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What do you think is the best game music ever made?

I think my favorite is Paper By from 1984. Man was that impressive back then.
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In a parallel universe, Anti-Andreas Kohlbach said exactly the opposite
of:

> What do you think is the best game music ever made?
>
> I think my favorite is Paper By from 1984. Man was that impressive
> back then.

I would have to say that Ghosts'n Goblins has some pretty memorable and
catchy music, and great sound to boot so that could be considered my
favorite.

Then again, the music and sound on Twin Cobra kick definite ass, so that
coud also be a favorite.

And of course, the music in R-Type is also great, and even though I'd
prefer a lower-pitched sound for the ship's gun, I've played so much of
it that I've grown used to it, so that's another favorite for sure.

And how could I not mention Pac Man and Space Invader? Both of those were
such an integral part of the soundscape of most if not all arcades at
some time that no thread about best game music ever should be without
mention of them.

And I guess the same could be said for Bubble Bobble, which had good
music and sounds, and music that would stay in your head for hours after
you'd played the game. But that could be just me. Me and my analyst are
trying to figure that one out.

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Some can't stand it but I always loved Spy Hunter!!!


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> What do you think is the best game music ever made?
>
> I think my favorite is Paper By from 1984. Man was that impressive back
> then.
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On Sat, 28 May 2005 14:52:39 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach
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>What do you think is the best game music ever made?
>
>I think my favorite is Paper By from 1984. Man was that impressive back then.

Nah, I can't get enough of the hi-score table music from Terra Cresta.
On a none-arcade note (no pun intended) the high score music AND the
pre-game music from the C64 game Monty On The Run is absolutely
fantastic.

Cheers,
Terra Cresta

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> I think my favorite is Paper By from 1984. Man was that impressive back
then.
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Kelly Ray wrote on 28. May 2005:
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> Some can't stand it but I always loved Spy Hunter!!!

Awesome. Didn't know this beofore. Not my type of game, but the music
rocks and the quality of the sound. Peter Gunn. :)
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Sune Salminen wrote on 28. May 2005:
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> Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>> What do you think is the best game music ever made?
>>
>> I think my favorite is Paper By from 1984. Man was that impressive
>> back then.
>
> Gyruss has awesome music...! I'm going to own this game some day.
> The sound effects in Robotron and Defender gives me goosebumps.

Yeah.

> There's also something special about the music and effects in Namco's
> Tank Force and Galaga '88 - very impressive use of the YM2151.

You mean 1251?

I guess some Soundblaster cards have this chip, or at least perfectly
emulate it.
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Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
> What do you think is the best game music ever made?
>
> I think my favorite is Paper By from 1984. Man was that impressive back then.

Game start tune from Galaxian, and all sound FX from same game. Oh to
be nine again. Also Pac Land tune and Wonderboy (used to make 10p last
over an hour, and still couldn't get bored of the tune repetitive though
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On Sat, 28 May 2005 14:52:39 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:

> What do you think is the best game music ever made?

Galaga '88 and of course METRO-CROSS!

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On Sun, 29 May 2005 00:34:47 GMT, Mike <mdh@deadspam.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 28 May 2005 14:52:39 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>
>> What do you think is the best game music ever made?
>
>Galaga '88 and of course METRO-CROSS!
>
>Mike
 
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Sune Salminen wrote on 29. May 2005:
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> Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>> Sune Salminen wrote on 28. May 2005:
>>>
>>> There's also something special about the music and effects in Namco's
>>> Tank Force and Galaga '88 - very impressive use of the YM2151.
>>
>> You mean 1251?
>>
>> I guess some Soundblaster cards have this chip, or at least perfectly
>> emulate it.
>
> No, i mean 2151!

Okay okay.

Linux MAME seems not to support it, at least I cannot find a hint in the
help files. So I wasn't sure with the Yamaha chip.

[Thinking...]

Ah, it confused me with the by Microsoft invented charset "window-1252".
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Hung N wrote on 29. May 2005:
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> Andreas Kohlbach <ankman@email.com> wrote in
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> an.de:
>
>> Kelly Ray wrote on 28. May 2005:
>>>
>>> Some can't stand it but I always loved Spy Hunter!!!
>>
>> Awesome. Didn't know this beofore. Not my type of game, but the music
>> rocks and the quality of the sound. Peter Gunn. :)
>
> Actually, I always wondered if it was somehow possible to mute the in-game
> music (while keeping the sound effects), and then I'd play whatever modern
> remixes of Peter Gunn I could find in WinAmp, e.g. Art of Noise etc.

There exist "drivers" which capture all sound from the sound card and
direct into a file.
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Sune Salminen wrote on 29. May 2005:
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> Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>> Sune Salminen wrote on 29. May 2005:
>>>
>>> Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I guess some Soundblaster cards have this chip, or at least
>>>> perfectly emulate it.
>>>
>>> No, i mean 2151!
>>
>> Okay okay.
>>
>> Linux MAME seems not to support it, at least I cannot find a hint in
>> the help files. So I wasn't sure with the Yamaha chip.
>
> Shinobi, R-Type, Marble Madness, Gauntlet, Out Run... you don't have
> sound in those games with Linux MAME?

Actually I have no sound at all. No sound card.

But AFAIK on some MAME platforms you can tell it to use the OPL chip to
emulate a YM3812 (not 1251 ;-) chip.

,----
| -ym3812opl/-noym3812opl (default: -noym3812opl) Uses the SoundBlaster OPL
| chip for music emulation of the YM3812 chip. This is
| faster, and is reasonably accurate, since the chips are
| 100% compatible. There is no control on the volume,
| however, and you need a real OPL chip for it to work (If
| you are using an SB-compatible card that emulates the OPL
| in software, the built-in digital emulation will probably
| sound better).
`----

Not on Linux as it seems.
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Andreas Kohlbach <ankman@email.com> wrote in
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> Kelly Ray wrote on 28. May 2005:
>>
>> Some can't stand it but I always loved Spy Hunter!!!
>
> Awesome. Didn't know this beofore. Not my type of game, but the music
> rocks and the quality of the sound. Peter Gunn. :)

Actually, I always wondered if it was somehow possible to mute the in-game
music (while keeping the sound effects), and then I'd play whatever modern
remixes of Peter Gunn I could find in WinAmp, e.g. Art of Noise etc.
 
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> What do you think is the best game music ever made?
>
> I think my favorite is Paper By from 1984. Man was that impressive back
> then.

This is an off-topic reply, and it's not "best ever" per se, but I always
have fond memories of playing Lords of Thunder for TurboDuo console. ;-)
Apparently the music was re-done better for the SegaCD version, but I never
got that one...
 

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On Sun, 29 May 2005 23:51:41 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:

> But AFAIK on some MAME platforms you can tell it to use the OPL chip to
> emulate a YM3812 (not 1251 ;-) chip.

I thought this option disappeared from MAME many versions ago?

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Sune Salminen wrote on 30. May 2005:
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> Mike wrote:
>> On Sun, 29 May 2005 23:51:41 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>>
>>> But AFAIK on some MAME platforms you can tell it to use the OPL chip
>>> to emulate a YM3812 (not 1251 ;-) chip.
>>
>> I thought this option disappeared from MAME many versions ago?
>>
>> Mike
>
> That's right.
>
> Older versions of MAME run better on old PC's.
>
> I think Ankman is somehow stuck in 1997 while being stuck in the 80's as
> well.

He he.

Actually this computer is from 1997.
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Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
> What do you think is the best game music ever made?
>
> I think my favorite is Paper By from 1984. Man was that impressive
> back then.

The Mappy background music...I think some web page on the Internet said it
became known for its music.
 
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Sune Salminen wrote on 31. May 2005:
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> Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>> Sune Salminen wrote on 30. May 2005:
>>>
>>> I think Ankman is somehow stuck in 1997 while being stuck in the
>>> 80's as well.
>>
>> He he.
>>
>> Actually this computer is from 1997.
>
> That's what I meant!!

Actually I have a very up to date operating system, so not really stuck
in 1997. This hardware is though.
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On Sat, 28 May 2005 14:52:39 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach
<ankman@email.com> wrote:

>What do you think is the best game music ever made?
>
>I think my favorite is Paper By from 1984. Man was that impressive back then.

Nemesis or if youre on a console, Turrican

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Dire Radiant wrote on 01. June 2005:
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> On Sat, 28 May 2005 14:52:39 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach
> <ankman@email.com> wrote:
>
>>What do you think is the best game music ever made?
>>
>>I think my favorite is Paper By from 1984. Man was that impressive back then.
>
> Nemesis or if youre on a console, Turrican

Was Turrican ever in the arcades? I know this as an Amiga game.

/me launches UAE emulator...
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In a parallel universe, Anti-Andreas Kohlbach said exactly the opposite
of:

> Sune Salminen wrote on 31. May 2005:
>>
>> Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>>> Sune Salminen wrote on 30. May 2005:
>>>>
>>>> I think Ankman is somehow stuck in 1997 while being stuck in the
>>>> 80's as well.
>>>
>>> He he.
>>>
>>> Actually this computer is from 1997.
>>
>> That's what I meant!!
>
> Actually I have a very up to date operating system, so not really stuck
> in 1997. This hardware is though.

LOL!

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K.os wrote on 01. June 2005:
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> In a parallel universe, Anti-Andreas Kohlbach said exactly the opposite
> of:
>
>> Sune Salminen wrote on 31. May 2005:
>>>
>>>>> I think Ankman is somehow stuck in 1997 while being stuck in the
>>>>> 80's as well.
>>>>
>>>> He he.
>>>>
>>>> Actually this computer is from 1997.
>>>
>>> That's what I meant!!
>>
>> Actually I have a very up to date operating system, so not really stuck
>> in 1997. This hardware is though.
>
> LOL!

Don't laugh. Soon Cat will have to bother with it. ;-)
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Reactor had some kickass beats, especially on a 5.1 with a big sub.
mmmmm

Reactor and Blazing star (neogeo) i can't get enough of that intro on
blazing star.

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