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Can we all agree that Techno was the best thing that happen to Racing games.

>there is nothing like a high speed police chase while listening to heart pounding industrial music.

>> No.680752

>>680748
Remember in mid-late 90s mags when reviewers started bitching about techno being in every game?

I'll never understand reviewers.

>> No.680765

"Techno" and "best" are two words that should never be near each other.

I don't like my videogames to sound like I'm in a cheesy goddamn club full of idiots dancing to tuneless, soulless, bland pseudo-music. If that makes me a music snob, so be it, but goddamn it.

>> No.680775

>>680765

Not all techno is bland and soulless.

>> No.680786

>>680775
I've never heard anything that changed my mind.

I know, LOLOPINIONS.

But still, it's just dull dance music, and I guess fine for clubbing when you're young and stupid, but outside of that, why?

>> No.680791

>>680765
>the music is too loud
>my feet hurt
>i wish i was home playing video games

I thought the average /vr/ poster would be old enough to be over the socially awkward phase of their lives. Dancing is fun.

>> No.680794

>>680775
"Soul" in music refers to the human imperfections. Techno is not supposed to have soul.

>> No.680798

>>680765

We're talking about arcade racers, here. I can't imagine racing to Vivaldi being very fitting, haha. To write all techno off as soulless is your loss, really. Wipeout 2097 (XL) is an example of a great racing game with great techno music in my opinion

>> No.680802

>>680786

What do you think of Future Sound of London?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21fDyvgte48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xPZCiIhB20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEXgbFZNpDE

>> No.680806
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680806

>>680794
>"Soul" in music refers to the human imperfections.
that's just stupid

>> No.680809

>>680786
>only young and stupid people go clubbing

What are you anon, 50? I'd say pretty much any person socially active between the ages of 20-40 goes clubbing now and then. Or maybe it's a cultural thing?

>> No.680815

>>680798
>I can't imagine racing to Vivaldi being very fitting
I would buy the shit out of a game that has racing to classical music.

>> No.680820

>>680806
The live drummer has more soul than the drum machine. The natural singer has more soul than the autotuned singer. Real instruments have more soul than samples.

The whole point of techno is it's soulless and robotic sounding. You should be listening to house instead if you want soul.

>> No.680823

>>680809
Only lonely, pathetic people with horrible actual social lives.

>> No.680825

>>680809
Not the guy, but there's a definite cultural inclination.

>> No.680831

>>680823

I feel bad for you anon. You have missed out on a lot and have grown bitter due to it.

I still hope you have a lot of good friends in your social circle and that you don't have to feel left out due to your life choices.

>> No.680846

ITT: "i listen to everything except rap and country"

Never bring up non-VGM music on games boards, its not worth the aspie butthurt

>> No.680847

>>680831
I feel bad for anyone that thinks trying to socialize and getting drunk/high in a loudass room with a bunch of hipster fucks is a good thing.

You need better friends, not more half-assed "friends" that do stupid things like clubbing.

>> No.680850

>>680846
>rap and country
Rap is garbage, barely above techno.

Country used to be good in the 60s and before back when it was good. Now it's twangy pop garbage by idiot rednecks.

>> No.680858

>>680850

Thanks for proving my point you mongoloid.

>> No.680860

>>680858
What point would that be? That kids today have shit taste in music?

>> No.680880

>>680860

That you not reading posts, you just react and throw your dumb opinions around like candy

>> No.680878

Like Eminem said "Nobody listens to techno" and he was right. Only plebs on 4chan do since they like going against the grain.

>> No.680884

>>680860
>kids these days

Drop the fucking grandpa act, it's embarrassing.

>> No.680887
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680887

>>680878
>Eminem

>> No.680894

>>680791
Why would I want to damage my ears listening to shitty music when I can save it for experiencing what I actually like?
I swear, when I started going to concerts I can't hear bass in music as good anymore. Fuck that shit.

>> No.680895

>>680887
While you guys were listening to shitty techno in your childhood. I was bumping dat Eminem shit. Funny lyrics, dope ass beats, didn't give a fuck.

Of course he sucks now, like everything.

>> No.680903

>>680894
Oh tell me about it. I swore never to go on concert again since it was horrible. The bass was loud as fuck in the first row. Nothing like my DVDs. No clear sound.

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680906

>>680895
>putting "ass" between an adjective and a noun

>> No.680907
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680907

>ITT: people born in the late 80's argue over musical taste

It's like lunchbreak at junior high. Sage for not vidya.

>> No.680910

>>680906

Stop talkin outta yo stupid ass ass, whitey.

>> No.680915

It's like I'm really browsin /v/ here...

>> No.680920

>>680878
I'm curious what your definition of "techno" is... I don't mean the "soulless and robotic" shit mentioned earlier, but what "techno" music you've actually listened to.

And everyone listens to techno and electronic music, especially today. It's influence is in so much, it's crazy. You sound like a 16 year old kid from 1998 that never grew up.

>> No.680926

Discussion about retro games where?

>> No.680929

No, metal was the best thing to happen to racing games.

>> No.680961

>>680926
>I have never played Ridge Racer

>> No.680969

>>680910
You sir are a swine and are not my Negro.

Please go back to the Cotton Field you were working on and get back to work before you are told your name is Toby.

Rom Di Prisco up in this bitch

>> No.680972

>>680926

are you.....fucking kidding me dude?

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680984

speaking of sweet techno and racing....

>> No.680985

I think most people posting here don't know what techno is.

Visit and learn:
http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/

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680995

>>680969

look at dis cracka, goin all raaaaacisst cuz he cant handle a brotha with a educasian.

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681009

>>680984
>that sensation of speed

>> No.681014

>>680995
>look at dis cracka, goin all raaaaacisst

I love the irony in this statement.

>> No.681018

>>680961
Is this a discussion of Ridge Racer? Where has it been mentioned thus far? I see a topic irrelevant to this board.

>> No.681039

>>680984
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ2Vb1t1-Js

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCg5g_YG9Q

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

>> No.681303

>>680748
I always selected the option to play only the rock tracks. They were much better.

>> No.681315
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681315

The Rush games all had awesome soundtracks

fuck L.A. Rush that shit doesn't count

>> No.681332

>>681315
what genre of music did San Francisco Rush use?

>> No.681448

>>680984
Breaking the sound barrier in that game was such a blast.

>> No.681529

>>681018
>I don't realize that Ridge Racer has techno tracks and is a retro racer, making it relevant to the discussion.

check your privileges.

>> No.681626

I am willing to bet most of you think loud, Swedish house mafia trance stuff is techno and stuff with break beats is industrial.

Techno is the funkier side of house, which is disco funk. Not loud trance leads.

Industrial is noisy nonsense. It was a bunch of poor punks on heroin with samplers making noise. Look into Chicago music history. (Chicago house, Wax Trax industrial, etc) before you make hilarious claims

>> No.681671

>>680815
I'm tempted to disassemble Need for Speed and replace all of its audio tracks with such compositions.

Antonin Dvorak's Song to the Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anQlB3-PQZ4

>> No.681672

>>680765
You aren't a music snob, you're just a closed minded dipshit who sees a Mountain Dew commercial with a progressive trance lead and assumes all clubs are for non-beta males such as yourself.

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681707

does system shock shock count? is it techno? if not what the hell is it (im a fucking retard when it comes to electronic music genres)

also fucking hydrophonics

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681731

I contend that Sega proved that the best genre of racing game music was Cheese.

>> No.681751

I hate techno in racing games with a passion. Why? First of all, because it sounds like fucking rubish to me, but also because it replaced rock music.

Let's take a real example so you can't call bullshit on what I said:
Formula One (1995): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnXy95A_dyE and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8UkGZQFFBU
Formula One 97: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-2pZX-S0N4 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNq2ijILCvc

Convinced?

>> No.681980

>>681751
I'm calling bullshit. Aside from a looped guitar riff, those songs are pretty electronic. None of them feature a drummer or a bassist - that shit is programmed, bud. As an engineer and musician who works with rock and electronic acts, I'd say this classifies as electronic music.

>> No.681998

>>681731
>Comparing Daytona USA music with Sonic R music

Are you high?

>> No.682028

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDQ0Z6AbSLs
Best techno in game music

>> No.682039
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682039

>ctrl-f Ridge Racer
>no music links posted

http://youtu.be/mWjLDfmmSSs
Drive U 2 Dancing
FTFY

>> No.682110

>>681626
Techno is not funky. Listen to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsct-e-HVE0

Do you hear any funkiness? This track is nothing but sequenced percussion, and it is still great. After I heard this I understood that music shouldn't be a lifestyle. If you can make such a great track like this then most music is a waste of time. I don't take music very seriously anymore.

>> No.682125

>>682028
Is eurobeat even considered techno?

>> No.682152

>>682125
No.

I was about to say it's funny how there are no examples of techno linked in this thread but then I noticed >>682110 and >>681039 although the latter might be more hardtrance than techno.

>> No.682176

Best thing that ever happened to racing games for me was crazy shortcuts.

>> No.682196

>>682110
This is the laziest piece I've ever heard in my life, literally.

>> No.682212

>>682110
>All techno is plastikman 10 years go
>no groove allowed
sure thing brah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaF2SNNmiVE

>> No.682213

>>682212
*20 fuck

>> No.682217

>>682196
It's not the absolute laziest I've heard, but that's kind of the point. It's just as enjoyable to listen to as eg. Beethoven's 9th Symphony (an objective masterpiece of complexity). If something so stripped down can be just as musical, then obviously music is not actually about skill and is mostly about social status. It was really a great relief to understand that track. I don't need to care about music anymore. If it sounds good it sounds good.

>> No.682218

>techno
>not eurobeat

Do you even run in the 90s?

>> No.682225

>>682218
This.

The only problem is that I can't think of a 90s racing game with a eurobeat soundtrack. Were there any?

I mean, I remember the techno and the occasional vidya guitar, but not eurobeat.

>> No.682229

>>682225

Unfortunately, there isn't. At least to my knowledge.

>> No.682250

>>682212
It's ok I guess. I've heard that track before in mixes so it must be popular, but it doesn't stand out as anything special.

>> No.682259

>>682110
Oh man. Plastikman at DEMF at Detroit the other year was fucking solid. That shit was grooving.

>> No.682316

>>682196
Doesn't know what minimal techno is

Is upset that it doesn't fit his pre-conceived understanding of "techno"

Not green texted

>> No.682437

>>682316
This got me thinking. How would minimal techno work with racing games? Can anyone think of any examples?

This could work I suppose (classic from 1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoAkWE5PBM4

>> No.682498

>>682437

Some relaxing racing game, where you ride long distances through beautiful scenery at sunset

>> No.682534

>>680984
XG-2 was better. Them jungle riddims

>> No.682618

>>680815
Burnout Paradise has you covered then. You can turn off the shit licensed music and switch to an alternate soundtrack consisting of works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Handel and friends.

>> No.682620

>>682437
Like a cube runner game for iOS heh

>> No.682693

>>682218
That last line made me smile. Going to tank up on some SEB albums to put in the car and enjoy my trips into work next week.