1987 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 1987. 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 Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
0:07 I, Ball
0:29 Thunder Blade
0:43 International Karate+
0:58 The Great Giana Sisters
1:13 Driller (Space Station Oblivion)
1:30 Super Hang-On
1:40 Darius
1:53 Psycho-Nics Oscar
1:58 Xenophobe
2:40 Saboteur II
3:01 Shadowgate
3:14 Martianoids
3:24 Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Wonder Boy: Monster Land)
3:30 Final Fantasy
3:47 Double Dragon
3:59 Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (Punch-Out!! [1987] / Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream!)
4:25 Agent X II: The Mad Prof's Back
4:40 Alien Syndrome
4:56 Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
5:23 Dizzy (Dizzy: The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure)
5:50 Nemesis 2
6:15 R-Type
6:32 Street Fighter (Fighting Street)
6:37 Super Dodge Ball
6:51 The Last Ninja
7:25 Tiger Road
7:49 Dragon Spirit
8:13 Faxanadu
8:45 Rad Racer (Highway Star)
8:58 Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa
9:11 The Treasure of Uşas
9:32 Mega Apocalypse
9:36 Amegas
9:59 Hydrofool
10:12 Chester Field: Ankoku Shin heno Chousen
10:25 Gemini Wing
10:44 The Faery Tale Adventure
11:01 Mega Man (Rockman)
11:17 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
11:28 King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne
11:50 Ai Senshi Nicol
12:02 Shinobi
12:33 Maniac Mansion
13:11 Pac-Mania
13:21 Star Paws
13:32 The Goonies II
13:49 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
14:43 Zillion (Akai Koudan Zillion)
14:53 Sorcerian
15:06 Goldrunner
15:42 Continental Circus
15:53 Blades of Steel
16:19 Flying Shark (Sky Shark)
16:30 Deflektor
16:53 Galaga '88
17:03 Nebulus (Tower Toppler / Gastelian, Kyorochan Land / Subline)
17:11 Knightmare
17:23 Rastan (Rastan Saga)
17:42 The Maze of Galious: Knightmare II
18:07 Twin Cobra
18:35 Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished (Ys: The Vanished Omens / The Ancient Land of Ys)
18:47 After Burner
18:55 Operation Wolf
19:11 Contra (Gryzor / Probotector)
19:34 Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine
19:38 Amaurote
19:39 Delta (Delta Patrol)
19:52 Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon
20:12 ThunderCats
20:19 Black Tiger (Black Dragon)
20:34 Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
20:50 Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (Dragon Warrior II)
21:08 The Ninja Warriors
21:22 Alex Kidd BMX Trial
21:41 Wizards & Warriors
21:58 Mr. Heli (Battle Chopper)
22:04 Xybots
22:18 Space Quest II
22:27 Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
22:42 Metal Gear
22:49 The Three Stooges
23:02 Combat School
23:10 California Games
23:24 Auf Wiedersehen Monty
23:39 Heavy Barrel
23:45 Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
24:01 Bubble Ghost
24:27 Alex Kidd: High-Tech World
24:39 Battle of Britain
24:55 Wizball
24:56 Legacy of the Wizard (Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family)
25:09 Bionic Commando (Top Secret / Hitler's Resurrection: Top Secret)
25:11 Head over Heels
25:13 Yume Koujou: Doki Doki Panic
