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Is this the most recognizable theme in gaming history?
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Thanks OP you gave me a good laugh.
Picking the Tetris theme is cheating, because that's a Russian folk song. That's like if Pac Man or Sonic had used Ode to Joy as its theme and people called it the most iconic video game tune ever.
The answer is the Super Mario Bros theme.
Picking the Tetris theme is cheating, because that's a Russian folk song. That's like if Pac Man or Sonic had used Ode to Joy as its theme and people called it the most iconic video game tune ever.
The answer is the Super Mario Bros theme.
Mario, Zelda, Halo, Pokémon, and Metroid are five that I can think of off of the top of my head that are far more recognizable.
It's definitely SMB and probably Sonic's intro too?
Yeah I'm not even the biggest FF guy but this is up there for sure.
Yeah I'm not even the biggest FF guy but this is up there for sure.
Damn, this is a blast to the past. Great album.
It's not "the most recognisable" but this Halo 3 song (well, mainly the piano at the start) is super memorable for me.
Nah this
youtu.be
Super Mario World - Overworld Theme Music (FULL VERSION)
Just Super Mario World in game music, no video.NOTE: By "FULL" I mean the song essentially loops in game, so this just is a longer recorded version for those...
youtu.be
The original SMB overworld theme is the most iconic by far, followed closely by the underworld theme. Like, everybody knows that classic 7-note "dun-dun dun dun-dun dun ~ duh."
Other runners-up include Zelda, Halo, Tetris, and maybe even the "Athletic Theme" from Super Mario World, Bob-omb Battlefield in Super Mario 64, the Final Fantasy main theme, and the Green Hill Zone music from Sonic 1. All far more instantly recognizable than the Valve theme which I didn't even know existed until today.
Other runners-up include Zelda, Halo, Tetris, and maybe even the "Athletic Theme" from Super Mario World, Bob-omb Battlefield in Super Mario 64, the Final Fantasy main theme, and the Green Hill Zone music from Sonic 1. All far more instantly recognizable than the Valve theme which I didn't even know existed until today.
To be honest I probably would but wouldn't be able to pinpoint them. Sonic would be the easiest out of the three. I guess I would recognize the Pacman noise, but not the theme. On the Skyrim front, I dislike Besthesda Game Studios games, and don't care for WRPGs in general outside of Divinity.
I'm honestly amazed and confused how people can live in such a bubble.
I'm a huge Half-Life fan, and I wouldn't even place that in like, the top 50 or whatever. It would never even cross my mind. Hell, if someone asked me "what's the Half-Life theme" I wouldn't have an answer because until today, I wouldn't have even considered it to have one. I would have more related it to being the "Valve startup sound" or something, but of course, that's only the very beginning, so it hardly counts as a theme in the first place.
And even if it were somehow well known, how do you put it on top of the Super Mario Bros. theme? The Halo theme? The Zelda theme?
Man...
I'm a huge Half-Life fan, and I wouldn't even place that in like, the top 50 or whatever. It would never even cross my mind. Hell, if someone asked me "what's the Half-Life theme" I wouldn't have an answer because until today, I wouldn't have even considered it to have one. I would have more related it to being the "Valve startup sound" or something, but of course, that's only the very beginning, so it hardly counts as a theme in the first place.
And even if it were somehow well known, how do you put it on top of the Super Mario Bros. theme? The Halo theme? The Zelda theme?
Man...
how on earth would you think the valve theme is more recognizable than half of the themes posted in this thread
What are you nuts? No. I clicked this thread assuming the op would be wrong didn't realize how right i'd be.
Nah, Deus Ex is a really good game but it's theme is not that recognizable. Like, at all.
On the PC side, Tristram is by far on the top of the list.
I have no evidence to back this up, but I feel like the people saying Tetris are giving it a little too much credit. I couldn't even remember what it sounded like until I listened to the YouTube link (granted, it immediately came back to me)
But the SMB 1-1 theme is just so...ubiquitous. Like, especially for people who don't play video games, they know what it is. Like, I imagine my mom...a 72 year old baby boomer. She'd know what it is.
It's like 1-1 has transcended video games into pop culture more than even something popular like Tetris or Zelda has
All anecdotal of course so maybe I'm off base. I just think about my mom and think "would she recognize this?" 1-1 might be the only one she would
But the SMB 1-1 theme is just so...ubiquitous. Like, especially for people who don't play video games, they know what it is. Like, I imagine my mom...a 72 year old baby boomer. She'd know what it is.
It's like 1-1 has transcended video games into pop culture more than even something popular like Tetris or Zelda has
All anecdotal of course so maybe I'm off base. I just think about my mom and think "would she recognize this?" 1-1 might be the only one she would
The correct answer is Mario.
Hell, the Skyrim theme is probably more recognized than WOW.
Are you out of your mind, OP? What planet do you live on?
Correct answer is Super Mario Bros. 1-1, followed very closely by Tetris.
Correct answer is Super Mario Bros. 1-1, followed very closely by Tetris.
This. Thank you and goodnight.
Move along people. Nothing to see or hear here.
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You can be honest if you were trolling. I promise I won't ban you (but someone else might).
Whether or not it's overhyped is irrelevant. It's by far the most recognizable.