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The worst videogame music you've ever heard

Game graphics can be bad. But how many times have they been so bad you've looked for an option to turn them off? Never. That would be stupid. But sound, on the other hand, often has an 'off' option. It's like the developers have realized there's the teeniest, tiniest possibility their soundtrack may start to grate after extended play. Take this as a warning.

You know the story - you're stuck in one area of a game, at first excited by the challenge of a puzzle or a jump you can't quite make. Then you realize the music's stuck on a loop. Hmm... it isn't very good. Actually it's getting irritating. Minutes pass. No progress. Music loops. Stop it. Minutes pass. Music loops. Make it stop. Music loops. Make It STOP! Music loops. Aaaaarrrrgh! Cue smashed game disc, trashed living room and fractured mind.

But suffering alone is no fun, so we thought we'd share our pain with you. We've got the creme de la crap of gaming's music all lined up and waiting to be endured. So click on through if you dare - seriously, some of these may leave mental scars that won't ever heal. You have been warned.

Justin Towell
Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.