{"id":1451,"date":"2012-10-19T11:51:54","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T11:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2012-10-19T11:51:54","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T11:51:54","slug":"my-top-ten-favourite-nes-music-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=1451","title":{"rendered":"My Top TEN Favourite NES Music Tracks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alright, so to try and avoid making the blog too monotonous, I think I&#8217;m gonna make some mini top 10 posts, just S&#8217;s and G&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Top 10 NES tracks!\u00a0 Only one rule &#8211; one song per franchise&#8230;\u00a0 aaaaand go!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0 <em>Wrecking Crew &#8211; <\/em>Main Theme<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-xAOecKb1eA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I always thought that this was the perfect music for strategizing.\u00a0 I never found it repetitive at all, which is surprising, considering it pretty much\u00a0plays throughout the entire game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0 <em>Little Nemo: The Dream Master &#8211; <\/em>Intro<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uPLxtNeBjRI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, you&#8217;ll eventually be seeing this game on my other countdown.\u00a0 Though there were other memorable tracks in the game (it&#8217;s by Capcom, so, duh), the intro music just seemed to set the tone nicely with this memorable little ditty.\u00a0 Very old-time-circus-ey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0 <em>Adventure Island II &#8211; <\/em>Cave Theme (apparently called &#8220;Lake Island 2&#8221;??)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/muV1YyEU64c\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Adventure Island <\/em>games were always a bit hectic because of Master Higgins&#8217; health meter.\u00a0 When you&#8217;re running through caves filled with monsters, rolling boulders and lava, it just fits the mood perfectly.\u00a0 Catchy, too!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0 <em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles <\/em>&#8211; Stage Theme 2<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HyZnfwk1dVw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This game was tough, but man, did the music ever kick\u00a0ass!\u00a0 This was the music for the stage before the underwater bomb diffusing, and it was pretty fun to hum along to.\u00a0 The way the beat changes up every few seconds&#8230;\u00a0 great stuff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 <em>Metroid &#8211; <\/em>Kraid&#8217;s Lair<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_UGKCvIrF_o\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Though the original <em>Metroid<\/em> didn&#8217;t make it on my list of favourite games, I consider the game&#8217;s music among the best the NES had to offer.\u00a0 The Kraid&#8217;s Lair theme was the most\u00a0haunting of the bunch, and it&#8217;s by far my favourite from the game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 <em>DuckTales &#8211; <\/em>Moon<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MPkhhLC1tf8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There were a lot of things that were awesome about this game, and the music just sent it over the top.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 <em>Super Mario Bros. 3 &#8211; <\/em>Overworld 2<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WT5nfQJP40Y\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Of all the <em>Mario <\/em>themes that I&#8217;ve heard over the years, none of them\u00a0sounded as FUN as\u00a0this one.\u00a0 I was quite thrilled to hear a remix of it in the <em>Super Mario Galaxy <\/em>titles, as well!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 <em>Mega Man 3 &#8211; <\/em>Snake Man Theme<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O07GvoHM7hY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This was a tough choice, just because there&#8217;s so much great <em>Mega Man<\/em> music to choose from.\u00a0 Guts Man,\u00a0Skull Man, <em>Mega Man 2<\/em>&#8216;s Dr. Wily Stage 1&#8230;\u00a0 all great tunes that bow to the greatness of\u00a0Snake Man&#8217;s theme!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 <em>The Legend of Zelda &#8211; <\/em>Ending<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_2sQKNGcp2I\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Even after looking at all the epic music from <em>Zelda II<\/em>, I decided that this was my favourite 8-bit <em>Zelda<\/em> tune.\u00a0 It just seemed like such a happy-go-lucky melody to end a challenging game with.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 <em>Contra <\/em>&#8211; Base Theme<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O5ZVP5UWiH8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This one is just so damn catchy, it makes me wanna boogie.\u00a0 And then I start boogie-ing, and quickly realize I have rolling tubes and jumpin&#8217; and shootin&#8217; fellas to avoid.\u00a0 Video game music at its best!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HONORABLE MENTION!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g_m6917Bf4I\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alright, so to try and avoid making the blog too monotonous, I think I&#8217;m gonna make some mini top 10 posts, just S&#8217;s and G&#8217;s. 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