When video games had awesome soundtracks...

[Mixolydian]

Brings back memories...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIx5k6xP1n0

 

[Doppel]

Lucasarts Outlaws was awesome.

Otherwise Bastion is the first time in many years I have heard one worth a shit.

 

[Schmide]

Early 80s rule.

Reactor

 

[88keys]

Castlevania SOTN, and Super Castlevania 4 would get my vote for best soundtrack ever.

I love that baroque(ish) style and those harmonic minors in Castlevania music.

 

[brianmanahan]

ocarina of time had the best music in any game imho

 

[Crono]

ocarina of time had the best music in any game imho

Yeah, but did it have music so good that it was sampled for a Wiz Khalifa song, or led to a remix mashup album of Jay-Z songs? I think not!

(original full OST here)

FFVIII would probably be my second favorite. Morrowind is pretty good, too.

 

[Anubis]

Halo
SOTN
Secret of Mana
FF6

all pretty amazing

 

[88keys]

Yeah, but did it have music so good that it was sampled for a Wiz Khalifa song, or led to a remix mashup album of Jay-Z songs? I think not!

(original full OST here)

FFVIII would probably be my second favorite. Morrowind is pretty good, too.

Ahh Chrono Trigger is pretty awesome too. As for the FF games, I'm torn between FFVI and FFVII.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtuwiD7Qzco

 

[Ms. DICKINSON]

Metal Gear Solid
http://youtu.be/fKt_-_wfSiY?t=14m14s

 

[Tiamat]

FF VI-VIII, Chrono Trigger and Cross, dragon quest series, heck many of the jrpgs have quite good music.

 

[Schmide]

I still think this was the hay day of video game music.

The Perfect Amiga Game Music Compilation - Over 3 hours!

 

[UglyCasanova]

I think the Civilization games had great music.

 

[lxskllr]

MOHAA has my favorite soundtrack. I have a few good ones, but can't put a game title to them. I got them with Humble Bundle games, and they only come up on random play every so often, so I don't notice where they're from.

Edit:
Main Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ELFxB-tGhE

Edit2:
North Africa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvtzxQKA8gs

They all play with the main theme, and hold continuity from track to track.

 

[Eug]

Nothing beats this of course:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9bB7r0M9kg

 

[xSauronx]

i remember terminus having a great soundtrack. would have sworn i had a copy of it but...not so much :-/

/also sort of fun space game

 

[DigDog]

doom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSdy11GK8OE
c&c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnUSyc-9-Kc
wipeout 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEvDmeXUCJE
take your pick

Nothing beats this of course:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9bB7r0M9kg

actually, THIS does http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZqwvjwqwK4

 

[BladeVenom]

Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines Soundtrack [Full]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FU6JTZhMS8

 

[Jeff7]

Dune II

 

[Snock514]

Only soundtrack that I have ever listened to outside of a game, Diablo II.

 

[Craig234]

I was a big fan of Jeremy Soule after Total Annihilation, but now while he's the biggest name in game composing all his music sounds like mush to me. Quick, hum Skyrim.

 

[Craig234]

Only soundtrack that I have ever listened to outside of a game, Diablo II.

Man, I think Diablo II might be the best ever, its competition being Total Anniliation.

What an incredible soundtrack, you can listen to for hundreds of hours playing.

 

[Printer Bandit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTRlSQHQQ8Y

 

[Craig234]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTRlSQHQQ8Y

Snice he didn't label his link it looks like some guy's list of 80's pop songs related to GTA ViceCity, like 99 balloons.

 

[KaOTiK]

Sounds like a Mega Man 2 thread
Even Jesus agrees

 

[SlitheryDee]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLnZ5jcsRpc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I've heard a lot of game music, but none of it hit me in the gut like this one.