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Off topic : old school video game soundtracks
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:24 pm
by intoccabile
Which old school soundtracks do you have fond memories of ? It's all about chiptunes !
Castlevania 3 on the 8 bit nintendo system
Ninja gaiden
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:38 pm
by rickyricardo
Castlevania 4 on the Super Nintendo had a beautiful soundtrack.
Also, can't beat the original Legend of Zelda.......did someone say remix?
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:42 pm
by kion
I remember Driller and Darkside being moody soundtracks. Early reese rinseouts lol
Last Ninja too or somthin like that
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:02 pm
by [b]racket
Ghouls n Ghosts
R-Type
Calafornia Games
Donkey Kong Country
Ecco the Dolphin
Super Mario World
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:02 pm
by j_j
Bubble Bobble ....
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:23 pm
by 8bitwonder
s'all bout megaman-dat shit was raw
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:39 pm
by auralassassin
Ya know, this reminds me... 8-bit, did you know that there is already an 8-Bit Weapon, or whatever that produces 8-bit music with an old NES controller?
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:40 pm
by [b]racket
Its all about 'Little Sound Dj' for true 8 bit badness...
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:41 pm
by [b]racket
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:42 pm
by [b]racket
auralassassin wrote:Ya know, this reminds me... 8-bit, did you know that there is already an 8-Bit Weapon, or whatever that produces 8-bit music with an old NES controller?
Pretty sure i have seen something similiar done with a Power Glove
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:46 pm
by marsyas
mike tysons punchout
not nes but the tetris songs from original gameboy.
when them tetris songs come on, i am like in another world...
spent way too many hours on that game.
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:07 pm
by subframe
If you go way back, Qix has some cool proto-tunes in it.
Also, breakout death sounds are great.
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:18 pm
by 8bitwonder
auralassassin wrote:Ya know, this reminds me... 8-bit, did you know that there is already an 8-Bit Weapon, or whatever that produces 8-bit music with an old NES controller?
what are the chances? guess ill have to change it then
theres also 8-bit rockers which have an awesome album
i used to produce 8bit stuff thats where it came from--i too have a game boy with pitch change and a mega drive that runs midi
hhhhmmmm
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:31 pm
by staypuft
ohhhhhh shit, werrd up on qix. I think both aphex and squarepusher have sampled that game. probably loads of other folks have as well...
my faves are mega man 3 and donkey kong country 2.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:40 am
by ohfreal
8bitwonder wrote:s'all bout megaman-dat shit was raw
Marsyas wrote:not nes but the tetris songs from original gameboy.
buk buk buk
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:59 am
by ghettobot
i dunno...
space invaders for when i'm out on the merk...
super mario brothers is my personal walkin' around music.
bubble bobble also is my jam.
dig dug is my gardening music.
not that far off topic after all, is it?
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:16 am
by cardio
contra
lifeforce, esp that fire level i think it was
intro to karate champ
second the zelda of course
ikari warriors (maybe more in arcade?)
gauntlet was fairly dope
space harrier for sega
and space harrier ii for genesis
and many more..
vague memory that 'predator' on nes had cool music...
um, gyruss was it called..
...
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:15 am
by showguns
ghettobot wrote:super mario brothers is my personal walkin' around music.
buh duh buh buh duh beh BUH starts walking. yeah man.
legend of zelda: ocarina of time on n64 has a great ambient soundtrack.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:03 pm
by rusko
all the games on the c64 had bad sounds. large up the SID commodore soundchip. still use n sample mine all da time. and of course the snes... but i gotta say that dont i ......
www.myspace.com/ruskonfire .....innits
arkanoid
all the badass dizzy games
astro-chase
paperboy
oh my days i could be on dis for days!!!!
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:33 pm
by ramadanman
someone on dogs on acid posted a link to some fat zip of thousands of video game themes in midi format -i'd recommend having a look