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The worst videogame music you've ever heard

Luigi's Mansion

Sometimes the worst music can be the best too. We smiled so broadly when we first heard the music in Luigi's Mansion when you talk to Toad about saving... but the seeds of insanity were secretly planted in our brains and there was no way to dig them out.

The childlike harpsichord/recorder combination is so endearing and there's even a glockenspiel in there too. But it's another one of those melodies that naturally loops perfectly, so once you get it in your head, it's stuck there going round and round and sounding more sinister each time. Our advice? Relish it while it's still beautiful. Then buy a Slayer album to drown it out. Toad hates us all.

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Above: Luigi looks scared because he knows he'll have to save in a minute. 'Do do do do do do doo doo...'

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.