30 day video game music challenge!

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Shovel Knight: No Weapons Here

Really cool theme. My favorite theme from this game is actually the Treasure Knight stage's theme but for this specific day I'm gonna have to answer with this.
 
BRUHH i wanted to say starship mario too like one of the previous posts. its just good vibes. i like both the first and last versions even for different reasons. reminds me of the sims sometimes for some reason a lot of songs just Do That and I Dont Know Why
now id like to answer something for overworld too if i even got what that means exactly
 
5. Favorite Hub World Music - Rougeport - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

Yes, I'm going to be the boring one today and go right to one of my favorite Mario games, and my honorable mention for the day is going to be just the same - Delfino Plaza. I think what unites both themes is the fact that both Delfino Plaza and Rougeport are interesting, evolving hubworlds. They offer plenty to do (or, well, in the latter's case, it offers a space to jump around and waste time), and they change over the course of the game. If you're like me, and you constantly return to talk to NPCs and see if their dialogue has changed, then that's an easy, easy way to make your hub world more engaging.

Overall, I'm sure there's a bit of a nostalgia factor, but I think this theme represents a very well-crafted and engaging hubworld. Rougeport feels familiar to this day, like a town I know well, from all of its shops to its residents both unsavoury and respectable. The music itself is good, too, which doesn't hurt. It reflects Rougeport's shady culture, its town of pirates and thieves nature, but it doesn't go overboard with it and make them town seem horrible.
 
Honestly, I'd put Rogueport too. But sacrifices must be made for Hard Mode. Besides, doing some digging into my own memories solved the problem, so...

Day 5: Warp Room - Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex

You know, I can never remember the name of that one sports theme when I'm trying to remember it. Regardless, this theme was catchy enough that when kid me played Wrath of Cortex, I'd sometimes just fuck around and idle in the hub level without actually entering any of the levels, for the sole purpose of hearing the music. It basically had me jazzed from the start of the game even if I was going to go try the same levels over again and fail miserably, so I'm happy to put it here!
 
Day 4: Upper Brinstar - Super Metroid

It took me a while to think of an answer for this category, but I've finally decided on one. The song has a funky feel, yet it still manages to retain some of the more ambient aspects of Metroid music. It wouldn't say it's the most fitting song for this game, I guess you could argue it works it has a more upbeat tone to help the player push onward and explore at an early point in the game? I'm not sure, I fully agree with that, but what I do know is that it's good song and that's why I've chosen it.


Day 5: Wind Scene - Chrono Trigger

I'm pretty sure this plays during the Overworld of 600 A.D., so it's going to be my pick for today. The song itself is rather calm, yet it has a mysterious aspect to it, which I feel is a good choice for how early in the game this plays, it's not solemn or dire to show how high the stakes are, just mysterious, as you're trying to figure out a way to get back to the present. I described the mystery of the song as an aspect, and I feel this helps to make this feel less urgent, as it's not an overwhelming feeling.
 
Day 5 - Hub world or overworld music


The instant I saw this day with the favorite hub world music, I thought of this theme from Diddy Kong Racing, so I love this especially based on its nostalgia. I love the different areas in this game, I'd spend a lot of time simply wandering around this hubworld on a plane, even today, as I like how all interconnected the worlds feel and how open the world is. And I love hearing all of the different variants of the theme as you go in different areas, fully taking advantage of multiple streams, so it's so cool. Oh and you hear Taj blissfully humming to this theme as you approach near him, so that's nice and all.

I really wish there was a sequel to this game, the hub world feels small by today's standards and I would love to see a larger, expanded versions of it which I think would be swell. Don't think CTR's hub world can quite compare to this one, it feels more corridors and restricted compared to DKR's.
 
day 2(opening level): Silver Surfer - Level 1

 
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