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    The NES, also known as Famicom, launched in 1983 in Japan and 1985 in North America, where the video game industry was headed downhill due to a deluge of poor games and over-saturation. Nintendo's second home console became an enormous success, establishing consoles as a mainstream market in Japan and pulling the North American industry back to its feet.

    What is the best NES soundtrack?

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    #1  Edited By StarFoxA
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    #2  Edited By StarFoxA

    Stemming from an argument between Video_Game_King and myself, after I posted a status claiming that Mega Man music is the epitome of 8-bit and he refuted with Duck Tales and Cocoron (an obscure platformer which he is decidedly obsessed with). Anyway, I'm wondering what the Giant Bomb community considers to be the BEST NES soundtracks. Attached are a couple videos of my favorites, and a few videos of this strange Cocoron game because Video_Game_King asked me to: 
     
    Also, when I say Super Mario Bros. or Mega Man or Castlevania, it means the franchise as a whole, not just the first game.

      

      

      
      

      
      

      
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    #3  Edited By Crono11

     Video_Game_King has great taste. I gotta go with Duck Tales.

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    #4  Edited By EternalInfinity0

    Is Final Fantasy III a legitimate answer? It's technically Famicom, but...

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    #5  Edited By StarFoxA
    @EternalInfinity0 said:
    " Is Final Fantasy III a legitimate answer? It's technically Famicom, but... "
    Yeah, I said Final Fantasy but that encompasses Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, and Final Fantasy III. I meant the poll choices in a franchise sense, so Super Mario Bros. would include 2 and 3.
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    #6  Edited By SpiralStairs

    Cheetahmen 2 

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    #7  Edited By Sooperspy

    I say that Castlevania has the best soundtrack.

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    If we were talking about single games you could make a strong argument for Ninja Gaiden having the best soundtrack, but as series Mega Man and Castlevania have tons of great tracks.

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    #9  Edited By benpack

     

      One of my absolute favorite gaming tunes of all time.
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    #10  Edited By Rockanomics

    I'll go with MegaMan, but it's a little unfair considering just how much music it's got going for it.

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    #11  Edited By Druminator

    Mega Man has great music.

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    Oh shit looks what i dun. 
      

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    #13  Edited By MikkaQ

    This is my personal favorite NES soundtrack, Golgo 13 Top Secret Episode. If you ask me, the game's kinda crap, but the theme is pretty damn awesome for a NES era soundtrack.  
     
      

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    #14  Edited By Sooperspy

    Im surprised by the no votes for Super Mario Bros.

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    #15  Edited By Scrawnto

    I have to give it to Mega Man, specifically Mega Man II. However, 'The Moon' From Duck Tales is a great track. 
     

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    #16  Edited By JamesBoyce

    It's funny cause I don't see a 'River City Ransom is as far as the NES ever took gaming' option.

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    #17  Edited By mylifeforAiur

    Easily Mega Man!

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    #18  Edited By Video_Game_King

    I promised that I'd fuck this up for you:
     
     

     

    Also doesn't hurt to remember that the Game Boy was 8-bit, meaning everything Pokemon is 8-bit:
     
     

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