Music suggestions for your RetroPie menu Music

BuZz

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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)

felleg

@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!

mediamogul

@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.

caver01

@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.

lilbud

@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.

mediamogul

@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.

lilbud

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

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

mediamogul

@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".

lilbud

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

Brigane

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.

SaraSodaPop

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SaraSodaPop

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

Nobuo

Nobuo

backstander

Portal - Still Alive

Zero Wing - All Your Base Are Belong To Us (Techno Remix)

felleg

These are some great suggestions, guys! :) I added most of these to my own setup. Keep them coming!

obsidianspider

All of these suggestions and no one has put up the Cisco hold music? ;)

backstander

@obsidianspider

All of these suggestions and no one has put up the Cisco hold music? ;)

Haha! I can't tell you how many times I've heard this! We had this at my work for many years and finally changed it to something else last year!

obsidianspider

@backstander and the guy who wrote it got exactly $0 for it.

blanka

The best sounding system is scarse in your list: PC Engine. Only 2 TG16 tracks, and not even the best.
Some PC Engine titles are even better than the arcade versions:
Galaga 88
Kyukuoku Tiger
Dragon Spirit
Bomberman tunes (If you wanna laugh, play Sega Mega Bomberman afterwards)
Space Harrier

And IMO Sonic 1 and 2 for the GameGear are filled with outstanding chiptunes, outclassing the Megadrive cousins.