Best music on old school systems?

Raqia · March 13th, 2003

I want people's opinions on the best music for a game on old Atari Consoles, Master System, NES, Genesis, or any systems before the release of the Genesis.

I think the SNES was the first system to really have very nice, (non-midi) sounding music so I can't count it as old-school.

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**Kane** · March 13th, 2003

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Taisen · March 13th, 2003

There is a little diddy which I remember going something like this "bleepity bleepity bleepity bleepity blop blop".

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F-3582 · March 13th, 2003

The C64 had lots of nice tunes...

I still have the HVSC on my PC (High Voltage Sid Collection - It contains EVERY tune Ever made for the C64)

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**DarkAurora** · March 13th, 2003

I think the beautifully orchastrated beeps of the Atari are what video games are supposed to sound like

Raqia · March 13th, 2003

I loved megaman music, same w/ castlevania tunes. I was a this party where a friend had brought a CD of random tunes and one of them was the megaman 3 theme. I bet him 10 bucks that no one at this party would recognize the tune... and I lost

Shows you what kinds of parties I attend

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March 13th, 2003

the C64 was amazing for its time.

from personaly experience, I loved the special Konami SCC chip used in a number of their msx games.

Rhombus · March 13th, 2003

Last Ninja on the C64... best music ever. Actually, C64 had TONS of games with great sound and tons of great games in general.

On the NES, Blaster Master, Ninja Gaiden games, and Castlevania games.

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Kid A · March 13th, 2003

Batman the Movie - CPC

ste · March 13th, 2003

Metroid on the NES - the title theme is a classic :/ (remixed in Smash bros melee/metroid prime)

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Kaiser Sigma · March 13th, 2003

Turrican's music (C64) was astounding... some of the BMGs on Mega Man on the nes also were quite good...

Zapages · March 13th, 2003

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Drachenfels · March 13th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Raqia
I want people's opinions on the best music for a game on old Atari Consoles, Master System, NES, Genesis, or any systems before the release of the Genesis, .

Uhm?

Anyway, Landstalker and Shining Force on the Mega Drive had great music, so had Secret of Mana for snes.

carnage179 · March 13th, 2003

MG2:SS for msx. That intro theme kicks ass

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psicomaniaco · March 14th, 2003

Fantastic Dizzy for nes had great musics. I still play this thingy just 'cause of the musics (They are way better than the ones for the genesis version...). Megaman 3 (also for nes), have great musics too.

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Zapages · March 14th, 2003

I forgot to add Tales of Phantasia from SNES... The Best RPG ever created on SNES, leaves FF in the dust.

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Cylinder · March 14th, 2003

Megaman 2 on the NES is by far my all time favorite, aswell as Contra series. Capcom and Konami had the best music for their games. Rock & Roll Racing on the SNES was good stuff too, but it was just covers of already great songs.

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Exodus · March 14th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Zapages
I forgot to add Tales of Phantasia from SNES... The Best RPG ever created on SNES, leaves FF in the dust.

and it has one of the best looking graphics on the SNES to boot.

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Zapages · March 14th, 2003

definately.... I had to import this game from Japan to play it. I hope release the sequals for this game on PSX or some other system.

These are the Sequlas: Tales of Destiny and Tales of Eternia

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Archlyn · March 14th, 2003

I;d say the NES was my fav. It has MM3 and FF1. yo of my absolue favorites

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Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 546	Best music on old school systems? I want people's opinions on the best music for a game on old Atari Consoles, Master System, NES, Genesis, or any systems before the release of the Genesis. I think the SNES was the first system to really have very nice, (non-midi) sounding music so I can't count it as old-school. __________________ Laptop: 1.6@2.13 Dothan 2MB (Pinmod), 2 GB 533mhz DDR2, GeForce 6800 360/730 256MB, 100 GB 5400 RPM, 17" UXGA+

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,305	Chrono Magneto on the Amstrad CPC. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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Taisen Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 782	There is a little diddy which I remember going something like this "bleepity bleepity bleepity bleepity blop blop". __________________ FIGHT IT OUT! "Who cares about Virtual Boy..." -takwu

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F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,246	The C64 had lots of nice tunes... I still have the HVSC on my PC (High Voltage Sid Collection - It contains EVERY tune Ever made for the C64) __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

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DarkAurora Back from the dead Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seymour, TN Posts: 3,741	I think the beautifully orchastrated beeps of the Atari are what video games are supposed to sound like

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Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 546	I loved megaman music, same w/ castlevania tunes. I was a this party where a friend had brought a CD of random tunes and one of them was the megaman 3 theme. I bet him 10 bucks that no one at this party would recognize the tune... and I lost Shows you what kinds of parties I attend __________________ Laptop: 1.6@2.13 Dothan 2MB (Pinmod), 2 GB 533mhz DDR2, GeForce 6800 360/730 256MB, 100 GB 5400 RPM, 17" UXGA+

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Samor Guest Posts: n/a	the C64 was amazing for its time. from personaly experience, I loved the special Konami SCC chip used in a number of their msx games.

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Rhombus The Moogle Assassin Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 2,081	Last Ninja on the C64... best music ever. Actually, C64 had TONS of games with great sound and tons of great games in general. On the NES, Blaster Master, Ninja Gaiden games, and Castlevania games. __________________ Processor: Athlon 64 3400+ Mobo: MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R RAM: 1 GB Corsair XMS GFX Card: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 ZS HDD1: Seagate 160MB 8MB 7200 HDD2: Seagate 80MB 8MB 7200 Burner: NEC 16x DVDR Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Cordless MX Duo USB Gamepad1: PS2 Dual Analog/KiKY X USB Gamepad2: Gravis GamePad Pro OS: Windows XP Pro sp2 *Tempus fugit et nos fugimus in illus.* *Fiat justitia; ruat coelum.*

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ste flim Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 222	Metroid on the NES - the title theme is a classic :/ (remixed in Smash bros melee/metroid prime) __________________ not unix

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Kaiser Sigma ~ Lord of Darkness ~ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A place darker than the night. Posts: 14,637	Turrican's music (C64) was astounding... some of the BMGs on Mega Man on the nes also were quite good...

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Zapages Prince of Persia Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,105	EDF (SNES, Prince of Persia 1 and 2 (PC), and Street Fighter 2 (SNES) __________________ Prince of Persia Legacy and Prince of Persia Gallery

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carnage179 #$@^! Join Date: May 2001 Location: sitting in the most comfortible chair ever! Posts: 2,197	MG2:SS for msx. That intro theme kicks ass __________________ One old cactus.

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psicomaniaco Eh?? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: I'm ashamed to say... Posts: 1,645	Fantastic Dizzy for nes had great musics. I still play this thingy just 'cause of the musics (They are way better than the ones for the genesis version...). Megaman 3 (also for nes), have great musics too. __________________ Goals: -Buy a new video Card; Buy F.E.A.R; Beat NOLF 1 and 2; Buy cat food.

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Zapages Prince of Persia Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,105	I forgot to add Tales of Phantasia from SNES... The Best RPG ever created on SNES, leaves FF in the dust. __________________ Prince of Persia Legacy and Prince of Persia Gallery

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Cylinder I Burnt The Toast! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,492	Megaman 2 on the NES is by far my all time favorite, aswell as Contra series. Capcom and Konami had the best music for their games. Rock & Roll Racing on the SNES was good stuff too, but it was just covers of already great songs. __________________ :: A64 3400(@2.52GHz) :: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe :: 2048 HyperX 3500 :: BFG 8800GS XXX :: :: 2x WD Caviar SE16 SATAII 250GB :: Pioneer DVR 108 16x Dual Layer :: :: Audigy 2 ZS Patinum :: Digital 5.1 Sourround System :: :: Black Tt Tsunami Dream :: Acer X193w ::

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Zapages Prince of Persia Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,105	definately.... I had to import this game from Japan to play it. I hope release the sequals for this game on PSX or some other system. These are the Sequlas: Tales of Destiny and Tales of Eternia __________________ Prince of Persia Legacy and Prince of Persia Gallery

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Archlyn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The land of Insanity Posts: 573	I;d say the NES was my fav. It has MM3 and FF1. yo of my absolue favorites __________________ Computer Specs: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe (nForce4) \| AMD Athlon X2 3800 @ 2.0ghz \| 2x1.0GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 RAM (128-bit DDR mode) \| GeForce 7600 w/ 256mb VRAM \| Onboard Sound - for now OS1 : Windows XP / SP2 \| Direct X 9 OS2 : Gentoo Linux 2006.0 OS3 : Windows Vista Beta 2 ePSXe config: Pete's OpenGL 2.0 \| Eternal SPU 1.4 \| ePSXe Internal CD core (W2K) Project 64 config Jabo's D3D7 1.5 \| Jabo's DSound 1.5 \| Jabo's DInput 1.5