Best game music ever

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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
<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.

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

PC Arcade
http://www.pcarcade.tv

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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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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. :-)
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Moon Patrol



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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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.

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Hung N wrote on 29. May 2005:
>
> Andreas Kohlbach <ankman@email.com> wrote in
> newsnly_broken_newsreaders_show_this_in_the_body.m2oeauygxs.fsf@usenet.ankm
> 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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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

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Sune Salminen wrote on 30. May 2005:
>
> 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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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.
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Dire Radiant wrote on 01. June 2005:
>
> 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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K.os wrote on 01. June 2005:
>
> 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.

-isaac

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Awesome game. Never played it as a youngster and found it a few years ago.
Love playing it. Very unique and the soundtrack just rocks.

~telengard

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Dead_Dad wrote on 03. June 2005:
>
> 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.
>
> OMF (Ok, ok. I know, but it /should/ have been.) (I can post the
> MP3's in abm, if someone wants them.)

I don't have access to the group. Any chance you could send it me somehow
(FTP, mail...)?

F'up poster.
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Guilty Gear
Guilty Gear X
Guilty Gear X2

I can e-mail the raw WAVE files to anybody so you can go to whatever format
you want. I know I like Ogg/Vorbis over MP3.

Regards,
Bill N. - New York

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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.
>>
>>OMF (Ok, ok. I know, but it /should/ have been.) (I can post the MP3's
>>in abm, if someone wants them.)
>>
> Gyruss!
>
> Toccata rocks!
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On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 11:07:47 +0100, 'Dungeon' Dave
<mame@nospam.localhost> wrote:
> ... after inserting a credit, Dead_Dad <XXXspamtrap007@yahoo.comXXX>
> leaned forward and saw...
>>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.
>>
>>OMF (Ok, ok. I know, but it /should/ have been.) (I can post the
>>MP3's in abm, if someone wants them.)
>>
> Gyruss!
>
> Toccata rocks!


Another older game that had great music IMO was Frogger.

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On Sat, 28 May 2005 21:25:09 GMT, Guinness <me@email.com> wrote:

|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
|it is)

I know I'm way late, but Double Dragon and Pac Land are two of my
favourites. I even programmed them as ring tones on my first cell
phone =) Tetris, Bubble Bobble and Wonderboy in Monsterland are also
fondly remembered.