Favorite retro/classic video game soundtrack?
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^Wily Wars actually has one of my favorite Mega Man songs with Buster Rod-G's theme
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the melody from 0:05 to 0:34 is just really good, it has a very magical quality to it
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the melody from 0:05 to 0:34 is just really good, it has a very magical quality to it
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^That has a very Mega Man 7 vibe to me.
[QUOTE="Artemis008, post: 1633733, member: 40449"]A lot of people don't agree with me, but I really like the Mega Man Wily Wars OST. The nes ones aren't bad, but the remake stands out for me.
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I just don't see where all the hate is coming from. It sounds fine.[/QUOTE]It's the instrumentation that gets me. Mega Drive and Genesis had such crunchy, unsubtle sound fonts that just really grate on my ears when abused (which is often). Given the choice between that Wily Wars and NES versions of music, I'd take NES 10 times out of 10.
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The Snake Man music in Wily Wars has so many unnecessary overtones and backing channels, almost as if to just prove a point. The NES version is just...cleaner. I feel like that's a common theme when comparing the two soundtracks.
[QUOTE="Artemis008, post: 1633733, member: 40449"]A lot of people don't agree with me, but I really like the Mega Man Wily Wars OST. The nes ones aren't bad, but the remake stands out for me.
Listen to this
I just don't see where all the hate is coming from. It sounds fine.[/QUOTE]It's the instrumentation that gets me. Mega Drive and Genesis had such crunchy, unsubtle sound fonts that just really grate on my ears when abused (which is often). Given the choice between that Wily Wars and NES versions of music, I'd take NES 10 times out of 10.
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The Snake Man music in Wily Wars has so many unnecessary overtones and backing channels, almost as if to just prove a point. The NES version is just...cleaner. I feel like that's a common theme when comparing the two soundtracks.
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Re: Favorite retro/classic video game soundtrack?
Does Perfect Selection Dracula Battle count?
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I torrented every Final Fantasy soundtrack a long time ago. I recently realized that I keep returning to hear Final Fantasy V.
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Sixthing (or such) Donkey Kong Country 2. Mega Man 7 and Mega Man X also have some of the best music on the system.
I'll add Pokémon Red/Blue. That soundtrack is absolutely delightful. It's musically diverse and emotionally powerful. The Gym theme manages to make you feel both like a challenger when you step into the building, and like a champion when the fight is over. It's become the background music to whenever something big is happening in my life.
I'll add Pokémon Red/Blue. That soundtrack is absolutely delightful. It's musically diverse and emotionally powerful. The Gym theme manages to make you feel both like a challenger when you step into the building, and like a champion when the fight is over. It's become the background music to whenever something big is happening in my life.
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The dungeon theme from FFV is one of my favorite tracks in the game, and my second-favorite FF dungeon theme in the series (top vote goes to FFI's dungeon).
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I can't get enough of Megaman X3's sound track holy ****. Between Blast Hornet, Volt Catfish, Toxic Seahorse, Gravity Beetle, the intro stage, Zero's theme, and Doppler stage 1 I can't tell which one I like the most. Tunnel Rhino, Neon Tiger, and Crush Crawfish are good too but a little too repetitive for my tastes. And the Dr light capsule theme is..... strange to say the least..... but overall I like this soundtrack more than I did X1 and X2.
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ok so i've always loved the maniac mansion soundtrack and anyone who knows me well enough isn't surprised, but i always considered it to be marred somewhat by it's loud and strange instrumentation, which REALLY doesn't fit a game about exploring and solving puzzles.
but i think recently i've gained a whole new respect for it as to how it reflects the characters and overall tone of the game. the game itself is a quirky pastiche of b-movie horror films, and all the main characters are teenagers with eclectic musical tastes. loud and strange actually works perfectly in the context of that universe.
but i think recently i've gained a whole new respect for it as to how it reflects the characters and overall tone of the game. the game itself is a quirky pastiche of b-movie horror films, and all the main characters are teenagers with eclectic musical tastes. loud and strange actually works perfectly in the context of that universe.
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SoM really has one of the best damn OSTs and as a game it is not nearly as celebrated as it should be
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^It's really fantastic. Some of the best on the SNES. Unfortunately though
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i've always liked that song actually but i haven't played the game so does it have something to do with the in-game context for why people don't like it?