Music that they should of put in games....

12 November 2004, 05:44

Imagine that back in the day music rights, copyright & royalty payments weren't such a big issue with Amiga games, and also some MP3-beating standard had been invented which would allow many many songs on a basic 880k floppy disk.

What commerical songs (remember they must predate the game) would you like to have seen in games, or think would have been suitable.

I'll start the ball rolling with Paul McCartney's infamous "Frog Song", where else but in Superfrog.

How's about many of David Bowie's "Ziggy" songs such as Space Oddity, Life On Mars? being used in for example Wizball, or Exile.

Jimi Hendrix's Crosstown Traffic would have been great in Lotus, and AC/DC's Highway To Hell would too.

People Are Strange by The Doors would have fitted into many parts of Wierd Dreams.

Operation Wolf/Thunderbolt - Guns & Roses - Welcome To The Jungle

We Gotta Get Outta This Place (The Animals) for the level escape in Alien Breed

Paperboy/BMX Simulator - Queen's Bicycle Race

I'm sure I can think of loads more better ones once I cut back on a few things.....

X-ray · 12 November 2004, 12:32

Okay I will add a few more:

Livin' on the edge (Aerosmith) - for Marble Madness
Pick up the pieces (Average White Band) - for Shanghai (mahjong game)
Shake, rattle and roll (Bill Haley) - for Stunt Car Racer
Ant music (Adam Ant) - for It Came From the Desert
Space (Bond) - for Frontier
Holding out for a hero (Bonnie Tyler) - for Midnight Resistance
Sleepwalk (Santo And Johnny) - for Sleepwalker
Road to hell (Chris Rea) - for Roadkill
Spy vs Spy (Combustible Edison) - for Trick or Treat
Silver Dream Machine (David Essex) - for XJ220
You spin me round (Dead or Alive) - for the Dizzy games
Space Truckin' (Deep Purple) - for Deuteros
Lets get rocked (Def Leppard) - for Chuck Rock
Working in a coal mine (Devo) - for Balderdash and all its clones
Check out the chicken (DJ Duck) - for Alfred Chicken
Push it (Garbage or Salt n Pepper) - for Pushover
Cars (Gary Numan) - for Test Drive
The heat is on (Glen Frey) - for Scorched Tanks
Break me into little pieces (Hot Gossip) - for Traz
Breakthru (Queen) - for all the other Breakout clones
Jump Around (House of Pain) - for any platform game you like
Boom boom boom boom (John Lee Hooker) - for Cabal
Motorcycle (Love and Rockets) - for No Second Prize
I feel the earth move (Martika) - for Populous
Red Top Hot Shot (Queen B) - for Lotus
Joyride (Roxette) - for Outrun
Let's stick together (Bryan Ferry) - for Troddlers or Lemmings
Pinball Wizard (the Who) - for the intro of Pinball Dreams
The Race (Yello) - for Indy 500
I wanna rock (Twisted Sister) - for Chuck Rock II

12 November 2004, 14:07

"Breakout" by errmmm.......errrm.....Swing Out Sister would be perfect for Breakout !

Heck, why just stick to games - Deluxe Paint would have been far more interesting if it had the Stones' classic Paint It Black.

Keep On Runnin' by Spencer Davis Group for <damn-i'm forgotten the name of the game! That platformer where the character doesn't stop runnnin, smallish sprites>

Kung Fu Fighting for IK+

12 November 2004, 05:44	#1
Jim Posts: n/a	Music that they should of put in games.... Imagine that back in the day music rights, copyright & royalty payments weren't such a big issue with Amiga games, and also some MP3-beating standard had been invented which would allow many many songs on a basic 880k floppy disk. What commerical songs (remember they must predate the game) would you like to have seen in games, or think would have been suitable. I'll start the ball rolling with Paul McCartney's infamous "Frog Song", where else but in Superfrog. How's about many of David Bowie's "Ziggy" songs such as Space Oddity, Life On Mars? being used in for example Wizball, or Exile. Jimi Hendrix's Crosstown Traffic would have been great in Lotus, and AC/DC's Highway To Hell would too. People Are Strange by The Doors would have fitted into many parts of Wierd Dreams. Operation Wolf/Thunderbolt - Guns & Roses - Welcome To The Jungle We Gotta Get Outta This Place (The Animals) for the level escape in Alien Breed Paperboy/BMX Simulator - Queen's Bicycle Race I'm sure I can think of loads more better ones once I cut back on a few things.....

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12 November 2004, 12:32	#2
X-ray Angry Kid Fan Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London Posts: 230	Okay I will add a few more: Livin' on the edge (Aerosmith) - for Marble Madness Pick up the pieces (Average White Band) - for Shanghai (mahjong game) Shake, rattle and roll (Bill Haley) - for Stunt Car Racer Ant music (Adam Ant) - for It Came From the Desert Space (Bond) - for Frontier Holding out for a hero (Bonnie Tyler) - for Midnight Resistance Sleepwalk (Santo And Johnny) - for Sleepwalker Road to hell (Chris Rea) - for Roadkill Spy vs Spy (Combustible Edison) - for Trick or Treat Silver Dream Machine (David Essex) - for XJ220 You spin me round (Dead or Alive) - for the Dizzy games Space Truckin' (Deep Purple) - for Deuteros Lets get rocked (Def Leppard) - for Chuck Rock Working in a coal mine (Devo) - for Balderdash and all its clones Check out the chicken (DJ Duck) - for Alfred Chicken Push it (Garbage or Salt n Pepper) - for Pushover Cars (Gary Numan) - for Test Drive The heat is on (Glen Frey) - for Scorched Tanks Break me into little pieces (Hot Gossip) - for Traz Breakthru (Queen) - for all the other Breakout clones Jump Around (House of Pain) - for any platform game you like Boom boom boom boom (John Lee Hooker) - for Cabal Motorcycle (Love and Rockets) - for No Second Prize I feel the earth move (Martika) - for Populous Red Top Hot Shot (Queen B) - for Lotus Joyride (Roxette) - for Outrun Let's stick together (Bryan Ferry) - for Troddlers or Lemmings Pinball Wizard (the Who) - for the intro of Pinball Dreams The Race (Yello) - for Indy 500 I wanna rock (Twisted Sister) - for Chuck Rock II

12 November 2004, 14:07	#3
Jim Posts: n/a	"Breakout" by errmmm.......errrm.....Swing Out Sister would be perfect for Breakout ! Heck, why just stick to games - Deluxe Paint would have been far more interesting if it had the Stones' classic Paint It Black. Keep On Runnin' by Spencer Davis Group for <damn-i'm forgotten the name of the game! That platformer where the character doesn't stop runnnin, smallish sprites> Kung Fu Fighting for IK+

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