Video Game Music

[talonmalon333]

Top 5 Video Game Soundtracks
1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Super Mario Galaxy 2
5. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Interestingly, those are all Nintendo. Guess the guys behind those soundtracks are just that good. I could have put the more recent Fallout games on this list for their radio tunes. But those songs are real, so I can't count them.

But here are some non-Nintendo honorable mentions.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Resident Evil: Director's Cut - Dual Shock Ver.
The Curse of Monkey Island

Many RE fans would kill me for listing the Dual Shock soundtrack, as 99.9% of them say it's garbage. Maybe it's because I heard the Dual Shock soundtrack first, but I think it's scarier and more atmospheric, lacking that awkward rock vibe in the original version's soundtrack.

Also, I would mention Silent Hill 1, but decided not to count it as its completely different, more about atmosphere than being a song that's good to listen to.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Best soundtracks?

1. Mega Man X
2. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
3. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
4. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
5. Super Mario Galaxy 2
6. Yoshi's Island
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. Jet Grind Radio
9. Double Dragon Advance
10. Deadly Premonition

That was really hard.

[gunswordfist]

in no order and just based on what i have recently listened to:

1. streets of rage remake
mother 3
mega man 2
castlevania sotn
street fighter 3
contra hard corps
cave story
devil may cry
doom 2
sonic the hedgehog 2
sonic cd

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Besides the ones already mentioned:

Ninja Gaiden I and II (NES)
Halo (Bungie's Series Run)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Shinobi (PS2)
Asura's Wrath
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Kirby Superstar
Sonic Adventure
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Super Castlevania IV

I wanted to include DOOM and DOOM II, but am a bit weary to do so considering that more than half of its themes are directly ripped off from classic albums. It's very much a case like DB Kai, where I love the soundtrack, but feel awkward about praising it since it is still plagiarized.

[Foggle]

My top 10:

1. Nier
2. House of the Dead: Overkill
3. Anarchy Reigns
4. Yakuza 4
5. Hotline Miami
6. Ratchet & Clank
7. Tekken 3
8. Sonic Adventure
9. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
10. Banjo-Tooie

Many RE fans would kill me for listing the Dual Shock soundtrack, as 99.9% of them say it's garbage. Maybe it's because I heard the Dual Shock soundtrack first, but I think it's scarier and more atmospheric, lacking that awkward rock vibe in the original version's soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kcF7E69C6Q

[talonmalon333]

Many RE fans would kill me for listing the Dual Shock soundtrack, as 99.9% of them say it's garbage. Maybe it's because I heard the Dual Shock soundtrack first, but I think it's scarier and more atmospheric, lacking that awkward rock vibe in the original version's soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kcF7E69C6Q

That one's bad. The Dual Shock soundtrack certainly has more duds in its soundtrack. But on the other hand...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wft07hr6D2c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFO0XeQUiTI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g8tnVtzyRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ3ambGpUa4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvP6uEM6v2E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBNkrtew9Ug

I think it's highs are higher, and it generally has more highs than the original. I also think the original has its share of weak links.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu4Ohu811Vk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_c_mWixvGc

There's another song from the original that I think is kind of weak, but can't find it and don't know its name. It plays when the cerberus'  break through the windows in the hallway on the east side of the mansion.

[Foggle]

Fair point. I just couldn't resist!

My preferred Resident Evil soundtrack has always been RE2, but they're all pretty good.

[talonmalon333]

Fair point. I just couldn't resist!

My preferred Resident Evil soundtrack has always been RE2, but they're all pretty good.

There are people who unironically post that are their argument for the Dual Shock soundtrack being bad, while never having heard any other of its songs.

My favorite after Dual Shock soundtrack is either the original RE1 soundtrack (I do still love that one) or RE2's. I'm also a big fan of 0's, and 3 and CV's are fine too. REmake's is solid, too, but I think it's not quite as good as the soundtrack its based on. Its songs almost seem really... quiet.

RE4's is more like Silent Hill. Great, but it's more about atmosphere than memorable music.

[gunswordfist]

how did they put such quality music on a nes game in ng's case? it sounds like it could have been from a ps1 game.

i wanted to list garou but i have never played the full game nor have i listened to its full soundtrack.

[Rynnec]

1. Guilty Gear
2. BlazBlue
3. DOOM (first two + Final DOOM)
4. Rosenkreuzstilette
5. Anarchy Reigns/Madworld
6. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
7. Sonic Adventure 1 & 2
8. Metal Gear Rising
9. Persona 3 & 4
10. Chrono Trigger
11. Bomberman 64: The Second Attack!

I wanted to include DOOM and DOOM II, but am a bit weary to do so considering that more than half of its themes are directly ripped off from classic albums. It's very much a case like DB Kai, where I love the soundtrack, but feel awkward about praising it since it is still plagiarized.

For me, most of the tracks in DOOM sound different enough from their sources that they count as completely different songs.

[gunswordfist]

i personally don't give a damn either way. also, spread the wings possibly plagiarizes another piece of music.

[Spark Of Spirit]

The NES was stretched really hard when it comes to the soundchip. Check out games like Gimmick! to see something you would hear on the SNES.

A beast of a system that was.

[Commode]

I would love to own a copy of Gimmick!

[Spark Of Spirit]

You and me both. Not only does it have one of the best game soundtracks ever, but it's a diabolically hard platformer.

[Commode]

I can't even get a good price on a Famicom copy, usually Famicom games are quite a bit cheaper than rare NES games.