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Twelve Game Music Tracks Worth Keeping

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-just-de-bips-and-bloops dept.

The field of game music has gotten considerably better over the years, a fact that Games Radar highlights in a simple 'list article' about iPod-worthy game music. They highlight some obvious recent gems, like Coulton's "Still Alive" and "Hikari" from Kingdom Hearts, but also bring back some older goodies with choices like "Everybody Jump Around" from Jet Set Radio or "Chemical Plant" from Sonic 2. "Sonic games used to have amazing music. And while single-player Mystic Cave Zone came a close second, this has to make the list. It may be basic compared to modern CD recordings, but just listen to how each of the console's sound channels is used - it's remarkable. Intricate and dramatic, this industrial anthem builds and builds before seamlessly looping in a non-annoying way."

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  1. Casnio Night Zone by k_187 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bah, no list that has Sonic music is valid if it doesn't list the music to Casino Night zone. Especially with Lyrics!: Oh, casino night zone, casino night. Casino night zooone, casino nigght zoooone

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  2. Re:Guitar Hero by Chr0me · · Score: 5, Funny

    No stairway? Denied!

  3. Re:What about Portal? by Chabil+Ha' · · Score: 2, Funny

    What? This one from TFA????

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    SLASHDOT SUX0RZ Ooooh! Horrible start! Well, this post is about music in games and soundtracks worth keeping. Perhaps if you talk about the preferences of a nerdier crowd shying away from a game and justify this statement, you'll still be able to recover. Just don't do something like post ASCII porn or goatse...

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