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Video: Best old school video game tunes of all time
3) The Legend of Zelda
Version: String Quartet
Inspired by fantasy and imagination, the tune for Zelda is well...legendary.
But performed with a string quartet? In the tone of Hollywood adventure films past and present, the Zelda theme echoes the grandeur of bigger sword and fantasy epics such such as Lord of the Rings, which is an appropriate comparison when you think about it.
2) Tetris
Version: According Style
We still can't get it out of our heads.
Some of you may be too young to actually care about Tetris (we simply won’t hear of it), but rest assured, if there were ever actually a tune that could stick like mud to the lining of our memory walls, it would definitely be the Russian inspired Tetris theme. As an accordion rendition, this is almost a note-perfect reinvention. Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov would be proud.
1) Super Mario Brothers
Version: Piano Medley (Mario Bros 1 - 3)
This is easily the greatest theme song ever
Written by Koji Kondo, the mastermind of Nintendo’s many classic theme songs(including Zelda), this should be considered the Star Wars theme and the Ode to Joy of video games, if it isn't already presumed so.
Covered endless times by amateurs and professional orchestras all over the world, the Mario themes take a great deal of their thematic style from piano Honkey Tonk & Jazz and blues chord styles. The Youtube video featured above has to be seen to be believed. Incredible playing.
*** BONUS ROUND ***
Pokemon theme
Version: Guitar Hero style
Needs no explanation, just watch.
Thankfully this youtube video doesn’t take itself too seriously. What happens when you combine the world’s most popular music video game (Guitar Hero) with what ‘used’ to be the world’s popular Japanese cartoon characters? Pure musical gaming madness. For a split second, it almost made Pokemon look cool. But only for a split second.
This article appeared in the October, 2008 issue of PC Authority.
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Comments: 2
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totoaus
Sep 12, 2008 8:41 PM
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There is something seriously defective with ANY list of video games that excludes the classic wireframe games such as BattleZone, or green on Green Flight Simulator running on an Apple 2. Even Pong is overlooked, sad days indeed.
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Video: Best old school video game tunes of all time?
We rank the top 7 old school video game theme songs of all time, with a little help from Youtube.
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exitnow
Oct 3, 2008 3:21 PM
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i think you missed the best one - Shadow of the Beast. |
