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Which game has the best rock or metal soundtrack ?
« on: August 24, 2006, 05:03:30 AM »
Im going to go with the obvious choices here. Lords of Thunder, followed very closely by Ys book 1&2. Both of which are currently on my ipod.

Any hidden gems out there?

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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2006, 09:12:22 AM »
You're kidding right? Best-wise, its a given that it's Lords'.

As for other rockin/brutal gems, it depends on whether you consider music to still be rock/metal if it isn't performed with guitars.

Neutopia -final boss fight
Dungeon Explorer 1 & 2
After Burner II
Ninja Spirit (imagine it performed with electric guitars)
Monster Lair -like Ys', its not all metal...
Y's III
Neo Nectaris
Gate Of Thunder
Valis II & III -at least the title theme
Side Arms Special
Forgotten Worlds
Aeroblasters
Dragon's Curse
Devil's Crush
R-Type HuCard(s)

I'm at work right now(my 2nd to last day :D) and can't do much brainstorming...
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2006, 03:12:59 PM »
i will go with GoT, even the most of the tracks are not that much hard rock, more like instrumental rock! but the 2nd last stage (city with the huge rocket attack) rox everything away :wink:

anyway, GoT appears IMO with one of the best sound track ever composed in the whole history of Video games! stage 3 - mines is still one of my favorite track of all time and i listened to it several thousand times for sure :D
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2006, 05:19:15 PM »
http://www.nodtveidt.net/ccboss.ogg
is very metal. It's the only metal piece in the whole game, the rest is either surfer stuff (but unusually good surfer stuff) or Beach Boys songs. There is no final boss track, the final boss uses the regular boss theme.

Ys IV I believe has a few good ones, but I've only played through the game once and it was awhile ago (not long after the full English text patch) so I couldn't tell ya exactly which ones they were.

Exile II's http://www.nodtveidt.net/ex2fboss.ogg
are both pretty metal, especially the http://www.nodtveidt.net/ex2boss.ogg
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Riot Zone is chock full of "nightlife metal"...metal mixed with the sax. The http://www.nodtveidt.net/rzfboss.ogg
of Riot Zone is especially good, though pretty much all the metal tracks in the game have plenty of synth mixed in. A rather mixed bag for sure, but not a disappointment by any means. The http://www.nodtveidt.net/rzelevator.ogg
is probably the most "metal"...nice thick guitars with minimal synth and sax.

Tatsujin: That would be "Dark City" and yes, that's the fastest track in GoT and really fits the frantic pace I believe the designers were trying to portray. Just about every track in that game is pretty rockin' but I myself am particularly partial to the final level's music (Crown Core), although it's certainly not the hardest track (although certainly the hardest level) in the game.

If I manage to think of any more, I'll post more stuff...I heard that Sapphire has a pretty hardcore soundtrack but I've never actually played the game so I've never heard it...

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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2006, 06:06:06 PM »
Good choices, nod. Oh and thanks a lot for the song uploads, I'll be sure to download the Camp California one since that sounds promisingly great :D .

For metal, it's Lords easily. For rock, I would say Ys Book I & II and Monster Lair. So many great rock tunes on the Turbo.
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« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2006, 06:16:06 PM »
also drac X has a lot of amazing tunez (no comment) which drifts in the rock section though!
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« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2006, 06:36:38 PM »
Sapphire has some pretty good tunes, but not quite on the level with either GoT or LoT.  Maybe someday when I am not lazy I will upload them as illegal MP3z.

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« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2006, 06:43:05 PM »
sapphires best track is that from the 3rd stage i believe! with the guitar solo  :D
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« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2006, 06:50:29 PM »
Good call on Ninja Spirit Black_Tiger. I wasnt really thinking of card music when i made this thread, but who cares :)

Im ashamed to say i havnt played far enough into GoT to hear everything. Im going to rip the audio and give it a listen.

Nice uploads nodtveidt.

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« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2006, 08:54:43 PM »
Nod I just listened to the Camp California boss song... BADASS TO THE MAX! :D God I want that game so bad.
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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2006, 06:33:20 PM »
What do folks here think about Download 2? The opening track (title screen) is one of my fave "metal" tracks from the "underappreciated" category. I can't recall if the entire soundtrack is solid, though. I haven't played it in a few years.

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« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2006, 09:02:54 PM »
I have never played Download 2, but I remember downloading the tracks that the Turbo Station site on PCEFX had for the game and loving them. I can't remember how they went though, so I should really get that game.
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« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2006, 09:59:42 PM »
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Tatsujin: That would be "Dark City" and yes, that's the fastest track in GoT and really fits the frantic pace I believe the designers were trying to portray. Just about every track in that game is pretty rockin' but I myself am particularly partial to the final level's music (Crown Core), although it's certainly not the hardest track (although certainly the hardest level) in the game.



Holy shit.  I got GoT from in the mail from Radio Shack in 97 and when I first made it to Dark City I practically shit my pants.  The music and energy of that level blows me away even today.  Everytime I beat Dark City I find the last level to be too hard and not exciting enough to be worth the effort.  I usually lose patience and turn the game off after I lose my power-ups.

Camp California is awesome.  I picked it up sometime recently for $20 on ebay.  After years of scoffing the Beach Boys this game made me realize that they totally rule.

Shadow of the Beast is worth it for the music alone; especially tracks 1 and 4 on the sound test.

I remember really digging the music on Exile 2 when I was playing it last fall, but I can't get the sound test to work right now.

Cotton has some sweet tunes.  I haven't played to far into it yet but I like the music on the 2nd level a lot.

After listening to the music on Lot and GoT of years, the Super Raiden soundtrack is my current favorite.  It's not the most metal, but I keep pulling the game off the shelf again and again just because the music is so catchy.

Bloody Wolf has my favorite Turbo Chip music.  Totally puts me in the mood to blast through barricades on a motorcycle and stab some terrorists.

On a side note, I remember my friend's mom prevented him from buying Bloody Wolf at Toys R Us in 92 because it looked too violent.  Pretty funny thinking about that now.
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« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2006, 11:20:14 PM »
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Holy shit.  I got GoT from in the mail from Radio Shack in 97 and when I first made it to Dark City I practically shit my pants.  The music and energy of that level blows me away even today.  Everytime I beat Dark City I find the last level to be too hard and not exciting enough to be worth the effort.  I usually lose patience and turn the game off after I lose my power-ups.

The last level isn't quite as intense as Dark City but then again, none of the other levels are that fast. The neat thing about Crown Core though is that the music is in sync with the truly difficult parts...when you reach the top of the level and it speeds up, the music goes along with that fast part (made it this far? it's pretty hard!). It just takes a lot of practice to make it through Crown Core. Fortunately, if you can pass the level, you can beat the final boss as it's not quite as hard (it's still hard, don't let me mislead you) as the level itself. The key to staying alive in that last level is two-part: memorizing where you need to be at each moment, and dodging enemy shots, especially those irritating ones that shoot what look like discs at you...worry more about dodging shots and ships than about destroying them.

I think the slower speed of the last level's beginning gives you a false sense of ease after being able to conquer Dark City...it certainly works. :D

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« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2006, 06:19:30 AM »
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 :P