I love these games and I think the soundtracks are underrated as an essential part of their appeal. I’ll Start with one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk72RMv9d0s
Tube of Medusa from Ecco2: Tides of Time.
Personally, I think the Sega CD version soundtrack is… fine, but it has a different composer. If I remember correctly, it;s the composer from the first Ecco. In my opinion, it’s inoffensive, but completely forgettable.
NES Batman, the first level. That is pops into my head all the time. Also, the main theme and cabin interior music from Friday the 13th. Final mention, Legend of Kage had some rad tracks.
Sonic CD specifically the Japanese Soundtrack is phenomenal! My favorite song from the game hands down is Quartz Quadrant Present. Though when it comes to the Genesis Sonic games, Sonic 2 has my favorite soundtrack.
Okay, so La-Mulana is technically a more recent game, but I remember the original version from 20 years ago looking just like an MSX game.
Anyway, the gate of guidance theme really stood out to me. Oh, and the village’s theme too, and several others.The La Mulana sound track is amazing.
I really need to play the sequel already. I even kickstarted it.
R-type. Specifically the tg-16 version.
I’m surprised no tracks from mainline Final Fantasy have been posted! So many too choose from, but my personal favourite is Battle at the Big Bridge from FFV.
Also, it’s usually overlooked, especially in comparison to other games from the same era, but I do love the soundtrack from Super Mario World.
Super Mario Land or Mario Bros. 3. Amazing.
The credits theme of Dragon Warrior II, released as Grow in CarboHydroM’s remix album
jeff’s theme ~ maniac mansion
he was dumb as hell and completely useless but the theme was a banger
but also LITERALLY all of shadowgate nes <3
oh and secret of mana ~ snes, simcity ~ snes
and sonic 1 game gear just cause it reminds me of my uncle’s house
One of the tracks from Mc Kids NES (a sort of McDonald’s themed game). It has a lot of the components that I strongly associate with NES music. Idk if there’s names for the different techniques.
Top Gear - Mad Racer (first track in the game)
Select screen by Zelda Link to Past completely messed with my brain, I’ve started to loop the theme since I first played the game for the first time months ago: https://photon.slrpnk.net/post/slrpnk.net/39723494
Wonderboy in Monster World on Mega Drive
https://youtu.be/UAYRIYdh340?is=gmAPiRcMvQVbBvNp
the first and only thing that came to my mind. sure i have nostalgia for other game soundtracks like Tetris it smb on nes, or sonic on ps2, but road rash on Genesis was like another character in the game to me. thanks for making me think about this and pulling up the video so i could relive it!
Plok
