Your favourite game music score (16bit and earlier only)

[n-g-m]

What's your favourite music from any video game from the 16bit era and before?

Some of my favourites are Super Metroid and Castlevania 4 - some of the most atmospheric music score on the SNES in my opinion. Then there's always the good old "air platform" theme from Super Mario World - I've even been sad enough to try and learn how to play it on piano

[retromax]

Silkworm on the Amiga

[Farzlepot]

Call me crazy, but I loved Ristar's soundtrack. Mega Drive sound processing deficiencies notwithstanding.

[Nemesis]

Wow, this will make me think. I have to say you could fit a multitude of Amiga titles in this category. The Lotus Turbo series comes to mind, particulary number 2. Cobra on the Spectrum & Zynaps on the CPC too.

[rossi46]

The Golden Axe music is awesome IMO.

Also, both Amiga Gods and Leander tunes are very fitting whilst playing the titles, in a kind of Medievil-'em-up kind of way. Kind of.

[Negative Creep]

Super Probotector - the theme that plays when you fight the penultimate boss is simply awesome. A close second would be Super Metroid, with the Norfair Deathmarch being the highlight

[FatTrucker]

Exolon - Amstrad/Speccy/C64 - In fact all Cecco's games had great tunes.
Barbarian (palace) - Amstrad - I actually prefer the Amstrad track to the C64 one.
Infestation - ST
Actraiser - Snes
Rock N Roll Racing - Snes
Shadowrun - Snes - probably my favourite game soundtrack of the 16 bit era.
Super Metroid - Snes
To name a few.

[gman72]

I've got a new best 16 bit game soundtrack. Now making a big impact on my ipod playlist i give you
Earthbound. Pure excellence.

[SJ_Sathanas]

Super Probotector - the theme that plays when you fight the penultimate boss is simply awesome. A close second would be Super Metroid, with the Norfair Deathmarch being the highlight

Me too, but the 3rd level. I like alot of the Music in Desert Fighter too and was going to link to youtube but there are NO gameplay videos
TBH Just about any SNES game invokes a whole lot of nostalgia for me.

[tekaotaku]

Opening level to THE KILLING GAMESHOW on the megadrive, excellent. Also the intro music to M.U.S.H.A Aleste, megadrive, I have this as my current ring tone. Sad I know

[ToxieDogg]

Secret Of Mana had an excellent soundtrack.

And also....the SNES version of Mr Nutz. The game itself didn't set the world alight, but I still think it's one of the best and most atmospheric soundtracks I've ever heard.

[sscott]

Xenon on the Amiga and Batman the Movie also.

[Uaithne]

The music in Gyruss always brings back memories - I love the fact they included it with Game Room.

Also 1942 on the C64 - included a rip off of the music from the movie, 633 Squadron.

[casiokid]

Super Mario World is brilliant for me. It's one of the only game scores I'd listen to outside it's original context. So clever.

Megaman 2 has some cracking tunes, too.

[c0nfu53d]

Terrinigma - SNES. One of the most memorable soundtracks ever...