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This edition of the Jukebox brings us a veritable patchwork of community-submitted songs from every epoch of gaming history.
Bitmobber Alex Martin and intern Jasmine Maleficent Rea chose songs from The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom and Grand Theft Auto 4 that represent the current console generation. Bitmob moderator Lance Darnell moves one step back with a tune from Shadow of the Colossus, and contributor Ryan Conway takes a stroll through the PlayStation era by reminiscing about a Eastern-influenced ditty from Twisted Metal 2. One of the community's harshest game critics, Jeffrey Sandlin, represents, straight 16-bit style, with a Blues riff from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and I round out the time-traveling choices with an NES-era classic from Mega Man 2.
To all you old-farts out there: I'm sorry. The ride stopped before we got to all the way back to the Atari years. But who wants to hear songs from the Stone Age, anyway?
Got a tune you want to hit the community with? Click the jump and throw it in the mix.
I've got three ways to get the party started:
Method 1: Pick and Choose
Community Selections
4) Gitaroo Man — Legendary Theme
5) Bioshock 2 — Waking Up in 1959
6) Twisted Metal 2 — Hong Kong Krunch suggested by Ryan Conway
7) The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom — Main Theme* suggested by Jasmine Maleficent Rea
8) Final Fantasy 10 — A Fleeting Dream suggested by Matt Giguere
9) Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine — Password Screen* suggested by Rufus Clark
10) Shadow of the Colossus — The Opened Way suggested by Lance Darnell
11) Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake — Theme of Solid Snake suggested by Michael Pangelina
12) Final Fantasy Legend 2 — Burning Blood suggested by Sylvain Castonguay
13) Grand Theft Auto 4 — Badder Than Them (by Burro Banton) suggested by Alex Martin
14) PixelJunk Eden — Wheel Window suggested by Eric Sapp
15) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time — Alleycat Blues* suggested by Jeffrey Sandlin (++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. Does anyone else remember Fantavision? That sure was a crappy tech demo…errr…game.