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Welcome to the 47th edition of the Bitmob Community Jukebox! This week's round of community-submitted songs features a few techno-style video game tunes, so I decided to make a theme out of it. Along the way, I also learned that most racing games use either hip hop or electronica for their soundtracks.
Make sure to check out the submission from community member Gregory Morton. It's from Falcom's Ys series, and it screams Japanese role-playing game like no other tune I've ever heard. Frequent contributor Jimmy Flores also picks one from across the Pacific with a peculiar dittie from the peculiar Mother series. And Bitmobber Richard Moss rounds out the JRPG selections for the week with a classic from Chrono Triggger.
Want to submit a song? Just hit the jump!
I've got three ways to get that bar mitzvah rockin':
Method 1: Pick and Choose
Community Selections
1) Need for Speed: Underground 2 — Nothing but You (Cirrus Remix) (by Paul Van Dyk)
2) Juiced — Ready Steady Go (by Paul Oakenfold)
3) Wipeout — Chemical Beats (by The Chemical Brothers)
4) N2O: Nitrous Oxide — Busy Child (by The Crystal Method)
5) Wipeout 3 — Kittens (by Underworld)
6) Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword — Main Theme suggested by Lance Darnell
7) Mass Effect 2 — Callista (by Saki Kaskas) suggested by Eric Sapp
8) Guardian Heroes — Rough and Lady suggested by Randy Snow
9) TimeSplitters 2 — Anaconda suggested by Guillermo Guitterrez
10) Mother 3 — Natural Cyborg Killer suggested by Jimmy Flores
11) Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops — Gene suggested by Michael Pangelina
12) Hexic HD — Lubax suggested by Bryan Glynn
13) Chrono Trigger — At the Bottom of Night suggested by Richard Moss
14) Ys: Book 1 and 2 — To Make the End of Battle suggested by Gregory Morton
15) Art Style: Light Trax — Spectra 1* suggested by Alex R. Cronk-Young (++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. Alex wins! Yay, Alex!