The 100 song SHOWDOWN - video games edition

[xLemmy_KoopaX]

Excuse my long absence, everyone.

#66 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Lorule Castle - 9/10. In game, the track actually progresses the closer you get to the top of the castle, which is a neat extra. I don't feel like the repetition is too noticable because of this, especially in the later parts where it gets more intense and we have Ganon's Theme in there. I think this is just an epic track for the marsh to the final boss. Also, if you reverse this track, there are Hyrule Castle parts in it. I still love this kind of stuff.
#41 Bayonetta - Fly Me To The Moon - 8/10. It is a glamourized version of an old track, yes. But it sounds really good, so why not? I didn't play Bayonetta, but I can see it working as an unique battle theme.
#93 BlazBlue - Awakening the Chaos - 8/10. The into is a bit long, but after it picked up, I enjoyed this track a lot. Like finalark, I think the different aspects of the track fit well together and make it feel unique in the first place.
#16 Tales of the Abyss - Karma - 7/10. I am surprised this gets so much "Meh" reactions, to be honest. This is one of my more-liked Tales openings as well, although there are some I still prefer. I don't think the vocalist was too monotone, either.
#79 Street Fighter II - Ryu's Theme - 5/10. It's OK I guess, but I don't feel like it's anything special at all,

 

[Bossvelt]

updated leaderboard

Spoiler: scores

#21 Bravely Default - The Serpent That Devours the Horizon: 9.09 (round 7)
#8 Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechanical Rhythm: 9.03 (round 9)
#7 Xenoblade Chronicles - Zanza: 8.82 (round 8)
42. Silent Hill 4 - Room of Angel: 8.48 (round 4)
43. NieR - Song of the Ancients Fate: 8.36 (Round 3)
#39 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Power-Hungry Fool: 8.33 (round 6)
#77 Metal Gear Solid 3 - Main Theme: 8.25 (round 8)
#67 Mario Kart 8 - Bowser's Castle: 8.26 (round 6)
#49 F-Zero X - Big Blue: 8.01 (round 9)
76. Final Fantasy 5 - Battle on the Big Bridge: 7.93 (round 5)
#48 Golden Sun - Isaac's Battle Theme: 7.91 (round 9)
#11 Touhou: Subterranean Anmism - Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion: 7.86 (round 6)
15. Star Ocean 3 - Highbrow: 7.85 (round 5)
19. J Stars Victory VS - Two Steps from Hell: 7.82 (round 5)
57. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Cornered: 7.81 (round 4)
#25 Bayonetta - The Greatest Jubilee: 7.79 (round 7)
#66 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Lorule Castle: 7.78 (round 10)
37. Punch out Wii - Theme: 7.78 (Round 3)
74. Golden Sun - Battle with Saturos: 7.73(round 2)
#93 BlazBlue - Awakening the Chaos: 7.72 (round 10)
64. Super Mario Galaxy - Buoy Base Galaxy: 7.72 (round 4)
#73 Hyrule Warriors - Eclipse of the Moon: 7.66 (round 7)
#18 Blazblue: Calamity Trigger - Lust SIN: 7.55 (round 8)
12. Touhou 5: Mystic Square - Alice in Wonderland: 7.53 (round 4)
#33 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Destiny (Ablaze): 7.52 (round 8)
71. Kirby Triple Deluxe - The World to Win: 7.47 (round 1)
56. Sonic Adventure 2 - Green Forest: 7.36 (round 4)
62. Final Fantasy X - To Zanarkland: 7.36 (round 1)
#41 Bayonetta - Fly Me To The Moon: 7.36 (round 10)
81. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Subterranean of Hell: 7.31 (Round 3)
100.To the Moon - Theme: 7.3 (Round 3)
40. Donkey Kong Country - Gang Plank Galleon: 7.28 (round 1)
10. Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Telling the Truth: 7.26 (round 5)
#55 Pokémon Colosseum - Cipher Peon Battle: 7.25 (round 7)
50. Kingdom Hearts 2 - Sanctuary: 7.24 (round 1)
92. Super Paper Mario - The Ultimate Show: 7.14 (round 2)
#20 Asura's Wrath - From the New World: 7.06 (round 7)
80. Super Castlevania IV - Simon's Theme: 7.05(round 2)
#17 Tales of Legendia - The Legendary Sorcerer: 7.04 (round 6)
#82 Metal Gear Solid 4 - Old Snake: 6.94 (round 9)
54. Hot Wheels World Race - Menu Theme: 6.88 (Round 3)
45. Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbrush Symphony: 6.86(round 2)
86. Kid Icarus Uprising - The War's End: 6.72(round 2)
#98 Walking Dead - Remember Me: 6.52 (round 6)
#16 Tales of the Abyss - Karma: 5.92 (round 10)
96. Project X Zone - Ghosts 'n Goblins: 5.75 (round 5)
59. No More Heroes 2 - Philistine ~ RANK 4 Margeret Moonlight: 5.68 (round 1)
#87 Portal 2 - Want You Gone: 5.31 (round 9)
#79 Street Fighter II - Ryu's Theme: 5.12 (round 10)
#22 Portal 2 - Bombs for Throwing at You: 4.82 (round 8)

 

[xLemmy_KoopaX]

#66 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Lorule Castle: 7.78
#41 Bayonetta - Fly Me To The Moon: 7.36
#93 BlazBlue - Awakening the Chaos: 7.72
#16 Tales of the Abyss - Karma: 5.92
#79 Street Fighter II - Ryu's Theme: 5.12

Ryu's Theme is in the Top 3 of our worst themes, between the Portal 2 tracks. Some people loved it, but it was mostly disliked. Karma was treated similary, but got more good votes and less votes as bad. The other three tracks were rather close to eachother. Fly Me To The Moon's votes didn't skyrocket though, mainly because of the track not being an original composition. Awakening the Chaos and Lorule Castle were away from eachother by merely half a point (total, not avarage) in Lorule Castle's favor.

@ xLemmy_KoopaX could you post the leader board? The OP hasn't been updated in a long while and I'm curious to know the current standings of things.

Sure thing.

Spoiler: Leaderboard (Round 1 - Round 10)

#21 Bravely Default - The Serpent That Devours the Horizon: 9.09 (Round 7)
#8 Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechanical Rhythm: 9.03 (Round 9)
#7 Xenoblade Chronicles - Zanza: 8.82 (Round 8)
#42 Silent Hill 4 - Room of Angel: 8.48 (Round 4)
#43 NieR - Song of the Ancients Fate: 8.36 (Round 3)
#39 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Power-Hungry Fool: 8.33 (Round 6)
#67 Mario Kart 8 - Bowser's Castle: 8.26 (Round 6)
#77 Metal Gear Solid 3 - Main Theme: 8.25 (Round 8)
#49 F-Zero X - Big Blue: 8.01 (Round 9)
#76 Final Fantasy 5 - Battle on the Big Bridge: 7.93 (Round 5)
#48 Golden Sun - Isaac's Battle Theme: 7.91 (Round 9)
#11 Touhou: Subterranean Anmism - Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion: 7.86 (Round 6)
#15 Star Ocean 3 - Highbrow: 7.85 (Round 5)
#19 J Stars Victory VS - Two Steps from Hell: 7.82 (Round 5)
#57 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Cornered: 7.81 (Round 4)
#25 Bayonetta - The Greatest Jubilee: 7.79 (Round 7)
#37 Punch-Out Wii - Theme: 7.78 (Round 3)
#66 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Lorule Castle: 7.78 (Round 10)
#74 Golden Sun - Battle with Saturos: 7.73 (Round 2)
#93 BlazBlue - Awakening the Chaos: 7.72 (Round 10)
#64 Super Mario Galaxy - Buoy Base Galaxy: 7.72 (Round 4)
#73 Hyrule Warriors - Eclipse of the Moon: 7.66 (Round 7)
#18 Blazblue: Calamity Trigger - Lust SIN: 7.55 (Round 8)
#12 Touhou 5: Mystic Square - Alice in Wonderland: 7.53 (Round 4)
#33 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Destiny (Ablaze): 7.52 (Round 8)
#71 Kirby Triple Deluxe - The World to Win: 7.47 (Round 1)
#41 Bayonetta - Fly Me To The Moon: 7.36 (Round 10)
#62 Final Fantasy X - To Zanarkland: 7.36 (Round 1)
#56 Sonic Adventure 2 - Green Forest: 7.36 (Round 4)
#81 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Subterranean of Hell: 7.31 (Round 3)
#100 To the Moon - Theme: 7.3 (Round 3)
#40 Donkey Kong Country - Gang Plank Galleon: 7.28 (Round 1)
#10 Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Telling the Truth: 7.26 (Round 5)
#55 Pokémon Colosseum - Cipher Peon Battle: 7.25 (Round 7)
#50 Kingdom Hearts 2 - Sanctuary: 7.24 (Round 1)
#92 Super Paper Mario - The Ultimate Show: 7.14 (Round 2)
#20 Asura's Wrath - From the New World: 7.06 (Round 7)
#80 Super Castlevania IV - Simon's Theme: 7.05 (Round 2)
#17 Tales of Legendia - The Legendary Sorcerer: 7.04 (Round 6)
#82 Metal Gear Solid 4 - Old Snake: 6.94 (Round 9)
#54 Hot Wheels World Race - Menu Theme: 6.88 (Round 3)
#45 Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbrush Symphony: 6.86 (Round 2)
#86 Kid Icarus Uprising - The War's End: 6.72 (Round 2)
#98 Walking Dead - Remember Me: 6.52 (Round 6)
#16 Tales of the Abyss - Karma: 5.92 (Round 10)
#96 Project X Zone - Ghosts 'n Goblins: 5.75 (Round 5)
#59 No More Heroes 2 - Philistine ~ RANK 4 Margeret Moonlight: 5.68 (Round 1)
#87 Portal 2 - Want You Gone: 5.31 (Round 9)
#79 Street Fighter II - Ryu's Theme: 5.12 (Round 10)
#22 Portal 2 - Bombs for Throwing at You: 4.82 (Round 8)

Okay, here goes Round 11!

#3 Civilization 4 - Baba Yetu
#13 Super Robot Wars OG - The Sword That Cleaves Evil
#32 Kid Icarus: Uprising - Dark Pit
#90 Chrono Trigger - Yearnings of Wind
#26 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name!

 

[Solfiner]

#3 Civilization 4 - Baba Yetu - 3/10
#13 Super Robot Wars OG - The Sword That Cleaves Evil - 8/10
#32 Kid Icarus: Uprising - Dark Pit - 9/10
#90 Chrono Trigger - Yearnings of Wind - 8/10
#26 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name! - 7/10

 

[Deleted member]

3. 8.5/10 - I found this piece to be relaxing, honestly.
13. 9/10 - I might just be surprised at the quality of this version compared to the rendition from Project X Zone, the first one I've ever listened to. I enjoyed both, though.
32. 9/10 - It's catchy and it fits Dark Pit well.
90. 7/10 - This might be better with context, but I found to be decent.
26. 8.5/10 - I enjoyed this track quite a bit.

 

[xLemmy_KoopaX]

#3 Civilization 4 - Baba Yetu - 4/10. Okay, I know, I never voted any track this low. But I'm sorry, I just can't bring myself to like it, as much as I want to. The style of it just doesn't really appeal to me, and I just can't see anything in it that would make it special compared to other compositions, because both orchestra and African choir have been done a ton of times in combination. And it might be just me, but it feels like this song tries way too much to feel epic and exotic.
#13 Super Robot Wars OG - The Sword That Cleaves Evil - 7/10. This track feels solid all around. Reminds me a bit of a classic Fire Emblem Map Theme, actually. It would feel at place, to be quite honest.
#32 Kid Icarus: Uprising - Dark Pit - 9/10. I have no idea how anyone got the idea to give this dark angel here a Spanish-sounding theme, but it is glorious and actually fits both his character and the gameplay surprisingly well! I just love this guitar way too much.
#90 Chrono Trigger - Yearnings of Wind - 7/10. Shame on me; I didn't play Chrono Trigger yet. As simple this track is (Like the time it apparently belongs to), it gives off a peaceful and enchanting vibe, maybe even a bit sad. Might be better in context.
#26 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name! - 9/10. Both this theme and the chapter it plays in make some of the most beautiful and emotional moments in Fire Emblem: Awakening. Yes, it may be your basic sad orchestrated theme, but I still can't help it. Especially the complexity and variety of this track just make it so good for me.

 

[DuwangAnon]

3. 5/10. Eh. I can see how it got an award--by that I mean it hit all of the "quotas" for award-bait music. Not my taste. It's fine, it has a good melody, but nothing that I would personally write home about.
13. 9/10. I AM SANGER, SANGER ZONVOLT! THE SWORD THAT CLEAVES EVIL!
32. 8.6/10. I really love the guitar.
90. 7/10. I've heard this used in a good many NicoNico medleys. Nice and relaxing.
26. 8.5/10. I fell for this medley the moment I heard it.

 

[Spak]

3. 7/10 - I might have some bias about this one because our school's choir, band, and orchestra cooperated for this one, but I like it quite a bit. It's quite emotional, has good composition, and leaves a good feeling with me after I listen. It is also relevant to VGM history because it was the first video game song nominated for a Grammy.

13. 8/10 - Pretty cool and fun to listen to.

32. 8.5/10 - Pretty much this:

#32 Kid Icarus: Uprising - Dark Pit - 9/10. I have no idea how anyone got the idea to give this dark angel here a Spanish-sounding theme, but it is glorious and actually fits both his character and the gameplay surprisingly well! I just love this guitar way too much.

90. 9/10 - This is a classic that speaks for itself in all of its 16-bit glory. Chrono Trigger is one of my favorite OSTs out there and this is one of the top songs (my favorite at the moment from this soundtrack is Frog's Theme. Can't believe I forgot to include Chrono Trigger in my list of nominations.)

26. 8.3/10 - I like it a lot, but I still feel like the person who picked the FE songs could have picked them a little bit better, as there are better tracks throughout the series. This track is epic and stunning, but isn't as remarkable as some others.

 

[finalark]

3. 9/10 - You're uncivilized swine, the lot of you. I really, really dig this piece. It's extremely well composed with a strong, memorable melody and is very unique as far as video game music goes. Plus this is the first piece of game music to catch folks outside of the gaming community's attention.

13. 7/10 - I have no idea what kind of game this is from, but it's really solid. A bit too busy in places, but as @ xLemmy_KoopaX it really reminds me something from the FE series. I don't think this is anything I'd go back to, but it's good for what it is.

32. 8/10 - I have never played Icarus Uprising, so I have no idea what this is like in context. That being said, the simple but solid composition does wonders and makes it a ton of fun to listen to. Dat bass, too.

90. 9/10 - When I first read the title I was all like "Yearnings of Wind? What song is that?" Then I opened it in a new tab and immediately recognized the song from the first note. Yes, I am bias towards this one. It gets a bit too shrill at certain parts or whatever but I'm too busy crying in a corner because of the emotional attachment I have to this game and only now am I realizing how long it's been since I've played this. Wow, that got the nostalgia going hard.

26. 8/10 - I really wanted to rate this lower because it didn't leave as much of an impact on me as it did with other people, but listening to it on it's own it really is a fantastic piece.

 

[Spak]

3. 9/10 - You're uncivilized swine, the lot of you.

Haha! Uncivilized swine and the song is from Civ 4. I get it!

EDIT: Also, that video is historical because it has the old-style YouTube comment section. I haven't seen that format in quite a while and I still like it more than the new Google+ comments.

 

[Tepig2000]

#3 Civilization 4 - Baba Yetu - 5/10
#13 Super Robot Wars OG - The Sword That Cleaves Evil - 8/10
#32 Kid Icarus: Uprising - Dark Pit - 10/10
#90 Chrono Trigger - Yearnings of Wind - 10/10
#26 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name! - 9/10

I might be a little too lenient with the scores, but whatever.

 

[Spak]

OK, it's been a week since the start of the round. If there are no more votes, now would likely be a good time for a new round.

 

[Dunban]

3. 7.1/10
13. 6/10
32. 9.4/10
90. 6.5/10
26. 9.8/10

 

[xLemmy_KoopaX]

OK, it's been a week since the start of the round. If there are no more votes, now would likely be a good time for a new round.

#3 Civilization 4 - Baba Yetu: 6.08
#13 Super Robot Wars OG - The Sword That Cleaves Evil: 7.75
#32 Kid Icarus: Uprising - Dark Pit: 8.94
#90 Chrono Trigger - Yearnings of Wind: 7.94
#26 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name!: 8.51

This round has been pretty good overall! Baba Yetu got really mixed votes, but it still has a mediocre score overall. The rest of the tracks all got very consistant and high scores, actually. While The Sword That Cleaves Evil and Yearnings of Wind got great votes, both Dark Pit and Don't Speak Her Name! are some of our highest-voted tracks so far, with Dark Pit winning and getting a spot in Top 3, even. Don't Speak Her Name! still gets a place in the Top 5, though.

Spoiler: Leaderboard (Round 1 - Round 11)

#21 Bravely Default - The Serpent That Devours the Horizon: 9.09 (Round 7)
#8 Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechanical Rhythm: 9.03 (Round 9)
#32 Kid Icarus: Uprising - Dark Pit: 8.94 (Round 11)
#7 Xenoblade Chronicles - Zanza: 8.82 (Round 8)
#26 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name!: 8.51 (Round 11)
#42 Silent Hill 4 - Room of Angel: 8.48 (Round 4)
#43 NieR - Song of the Ancients Fate: 8.36 (Round 3)
#39 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Power-Hungry Fool: 8.33 (Round 6)
#67 Mario Kart 8 - Bowser's Castle: 8.26 (Round 6)
#77 Metal Gear Solid 3 - Main Theme: 8.25 (Round 8)
#49 F-Zero X - Big Blue: 8.01 (Round 9)
#90 Chrono Trigger - Yearnings of Wind: 7.94 (Round 11)
#76 Final Fantasy 5 - Battle on the Big Bridge: 7.93 (Round 5)
#48 Golden Sun - Isaac's Battle Theme: 7.91 (Round 9)
#11 Touhou: Subterranean Anmism - Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion: 7.86 (Round 6)
#15 Star Ocean 3 - Highbrow: 7.85 (Round 5)
#19 J Stars Victory VS - Two Steps from Hell: 7.82 (Round 5)
#57 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Cornered: 7.81 (Round 4)
#25 Bayonetta - The Greatest Jubilee: 7.79 (Round 7)
#37 Punch-Out Wii - Theme: 7.78 (Round 3)
#66 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Lorule Castle: 7.78 (Round 10)
#13 Super Robot Wars OG - The Sword That Cleaves Evil: 7.75 (Round 11)
#74 Golden Sun - Battle with Saturos: 7.73 (Round 2)
#93 BlazBlue - Awakening the Chaos: 7.72 (Round 10)
#64 Super Mario Galaxy - Buoy Base Galaxy: 7.72 (Round 4)
#73 Hyrule Warriors - Eclipse of the Moon: 7.66 (Round 7)
#18 Blazblue: Calamity Trigger - Lust SIN: 7.55 (Round 8)
#12 Touhou 5: Mystic Square - Alice in Wonderland: 7.53 (Round 4)
#33 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Destiny (Ablaze): 7.52 (Round 8)
#71 Kirby Triple Deluxe - The World to Win: 7.47 (Round 1)
#41 Bayonetta - Fly Me To The Moon: 7.36 (Round 10)
#62 Final Fantasy X - To Zanarkland: 7.36 (Round 1)
#56 Sonic Adventure 2 - Green Forest: 7.36 (Round 4)
#81 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Subterranean of Hell: 7.31 (Round 3)
#100 To the Moon - Theme: 7.3 (Round 3)
#40 Donkey Kong Country - Gang Plank Galleon: 7.28 (Round 1)
#10 Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Telling the Truth: 7.26 (Round 5)
#55 Pokémon Colosseum - Cipher Peon Battle: 7.25 (Round 7)
#50 Kingdom Hearts 2 - Sanctuary: 7.24 (Round 1)
#92 Super Paper Mario - The Ultimate Show: 7.14 (Round 2)
#20 Asura's Wrath - From the New World: 7.06 (Round 7)
#80 Super Castlevania IV - Simon's Theme: 7.05 (Round 2)
#17 Tales of Legendia - The Legendary Sorcerer: 7.04 (Round 6)
#82 Metal Gear Solid 4 - Old Snake: 6.94 (Round 9)
#54 Hot Wheels World Race - Menu Theme: 6.88 (Round 3)
#45 Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbrush Symphony: 6.86 (Round 2)
#86 Kid Icarus Uprising - The War's End: 6.72 (Round 2)
#98 Walking Dead - Remember Me: 6.52 (Round 6)
#3 Civilization 4 - Baba Yetu: 6.08 (Round 11)
#16 Tales of the Abyss - Karma: 5.92 (Round 10)
#96 Project X Zone - Ghosts 'n Goblins: 5.75 (Round 5)
#59 No More Heroes 2 - Philistine ~ RANK 4 Margeret Moonlight: 5.68 (Round 1)
#87 Portal 2 - Want You Gone: 5.31 (Round 9)
#79 Street Fighter II - Ryu's Theme: 5.12 (Round 10)
#22 Portal 2 - Bombs for Throwing at You: 4.82 (Round 8)

Round 12!
#6 Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire - VS Team Magma & Aqua Leader
#35 Bastion - Setting Sail, Coming Home
#95 Jump Ultimate Stars - Heaven's Strongest
#72 Kid Icarus Uprising - Lightning Battle
#36 Dark Souls - Artorias the Abyss Walker

 

[Solfiner]

#6 Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire - VS Team Magma & Aqua Leader - 9.5/10. Call me biased, I don't give a ****. THIS IS MY JAM
#35 Bastion - Setting Sail, Coming Home - 7/10. Like the tune, not really a fan of their singing.
#95 Heaven's Strongest - Jump Ultimate Stars - 8/10. Can't really put words on why I like this, I just really do.
#72 Kid Icarus Uprising - Lightning Battle - 8.5/10. One of my favorite tracks from Uprising for sure.
#36 Dark Souls - Artorias the Abyss Walker - 6/10. Nothing special IMO.

 

[DuwangAnon]

6. 9/10. Nostalgia bump. First -owned- Pokemon game. Also, I love the remake's bass drop.
35. 7/10. I can see how this would be very emotional. However, I lack the proper connection with the game to fully experience "teh feelz."
95. 8.5/10. Those were good days--playing Jump Ultimate Stars, not understanding jack squat 'cuz it was all in Japanese, and using a guide to get my way through.
72. 8.5/10. Very fast-paced, givin' ya a feel of crap's goin' down. This, in addition to a rockin' melody.
36. 7/10. Nice and dark and edgy, very dramatic.

Nice and tasty selection this time 'round.

 

[Spak]

6. 7.3/10 - Yes, I remember this theme. Yes, I got the game whenever it came out. No, this song is nothing remarkable. This isn't the best song in the game and doesn't really stand out all that much to me...

35. 7/10 - Meh.

95. 8.5/10 - I like it. It's uses various instruments well, it's sax and flute parts complement each other well, and the sound card is utilized to its best ability. It also has a good percussion part that really adds to the track and sets the tone of what the track is supposed to be like.

72. 9/10 - Love the guitar, synth, bass, rhythm guitar, drums, and orchestra combo. This track is made to pump you up for action and does it well.

36. 6.3/10 - It's OK I guess, but it's a bit dark, brooding, and boring. I might have liked it if I played the game more, but it's just kinda odd with all of the weird voices that somehow make themselves into an undead choir. In addition, the song itself isn't all that interesting as it has very little distinguishable melody. Also, at 2:52 I was cracking up because all I could make out was "YOUUU HYU HYU HYU HEY-HOOOOOOO YOUUUUU HYU HYU HYU HEYY-HOOOOOOOOO." It sounds like zombie Goofy.

EDIT: Changed the Dark Souls score because I realized it was above meh.

 

[Tepig2000]

I'm going to vote sooner or later, but I just wanna leave a little comment for now. Who thought that submiting the original version of the Archie/Maxie battle theme over the ORAS version was a good idea? I mean, the ORAS one is much better. Just listen to this:

 

[Solfiner]

I'm going to vote sooner or later, but I just wanna leave a little comment for now. Who thought that submiting the original version of the Archie/Maxie battle theme over the ORAS version was a good idea? I mean, the ORAS one is much better. Just listen to this:

I did. I completely disagree, I dislike the remake version.

 

[finalark]

6. 8/10 - No joke, this was my favorite song on RSE's OST as a kid. I am hugely bias towards it, but I have to agree with @ Tepig2000 on this one. Listening to them side by side, the ORAS version really is better.

35. 7/10 - I have never once played Bastion, but it's one of my old roomate's favorite games and he used to listen to the OST all the time. And for good reason, it's good a good sound track but I don't think this song is particular is all that standout. It's still good, but nothing amazing.

95. 5/10 - It's neat, but nothing special.

72. 8/10 - WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T PLAY BASS AS A RHYTHM GUITAR!? I've never played KI:U, but this piece has a very F-Zero sort of feel that really makes it work. The song does get a bit stale at parts, but overall it's a pretty good listen.

36. 5/10 - I feel like I'd like this song if I had a personal connection with it. It drags, builds, and then doesn't go anywhere with it. I started browsing the net and actually ended up subconsciously blocking it out. It's just not all that great a song.

 

[Spak]

Bump 4 Votes. I'm stuck at home during summer vacation because Mom has the car, so I have plenty of time on my hands.

 

[Deleted member]

6. 7/10 - Sue me, I consider this song decent, but overrated. This is coming from someone who LIKES the GBA's trumpets, but they aren't very well executed here.
35. 7/10 - This piece didn't do much for me, but it's probably better with context.
95. 8/10 - I find this tune to be rather...calming.
72. 8.5/10 - In contrast to #95, this tune is rather...exhilarating.
36. 7/10 - It's haunting, but nothing special beyond that.

 

[Spak]

Round 13 tomorrow?

EDIT: Tagging @ xLemmy_KoopaX in case he unwatched the thread. Only another 8 rounds to go!

 

[xLemmy_KoopaX]

Sorry, everyone, school took way too much time these last days, and I couldn't really motivate myself to take my time to do my stuff here with the time I actually had available. I am doing a quick vote and start a new round. Though 6 votes are really few. Hope we get more again in the next rounds.

#6 Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire - VS Team Magma & Aqua Leader - 8/10.
#35 Bastion - Setting Sail, Coming Home - 7/10.
#95 Jump Ultimate Stars - Heaven's Strongest - 7/10.
#72 Kid Icarus Uprising - Lightning Battle - 10/10.
#36 Dark Souls - Artorias the Abyss Walker - 5/10.

Total scores:
#6 Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire - VS Team Magma & Aqua Leader - 8.13
#35 Bastion - Setting Sail, Coming Home - 7.00
#95 Jump Ultimate Stars - Heaven's Strongest - 7.50
#72 Kid Icarus Uprising - Lightning Battle - 8.75
#36 Dark Souls - Artorias the Abyss Walker - 6.05

Spoiler: Leaderboard (Round 1 - Round 12)

#21 Bravely Default - The Serpent That Devours the Horizon: 9.09 (Round 7)
#8 Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechanical Rhythm: 9.03 (Round 9)
#32 Kid Icarus: Uprising - Dark Pit: 8.94 (Round 11)
#7 Xenoblade Chronicles - Zanza: 8.82 (Round 8)
#72 Kid Icarus Uprising - Lightning Battle - 8.75 (Round 12)
#26 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name!: 8.51 (Round 11)
#42 Silent Hill 4 - Room of Angel: 8.48 (Round 4)
#43 NieR - Song of the Ancients Fate: 8.36 (Round 3)
#39 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Power-Hungry Fool: 8.33 (Round 6)
#67 Mario Kart 8 - Bowser's Castle: 8.26 (Round 6)
#77 Metal Gear Solid 3 - Main Theme: 8.25 (Round 8)
#6 Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire - VS Team Magma & Aqua Leader - 8.13 (Round 12)
#49 F-Zero X - Big Blue: 8.01 (Round 9)
#90 Chrono Trigger - Yearnings of Wind: 7.94 (Round 11)
#76 Final Fantasy 5 - Battle on the Big Bridge: 7.93 (Round 5)
#48 Golden Sun - Isaac's Battle Theme: 7.91 (Round 9)
#11 Touhou: Subterranean Anmism - Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion: 7.86 (Round 6)
#15 Star Ocean 3 - Highbrow: 7.85 (Round 5)
#19 J Stars Victory VS - Two Steps from Hell: 7.82 (Round 5)
#57 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Cornered: 7.81 (Round 4)
#25 Bayonetta - The Greatest Jubilee: 7.79 (Round 7)
#37 Punch-Out Wii - Theme: 7.78 (Round 3)
#66 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Lorule Castle: 7.78 (Round 10)
#13 Super Robot Wars OG - The Sword That Cleaves Evil: 7.75 (Round 11)
#74 Golden Sun - Battle with Saturos: 7.73 (Round 2)
#93 BlazBlue - Awakening the Chaos: 7.72 (Round 10)
#64 Super Mario Galaxy - Buoy Base Galaxy: 7.72 (Round 4)
#73 Hyrule Warriors - Eclipse of the Moon: 7.66 (Round 7)
#18 Blazblue: Calamity Trigger - Lust SIN: 7.55 (Round 8)
#12 Touhou 5: Mystic Square - Alice in Wonderland: 7.53 (Round 4)
#33 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Destiny (Ablaze): 7.52 (Round 8)
#95 Jump Ultimate Stars - Heaven's Strongest - 7.50 (Round 12)
#71 Kirby Triple Deluxe - The World to Win: 7.47 (Round 1)
#41 Bayonetta - Fly Me To The Moon: 7.36 (Round 10)
#62 Final Fantasy X - To Zanarkland: 7.36 (Round 1)
#56 Sonic Adventure 2 - Green Forest: 7.36 (Round 4)
#81 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Subterranean of Hell: 7.31 (Round 3)
#100 To the Moon - Theme: 7.3 (Round 3)
#40 Donkey Kong Country - Gang Plank Galleon: 7.28 (Round 1)
#10 Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Telling the Truth: 7.26 (Round 5)
#55 Pokémon Colosseum - Cipher Peon Battle: 7.25 (Round 7)
#50 Kingdom Hearts 2 - Sanctuary: 7.24 (Round 1)
#92 Super Paper Mario - The Ultimate Show: 7.14 (Round 2)
#20 Asura's Wrath - From the New World: 7.06 (Round 7)
#80 Super Castlevania IV - Simon's Theme: 7.05 (Round 2)
#17 Tales of Legendia - The Legendary Sorcerer: 7.04 (Round 6)
#35 Bastion - Setting Sail, Coming Home - 7.00 (Round 12)
#82 Metal Gear Solid 4 - Old Snake: 6.94 (Round 9)
#54 Hot Wheels World Race - Menu Theme: 6.88 (Round 3)
#45 Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbrush Symphony: 6.86 (Round 2)
#86 Kid Icarus Uprising - The War's End: 6.72 (Round 2)
#98 Walking Dead - Remember Me: 6.52 (Round 6)
#3 Civilization 4 - Baba Yetu: 6.08 (Round 11)
#36 Dark Souls - Artorias the Abyss Walker - 6.05 (Round 12)
#16 Tales of the Abyss - Karma: 5.92 (Round 10)
#96 Project X Zone - Ghosts 'n Goblins: 5.75 (Round 5)
#59 No More Heroes 2 - Philistine ~ RANK 4 Margeret Moonlight: 5.68 (Round 1)
#87 Portal 2 - Want You Gone: 5.31 (Round 9)
#79 Street Fighter II - Ryu's Theme: 5.12 (Round 10)
#22 Portal 2 - Bombs for Throwing at You: 4.82 (Round 8)

Round 13!
#1 Mother 3 - Battle Against the Masked Man
#5 Journey - Apotheosis
#34 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - The Legendary Hero
#14 Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - GONG
#58 Kirby Air Ride - Checker Knights

 

[Solfiner]

#1 Mother 3 - Battle Against the Masked Man - 10/10. This is my favorite track of all time. It doesn't really work out of context and I understand that, but I feel like this perfectly portrays the ending of Mother 3.

#5 Journey - Apotheosis - 7/10. It drags on a bit too long for my taste, but it's still pretty beautiful.

#34 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - The Legendary Hero - 9/10. This is nostalgia bias, but I also feel like it holds up well even without nostalgia.

#14 Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - GONG - 8/10. This is also pretty nostalgic. I also love muh animu.

#58 Kirby Air Ride - Checker Knights - 6/10.

 

[Spak]

1. 6/10 - Definitely unique, but not necessarily in a good way. It has a good drum pad and bass guitar, but the rest of it is just odd, jumbled tones. Quite honestly, it sounds like a glitched GBA cartage with repeating tones, things that don't belong together, and distorted sound effects.

2. 9/10 - Journey has a wonderful and atmospheric soundtrack. I absolutely love it.

9. 9.5/10 - This is a classic that goes without explaining.

14. 7/10 - It's OK, but nothing spectacular.

58. 9/10 - Checker Knights sums up Air Ride in a song. It's fun, bouncy, and goes through different stages picking up instruments and different melodies as it goes along. This song has a great composition, a wide variety of instruments, has a pretty good song length (about 2 minutes), and its fun, polka rhythm never gets old in my opinion.

If you gave me a chance to drive around a city sitting on a Chinese takeout box while bumping into larger boxes to get stat boosts, smash through all rocks that dare stand in my path, and go into a pool of lava which takes me to the Fountain of Dreams, all the while looking for three elusive legendary pieces that will transform my machine into an indestructable tank that goes at blistering speeds or a machine that can glide anywhere at anytime, I would play this song (and probably visit a psychiatrist shortly afterwords).

 

[Tepig2000]

#1 Mother 3 - Battle Against the Masked Man - 8/10
#5 Journey - Apotheosis - 8/10
#34 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - The Legendary Hero - 9/10
#14 Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - GONG - 7.5/10
#58 Kirby Air Ride - Checker Knights - 10/10

 

[Spak]

It's been a week tomorrow and we still need more votes. Is there a minimum vote count required to continue to the next round?

 

[Deleted member]

I'll make this quick.

1. 5/10 - I'm sure this song is better with context, but it sounds like a mess.
5. 7.5/10 - I'm sure this song is also better with context, but it's decent.
34. 8/10
14. 8/10
58. 7.5/10

 

[finalark]

I too will makes this a quick as possible.

1. 3/10 - This song works better in context. With out it, it's a confused, vaguely spooky atmospheric piece that's all over the place.
5. 8/10 - I ended up liking that way more than I thought it would.
34. 8/10 - This is a good.
14. 7/10 - It takes a white to get going, but is quite good once it does.
58. 9/10 - This is also a good. A very good. And nostalgic.

EDIT: I feel like we should have done ten around instead of twenty and made this a fifty song challenge.

 

[SkittleE]

#1 Mother 3 - Battle Against the Masked Man - 3/10 And to think, whoever submitted this probably said that Bombs for Throwing at You hurt their ears.
#5 Journey - Apotheosis - 8/10 Journey never fails to impress.
#34 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - The Legendary Hero - 7/10 Dat flute
#14 Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - GONG - 7.5/10 I didn't like the singing at first, but it got better near the end.
#58 Kirby Air Ride - Checker Knights - 6/10 Eh....weh.

 

[Spak]

I too will makes this a quick as possible.

1. 3/10 - This song works better in context. With out it, it's a confused, vaguely spooky atmospheric piece that's all over the place.
5. 8/10 - I ended up liking that way more than I thought it would.
34. 8/10 - This is a good.
14. 7/10 - It takes a white to get going, but is quite good once it does.
58. 9/10 - This is also a good. A very good. And nostalgic.

EDIT: I feel like we should have done ten around instead of twenty and made this a fifty song challenge.

Agreed, it seems to have died out a bit around round 10.

Anyways, that's 7 votes if Lemmy votes this round. Next round soon?

 

[DuwangAnon]

#1 Mother 3 - Battle Against the Masked Man
#5 Journey - Apotheosis
#34 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - The Legendary Hero
#14 Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - GONG
#58 Kirby Air Ride - Checker Knights

1. 8/10. In context of everything, this is an amazing piece. It fully captures the mood of what's going down. Unfortunately, it isn't terribly much to look at musically. I don't have the same connection to Mother 3 that everyone else does, so it does not impact me in that way.
5. 7/10. It did take a while to get going. I did end up liking it eventually, but it feels like one of the soundtracks you'd hear in a kung-fu adventure flick.
34. 8.9/10 Great nostalgia, great game.
14 9.9/10 GAOGAIGAR CRUSHING A METEOR WITH THE HELL AND HEAVEN
58. 8.8/10. Great Airride nostalgia right here. Airride U when.

 

[xLemmy_KoopaX]

Okay, now I have everything stressful in school done. Expect at least weekly updates again. Also, I will be able to be much more active again in August, since I have summer holidays then.

EDIT: I feel like we should have done ten around instead of twenty and made this a fifty song challenge.

Agreed. More track submissions would keep the showdowns fresher. It's something to take into consideration for when we do Song Showdown 2 (Which will most likely happen in August if people are still interested.)

#1 Mother 3 - Battle Against the Masked Man
8/10. This track perfectly conveys what is going on in the game. However, it only works in said given context.

#5 Journey - Apotheosis
9/10. I did not play the game, but this is absolutely beautiful.

#34 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - The Legendary Hero
9/10. I feel like this gets really high scores because of nostalgia, but I seriously can't blame anyone for this. Beautiful instrumental track. I was always very fond of Wind Waker's intro in general.

#14 Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - GONG
9/10. Another great surprise for me. This track just combines so many things musically that I love in VGM. While I don't mind the lyrics at all, if anyone could give me an purely instrumental version of this, it would be greatly appreciated.

#58 Kirby Air Ride - Checker Knights
9/10. Why does this round surprise me so much with great tracks? I am rather forgiving with my votes in general, but geez. I didn't really pay attention to it in Smash or something, and that's such a pity, because this is an amazing track.

Total Scores
#1 Mother 3 - Battle Against the Masked Man - 6.38
#5 Journey - Apotheosis - 7.94
#34 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - The Legendary Hero - 8.55
#14 Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - GONG - 7.99
#58 Kirby Air Ride - Checker Knights - 8.16

Spoiler: Leaderboard (Round 1 - Round 13)

#21 Bravely Default - The Serpent That Devours the Horizon: 9.09 (Round 7)
#8 Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechanical Rhythm: 9.03 (Round 9)
#32 Kid Icarus: Uprising - Dark Pit: 8.94 (Round 11)
#7 Xenoblade Chronicles - Zanza: 8.82 (Round 8)
#72 Kid Icarus Uprising - Lightning Battle - 8.75 (Round 12)
#34 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - The Legendary Hero - 8.55 (Round 13)
#26 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name!: 8.51 (Round 11)
#42 Silent Hill 4 - Room of Angel: 8.48 (Round 4)
#43 NieR - Song of the Ancients Fate: 8.36 (Round 3)
#39 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Power-Hungry Fool: 8.33 (Round 6)
#67 Mario Kart 8 - Bowser's Castle: 8.26 (Round 6)
#77 Metal Gear Solid 3 - Main Theme: 8.25 (Round 8)
#58 Kirby Air Ride - Checker Knights - 8.16 (Round 13)
#6 Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire - VS Team Magma & Aqua Leader - 8.13 (Round 12)
#49 F-Zero X - Big Blue: 8.01 (Round 9)
#14 Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - GONG - 7.99 (Round 13)
#90 Chrono Trigger - Yearnings of Wind: 7.94 (Round 11)
#5 Journey - Apotheosis - 7.94 (Round 13)
#76 Final Fantasy 5 - Battle on the Big Bridge: 7.93 (Round 5)
#48 Golden Sun - Isaac's Battle Theme: 7.91 (Round 9)
#11 Touhou: Subterranean Anmism - Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion: 7.86 (Round 6)
#15 Star Ocean 3 - Highbrow: 7.85 (Round 5)
#19 J Stars Victory VS - Two Steps from Hell: 7.82 (Round 5)
#57 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Cornered: 7.81 (Round 4)
#25 Bayonetta - The Greatest Jubilee: 7.79 (Round 7)
#37 Punch-Out Wii - Theme: 7.78 (Round 3)
#66 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Lorule Castle: 7.78 (Round 10)
#13 Super Robot Wars OG - The Sword That Cleaves Evil: 7.75 (Round 11)
#74 Golden Sun - Battle with Saturos: 7.73 (Round 2)
#93 BlazBlue - Awakening the Chaos: 7.72 (Round 10)
#64 Super Mario Galaxy - Buoy Base Galaxy: 7.72 (Round 4)
#73 Hyrule Warriors - Eclipse of the Moon: 7.66 (Round 7)
#18 Blazblue: Calamity Trigger - Lust SIN: 7.55 (Round 8)
#12 Touhou 5: Mystic Square - Alice in Wonderland: 7.53 (Round 4)
#33 Fire Emblem: Awakening - Destiny (Ablaze): 7.52 (Round 8)
#95 Jump Ultimate Stars - Heaven's Strongest - 7.50 (Round 12)
#71 Kirby Triple Deluxe - The World to Win: 7.47 (Round 1)
#41 Bayonetta - Fly Me To The Moon: 7.36 (Round 10)
#62 Final Fantasy X - To Zanarkland: 7.36 (Round 1)
#56 Sonic Adventure 2 - Green Forest: 7.36 (Round 4)
#81 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Subterranean of Hell: 7.31 (Round 3)
#100 To the Moon - Theme: 7.3 (Round 3)
#40 Donkey Kong Country - Gang Plank Galleon: 7.28 (Round 1)
#10 Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Telling the Truth: 7.26 (Round 5)
#55 Pokémon Colosseum - Cipher Peon Battle: 7.25 (Round 7)
#50 Kingdom Hearts 2 - Sanctuary: 7.24 (Round 1)
#92 Super Paper Mario - The Ultimate Show: 7.14 (Round 2)
#20 Asura's Wrath - From the New World: 7.06 (Round 7)
#80 Super Castlevania IV - Simon's Theme: 7.05 (Round 2)
#17 Tales of Legendia - The Legendary Sorcerer: 7.04 (Round 6)
#35 Bastion - Setting Sail, Coming Home - 7.00 (Round 12)
#82 Metal Gear Solid 4 - Old Snake: 6.94 (Round 9)
#54 Hot Wheels World Race - Menu Theme: 6.88 (Round 3)
#45 Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbrush Symphony: 6.86 (Round 2)
#86 Kid Icarus Uprising - The War's End: 6.72 (Round 2)
#98 Walking Dead - Remember Me: 6.52 (Round 6)
#1 Mother 3 - Battle Against the Masked Man - 6.38 (Round 13)
#3 Civilization 4 - Baba Yetu: 6.08 (Round 11)
#36 Dark Souls - Artorias the Abyss Walker - 6.05 (Round 12)
#16 Tales of the Abyss - Karma: 5.92 (Round 10)
#96 Project X Zone - Ghosts 'n Goblins: 5.75 (Round 5)
#59 No More Heroes 2 - Philistine ~ RANK 4 Margeret Moonlight: 5.68 (Round 1)
#87 Portal 2 - Want You Gone: 5.31 (Round 9)
#79 Street Fighter II - Ryu's Theme: 5.12 (Round 10)
#22 Portal 2 - Bombs for Throwing at You: 4.82 (Round 8)

Round 14!
#63 Mass Effect 3 - Leaving Earth
#4 Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Pressing Pursuit
#47 Street Fighter Alpha - Charlie Stage Theme
#85 Bastion - Build That Wall (Zia's Theme)
#31 Shovel Knight - Strike the Earthhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqAYMZSOQao

 

[SkittleE]

#63 Mass Effect 3 - Leaving Earth - 7/10 You know, I really hated this song the last time I heard it. I don't know what was going on there, because I liked it quite a bit this time.
#4 Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Pressing Pursuit - 7/10 Makes me feel like playing Phoenix Wright, if only I actually owned any of the games.
#47 Street Fighter Alpha - Charlie Stage Theme - 6/10 The sound quality hurt my ears, I couldn't really hear past that to tell if the song was any more than decent.
#85 Bastion - Build That Wall (Zia's Theme) - 9/10 I love this song, I really do.
#31 Shovel Knight - Strike the Earth - 7/10 It was a fun song, but nothing special.

 

[Deleted member]

63. 6/10 - I'm sure this piece is better with context.
4. 8/10 - Not as good as other "Pursuit" themes from this series, but I liked it quite a bit.
47. 9/10 - Upbeat and catchy.
85. 7.5/10 - This got repetitive after a while.
31. 8.5/10 - The song itself is very well written, but it could benefit greatly from not sounding 8-bit.

 

[Spak]

63. 5/10 - It's OK, but all I got out of it after the song was done and I had to score its performance was a repetitive piano with random BWAAAs.
4. 8/10 - I completely agree with @KingBro1 on this one.
47. 9/10 - It's not called bad sound quality, it's called arcade cabinet distortion. Anyways, this (and Adon's Theme) get me pumped and ready to go for pretty much anything except safe driving, it's well composed, the instrumental trade-offs are great, and I love all of the solos to show off each individual instrument.
85. 7/10 - Slow, boring, and lost my interest fairly quickly. I liked it for the first minute or so, but by the time I finished the song, I had no desire to listen again.
31. 8.75/10 - I think the 8-bit-ness actually added to the song because I'm pretty sure this uses more than 4 tracks (the limit of the NES' soundcard), making it instantly feel more musically deep and complex than a majority of NES games.

 

[Spak]

More votes would be good.

 

[Spak]

Been more than a week, so this is probably the last chance before the thread dies.

 

[Ocarina Stealer]

Damn this thread looked good. Any chance of a revival?