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Video Game Mixlist

Posted by Zonk on from the those-russians-know-a-good-beat dept.

The Onion A.V. club's website has up a feature listing off some excellent game related mixes. From the article: "4. Mr. Bungle, 'Theme From Tetris (Ska Version)' Not Britney Spears, not Linda Perry, not John Lennon or Paul McCartney--no one has written a song as burrowing-brainworm catchy as the theme from Tetris. (Coupled with the falling bricks, it's like virtual heroin.)" Seen on the ffwd linklog.

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  1. Finally... by brilinux · · Score: 3, Funny

    Instead of quoting hearsay, rumours, and marketing ploys, there is finally an article on Slashdot from a legitamate news source: The Onion

    (I know, I know, the AV club is actually good, but I had to say it)

    1. Re:Finally... by Geoffreyerffoeg · · Score: 3, Funny

      That newspaper makes me cry.

  2. Of course.. by Durinthal · · Score: 5, Informative

    The article fails to mention two of the largest sites dedicated to game mixes.

  3. Obligatory Links by Digital+Vomit · · Score: 5, Informative
    For those interested in video game music, check out:

    VGMix

    Overclocked Remix

    RKO

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  4. M.U.L.E.! by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 4, Funny


    Back when I was in college, I recorded about 30 minutes of the M.U.L.E. theme from my Commodore 64...we would play the tape in the car when driving around.

    I was such a geek...

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  5. Nah... by Megane · · Score: 4, Funny
    I find the Mario and Zelda themes to be much catchier. Maybe it's because I never seriously played the NES Tetris at the time. Instead, I mostly played a ripoff for the Mac that had no sound whatsoever.

    What's really interesting about the Zelda theme is that it was a last-minute thing. They were going to use Bolero, but found out that it was still under copyright. And who can forget Captain Lou Albano singing "Do The Mario"?

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  6. Video Game Music Terribly Underrated by Digital+Vomit · · Score: 4, Informative
    Most people think it's strange that others like to listen to video game music. I imagine its because many remember the beeps and boops that emanated from yesterday's game machines. (I hesitate to say it was because of the repetitiveness of said music, judging by the sound of commercial music today). Ironically, music from old 8-bit an 16-bit machines far surpass most pop songs in terms of melodic beauty and richness.

    There are some amazingly good composers out there that really deserve some credit. Some of my favorites include Yuzo Koshiro (Actraiser), Rob King & Paul Romero (Heroes of Might & Magic III) and Ben Houge (Arcanum - full score to the music is available from the link!).

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  7. Download Korobeiniki here by tepples · · Score: 4, Informative

    The "1" music from NES Tetris is "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" composed by P. Tchaikovsky. The Game Boy, Super NES, and N64 versions, on the other hand, use "Korobeiniki", a traditional Russian folk song. There are lots of covers of that song.