The Best VGTunes of the Past

[Juskin]

Some of the best music we continue to hum all come from the earlier days of gaming. It's amazing how great the music was given the restrictions of many consoles, and in some ways those very restrictions helped create these memorable tunes.

This thread is for posting the best of best.

Here are a few of my personal favs:

Snowman: Earthbound Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzlhLX-4AW4&feature=related

Nights into Dreams: Soft Museum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV3GPwRQNCc

Super Mario Bros Music - Water Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1spEq7HJSc

Donkey Kong Country 2 Soundtrack: Bramble Blast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73n7HTcmb5g&feature=related

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Lost Woods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK937l6Mro

Yoshi's Island - Overworld Stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDssUvBiHFk

Sonic The Hedgehog - Music - Green Hill Zone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RsjgGs-4VU&feature=related

[NayusDante]

There's definitely quite a few on my top list.

Some favorites...

Rockman 5 Credits
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1ExSV-iFJHI&feature=related

Rockman 3 Opening
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TiQgYfyUdDs

Rockman 2 Wily Stage 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQb_LYyq77w&feature=related

Crystalis Intro
http://youtube.com/watch?v=A-v3QrZ6x14&feature=related

Duck Tails Moon Level
http://youtube.com/watch?v=G_80PQ543rM

Final Fantasy X "Silence Before The Storm"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IWoCTYqBOIE&feature=related

Final Fantasy VII Mako Reactor
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hGVg_nsYktQ

And possibly my favorite, Chrono Cross "Radical Dreamers"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=y90MmW8_yeM

When it came to the NES, Capcom had the upper hand, hands down. If anyone feels otherwise, I'd love to hear your defense. More recently, Uematsu has had his moments, but game music as I grew up knowing it is a thing of the past. Unless it's an ending theme, it seems more fitting to use sequenced music, but modern storage allows for recorded audio throughout.

[Howie6925]

These are some of my faves of the past.

Shadowgate:
Blaster Master:
Megaman 2:
Castlevania2: simons quest

The music from these games pop in my head the most.

[Haoie]

Readers, go and visit www.vgmusic.com if you haven't yet.

A wonderful selection of classics.

[Ed Oscuro]

There's lots of great music in obscure (and even bad) games.

Case in point - I found out Killing Time for 3DO has a good soundtrack, check it out (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VLMWKYLQ).