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Welcome to the Bitmob Community Jukebox! The Jukebox is a weekly column focused around gathering tunes from the community and celebrating video game music.
This week is a whopper for Square-Enix — nearly a third of the songs come from the company formerly known as Squaresoft. The Legend of Zelda also has a strong presence courtesy of community members Jimmy Flores and Bryan Glynn, and a few strange selections from titles like Spore and Mr. Driller crept on to the list.. Also, make sure sure to check out the first-ever song of the week from a game I've never played, seen, or even heard of. It's pretty awesome.
Want to share some euphonious love with the community? Hit the jump to find out how to drop me a line.
I've got three ways to get your boots stompin':
Method 1: Pick and Choose
Community Selections
1) The Guardian Legend — Corridor 1*
2) Xenogears — Bonds of Sea and Fire
3) Chrono Cross — Magical Dreamers
4) Mr. Driller Drill Land — Fragrant Remains suggested by Jimmy Flores
5) King of Fighters 2002: Ultimate Match — ESAKA!! suggested by Chris Hoadley
6) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — White Blood suggested by Eric Sapp
7) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask — Deku Palace suggested by Bryan Glynn
8) Final Fantasy 6 — Aria de Mezzo Carattere suggested by Alex R. Cronk-Young
9) Guilty Gear X — No Mercy suggested by Matt Giguere
10) Far Cry 2– Main Theme suggested by Evan Killham
11) Final Fantasy 8 — The Castle suggested by Michael Pangelina
12) Persona 3 — Burn My Dread suggested by Jasmine Maleficent Rea
13) Spore — Flowers suggested by Jeffrey Michael Grubb
14) The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass — Final Boss suggested by Ryan Conway
15) Scorcher — The Suburbs* suggested by Ryan Good (++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 other Bitmobbers have already nabbed? 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. Yasunori. Mitsuda.