Best (arcade) game music

[gyruss]

Name your favorite video game music. I'll start with one of my favorites:

Gyruss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZOLpvwk1No

Is there an option to embed video on the site?
 

[Etienne MacGyver]

Is there an option to embed video on the site?

there is, only its not default on this forum software (SMF), and a plugin needs to be installed by the admin.

As for your question, i got some favorites..

Arcade:
Outrun - Magical Sound Shower

C64:
Commando
"Ocean Loader 4" which was used during the loading of robocop
International Karate Which you may know better as "Forbidden Colours" or the theme song of Merry Christmas mr lawrence
Maniac Mansion

PC:
Unreal

[Superully]

totally L-O-V-E the arract music on reactor - this is kickass!!!

[kroustibat]

like etienne, i'm going for the true classic Magical sound shower. I'm even huming that song to my 9 months son to make him sleep

[Belike]

C64  Trollie Walley  

Hyper Olympic or Track & Field demo theme

And +1 for Etienne's both music.

[Etienne MacGyver]

C64  Trollie Walley  
Hyper Olympic or Track & Field demo theme

Lets make this threat a bit more interesting by also naming the original music..

Thats Popcorn for Trollie Walley and Chariots of fire for Hyper Olympic  

Both Super Indeed !

[Q*ris]

+1 for Etienne's choices, especially COMMANDO!
and I have to add the Space Harrier main theme both the regular version and Andre Duracell's wild version (already posted somewhere else on this forum).

and I almost forgot the last ninja on C64, even the loading music was great !

[DarthNuno]

One of the best *arcade game* music related would be :

Pac-Mania 

[Ronald Reagan]

not arcade but from the NES and imo still the best music themes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPkhhLC1tf8
Duck Tales, The Moon theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgIaFz-tFTc&feature=related
Mega Man 2, Wood Man theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHDF7iqY7VY&feature=related
Mega Man 2, Flash Man theme (after 45 sec.)

[level42]

Outside arcade:

Not from a game, but by FAR my favorite Atari 8-bit song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiX8Ba2L4u0

(this is faster than I'm used to though, the Euro 50 Hz Atari's played this slower...)

Esp. the part from 1.09 was impressive at those days !

I still love a load of Mario music, IMHO still some of the best in the business..

Arcade related...hmmm, that's hard but I think it's the Ms.Pac intermissions Act 1 & 2. (3 was a real disappointment IMHO)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzZysHkdC6U

As you guys know I love BASS and this has about the BASS sound in any arcade music....only the real hardware and the real cab produce exactly the right "feeling" and sound.... !
Also the "pop" sound is EPIC...

Act 2, the chase is my favorite, followed by Act 1. Act 3 is a real disappointment both musically and the animation itself lacks the "surprises" of the first two acts...

[Blanka]

I think the best 8-bit music ever is the Sonic 1+2 for Game Gear tracks.
IMO they are way beyond the much slower pace 16-bit over-stylized versions. Also the tunes are more catchy.

Katamari OST's are also beyond coolness.

So far my ADHD choices.

More relaxing stuff I like:
- Golden Axe tracks,
- Darius II
- Donkey Kong Country

[kroustibat]

if you go with 8 bit computers, i love the skate or die title music on c64 and and internationnal karate

[Etienne MacGyver]

Oh, i forgot one very cool one..  

C64's Maniac Mansion

[kroustibat]

Oh, i forgot one very cool one..  

C64's Maniac Mansion

And Zack mckraken intro !! lots of memories coming back,  ok.. , i stop

[joeks]

Auf Wiedersehen Monty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvVA8pP_Ego