first game to brag about real bands music

[DJ_DEEM]

i was playing tony hawk today and began to wonder about what game had the first like "real music from a band" as a selling point (even if it was jsut a crappy midi)

i first thought of maybe crue ball but im sure there has got to be something earlier

i know tehres a journey game, ive never played it but does that have there music?

any ideas?

[NE146]

Yeah it did. It even had a tape in the cabinet that played during the bonus round.


Plays many Journey songs, including a tape of Separate Ways. Bonus round: you (the roadie) must push fans away from the concert stage.

[DJ_DEEM]

so is that the first or anyone know of anything older?

[classicb]

the first console game to do it was Road Rash

[robotriot]

On Amiga it was Xenon 2 in 1989 I think.

[Cleatis]

i was playing tony hawk today and began to wonder about what game had the first like "real music from a band" as a selling point (even if it was jsut a crappy midi)

i first thought of maybe crue ball but im sure there has got to be something earlier

i know tehres a journey game, ive never played it but does that have there music?

any ideas?

I always thought Moonwalker was the first. That came out in '89-'90 though.

[TheRedEye]

Nowhere near the first, but Green Jelly's performance in Maximum Carnage is another early example.

[scooterb23]

There is a Journey Escape cart for the Atari 2600. And it does have 1 simulated song in it. Don't Stop Believin' :)

[chrisbid]

other pre-cd era examples

Crue Ball
Beavis and Butthead
Goonies II
Revolution X

[Cleatis]

Nowhere near the first, but Green Jelly's performance in Maximum Carnage is another early example.

Green "Jello" kicks ass!
"Well the second little piggy, well he was kinda stoked.
He spent most of his time just a ganga smokin.
Huffin and a puffin down on Venice Beach.
Getting paid money for religious speech."

[Tetsu]

Lets not forget the craptacular "Psychosonik" "band" in the "game" X-calibur 2097 for SNES, as well as the "rap"/"techno" "duo" of Anita and Kid Ray, aka 2 Unlimited, in the SNES game Biometal.


Oh yeah, Rock and Roll Racing had some classic reditions of actual tunes, sans vocals, but still not bad.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Lets not forget the craptacular "Psychosonik" "band" in the "game" X-calibur 2097 for SNES.

I can't forget Psykosonik! They are actually a great group away from the SNES game. They are far from craptacular my friend. They have also released albums under the names Hednoize and BPM: Basic Pleasure Model. They have some d/l-able clips on the net, check 'em out.

Back to the topic at hand;
The first game I can recall that got Accolades for licensed CD-quality soundtracks would have to be Wipeout XL. If it wasn't for F.S.O.L. I would have neer heard of this game. LOL

F.S.O.L. = Future Sounds of London :)

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Not the first by any means. Though I remember Activision putting out some licensed MTV, twisted metal type game called Slamscap (?) for the playstation. I believe it had music by god lives under water and a couple other tecno bands.

[rbudrick]

Technically, I would say Gyruss is the first...it does Bach. Of course, later came Tetris with Tchaikovsky et al.

-Rob

[badinsults]

Nowhere near the first, but Green Jelly's performance in Maximum Carnage is another early example.

Yeah, I so want to get an MP3 of their cover of The Mob Rules, but my searches turned up empty. Oh well, I suppose I can just play the game. :p

[Gunstar_Hero UK]

I dont think this is an example of what your talking about but as were on the subject of music & games. Does anyone remember Rise of the Robots (snes/mega drive) where the music was composed by Brian May (Queen) This was put on the box to promote the game. Awful, awful game though..

Joe. :)

[Famidrive-16]

Some of the music in the Sonic games are based off songs by a real Japanese group called Dreams Come True, but I doubt that counts.

Also GWAR did the music for the Beavis and Butthead games.

[Cleatis]

[quote=Tetsu]
Back to the topic at hand;
The first game I can recall that got Accolades for licensed CD-quality soundtracks would have to be Wipeout XL. If it wasn't for F.S.O.L. I would have neer heard of this game. LOL

F.S.O.L. = Future Sounds of London :)

I bought my PS2 for WO-XL and FF Tactics. XL had some good songs in it. Chemical Brothers were in there too.

Back to the topic at hand;
First prerecorded Arcade...TMNT? Remember the title screen?
First prerecorded CD: 3D0 Way of te Warrior with White Zombie?
Any objections?

[izret101]

Nowhere near the first, but Green Jelly's performance in Maximum Carnage is another early example.

First one that popped into my head too.