Extremely catchy old-school soundtracks

[Nesbroslash]

What is your favorite videogame track? Embed, attach, or post it here for others to enjoy. Here is one of my favorites. (Yes, I know it's from a McDonald's game, but it still kicks arse.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDZYsS6Mrj8&feature=PlayList&p=FAF76557F3F2D666&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=45

Edited May 20, 2010 by Nesbroslash

[MagitekAngel]

I'm of the mind that out of the entire 8-bit era, the soundtrack to Super Mario Bros. 2 is the "catchiest."

[fdurso224]

Hi guys,

 

I would say the title screen to "Buck Bumble" for the N64.

 

 

Anthony....

[wccw mark]

donkey kong 64 dk rap

[The_Laird]

There is no contest for me has to be Outrun

[doubleminor]

Mega Man 3 was the first game I thought of when reading the thread title.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUS_gytmTh0

 

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

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdbCKwU4QMI

[Tr3vor]

ITS BLASTER MASTER!

 

 

The Best 8-bit music EVER!!

[Goochman]

MULE

[DickNixonArisen]

Tommy Tallarico (the person who did the music for mick and mack) is Steven Tyler's cousin. I don't like aerosmith much, but I like it better than Mick and Mack.

 

The pause screen beatz in Battletoads. Ninja Gaiden, Blaster Master, louie louie from california games on the 2600, mario 1,2 and 3, Contra, Double Dragon, RC pro-am intro music (it just plays once), and TONS of game boy games. Music on the game boy was awesome. I am currently enjoying Ninja Taro which has some nice tunes.

[Ace_1]

Thunder Force IV, plain and simple. I like intense, fast-paced music, and Thunder Force IV's got all that and more. My favorite tunes are these(recorded off original hardware, NOT an emulator):

 

Battle Ship:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80gyutm4NIM

 

Space Walk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFTlJc7WPXQ

 

Simmer Down:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh2w2Jdziew

 

My personal favorite, Metal Squad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bozH7pmOxiw

 

And quite possibly my favorite Final Boss tune of all time, War Like Requiem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtikJ0KjQlo

Edited May 20, 2010 by Ace_1

[pinball22]

Pitfall II. I've regularly found myself humming it mindlessly for the last 27 years, even at times when I haven't played the game in months.

 

And a second for MULE.

[Kris Snyder]

One thing I miss about classic games is how often (but not always) the best music was saved for the final level (typically the actual level itself, and not during the final boss battle). Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers, Strider (NES), Megaman 2 (first two stages of Wily's castle), Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - the list goes on and on...

 

Some of my other favorites include:

Double Dragon (start screen/main theme)

Ducktales (The Moon)

Megaman 2 (Bubbleman stage)

Megaman X (Storm Eagle stage)

Zelda: A Link to the Past (Hyrule Castle)

Starfox (first stage)

Etc.

 

Plus the entirety of the soundtrack of my favorite console game, Super Castlevania IV - and the first stage song (entitled "Burning Road"), boss battle music and stage select tune from my all-time favorite arcade game, Night Striker.

Edited May 20, 2010 by Kris Snyder

[Tempest]

Pressure Cooker, Pitfall II, most of the Mega Man games (they all run together in my head), and Ultima V (Lord Blackthorne's tune is really catchy IMHO).

 

Tempest

[RJ]

gyromite. I've kept the game just for its music alone.

[Nesbroslash]

Oh, another favorite of mine is the theme to Rollercoaster Tycoon. http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=KT45kiI5FYw&feature=relatedAllister Brimble, the mastermind behind this joyous carnival song should definitely compose more videogame music.

Some of my other favorites include:

Double Dragon (start screen/main theme)

Oh God, it's so hard to get that out of my head when it's embedded there! Edited May 20, 2010 by Nesbroslash

[mbd30]

This was stuck in my head the other day...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ulMNR79P04

[+pboland]

I always liked the opening music to Sword of Vermillion:

 

Opening music

[doubleminor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhdMJxto8N0

[Kris Snyder]

Some of my other favorites include:

Double Dragon (start screen/main theme)

Oh God, it's so hard to get that out of my head when it's embedded there!

The remixed version from Super Double Dragon IV is especially potent - I wish that it could be playing in the background whenever I needed it for the rest of my life, as my own personal theme song... makes me feel like I could overcome anything that the world could possibly throw at me!

Edited May 21, 2010 by Kris Snyder

[kool kitty89]

There is no contest for me has to be Outrun

 

Which track? (or all of them?)

 

I assume you mean: "Magical Sound Shower"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxcVk6ygHVE

 

2dn would probably be: "Splash Wave"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B1g13a-nWk

Edited May 21, 2010 by kool kitty89

[Lendorien]

Well, if we're going to do this, I have to include my favorite soundtrack ever. It's from the NES no less and the title is Shadowgate.

 

I always felt that more than most other NES games, the music in Shadowgate enhanced the gameplay and entire mood of the game. That hint of an echo and the somwhat classical flair really set the mood. I've always thought that Shadowgate displayed a fantastic use of the Nintendo's capabilities for sound to the point that even now it still sounds really good, even on the original hardware.

 

My favorite tracks below. I'm also fond of the grim reaper's theme.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Tsezcm8yA - Entrance

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KykP7uPv0Q&fmt=18&annotation_id=annotation_373991&feature=iv - Twilight

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smbA5hH7RGs&fmt=18&annotation_id=annotation_62043&feature=iv - Subterranean cave.

Edited May 21, 2010 by Lendorien

[DickNixonArisen]

Man, don't bring none of that oh you gotta have done that and had that first shadowgate crap around here. How is a man supposed to know to throw a torch. How is he 'sposed to KNOW.

 

Also, I get to be TFTMMUSHA - the first to mention MUSHA.

[doubleminor]

This one's probably my guilty pleasure.

 

My cousins had this game when it came out in the early 90's. It was probably the worst WWF game I've ever played, but we had a blast with it somehow (10 year olds can think of anything). When we got tired of the game and started play wrestling, we'd use the wrestler's themes as our own entrance. I was always a Bret Hart fan, but used Hogans' as it was the catchiest.

 

It starts at 3:25.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXm68tmT7lY

Edited May 22, 2010 by doubleminor