You read right, Black Sabbath, the hit 70s rock band has taken over this week's Favorite Tunes. Don't worry, Favorite Tunes isn't going "real music" on you. There's still plenty of game tunage to be found and even if you aren't a fan of the band, I think you'll still get a kick out of my Black Sabbath song choice.
Marionation Gear - Chosoju Mecha MG (DS)
I love the Super Smash Bros. games for exposing us to music from games that didn't make it outside of Japan, such as the Nintendo DS game Chosoju Mecha MG. Brawl introduced an outstanding remix of the Marionation Gear theme and it has been in every Smash game since. I'd wondered what the original tune sounded like. That piano is killing it and that guitar solo sounds as rad as ever even on the DS.
Over the Hill - Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Wii)
Kirby Star Allies just might be my favorite Kirby soundtrack but there's still a lot to love about Return to Dream Land's score. It has several beautiful arrangements of old themes and plenty of quirky, catchy new beats. I do wish more of Return to Dream Land's soundtrack was used in Ultimate, but you can't have everything.
At Doom's Gate [E1M1] - Doom (PC)
Good, well paced stories are all fine and dandy but sometimes you just wanna run around and shoot stuff. The original Doom from 1993 did that extremely well and so did the 2016 version. For any Doom head, this is sure to get your head banging. An arranged, slowed down version is even used for Doom 2016.
Paranoid - Rock 'n' Roll Racing (SNES)
I guess Doom put in a mood for some rock jams. With a name like Rock 'n' Roll Racing, you better go hard on the music or go home. Thankfully, the soundtrack to this game was not a let down, consisting of classic rock sounds like Bad to the Bone and for me, one of the greatest versions of Paranoid. I'm surprised the SNES sound chip didn't melt playing this sucker.
Stamp Collection - NES Remix (Wii U)
With Nintendo's runaway success of the Switch, it is almost hard to believe that a few short years ago, they were struggling with the Wii U. There were numerous reasons why the system failed but the console still had a solid lineup of games. One of the earliest titles to hit the Wii U was NES Remix, a game that offered new takes on Nintendo's classic NES titles in the form of bit sized challenges. It was later given a physical release along with the sequel, NES Remix 2 via NES Remix Pack.
Meta Crystal - Super Smash Bros. (N64)
As of yesterday, it the 20th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. American release. The fact that so many of the original game's tracks are included in Ultimate makes me so giddy and nostalgic. Metal opponents are always annoying to fight but none took a beating like Metal Mario from Smash 64. That dude could last was past kill percent.
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