Gaming History 101

This week Fred flies solo again and he’s celebrating his favorite songs from video game soundtracks.  The entire history of games is reflected from 8-bit and 16-bit to the glory of CDs and red book audio.  Kick back with a good time wasting game and enjoy a journey through gaming’s musical past.

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Track List:

• Boss Battle Theme – Streets of Rage
• Starlight Zone – Sonic the Hedgehog
• Full Metal Fighter – M.U.S.H.A.
• Opening Song – Lunar: The Silver Star
• A Lone Prayer – Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (PSP)
• Snake Eater – Metal Gear Solid 3
• Still Alive – Portal
• The Beginning – Akumajo Densetsu (Japanese version of Castlevania III)
• The Moon – Ducktales (NES)
• Intro – Mega Man II
• Tristram – Diablo
• Main Theme – Secret of Monkey Island
• At Doom’s Gate (E1M1) – Doom (Jaguar)
• Main Theme – Deus Ex
• Vampire Killer – Dracula X: Chi no Rondo (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood)
• Overworld Theme – Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• Halo Theme (Mjolnir Mix) – Halo 2
• Theme of Laura – Silent Hill 2
• Another Winter – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
• Main Table Theme – Devil’s Crush
• Main Theme – Odin Sphere
• Sneak Man – Jet Set Radio (Jet Grind Radio on US DC)
• DK Rap – Donkey Kong Country 64
• Opening Rap – PaRappa the Rapper
• Chrono Trigger Theme – Chrono Trigger (SNES)
• Super Metroid Theme – Super Metroid
• Sewer Surfin’ – TMNT IV: Turtles in Time (SNES)
• Searching for Friends – Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy III on SNES in US)
• Ghostbusters Theme – Ghostbusters (Commodore 64)