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I enjoyed 9 and 10, but every other one I've played I just didn't really enjoy. People do go on about 7 like it's the be all and end all of gaming though. Same with Ocarina of Time, which I don't really find that special either.

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FF8 is the best in my eyes, it may have had an emo twat as a lead character but i find the whole magic/battle system to be the best of the lot. Agreed on OOT, it's great but not THAT great.

 

: Awesome battle music, just a shame it was only used in the dream sequencies. Edited by Merzbow
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Good call of Virtua Fighter 4 evo Total Package, I forgot how much I liked the map screen music on that.

Which reminds me my fav from VF 5:

 

 

Nice.

 

You know I only got to play VF5 when it first came out in japan arcades, so I cant really remember the music, I will have to give it a DL and listen to the whole thing, cheers.

 

Ive been watching some Final Showdown vids and like what Im hearing on that too, the ost has music from both games, so that saves me the troube of finding that.

 

LOL Night Trap that song sounds like an 80s ending credits theme, still good though, funny it was like FMV games we all the rage back then, I still remember Hologram Time Traveler the SEGA game, that game blew my little 12 year old mind, nobody else remembers the damn thing though, I wont ever forget seeing that and going up to it in sheer awe.

 

How Hologram games didn't take off after that I don't know, but like FMV games its a dead genre now.

 

Alien 3 on the Megadrive was pretty cool and atmospheric also.

 

Yeap I remember this too, good game, spent a good while trying to beat it, was quite tough.

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Here's a few more

 

Resident Evil - First Floor Mansion Theme - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvcHAbZ7zcI

Resident Evil - Second Floor Mansion Theme - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGC_i1mdjos...feature=related

Silent Hill 2 - Promise (Reprise) -

Street Fighter III Third Strike - Akuma's Theme - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwLf124l5Z8

Street Fighter III Third Strike - Dudley's Theme - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOrAH0P2zPM...feature=related

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I've been meaning to do this for a few days and finally got round to it. Here's a small collection of some excellent Boss Music, which is a complete lost art these days.

 

Megadrive:

 

Streets of Rage 3 - Boss Theme

 

 

James Pond 2 - Boss Theme

James Pond 3 - Boss Theme

 

 

Altered Beast - Boss Theme

 

 

 

Revenge of Shinobi - Terrible Beat (Boss Theme)

Shinobi 3 - Boss Theme

Shadow Dancer - Boss Theme

 

 

 

Golden Axe - Boss Theme

 

 

 

NES is next.

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PS1 -

 

 

A small note, but I fucking love Mark Mothersbaugh and his work on the Crash Bandicoot games stands out as my favourite non-Devo work of his.

 

 

 

 

I'd include more Spyro The Dragon but sadly it doesn't really have "boss music" as the bosses have their own full levels in which the music plays throughout. Excellent music though, composed by Stewart Copeland (the drummer from The Police). Snippets from the soundtrack have been used in allsorts including "Wizard Peak" being used as the credits for The Amanda Show on Nickelodeon years ago.

 

Megaman 8 - Boss Fight

 

 

 

Resident Evil 3 - Final Nemesis

 

Ape Escape - Specter's theme

 

 

 

That's it for today, but I'll crack out some more stuff tomorrow probably. I know I've missed tons out, so feel free to add your own and fill the gaps.

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Oh this thread! Marking out here.

 

All the ones I can think of off the top of my head have already been mentioned, great shout on Man with the Machine Gun.

 

 

(And every Metal Gear theme ever.)

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I know its not good and doesnt make the list, but does anyone remember some of the hilarious songs in the Pro Ev's from a few years back?

 

fifa 98 on psone had a great soundtrack IIRC, and Tony Hawk's 1. I remebered this as well....

 

Duke Nukem - Megadeth

 

shame i cant give it a listen, soundcards gone in my laptop.

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