Out of interest I come back every few years to see how my thoughts have changed on this. I am starting a blog hopefully later on today where I'll go into each one in more detail but here is my current top 100 video game soundtracks:
100. Super Variable Geo (Super Famicom)
99. Alcahest (Super Famicom)
98. Shin Megami Tensei II (Super Famicom)
97. Cho Aniki: Otoko no Tamafuda (Bandai WonderSwan)
96. Kingdom Hearts (Sony PlayStation 2)
95. Atelier Elie: Alchimist of Salburg (Sony PlayStation)
94. Gradius Gaiden (Sony PlayStation)
93. Flak Attack (Arcade)
92. Xexex (Arcade)
91. Thunder Force III (Sega Genesis)
90. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo 64)
89. Shin Momotaru Densetsu (Super Famicom)
88. U.N. Squadron (Super Famicom)
87. Super E.D.F. (Super Famicom)
86. Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (Sega Saturn)
85. Thunder Cross (Arcade)
84. Overtake (Sharp X68000)
83. X-Men: Mutant Apacolypse (Super Famicom)
82. Castlevania: Bloodlines (Sega Genesis)
81. Vib Ribbon (Sony PlayStation)
80. Snowboard Kids 2 (Nintendo 64)
79. Azure Nights (Sony PlayStation 3)
78. Super Robot Wars Gaiden: Masou Kishin The Lord Of Elemental (Super Famicom)
77. Brandish VT (PC-98)
76. Live A Live (Super Famicom)
75. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sega Saturn)
74. Mother 3 (Game Boy Advance)
73. Parodius Da! (Arcade)
72. Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings (Sony PlayStation 3)
71. Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (Sony Playstation 2)
70. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (Nintendo DS)
69. Snowboard Kids (Nintendo 64)
68. Metal Black (Arcade)
67. Silent Hill 2 (Sony PlayStation 2)
66. Super Adventure Island (Super Famicom)
65. Energy Breaker (Super Famicom)
64. Opoona (Nintendo Wii)
63. Madara 2 (Super Famicom)
62. Last Bible III (Super Famicom)
61. Contra III: The Alien Wars
60. F-Zero X (Nintendo 64)
59. Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (Super Famicom)
58. The Legend of Heroes V: A Cagesong of the Ocean (PC)
57. Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad (Sony PlayStation 2)
56. Dragon Knight 4 (Super Famicom)
55. The legend of Heroes IV: A Tear of Vermillion
54. Space Manbow (MSX2)
53. Gimmick! (Nintendo Entertainment System)
52. Atelier Judie: Alchemist of Gramnad (Sony PlayStation 2)
51. Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyuushutsu Emaki (Super Famicom)
50. Majin Tensei (Super Famicom)
49. Rushing Beat Run: Fukusei Toshi (Super Famicom)
48. Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures (Super Famicom)
47. Revelations: Persona (Sony PlayStation)
46. Brandish 2: The Planet Buster (Super Famicom)
45. Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (Arcade)
44. Gradius III (Arcade)
43. Star Fox (Super Famicom)
42. Ai Cho Aniki (PC-Engine)
41. Nights Into Dreams (Sega Saturn)
40. Tokimeki Memorial (Super Famicom)
39. The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch (PC-98)
38. Atelier Firis: The Alchemist And The Mysterious Journey (Sony PlayStation 4)
37. Super Castlevania (Super Famicom)
36. Rockman X3 (Super Famicom)
35. Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana 2 (Sony PlayStation 2)
34. Ys III: Wanderers of Ys (PC-88)
33. Seiken Densetsu III (Super Famicom)
32. BLUE REFLECTION Maboroshi Ni Mau Shoujo no Ken (Sony PlayStation 4)
31. Salamander 2 (Arcade)
30. Sword World SFC (Super Famicom)
29. Rockman X2 (Super Famicom)
28. Final Fantasy USA: Mystic Quest
27. Super Turrican 2 (Super Famicom)
26. Vantage Master JP (PC)
25. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Super Famicom)
24. Majin Tensei II (Super Famicom)
23. Ganbare Goemon: Derodero Douchu Obake Tenko Mori (Nintendo 64)
22. Popful Mail (Super Famicom/PC-88/Sega CD)
21. Rockman X (Super Famicom)
20. G-Darius (Arcade)
19. Contra: Hard Corps (Sega Genesis)
18. Super Turrican (Super Famicom)
17. The Ninja Warriors Again (Super Famicom)
16. Alien Soldier (Sega Mega Drive)
15. Plok (Super Famicom)
14. Mother 2 (Super Famicom)
13. Terranigma (Super Famicom)
12. Lagoon (Sharp X68000)
11. Ys V: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin (Super Famicom)
10. Brandish 3: Spirit of Balcan (PC-98)
9. Dinosaur (FM Towns)
8. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Super Famicom)
7. Rudra No Hihou (Super Famicom)
6. Axelay (Super Famicom)
5. Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished (PC-88)
4. Sorcerian (PC-88)
3. Thunder Force IV (Sega Mega Drive)
2. The Legend of Xanadu II (PC-Engine)
1. The Legend of Xanadu (PC-Engine)
It's been a long journey but I would say this is the endgame of my lists. I recommend this to anyone getting into video game music that wants to hear variety and many of the most influential/historical soundtracks.
Last edited by Spirit_Chaser; Apr 19, 2020 at 08:32 PM.
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