Today is National Video Game Day, and to celebrate, we asked our staff to dig through their mental archives and reminisce. Because many people usually pick similar games as their all-time favorite, we wanted to drill it down a little more so we could see some variety. We asked everyone to name their favorite video game soundtracks. Whether they loved the simple tonal scores of yesteryear on Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo or the meticulously curated music soundtracks of today’s games, we put everyone on the record.
Here are The Hundreds Staff’s favorite video game soundtracks ever:
Bobby Hundreds, Tony Award-winning Author:
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1
Sonic the Hedgehog
Tetris
Patrick, Creative Director:
Thrasher: Skate and Destroy
J Boosie, Free J Boosie Trio, Marketing:
Halo 3
Super Smash Brother Melee
Tony Hawk Underground
Shmik Foley, Photographer:
NBA Street Vol. 2
NBA 2k18
Crazy Taxi 2
Chaddurrr, Rumored Art Director:
Runescape
Ratchet and Clank
Kelly Slater Pro Surfer
Sandy, Editorial Assistant & Mercury in Gatorade Co-Host:
GTA 5
Power Rangers SPD
Snowboard Kids
Danny Boy, Customer Service:
Crash Bandicoot
Skyrim
Final Fantasy VII
Duke, Managing Editor:
Dave Mirra Pro BMX
Madden 04
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
Heavy D, Designer:
Def Jam Fight for NY
Need For Speed Underground
FIFA 16
Brenda, Product Development and Mercury in Gatorade Co-Host:
Sonic (Marble Zone level specifically)
Final Fantasy III
Mortal Kombat
Brice, World Renowned DJ, Marketing Guru, and Father of Rocket, first of his name:
Pokemon Red
Parappa the Rappa
Street Hoops
Jaynard, Graphic Design:
Bioshock
LA Noire
GTA Vice City
Eddie, Yes He Actually Drew That:
Mark Ecko Getting Up
Zelda Windwaker
F-Zero
Julius, JUUUULIUSSSSSS!!
Tetris (same as Bobby)
Tetris Effect
Tetris 99
Chidi, Office Record Holder for Most Outfits in One Day, and also Sales:
Donkey Kong Country
Metal Gear Solid
Wu-Tang Shaolin Style
Percival, Office Feng Shui Expert:
Starfox SNES (skip to 1:50 and play at .75 speed, trust us)
Skate 1
Earthbound
Carlos, Sales, Definitely Didn’t Orchestrate the Office Art Heist No Like For Real He Didn’t Do It:
Rayman
Tekken
GTA 1
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