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SaltyJon

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Posted: March 04 2011 at 12:02

This game has my favorite (video game) music.

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Posted: March 04 2011 at 11:57

I hate it when people always say "Genesis graphics/audio sucks compared to SNES", of course it does, it's 2 years older.

Genesis was made before the SNES, it's initial competitor was the NES, what's considered dated now was absolutely MINDBLOWING back then, it only became "out of date" when the SNES came out but it continued to sell well due to both slick marketing and some excellent exclusive games.

The Genesis still has several games that look great and sound great considering the limitations of the time. I'm one of those crazy people who actually prefer the Genesis to the SNES, as great as the SNES was. I was fortunate to have both as a kid.

Anyway. Just because graphics have gotten more technically accomplished over the years doesn't always mean they ARE better. I feel like video games have become less inspired and imaginative as the industry started pushing for realism. There are exceptions of course, like Katamari and the still superb Mario series.

I find something very aesthetically pleasing about a lot of old school games that I don't get from many of today's brown and generic looking first person shooters. I think the challenging technological limits is what drove game designers and composers alike to be so imaginative. Imagination is what it took to impress gamers back in the day when video games could never look realistic.

As video games have gotten more advanced, there has been less demand for imagination and more demand for looking real. That's not to say there aren't games now that combine realism with great imagination. But many games now like Uncharted and Gears of War are basically striving to be like hollywood movies. Video games are starting to lose the distinct style and identity they once had.

Video games will never perfectly emulate the quality of the best movies, I don't think it's healthy for one medium to become so obsessed with being more like another.

Edited by boo boo - March 04 2011 at 12:12

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Posted: March 04 2011 at 10:46

The Sega Genesis looks like crap compared to the SNES, but I'll be damned if they both didn't pump out some of the best music in gaming history! My lady and I have been amassing quite the NES/SNES/Genesis collection as of late; we are going to need more shelves soon! I plan on taking some pictures of our collection to upload soon Tongue

Yes, I am a self-proclaimed 8-bit/16-bit connoisseur lol.

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Posted: March 04 2011 at 08:43

AllP0werToSlaves wrote:

Awesome game! And probably the only game I'm really good at.

New album!
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Posted: March 04 2011 at 07:42

I'm just glad to see that I'm not the only one who loves video game soundtracks! Quite a relief!

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Posted: March 04 2011 at 06:40

Some great choices so far. I was going to post a video of Contra but I see somebody beat me to it. In fact most Konami and Capcom games have great music, that's one thing they're very consistant about, though their games are rarely less than awesome as well. Also props to the guy who posted the SNES Power Rangers level 1 theme. Shame I only had the lousy Genesis version as a kid. :(

Also, the Kefka theme sounds VERY prog.

Anyway. Some more favorites.

Super Castlevania IV - 1991 - SNES - Composed by Masanori Adachi and Sotaro Tojima

Some people criticized the music in this game for being "too ambient", I don't know what the f*ck those people are smoking. Castlevania always has great music but this is my favorite in the series.

Rocket Knight Adventures - 1993 - Genesis - Composed by Masanori Oouchi, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Masanori Adachi, Aki Hata and Michiru Yamane

This is one of those games only retro gamers seem to know, argubly the best non-Sonic platformer on the Genesis.

But speaking of Sonic.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - 1994 - Genesis - Composed by Jun Senoue, Tetsuyuki Maeda, Masaru Setsumaru, Tomonori Sawada, Masayuki Nagao, Sachio Ogawa and Howard Drossin

I STRONGLY disagree with those who say Sonic 3's soundtrack is weaker than the first two games. Gamers are just notorious for never accepting changes in their beloved series.

Revenge of Shinobi - 1989 - Genesis - Composed by Yuzo Koshiro

Another great soundtrack from Koshiro, I'll be posting his stuff often.

Edited by boo boo - March 04 2011 at 06:41

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Posted: March 04 2011 at 05:54

Henry Plainview wrote:

AllP0werToSlaves wrote:

I prefer GAMES not SIMULATIONS!

It's a good thing that most modern games still aren't simulations.

I think he means how many modern games aspire for more realistic visuals and to be of "cinematic" quality.

I definitely prefer video games that live in a world of their own instead of trying to be either realistic (like many sports games) or like a movie. Not that those can't make for great video games. It's just a matter of preference.

There are still plenty of games that appeal to the tastes of me and other retro gamers. We should all be happy that the video game market is as diverse as it is.

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 15:13

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 15:11

Oblivion probably has the best music I've heard in any video game.

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 13:10

and of course

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 13:06

Some songs from the game with the greatest music ever.

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 12:35

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 12:09

AllP0werToSlaves wrote:

I prefer GAMES not SIMULATIONS!

It's a good thing that most modern games still aren't simulations.

Although I guess I shouldn't be complaining about blips and bloops when the game soundtrack I am posting sounds like Blade Runner.

I wish I was born in the future, I'm never going to leave the planet. :(

Edited by Henry Plainview - March 03 2011 at 12:12

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 11:15

Let's not forget Final Fantasy, now

So many others - and of course available in Prog-Metal version in many cases if you listen to The Black Mages

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 10:56

boo boo wrote:

Yeah, i'm a retro gamer first and foremost. Many video games now go for the cinematic approach but I prefer the blips and bloops actually.

Double post but worth it; I'm constantly telling my friends these exact words. I play SNES like it's 1991 all over again; I prefer GAMES not SIMULATIONS!

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 10:55

I am an absolute die-hard retro gamer, I have more Nintendo games than any human ever should! Add to that the rest of my Nintendo collection (over 24 t-shirts, posters, boxes, magazines, etc) and you've just created my favorite thread!

Good to see Mega Man mentioned here, that's an absolute must for these forums lol.

I've been acquiring a massive amount of NES and SNES stuff lately, but my fave music would be:

Mega Man series (classix and X)

Castlevania series

+1 for Solstice reference!

Toe Jam and Earl Panic on Funkotron (Genesis)

Lightening Force (Genesis)

Dr. Robotniks Mean Bean Machine (Genesis)

Super Street Fighter II Turbo

And these ones just never gets old no matter how many times I hear them:

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 10:52

boo boo wrote:

Yeah, i'm a retro gamer first and foremost. Many video games now go for the cinematic approach but I prefer the blips and bloops actually.

Ditto.

I always loved the SMB3 arrangement of the Underworld theme, tacky techno drums n' all:

They were cheesy as f**k, but I also loved the soundtracks to the first couple of Sonic games:

Aaaaand finally:

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 10:37

Two of my most anticipated games have had the best trailer music in...years.

There REALLY needs to be an Academy Award fro best original score in a video game.

Edited by stonebeard - March 03 2011 at 10:42

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 10:29

Yeah, i'm a retro gamer first and foremost. Many video games now go for the cinematic approach but I prefer the blips and bloops actually.

Edited by boo boo - March 03 2011 at 10:29

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Posted: March 03 2011 at 09:40

Too many blips and bloops in this thread.

Also, while I considered myself a gamer for some time, I have not played any of the games posted so far. Hm.

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