The Video Game Music Challenge [Official Game Thread]

[Nessy]

Second Round

1) Favorite music that plays during the credits shown at the end of a game

Super Mario 64 - Staff Roll

The credits sequence should not only visually show you that you completed a game, but it also needs to make you feel like you finished it and one of the best ways to do this in my opinion is in the music that plays. The upbeat staff roll for Super Mario 64 is one of the best examples that I can personally think of and one that always comes to mind when thinking about the general topic of feeling accomplishment in video games, especially around the 1:12 mark of the video I linked.


2) Music you like from a game that you have played and disliked

Paper Mario: Sticker Star - Tower Power Pokey

I'm not a huge fan of the later Paper Mario games after Super Paper Mario (which is a game I can still say with confidence is actually decent), but the soundtracks of these games remain top tier. My choice for this one is the energetic theme that plays during a specific battle against a desert themed boss.


3) Favorite final boss battle music

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - In The Final

Sadly I was unable to find a short video of good quality for this one but the loop ends around the 1:30 mark.

This was an insanely difficult one to choose a music track for, but then I remembered this one EPIC track. It isn't the most over-the-top final boss track ever, but it doesn't have to be. It perfectly captures the sinister and impeding doom occurring around you as you face off against the final foe.

[Dullstar]

Round 2 Picks

Credits Music: Cave Story makes a second appearance in my picks, mostly because of all the credits music I can think of, it's one that I find to be particularly memorable.

Music I like from game I don't like: Castlevania 3's Japanese release has an amazing soundtrack (full playlist here). While the international release's soundtrack isn't bad, it does suffer from not having access to the amazing VRC6 expansion chip, which is easily my favorite of the Famicom's expansion chips. The music is great and it uses the VRC6 very well.

Me gushing over the VRC6

Its extra duty cycle options on its two pulse channels and its sawtooth channel make it an excellent compromise between being able to produce a variety of sounds and having lots of channels. It's outright better than the MMC5, as both provide 2 pulse channels, but the VRC6's are capable of making 4 additional unique duty cycles, and the VRC6 has a sawtooth channel that the MMC5 doesn't. The MMC5 can technically make one duty cycle (75%) that the VRC6 can't, but thanks to symmetry it sounds identical to the 25% duty cycle, which both chips can produce. The N163 and FDS can do arbitrary waveforms, which the VRC6 can't, but the FDS only provides one additional channel, while the N163's quality drops noticeably the more channels are added up to a maximum of 8. The VRC7 starts venturing into FM synthesis, so it's not really the same style anymore, and the sawtooth channel and duty cycle options are a considerable advantage over the ability to have additional noise channels you get from the Sunsoft 5B.

The game itself, however... ugh. I like Symphony of the Night and the similar Castlevania games that followed, but of the Castlevania games I've played that were released prior to Symphony of the Night, I've hated all of them. The controls are a strong contender for the absolute stiffest I've ever seen (they're definitely the stiffest I've ever seen in a game that isn't generally considered bad), and the level design loves to present situations that would already be hard if the controls were fluid (why are there always medusa heads in the difficult platforming sections in all the classic Castlevanias?!) I find it kind of impressive that the series managed to last long enough for Symphony of the Night to be possible, considering how the earlier games are, but I guess things were different in the NES days, and these sorts of things were just more acceptable then than they are now.

I didn't select this particular song since I never made it that far in the game, but I've linked it anyway for a couple reasons: first, it's re-used in a later game that I actually think is good, and until I started sifting through the full OST I didn't know it debuted in this game. Second, it's probably the single track in the OST that benefits the most from the VRC6 - here's the regular NES version.

Final Boss Music: Two picks for this one: First: Chrono Trigger: [Phase 1] [Phase 2] [Phase 3] Phase 1 uses Lavos's main theme, so it perhaps isn't quite what you'd expect for boss music, but it's still a great song and it fits the atmosphere quite well, I think. But I really like how Phase 2 incorporates elements from Lavos's main theme into something that sounds a lot more like a boss theme.

Second: This one's much, much shorter, but it's a memorable boss fight with memorable music, and it's the first cinematic boss fight I remember coming across: Super Metroid's Mother Brain fight. The song's not quite as epic as Chrono Trigger's final boss music, but I've got a bit more nostalgia for this one.

[Nessy]

Re: Colorful Arty's R2 Picks

Really good picks here especially that final boss track! Wow I also really love that Frogger one with all the little different animal sounds in the background as it really seems to fit the game itself. I also really like that Four Swords Adventure one, and I've actually never played that game. I've never even heard anyone talk about it that much even when the game was released. Your comment on it is honestly the first real thing I heard about it

Re: IchoTolot's R2 Picks

These Command & Conquer tracks are really good and I especially loved that credits one , but damn that Icon of Sin one... whoa! That one just sounds perfectly demonic and extremely fitting for that type of final boss (haven't played Eternal yet but have an idea on who the boss is from Doom II). I also couldn't help but chuckle when you mentioned it as the "most christian game" because my brother said the SAME EXACT thing to me not too long ago heh

Re: LanaAndCo's R2 Picks

I haven't played a lot of Kirby games but the ones that I have I've always LOVED the music so much and this credits track you posted is no exception. Amazing. The Cocoto Kart Racer one sounds very nice as well, and despite it being a racing game it sounds very relaxing as well. Finally, that final boss track is indeed epic. It's such a fast paced song that it really gets you pumped up.

Re: DireKrow's R2 Picks

That Ori and the Blind Forest credits track is beautiful. I haven't played the game (yet) and have heard nothing but good things about it. On the other hand Risk of Rain is actually a game I didn't know existed until I heard Arctic Oscillation from one of IchoTolot's contest levels of the same name. That game definitely has some good music and Monsoon is another one I like. Finally we have the one and only Megalovania I absolutely love this track as well and I agree on what a shame it is that it had to be overplayed and become almost a meme, but I still think it's a very memorable track and an epic final boss battle theme.

Re: Turrican's R2 Picks

SQron has introduced me to a lot of different music tracks from the Turrican series and man does it have good music. This credits track is no exception either. The Gran Turismo 6's track you choose has a very nice and calm little beat to it, and I also quite like that Einhander track.

Will get to the rest in time

[607]

2.1:
Ah, that's easy. I made a top 15 credits themes last year: https://youtu.be/_05Q_vWNYKw I didn't get to know too many new themes in the past year, and I still stand fully behind this top 15, so you could add it to Watch Later if you'd like to have something to listen to later.
But without further ado, my favourite credits theme is

Spoiler

that from Mario Kart Wii! It's really two themes, and they are mostly found separate on the internet, but I think they really belong together, and should be listened to as one whole. So here is a video on YouTube that shows the full credits.

I really wonder what tracks other people have picked for this one!!

2.2:
Aah, this is going to be a hard one, because while there are some games I've disliked (there aren't too many), some of them are so obscure I probably won't be able to find the soundtrack on YouTube. Actually, I am thinking of a game now, let's see... Nope, can't find it, as expected. I might upload it myself someday, but I haven't even finished the game yet, and I'm frankly not sure if I'd want to finish it again on pc to record the soundtrack, as if I recall correctly the levels were quite long and somewhat challenging...
Okay, there's another game I don't like that I played last summer, and I liked one of the tracks a bit.

Spoiler

Have some funky jazz from Tom & Jerry Tales. Most of the music in the game isn't very good, but I liked this track. It's by far the longest in the game too. It plays in an overworld area though, if I recall correctly, and not in the actual levels, so you have to wait a while in order to hear it in full.

2.3:
Ooh, that's an interesting one, because I currently have a WIP boss battle track myself. Although that's more like film music than video game music, because it tells a story rather than just setting a theme. But what is my favourite boss battle music?

Spoiler

Eh, it probably has to be One-Winged Angel by Nobuo Uematsu. I don't know much about the game it's from, but when I heard this track in SupraDarky's best vgm list my brother and I were flabbergasted. It is just amazing! And very long too, but I do not feel like it drags on at all, it's good throughout the entire 7 minutes.
If I were allowed to pick any final boss song, I probably would've picked Yoshi's Island's, as that's close to my heart, but I think my 'favourite' thing in any category should be my most rated thing in that category (of all the things I know of), and I am certain that I would not rate Yoshi's Island's final boss battle theme higher than One-Winged Angel.

[kaywhyn]

Hey all, mind if I join in? Since this game was first suggested, I didn't post in the topic expressing my interest, and I missed out on the first round. I was mostly worried about not being able to find anything, especially since there are so many games that I haven't even played myself. Also, sorry for cutting it so close to the closing time of the round. For future rounds, I'll definitely try and post earlier. No guarantees, but I will try and do so.

However, I was able to find some stuff for the second round, so here's mine.

Second round:

Favorite music that plays during the credits shown at the end of a game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ljFaKRTrI

This one, from a game called Portal. Not only is it awesome, it's hilarious. Definitely play the game if you haven't done so!

This next one was the most difficult for me, especially since I pretty much like every game I have ever played. However, after so much thought, this is probably my least favorite out of the ones I have played. Of course, I could had simply kept this one blank.

Music you like from a game that you have played and disliked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29DrBJqnZxY

This is from a game called Mission: T.H.I.N.K, as part of a series called the Super Solver series. This game is essentially a rip-off of Gizmos and Gadgets, a way much better game IMO. Here, it's mostly the same thing, but the puzzles aren't as varied and the strategy game you play against the bad guy is just plain dumb. Nevertheless, there are some music tracks I do like from the game, like the one I linked. Soft and easy going on the ears.

Favorite final boss battle music

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

The music is from a game called Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow, which features the character Donald Duck and his alter ego Cold Shadow. I received this game as a present from the wife of my dad's friend a very long time ago. I grew up playing the PC version, not the console versions. Unfortunately, the PC version is very difficult to find these days.

The music I linked to isn't the music for the final boss, but rather the music that plays for every boss battle in the game when you reach the end of each stage. It's so much better than the final boss music IMO that I just had to include this music. However, even though I know it's not really allowed for this game per the rules, for comparison I'll go ahead and include the music for the final boss, which plays only in the final stage of the game. It's this one. Think most of you will agree with me that the first one is so much better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRidM51E384

[DireKrow]

Feel free to post for round 1 if you'd like too. Nothing saying you can't do that.

[Nessy]

Third Round!

1) Music that seems to be underrated in your opinion (basically music you like that may not be liked as much by others)
2) Music you associate with frustration
3) Music that makes you feel nostalgic

Round will end on August 5 at 18:00 UTC

Also a quick note and/or reminder please feel free to continue discussing other people's choices for previous rounds (just please make sure you specify which round you are talking about), and if you are new to this game also feel free to post your answers for previous rounds as well (once again just specify for what round of questions you are responding to)!

[IchoTolot]

I will try and get my feedback to the other round 2 choices out on the weekend.

For now my picks for round 3:

Spoiler

1) Music that seems to be underrated in your opinion (basically music you like that may not be liked as much by others)

Hearts of Iron IV Soundtrack: Battle of Wuhan (a bit of unintentional irony here): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44RoK_4qAcQ

This track came into the game as part of the asian themed "Waking the Tiger" DLC and it quickly became my favorite track. The game is usually not well known for it's soundrack even though it's very enjoyable.
The game in general has a great sountrack with tracks for either the allies, axis or comintern sides - although I also modded in some playlists like some old german marches . It just gets you into the mood of planning and starting another virtual WW2 with some wacky variations: Why not make britain communist this time, oh and france should bring Napoleon back, germany goes good guy democratic .... or maybe get empress victoria on the throne and also let the rest of the world decide randomly which side they align with! So much fun to have here!

2) Music you associate with frustration

Black Ice 9 - Duality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKNKpx1ghro

This track is part of the Mental Omega epsilon soundtrack. It's a great track, buuuut it plays at the start of a certain mission........ Singularity!

I cannot describe my frustraition fully enoiugh here, I need to show it to you!

Here is my 6th FAIL video of trying to beat that mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-xM1ehDrsY&list=PLKR1N9oJTTlIS5feh4iAtGOvCRisJChdu&index=19&t=0s
I should be successful in the next video, but in this one I fail after 90mins right before the end - literally!!!!!!!!! Jump to 1:30:05 for my moment of despair! I just had to get my units into that driller vehicle, after that I just cut the end of the video very short and be for myself a little bit.
It's just frustraition and despair!
After being careful and battled my way through everything just to fail right before the end because of some random shit!!! 1 loss of a critical unit and I had to go again from the beginning. Good thing the mod now finally supports savegames!

3) Music that makes you feel nostalgic

That's a no brainer:

Command & Conquer Red Alert - Big Foot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy9tc6_Hhj8&t=38s

My first game after Lemmings and this song is the starting song to every mission and it's just excellent!

[LanaAndCo]

Underrated music

Puggsy - The Red Woods (https://fi.zophar.net/soundfiles/sega-mega-drive-genesis/puggsy/09%20-%20The%20Red%20Woods.mp3)
Guess who is the composer of this game. That's right : Matt Furniss! That guy was one of the occidental masters of the MegaDrive soundchip. Anyway, I think that of all the music in this game, this one is probably my favourite, even tho I was close to chose Star Fall Lake. The OST is as underrated as the game in my opinion.

Music I associate with frustration

Ecco the Dolphin - The Vents (https://fi.zophar.net/soundfiles/sega-mega-drive-genesis/ecco-the-dolphin/05%20-%20The%20Vents.mp3)
Just hearing this makes me mad... And I don't even recall why. It's been a long time since I played Ecco and the most of what I can remember was me getting lost in the arctic maze level and the freaking jellyfish and crabs coming out of nowhere!   To be fair, I think the whole game is frustrating.

Music that makes me nostalgic

Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move - Bubble Bustin' (https://fi.zophar.net/soundfiles/nintendo-snes-spc/bust-a-move/02%20Bubble%20Bustin%27.mp3)
While it's true that I never got a SNES (I was born way too late for that), this theme is still very nostalgic for me. How? Well... it was one of my first emulated game. Yeah, I know, it's not really legal... But still, if it wasn't for that, I would never have been able to play this classic puzzle game. I'll never forget when I finished it, it was really late and I was tired. And then, the end screen said : "Good Night". That was so wholesome for me.

[IchoTolot]

Comments on R2

There were again a ton of great tracks in here.

I knew a few of them like the Portal, Undertale, Risk of Rain and Turrican ones, but as I had not played many Nintendo games at all for example - I mostly just had my PC - there were many new experiences for me in here.

Although I've heard the final boss music from Donkey Kong Country before as one of my mates back then had a Super Nintendo and I saw him beat the final boss.
I also played the first few Pokemon games on the old game boys back then so i was familar with the excellent champoin theme here.

It really shows that we enjoy a lot of different games and therefore we are lucky to receive many different ones here and not just all from 1 game series.

[Colorful Arty]

Round 3

Spoiler

1) Music that seems to be underrated in your opinion (basically music you like that may not be liked as much by others)

Basically any music from the Humongous Entertainment series of adventure games, but if I had to pick one, I'd pick the sunken ship music from Freddi Fish and Luther's Maze Madness. It has such an awesome nautical feel to it and really pumps the player up while perfectly setting the mood for the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtuoi--RUR0

2) Music you associate with frustration

Oh man, while there are a lot of tracks I can associate with frustration, none fit more than Dark Impetus from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrtz7L0nH-c
This plays when you fight the most stupidly cheap, unfair, and difficult boss I've ever faced in my life. I only beat him as every character earlier this year, and it is possibly the hardest video game challenge I've ever completed. You don't know the pain of an unfair boss until you fight this guy as Terra; at least the music is absolutely amazing.

3) Music that makes you feel nostalgic

Again, so many can fit here, but I have to go with a weird one - the multiplayer music from Donkey Kong 64. Some of my fondest memories come from playing multiplayer in this game with my siblings when we were young. Looking back, this multiplayer is severely flawed, but that didn't stop us from having a blast playing this for hours at a time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvrYqMZjzi4

[607]

Oop, I'm a bit behind. I will listen to some submissions for round 2, but won't be able to finish that today.

Responses to Colorful Arty's picks

2.1: Huh, that seems like quite the obscure game! Nice medley, though! I think part of the game takes place in a jungle, and part of the game on a ranch?
2.2: I have Four Swords on the GBA, but I haven't been able to play it because I have only one copy of the game. Maybe I'm not missing much? The music is nice, although it's not as special as I had expected it to be; it seems a simple remix of an existing theme (although I can't quite remember what the original theme is).
2.3: I hadn't heard that before! Quite epic indeed.

Responses to Ichotolot's pcks

2.1: That's quite cool! Not quite my cup of tea, but I did enjoy it.
2.2:

I can only choose between very few games here as I usually inform myself before buying/playing.

Haha, I'm quite the opposite, I like to buy games I've never heard anything about, so I can go in completely blind! The only thing I want to be sure about is that the game is family friendly, and does not revolve around violence.
Not sure what to say about the track.
2.3:

Some may even argue for it to be the most christian game out there as you really "tidy up" hell's forces here.

Tidying up hell's forces should be left to God, I think.
Impressive track! It scares me a little.

[607]

Aah, I accidentally closed the tab I was writing this in... But I make periodic backups in Notepad when I am writing long posts on forums that don't save drafts!

More of round 2!

Responses to LanaAndCo's picks

2.1: That's pretty cool! I can imagine this being quite nostalgic if you've actually beaten the game.

2.2: I've never heard of that game, but it sounds bad indeed. Not too impressed by the music track either, although it's not bad. I can easily imagine it being the best part of the game. I do like the last part!

2.3: Heey, that's great! Another one that's going into my collection.

Responses to DireKrow's picks

2.1: Hey, a game to which the soundtrack was released commercially. I know someone who's a big fan of these games and their soundtracks. Maybe I'll get them on Switch some day! Sounds like a good credits theme!

2.2: Another person who prefers to play games they like. Yeah, cool song! Somehow has an 'indie game' sound to it (and I see it is an 'indie game').

2.3: I haven't done too much exploration of Undertale's soundtrack yet; I still think I might play the game myself some day, and would like to have some surprises left then. I obviously know MEGALOVANIA, though, and it is a great track!! I didn't know it was a final boss theme, though. The beginning of the track is the most well known, but it's got some other really fun themes also!
Nessy mentioned that this track became almost a meme: I would say that it definitely is a meme! But that's fine, so are Sandstorm, Never Gonna Give You Up, and Africa... all three of which are still good songs.

Responses to Turrican's picks

2.1: Heh, fitting you picked Turrican. At 0:27, it sounds very different suddenly than what I had expected! A bit Christmassy. And the rest of the track holds some more surprises! An interesting track. I like the last part best. I don't like that it loops, it's so long that I'd think the credits could be made as long, and it could rather have an ending.

2.2: Ah yeah, framerate issues are a big deal in racing games! The framerate in the N64 version (and probably the PSX version as well) of Re-Volt is terrible... xD The track does not seem special to me.

2.3: Hey, another video game soundtrack that's had a commercial release. The track Earthlight form this soundtrack is in my favourites on SST. But this track does not at all sound like a final boss theme to me! Maybe that's why you like it so much?

Responses to Proxima's picks

2.1: English lyrics! Lyrics in general are rare in video games. Cool track. I imagine it has a lot more meaning if you've actually played the game (as I also imagine with Still Alive and Want You Gone).

2.2: I can totally imagine not liking Lemmings 2! The Sports tribe is not my favourite theme, but it's certainly good!

2.3: Ah yes, quite a unique one! The transition from the sea shanty to the boss theme is really good. Both individual parts themselves are also really good! If I ever make a top 15 (final) boss themes, this will probably be in it.

Responses to SQron's picks

2.1: Hey, I like this one a lot more than that from the other Turrican! Still has a hint of Christmas around 2:20, to me. This one sounds a lot more like a credits theme, though.

2.2: Yeah, cool theme! I saw it is also on Atari ST, so I listened to that one instead. Loving the high arps. Not a fan of the drum sounds in either version, otherwise it might've been a collection candidate.

2.3: I don't think I've ever heard the GBA remake! It's a bit too busy for me like this, I think. Can't quite enjoy it. Maybe I could if I'd listen to it more!

Responses to JRT's picks

2.1: That's a bit long, I'll listen for a couple of minutes. But wait, this is on the N64?!? Both the sound and the visuals are better than anything I've seen on that console, I think. Cool track! Reminds me of GoldenEye. Ah, I see Perfect Dark shares two of the three composers with GoldenEye!

2.3: Quirky! You probably should've linked to this video at least, though.

Responses to Nessy's picks

2.1: That is very interesting!! I nominated Super Mario 64 for my top 15 staff roll themes video, but it actually didn't make it in, and if I'd make the list from scratch it would probably again barely not make it into the top 15. It's interesting that you put it as your number 1! It's certainly very good.
(see, favourite prompts can lead to interesting results, I just think most prompts should have more freedom for the picker )

2.2: Yeah, it seems like Miyamoto-san has lowered Paper Mario from amazingness to mediocrity... nice track.

2.3: Hey wait, that track was featured before in this game, right? It will be hard to find where with all the spoiler tags, though. Or did I get to it from elsewhere? I've heard this track recently, for sure. It's cool!

Responses to Dullstar's picks

2.1: Hm, I'm not enjoying this one a lot!

2.2: I think I've heard this song before! It's quite good.

2.3: I'm going for your second pick because it's shorter. There's not a lot to that one, is it? Maybe it's supposed to not distract you from the actual fight.

Responses to kaywhyn's picks

2.1: I did not at all consider these two tracks while making my top 15 credits themes video, nor did I ever think of them for that later. It is just now that I realised that there are in fact staff roll themes. If I would have considered them, both of them would have made it in the top 15, probably! But maybe it's good they're not in, as they are so very different from all the others? I'm not sure. A lovely track! I used to have the top comment on that video, here it is:


2.2: Heyy, that's funny, that music and the art in the video greatly reminded me of a game I'd played as a kid. Turns out that game is Gizmos & Gadgets!! I didn't recognise the name because it has a completely different name in Dutch (translated to English: "Super Detective Race Spectacle"). Nice track indeed, good pick.

2.3: I am a big fan of Donald Duck etc, but I have never heard of Cold Shadow. Ah, after some research, it looks like the character was invented for the video game, and does not appear in any comics! That explains it. I actually like both themes! Both surprisingly grand for a game featuring Donald Duck.

Once again had not planned for how much time this would take. Quite fun, though!

[607]

(sorry for third post in a row; a lot of time passed between each, but nobody else has posted. I assume people have read my posts so I'd rather not edit any new content into a previous one as people might not see the new stuff)

3.1:
When I think of underrated music, I think of

Spoiler

Mario Kart Super Circuit. The problem with this soundtrack is that the audio samples were very harshly compressed, so the game would fit on a 4 MB cartridge. Why did they try to fit a Mario Kart game on a 4 MB cartridge? I have no idea! Anyway, because of this, the tracks sound quite muffled. However, the actual compositions are amazing! I think the only Mario Kart game soundtrack I would rate higher is Mario Kart Wii. But in rankings, most people rank Super Circuit near the bottom! D: I hate that. Here's one of my favourite themes from the soundtrack, Sky Garden.

3.2:
Ha! That's a fun one! I hope people explain their picks here. Hm, let me think...

Spoiler

Okay, I thought of an annoying GBC game, but it doesn't have real music... And I can't find a rip of it either. I am rarely frustrated in games anymore, maybe? And the games I'm thinking of are mostly games that were bad, and as such I haven't played them enough to remember the music...
Nope, sorry, I can't think of one! And there might not be one. Whenever I've been frustrated in a game it was either a game I haven't played well enough to associate with the music at all, or a game I've listened to the music to often enough to not associate it with frustration anymore, maybe.
Edit: Oh! I just realised that I have only pondered about frustrating events in games, where I might have made an association with the music. But I can think of two instances where something about the music itself was frustrating! Here's the one I hate most. See, my favourite game of all time is Yoshi's Woolly World. Tomoya Tomita composed for it this great opening theme. Please listen to it! (it loops at 1:30) After listening to that amazing track, then watch the first minute of this video to see how the game actually opens.

Spoiler

How did they mess that up so badly?!? First it plays for 20 seconds, then it fades out, then it restarts and plays again for 7 seconds, then it fades out again and there's 13 seconds of silence! Why?? They could've let the tune play for 40 seconds!

Yeaahh... that's frustrating, isn't it? The only place to hear the tune in full is in an in-game music player. Fortunately they put that in!

3.3:
Another association one. Let me see...

Spoiler

The second problem I had on 3.2, I have here too: most tracks that I like a lot (and tracks you like have a greater chance to become nostalgic, I think), I have listened a lot to later in my life, and as such they don't evoke nostalgia anymore. The biggest example of this is SimCity 3000. When I first listened to the soundtrack on YouTube, I got very nostalgic, but I've now listened to it dozens of times, and it's not nostalgic at all anymore. Actually, I found one that does it!! I'm glad I thought of it. The first game I owned was Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. The best remake I've ever played. It really is 'Deluxe', unless New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. I have the soundtrack on my phone, but haven't listened to it a whole lot yet, so some of the tracks still hold some nostalgic feeling. Here's one.

[grams88]

That is completely unacceptable 607 you posted three times in a row, Namida will not be happy, only kidding I've put my second and third round ones in here, hope that's okay. Everyone has picked some good music. Now we know what games we like and what games we hate. Good questions there Nessy.

Spoiler

Second Round!

1) Favorite music that plays during the credits shown at the end of a game (I like my tomb raider, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKEmoDvPqvc, I think they play that at the end credits or the end in general, it's sort of the main song of game as well)
2) Music you like from a game that you have played and disliked (Maybe the guitar hero games, well this one is the third one I think, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHRfbiwdheg)
3) Favorite final boss battle music (Parasal stars for the atari st, even though it is the same tune they play I really like that tune it sounds so cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYW5kdJc8iU)

Third Round! Until August 5 at 18:00 UTC

1) Music that seems to be underrated in your opinion (basically music you like that may not be liked as much by others) (The spy vs spy 3 atari st. I thought the music was good, it brings a nostalgic feeling and I like that sort of thing. Even though it is the same music playing throughout, I still like that)
2) Music you associate with frustration (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPBfpmHh41g, by the way a great game, I might recommend this game to Mobius if he sees this comment, a great game and brilliant music).
3) Music that makes you feel nostalgic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CezOHqlXAFY, I love duke3d and have played this game to death, I made a map, maybe not the best map in the world but I like old duke maps to be honest)