narutofan Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Tell us your favorite video game theme song... as for me... I'm with the Mortal Kombat theme "Test your might" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Hmmmm...toughie. I'd have to say the theme that plays as Snake makes his way through the opening forest in the original Metal Gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RARusk Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I've heard a lot of music in my 30+ years of gaming but my favorite theme right now is the main title to "Hitman 2: Silent Assassin" by Jesper Kyd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) What? Come on the answer is clearly Zelda. I've only ever played 1 Zelda game for longer than an hour and I hate the NES, but even I can't see how this doesn't get every vote. Second is clearly "Battlefield" or "Lovers" from Space Harrier. Edited October 29, 2006 by Atarifever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narutofan Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 What? Come on the answer is clearly Zelda. That's my runner up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 What? Come on the answer is clearly Zelda. That's my runner up First that comes to mind is Pengo, though it's probably not the best overall I think it's a good one from that era, as is Frogger. Ultima III had some good music as well. Did any of those pieces have names, or were they all original (except for a hint of Hail Britania)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream And Fly Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 "Bloody Tears" from Castlevania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Tough call picking one as my favorite. However, I woul definitely have to give honorable mention to "Lazy Generation" by the F-Ups, used as the theme song for Burnout 3: Takedown. Nowadays it seems what counts as "video game music" is often just a collection of random songs picked from a bunch of bands nobody's heard of (which means they were probably cheap labor). But this song is not only good, it perfectly captures the attitude of an awesome game. I can't help but let the intro play all the way through every time I load up B3, and the theme music has a lot to do with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 There were some really great themes on the Amiga... probably my favorites would be from Hired Guns and The Killing Game Show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tan Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 for me it's a toss-up between "Amon Tobin - Ruthless (reprise)" (Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory) or the first level theme for Rastan (Sega Master System) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_ruck Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Micro League Baseball, Atari 800, catchy quick ditty. Also wasn't there a miner game on the Atari 800 that played Great Gates of Kiev? I remember liking that one lots. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Opening song to Silent Hill. Silent Hill 3's soundtrack CD has a great lyrical version of it called "Hometown." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Zelda and Mario! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Two really good ones come to mind. Atari 2600 Pitfall 2 and Intellivision's Snafu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) What? Come on the answer is clearly Zelda. Doubly so because of the story behind it. They were going to use Bolero when almost at the very last minute they found out it was recent enough that it was still under copyright. So someone quickly whipped out a new theme song which became instantly memorable. The Mario theme is up there in greatness too ("Do the Mario!" from the TV show helped it), but the story behind the Zelda theme, that it almost didn't happen, is what makes it the best. Edited October 29, 2006 by Bruce Tomlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 The Zelda theme is my all-time favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMG Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I really love the title screen music in Altered Beast. Short, but very catchy. The Zelda theme is classic. Metroid and Super Metroid are great too. As far as an overall favorite, it's too hard to pick just one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Anything from Capcom, especially on the NES. They really knew how to make some catchy tunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpecarne Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 what's the story behind the original zelda theme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 My favorite: Super Mario Bros. My wife's favorite: Moon Patrol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Megamania! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchamp3 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 all castlevania's #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 what's the story behind the original zelda theme? umm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I've actually had the Trojan music stuck in my head all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpecarne Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 what's the story behind the original zelda theme? umm D'oh! Embarrassed = me What's bolero? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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