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There's something profoundly relaxing and sound-bathic about it, spesh with a low pass filter or filtering out all the treble.

The House song from Mother 1 is amazing and so is the rest of the album in this light

Try it; I double-dare you

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[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago
[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Duck Tails. Nothing beats that moon theme.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

This immediately started playing in my head when I read the question.

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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[–] tal@lemmy.today 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The password entry screen for Metal Gear.

Love that tune. So calming.

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Gonma be honest, I love the Pictionary theme

[–] Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lmao wth. Was not expecting a bump from Pictionary. This is so good.

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Oh hell yeah. I'll take Solstice any day. What a legendary game. One of the best platform-puzzle titles for it's time. You just can't understand it until you play it.

I never had the manual, so it was confusing as hell for a while. Most stories for NES games came from the manual. NES manuals were half guides, half prologue novels.

You play this song and I will instantly know where its from - https://youtu.be/N3YrrUtQ7-g

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

It has no business being that good

[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJwh3erQlyE

EDIT: Someone also apparently sequenced it with newer samples:

https://onlinesequencer.net/838080

EDIT2: A group doing a drum and strings cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuFP76k8EoU

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Thanks for doing all these links :D excellent work

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The title track from Shadowgate is awesome.

If you're into nixing the treble, Super Glove Ball's whole soundtrack goes bass only when you pause the game.

SNES recommendation: Super R type has a killer soundtrack.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

The title track from Shadowgate is awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5kxc1HPzmc&list=PL46BF8396C28B382F&index=14

If you’re into nixing the treble, Super Glove Ball’s whole soundtrack goes bass only when you pause the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkRh3nhyFQg&list=PLBC4752A8A85DF440

I'm guessing that this is paused.

SNES recommendation: Super R type has a killer soundtrack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC-6J9A7dAw&list=PLErsx10Ke4uwrNGRBpICylxwwGD80nQ_L

"HD" version; not clear to me how this was generated:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRubKdGd3Ik&list=PL72153D06B0B75736

MIDI-sequenced remaster from some project to create MIDI versions of SNES music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ApAJHJDjc4

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Chrono Trigger - Main Theme

Castlevania II - Simon's Quest - Town at Daytime

Mega Man 2 - Bubble Man Stage

Super Mario Bros 2 - Game End

River City Ransom - Menu/Shop Theme

[–] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Chrono Trigger - Main Theme

Note that this is SNES.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTLgPXnFnks&list=RDzTLgPXnFnks&start_radio=1

An orchestral remix, I believe rendered with some MIDI synth; the artist here appears to have done two CDs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi_D97cHcbQ&list=PLTHOcnhIuPOvEJd8WJI6kaJbQG0NeKtaY

Castlevania II - Simon’s Quest - Town at Daytime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUujTBkG-04

Mega Man 2 - Bubble Man Stage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEULEvmq7yE

Super Mario Bros 2 - Game End

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GB8SSIK0sQ

River City Ransom - Menu/Shop Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8IXsFnwZC4

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Thanks for doing the leg work! So many memories!

[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That Super Mario Bros 2 - Game End lullaby is perfect.

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

When I first beat it as a kid, I just sat there for 10 minutes listening. This song has permanent resistance in my head.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Not nes, but it is 8 bit...

The fez soundtrack, by disasterpeace.

https://disasterpeace.bandcamp.com/album/fez-ost

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[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Since you specified NES, og Zelda and Maniac Mansion

[–] Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This might be a weird, obscure game, I think, but I LOVE the Act 1 Part 1 song from Totally Rad and Act 1 Part 2 is my second favorite NES tune. The whole OST is just fire.

https://youtu.be/vLbR-vm-Ry8 - Part 1

https://youtu.be/l-IZG44nfvk - Part 2

The game started as a sort of jrpg sidescroller, but it got... butchered from "Americanizing". Still gnarly, though (heh).

Also, honorable mention, all the music from The Guardian Legend. All of it. I love that game so much.

The Guardian Legend OST - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEOQ0YA_1DWlqKUJkOJaJL0YB2brVTCFd

One of the best songs - https://youtu.be/W2q0aIql0Qw

Oh shit, and this one (sorry, I'm like a kid in a candy shop trying to pick my favorite when it comes to NES) - https://youtu.be/o_VzSKgTye0

[–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It's been awhile, but my first thought was Kirby

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[–] ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I remember enjoying a lot of the Mega Man music. But also the theme for the first area in Crystalis has stuck with me for ages.

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[–] SuperEars@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The ending to Dragon Warrior IV
https://youtu.be/BAG4mz6V6xQ

[–] tal@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The House song from Mother 1 is amazing and so is the rest of the album in this light

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGU8PcZmN64&list=PL72325BBD77D6DBE9&index=25

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[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I like to vibe to certain tracks from the Mega Man series.

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[–] anubis119@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My mom used to use the fishing song from The Black Bass to put me to sleep. Many moons later, I still find it soothing. https://youtu.be/6DDffBpWfnk?t=03m15s

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[–] emilygage@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] heavy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

NES Deja Vu, great music for the puzzle solving.

[–] DioramaOfShit@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

I always liked the music from Donkey Kong country 2

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)
[–] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago

This is so cheeky. He starts off with the most generic NES music imaginable then proceeds to simply obliterate its soundchip.

Spot on. 🤘

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[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The game is sorta crap even though I like it, but I find The Blues Brothers NES OST very comfy.

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The main theme from Solstice is also a fucking banger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gObHt1uZA

[–] ujeenator@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Unchained Melody from 9999 in 1 cartridges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9HYL21d8gQ

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