/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.1211815]

Favorite OST?

[Anonymous No.1211817]

Super Metroid. No Contest.

[Anonymous No.1211819]

I'm a sucker for the Mega Man game's soundtracks. I hunt all the time for good remixes on Youtube.

[Anonymous No.1211825]

People are too quick to point to SNES games for having great soundtrack. I think the Nintendo 64 had much better music.

[Anonymous No.1211828]

Final Fantasy VIII

[Anonymous No.1211832]

>>1211828

http://youtu.be/YB30RVWeuP8

[Anonymous No.1211856]

Don't have a definite favorite, but I love:

Monkey Island 1 & 2
Secret of Mana
Super Metroid
Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2

[Anonymous No.1211869]

>>1211815
Chrono Cross is a really tough soundtrack to beat. The only problem with it is the battle music, which is almost uniformly bad, and a couple of the Nikki/Marbule-related tracks.

/vr/ Final Fantasy games also all have great soundtracks (though IV's is a bit weak, IMHO), but that really goes without saying.

[NESfag No.1211875]

>>1211815
I really like Bubble Bubble's OST.

Also N2O for the Playstation. It contain almost the entire album Vegas with The Crystal Method.

[Anonymous No.1211881]

>>1211817
this

but also pic related:
http://youtu.be/gSGk1bQ9rcU

[Anonymous No.1211889]

Secret of Mana
Super Metroid
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 3
Earthbound
Final Fantasy VI

[Anonymous No.1211895]

>>1211815
>>1211869
You guys only call these your favorites because you're hipster faggots.

"I like what everyone else doesn't because I have better taste, they just can't understand true greatness".

I hope you guys are euphoric in this moment.

[Anonymous No.1211898]

>>1211869
This. Chrono Cross was an amazing sounded game. Impossible to beat.

[Anonymous No.1211905]

>>1211895
What the fuck are you talking about? Chrono Cross and Donkey Kong Country 3 are very popular and beloved games. Since when did people not like Chrono or DKC3?

[Anonymous No.1211907]

>>1211895
>implies Chrono Cross and Donkey Kong 3 are only for hipsters

Go back to /v/, please

[Anonymous No.1211912]

Oh boy, I have a lot! But anyways...

NES

Contra
Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Super Mario Bros. 3


Super NES

Donkey Kong Country 3
Earthworm Jim
F-Zero
Final Fantasy VI
Super Metroid


Nintendo 64

Goldeneye
Zelda: Ocarina of Time


Playstation

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Final Fantasy VIII
Metal Gear Solid

[Anonymous No.1211930]

8 eyes. I play through it at least once a year (for about the past 15 years) , pretty much just to experience the 5-star soundtrack.

[Anonymous No.1211961]

Mega Man 2, Kirby's Adventure, Star Fox, Yoshi's Island, Earthbound, Sonic 2/3, Diddy Kong Racing, Pokemon RBY, Heroes of Might and Magic 3

[Anonymous No.1211984]

I love a lot of video game music but this game gave me so many good memories, and the music is comfy as fuck to me.

[Anonymous No.1213230]

>>1211815
Rocket Knight Adventures. The finest music ever heard on a Genesis console.

[Anonymous No.1213243]

Mechwarrior 2/mercenaries.

[Anonymous No.1213289]

>>1213243
This

[Anonymous No.1213305]

This only beats out the SoE soundtrack for me because it doesn't include all the in game music

[Anonymous No.1213363]

Most people remember the soundtracks of Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger on the SNES. For me, it was always Secret of Mana. Those lovely melodies and tunes still play in my head to this day.

[Anonymous No.1213370]

>>1213363
Secret of Mana is beautiful. All the RPGs on Super NES had amazing soundtracks. I miss the 16-bit days.

[Anonymous No.1213390]

>>1213363

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXLFtSvLj-Q

[Anonymous No.1213432]

Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy IX
Spyro the Dragon
Crash Bandicoot
Guilty Gear X
Wipeout 1 and the Saturn port of Wipeout 2097
all the Megaman X games

[Anonymous No.1213453]

>>1213305
What was your opinion on the PSP remake?

Also, what is your favourite track?

[Anonymous No.1213458]

change topic to: favorite OST without an official soundtrack release

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyM8d5pd6RQ

somewhat messy but i like it

bad quality video but it's all i found on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNsaZKN6tiE

good music, it gets a bit old hearing it on EVERY STAGE IN THE GAME though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sYsiU9nXw4

good shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nlKf520UXk

good shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ejYYJJ_1a8

pleasant easy listening feel good music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YKlj5JGN_Y

like Mario Party, not the most engaging or most interesting music but is very catchy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7687ikwhao

better than the lame chrono cross arrangement

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

cheesy but cool

sounds like cyberbots and everyone knows cyberbots kicks ass even if it's a not so good fighter

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

another game with boring cheesy music but sometimes it just sounds cool to me

not the example i would have chosen but it's all i found on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfrMarDiUp8

lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV6fAKJfKIU

good game no one's heard of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itT98lGnYcA

not much music on youtube, but this game has nice music

all straight forward arrangements of european classical music, but they're good arrangements

vivaldi stage? fuck yeah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlJfnW5Rms8

soldier blade has no official release wtf?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IepYCpDyFg

arcade version has a CD but the snes sequence arrangement is actually better

----

see also any 8-bit konami game (off the top of my head: madara, snake's revenge, dream penguin story), a lot of dragon quest games

i could go on but i'm tired

[Anonymous No.1213470]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFTFsiG5Zpw

Exteme motha fuckin G NIGGAS

[Anonymous No.1213474]

video game soundtracks used to be so much better.. they had an emphasis on memorable melodies and motifs, rather than just ambient sound-scapes they use today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhGDmBbQdsA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcf_FBbIRpM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx-BhyAkDdY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv3nOG_0yTA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HWcD71Cfgc

[Anonymous No.1213476]

>>1213474

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

better than corridors of time

[Anonymous No.1213505]

I wouldn't say it's my favorite, but it's one of my favorites and it's also one of the soundtracks that often gets forgotten amid the obvious kings of SNES soundtracks like FF6 and Chrono Trigger, but honestly, for the limited number of tracks it had, I thought the Jurassic Park game for super nintendo had some great music.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1EGNaPTACc

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xq2wXuDUv4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRpaqaq9ejQ

[Anonymous No.1213590]

Somewhat related question but can anyone here point me to a place where I can find video game music to download, preferably on to itunes as I like to listen when I'm in my commute or jogging.

[Anonymous No.1213634]

>>1213590
Just go here: http://www.youtube-mp3.org/

You can post the link to any video on Youtube, and the site will let you download it in MP3 format. It's simple, fast and easy.

[Anonymous No.1213685]

Star Fox. This theme kicks ass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eclAC0JQJYk

[Anonymous No.1213696]

>>1211815

I just realized this morning on the drive to class that DKC3's soundtrack sounds A LOT like Tangerine Dream's 'Phaedra'. Hmm.

[Anonymous No.1213698]

>>1213696

http://youtu.be/pwNwU34yvNg

[Anonymous No.1213717]

>>1213505
Never played the SNES version of that game, that's some great stuff.

What are some Genesis games that make really good use of the system's sound chip?

[Anonymous No.1213774]

Super Mario RPG will always be my personal favorite

[Anonymous No.1213939]

>>1213696

most game music is based on chords from other sources

very little of it is original

[Anonymous No.1213943]

>>1213717

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL6xj10f1kk

[Anonymous No.1213957]

SaGa Frontier 2 is my favorite soundtrack of all time.

I get depressed in threads like this because nobody is ever willing to listen to anything in it just because it wasnt a part of their childhood. If they would only just listen to a few and realise how incredible it is. Even just influencing ONE person would be fabulou. Imo easily on par with Legend of Mana's OST.

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

[Anonymous No.1213960]

>>1213957
>those graphics
aw shit. Is that game good?

[Anonymous No.1213974]

>>1213960
Er....it is if you have foreknowledge of things to come / read a walkthrough. SaGa games are always a bit Marmite-ish anyway.

[Anonymous No.1213980]

>>1213960

not really no

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfVmsgF9D7s

[Anonymous No.1214001]

>>1213957

>>1213458 here, i played most of these in the last 3 years i'm not here just for nostalgia f u

[Anonymous No.1214004]

>>1213476

i think one of the things that made songs so impact-full was what had happened in the game around them.

you had just been sent to a strange time and are wandering around a snowy waste-land and find a strange teleporter in a cave when this music starts playing. i think it captures that sense of wonder perfectly.

same reason why that song from ff6 is so meaningful.

but being real here every song from chrono trigger and pre-11 final fantasies are amazing in their own right.

[Anonymous No.1214003]

>>1213960
Well that depends, i loves me the shit outta SaGa Frontier II, but i know how the system works. It's got some sweet ass music and hands down the best backdrops of any game i've seen outside of Muramasa: The demon blade.

The story can be kind of hard to follow the first time around, but i think part of the fun is piecing it together and realizing whats a catalyst for other events.

You got Wil Knights, this guy who digs for magic artifacts called quells, he gets embroiled on this quest to find out about his parents murders. This guy is the behind the scenes guy in history, he and his party's actions affect the very course of the world and the war's of succession.

At the fore' you have Gustave XIII, the oldest prince of the kingdom of finney who was banished for failing a rite of succession in the royal line (which proves your magic prowress)
He has a bad childhood, but his story is a coming of age one and his eventual claim to power through his strength and cunning alone (well that and he is technically the one who has the claim to it.

Im boiling it down to it's bare bones here, but it's very interesting the way the two stories affect each other while at the same time not actually directly clashing together once. Sorry for the essay guys, i just love this game.

[Anonymous No.1214012]

I don't really have a favorite ost, but you know what game soundtrack has pretty much only good music?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9uRc7t1gGM

[Anonymous No.1214015]

>>1211895
> I hope you guys are euphoric in this moment.
You're damn right they are. This joke is going way too far.

[Anonymous No.1214020]

>>1213980
Aw yeah! Wild Arms always has the best town music ever. 1's was a delight and so was number 3's (i know 3 is not retro because it's PS2, but it's too good not to post)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4uR39jNeGE

[Anonymous No.1214057]

you mother fuckers don't know about magical tetris challenge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DLm0iY5VKs

[Anonymous No.1214081]

>>1214057
Can we please rename this to "Trayvon Theme"
please? please? please? please? please? please? please? please?

[Anonymous No.1214116]

>>1214057
Do the Zimmerman!

[Anonymous No.1214193]

I dunno, this game's soundtrack is probably pretty average but I really like it for some reason

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sWkYO2X9KU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmBhrcdct8Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL368wM5nsQ

[Anonymous No.1214196]

All of these

[Anonymous No.1214241]

This

[Anonymous No.1214262]

>>1211815
>OST cover instead of original game cover
Actual OST CDs from 90s games tend to be rather pricey if you happen to have one. It always depends, but they can easily get to be $40-60 used.

[Anonymous No.1214293]

>>1213453
>PSP remake soundtrack
It's shit.
>favorite track
This one: http://youtu.be/ihK-pxTa5Oc

[Anonymous No.1215275]

I think Super Mario Land had some amazing tunes. The soundtrack for the game is brilliant. So relaxing and inspiring.

[Anonymous No.1215284]

Snowboard Kids

Big Snowman and Dizzy Land are beautiful songs

[Anonymous No.1215379]

[Anonymous No.1215832]

>>1214193

this game was very dull i couldn't play it long

[Anonymous No.1215836]

Einhander
R-type
Ikaruga
Doom
MegamanX-4
Extreme-G
Gradius
Super Metroid
Sotn
Diablo II
Parasite eve

just some of my favorites

[Anonymous No.1215862]

>>1215836

r-type...delta?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKC2jehMq_8

underwater variation not on youtube... i....

[Anonymous No.1215867]

>>1215284
Mein negro

[HD No.1215983]

>>1213363
that was the game that got me into games indefinitely graphics and of course the music was so catchy as well im so glad im finally getting a copy =)

[Anonymous No.1216217]

>>1215275
This.

[Anonymous No.1216408]

>>1211815
That's a classic soundtrack, but so is the original.

My all-time fav is Doom, baby!

DOOM!

[Anonymous No.1216470]

>>1216408
Of all the first-person shooters I played during the retro years, I must admit it's a tie between Doom and Goldeneye for best soundtrack. However, I never played Half-Life or Medal of Honor. I suppose those soundtracks were good, too?

[Anonymous No.1216518]

>>1216470
Medal of Honor had some beautiful tunes. It sounds far different than Doom or Goldeneye.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cvM6YrWC7I

[Anonymous No.1216654]

ctrl+f Runescape - nothing
Guys... guys pls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMFPrE61rEU
Seriously though, say what you will about the game, the soundtrack is my #1 favourite, great quality and even greater quantity (there's like 500+ tracks) all in that delicious low-rate midi.

[Anonymous No.1216658]

>>1216654
>Runescape 2
>/vr/

The Runescape I played didn't even have sound to begin with. And even that isn't /vr/

[Anonymous No.1216692]

>>1216654
>Runescape
thas not /vr/

[Anonymous No.1216803]

>>1216654

not written by a japanese, i hate it (not joking btw)

[Anonymous No.1216887]

>>1211961
>Heroes of Might and Magic III

Mah Nigga

[Anonymous No.1216894]

>>1216887
Motherfucking picture didn't work(, because I am an idiot that didn't load it.)

[Anonymous No.1216908]

>>1211984
same here

[Anonymous No.1217607]

The best in the series.

[Anonymous No.1217618]

>>1217607

ps1 and snes games have better music

[Anonymous No.1217623]

>>1217618

BTN's music is better than 64? I disagree.

[Anonymous No.1217626]

Mr.Driller though it's a pain to find music for the first game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQTBL36r1QE

[Anonymous No.1218050]

I know it's often spoken of, but for good reason Final Fantasy VI remains one of the greatest OSTs of all-time.

[Anonymous No.1218062]

>>1217607
>>1217618
>>1217623
It same fag.

I hate that timer in the farm simulation game, Harvest Moon 64.

[Anonymous No.1218073]

>>1218050
Listen to this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT9ReWDV0IU

[Anonymous No.1218076]

>>1215836
nice list there

[Anonymous No.1218090]

>>1215862
tbh any r-type for that matter.. soundtrack was always superb

[Anonymous No.1218175]

[Anonymous No.1218206]

>>1211881
second.

[Anonymous No.1218216]

Imo ff ix, Chrono cross, ff tactics..

[Anonymous No.1218373]

Nothing compares to this

[Anonymous No.1218385]

Mega Man 3

[Anonymous No.1218436]

>>1218385
Not my favorite Mega Man game, but that Magnet Man theme is catchy as hell.

[Anonymous No.1218542]

>>1213957
I listen to each and every link posted on these threads, anon, and even post some myself. Thanks for sharing.

[Anonymous No.1218613]

>>1211815
Those jungle vibes. Some of the best Super NES music ever.

[Anonymous No.1218710]

I love the sound of Battletoads. It's funky, yet somehow epic sounding. And yeah, the pause theme rocks.

[Anonymous No.1218720]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zkH0qjQ8GNw&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DzkH0qjQ8GNw

[Anonymous No.1218856]

Super Mario Bros. 3, the catchiest tunes ever played on a Casio keyboard.

[Anonymous No.1219282]

[Anonymous No.1219290]

>>1218710
Did you ever see the cartoon of the image you posted? It sounded nothing like the game. They went for a more surf dude sound instead of the classic NES tune.

[Anonymous No.1219301]

>>1219290
>classic NES
>implying the 16-bit ones weren't drastically better in every way

[Anonymous No.1220159]

>>1219282
SNAKE!!!!!!

[Anonymous No.1220215]

Is it a sin to say I like the soundtrack of Final Fantasy IX over the other Playstation entries?

[Anonymous No.1220224]

>>1220215
Not in the least.

[Anonymous No.1220235]

>>1220215
I didn't know having good taste was a sin.

[Anonymous No.1220252]

>>1216470
>I suppose those soundtracks were good, too
Not sure for Medal of Honor as I never played it, but Half-Life definitely had some great tunes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP-FIemDdeM

[Princess Sevenleaf !AnVbXjgZco No.1220261]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nswfLcROs-0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmly_6p9QmQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wWLaSp-n6k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIqKWLkm2-g

You have ten seconds to think of a bad/unfitting song from the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack. You can't.

[Anonymous No.1220285]

>>1220261
Birth of a God needs more love.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpOHHicI-vY

[Anonymous No.1220313]

>>1220261
the parade march music in Junon was annoying as fuck
I can.

[Anonymous No.1221375]

>>1220215
Masterpiece.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tog9GjczJVE

[Anonymous No.1221394]

>>1218542
Good to know, daddy-o, good to know.

[Anonymous No.1221471]

If you get the chance to hear the Playstation altern soundtrack of this game, don't even hesitate and listen to it

Both the arcade and the console soundtracks, fucking awesome in their own

[Anonymous No.1221480]

Outcast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8x-v4qy4uo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffNvTAAFit0

[Anonymous No.1221482]

Used to put the actual game in my CD player and listen to this over and over and over
http://youtu.be/ibW2aS9NhrM

[Anonymous No.1222376]

>>1221482

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEn1vASaKIQ

[Anonymous No.1223510]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF9ZLNxHaBY

[Anonymous No.1224275]

>>1223510
It does what Ninten don't.

[Anonymous No.1224298]

[Anonymous No.1225119]

>>1224298
Classic. All those Donkey Kong Country games sounded amazing. One of the best trilogies ever.

[Anonymous No.1225125]

>>1223510

sonic CD is better

[Anonymous No.1225127]

also that is the weakest stage music in Sonic 1, seriously

[Anonymous No.1227846]

>>1224298
This

[Anonymous No.1227850]

Lufia 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2TDpwCL-Qs

[Anonymous No.1227868]

Is it true Michael Jackson did the soundtrack for Sonic the Hedgehog 3?

[Anonymous No.1227883]

>>1227868
I don't think that's ever been completely confirmed. If he had any involvement, it was removed from the game for two possible reasons, either of which, or both of which, might be true: Sega wanted to distance themselves from the child molestation scandals that Jackson was involved in, and Jackson was dissatisfied with the sound quality of the Genesis and wouldn't commit to a project that didn't get the exact sound he wanted.

Personally, I don't think he did. It would have been plagiarism to use Jackson's work without crediting him, and Jackson had a big enough of an ego to sue if that had been the case. The one person who has fueled the rumors claims to have all this evidence but says he can't or won't release it. Most of the music in Sonic 3 has been pretty conclusively shown to be heavily inspired by a variety of pop songs, and I really don't think Jackson would have been satisfied to copy a bunch of tunes and call it a day.

[Anonymous No.1227894]

>>1227883
I heard that Bradley Buxer had worked on some of Jackson's work and similarities come from there. That also explains why his other work, such as this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2OWC5Hosv8
sounds exactly like Sonic music.

[Anonymous No.1227965]

>>1227868
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFgnUa1v8uA

[Anonymous No.1227971]

Touhou 5 for the PC98 had a pretty fantastic OST.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gYaX4HgV4g

Are we allowed to talk about the PC98 games here or is it still /jp/ only?

[Anonymous No.1228285]

>>1211832
Shame the game was hamstrung by a ridiculous level scaling system.

[Anonymous No.1228543]

>>1224298

mah man

[Anonymous No.1229334]

>>1227883
>and Jackson was dissatisfied with the sound quality of the Genesis and wouldn't commit to a project that didn't get the exact sound he wanted.

I really doubt this rumor considering Jackson already had a video game about him on the Genesis way before Sonic 3 came out. I don't know if he had any involvement with the Moonwalker game but I am sure he still checked it out just because it involved his music.

[Anonymous No.1229339]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyHB0ao9KLY

[Anonymous No.1230245]

>>1224298

>Fear Factory

It's like Wise saw the bullshit going on in those factory levels and made that song as an apology.

[Anonymous No.1230248]

>>1221480
Fuck yeah, Outcast deserves more love. It's a shame the rest of the sound design isn't as good. Those damn stock scream sound effects...

[Anonymous No.1230265]

Heroes of Might and Magic 4 was pretty bad compared to the previous game, but it's got the best music in the series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-gnjMemqdE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkDXNSWJLuo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k9fPBM-rPo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2zef6dARg0

>tfw the title screen music goes from incredible to total shit with the Winds of War expansion

[Anonymous No.1230269]

This menacing bassline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wok9C7U3mLA

[Anonymous No.1232032]

>Ctrl+F
>LBA2 - Twinsen's Odyssey
>0 results

Let's fix that right now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4aYSdVs0c4

Such a wonderful soundtrack.
I remember listening to this one on the CD player a lot as a kid.
Heck, even my dad listened to the soundtrack every now and then.

[Anonymous No.1232039]

Pandemonium 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGw_E_u_XjA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0vvz2QmGm0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlPbt-Suoek

[Anonymous No.1232187]

>>1211825
>People are too quick to point to SNES games for having great soundtrack.
Because a lot of the games had great soundtracks.

>I think the Nintendo 64 had much better music.
I might agree if there weren't so much fewer games for the N64, especially in the genres that have "epic" music, like JRPGs and J-platformers.

[Anonymous No.1232202]

>>1214012
That game had atmosphere like no other, plus dat Tristram guitar

[Anonymous No.1232204]

>>1211881
Neverhood is probably second on my list but bitches can't handle the jams in pick related

[Anonymous No.1232353]

>>1232204
big beat forever!

[Anonymous No.1232491]

>>1213474
oh what the fuck did they do to the tal tal heights theme in brawl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1KN-pA66js

[Anonymous No.1234873]

Super Metroid has the greatest soundtrack of all-time.

[Anonymous No.1234883]

Top 5 Super NES soundtracks:

1.) Final Fantasy VI
2.) Chrono Trigger
3.) Super Metroid
4.) Donkey Kong Country 3
5.) Super Mario RPG

[Anonymous No.1238087]

>>1234883
Nice list, but I would put Donkey Kong Country 3 even higher. I'd say it's up there with Final Fantasy VI as far as music goes.

[Anonymous No.1238098]

EARTHBOUND!!!

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

[Anonymous No.1238126]

>>1211815
That's a really tough one OP, but it's gotta be Chrono Trigger.

pic related sort of, all my OSTs, retro and non-retro

[Anonymous No.1238130]

[Anonymous No.1238132]

>>1238130
I lost this CD a few years ago. I've hated myself every day ever since.

[Anonymous No.1238180]

Dark Hollow still remains my favorite to this day.

[Anonymous No.1238182]

This thread lacks Tim Follin.

http://youtu.be/ypNPxwnppU0

[Anonymous No.1238878]

The music of Chrono Cross blows my mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J46RY4PU8a8

[Anonymous No.1238938]

Secret of Mana. Its music is awesome and you know it.

[Anonymous No.1239060]

Music so damn good in this game.

>Tubba Blubba theme
>Shiver Mountain
>Piranha plant boss theme
>Tutankoopa theme

[Anonymous No.1240174]

>>1238182

a fucking classic

[Anonymous No.1240216]

>>1239060
My fucking nigga

[Anonymous No.1241098]

Anyone else think Super Mario RPG had an awesome soundtrack?

[Anonymous No.1241113]

>>1238938
Secret of Mana has the most grating soundtrack I've ever heard. Not. Even. Trolling.

[Anonymous No.1241145]

>>1211815
Earthbound's might be my favourite.

[Anonymous No.1241169]

>>1238182
Fuck offf wth Follin, he's a hack. Quit posting the Solstice title theme in every single game music thread. I haven't clicked your link, and I know it's the Solstice theme. It is, isn't it?

[Anonymous No.1241545]

Castlevania Symphony of the Night

[Anonymous No.1241559]

>>1241145
Earthbound was a masterpiece of music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k42sIVBbjBk

[Smile No.1241589]

sonic 3 & knuckles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf1UXzrZPMM

[Anonymous No.1241623]

>>1241559
Except that most of it was blatant plagiarism. Not saying that reduced the quality at all, but seriously.

[Anonymous No.1241636]

>>1241623
Not "most of it", just little pieces. The game has nearly 100 songs and only a few of them sound like other songs.

[Anonymous No.1241663]

>>1241623
>>1241636
Are you guys serious? Earthbound actually ripped off other's work?

[Anonymous No.1241670]

I remember absolutely nothing about the plot. One minute you're not a cat, the next you are a cat, and somewhere between all that you recruit 100 party members.

The battle system isn't half bad though, I liked discovering the characters special abilities.

[Anonymous No.1241690]

>>1241663
>>1241623
It didn't rip off anything it borrows elements from western culture because the game is themed around western(American) culture.

[Anonymous No.1242093]

>>1211815
Just realized OP's main intention was probably an attempt to cash in on the DKC butthurt going on recently. Luckily, I don't think the thread went the way he intended.

[Anonymous No.1242331]

Telefang has been a favorite of mine due to its killer snare http://youtu.be/Wu5-DIcSMiY

[Anonymous No.1242336]

>>1242093
Would you stop that already, please. Someone is a fan of a game soundtrack. Big deal.

[Anonymous No.1242852]

>>1242331
Holy shit man, this shit is solid.
I'm surprised Kinuyo Yamashita wrote it.

Thanks.

[Anonymous No.1244340]

Star Fox for the win.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMvkkqxs8m0

[Anonymous No.1244357]

I might just start playing this one again actually. Brings me right back to being a kid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La_eauWR5yQ

[Anonymous No.1244393]

>>1244357
Threads of Fate. I've never played it, but I always wanted to. It's pretty good?

[Anonymous No.1244432]

Breath of Fire 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En4M5-Jfx_0

[Princess Sevenleaf !AnVbXjgZco No.1244436]

>>1238126
>Power Rangers

Is that for the show, or a game?

Because the TV show actually had some really unironically good music.

[Anonymous No.1244503]

>>1244432
That reminds me, I need to play through this epic game, again.

[Anonymous No.1244686]

>>1244503
>epic

You mean dull.
Play it's predecessor.

[Anonymous No.1244823]

>>1244686
What game? Breath of Fire 3? Yeah, it's my favorite. But BoF4 is still epic, too.

[Anonymous No.1244872]

>>1244823

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8U5nxhxYf0

[Anonymous No.1244886]

>>1244872
I remember some clown on the BOF thread saying he thought the music for III was crap, what a fucktard.

[Anonymous No.1244923]

Final Fantasy VIII

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T4_ojKfz6c

[Anonymous No.1244987]

>>1244923
Most under-rated OST ever.

[Anonymous No.1245232]

>>1244923
>>1244987

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i36tXq7yK6c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5kVH9rqRLQ

[Anonymous No.1245520]

>>1244436
For the SNES game

[Anonymous No.1245535]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RMDBqQDtT8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DbbFePTdPc

[Anonymous No.1245975]

>>1211815
FFVII will always be my top when it comes to music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMvHTlWyxH0

>the feels

[Anonymous No.1245979]

>>1244886
Shitposting obviously.

[Anonymous No.1245983]

> ctrl+f
>no tetrisphere
What?!?!?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NShxSMd3TEg

[Anonymous No.1249304]

The sweet sounds of Yoshi's Island always does it for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6afS8Hwfx3g

[Anonymous No.1249314]

>>1211815
You got it right, OP. Long live Donkey Kong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oeIOkNpKD4

[Anonymous No.1249334]

how did you guys not mention the best soundtrack on an NES game?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU0GEcU63qw

[Anonymous No.1249336]

Why do people think the Game Boy had good soundtracks? Come on, you guys can't honestly think that way. The Game Boy was a lame black & white handheld with "beeps" and "boops" for music. I'll never understand the love of Game Boy music. Compared to the Super NES, it sounds awful.

I dare anyone to show me one really good Game Boy soundtrack.

[Anonymous No.1249339]

>>1249336
>thinking the technical limitations of a soundchip impedes on a good soundtrack

really?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6DDbPkhH_o

[Anonymous No.1249560]

>>1249339
Shit quality.

[Anonymous No.1249617]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js_aI5BEcxA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IE1NmyrbWA

For some reason, i find dark ambient music very comfy.

[Anonymous No.1249620]

>>1249336
Oh hey, eat shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssvZolPmmu0

Bomb Jack's theme is fucking gloriously complex (and lengthy)

[anon No.1249621]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfHt7sT_fhQ

[Anonymous No.1249648]

>>1215284
>Snowboard Kids

Those europop-inspired songs make me feel so happy.

>>1211984
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoeFliHBs64&list=PLF348D6CE7F1B42DB

Oh man, the nostalgia. I want to cry.

[Anonymous No.1249654]

>>1249648
Snowboard Kids - Grass Valley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElOvVKlFfyk&list=PLB72281B92CB486CA

[Anonymous No.1249668]

>>1249620
Sounds like shit. Fuck you.

[Anonymous No.1249706]

>>1249339
Not him, but I can't think of any Master System games with a decent soundtrack due to lack of sound channels. FM-Synth chip doesn't count either.

[Anonymous No.1249718]

>>1249668
No, fuck you.

[Anonymous No.1249761]

>>1241559
>Home Sweet Home

come on, you can't just drop that on me out of the blue, man, you're making me cry.

[Anonymous No.1249813]

>>1249718
>Fails to form his own come back
>Uses mine

Fuck yourself.

[Anonymous No.1250574]

Final Fantasy IV. Best. Boss. Theme. Ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C6iHlBN_ZM

[Anonymous No.1251805]

>>1249336
But technically, isn't all video game music a collection of beeps and boops?

>>1250574
Someone needs to combine the regular fight music of Final Fantasy VII with the boss theme of Final Fantasy IV. Now that would be epic!

[Anonymous No.1252768]

>>1229334
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyHB0ao9KLY
If this theory is true, it might be that he expected Sonic 3 to be a Sega CD game because of Sonic CD.

[Anonymous No.1254514]

>>1252768
It's rumored Michael Jackson didn't like the sound of the Sega Genesis. I wonder. Would Michael Jackson have liked the sound of the Super NES any better?

[Anonymous No.1254821]

I think this is the best song from Chrono Cross.

Can anyone prove me wrong?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROKcr2OTgws

[Anonymous No.1254849]

>>1254514
Its not true so drop it. We don't need more shitheads spreading rumors

[Anonymous No.1254852]

>>1245535
I would've posted these but sadly not retro.
>tfw I would sit on the stone couch save spots for 5 minutes just listening to that song

[Anonymous No.1254858]

Why are people still spreading this Michael Jackson bullshit? YES he worked on Sonic 3, HE asked Sega to be a part of it because he was a fan. He couldn't be credited for his work due to contractual obligations, it's the same reason his Simpsons appearance was credited under a pseudonym. Anything else you hear is bullshit.

[Anonymous No.1254869]

>>1254821
I cant prove you wrong because I love that song to death, and its one of my ringtones haha.

However, I also love this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BplklkjjkO8&t=3m26s (3minute 26 if the link fails)

[Anonymous No.1254879]

I always loved this track:
http://youtu.be/WRXoZVCoPM8

[Anonymous No.1254898]

So fucking epic, FINAL FANTASY 6.
Kids now days will never know how epic this game is...
REMAKE PLEASE SQUARE ENIX!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koI3WXBR6y0

[Anonymous No.1254938]

>>1254898
>epic

Why don't you show everyone on the playground then?

[Anonymous No.1255968]

>>1213717

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1A8McSP41I&list=PL3CF1FF7532421C40&index=4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXDGjjiB-mQ

you can always count on sunsoft

[Anonymous No.1255993]

>>1254821
the scars of time is best cross song

[Anonymous No.1256001]

Castlevania Rondo of Blood has an amazing soundtrack, was worth every penny for importing back then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NUvBC9cmio

Honorable mention:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOTI8j1egZg

[Anonymous No.1256016]

>>1254898
Nah, 6 sucks. Also pretty sure kids can play whatever damn game they want.
Anyway, best soundtrack is probably the original Street Fighter II editions.

[Anonymous No.1257480]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-D24A_N4d4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhFWrBdiFOg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kauqKghethg

No 8-bit music here, only 1-bit.

[Anonymous No.1257513]

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

[Anonymous No.1260727]

>>1257513
Napple Tale! Awesome.

[Anonymous No.1260786]

>>1250574
Too bad the normal fight theme is a thousand times better than the boss theme. Honestly I think they should have switched them around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50rom7BtG8s

[Anonymous No.1261096]

>>1250574
>that fucking youtube channel
He has so many uploads and they're the most popular videos, and they sound like fucking SHIT

How did he make them sound so bad jesus christ

fuck

mad

I agree, FFIV is the best FF soundtrack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weGhGuKqKnA

[Anonymous No.1263419]

Resident Evil 2
Silent Hill 1 (and 2, though dunno if that's retro)
Chrono Trigger
Banjo Kazooie and Banjo Tooie
DKC 1-3
Yoshi's Island
All Mario games
Parasite Eve
Sim City on SNES
Tetris Attack
All Sonic games
Quest 64
I could keep going but fuck those old games had great music.
The fact that unlike today, those musicians were trapped within basic constraints of shitty gear means they really had to be original and push the limit.

[Anonymous No.1266660]

Strange that I like this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZXylB7bgX8

[Anonymous No.1267262]

THIS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcf7QO7boQs&list=PL06E2CF59A028CCA2

This soundtrack is one where I can say I love everything. There is not a single bad song here.

[Anonymous No.1267294]

For some reason as a kid I liked music that was either eerie or epic. I was a total sucker for FFVII and VIII's soundtracks.

Legacy of Kain:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdqpUsDhyGU&list=PL3B36792A6F9E15D4

Secret of Evermore:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHu0IAyznRc

Illusion of Gaia/Time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCC-fxMCKuM

Lord of the Rings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5O43q9lzy0

I actually hated Legacy of Kain's gameplay, but played through the whole thing for the music and the voice acting. Didn't much like Lord of the Rings either! The Soul Reaver theme is good too.

[Anonymous No.1267337]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCN_y-izejI&list=PL745FBDED151D8CCC

Maybe I missed it, but I'm kinda surprised nobody has said Legend of Mana.

[Anonymous No.1267402]

So much great music on this thread

I'll add Alundra in there, great zelda style PS1 action RPG in case you havnt played it.
It had some very atmospheric music in places and a story that was darker than I was expecting as far as I remember.

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

[Anonymous No.1267413]

So much nostalgia.
Double Dragon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTFXVk1pb80

[Anonymous No.1267418]

>>1267413
This is probably a better link actually.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoJ7YFUotTA&list=PLDABBD9A9D77283F0

[Anonymous No.1267420]

>>1234883
I would put Tales of Phantasia instead of SMRPG, but that's a nice list

[Anonymous No.1267421]

PC engine falcom was fucking awesome, even if falcom is always awesome when it comes to soundtracks.
Fucking Ryo Yonemitsu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=011yyHgctMg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAt3YAl-pjk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd_-xea3I1E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGwG0FhU_UU

[Anonymous No.1267423]

WarCraft
WarCraft II
Command & Conquer
Red Alert
Wolfenstein 3D
Doom
Dune II
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Streets of Rage
Chrono Trigger

[Anonymous No.1267424]

>>1267413
Holy shit, why doesn't the actual arcade game sound this good? Even without the PCM samples, the FM synthesis is entirely different, and way better than what they put in the final game.

[Anonymous No.1267436]

>>1241169
Not that guy, but fuck you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNpSPt30uSA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we6Hg-fFc5A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wut0SuSQezQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u66U03Cwc4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ODKKILZiYY


He's a Crownless Legend.

[Anonymous No.1267450]

>>1267424
The same guy put the rest up, sound seeeexxxuaalll.
http://www.youtube.com/user/yubnub1/videos

[Anonymous No.1267580]

what's a nice place to upload game music? youtube seems inefficient for music only. soundcloud? but soundcloud is for own music only afaik

[Anonymous No.1267598]

Sonic the Hedgehog one had the best music in the series. every track is amazing and has that original sound to it.

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

[Anonymous No.1267619]

>>1267450
Yeah, I checked it out. Shocked I never knew about this until now. That OST is just incredible and irritates me at the same time knowing that the whole game could sound like that and I'll never be able to play it with that music. Literally makes Double Dragon sound as good as one of Sega's machines of the time. I always thought the arcade version of DD sounded awful but this really, really puts the in-game music to shame.

http://vgmdb.net/album/5002
Looking at the credits, it was even arranged by Kazunaka Yamane himself. Makes me wonder what the story behind the OST is. The FM on the OST sounds like a YM2151, which is exactly what the game sports, so why is the in-game arrangement so lousy compared to this? Quite a pickle.

[Anonymous No.1267621]

Super Mario 64

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqa2mgjbOIM

Gran Turismo 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxpjVPjoMG4

[Anonymous No.1267630]

The Tetrisphere OST was great, even though Voss was trying to copy Aphex Twin's sound at the behest of Nintendo.

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6lI6MlBZjo
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ8r5OE6r-8

[Anonymous No.1267840]

>>1267413
I hate it when Youtuber put the wrong titles in tracks. "Dead or Alive" was the early 90s J-Pop rendition of the Double Dragon theme featured in the DD2 album. The title theme is simply the Double Dragon Opening Theme.