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Welcome, welcome! The human rhinovirus brings you this week’s Jukebox, and my strain is especially pernicious…which means I’m going to keep this short, so I can go get some more rest.
The community submitted a lot of great music this week — some of which fits in with current gaming news. Bitmob intern Jasmine Maleficent Rea offers up a tune you can catch on the new Heavy Rain demo, and in light of the recent Microsoft announcement about discontinued online support, Mr. I-Just-Commented-on-Your-Article, Lance Darnell, brings it back to Halo 2. But not everything is current: Check out some old faves from Secret of Mana, Jet Grind Radio, and Half-Life 2.
Got a tune you want to wow the community with? Hit the jump and toss in your suggestion.
I’ve got three ways to get your fists pumpin’:
Method 1: Pick and Choose
Community Selections
1) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater — Don’t Be Afraid
2) Super Mario Galaxy — Prologue
3) Secret of Mana — The Color of Summer
4) Homeworld — Adagio for Strings (by Samuel Barber)
5) Mirror’s Edge — Heat (Combat) suggested by Eric Sapp
6) Jet Grind Radio — Dragula (by Rob Zombie) suggested by Jeffrey Michael Grubb
7) Persona 3 — Want to Be Close suggested by Alex Martin
8) Half-Life 2: Episode 2 — Vortal Combat suggested by Matt Giguere
9) Heavy Rain — Ethan Mars Theme* suggested by Jasmine Maleficent Rea
10) Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 — Bloodstains (by Agent Orange ) suggested by Alex R. Cronk-Young
11) Halo 2 — Main Theme suggested by Lance Darnell
12) Jet Set Radio Future — Oldies but Happies suggested by Sam Bardelson
13) Oni — Konoko Chase suggested by Jeffrey Sandlin
14) Burnout Paradise — Paradise City (by Guns N’ Roses) suggested by Stephano Nevarez
15) Way of the Samurai — Righteous Soul suggested by Michael Pangelina (++good)
Method 2: Let It Ride
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Method 3: I’m Tired of This Playlist
Tired of this week’s Jukebox selections? Want to scope which classic songs have already been nabbed by other Bitmobbers? Then check out The Bitmob Community Jukebox Archive. Contributor Evan Killham created — and maintains — a comprehensive list of every song that the community and I have ever chosen.
With hundreds of tunes available in the Archive, you don’t need to fret if this week’s jams aren’t to your taste. Just click the link, and the records keep on spinnin’!
For all you newcomers, here’s how it works — I’ve got just two simple rules for submitting songs:
1) Songs from music games with original music and licensed songs from game soundtracks like Grand Theft Auto are OK. Submissions from games like Guitar Hero or Rock Band will not be accepted. Otherwise, this post may turn into a competition between people’s favorite bands.
2) Only one submission response per person, per week.
When you’ve thought of a selection, put it in the comments below. And don’t worry about the theme you see in the title of the post — I name each edition retroactively.
I will always try to find the official name of any song I use — whether it comes from myself or the community. If I am unable to verify a song’s title, I will mark it with an asterisk (*).
Finally, if you’d like to win the Double-Plus Good Song of the Week (the weekly best of award), try to think of an obscure song or a song you think the community and I have overlooked in previous posts.
P.S. Sorry Brian! Someone already chose Lufia’s Battle Theme.