my all time Genesis track)

[madmax]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3t_FtHNblk&feature=plcp&context=C352910eUDOEgsToPDskJlXJG0CygbjSQJrVw47HJq

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdKz0F8lKxc&feature=plcp&context=C394af4eUDOEgsToPDskLcNwT5qlsUwYlm2rVUVKR_