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      • fellegF
        felleg @Brigane
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        @Brigane Wow, cool theme! I never heard it before. I'll add it for sure. :) I will also add some new finds I made when I get home tonight.

        EDIT: added your theme, and a bunch of others ;)

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          Nismo @felleg
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          @felleg For amiga one of my favourites is intro from turrican II.

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            DorkVonWaterfall
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            Blood Money (Amiga)

            Cannon Fodder (Amiga)

            Gianna Sisters (C64)

            Ghost n Goblins (C64)

            Monty on the run (C64)

            Ocean Loader`s 1-5 (c64)

            i could keep on....

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            • fellegF
              felleg @DorkVonWaterfall
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              @DorkVonWaterfall There are some great picks! It's strange, I never played C64 or Amiga growing up (I think they were more popular in Europe than in America). Thanks for sharing these! I always thought the Monty on the Run theme was from I Wanna Be the Guy... Silly me!

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                Nismo @felleg
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                @felleg This is my favourite one from ZX spectrum, i had this game on my real spectrum and the first time i hear it i said woooowwww...

                ZX spectrum Ghouls and ghost main theme:

                The best music i ever hear on a ZX speactrum.

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                • caver01C
                  caver01 @felleg
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                  @felleg It's a slightly different approach, but in my older arcade cabinet that ran on XP using the Maximus Arcade font end, we used to run an ambient arcade track that would loop. It was supposed to sound like the background noise you would hear in a real arcade, so it had 80's hits mixed into a long series of arcade sounds and pinball noises. There was another version that had more updated games instead of just early classics. The looping wasn't an issue because it was so long. Someone spent a lot of time making the mix track. I think you can still find these with a google search.

                  My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                  • BuZzB
                    BuZz administrators
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                    <blatent advert> ;-)

                    If anyone wants ogg/mp3 recordings from game music you can download recordings from many systems via my modland interface at http://www.exotica.org.uk/wiki/Special:Modland

                    eg

                    Turrican 1/2/3 for Amiga

                    http://www.exotica.org.uk/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special%3AModland&ss=1&title=Special%3AModland&md=search&mod=turrican&aut=&for=tfmx&col=&ins=

                    (There is also a basic Kodi addon for listening to tunes from modland also which comes with Kodi)

                    To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                    • fellegF
                      felleg @caver01
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                      @caver01 Very interesting! I found versions of Arcade Ambiance 1981, 1983, 1992, ... on youtube. I don't know if that's the ones you were referring to. I can imagine this sounding amazing in an arcade cabinet!

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                      • mediamogulM
                        mediamogul Global Moderator @felleg
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                        @felleg said in Music suggestions for your RetroPie menu Music:

                        I can imagine this sounding amazing in an arcade cabinet!

                        It really is fantastic. I have a setup on my main computer that mixes the various ambience years into a corresponding randomized jukebox playlist depending on time frame. For an extra element of nostalgia, I made the option to select a further variable of background ambience such as bowling alleys, beach boardwalks and outdoor amusement parks, all equalized to fit the intended space complete with appropriate crowd chatter. I find that it puts me so perfectly in the moment, that my scoring is almost always higher. Talking about it here makes me want to explore a similar option for the Pi.

                        RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                        • caver01C
                          caver01 @felleg
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                          @felleg said in Music suggestions for your RetroPie menu Music:

                          I found versions of Arcade Ambiance 1981, 1983, 1992, ... on youtube. I don't know if that's the ones you were referring to.

                          Yeah, those are quite similar. Actually, back in the day the ones I used had music from the same era as part of the mix, but I have a feeling those are not to be found anymore. The ones you found are good, although they seem a little bit dense with sounds. I remember them being a bit more sparsely loaded, but I could be wrong. Anyway, it makes for a great background soundtrack if you are primarily setup for arcade games like me.

                          My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                            lilbud @mediamogul
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                            @mediamogul said in Music suggestions for your RetroPie menu Music:

                            beach boardwalks

                            If I could take the ambiance of the Wildwood boardwalk, and play it through the pi. That would be lovely.

                            Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                            Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                              mediamogul Global Moderator @lilbud
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                              @lilbud said in Music suggestions for your RetroPie menu Music:

                              If I could take the ambiance of the Wildwood boardwalk, and play it through the pi. That would be lovely.

                              Wildwood is legendary. I would have loved to visit Dracula's Castle.

                              RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                                lilbud @mediamogul
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                                @mediamogul On the topic of Wildwood, Sam's Pizza or Macks?

                                (Everyone else will be wondering what we are talking about)

                                Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                                Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                • mediamogulM
                                  mediamogul Global Moderator @lilbud
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                                  @lilbud said in Music suggestions for your RetroPie menu Music:

                                  Sam's Pizza or Macks?

                                  Hah! Like Republicans and Democrats, G.I. Joe and Cobra, or even Captain & Tennille, one couldn't exist without the other. However, I gotta side with Sam's. Cheddar on a pie is as egregious to my senses as "Muskrat Love".

                                  RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                                  • lilbudL
                                    lilbud @mediamogul
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                                    @mediamogul Sams with a bucket of Curley Fries. While playing games in Gateway 26.

                                    Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                                    Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                    • BriganeB
                                      Brigane
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                                      I know this doesn't have much to do with retro gaming music but I still think that Borderlands soundtracks are worth mentioning. I like the ambient feeling.

                                      Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                                      Os: RetroPie 4.5
                                      Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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                                          SaraSodaPop
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                                          The map selection BGM in Yoshi's Island is great:

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