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AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Final Fantasy VIII - The Man with the Machine Gun 

Name a more fun, cooler battle. I'll wait. I'm not memeing. So unexpected and brilliant. 

No matter the thoughts on the actual games as people, both FF8 and FF9 are master classes in video game music across the board. FF7 has good music, FF8 and 9 have memorable music.



Hmm, pie.

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It's hard to narrow it down to just 5.  However, here are 5 that I love enough that I listen to them regularly.

5. Megalovania (Undertale)

4. Battle 2 (Final Fantasy 4)

3. Katamari on the Rocks (Katamari Damacy)

2. Metroid Opening Theme (Metroid)
There are many versions I like to listen to for this one, but here is one of them.

1. Aerith's Theme (Final Fantasy 7)



All the answers so far are very cool and valid, and will continue like that*



*as long as they're not dragon quest music.



Not necessarily my top 5 (would be impossible for me) but this is the first 5 video game tracks I instinctively thought of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwNNiyu56yY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-aitfK7jRE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyK0RS6J_8A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va95paXSvec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QQXkO6gTaY



"Just for comparison Uncharted 4 was 20x bigger than Splatoon 2. This shows the huge difference between Sony's first-party games and Nintendo's first-party games."

Some 'classic' Halo themes.
Halo CE (Behold a Pale horse)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UdX84171LY

Halo 2 (blow me away)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1VIh_lEP_o

Halo 3 (One final effort)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5he75Jftp1Y

RDR 2 had some really nice scenes/songs
RDR 2 (Unshaken)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pmUZ0OWb3E

RDR 2 House building theme was awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5VJnxDLaZY&t=118s

Zelda Wind waker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o78T9-I4OGA&list=PL3E7B876342ECE5C0

GTA Vice City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE485kpuqrs&list=PLffQpMcmLcI-3REhsGllOcwoAsYrQ9bra



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1. Pokemon Kanto Burning Battlefield (anime version is the best):
 
 
2. Baten Kaitos Eternal Wings: The True Mirror (Guitar Version)
 
3. Zelda Ocarina of Time: Requiem of Spirit (Orchastral)
 
4. Banjo Tooie - Weldar Theme:
 
5. Lemmings - Rondo Alla Turca:
Last edited by Illusion - on 06 October 2020

Tough one.

5. Eclipse of the Sun - Hyrule Warriors

4. Space Harrier Theme - Space Harrier

3. Palace/Temple Theme - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

While we're at it, I absolutely love this remix of it. Really brings the right vibe for the temples in the game:

2. Megalovania - Undertale

1. Scuttle Town - Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Honorable Mentions who either just didn't make it, where already mentioned before, or their respective games already had multiple other entries:

Dr Wily's Castle 1&2 - Megaman 2

Jump up, Superstar - Super Mario Odyssey

Mission 1 - Double Dragon

Hell March 1 - Red Alert

Everything from the Parodious series

Main Theme - Arms

Music Type A - Tetris

Baba Yetu - Civilization IV

Monkey Island - The Secret of Monkey Island

Still Alive - Portal

Sloprano - Conker's Bad Fur Day



https://youtu.be/Egn_VNVKzI4 - Nier Automata - Weight of the World

https://youtu.be/KGHA9oO1Ybg - Mass Effect 3 - Leaving Earth

https://youtu.be/wAPpVplHiDE - Donkey Kong Country - Aquatic Ambience

https://youtu.be/HoMx0BTPVgE- Pikmin - Forest of Hope

https://youtu.be/NEZRHbRPAOo - Divinity Original Sin 2 - Divine's Lament



By no means definitive, but here's five tracks that I really like.

Tomb Raider - Main Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIWLT0QVPzw
This has long been in my number one slot. Beautiful piece and super effective when used in a game that is very light on music.

Donkey Kong Country - Fear Factory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v18pEFQb3EM
A lot of good music mentioned from this series already, but this was always my favourite. Also shares its name with a great band. "Life in the Mines" is also another choice cut from this series.

Resident Evil - The Night Begins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMDM1FReeJg
I suppose this is more a shout for the entire soundtrack, which is a major reason why this game is so good. This track is the first one that comes to mind when I think of the music.

F-Zero X - Dream Chaser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUSxabS5_qM
This soundtrack appeals to my love of metal. This one is super melodic with great lead work.

Street Fighter II - Ryu Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFbn4nuTMj8
Lots of choices from this game, but this one always stuck out (along with Ken's theme).









5 is hard.



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