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Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by blux » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 3:00 PM UTC

_asciiker_ wrote: post #19

Thank you, this really brings back nice memories for most of us over 35 ;)

And for us over 30 as well :P ;)

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by kstenerud » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 3:09 PM UTC

kubiiii wrote: post #3

Thanks for sharing. Apart from the surge of nostalgia, anyone should listen to the streets of rage soundtrack (1991). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discography_of_the_Streets_of_R... I used to play the game just to listen to the music. It might sound old fashioned now but it was incredible back then.

The two giants of 80s game music are Chris Hülsbeck and David Whittaker.

Turrican II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0FaAs4M3d0

R-Type (Amiga): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmEhC91k3MI

Shadow of the Beast: http://retrotracks.net/music/186

Xenon 2: http://retrotracks.net/music/73

And some of David's more esoteric stuff:

Quadralien: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh2TE8VQWZg

Archipelagos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEVFqu8HQZ8

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by Intermernet » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 3:55 PM UTC

Suggestion: Xenon 2 Megablast.

Megablast became Bomb the Bass.

Great version of Assault on Precinct 13 by John Carpenter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenon_2_Megablast

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by kristopolous » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 4:05 PM UTC

looks like you could use my bootstra/386 theme: https://github.com/kristopolous/BOOTSTRA.386

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by netw1z » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 4:08 PM UTC

thanks for this. awesome!

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by devindotcom » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 5:19 PM UTC

Nice. I made a small page with a dozen or two songs that I'd ripped from games, years and years ago now, and it was one of the few pages on my old site that got regular traffic. People are always looking for a quick handy resource like this and your version is great. Thanks!

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by anonbanker » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 5:46 PM UTC

normloman wrote: post #22

No love for firefox? It played on safari, but not mozilla.

Not working under Firefox for android as well.

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by nlh » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 6:17 PM UTC

ndrake wrote: post #26

I really love this version of the Super Mario World soundtrack by Xoc: https://archive.org/details/xoc_SMW

Speaking of versions of Super Mario, one of my favorites...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcKurvm_0oE

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by g_lined » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 6:28 PM UTC

kubiiii wrote: post #3

Thanks for sharing. Apart from the surge of nostalgia, anyone should listen to the streets of rage soundtrack (1991). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discography_of_the_Streets_of_R... I used to play the game just to listen to the music. It might sound old fashioned now but it was incredible back then.

This podcast is a great repository of video game tracks. Though finished now, I enjoyed listening to the interviews and the fact that the episodes have a theme helps them be educational (well, interpreting at the very least). https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/legacy-music-hour-video-...

Originally from this website but I can't find a link (at least on the mobile site) http://www.nerdist.com/podcast_channel/the-legacy-music-hour...

Re: Sndtst: 8-bit video game music

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Post by sndtst » Fri, Jun 20, 2014, 9:02 PM UTC

kubiiii wrote: post #3

Thanks for sharing. Apart from the surge of nostalgia, anyone should listen to the streets of rage soundtrack (1991). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discography_of_the_Streets_of_R... I used to play the game just to listen to the music. It might sound old fashioned now but it was incredible back then.

I agree, this is a great sound test: http://sndtst.com/Streets_of_Rage