For this week's Favorite Tune, for the first time in a while, there isn't a single track from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. That makes me both happy and sad at the same time. Its easy tossing in a new remix from Ultimate because the music in that game is so dang good but I realized that including a track from that game every week was taking up a slot for something else that could be there. So enjoy some Mega Man X5 music, Final Fight and some beats from ToeJam & Earl to name half the stuff here this week.
Slums Underground - Final Fight CD (SCD)
For years, this was the definitive version of Final Fight. And then, Capcom would go and release the arcade version several times over with the latest version being bundled with six other beat 'em ups a la Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle. As swell as the arcade version is, it doesn't have the SEGA CD version's excellent arranged soundtrack from T's Music.
Opening Stage (Zero) - Mega Man X5 (PS)
Some cite Mega Man X5 as the beginning of the decline for the X series. It certainly has it's issues like Alia constantly interrupting you in stages, but I've always managed to get quite a bit of enjoyment out of the game. I do like how X5 continued the trend that X4 started, that is, giving X and Zero different opening stage themes.
Ashley's Song - WarioWare Gold (3DS)
One of my (and apparently many other people's) favorite characters from the WarioWare series, Ashley is the cutest, monotone sorceress, you've ever seen. Fan demand for her in Smash is high yet she remains an Assist Trophy. Her theme song was remixed in Brawl and has been in every Smash game since. The original version of her song has compressed audio The version used in WarioWare Gold sounds much clearer without the compression.
Toejam Slowjam - ToeJam & Earl (GEN)
I wish I could have been exposed to this oddball of a due as a kid, but alas, I didn't get in touch with ToeJam & Earl until adulthood. I also didn't get the chance to play the first game until I picked up the SEGA Genesis Collection and let me tell you, those funky beats are straight up fire. The game only has a handful of tracks, but every single one of them is a winner.
Ending Theme - The Hybrid Front (GEN)
You wanna talk about a Genesis soundtrack that is a total banger? OK, yeah, there's the above mentioned ToeJam & Earl, which I'd wager far more gamers are familiar with, but don't sleep on The Hybrid Front's music. The game was only ever released in Japan and since it is a very text heavy game, I don't see SEGA translating it for western release anytime soon. (Hasn't stopped fans from taking a crack at it, though.)
Midnight Highway (FM ver.) - OutRun 3-D (SMS)
The SEGA Master System and Game Gear have nearly identical hardware so it wasn't strange to have games looking and sounding similar between the two systems. The Master System in Japan did have an extra sound font referred to as the FM version while most American games did with the PSG version. Midnight Highway just might be one of new favorite OutRun jams. There's a really good arrangement of it in the SEGA AGES version of OutRun on the Switch.
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