*bump*
Right, as the GamerTNG guys promised, they've released some Top 10 lists by eras, and I had a listen to the 80s list.
The Derp is strong in this one.
2 tracks from the C-64, 1 from the Gameboy and 7 tracks from the NES. Biased much?
Anyway, the list is:
10. Contra*
09. Punch-Out!
08. Last Ninja 2
07. Monty On The Run*
06. Final Fantasy
05. Tetris
04. Super Mario Bros*
03. Castlevania
02. Legend of Zelda
01. Megaman 2*
(The ones marked with an asterisk are the ones that I approve of, though not necessarily their placement. Megaman 2 deserves to be high up, though.)
So, even if the rules from their last list apply, they STILL put Tetris in there. At least now I can write off the so-called "Derp-free list" as a fluke.
Even I can think of loads of better tunes to go on that list. Boulderdash, Arkanoid, Sanxion, Delta, Death Wish 3, Robocop (yes, the game adaptations of those films had special themes made just for them), Thing on a Spring, etc... in short, these guys need to take a long, hard look at what was going on music-wise on the home computers of the 80s.
I'm actually kinda looking forward to seeing how much Derp the 90s list will include. Star Control 2 will NOT be in there, even though it should, and Doom will probably be the only PC title in at number 2, though I wouldn't put it above them to try to squeeze in something from Half-Life.
EDIT: Out Run. That they overlooked that pretty much makes the whole list irrelevant. I'm sure Sega alone made at least two tunes worthy of being on that list.
