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[Doom_Bringer]

Ace Combat IV
Chrono Cross
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy Tactics
Halo
Halo 2
Half Life 2
Metal Gear Solid 2
Xenogears Cried

 

[_Angelus_]

NIGHTS
Blinx
Panzer Dragoon Series
Sega Rally
Daytona U.S.A.
Neo Contra
Sonic Adventures/Sonic Heroes
Parasite Eve
Virtua Cop 2
Halo Series
PowerSlave
Jet Grind Radio Series
Super Metroid/Metroid Prime
SoulStar
PitFall the Mayan Adventures(Sega CD version)
Shadowman(DreamCast version)
Super Mario64
Quake3 Arena(DreamCast)
Grandia 2
FF8
Tempest 2000
Streets of Rage Series

 

[The Guivre]

Do DDR games count?

Castlevania: SotN
Halo 2
Legend of Dragoon
Final Fantasy VII & VIII & X &X-2
Just about any Mega-Man
Xenogears
Command & Conquer series

 

[teepo]

no one mentioned homeworld...

everyone always forgets homeworld... always.

 

[djtiesto]

Wipeout XL, Wipeout 3, Rez, ESP Galuda, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, FF4-5, Radiant Silvergun, Megaman 3, Ys Book 1 and 2

 

[kumanoki]

Final Fantasy Tactics
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Kingdom Hearts

 

[Nutter]

-Halo
-Zelda OOT
-Final Fantasy 8
-Xenogears
-Halo 2
-Metroid Prime
-Half Life
-Killer Instinct

 

[Johnny Konami]

Just some titles I didn't see listed:

Snatcher
Space Manbow (MSX)
The Dig
Alien Soldier
Gyakuten Saiban (Part 1)
The Neverhood (Come on! Also a nod to Skullmonkies, at least for the bonus level song)
Galaxian^3
Starcraft (Hate RTS games but, great music anyway)

There's too many to list

 

[Parallax Scroll]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Final Fantasy VI
Halo 1 & 2
Shenmue II
Jet Set Radio
Guilty Gear XX

 

[Timedog]

Halo 2

Super Metroid (for it time it was the best soundtrack EVER EVER EVER)

Pretty much anything Sega (including Daytona on Saturn!!!), but especially Panzer Dragoon series, Gunvalkrie, Virtua Fighter 2, and NiGHTS.

 

[Gunstar77]

Y's Book I & II on TurboGrafx CD

We have a winner. It is a shame that not many gamers got to listen and play this great RPG because the CD player was $400 not including the TG-16.

 

[Trevelyon]

Not much too add, so I'll just list some of the good albums I've listened as of late.

Halo 2 - Original Soundtrack Volume 1
Elemental Gearbolt ~ Sound and Drama
Guilty Gear X - Original Soundtrack
ICO - Melody in the Mist
Vagrant Story - Original Soundtrack
Katamari Damacy Soundtrack - 'Katamari Fortissimo Damacy'
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne Maniacs - Soundtrack Extra Version
Phantom Brave - Arrange Soundtrack

 

[Do The Mario]

You people make me sick with you’re complete lack of bladur's gate love


0% taste in this thread!

 

[Greenpanda]

Katamari Damacy
Rez
ICO
Jet Grind Radio

Those are about the only ones I'd care to hear outside of the game...

edit: of original soundtracks, I'm not counting stuff like the more recent GTA games where existing music is just licensed into the game

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

GiFTPiA

 

[Dkong]

I personally like the music in games like Tony Hawk and the rock-stations in the latest GTA-games, but I would have to choose other games when we're talking about the most fitting soundtracks.

Series like Final Fantasy and Zelda always have great soundtracks, I thought the music in Blade Runner strongly added to the special atmosphere the game has, and recently Halo 2 had some music that fitted quite well into the different situations of the single player.

 

[ElyrionX]

You people make me sick with you’re complete lack of bladur's gate love


0% taste in this thread!

Agreed. BG1's OST is better than BG2 though. I remember I used a couple of different rippers and encoders to get the battle themes into MP3 format many years ago. And several people downloaded it off me from some P2P networks. I wonder if it's still circulating out there......

Those who did not list Xenogears obviously have never played the game.

 

[TeTr1C]

Zelda: OoT
Halo
Halo 2
Wipeout (this game rocked)
Goldeneye: 007 (of course

 

[Do The Mario]

Agreed. BG1's OST is better than BG2 though. I remember I used a couple of different rippers and encoders to get the battle themes into MP3 format many years ago. And several people downloaded it off me from some P2P networks. I wonder if it's still circulating out there......

Those who did not list Xenogears obviously have never played the game.

If you pick up a dirt cheap copy of the original saga it comes with the BG1 Soundtrack!

 

[User 406]

Setting aside soundtracks with licensed music, the only two I still consistently listen to are Tenchu and Soukaigi. That makes them the best in my book.

 

[AtomicShroom]

1. Donkey Kong Country 2
2. Donkey Kong Country
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Castlevania: SOTN
5. Final Fantasy VI
6. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
7. Super Metroid

 

[jcjimher]

I'm not very fond of orchestral/classical sountracks, so my picks exclude most of the popular picks like the Final Fantasy ones, and such. Also, I'm sure there are lots of great soundtracks out ther that I've not listened to, so these are my personal choices, more than the absolute best OST ever. Anyway, my choices are:

- Shenmue I & II (the Asian flavour overcomes my general dislike of 'classical' soundtracks with this one. II is less atmospheric than I, but more varied and better to listen separately)
- Streets of Rage I & II (I respect SOR3's soundtrack, it was a more daring approach to hard techno, but it's not as appealing to me as the previous ones).
- Jet Set Radio, Jet Set Radio Future and Ollie King (composed mainly by Hideki Naganuma, with some other contributions of the same quality by Deavid Soul, Latch Brothers, and other bands)
- Revenge of Shinobi & Shinobi III [Genesis] (the first was made by Yuzo Koshiro and is great, the second was not and, surprisingly, is just as good, a little less varied but more cohesive).

- Other honorable mentions: Castle of Illusion, Quackshot, Ristar, Kururin Paradise, Radiant Silvergun, Katamary Damacy, Napple Tale, Tekken Tag Tournament, Rez, Megaman & Bass .

 

[Kweh]

Chrono Cross
Xenosaga II Movie OST
Final Fantasy VIII
Xenogears

 

[MAZYORA]

NiGHTS
Sonic Adventure
Daytona USA
Virtua Fighter 1
Super Mario Bros 2
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Halo
Sonic CD(USA version)

From the looks of it, Feel The Magic XYXX seems like itll end up on that list. I might get that game just for its freakin soundtrack.

 

[WasabiKing]

*looks at speeding tickets*

Gran Turismo Original Soundtrack (JPN)
Ridge Racer Type 4/Direct Audio

 

[Firest0rm]

LoZ OoT
LoZ MM
SF 2

Thats all that pops into my head at the moment.

 

[MassiveAttack]

 

[Dan]

You people disappoint me so much.

Grim Fandango

The absolute best game score ever!

 

[adam20]

is there a place to download these soundtracks? the music in halo2 is amazing. but i dont know where u get the soundtrack OSTs or whatever you call them.

if this post is against the rules i appologize. i dont know if it is or isnt =)

 

[nitewulf]

panzer dragoon
panzer dragoon saga
streets of rage
shinobi 3
sonic 2
outrun
ff 9
ff 6
ff x
guilty gear x
dracula battle perfect selection 1/2 <-- not eact soundtracks rather metal remixes of castlevania stuff.

 

[montanha]

is there a place to download these soundtracks? the music in halo2 is amazing. but i dont know where u get the soundtrack OSTs or whatever you call them.

if this post is against the rules i appologize. i dont know if it is or isnt =)

http://www.gamemusic.com
has some. I usually get my game mp3s from fan sites and what not..

oh, and here's your Halo2 OST Volume 1:
http://www.gamemusic.com/cgi-bin/We...id=10242&wosid=W5rSV9ZtPqCj3OoJgSgLzM&did=101

 

[demon]

Two unmentioned games that come to mind are Suikoden and Myth (Bungie's pre-Xbox PC series).

 

[montanha]

it's all about Section Z.
http://www.emulazone.com/Downloads/download.php?dir43=Section Z.zip&2

 

[Escape Goat]

Halo 2 did have a pretty kickass soundtrack

 

[CajoleJuice]

F-Zero X

 

[luxsol]

Everyone who has said they like the Halo music, i would suggest you listen to Myth 1 and 2's (Bungie's RTS series) music. Done by the same composers (Martin O'Donnel and Mike Salvatori) and equally as good.

 

[Lyte Edge]

-Jet Set Radio
-Jet Set Radio Future
-Ollie King (never even played the game!)
-Viewpoint (Neo-Geo version only)
-Dracula X Rondo of Blood
-Dracula X Nocturne In The Moonlight
-Street Fighter III (all three versions)
-Streets Of Rage 2
-Katamari Damacy
-REZ
-Mega Man 2
-Mega Man 3
-Bust-A-Move Dance And Rhythm Action
-Bust-A-Move 2 Dance Tengoku Mix
-Ridge Racer Type 4


Jet Set Radio is my all-time favorite.

 

[XS+]

Nobody's mentioned Outrun 2 yet, so.. yeah.

EDIT: And Ollie King's sdtk sounds even better when you actually play the game.

 

[Mugen]

A list with no Chrono Cross OST is just WRONG!

 

[TheDuce22]

Call me crazy but I thought Ultima Online had some of the best midi music ever.

 

[Johnny Konami]

We have a winner. It is a shame that not many gamers got to listen and play this great RPG because the CD player was $400 not including the TG-16.

Sure, when the Duo came out you could get for 299 (if I recall correctly) and Ys 1/2 was a pack-in. That's when I got it. That was the best game pack-in deal ever actually, a disc with Bonk's Adventure, Bonks' Revenge, Gates of Thunder (and hidden Bomberman if you put in a code) Ys, and I got a Ninja Spirit HuCard. I think there was a another game in some of the boxes, besides Ninja Spirit, but I can't remember. It might of been KC.

 

[The Prime Director]

Shenmue
Shenmue 2
Xenogears
Chrono Cross
Castlevania: SOTN
Soul Blade

End of discussion.

 

[Agent X]

The music from Tempest 2000 for the Jaguar absolutely rocks! This is true of the original cartridge music (which you can download in MOD format--click here), as well as the enhanced CD soundtrack that was sold separately (and also packaged with the Jaguar CD).

Tempest 3000 for NUON rocks even harder, as that contains virtually all of the music from the T2K CD soundtrack (except for one song, I think), along with another 7 new pieces. Since most of you will likely never experience this game on NUON, I recommend that you click here, scroll about halfway down the page, and enjoy some MP3 files of the added T3K music.

 

[mashoutposse]

Warhawk
Ace Combat 4
FFX

 

[Jade Knight 08]

Hmmm... that's strange. i don't own any soundtracks and that's pitiful. Do you know where i can get them? Or did i miss the boat?