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…

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


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