Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Introduction
Welcome to NeoGAFs fourth video game soundtracks of the generation thread! This thread will serve to create a common point of reference for NeoGAFs favourite game soundtracks during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generations, place a spotlight on the industrys musical talent and expose people to great video game music that they havent heard before. It will also host a (hopefully) comprehensive archive of the generations game music and other related information. This is also a companion to the GAF Games o' Gen ≤3 (NES/Master System/Atari 7800 and more) Voting Thread.
Voting Rules
For your vote, select your ten favourite game soundtracks of the year and rank them in the order of your preference. Your first pick will receive 10 points, your second pick will receive 9 points, your third pick will receive 8 points, and so on. Your Honourable Mentions will not count for any points, but will still be tallied accordingly.
Please list at least 1-2 tracks you feel are your favourites from each soundtrack you vote for, as it will make the process of building the Archive much easier.
If you wish to do any sort of write-ups for your vote a la the Game of the Generation thread, you may do so in any way you wish. Examples of such ballots in previous years are these: Jucksalbe, Papercuts, Branny, Earthpainting, Nocturnowl, Thoraxes, Axelstream, and Yuterald. There are even more examples in previous threads linked at the bottom if youd like to work through them to get an idea if you are relatively new to voting. If you do a write-up or make a small comment, I will go through and pick some of the most-encompassing ones to add to the Results Thread.
Youre highly encouraged to do more than simply list your selections; please provide links to standout tracks if you can and take the time to describe what makes the soundtracks special to you. Were hoping that everyone will want to join the conversation and take the opportunity to discover new soundtracks and composers. The most important thing about this thread is to have fun with voting and discovering new things.
As with last time, I would genuinely appreciate it if folks didn't reserve posts. This has happened for years and I got to the point where I essentially decided to stop sending PMs to people to remind them that they "reserved" a post, and to ask if they're going to post a list or not. Given the present size of the forum and userbase likely to vote, I don't think it would be in anyone's best interests to make post reservations.
Voting will end on October 1st at 11:59 PM (PST). You may edit your post and change your vote as many times as you would like before then, but please let me know in-thread or via PM if you do change your vote.
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Soundtrack Eligibility
I was thinking about it, and I think anything should go with respect to this generation, because there are sound and engine differences between different versions of games and its very noticeable (ex: NES/SMS counterparts, console to arcade counterparts, etc). I also realize that some of these consoles or games dont have substantial soundtracks outside of sound effects but still feel free to vote for anything youd like.
Eligible Soundtracks
Additionally, when in doubt, please check www.vgmdb.com for soundtrack release info if youre unsure. Ill be checking every soundtrack nominated per ballot, and I will PM users if any soundtracks do not meet the eligibility criteria.
If you have any questions about, or wish to discuss, a soundtracks eligibility, please feel free to send a PM to me and Ill try to get back to you as soon as possible (aka: Ill try to check my PMs more than once a day). Nine times out of ten, my answer will probably be yes, but if youre unsure please message me.
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Thread Features
Archive
As the thread continues to grow, an archive of many of this years soundtracks will be built up for people to explore. In addition to soundtracks I have found to be noteworthy, we will include every soundtrack mentioned in your posts. We will also work to include your favorite songs and your descriptions of the soundtracks. If youre passionate about any music from this year, take this as an opportunity to spread the word!
The format is as follows:
For the 15 soundtracks that receive the most points, we will provide a brief overview of the winning composers, including discographies. This will help to highlight the individuals that created the soundtracks and to encourage people to check out their past works.
When and if possible, we will also attempt to reach out to the winning composers and let them know how they did. If they're like Austin Wintory, they may even feel compelled to join up.
So, good luck! Try to have fun when coming up with your ballots and happy listening, everyone!
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Past Threads
Fourth Console Generation Results
Fourth Console Generation Voting Thread
Fifth Console Generation Results (by Nocturnowl)
Fifth Console Generation Voting Thread (by Nocturnowl)
Sixth Console Generation Results and Archive
Sixth Console Generation Voting thread
2015 Results and Archive
2015 Voting thread
2014 Results and Archive
2014 Voting Thread
2013 Results and Archive
2013 Voting Thread
2012 Results and Archive
2012 Voting Thread
2011 Results and Archive
2011 Voting Thread
2010 Results and Archive
2010 Voting Thread
Welcome to NeoGAFs fourth video game soundtracks of the generation thread! This thread will serve to create a common point of reference for NeoGAFs favourite game soundtracks during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generations, place a spotlight on the industrys musical talent and expose people to great video game music that they havent heard before. It will also host a (hopefully) comprehensive archive of the generations game music and other related information. This is also a companion to the GAF Games o' Gen ≤3 (NES/Master System/Atari 7800 and more) Voting Thread.
Voting Rules
For your vote, select your ten favourite game soundtracks of the year and rank them in the order of your preference. Your first pick will receive 10 points, your second pick will receive 9 points, your third pick will receive 8 points, and so on. Your Honourable Mentions will not count for any points, but will still be tallied accordingly.
Please list at least 1-2 tracks you feel are your favourites from each soundtrack you vote for, as it will make the process of building the Archive much easier.
Code:
Sample Ballot
1. Game A (Will receive 10 points)
2. Game B (Will receive 9 points)
3. Game C (Will receive 8 points)
4. Game D (Will receive 7 points)
5. Game E (Will receive 6 points)
6. Game F (Will receive 5 points)
7. Game G (Will receive 4 points)
8. Game H (Will receive 3 points)
9. Game I (Will receive 2 points)
10. Game J (Will receive 1 point)
Honourable Mentions (if any)If you wish to do any sort of write-ups for your vote a la the Game of the Generation thread, you may do so in any way you wish. Examples of such ballots in previous years are these: Jucksalbe, Papercuts, Branny, Earthpainting, Nocturnowl, Thoraxes, Axelstream, and Yuterald. There are even more examples in previous threads linked at the bottom if youd like to work through them to get an idea if you are relatively new to voting. If you do a write-up or make a small comment, I will go through and pick some of the most-encompassing ones to add to the Results Thread.
Youre highly encouraged to do more than simply list your selections; please provide links to standout tracks if you can and take the time to describe what makes the soundtracks special to you. Were hoping that everyone will want to join the conversation and take the opportunity to discover new soundtracks and composers. The most important thing about this thread is to have fun with voting and discovering new things.
As with last time, I would genuinely appreciate it if folks didn't reserve posts. This has happened for years and I got to the point where I essentially decided to stop sending PMs to people to remind them that they "reserved" a post, and to ask if they're going to post a list or not. Given the present size of the forum and userbase likely to vote, I don't think it would be in anyone's best interests to make post reservations.
Voting will end on October 1st at 11:59 PM (PST). You may edit your post and change your vote as many times as you would like before then, but please let me know in-thread or via PM if you do change your vote.
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Soundtrack Eligibility
I was thinking about it, and I think anything should go with respect to this generation, because there are sound and engine differences between different versions of games and its very noticeable (ex: NES/SMS counterparts, console to arcade counterparts, etc). I also realize that some of these consoles or games dont have substantial soundtracks outside of sound effects but still feel free to vote for anything youd like.
Eligible Soundtracks
- Platforms Allowed: Magnavox Odyssey / Magnavox series (ex 100/200/2000 etc)
- Magnavox/Philips Odyssey² / Philips Videopac G7000
- TV Tennis Electrotennis / Home Pong / Pong on a Chip / APF TV Fun
- Video Pinball
- Binatone TV Master
- Coleco Telstar Series
- Nintendo Color TV-Game series
- Fairchild Channel F
- Atari 2600 / 5200 / 7800
- ColecoVision
- Emerson Arcadia 2001
- Vectrex
- Bally Astrocade
- IntelliVision
- 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System / RCA Studio II / APF-MP1000 / VC 4000 / Epoch Cassette Vision
- Milton Bradley Microvision
- Nintendo Game & Watch
- Entex Select-A-Game / Adventure Vision
- Epoch Game Pocket Computer
- Sega SG-1000
- Nintendo Famicom / NES / Disk System
- Sega Mark III / Master System
- Casio PV-1000
- Super Cassette Vision
- Dina (Telegames Personal Arcade
- Atari XEGS
- Action Max
- Commodore 64
- Amstrad GX4000
- PC prior to 1988
- Arcades prior to 1988
- Inquired about games: Homebrew stuff released after the official generation is allowed. I dont see why not as long as you played it on the platform itself (ex: Pier Solar on the original Genesis cart when it was originally released before getting ported. You cannot vote for Pier Solar HD). If you played the version of Sonic Blast for Sega Master System, please specify that you played it on that platform.
Additionally, when in doubt, please check www.vgmdb.com for soundtrack release info if youre unsure. Ill be checking every soundtrack nominated per ballot, and I will PM users if any soundtracks do not meet the eligibility criteria.
If you have any questions about, or wish to discuss, a soundtracks eligibility, please feel free to send a PM to me and Ill try to get back to you as soon as possible (aka: Ill try to check my PMs more than once a day). Nine times out of ten, my answer will probably be yes, but if youre unsure please message me.
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Thread Features
Archive
As the thread continues to grow, an archive of many of this years soundtracks will be built up for people to explore. In addition to soundtracks I have found to be noteworthy, we will include every soundtrack mentioned in your posts. We will also work to include your favorite songs and your descriptions of the soundtracks. If youre passionate about any music from this year, take this as an opportunity to spread the word!
The format is as follows:
- Game Title (album information linked)
- Composer(s) (composer information linked)
- Sample Tracks (song titles with links to YouTube, Bandcamp and/or other appropriate websites)
For the 15 soundtracks that receive the most points, we will provide a brief overview of the winning composers, including discographies. This will help to highlight the individuals that created the soundtracks and to encourage people to check out their past works.
When and if possible, we will also attempt to reach out to the winning composers and let them know how they did. If they're like Austin Wintory, they may even feel compelled to join up.
So, good luck! Try to have fun when coming up with your ballots and happy listening, everyone!
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Past Threads
Fourth Console Generation Results
Fourth Console Generation Voting Thread
Fifth Console Generation Results (by Nocturnowl)
Fifth Console Generation Voting Thread (by Nocturnowl)
Sixth Console Generation Results and Archive
Sixth Console Generation Voting thread
2015 Results and Archive
2015 Voting thread
2014 Results and Archive
2014 Voting Thread
2013 Results and Archive
2013 Voting Thread
2012 Results and Archive
2012 Voting Thread
2011 Results and Archive
2011 Voting Thread
2010 Results and Archive
2010 Voting Thread
