An art form that has been long overlooked: Video game music.

[AIR J XIII]

 

[8tothe24]

Best 8-Bit NES Intro Themes
[VX Edition]

Original 8-Bit ReMixed NES Soundtrack

01: Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble
Rob Hubbard - 1990 Electronic Arts

02: The Legend of Zelda (FDS NES Intro Mix)
Konchan - 1986, 1987 Nintendo

03: Castlevania (Extended Intro)
1987 Konami

04: Mega Man 2 (Extended Intro)
Ogeretsu, Manami, Ietel, YuukiChan - 1988, 1989 Capcom

05: Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode
1988 Vic Tokai/Saito Pro.

06: Super Mario Bros 2
1988 Nintendo

07: R.C. Pro-Am
1987 RARE Ltd.

08: Ghosts'N Goblins (Extended Intro)
1986 Capcom

09: Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos
S. Kajaya, Mayu, Miya - 1989, 1990 Tecmo

10: Metroid (FDS Intro)
Hip Tanaka - 1986 Nintendo

11: Dragon Warrior
Kouichi Sugiyama - 1986, 1989 Enix

12: Wizzards and Warriors
1987 RARE Ltd.

13: Strider
Misses Tarumi - 1989 Capcom

14: Faxanadu
1987 Hudson Soft/Falcom

15: Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link
Tsukasan - 1987, 1989 Nintendo

16: Mega Man 3
Yasuaki Fujita - 1990 Capcom


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My vote goes Mega Man 2. That’s when I became obsessed with video game music. All these years from childhood those 8-bit tracks still just pop in my head.

 

[tr1ll]

act 2 is the goat tho


I would literally play til I got there and then sit the controller down for the whole 10 min.

I think Mike put his hand on this one. If you listen closely, the baseline is very close to Smooth Criminal.

 

[Blue Mamba]

 

[swendro]

 

[1995]

 

[Nike Jordan]

 

[ccastro02]

Streets of rage 2 & 3 are one of my favorite ost’s. Super Street fighter 2 turbo also had a classic ost.

 

[AIR J XIII]

I don't know if these have been posted already, but this guy's mixes are

 

[swendro]

 

[Nujavez]

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

stellar blade on the ps5 is a must play

 

[1995]

 

[calibeebee]

Can’t remember if this was posted.This entire album is flames. Chrono trigger rap album. Basically all the tracks from the game but turned into lofi beats with game reference type raps. Joint slaps. Entire album is on Spotify.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

 

[danewera]

I’m mad that I’m now seeing this thread after all these years…

 

[danewera]

I’ll post more of my favorite VGMs that I casually would play from time to time. It’s so many lol

I follow these guys on YT called Rhythm & Pixels. They run a Live stream radio & play nothing but 8-bit & 16-bit VGMs 24/7 . I’ll have this play on my Google home devices if I’m cleaning up the house or working from home lol