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Is Megalovania the iconic track of this decade?
- Thread starter Slai-Man
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Why in the world would you think pasting random links to Undertale performances is a substitute for actually replying?
I mean, even if any one of us couldn't do the same search and return far more Skyrim concert results, it was distracting and lazy.
But seriously, the difference in results does not help you here.
The Skyrim theme is more iconic. Please just ignore how it loses in every popularity metric outside of Skyrim sold more copies and how it sounds like a generic fantasy theme whilst a huge aspect of Megolovania's popularity is that it slaps.
How day they post performances they enjoy of the track most referenced in this thread. This topic is clearly nothing but serious business where everybody's just accepting Megalovania's got more hits and has been searched for more.
How day they post performances they enjoy of the track most referenced in this thread. This topic is clearly nothing but serious business where everybody's just accepting Megalovania's got more hits and has been searched for more.
Your post isn't bringing up any evidence of import though. You're just speculating it's less popular because Skyrim is a "hugely popular orchestral darling". What's someone supposed to reply to that? Like, what are you even implying?
Kind of agree. I have played a few hours of Skyrim, and I am 100% unable to remember the soundtrack. As someone stated earlier in this thread, the first four notes of Megalovania is enough for me not to just recognise the theme, but get it stuck in my head for a considerable time.
And I didn't even hear the theme in the game itself, as I'm not a psychopath.
Posting random links would only have been evidence if my point had been that Undertale has never been performed. I didn't say or imply that.
And I said more than the orchestra bit, some of it in previous replies, but I don't think I said anything controversial. I've offered as much as most going either direction in this thread.
Was posting those links meant to suggest that Undertale has been performed as many or more times than the Skyrim theme? If that was the point, then my response would be to suggest you do the same search on YouTube for the Skyrim theme. If that wasn't the point, then I might have to ask you to clarify. It's just one point though.
I don't know anything about League of Legends, but this is absolutely incredible
In the early part of the decade it was the Dragonborn theme, the latter it's Megalovania. Overall I think Dragonborn is more popular amongst your typical 25+ with no children, whereas Megalovania has become a meme and Undertale's current popularity shouldn't be underesrimated.
I think I give a slight edge to Megalovania.
I think I give a slight edge to Megalovania.
Well I really never heard the undertale music before this thread and the first I heard of the game was in a Nintendo Direct, but it didn't made any impact to make me want to try it.
However by the number of replies it seems is something really big, not sure bigger than Skyrim but still
However by the number of replies it seems is something really big, not sure bigger than Skyrim but still
Lol, the way I read this post (and sorry if I cause any offense) is that whether a piece of music can be considered iconic is whether trugs26 has heard of it or not.
Not even casual gamer. I hadn't heard it until this thread. It's neat I guess but... is it iconic or just very familiar to anyone who played Undertale?
Dragonborn was the most iconic before Megalovania, so it's still in 2nd place. But Megalovania went past the gaming world.
This isnt post your favourite soundtrack from this gen thread though. When I think iconic and cultural impact...I don't think Nier Automata.
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Elder Scrolls is my favorite series. Morrowind's my favorite game. I absolutely adore Skyrim and sunk around 500 hours into it across multiple saves/versions of the game. Dovakhiin is fucking FLAMES. But there's no way you can tell me it's more *iconic* or whatever than Megalovania. Come on bruh. There's just no way.
nier and nier automata
you're probably right
Very willing to bet that the old folks here like "What's an Undertale? Nobody cares" largely haven't even heard of FNaF, which is a phenomenon among kids. Truth is, you're just not the demographic for the memes, tiktoks, youtube stars, and internet sensations that catapult things like Megalovania into continued popularity
I feel like this post should just be quoted again and again. Megalovania is everywhere
I feel like this post should just be quoted again and again. Megalovania is everywhere
Btw Skyrim made it to meme territory too if you guys don't remember, from its chants, to dialogues, to stay screens and even the main theme.
Megalovania may have made it bigger and may be more iconic, but it's not exactly out of touch for someone to think Skyrim theme may be more iconic as it's pretty up there too and for the exact same reasons...i.e. memes.
Megalovania may have made it bigger and may be more iconic, but it's not exactly out of touch for someone to think Skyrim theme may be more iconic as it's pretty up there too and for the exact same reasons...i.e. memes.
Most people that finished Undertale didn't listened to the song in game, which makes it more iconic lol
I am official an old folks at 39. I was aware of Undertale and FNAF thanks to the internet at large, but had no inkling about what they are or why I should care about them. All I ever hear is "they're awesome" with nothing else told to me. I know kids were obsessed with FNAF for some reason but I guess Undertale is going that way (or is and I'm not seeing it).
But I also don't dive into internet fandom as much as a lot of people do because most YouTube stars grate on me.
You have to play the Genocide route to hear this song. You'd have to be a complete psychopath to hear this song in the game.
I've played over 150 hours of Skyrim and I had to open the video linked to even remember what track it actually was that people were talking about. I don't think that one is it.
Heh.
There are still Skyrim memes that are relevant today, but it stopped being about the music a long time ago.
The biggest Undertale meme on the other hand is about a music track. The same music track that was partly used in another meme a few years ago ("You're gonna have a bad time"). And that was after the song made the rounds with the rest of the soundtrack because people liked it so much.
I don't think anyone in here is gonna deny that Skyrim or this case, it's main theme, made it big, its just that Megalovania reached all those places as well and went even further.
It certainly helped that videogames nowadays have a much wider reach than back when Skyrim occupied everyone's head space in the gaming world
I think an argument could be made against Megalovania as "iconic" due to where and why it's popular. I thought this was interesting so last night I put it to my daughter and her friends. 14 to 15 year olds and as soon as I started the song they all knew it but out of 4 of them only one knew it from the game, two of them knew it as the "song from TikTok" and one that knew it as the meme song.
You could easily say it's one of the most instantly and widespread known songs but I think it might not be "iconic" due to a whole lot of those people not knowing it's origin. I think the short diddy for the Fortnite default dance is probably more "Iconic" because when heard and recognized I'd bet its only for the game.
You could easily say it's one of the most instantly and widespread known songs but I think it might not be "iconic" due to a whole lot of those people not knowing it's origin. I think the short diddy for the Fortnite default dance is probably more "Iconic" because when heard and recognized I'd bet its only for the game.
You're in the bubble, friend. Megalovania is massive and has reach way beyond the game that finally made it mainstream. As I said, I don't know for a fact that it's bigger than Skyrim's theme (which is likewise huge, obviously) but there's no way it isn't a contender.
Hah
When the fnaf tripple A and movie come out people will continue to be confused about the idea that younger folks have entirely different tastes
What bubble? That doesn't make sense in this context when I'm talking about my experiences in the real world.
The bubble where a bunch of enthusiasts think that because they have anecdotally not experienced Megalovania in their day-to-day lives it must not be huge.
It's huge.
I mean we're all a bunch of nerds arguing over whether a song in a video game is more "iconic" than the other. It's past embarrassing at this point lol.
that's not what "bubble" means. And I never said it wasn't huge, just that I was surprised to hear others say it was.
That's exactly what bubble means in this context, but if you're just gonna quibble with me about definitions I'm fine with leaving this here.
Re-reading it, it does come off like that doesn't it haha. So yeah, it should be whether or not I heard it okay??
How is there an ongoing discussion when somebody posted the Kenny Omega entrance on the first page?
This thread is honestly hilarious with the "Gamer bubble" and "zoomer boomer" posts. I don't think any gaming track in history is well known outside gamer circles outside of maybe Mario 1-1 and Sonic or something.... oh also the MK Movie track , but again because its a movie.
Most of these tracks are going to be known by the gaming/internet community and that is still a pretty big portion of the world. Gaming itself is quite big.
Also "Iconic" is definitely region based , certain themes will be more iconic in certain places. More people in US will know Halo theme , FF in Japan or KOF in Mexico lol. Another thing that may or may not work in megalovanias favor.
Most of these tracks are going to be known by the gaming/internet community and that is still a pretty big portion of the world. Gaming itself is quite big.
Also "Iconic" is definitely region based , certain themes will be more iconic in certain places. More people in US will know Halo theme , FF in Japan or KOF in Mexico lol. Another thing that may or may not work in megalovanias favor.
Well, this forum is full of 30 year old boomers. I think the posts in this topic has made it clear that with the young crowd (probably 23 years old and younger) Megalovania is the more popular. From personal experience, more people in their 30s are familiar with Skyrim and all the silly memes it sprouted.