Official(?) Nintendo Consoles Music Thread v2.0

Yes Jay

Balla is there an easier way to see what games have been done as I feel I need to find you always first. Also, tomorrow, I guess we're not being dicks and using likes of Witcher III?

Bonsai Barber and You, Me & The Cubes on WiiWare don't even have any songs uploaded onto YouTube, I might need to do The Witcher III if I carry on like this Aww!

Nah, this is where you just record a youtube video of you singing it instead. Winky Face

Where's your contribution to the thread Jas? I want to see you picking a MonHun game for every day. Especially tomorrow.

JayMoyles wrote:: I apologise for what's about to happen. I'm going to catch up AND comment on all your picks. Spoiler boxed by to avoid killing the thread, natch.

MOYLESSSSSSSSS Hissy fit

Keeping up with the Moyleses:

Day 6:

When your two choices for Relaxing Day are from a fighting game. Laughing

Smash Bros. Brawl had the best version of The Roost to my mind, but it also had this:

I hated the original, as I did with most of DP's soundtrack - it's the soundfont I think. This, though? A mixture of chill relaxation and triumphant swells. It's lovely, and completely unsuited to a fighting title. I care not a whit.

Day 6 listenings:

masofdas wrote:: Balla is there an easier way to see what games have been done as I feel I need to find you always first. Also, tomorrow, I guess we're not being dicks and using likes of Witcher III?

Not really? I could put it in the OP, but I typed the OP so it's there anyway in my sig. As for Witcher III for an indie game, nobody's going to define what that does and doesn't mean, but I'd imagine you might want to err on the side of caution given that you picked what is pretty much universally agreed to be the least relaxing piece this time! Laughing

My tune is from a game which has a relax mode, what's yours from fighting a sandbag???

I will likely go rather indie but if someone went with a game from a independent studio without funding from a big publisher, that would be okay in my book.

Be fair, it's the music that needs to be relaxing not the game! Else I think most of us would be stuffed with our choices. (Dark Souls and Resi 4 not, as far as I'm aware, known for being chilled-out experiences.) I did like your tune though.

Speaking of stuffing people by the way, I definitely would have opted for

had we not already all been stuffed by Jim. DAMN YOU!

Once again I am truly sorry.

A bit

Relaxy tune though:

The Onn theme from AER: Memories of Old.

Beginning bit: walking around some ruins.
Drummy bit: now you're a bird flying round them instead.

I'm not really planning ahead with my choices, and haven't "absorbed" the other categories. I'm a dangerous rebel like that!

Side note: I realise posting my previous choices might put other people off picking them themselves so if people would prefer I left them out in future I can, the two I've got here in particular I think are really good and don't deserve to be ignored on account of me sharing them, spoiler box or not.

Catch up chat:

Great minds really do think alike as Resi 4 was my initial thought of what to pick, that changed to Resi 0 as that has quite a pleasant sounding save room by the series standards, in the end however I've gone with...

I first played the SteamWorld Dig games last year and enjoyed them so much I very nearly put the second one in my Top 10 Switch games list, I ultimately decided against it as they're a bit old to class as Switch games but some quality music in them. Really liked how El Machimo was a nice respite from the underground and the music just adds to that.

My original pick would have been better on Day 5 given the announcement:

I might as well crack on with Day 7 seeing as the date rolled over as I was writing this.

This upbeat number makes the game sound very child friendly and cheesy levels of happy, it's actually quite silly with its story as the game progresses but this gives you a good idea of what they were trying to make it appear with its cutesy Cartoon Network like aesthetic.

I previously chose...:

Balla wrote:: Where's your contribution to the thread Jas? I want to see you picking a MonHun game for every day. Especially tomorrow.

I might do a quick fire post on the weekend.......maybe.

Day 7: Music from an indie game

I mean, it became so huge that it feels weird calling it an indie game, but I love this track from Undertale. It has a great soundtrack so there are a bunch of songs I could have chosen (see Megalovania, Death by Glamour, Heartache...) but Spider Dance I think is my overall favourite, especially after it kicks off about 30 seconds in. It's even better in situ ("the spiders clap along to the music").

‘I felt a great disturbance in the Forum; as if millions of admins. suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.’

RPG music. Boss battle music. Sad music. Hummable music. Final boss music.

And you picked it for indie?

[kirk]RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUM![/kirk]

(I’ll do mine later.)

I don't actually understand what the issue is here. It applies to loads of categories but... loads of tunes do?!

Also, you brought this on with super hard mode! It's everyone out for themselves!

And yet you use it for one of the easiest! I’m livid, LIVID I say!

Spoiler:

But seriously I had it down for about three categories and this wasn’t one of them.

Well, this is the first time I've used a game that I knew other people would definitely have had in mind... and now I'm ready for the DRAMA, mama.

Catch Up On Day 6 Chat:

Day 7: Music From An Indie Game

Is this indie enough? It’s the theme from the second world of levels in Mighty Milky Way, a DSiWare exclusive about a green-skinned, French-speaking alien who bops about planets like it a 2D Super Mario Galaxy.

That game’s soundtrack is by Jake Kaufman, who composed the music for many of WayForward’s most memorable games, such as DuckTales Remastered, Mighty Switch Force and, of course, Shantae. I think their games can be a bit up and down, but WayForward’s music is consistently excellent. Mighty Milky Way is yet more proof of that, and a desperately underappreciated game in it’s own right.

Balladeer wrote:: Be fair, it's the music that needs to be relaxing not the game! Else I think most of us would be stuffed with our choices. (Dark Souls and Resi 4 not, as far as I'm aware, known for being chilled-out experiences.) I did like your tune though.

The thing is in relax mode it's not really a game as it's just the music with the background, which is there for you to chill out to, that's why it came to mind.

It is great in VR, Cappa as it does add to the game but even without I'd say it's the best Tetris and can't wait to replay on Xbox this year.

Thinking about it Res Evil 4 is a good shout for in game relax, you've beaten a boss and now got to a save point which you can relax I've done that.

On to indie, I've gone for If Found... which is maybe in my Top 5 this year and hopefully it counts even with Annapurna publishing

Mes lerpy

Song good

Day 6:

Day 7:

Ah, A Hat in Time. An excellent game that feels like it's gone rather unplayed around these parts. That's a shame: it's got great gameplay, fun writing, and the traditional belting indie soundtrack. My normal pick is the third boss tune (minus its first forty-five seconds or so), which feels a bit Undertale itself; but recently I've been getting into this top track from the DLC, which takes place in... well, a cat-yakuza-controlled underground network. I think the level itself is a bit convoluted for its own good, but it's got an excellent tune that speaks to the weeb inside me. YOOOetc.

Are we using the same forum? Most of us have played and loved A Hat In Time.

I thought it was just you and Jim? If I'm wrong I'm wrong; if I'm right that's not enough!

I do count as 4 people though as I'm so old. I see there's a "Year you were born" category. Cripes!

I really do love the music in a Hat in Time - pretty much every level is memorable music-wise. Even the crappy spooky one.

I think we can all agree that If Found is an indie game! And one of these days I will get round to playing Pony Island, after the man Summerhayes' recommendations.

My indie game theme could have been swapped with my relax-y theme from yesterday.

The Underwater Lab tune from Knytt Underground. This is playing far too loud in my headphones right now.
I'm worrying I should've saved this for another day. It doesn't quite make me sad, although some sad family things happened when I played it. I don't get tired of it, but I'm hoping I think of something else by then.

Balladeer wrote:: I thought it was just you and Jim? If I'm wrong I'm wrong; if I'm right that's not enough!

Me too! I remember recommending it to you when it was announced for Switch, as I played through it on PS4.

I also think A Hat in Time has better tunes than the one you chose, and I'm not just saying that because you slagged off my Undertale choice. You're so mean, Balla.

The Cappuccino Kid wrote:: Day 7: Music From An Indie Game

Is this indie enough? It’s the theme from the second world of levels in Mighty Milky Way, a DSiWare exclusive about a green-skinned, French-speaking alien who bops about planets like it a 2D Super Mario Galaxy.

That game’s soundtrack is by Jake Kaufman, who composed the music for many of WayForward’s most memorable games, such as DuckTales Remastered, Mighty Switch Force and, of course, Shantae. I think their games can be a bit up and down, but WayForward’s music is consistently excellent. Mighty Milky Way is yet more proof of that, and a desperately underappreciated game in it’s own right.

I am very into this. Top choice, Caps.

Balladeer wrote:: [RPG music. Boss battle music. Sad music. Hummable music. Final boss music.

And you picked it for indie?

You think that's bad, I would have used it for games I haven't played.

The Cappuccino Kid wrote:: I associate that Steamworld Dig 2 tune with the pain in the arse that was navigating the shitey, ages-long mine that I’d created from the start. Steamworld Dig 2 is such a Switch game though – I think that’s where it first came out .

So it did. This changes things, I absolutely adored it so this has only good memories for me.

Quite liked the Undertale music once it got going but definitely surprised Megalovania wasn't chosen. The Might Milky Way music absolutely slaps, sounded very 2D Sonic. Mas, I'm sorry, I know you love visual novels but that wasn't to my liking at all, saying that it probably would have worked as relaxing choice.

Am I right in thinking Pony Island gets a bit weird? Either way liked that once it got going. A Hat in Time was cool, I'm guessing that the theme of that DLC is ninja inspired in which case the music goes perfectly. I remember not getting along with Knytt Underground but it had atmosphere in spades which this music proves.

day 8 shoots

Pew pew

I might crop up with the odd comment when a tune really takes my fancy, but I'll not do my 'catch up on previous day chat' anymore. I've scunnered myself with being a music reviewer. Know that I'm listing too all your choices though.

Day 8: Music From A Shooter (First or Third Person)

Picking an all-time classic today, the main theme from Space Harrier:

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