Audio From Them Gameboxes

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“Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still know where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with.”

Mighty Switch Force! - Stage 3 (Love You Love You Love)

Just bought this game today. Gotta say, its definitely a game.

I was expecting this game to be actionier. Looking at the art style and sprites and stuff, I thought it was going to be a Gunstar Heroes sort of game, but it ended up being puzzlier. That’s okay with me though.

This soundtrack is also a vast difference from what I was expecting. Instead of retro 8 bit rock pounding in my ears, I’m given this electro disco-type stuff. This is a good choice, it’s really nice sounding. The only problem is that since its a time trial sort of game, you only hear the beginning of the songs if you’re going for speed. This level in particular has a par time of thirty seconds! There is over ten times more song than that, and that’s a shame.

Zool - Zool Rave

Okay, song number one on this list of games.

This game I actually played when I was younger. Most likely when I had the Sega Channel. I don’t exactly remember much, but the name stuck with me for a while. I started listening to the soundtrack in order to see how it is, and its pretty solid. It’s fairly progressive for video game music. Rather than sticking to a tune, it sort of just builds and progresses. Pretty cool.

Also I just love that Genesis sound. It may not have the SNES’ elegance, but it doesn’t need it. Never change Genesis; never change.

Yoshi’s Story - Curry in a Hurry (Lava Stages)

I’ve been in a mood for listening to music from cutesy games today.

Yoshi’s story is perhaps the weirdest first party title on the 64. I love the game. The combination of the open endedness of how you complete levels, to the minimalist soundtrack, to the constant switching of grim and super cutesy happy, the game is just a ball of feels.

Kazumi Totaka is a great composer. I love his style. He’s almost like the Danny Elfman of the nintendo composers. Not because they sound the same, but because he’s got this very distinct sound that you can just hear and know its him (like with the streetpass mii plaza. I totally knew the second I heard that stuff!). I think they gave him full creative control over the soundtrack for this. Songs get so loose and weird and its a real trip.

Bonus Song: Yo Yo Yoshi

I really just wanted to bring up this song too. Totaka has this weird urban sort of sound that he throws in every once in a while. Like in Luigi’s Mansion.

Wow, this turned into a Totaka Appreciation post. And I don’t even care.