Jumpin on 05 July 2025
I have a lot of favourites, and they changed over time. In my earliest days, the soundtracks that stuck out the most were those by Hip Tanaka.
Hip Tanaka is known for the iconic soundtracks of Metroid, Earthbound, Tetris (GB&NES), Dr. Mario, and Kid Icarus. His style is distinct in that he plays around with pacing changes and silence. No one else was doing atmospheric music like him at the time.
Apart from that, he was Nintendo’s main sound effect guy, his iconic sound effects in Donkey Kong, Mario, can be found in dozens (if not hundreds) of games dating all the way back to Nintendo’s early arcade games.
And being in the NES/GB era, he was also a programmer/engineer.
Last edited by Jumpin - on 05 July 2025I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
