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What was the best music track from a GBA game?
- Thread starter Desma
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Glad to see so many Golden Sun references. Motoi Sakuraba smashed that one out of the park.
A few more.
A few more.
Yup yup.
So many of my favorite games and tunes were on GBA, so I never knew it was known for poor sound. It was the system I stuck to my ear for listening to the great tracks.
I meant to come in and post some Golden Sun music but I see it's already been taken care of.
Still Sakuraba's best work to this day.
Still Sakuraba's best work to this day.
Pokémon Emerald Version - Credits
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Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen - Champion Rival Battle Music (HQ)
This play when you are challenging The Champion in Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green.To check out their battle, just click on the video cards ("!")---Main goal...
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You know, given that GBA does have a reputation for having a technically weak sound architecture, I think it would be more interesting to search for the _worst_ music track.
Most games have good soundtracks with good music.
That said, I actually can't think of any one song from the GBA library that I love above all others unequivocally. However, I think that the Wario series doesn't get enough credit for how eclectic its soundtracks are. For instance, I remember liking this song in Warioware:
Even the weird sound artifacts of the compressed vocals really work for me given the context: It's chintzy music played over a radio at night.
Most games have good soundtracks with good music.
That said, I actually can't think of any one song from the GBA library that I love above all others unequivocally. However, I think that the Wario series doesn't get enough credit for how eclectic its soundtracks are. For instance, I remember liking this song in Warioware:
Even the weird sound artifacts of the compressed vocals really work for me given the context: It's chintzy music played over a radio at night.
Since we're posting inexplicably good Ian Stocker tracks, and sorry if I'm cheating for posting a cleaner version from the original tracker file.
The guy was an utter mad-lad for surprisingly decent to fantastic GBA/DS soundtracks.
Also he's active on YouTube.
EDIT: Since this thread's long derailed from being "THE best music track from a GBA game".
Seriously, Stocker was/is an incredible amazing mad lad.
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I still listen to both Golden Sun OSTs regularly. Not only is it one of the best soundtracks on the system, but I think it's Motoi Sakuraba's best work, by far!
It's not going to be any track that originates from the SNES, I can tell you that much.
One person who really took advantage of how the hardware outputs sound was Ian Stocker. He worked mainly on Sims games and licensed titles, and his work has a particular style I immediately associate with the GBA:
Besides these, I'd pick the Rhythm Heaven, Mother 3 and Wario Land 4 soundtracks in particular as standouts.
Edit: Ah, damn, serves me right for posting before reading the second page.
One person who really took advantage of how the hardware outputs sound was Ian Stocker. He worked mainly on Sims games and licensed titles, and his work has a particular style I immediately associate with the GBA:
Besides these, I'd pick the Rhythm Heaven, Mother 3 and Wario Land 4 soundtracks in particular as standouts.
Edit: Ah, damn, serves me right for posting before reading the second page.
Had never heard of the game before your post, but yeah, it's a nice tune. Oddly enough, though, it sounds like something you might hear in an older JRPG.
Ace Attorney is an amazing "cheat" response I never considered when opening the thread.
I'm definitely partial to Mother 3 (love theme/name these children), Zero Mission (Kraid's Lair), Golden Sun (Karagol Sea) and Aria of Sorrow (Clocktower or Top Floor)
But I gotta do my obligatory Kong post
Pound for Pound I think Mother 3 or Golden Sun take top honours as a whole though.
I'm definitely partial to Mother 3 (love theme/name these children), Zero Mission (Kraid's Lair), Golden Sun (Karagol Sea) and Aria of Sorrow (Clocktower or Top Floor)
But I gotta do my obligatory Kong post
Pound for Pound I think Mother 3 or Golden Sun take top honours as a whole though.
I would play the ever-loving shit out of a JRPG that had music like this in it.
Esperanto from Mega Man Zero 4
Anything from the Zero series can qualify. Inti Creates were one of the few devs to produce good sounding GBA music
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Anything from the Zero series can qualify. Inti Creates were one of the few devs to produce good sounding GBA music
Mega Man Zero Collection OST - T1-08: Resistance
Track 08of Mega Man Zero Collection's Soundtrack (Mega Man Zero)
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