30-Day Video Game Music Challenge (Super Hard Mode)Day 30: Credits musicFrom Kirby Super Star (SNES, 1996) Our journey around the gaming universe has come back home. I had fun with this one-game-per-system restriction, and I hope some of you liked my picks. Maybe I’ve inspired someone else to try it? Please use “Super Hard Mode” […]
30-Day Video Game Music Challenge (Super Hard Mode) Day 23: Underrated music From Knuckles’ Chaotix (32X, 1995) Chaotix nicely uses the extra sound channels that went unused in most 32X games. I think I ought to give Chaotix a chance. Source: YouTube, challenge by OverClocked ReMix I think?, via NintendoCapriSun
30-Day Video Game Music Challenge (Super Hard Mode) Day 21: Music you associate with frustration From Gimmick! (Famicom + 5B , 1992) To a special someone: May you navigate life’s brutal platforming challenges with more finesse than I have. Retro Game Audio did an episode on Gimmick and its Sunsoft 5B chip. They’re good! Source: […]
30-Day Video Game Music Challenge (Super Hard Mode) Day 11: Puzzle game music From Tetris Effect (PS4, 2018) Multiplayer modes are coming, but will they use the VR environments and keysounded music that made this the best classic Tetris? Source: YouTube and Hydelic, challenge by OverClocked ReMix I think?, via NintendoCapriSun
30-Day Video Game Music Challenge (Super Hard Mode) Day 3: 8-Bit music From Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX2 + MSX-AUDIO, July 20, 1990) Happy 30th anniversary to Metal Gear 2! Not to be confused with Metal Gear Solid 2, though this is where Metal Gear Solid’s famous sneaking mechanics came from. Source: YouTube, challenge […]