SOUNDS FROM THE ABYSS

strange videogame music
David Whittaker

—Main Theme

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David Whittaker - Main Theme [from Panther (Atari 800)]

through the haze from the explosion i still could make out my next mission as it flickered onscreen

i made a Very Special Xmas present for everyone! it’s “A Very Pokey X-Mas”, my mix of 8-bit Atari chiptune music. about half of it is music from games, and the other half is scene music, all made on the infamous Atari 400/800/XL/XE Pokey chip. njoy!

Junta

—Shadow ~ Left Hand of God

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Junta - Shadow ~ Left Hand of God [from Doomsday Warrior aka Brass Numbers (SNES)]

few can withstand the horrifying jig of the ghostly left hand of God

Lyndon Sharp

—First Stage

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Lyndon Sharp - First Stage [from Captain Dynamo (Atari ST)]

though i will always take a stand against the unfortunate obligation towards falsely empowering games, sometimes the music escapes its horrible confines and becomes a vehicle towards deeper feeling

Rob Hubbard

—Main Theme

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Rob Hubbard - Main Theme [from Jet Set Willy (Atari 800)]

sometimes the only thing a man can hope for is to be left alone, and yet the world will still choose to rip that away from him without a moment’s notice

Tomasz Liebich

—Title Theme

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Tomasz Liebich - Title Theme [from Snowball (Atari 800)]

….uh….uh….uh….uh….uh….uh….uh….uh-uh.

Junichi Masuda

—Lavender Town

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Junichi Masuda - Lavender Town [from Pokemon Green Beta]

the only suicide this music caused was of the laughable idea that one can become the “master” by spending a lot of time and money imprisoning animals and forcing them to fight each other

Isao Abe

—Sagat

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Isao Abe - Sagat [from Street Figher II (SNES)]

many times have i felt the peculiar vibrations recoil violently throughout my skull without my permission

Norihiko Yamanuki

—Lux Tizer

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Norihiko Yamanuki - Lux Tizer [from 7th Saga]

i have somehow found myself trapped in an endless, mysterious landscape. i don’t know if i shall ever return…

Martin Galway

—Title Theme

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Martin Galway - Title Theme [from Parallax]

if such a thing were possible and if i didn’t find the very idea detestable, this could possibly be the objectively best piece of game music