Flexstyle Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) Since I grew up without a console in my house (dirty lil' secret from an OCR judge, I know), I'm not very familiar with the Sega back catalog of games. Nintendo and Sony's stuff seems to get more airtime as far as "popular themes," aside from the Sonic stuff. I'm working on a project that involves Sega game remixes, and I need some education. What's your favorite non-Sonic Sega-based game? Doesn't have to be a Sega exclusive, necessarily. Bonus points: what's your favorite remix from a non-Sonic Sega game? Doesn't have to be from OCR, necessarily. Extra bonus points: what's your favorite electronic/dance remix with the above criteria? Edited May 26, 2014 by Flexstyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doulifée Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) Street of rage for me. for remixes, most song from sor remake are good to go. Edited May 26, 2014 by Doulifée Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexy Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Expect a lot of people asking for some Streets of Rage. While I'd love to say Ristar, I however have gone through as many remixes that the wider community had been able to offer and have not once seen a full-on EDM remix of anything (though Eino's from a PRC last year is as close as we're gonna get lol). I do however have a huge soft spot for coda's Ring Rink DoD track from a couple of years back though! As for a non-Sonic EDM remix that may tickle your fancy, how about several? I know I linked a few Sonic related ones to you, but I'll get a headstart on you with Vectorman Remixed, which several VGMix based EDM arrangers at the time worked on. (PREVIEW: )I still have the album on my person - I'll send it your way by Facebook or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Do we have to pick just one? Because all of these (and more!) are worth playing: OutRun - Time trial driving game Space Harrier - 3D shmup where you play as a dude with a sweet jetpack After Burner - 3D shmup where you play as a sweet jet Power Drift - racing game Virtua Cop - Arcade shooter Virtua Fighter - Fighting game Super Hang-On - Motorcycle racing game Virtua Racing - One of the first 3D polygonal racing games, somehow managed to get a very impressive Genesis port Golden Axe - beat-'em-up Super Monaco GP - top-down Formula 1 racing game Daytona USA - Stock car racing game, taking the formula set by VR and perfecting it Alien Syndrome - top-down multi-directional run and gun Alex Kidd - classic platforming series predating Sonic Phantasy Star - SEGA's first RPG series Shinobi - classic ninja sidescroller Streets of Rage - excellent beat-'em-up series SEGA Rally, Indy 500, Manx TT Superbike - More SEGA racing goodness House of the Dead - Cheesy horror arcade shooter, super fun Typing of the Dead - Same as above except instead of a gun you use a keyboard Skies of Arcadia - Gorgeous Dreamcast-era RPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I second Skies of Arcadia (and like everything else Kyle listed), but wanted to mention that you can probably get Skies of Arcadia Legends easier if you have a Gamecube or Wii. That's an enhanced port of the original for Gamecube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychowolf Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 daytona usa, afterburner, super hang on, all classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Altered Beast. WISE FWOM YOUR GWAVE it's rather short but it's fun, especially when you enter the code to let you choose which form is for which stage cause some forms make the bosses hilariously broken and easy to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoeTaKa Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 SEGA won me big with the Dreamcast. There's loads of great games with great music, many SEGA exclusives. I have to give Jet Set Radio a shout out (Jet Grind Radio in NA) which has amazing music. Going off the top of my head, I've always loved this Shining Force remix by Gray Lightning http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01233 (Shining Force 1 and particularly 2 have exceptional music) And since I've heard it a lot recently, I love this remix by Hideki Naganuma of his own mix in Jet Set Radio Future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 please give a thorough listen to the OST for Comix Zone and then come back and agree with me that howard drossin is a god among men also, the game is damned fun, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hey it's a favourites thread! So many great games, soundtracks & memories. I'll just mention two: for the Master System; classic 8-bit tunage in this almost metroidvania platformer for the Mega Drive; superb fun tactical RPG, with really great sound from the machine (I also thoroughly enjoyed Shining Force Gaidens II and III on Game Gear emulator recently). Honestly back in the day I didn't have the appreciation for the 16-bit Sega's sound I have now and considered SNES's sample-based sound much superior.. until this soundtrack made me open my ears!ReMixes: Halls of Abandonment "sold" OCR to me (from Alisia Dragoon) Rare Mineral Addict is classic Shnabubula goodness from a fantastic soundtrack from a super fun game that I had a privilege experiencing in its own time (Landstalker) Burnt Mota and Mama Brain kind of take the good bits of Phantasy Star II's music.. and make them super good! Inside the Roadhouse from Zillion Five-Sided Square from Shining Force CD (the source is originally from Shining Force Gaiden II for Game Gear) Down In The Dungeon Just Creatures And Me - some more Shining series goodness (Shining In The Darkness) Killer Studio Chops from Prime is pretty cool and fun, it's a Sony game for Sega CD - not sure if you wanted games developed/published by Sega or just for Sega machines though A huge chunk of Be Aggressive! Hey, pretty sweet that Rexy mentioned my Ristar arrangement. I *really* need to pick it up and give it some more work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixDown Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Skies of Arcadia is my number one favorite non-Sonic Sega game. Altered Beast was pretty fun back in the day and I've also liked what I've played of NiGHTS into Dreams after it was rereleased on the PSN. There's a whole album of awesome NiGHTS ReMix goodness and it's hard to narrow down that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Toss up between Phantasy Star II & Space Harrier - great music for both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusK Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Shinobi III. Great freakin' game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyakan Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 P.S.O. On Gamecube. I have spent way too long on that game. But I keep going back to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamphibious Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Shinobi III. Great freakin' game. Ditto on this. Shinobi III is an amazing game, one of my favourite action games. I still play it on my Genesis from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José the Bronx Rican Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I'm with DusK; Shinobi III, as a game and a soundtrack, is now getting more appreciation from me than Revenge of Shinobi did, and that was the all-time classic that YUZO worked on. How amazing is III's use of leitmotif with such complex melodies? Altered Beast and Golden Axe have long passed their gameplay expiration dates, but the music is still steady solid. Treasure and Technosoft were virtually second-party devs on Genesis/Mega Drive, so you might be able to get away with those titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Gonna go with Ristar on this one. Classic platformer with great graphics and a killer soundtrack. Played it religiously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Williamson Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Monkey Ball. Freaking Monkey Ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrothaDom Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 So many great mentions already... But I'd have to go with -Ristar -Streets of Rage (2 in particular) -Phantasy Star Online -Jet Set Radio And those are pretty cool haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 , even if it's an obscure game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonamer Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I'm surprised no one mentioned Crazy Taxi! The music alone is worth playing the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I'm very partial to Crusader of Centy for Sega Genesis, a great action RPG with a fun elemental combat system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José the Bronx Rican Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I'm surprised no one mentioned Crazy Taxi! The music alone is worth playing the game. For the sake of arrangements, that might not be be valid; the music is licensed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Skies of Arcadia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonetic Hero Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 (edited) PSO and Shining Force are at the top of my list Edit: please give a thorough listen to the OST for Comix Zone and then come back and agree with me that howard drossin is a god among men also, the game is damned fun, too Agreed, though it doesn't quite make my list because I couldn't even get past the second level when I played it. That game is INSANELY hard Edited May 27, 2014 by Phonetic Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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