Board 8 > What do you think is the most iconic video game music in history?

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DoubleOSnake
12/11/20 6:00:54 PM
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which?

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Great_Paul
12/11/20 6:01:10 PM
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SMB Theme

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LeonhartFour
12/11/20 6:01:55 PM
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NFUN
12/11/20 6:02:07 PM
#4:


yeah this has a definite answer and that answer has been stated. you may shut down the topic now

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shane15
12/11/20 6:05:53 PM
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Could argue it's the Pac-Man opening but that's only a few seconds long.

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X_Dante_X
12/11/20 6:06:54 PM
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i think i'd argue tetris before pac man
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shane15
12/11/20 6:11:38 PM
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I was trying to think of something that started back in the 70's-80s arcades that even older people would recognise.

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azuarc
12/11/20 6:13:10 PM
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huh. Okay, then.

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Uglyface2
12/11/20 6:13:15 PM
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Might have been Pac Man before the crash, but SMB has carried the title for the last 35 years.
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skullbone
12/11/20 6:14:49 PM
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1st) SMB 1-1
2nd) SMB 1-2

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Xiahou Shake
12/11/20 6:15:09 PM
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It's SMB and it's not remotely close

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Wanglicious
12/11/20 6:17:11 PM
#12:


counter to SMB theme:

Tetris A theme.


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shane15
12/11/20 6:19:10 PM
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If people know what 1-1 is they know what Green Hill Zone is.

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LeonhartFour
12/11/20 6:20:00 PM
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shane15 posted...
If people know what 1-1 is they know what Green Hill Zone is.

not necessarily true

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kateee
12/11/20 6:20:53 PM
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i can't even recall what Green Hil Zone sounds like
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shane15
12/11/20 6:22:17 PM
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Guess it's a regional thing what with Sega dominating the UK back in the day.

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KokoroAkechi
12/11/20 7:39:04 PM
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It's 100% SMB 1-1 and then 1-2 right after.

After that I think it's probably up there with Zelda overworld and the Tetris theme.

Like my mom knows what the SMB 1-1 and 1-2 themes are. They are prevalent enough where even non-gamers can tell what they are a lot of the time.

It's hard to tell after that though. Like what's the most recognizable song from a video game (or song made famous by a video game) besides those? Pokemon? One Winged Angel? Guile's Theme?
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RyoCaliente
12/11/20 7:41:46 PM
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SMB and Tetris go beyond the gaming scope so it makes them easy winners. Something like One Winged Angel is known among gamers (even if you haven't played FF7) but is limited to gamers only. Something like the Poke Center theme would probably come closest to number three, because that track also got used in the anime iirc.

One of the Minecraft tracks could also be up there, something like Sweden or something.

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Underleveled
12/11/20 7:47:28 PM
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Donkey Kong arcade theme is probably up there. Only five notes but they are damn catchy and a lot of gamers, especially older ones, have probably heard them for hours and hours and hours.

But yeah it's 1-1, no question whatsoever.

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swordz9
12/11/20 7:50:22 PM
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For some reason I thought of Blues battle theme from RBY even though its definitely Mario.
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bryans7
12/11/20 7:58:47 PM
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12/11/20 8:04:44 PM
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KCF0107
12/11/20 8:06:57 PM
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Only thing that I feel is remotely close to SMB is Pac-Man intro
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htaeD
12/11/20 8:07:13 PM
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Tetris jumped to my mind immediately, but I dont know if thats cheating because its based on actual music.
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MyMainAccount
12/11/20 8:16:27 PM
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People overrate that Tetris song I cant even think of what it is...

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Snake5555555555
12/11/20 8:45:46 PM
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I wonder if the Halo theme ranks pretty high up?

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MyMainAccount
12/11/20 9:14:26 PM
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Donkey Kong
https://youtu.be/EhFV5-qbbIw

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turbopuns3
12/11/20 10:09:25 PM
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azuarc posted...

huh. Okay, then.

I'm convinced this is because best-known vaguely sounds like bastion and google is way too clever

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Esuriat
12/11/20 10:19:01 PM
#29:


1-1, yeah

Doom E1M1 also came to mind, but it's not it

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INCEPTlON
12/11/20 10:34:51 PM
#30:


Super Mario Bros Tier
1-1

Iconic

Zelda theme
Pokmon Intro
Halo theme
One Winged Angel

and then everything else

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TheCodeisBosco
12/11/20 11:30:45 PM
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Super Mario Bros. 1-1 is the clear winner, as others have stated. Some honorable mentions I haven't seen yet, though:

Super Mario 64 - Bob-omb Battlefield
Pokemon Red/Blue - Wild Pokemon Battle
Various system start-up jingles - particularly PS1 and GameCube
Donkey Kong Country - Jungle Groove
Undertale - MEGALOVANIA (I think this is pretty easily the most iconic track of the past ten years, if nothing else)

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ZenOfThunder
12/11/20 11:34:24 PM
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skullbone posted...
SMB 1-1


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bryans7
12/11/20 11:40:56 PM
#33:


Does the Mortal Kombat song count?

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Wanglicious
12/12/20 12:22:18 AM
#34:


ooh, MK theme is a good one. though people only remember the yelling, a couple notes, and maybe test your might.
still enough to put it up there, even if it's not Mario/Tetris/Zelda.

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LeonhartFour
12/12/20 12:22:43 AM
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bryans7 posted...
Does the Mortal Kombat song count?

it's technically from the movie

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The Utility Man
12/12/20 12:31:40 AM
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You'd probably be better off asking what the most iconic non Nintendo video game theme is.

If you're allowing Nintendo, there's no way SMB 1-1 doesn't win. Even beside that you have 1-2, Zelda overworld theme, Tetris A, Pokemon main theme, etc.

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12/12/20 12:34:03 AM
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Janus5k
12/12/20 12:39:22 AM
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Atelier Shallie - Octopunch

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FL81
12/12/20 12:42:40 AM
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It's a very tough call, but I gotta go with Asa kara Zusshiri Milkpot SPECIAL - Gaze at my Sour Cream Burrito

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Mac Arrowny
12/12/20 12:49:02 AM
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Asa kara Zusshiri Milkpot's translation was a landmark moment for the medium
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MZero
12/12/20 1:12:54 AM
#41:


All my non-gamer friends know SMB 1-1 and 1-2. In Japan, everyone knows the Dragon Quest theme, but I'm sure that's not the case basically anywhere else on Earth

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Epyo
12/12/20 1:35:46 AM
#42:


everyone knows it is lonely rolling star

no it is not but I wish it was

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ExThaNemesis
12/12/20 2:09:05 AM
#43:


One Winged Angel

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Seginustemple
12/12/20 2:22:16 AM
#44:


Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 soundtrack
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Zylothewolf
12/12/20 10:12:15 AM
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Epyo posted...
everyone knows it is lonely rolling star

no it is not but I wish it was

Oh thx now that will be stuck in my head for another 15 years!

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HaRRicH
12/16/20 11:55:16 PM
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I'll try by decade:

80s: 1-1 (followed by 1-2)
90s: FF7 Opening Cinematic (followed by Saria's Song)
00s: Halo Theme (followed by Still Alive)
10s: MEGALOVANIA (really unsure about this decade though)

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Rango
12/22/20 4:15:06 PM
#48:


After Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon themes, I'm pretty sure it's One-Winged Angel.

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ApexEditor
12/22/20 4:29:25 PM
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Not as iconic anymore, but I'd imagine most of us still remember what Green Hill Zone sounds like.

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Rango
12/23/20 10:38:19 PM
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ApexEditor posted...
Not as iconic anymore, but I'd imagine most of us still remember what Green Hill Zone sounds like.

As long as Sonic Team keeps shoving it down our throats, we will.

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