Best music on a HuCard

[Joe Redifer]

What game(s) has the best music to be found on a HuCard?  Both TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine games count here... ah what the hell so do SuperGrafx games with all of their unbelievable extra audio power that makes real life sound fake.  I realize this is subjective, but I want to hear what YOU think is best.  What do I think is best?  That's tough as there is a lot, like:

Legendary Axe II
Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu
Blazing Lazerzzzz
Dragon Spirit
Wonder Boy III errr... I mean Dragon's Curse
etc etc etc

How about worst?  Hard to say, but there are some games that sound like the NES or worse, like Legend of Hero Tonma.  Sounds like a much lesser system than the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16.



I hope there isn't a similar thread in the archives because I like to be first at everything.

[SignOfZeta]

I don't have many HuCards, but I really think the music in both Super Star Solider, and Aeroblasters is really great. Stage 2 in Aeroblasters, and pretty much the whole game in SSS.

[GUTS]

I really liked Neutopia II for some reason, I think its because the music was all pretty memorable in a Mario/Zelda sort of way and really fit the game.  Dragon's Curse is the same, the music is incredible and catchy as hell.

[guyjin]

I like Ninja spirit a lot - very spooky. On halloween, more than once, I've used the music select menu from that game to set the mood. And Alien crush, too.

Bonk's adventure's music (say that 3 times fast) is simple, but very nice, and
much as I would rather we got a 'real' bubble bobble game, the music in Parasol stars is also very nice.

And as others have said, Super Star Soldier is rockin!

[Tatsujin]

definitely roxin' tracks you can find in..

wonder Boy III
magical chase
pc-denjin
salamander
super star soldier
soldier balde
final soldier
tatsujin
gunhed
paodius da!
r-type
saigou no nindou
bomberman/'93
...

[goat]

Best:
Splatterhouse
Legendary Axe
Aero Blasters
Super Star Soldier
Dragon's Curse
Gradius

Most Nostalgic:
Keith Courage

[Black Tiger]

There are too many games that I haven't seriously played in years and am no longer familiar enough with their music, plus all the others I have yet to play enough of, to judge properly...

Of the ones I can confidently vouch for-

Aeroblasters
Ninja Spirit
R-Type
Air Zonk
Dungeon Explorer
Devil's Crush
Street Fighter II' CE
Bonk's Revenge
Bomberman '93
Dragon's Curse
Legendary Axe
Magical Chase
Darius Plus

I'm assuming we're talking about music in general, not just good use of the chip sound.

I don't have many HuCards, but I really think the music in both Super Star Solider, and Aeroblasters is really great. Stage 2 in Aeroblasters, and pretty much the whole game in SSS.

The cool thing about Aeroblasters' 2ns stage music, other than how well it matches the level, is that it's totally original. The arcade and Genesis versions just have some ambient droning that can barely be called music.

[Keranu]

We've done one of these threads before, but no harm in making a new one. Some of my favs:

Air Zonk
Aoi Blink
BATMAN (this is the best)
Bonk 1 - 3 (mainly the first two, Revenge having my favorite tunes)
Dragon Saber
Dragon Spirit
Dungeon Explorer (my second favorite)
J.J. and Jeff
Jackie Chan
Neutopia
Neutopia II
Street Fighter II'
Youkai Dochuuki

To sum it up, I basically dig any soundtrack for the Turbo, whether it be HuCard or CD. It easily has my favorite VGM tracks . When I first got into the console, I knew there was something special about it because I thought each game I played had great music.

[runinruder]

My favorite video game tune ever is played in level 5 of Legendary Axe, during the scene with the gorillas and Punjabis right before the Pits of Madness.  That track always gets me pumped up.  

I love many chip tunes, but if I had to select the best overall soundtracks, I'd choose these:

Blazing Lazers
Bonk's Adventure
Dungeon Explorer
Legendary Axe
Legendary Axe II
Sinistron

As for worst chip music, the tune that plays in the middle of each stage in Deep Blue (when it becomes ridiculously difficult) is probably the worst bit of cacophony ever composed.  But it's also one of the reasons why I love the game!

[TR0N]

Ninja Spirit
Bonks Adventure
Devil Crush
Blazing Lazers
R-type

[Tatsujin]

oh, how I could just forget about kyûkyoku tiger! nice tunez there too

especially the may be most realistic chopper-noise in the whole 8/16bit era

[AlexKidd]

I'd say dungeon explorer is by far my favorite when it comes to the music. It's the best thing about the game in my opinion. The music in each dungeon really gives it a nice, fitting atmosphere. Never beat the game legitemately but played through with invincibility partly to hear all the music.

Alien Crush is another very good one. I love how you have the choice of two tracks and both are very good in my opinion. I wish they kept this feature around for devil's crush. The tunes in that one are nice too but more is always better.

Other nominations would be Legendary Axe and Blazing Lazers.

As far as hucards with the worst audio tiger road comes to mind. That music always annoyed me.

[Digi.k]

I quite like the music to legend of hero tonma.  you can check out a video clip here:  

all the games mentioned already have great music and trying to think of ones not mentioned yet hmmm thats tough..

Coryoon
final soldier
shubibinman
populous (notable the title music which was originally composed by rob hubbard)
Super Long nose goblin
Detana Twin Bee

[Ninja Spirit]

>Soldier Blade, this game also used a excellent drum set too

>Soundtracks on ALL Konami Hucards.

>Bloody Wolf, my favorite track is in the final stage you fight your partner when he's brainwashed

>Sidearms

Since I'm also a big fan of 8-bit NES/Famicom music, I also like these Hucard soundtracks

>Ninja Warriors (not quite 8-bit, but the drums sounds very similar to what you'd hear on the NES)
>Cyber Cross
>Barunba
>Burning Angels

[Keranu]

>Cyber Cross

YES! Cyber Cross! I forgot to say that one, I love the tunes in that game. I like to watch the opening a billion times just to hear the music, so each time the opening ends I press button I or II which restarts the opening. The sequel Cross Wyber has some good tunes too and is a pretty cool game also.