1985 in Video Game Music
A year-in-review musical medley created by Ryan Hamann for the Sound of Play podcast featuring some of the outstanding music from the games of 1985. Please check out Sound of Play for weekly collections of excellent video game music. See how many of the tracks you can identify on your own.
0:00 Gradius
0:25 Gridiron Fight
0:33 Gun.Smoke
1:05 Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale
1:22 The Legend of Kage
1:35 Eggerland Mystery
1:47 Thing on a Spring
2:14 Mat Mania (Exciting Hour)
2:28 Paperboy
2:44 Motos
3:02 Winter Games
3:15 Nightshade
3:31 Hang-On
3:48 Blackwyche
3:56 Entombed
4:07 Mercenary
4:13 Sega Master System
4:16 Tehkan World Cup
4:23 Arm Wrestling
4:34 Paradroid
4:47 Formula 1 Simulator
5:10 Ghosts 'n' Goblins
5:31 Action Biker
5:46 Dragon Buster
6:08 Terra Cresta
6:37 Alpha Mission
7:00 Chimera
7:23 The Last V8
7:44 Commando
7:59 Metro-Cross
8:48 Pit Pot
9:15 Jet Set Willy II: The Final Frontier
9:33 Monty on the Run
10:06 Crazy Comets
10:21 One Man and His Droid
10:41 N.Y. Captor
11:07 Little Computer People
11:20 Catrap (Pitman)
11:28 Gauntlet
11:45 Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu
12:10 Exed Exes
12:25 The Way of the Exploding Fist
12:48 Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
13:04 Fairlight
13:28 Yie Ar Kung-Fu
14:02 City Connection (Cruisin')
14:22 Green Beret (Rush'n Attack)
14:34 Gyromite (Robot Gyro)
14:41 Stack-Up (Robot Block)
14:48 Ice Climber
15:04 Tiger-Heli
15:13 Mach Rider
15:23 Teddy Boy Blues
15:47 Koronis Rift
15:56 TwinBee
16:09 Back to Skool
16:15 The Oregon Trail (1985)
16:31 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
16:41 Alternate Reality: The City
17:04 Cauldron
17:12 MagMax
17:21 Gunfright
17:42 Thexder
17:55 Hunter Patrol
18:12 Buggy Boy
18:30 Starquake
18:57 Dragontorc
19:07 Wrecking Crew
19:39 Kick: Off-Road Simulator
19:58 Subterranean Stryker
20:03 Shao-Lin's Road (Kicker)
20:28 Ring King
20:49 Déjà Vu
21:27 Confuzion
22:03 Repton
22:15 Sky Kid
22:27 Hydlide II: Shrine of Darkness
22:41 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
22:55 Space Harrier
23:45 Baraduke (Alien Sector)
23:51 Section Z
24:17 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
24:48 Super Mario Bros.
25:23 Road Runner
