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Obviously this is a very arbitrary icon, but I'd like your suggestions as to what games truly deserve it.
Of the top of my head, I think Streets of Rage definitely is one. Also, my new review for Sonic 3D Blast for the Saturn seems deserving.
Which games do you think deserve this distinction? A lot of games have great music, but what are the best in your opinion?
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Terminator for the Sega-CD has some mindblowing music, as does Gate Of Thunder for the Turbo-CD(I also love the soundtrack for Lords of Thunder, though I know that one isn't your thing).
I'll second Streets Of Rage, SOR 2 also has pretty awesome music, SOR3's music is OK but not quite as good. There's also the Earthworm Jim games.
Pretty much any Sonic game has amazing music, Sonic 1, 2 and 3, Sonic CD, 3-D Blast as you said in your Saturn review(though the Genesis version also has a great soundtrack), both Sonic Adventure games, Heroes, Unleashed, Colors, 06, Lost World, Shadow, etc.
BTW, do licensed songs count? If so I would definitely say the GTA series excells in that department(as does Saints Row)
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Mario Galaxy games are very good.
Zelda 2 is fantastic, as is Mario 3, pretty iconic soundtracks.
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Naturally, that includes ActRaiser.
Per Wikipedia ActRaiser was awarded Best Music of 1993 by Electronic Gaming Monthly.[12]
Yuzo composed the Streets of Rage games as well. His wikipedia article is pretty interesting. Ys1/Ys2 also got great reviews from back in the day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzo_Koshiro
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Between the catchy File Select, the meditative water stages,the freaking creepy Final music, the rewarding staff roll, even the theme that plays if you ignore those chomping plants for a moment and let 'em sleep.
Here's the whole darn OST if you don't believe me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgVUipXiqOc
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Duck Tales (nes)
Bucky O Hare (nes)
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A Boy and His Blob has my favorite soundtrack of any game in recent years.
Also, how about Nintendo Land? It's a veritable Nintendo Greatest Hits collection.
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