Like the subtitle for this week's Favorite Tunes? That has gotta be one of the best song names ever. No, this isn't a beat 'em up themed week. In fact, not a single beat 'em up is among the games I've select this week, and no the Smash-inspired brawler does not count.
Acid Man Stage - Mega Man 11 (PS4, NS, XBO, PC)
Mega Man returned after a very long hiatus in Mega Man 11 in October of 2018. The game did pretty well for Capcom, surpassing the million mark in worldwide sales. People often say the music of MM11 is one of the weaker aspects of the game. It certainly wouldn't crack my top five MM soundtrack list, but there are some really good tracks in here. I enjoy all eight of the Robot Master Themes.
Select Your Fighter - Roof Rage (PC, NS)
A super fun platform fighter, there are two ways to win in Roof Rage, deplete your opponent's life bar or knock them off the stage. The game really excels in local multiplayer but the Switch version needs some patches before I'll give local 4 player multiplayer another go as the game kept crashing on us. Until then, I'll be jamming out to the soundtrack.
Beat Them Up! - Romancing SaGa (SFC)
For the longest time, the Romancing SaGa trilogy had only been released in Japan. The past few years has changed that as not only was a remastered version of Romancing SaGa 2 released in the west, but a remaster of the third game also followed suit. No word on if or when Square Enix will release a remaster of the original game. I've yet to play of of the games in this trilogy but I have heard the soundtracks and all three of them are excellent. This is one of the many excellent battle themes, not just in the Romancing SaGa trilogy but the SaGa series as a whole.
Endless Echo - 20XX (PC, PS4, XBO, NS)
If your Mega Man X senses are tingling, they have good reason to do so. From the character designs, dashing, wall jumps, 20XX doesn't even try to hide the fact that it took clear inspirations from the 20XX version of the Blue Bomber. Still, 20XX is not some MMX knock off, but another one of those much loved roguelike games. Rather than go for more SNES hard rock style of music that the X series is known for, 20XX's music is more in line with NES instruments although without all the system limitations that the first six NES MM games had.
Chasing Down the Miniboss - Kirby: Triple Deluxe (3DS)
This game happens to be Chuggaconroy's latest LP so I've got this game's cherry soundtrack in my head once again. If you were to ask me which is my favorite 3DS Kirby title between this and Planet Robobot, I'd say Planet Robobot without hesitation, but you really can't go wrong with either.
Inkwell Isle Two - Cuphead (PC, XBO, NS)
One of the best Microsoft exclusives, came to the Switch last year and the game runs really dang well. Not long ago, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate received a Cuphead costume for Mii Gunner and purchasing the costume even got you the track, Floral Fury. I personally would have went with a different track, but I won't complain about having Cuphead music in Smash.
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