Favorite Game-based Music!

PatrThom · May 12, 2012

BananaHands said:
I think the music in Sonic was great. This song would always get stuck in my head and is genuinely cheery.

So I'm going through this thread, and this is the first one I play without headphones on, and without looking up, Kati says, "Why are you playing the Star Light Zone music?"

It's probably been more than 10 years since she last played Sonic.

I Love her.

--Patrick

Frank · May 12, 2012

I have almost no good Genesis music memories. Other than a few exceptions, the Genesis' soundchip was just so shitty.

GasBandit · May 13, 2012

To this day, I still consider Bravely Folk Song (Cervantes' theme from Soul Blade) to be the official theme of evil piratey adventure. Sorry, Lechuck.

BananaHands · May 13, 2012

I think the SEGA games had some of the best music at the time.

Frank · May 13, 2012

Yeah, you had to dig into it's single best soundtrack to defend it. The Genesis had a God awful soundchip that sounded like trash 99% of the time.

That the Streets of Rage games had such good soundtracks is owed more to Yuzo Koshiro who made a lot of the best soundtracks of the 16 bit era.

Jay · May 13, 2012

But yeah I get your point.

ElJuski · May 13, 2012

I don't know, I still love Genesis sounds:

Frank · May 13, 2012

The bass in that Vectorman tune sounds like a computer farting.

ElJuski · May 13, 2012

farting like a sweet jam perfect for playing a videogame when you're ten.

CynicismKills · May 14, 2012

Earthbound had an insane and catchy soundtrack (almost final boss music):

I always found that FFX's music made me think of water, which considering how much of the game takes place in/on/near oceans and the like makes sense:

Lunar: Silver Star Story was probably the first JRPG to give me a taste of real difficulty, but it's still tasty as hell:

AshburnerX · May 14, 2012

Just started Ys - The Oath in Felghana. The overworld theme? BAD. ASS.

CynicismKills · May 14, 2012

Just wait, the game's filled with amazing music and it gets better and better.

Frank · Nov 3, 2012

In this topic Genesis music is still shitty and Hotline Miami has a fantastic effing sountrack.

CynicismKills · Nov 3, 2012

What? Genesis music isn't that bad. Granted I don't remember a lot as I never owned one, but the Sonic music is fantastic.

However nothing tops NES/SNES music in terms of longevity. Mega Man 2 and 3 have some of, if not THE, most memorable music ever created. I've always felt the Kirby games' music deserved more credit as well.

AshburnerX · Nov 3, 2012

Genesis music is notorious for being inferior to the SNES because the Genesis had a fundamentally worse sound chip. It's more a historic thing.

CynicismKills · Nov 3, 2012

AshburnerX said:
Genesis music is notorious for being inferior to the SNES because the Genesis and a fundamentally worse sound chip. It's more a historic thing.

That makes sense. Considering again Sonic, you can hear sounds used as in-game fx also being used in the BGM (specifically the ring gathering sound).

Frank · Nov 3, 2012

You don't like Hotline Miami's soundtrack Jay ? It's actually really good.

PatrThom · Nov 4, 2012

Frank said:
In this topic Genesis music is still shitty and Hotline Miami has a fantastic effing sountrack.

It's as if Tangerine Dream and Depeche Mode had a lyrics-challenged baby together.

--Patrick

Yoshimickster · Nov 4, 2012

Can never go wrong with a little Sam and Max.

I woulda' posted that Monkey Island 3 song but my man figmentPez posted it first. Damn that was a good game.