30 Day VGM Challenge (Fizza Edition)

Saw this challenge going around from people like Lemonstrade and wheatie (you should totally check out their lists as well btw) and thought I'd try and s̶h̶a̶m̶e̶l̶e̶s̶s̶l̶y̶ r̶i̶p̶ t̶h̶e̶m̶ o̶f̶f̶ do my own spin on it! Knowing how forgetful I am, I might forget a day here and there but I'll be sure to account for it should it ever come up. So, without further ado, here's a peek into my gaming musical tastes!

(oh and here's the link to the challenge if you want to try and do this for yourself! :D)

DAY 1: Title Screen Music - Main Theme/Title Screen

Instantly conveys the exact kind of vibe TTYD is going for while also being one hell of a banger; probably the best title screen theme in history XD

Honourable Mentions:
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Mario Party Superstars
Pokemon Black/White
DAY 2: Opening Level Music - Awake

Picking just one opening level theme from Castlevania was tortuous but I have to go with Awake from CotM because holy shit dude this is INCREDIBLE.

Honourable Mentions:
New Super Mario Bros (DS) - Overworld
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - New Messiah
Mega Man X - Central Highway
DAY 3: 8-Bit Music - Aquarius

I swear this list isn't just going to be 30 days straight of me gushing about Castlevania's music XD

Honourable Mentions:
Mega Man 9 - Concrete Jungle
Pokemon Trading Card Game - Grass & Lightning Clubs
Kirby's Dream Land 2 - Cloudy Park
DAY 4: Music From A Console-Exclusive Series - Northeast Frost Street

This is basically just the 'Favourite Nintendo Music' section for the 99-percentile and I am no exception XD

Honourable Mentions:
TOO MANY
DAY 5: Hub World or Overworld Music - Jubilife Village (Post-Game)

I will never forget the moment I heard the main melody fully shift into Jubilife City for the first time, I was genuinely about to tear up man.

Honourable Mentions:
Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion - Deepsea Metro
Banjo-Kazooie - Gruntilda's Lair
Yo-Kai Watch - Uptown Springdale
DAY 6: Music That Makes You Feel Relaxed - Kakariko Village

I still remember standing idly in Kakariko Village on my initial playthrough of LttP just so I could hear this song. There have been many versions of this one over the years, but my heart will always lie with the SNES original.

Honourable Mentions:
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Defend Globe
Minecraft - Sweden
Undertale - Home
DAY 7: Music From An Indie Game - Forest Night Fever

This is almost entirely recency bias and this spot will probably change on a different day but I just started playing Vampire Survivors for the first time recently and goddamn the music is appealing to the Castlevania fanboy in me in all the right ways XD

Honourable Mentions:
Undertale - ....pretty much all of it XD
Kunai - Boss Battle
Cadence of Hyrule - Crypt (Combat)
DAY 8: Music from a Shooter (1st/3rd Person) - Big Betrayal

With Splatoon being pretty much the only shooter series I've put time into, it's pretty obvious that it's the one I went with here and for my money? Nothing is better than the best diss track in history: Big Betrayal.

Honourable Mentions:
DOOM (1993) - E1M1: At Doom's Gate
Splatoon 2 - Fins and Fiddles
WinBack: Covert Ops - Low Health (Critical)
DAY 9: Music from a Licensed Game - Another Winter

I haven't actually played many licensed games oddly enough but even if I did, I'm pretty confident SPvTW would still take the crown here.

Honourable Mentions:
Ducktales Remastered - Moon Theme
LEGO Batman - Disco Theme
Silver Surfer NES - Level 1
DAY 10: RPG Battle Music - Deadly Temptation

would you believe me if I told you this is the normal boss theme

play Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

Honourable Mentions:
Octopath Traveler - Boss 1
Pokemon Scarlet/Violet - Final Battle! Kieran
Xenoblade Chronicles - You Will Know Our Names
DAY 11: Puzzle Game Music - Gary's Theme

I know it's an overused phrase at this point but Arceus almighty this game's soundtrack had absolutely no reason to go as bonkers as it does bro holy shit

Honourable Mentions:
Tetris 99 - 50 Players Remaining
Puyo Puyo - Final of Puyo Puyo (Satan Fight)
Picross S7 - BGM #1
DAY 12: Music That Makes You Sad - Recollection ~ The Bitter Taste of Truth

if you know, you know

Honourable Mentions:
Apollo Justice - Recollection ~ Forgotten Legend
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon - Time to Part Ways
Super Mario Galaxy - Family
DAY 13: Music From A Game You Don't Like - Triforce Heroes Main Theme

I will forever hold a grudge against this game for turning me off from 2D Zelda for about 6 years but the main theme is admittedly a bop.

Honourable Mentions:
Super Mario World - Castle Theme
Castlevania II - Bloody Tears
Mega Man 5 - Dark Man
DAY 14: Music Featuring Vocals - Bury the Light

I MEAN COME ON BRO

Honourable Mentions:
Guilty Gear Strive - Drift (Happy Chaos)
MadWorld - Survival
Portal 2 - Want You Gone
DAY 15: Boss Battle Music - Boss (FFIV)

the epitome of 'why do i hear boss music'

Honourable Mentions:
Mega Man X5 - X Vs Zero
Dark Souls III - Vordt of the Boreal Valley
River City Girls - Boss: Abobo
DAY 16: 16-Bit Music - Go Straight

This song is so good it single-handedly gave me the motivation to continue with Streets of Rage 2 after a middling first impression.

It is now one of my favourite games of all-time.

Honourable Mentions:
Street Fighter II - Vega's Theme
Mega Man X - Armoured Armadillo
Alien Soldier - Runner
DAY 17: Music You Never Get Tired Of - Apollo Justice OST

I must've binged this game's soundtrack at least a hundred times since I beat it in early February, it's that infectious of an OST.

Honourable Mentions:
Akumajou Densetsu
Undertale/Deltarune
Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe
DAY 18: Music From a Game Released The Year You Were Born - Katamari On The Rocks

every day I thank the lord for bringing me into this world the year that this masterpiece released

Honourable Mentions:
Godot ~ The Fragrance of Dark Coffee - Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations
Mario VS Donkey Kong - Mario Toy Company 3
Pikmin 2 - Map Theme
DAY 19: Cover of Music by a Different Artist - The ULTIMATE Smash Medley (90+ MUSICIANS!!) by Noteblock

I've been a huge fan of Noteblock's remixes for the longest time and this is far and away their best work; an absolutely legendary conglomeration of tons of different VG remixers from across Youtube to deliver one of the most all-encompassing musical medleys around.

Honourable Mentions:
Home by GlitchxCity
RIDDLE Arrangement by TheNobleDemon
Pursuit ~ Wanting to Find the Truth by GaMetal
DAY 20: Music From A Racing Game - Big Blue

HOW THE FUCK DID THEY MANAGE TO PUT THIS ON THE SNES BRO HOLY SHIT

Honourable Mentions:
Daytona USA - Let's Go Away
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Rainbow Road Wii
Excitebike 64: Kyoto, JP
DAY 21: Music You Associate With Frustration - Boss Battle (MM3)

I envy those who have never had the misfortune of attempting the Doc Robot fights in 3.

Honourable Mentions:
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Blue Badger
Super Mario 3D World - Champion's Road
Zelda: Oracle of Ages - Crown Dungeon

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1 month ago

So true about TTYD's title screen/theme


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