Ah, the NES… I never had one! My part of the world mostly revolved around 8-bit home computers until the 16-bit consoles arrived on the scene, so I have had to get into NES music without the nostalgia dimension. Curious? Lock in and check out some of my top NES picks!

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Double Dribble (1987, NES) ‘Menu’ by Atsushi Fujio

River City Ransom (1990, NES) ‘Menu’ by Kazuo Sawa

Power Blade 2 (1992, NES) ‘Stage 01’ by Kinuyo Yamashita

Bad Dudes (1990, NES) ‘Stages 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7’ by Masaaki Iwasaki, Shōgo Sakai, Takafumi Miura, Yuji Suzuki, Yusuke Takahama, and I. Uchida

Bad Dudes (1990, NES) ‘Stages 2 & 5’ by Masaaki Iwasaki, Shōgo Sakai, Takafumi Miura, Yuji Suzuki, Yusuke Takahama, and I. Uchida

Balloon Fight (1986, NES) ‘Balloon Trip’ by Hirokazu Tanaka

Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (1990, NES) ‘Title’ by Tim Follin

Shatterhand (1991, NES) ‘Area A’ by Iku Mizutani

Shatterhand (1991, NES) ‘Area C’ by Iku Mizutani

Mega Man 2 (1989, NES) ‘Wood Man’s Stage’ by Takashi Tateishi

Mega Man 2 (1989, NES) ‘Air Man’s Stage’ by Takashi Tateishi

Shadowgate (1989, NES) ‘Entryway’ by Hiroyuki Masuno

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