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This week's edition of the Jukebox features community-submitted songs from every type of game imaginable. Don't believe me? Tropico 3, Super Mario Land 2, BioShock, and Silent Hill 2 all make appearance — and that's just for starters.
Make sure to check out Bitmobber Michael Rousseau's pick from the as-yet-unreleased Super Street Fighter 4. Community members Alex Martin and Michael Pangelina duke it out Grand Theft Auto style with tunes from San Andreas and The Ballad of Gay Tony. Finally, don't miss the selection from Patchwork Heroes that this week's featured community writer, Daniel Feit suggested. He mailed it in all the way from Japan!
Everyone is welcome to suggest their favorite video game tunes. Hit the jump to find out how.
I've got three ways to get the party bumpin':
Method 1: Pick and Choose
Community Selections
2) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — Express Yourself (by N.W.A.) suggested by Michael Pangelina
3) Super Street Fighter 4 — Secret Laboratory X Theme suggested by Michael Rousseau
4) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins — Star Maze* suggested by Ryan Conway
5) Body Harvest — Indoor Music* suggested by Matt Giguere
6) BioShock — Cohen's Masterpiece suggested by Bryan Glynn
7) Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon — Gourmet Submarine Castle (Part 1, 2, and 3) suggested by Chris Hoadley
8) Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony — Jump Up (by Major Lazer featuring Leftside and Supahype) suggested by Alex Martin
9) Marble Madness — Stage 2* suggested by Alex R. Cronk-Young
10) Patchwork Heroes — Theme Song suggested by Daniel Feit
11) Silent Hill 2 — Theme of Laura suggested by Cody Espinoza
12) Lufia and the Fortress of Doom — Pulifia Flowers suggested by Richard Moss
13) MadWorld — Look Pimpin'! suggested by Jimmy Flores
14) Deadly Premonition — Life is Beautiful suggested by Jasmine Maleficent Rea
15) Gravity Hook HD — Track C suggested by Sylvain Castonguay (++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. Thanks to everyone who suggested a song. This is only the second time in Jukebox history that I've received a full complement of 14 songs.