17 videogame soundtracks ahead of their time

Hear the games that dared to be more than noise

Words: GamesRadarBrettElston on April 28, 2009

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BodyDamage - April 29, 2009 4:58 a.m.

man, spectacular article. that silver surfer track blew me away, i cant believe that was NES. also, i have never played the original MGS but i can't believe how cinematic that was, especially for PS1, really impressive stuff.
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phoenix_wings - April 29, 2009 4:30 a.m.

And here I thought I was one of the only ones that loved DKC music. I swear, the bonus room music got stuck in my head for 'hours' at a time. I can hear it now......Oh no!
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Gourdmaster - April 29, 2009 3:10 a.m.

The Outrun one sounds like complete shit
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LOUDcarBOMB - April 29, 2009 1:38 a.m.

Castlevania, DKC, MGS, Sonic series, and SSBB are pretty awesome. Nintendo makes some of the best video game music right now, especially SSBB theme. Great work on the article!!!
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Xtapolapopotamus - April 29, 2009 12:28 a.m.

Absolutely terrific article, Brett. It's great to see how music has evolved over the years, and you picked some great choices for the representations.
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TheWebSwinger - April 28, 2009 11:50 p.m.

Who else but Brett could have written this article? It should make for good TDar talk.
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game-thugsta - April 28, 2009 11:25 p.m.

F-Zero X??????? that shit was dank son!
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somthing42 - April 28, 2009 11:25 p.m.

Yeah Sonic Rush!!!!! recaptcha: Nixon's housings
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GoldenMe - April 28, 2009 11:01 p.m.

Sonic games have the best music. Hands down. I remember every song from Sonic 2...... Come the fuck on Sonic Team! Stop pissing around and make the series that you're named after better!!!! RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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KREATIVEassassin - April 28, 2009 10:52 p.m.

Any music from Silver Surfer is an absolute beast. Amazing soundtrack.
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kubes - April 28, 2009 10:47 p.m.

why'd ya have to make this level so hardddd i got a whole bunch of bananas.....
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RebornKusabi - April 28, 2009 10:44 p.m.

I'm a huge fan of the Streets of Rage series' music. Once again, love the article!
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michaelmcc827 - April 28, 2009 9:35 p.m.

Brett's raging erection for game music has again been satisfied. Great article!
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ELpork - April 28, 2009 9:35 p.m.

Yaay, LOVE The ssbb theme.
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secretsearcher - August 29, 2009 3:59 p.m.

And that Alien Breakdown Song has a seriously good beat to it. I'm a popper/hip hop dancer, and that made me want to go and get down under like a disco ball or something. Good stuff!!
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secretsearcher - August 29, 2009 3:56 p.m.

Pretty good music I have to admit.
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secretsearcher - August 29, 2009 3:40 p.m.

That Magical Sound Shower song reminds me of the Dragon Roost Island music from wind waker for some reason...
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Blackbird - May 16, 2009 11:58 a.m.

Pause at 1:27 of the sonic CD clip... Hilarious! reCAPTCHA: mildewed "Bwana
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Germcleaner - May 3, 2009 10:38 p.m.

I loved how GTA3 used sound. Being able to change stations that sounded like real ones was great.
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The_Tingler - May 2, 2009 5:09 p.m.

Think you should've included Monkey Island 2 in there for the dynamic iMuse system, but otherwise an excellent list. I didn't realise Sonic Rush had such an excellent soundtrack!
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