Games with Distinct Music
So I had a youtube video going while I was putting away some laundry when some SNES music came on, and I thought, "Hmm... they're using Super Castlevania IV music." No mention of the game or anything; it was just used in the background. It got me thinking, what game music is so distinct in your mind that you could hear any song from its soundtrack and know immediately what game it is from (and can distinguish it from other games in the same series)?
For me:
NES:
Legend of Zelda
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Super Mario Bros. 1-3
Bubble Bobble (is this cheating?)
Crystalis
SNES:
Super Castlevania IV
Secret of Mana
Seiken Densetsu 3
Donkey Kong Country
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario World
Yoshi's Island
Lufia and the Fortress of Doom
Energy Breaker
A Link to the Past
Demon's Crest
Plok
N64:
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
Super Mario 64
There's probably others, but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. What about you guys?
For me:
NES:
Legend of Zelda
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Super Mario Bros. 1-3
Bubble Bobble (is this cheating?)
Crystalis
SNES:
Super Castlevania IV
Secret of Mana
Seiken Densetsu 3
Donkey Kong Country
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario World
Yoshi's Island
Lufia and the Fortress of Doom
Energy Breaker
A Link to the Past
Demon's Crest
Plok
N64:
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
Super Mario 64
There's probably others, but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. What about you guys?
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Simon's Quest
Tecmo Super Bowl
Snake Rattle n Roll
Mega Man - 2/3
Castlevania 1/2/3/4
Final Fantasy - All of them that Nobou worked on
Dragon Quest - All of them
Mario - All of Them
Ghosts n Goblins
Mortal Kombat - 1/2/3
Chrono Trigger
Secret of Mana
Zelda - All of them
Kickmaster
Donkey Kong - 1/2/3
Diddy Kong Racing
Halo - 1/2/3
Crash Bandicoot 1/2/3
StarFox - All of them
Battletoads
Tetris
F-Zero
Dr.Mario
Pokemon - Red/Blue/Yellow
Contra
Metroid
Ecco
Earthbound
Ducktales
Doom
Kirby
Mega Man 1-6
Castlevania 1-3
Contra
LifeForce
Jackal
River City Ransom
Ninja Gaiden
Legend of Zelda
Temco Bowl 1-2
RBI Baseball
Dragon Warrior 1-4
TMNT 1-2
Super Mario Bros 1-2
Snes
U.N. Squadron
Mega Man 7
Mega Man X 1-3
Castlevania 4
Super Metroid
Games that I haven't played as much: Earthbound and FF7, both have very recognizable OSTs
It would actually probably be easier for me to name games that I played a ton that don't have instantly recognizable music. Diablo II/Warcraft 3/anything Blizzard for sure. I recently put on the D2 soundtrack on youtube and didn't recognize any of it. I tended to have the game music muted, so that makes sense. Pretty much every fighting game except for Smash Bros as well.
edit: oops toxie beat me to F-Zero lol
I mean, my list would consist of some pretty oddball stuff (Super Ghouls N Ghosts, Super C, Rollergames freeway level, etc), but that wouldn't make them "games with distinct music" per se.
Wouldn't your list be anything that you played a ton?
I mean, my list would consist of some pretty oddball stuff (Super Ghouls N Ghosts, Super C, Rollergames freeway level, etc), but that wouldn't make them "games with distinct music" per se.
Most of the time, yes. However, some games have a distinct sound to them. For example, from my list, I've never actually played Super Castlevania IV, I've just heard the music. I've only played Demon's Crest once, but it has a distinct sound. I have not played much Bubble Bobble, but really only has one song. I have played through the Seiken Densetsu games only a couple of times, but the instrument set is different from other games that I've heard anyway. Etc...
Wouldn't your list be anything that you played a ton?
I mean, my list would consist of some pretty oddball stuff (Super Ghouls N Ghosts, Super C, Rollergames freeway level, etc), but that wouldn't make them "games with distinct music" per se.
Most of the time, yes. However, some games have a distinct sound to them. For example, from my list, I've never actually played Super Castlevania IV, I've just heard the music. I've only played Demon's Crest once, but it has a distinct sound. I have not played much Bubble Bobble, but really only has one song. I have played through the Seiken Densetsu games only a couple of times, but the instrument set is different from other games that I've heard anyway. Etc...
Ah, that makes sense.
Kinda like how when you hear a song from Kirby, you just know it's from Kirby from that happy upbeat tempo to it.
Also:
Ah, that makes sense.
Kinda like how when you hear a song from Kirby, you just know it's from Kirby from that happy upbeat tempo to it.
Exactly. And that link you posted was sweet. Never heard of that game before.
Mario 1-World
Mega Man 2
Streets of Rage 2