I see that Giant Bomb's "into" list has changed and includes "the shop music from Hot Rod". I'd like to hear it, if anyone has it or can find it online ^_^

They probably mean the music from the SEGA Arcade version, but here's the shop music from the Commodore 64 port (embedding wouldn't keep the time code, it starts at 1:20): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIXzAOcNCyo&t=1m20s

It's also near the start of this Amiga longplay video (0:35):

That is one sexy track.

@ahgunsillyo: Well, personally I found the actual racing music in both the C64 and Amiga versions to be better (listen to the sick filters at the start of the racing music on the C64, and I love that hard snare drum thing in the Amiga version), but, sure, the Shop music is great too.

Ha ha. I tried to this exact thing and look up the shop music when I saw it at the top of the page. Only, this topic has made it a whole lot easier to find. It's a nice tune, for sure.

@fisk0 said:

They probably mean the music from the SEGA Arcade version, but here's the shop music from the Commodore 64 port (embedding wouldn't keep the time code, it starts at 1:20): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIXzAOcNCyo&t=1m20s

Commodore music was/is so good! Thank you.

Well that's a surprise -I know this music from the Sega Game Gear / Nomad release of "G-Loc Air Battle".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6msp7VlmDsc

(starts at 1:26)

@fisk0 said:

It's also near the start of this Amiga longplay video (0:35):

For the record, that's a sort of weak version of the shop music. The arcade version is WAY HOTTER!

@Jeff said:

@fisk0 said:

It's also near the start of this Amiga longplay video (0:35):

For the record, that's a sort of weak version of the shop music. The arcade version is WAY HOTTER!

I assumed you meant the arcade version, couldn't find any recordings of it on youtube though.

@fisk0

Thanks :)

@ahgunsillyo: I was going to say the exact same thing. Good on you.

@fisk0 said:

It's also near the start of this Amiga longplay video (0:35):

For the record, that's a sort of weak version of the shop music. The arcade version is WAY HOTTER!

why do i remember this game as a first person racer for the pc? with pink slips, and startup codes found only in books long since lost.

@kmg90 said:

@Jeff said:

@fisk0 said:

It's also near the start of this Amiga longplay video (0:35):

For the record, that's a sort of weak version of the shop music. The arcade version is WAY HOTTER!

You mean this?

Oh shit, that looks so much better than the home computer ports! But the arcade version uses FM synthesis like the Genesis and Adlib - of course it's better than anything else (except maybe the C64's wonderful filters).

@Taka said:

Well that's a surprise -I know this music from the Sega Game Gear / Nomad release of "G-Loc Air Battle".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6msp7VlmDsc

(starts at 1:26)

Damn, I completely forgot about this game - I played the hell out of it on my game gear. Thanks for the reminder

@killacam said:

why do i remember this game as a first person racer for the pc? with pink slips, and startup codes found only in books long since lost.

Yeah i thought it was that one too, but then i remembered that game was called Street Rod 2 (or 1), a game which also has awesome music.

@orionw oh man, nice find!

Wait a sec, is it just me or does that song sound like the shop music from Fantasy Zone? (go to 2:26)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXar0bLLmF8

@NostalgicShakedown said:

Wait a sec, is it just me or does that song sound like the shop music from Fantasy Zone? (go to 2:26)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXar0bLLmF8

Yeah it's the same, that's how I recognized it at first.

Man, that shop music is fantastic.

I actually think think the Amiga version sounded better than the arcade, better bass.

Oh no what am I doing disagreeing with Jeff I'm gonna die!

Yep, I'm all about the Amiga version. Just sounds THICK. Though the arcade version would be my second choice.

It makes you wonder if the shop music was inspired by Yaz's Situation.

I'm now expecting we'll see an Encyclopedia Bombastica of this soon

this was the one with the wheel right? Fuck I lusted after that game as a kid.

@NostalgicShakedown said:

Wait a sec, is it just me or does that song sound like the shop music from Fantasy Zone? (go to 2:26)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXar0bLLmF8

I was totally thinking the same thing... damn catchy and sexy tunes either way!

Man this music still gives me chills