Mr SQL #1 Posted June 2, 2020 Some Video Games have very captivating soundtracks - Atari 2600 games have awesome sound effects but games with soundtracks in games are pretty rare. Here are several with awesome soundtracks that make me want to keep playing the game: Moon Patrol Popeye Burgertime Frogger (SuperCharger version) Gyruss Pitfall II Asteroids What other games should be included? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbk #2 Posted June 2, 2020 Mountain King is a biggie. I'm going to include Vanguard as it has music from Flash Gordon in it. On the other hand, Journey's Escape is not as good as it could have been. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr SQL #3 Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, keithbk said: Mountain King is a biggie. I'm going to include Vanguard as it has music from Flash Gordon in it. On the other hand, Journey's Escape is not as good as it could have been. I played these the other night but with Mountain King and Vanguard I didn't encounter the BG music - is there a game version to select or difficulty switch setting like Moon Patrol to activate it? I also found this thread from 2005 with a few more https://atariage.com/forums/topic/73536-music-in-2600-games/ So far we have 17 games with background music: Moon Patrol Popeye Burgertime Frogger (SuperCharger version) Gyruss Pitfall II Asteroids Journey-Escape Dig-Dug Smurfs Bobby's Going Home Mountain King Blueprint Crystal Castles California Games Starwars Pressure Cooker Bobby's Going home was fun but I couldn't jump over the first fence in Smurfs, both are Pitfall genre. EDIT: looks like I didn't play long enough in Mountain King - found a few more games to add the list here https://csanyk.com/2018/11/atari-2600-games-with-noteworthy-audio/ that also have BG music. Edited June 3, 2020 by Mr SQL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugcatcher88 #4 Posted June 3, 2020 Secret Quest has music that plays throughout the game. Fatal Run and Sprintmaster have music during their respective main menus. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbk #5 Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) The background music plays in Vanguard when you are invincible. Starts at 6 second mark.... As this is an actual musical piece and not a sound effect (again, it's a tune from the movie FLASH, aka Sam Jones' "Flash Gordon"), I included it. In Mountain King, you get an actual piece of music at the 1:45 mark (after collecting the Golden Crown) in this video: Edited June 4, 2020 by keithbk 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+atari2600land #6 Posted June 4, 2020 BMX Airmaster! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voxel #7 Posted June 5, 2020 Skateboarding... you'll be shaking your head for days afterwards, just trying to get it out! Been a while since I played these but from memory: Omicron (homebrew), whacky almost random little notes during game play. Acid Drop, I think there was a tune during play. (Not a candidate but Thrust+ Platinum, such an impressive intro). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr SQL #8 Posted June 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Voxel said: Skateboarding... you'll be shaking your head for days afterwards, just trying to get it out! Been a while since I played these but from memory: Omicron (homebrew), whacky almost random little notes during game play. Acid Drop, I think there was a tune during play. (Not a candidate but Thrust+ Platinum, such an impressive intro). Wow Omicron is awesome - never played it before or Skateboarding! I tried Acid Drop too but it rolled on my set, wish I could find an NTSC version of the ROM. I like the Chiptune intro's too and categorize those with demo's since they are non-interactive. Looks like there are quite a few games with bg music so far - Classics: Acid Drop (1992) (Salu, Dennis M. Kiss) (460758) (PAL) ~.bin Asteroids (1981) (Atari, Brad Stewart - Sears) (CX2649 - 49-75163) ~.bin Blueprint (1983) (CBS Electronics, Tom DiDomenico) (4L 2486 5000) ~.bin BMX Air Master (1990) (Atari) (CX26190).bin Bobby Is Going Home (Rentacom).bin BurgerTime (1983) (M Network, Patricia Lewis Du Long, Ron Surratt - INTV) (MT4518) ~.bin California Games (1988) (Epyx, Steven A. Baker, Peter Engelbrite) (80561-00286) ~.bin Crystal Castles (1984) (Atari, Michael Kosaka, Peter C. Niday, Robert Vieira) (CX26110) ~.bin Dig Dug (1983) (Atari - GCC, Douglas B. Macrae) (CX2677) ~.bin Frogger 1983 Starpath Corp.bin Gyruss (1984) (Parker Brothers) (PB5080) ~.bin Journey Escape (1982) (Data Age) (112-006) ~.bin Moon Patrol (1983) (Atari - GCC, Mark Ackerman, Noellie Alito) (CX2692) ~.bin Mountain King (1983) (CBS Electronics, E.F. Dreyer, Ed Salvo) (4L 2738 0000) ~.bin Pitfall II - Lost Caverns (1983) (Activision, David Crane) (AB-035-04) ~.bin POPEYE.BIN Pressure Cooker (CCE).bin Secret Quest (1989) (Atari - Axlon, Steve DeFrisco) (CX26170) ~.bin Skate Boardin' (1987) (Absolute Entertainment, David Crane) (AG-042-02, AG-042-04) ~.bin Smurf - Rescue in Gargamel's Castle (Smurf, Smurf Action) (1982) (Coleco, Henry Will IV) (2465) ~.bin Star Wars - The Arcade Game (1984) (Parker Brothers, Wilfredo 'Willy' Aguilar, Michael Becker, Neil McKenzie, Bob Smith, Brad Stewart) (PB5540) ~.bin StarWars_ESB.bin Up 'n Down (1984) (Sega, Phat Ho - Bally Midway - Beck-Tech) (009-01) ~.bin Vanguard (1982) (Atari - GCC, Dave Payne) (CX2669) ~.bin Homebrews: dot_20130211.bin (Atlas) omicron_2k_20080113.bin I'm pretty sure the list of Homebrews will soon be larger than the classics, those two to start have really outstanding musical scores! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voxel #9 Posted June 6, 2020 Tanzende Teller (aka Dishaster), mentioned it in another thread recently, forgot to mention it here, great game with background music (if you can call it that). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JWave19 #10 Posted June 8, 2020 I like the background music in Tapper. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlwaysOnPlanetPatrol #11 Posted June 8, 2020 Double Dragon! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr SQL #12 Posted June 9, 2020 On 6/6/2020 at 12:57 PM, Voxel said: Tanzende Teller (aka Dishaster), mentioned it in another thread recently, forgot to mention it here, great game with background music (if you can call it that). Very cool another one! is it the same game as this? It has background music, can't find an NTSC version though it may be a PAL only release. 23 hours ago, AlwaysOnPlanetPatrol said: Double Dragon! Awesome rendition of the arcade tune! I'm adding DD to my demo/tune folder, but it doesn't qualify for the BGM list unless there is a playable sequence where the music is playing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr SQL #13 Posted June 9, 2020 23 hours ago, JWave19 said: I like the background music in Tapper. Wow fantastic music! I tried this port and was really impressed by how well the tunes were done and how much it improves the game compared to contemporary Tapper ports I remember playing on systems where the background music was left out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Atari #14 Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) Ghostbusters comes to mind. It's the classic GB theme, 2600-ized and looped endlessly during gameplay! 4 hours ago, Mr SQL said: Awesome rendition of the arcade tune! I'm adding DD to my demo/tune folder, but it doesn't qualify for the BGM list unless there is a playable sequence where the music is playing. Double Dragon does have music during actual gameplay. Every level features a 2600 rendition of a coin-op tune. Not always where it should be, granted, but there is indeed a soundtrack continuously throughout the game. In fact, I can't think of a point in the game where there isn't music! https://youtu.be/TDQ-iK31JLQ Edited June 9, 2020 by King Atari 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+TrekMD #15 Posted June 9, 2020 Here's another one that has music: Rabbit Transit 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr SQL #16 Posted June 9, 2020 35 minutes ago, King Atari said: Ghostbusters comes to mind. It's the classic GB theme, 2600-ized and looped endlessly during gameplay! Double Dragon does have music during actual gameplay. Every level features a 2600 rendition of a coin-op tune. Not always where it should be, granted, but there is indeed a soundtrack continuously throughout the game. In fact, I can't think of a point in the game where there isn't music! https://youtu.be/TDQ-iK31JLQ Cool DD is on the list! I never played for long because it's so hard. 28 minutes ago, TrekMD said: Here's another one that has music: Rabbit Transit Great musical game with multiple tunes! RT is like a flat 2D Qbert and another SuperCharger title too! I think we're closing in on 30 classics with background music and 4 homebrews - I can think of two more homebrews with awesmoe soundtracks - Zippy the Porcupine (Sonic) and Robot Zed! I'll post full lists again when I get a chance to add these to my Harmony/Uno cart folders. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5x7 #17 Posted June 10, 2020 A (great) home-brew with continuous music including several different songs is Stay Frosty 2. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+TrekMD #18 Posted June 10, 2020 Here is another homebrew with music... And here is another Supercharger game that has music in several of the games in it: Party Mix! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Karl G #19 Posted June 10, 2020 Space Game has a lot of music sprinkled throughout the game. The between waves minigames have music playing during gameplay as well. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voxel #20 Posted June 10, 2020 21 hours ago, Mr SQL said: is it the same game as this? Yes, Tanzende Teller (Dancing Plates) was also released as Teller Jonglieren, better known to most as Dishaster. There should be a thread to see who can find the game with the most names. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Atari #21 Posted June 10, 2020 Just remembered that Kung-Fu Master, Ikari Warriors and Commando all have background music during gameplay. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+kisrael #22 Posted June 10, 2020 I know I'm biased by Oliver Getz did amazing work on my homebrew https://alienbill.com/loaded4bear/ - and he's more a musician then a coder but he did all the music work himself once I showed him my tutorials. The title screen has great percussion, the main battle sequence is super intense, especially for just being one voice... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr SQL #23 Posted June 11, 2020 10 hours ago, kisrael said: I know I'm biased by Oliver Getz did amazing work on my homebrew https://alienbill.com/loaded4bear/ - and he's more a musician then a coder but he did all the music work himself once I showed him my tutorials. The title screen has great percussion, the main battle sequence is super intense, especially for just being one voice... Yes great background music! I didn't hear it until I played the game - the volume is very low in the vid so I only heard the Fx and the intro/ending tunes initially. 11 hours ago, King Atari said: Just remembered that Kung-Fu Master, Ikari Warriors and Commando all have background music during gameplay. Awesome three more, and those are all great games! On 6/9/2020 at 11:08 PM, TrekMD said: And here is another Supercharger game that has music in several of the games in it: Party Mix! Excellent renditions in three of those SuperCharger games! I loved the William Tell Overture rendition in Tug of War. I had coded a rendition of this classical piece in one of my games from the 80's, the Parlog Building. The Supercharger has a lot of games with bgm, I think Meteroids and even the primative beat in Suicide Mission qualify too. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr SQL #24 Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) Atari games with background Music so far - 38 classic (36 roms) and 7 homebrews: Acid Drop (1992) (Salu, Dennis M. Kiss) (460758) (PAL) ~.bin Asteroids (1981) (Atari, Brad Stewart - Sears) (CX2649 - 49-75163) ~.bin Blueprint (1983) (CBS Electronics, Tom DiDomenico) (4L 2486 5000) ~.bin BMX Air Master (1990) (Atari) (CX26190).bin Bobby Is Going Home (Rentacom).bin BurgerTime (1983) (M Network, Patricia Lewis Du Long, Ron Surratt - INTV) (MT4518) ~.bin California Games (1988) (Epyx, Steven A. Baker, Peter Engelbrite) (80561-00286) ~.bin Commando (1988) (Activision, Mike Riedel) (AK-043-04) ~.bin Crystal Castles (1984) (Atari, Michael Kosaka, Peter C. Niday, Robert Vieira) (CX26110) ~.bin Dig Dug (1983) (Atari - GCC, Douglas B. Macrae) (CX2677) ~.bin Double Dragon (1989) (Activision, Dan Kitchen) (AK-050-04) ~.bin Frogger 1983 Starpath Corp.bin Ghostbusters (1985) (Activision, David Crane, Dan Kitchen) (AZ-108-04) ~.bin Gyruss (1984) (Parker Brothers) (PB5080) ~.bin Ikari Warriors (1989) (Atari) (CX26177) ~.bin Journey Escape (1982) (Data Age) (112-006) ~.bin Kung Fu Master (CCE).bin Meteoroids (Suicide Mission Beta) (1982) (Arcadia Corporation, Steve Hales, Stephen Harland Landrum) (4) (AR-4102) (Prototype).bin Moon Patrol (1983) (Atari - GCC, Mark Ackerman, Noellie Alito) (CX2692) ~.bin Mountain King (1983) (CBS Electronics, E.F. Dreyer, Ed Salvo) (4L 2738 0000) ~.bin Party Mix - Down on the Line, Handcar (3 of 3) (Paddle) (1983) (Starpath Corporation, Dennis Caswell) (10) (AR-4302).bin Party Mix - Tug of War, Wizard's Keep (2 of 3) (Paddle) (1983) (Starpath Corporation, Dennis Caswell) (10) (AR-4302).bin Pitfall II - Lost Caverns (1983) (Activision, David Crane) (AB-035-04) ~.bin POPEYE.BIN Pressure Cooker (CCE).bin Rabbit Transit (Hopalong Catastrophe) (1983) (Starpath Corporation, Brian McGhie) (8) (AR-4104) ~.bin Secret Quest (1989) (Atari - Axlon, Steve DeFrisco) (CX26170) ~.bin Skate Boardin' (1987) (Absolute Entertainment, David Crane) (AG-042-02, AG-042-04) ~.bin Smurf - Rescue in Gargamel's Castle (Smurf, Smurf Action) (1982) (Coleco, Henry Will IV) (2465) ~.bin Star Wars - The Arcade Game (1984) (Parker Brothers, Wilfredo 'Willy' Aguilar, Michael Becker, Neil McKenzie, Bob Smith, Brad Stewart) (PB5540) ~.bin StarWars_ESB.bin Suicide Mission (Meteoroids) (1982) (Arcadia Corporation, Steve Hales, Stephen Harland Landrum) (4) (AR-4102) ~.bin Tapper (1984) (Sega - Bally Midway - Beck-Tech) (010-01) ~.bin Teller-Jonglieren! (AKA Dancing Plate) (1983) (Quelle) (685.996 1) (PAL).bin Up 'n Down (1984) (Sega, Phat Ho - Bally Midway - Beck-Tech) (009-01) ~.bin Vanguard (1982) (Atari - GCC, Dave Payne) (CX2669) ~.bin Homebrews: dot_20130211.bin (Atlas) loaded4bearAI.bin omicron_2k_20080113.bin ReinderRescue.bin SF2_20131217_RC8_NTSC.bin spacegamedemo(portable).bin spacegamedemo.bin Edited June 11, 2020 by Mr SQL Missed one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emulator #25 Posted June 12, 2020 I have quite a list of games here with bgm. Here goes: Big Bird's Egg Catch, Cookie Monster Munch, Oscar's Trash Race (quality tunes for Atari's Sesame Street lineup) Bump n Jump, Pengo, Phoenix (all three utilize difficulty or color/bw switches to turn off or on) Congo Bongo, Crossbow (jungle level), Holey Moley, Jungle Hunt (Cannibal Camp level), Mr. Do's Castle, Omega Race, Pleiades (1st level), River Patrol, Roc n Rope, Xevious - latest prototype (arcade conversions Cabbage Patch Kids Adventures in the Park, Peek-a-Boo, Secret Agent, Shooting Arcade, Telepathy (fish level), Pursuit of the Pink Panther (prototypes) Bugs, Fire Fly, Gauntlet, Krull (1st level), Piece o' Cake, Sorcerer (weird and questionable) King Kong, Raiders of the Lost Ark (when holding flute), Sentinel, Sneak n Peek (interesting as there is only music, no sound effects), Tunnel Runner (when monsters are close) Challenge, Farmyard Fun, Forest, Lilly Adventure, MegaBoy, Mr. Postman, Panda Chase, Parachute, Peter Penguin, Pizza Chef, Ski Hunt, Ski Run, Stone Age, Treasure Island, Walker, Zoo Fun (foreign releases) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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