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Nice "amient" bass sound for the time <object width="560" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zk7TGDmdt2U?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zk7TGDmdt2U?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> Definite flashback. The Disney games by Capcom at the time generally had nice music.
You have my condolences. (I had what you'd probably know as a ZX81 -- much much much (much) crappier, as hard as it seems to imagine today.) My first thought was "Oh -- that's one of the songs they play in The Bilestoad when you and your opponent are in separate screens." About 30 seconds later, I remembered it was Spoiler In the Hall of the Mountain King, from Peer Gynt, by Grieg (And yes, I listened to it all the way through -- seemed like the person recording got tired of the music when "Eugene's Lair" came up and just Alt+F4'd without remembering to turn off the recording.) My favorite (with nods to the Halo theme and Ocarina of Time music), from 1984: <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0g2eQeA15-s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Zelda had some of the best for sure. Where dem SNES-rpgs at, guys? Terranigma, Secretof Mana, Illusion Of Gaia, Mystic Quest, Soul Blazer, Chrono Trigger,... Some of the best themes ever, search youtube for them, too many to post here. <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/acDgcJv7b4Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L2hPKdjcIMY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6i_4bdl42c8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uAyNuQDNSAU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uzjvqzDaK0c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SJqxbVz0UZw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vRWfG2BfTus" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Echo the guy who said Xenogears. 60 hour game with basically like 8 tracks. And never got bored of it even at the end.
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That. Also: <object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GDnPYoGzW78?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GDnPYoGzW78?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object> <object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p_S43AP1tgc?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p_S43AP1tgc?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object>
Have to include Kratos. <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TrnYE7cufMs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Really doesn't get much better than this. <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BzRTkWhtDYs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Another good one. <iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dwimhjXkS88" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> And last probably my favorite. <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W7RPY-oiDAQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Halo FTW: <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VLt5_ME_2_M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> And the Metroid Prime series: <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/V6Ky2BMVWfs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZfKA4b5SFq4?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZfKA4b5SFq4?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> "No song better captures the art, the drama, the action and the patriotism that is Metal Gear Solid more than this song. The game is an utter delight to play with breath-taking game play and brilliantly crafted cut scenes. No game can compare on the floor of this, no game can equal the drama, the love, the brutal fights, the high tensions, the best relationships and so much more. I have yet to see, and probably never will again see a game that comes close to Metal Gear Solid."
Rep points for mentioning Super Metroid. Probably the most atmospheric game of all time along with Metroid Prime. Something about those two games really makes you feel completely isolated. Here are some more from those two games: <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hcL70l8MkV8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZbbUv1hz6mE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
as an 11 year old, this made me want to drop some x <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9sX3fjpkFwk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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I could go on forever with this topic, but here are just a choice few of my favorites: Double Dragon Title Theme <object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n3c2xbYWKY0?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n3c2xbYWKY0?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> Tenchu: Cure the Princess <object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/22OaexV7D2U?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/22OaexV7D2U?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> Super Castlevania 4: Clock Tower <object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vQc-pZv7Dlo?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vQc-pZv7Dlo?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> Mega Man 5: Dark Man's Fortress <object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_ipPeVc0i7I?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_ipPeVc0i7I?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> Suikoden: Forgotten Days <object width="425" height="349"><param 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