Hard Rock and Heavy Metal were popularly used genres in VGM scores, so post all vintage favorites, chiptunes or arranged soundtracks.
In some instances, certain songs emulate or, in some outerlying cases, outright lift riffs from popular bands.
Take "Jungle Bouncer" on KOF '94:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXKothYFFlE
And compare that to Faith No More's "Surprise! You're Dead":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCdUfAE5Rz8
Anyway, here's some favorites of mine.
Eternal Champions CD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww72JpoF4WA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rDIymX4AUA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vijXK6rbjMk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE6WwyvreD0
F-Zero:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnp2c4wl7Y
Fighting Vipers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_ll8Wrgnzk
Guilty Gear (the entire discography is Metal, so I'll just post the first game's OST):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB8RXTwcbZw
Mega Man Legends:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdWk3V59kH8
Mega Man X series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8eLoCtHB4E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81b0KET8tSc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwapIr0wKdk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMP7g2O6Tkg
King of Fighters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPaFutxe4BM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuMspVWT9Eo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAYuXUIHB8U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKZfVCW3PUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS7EPzE-R8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PddekUUb00g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNK9MA7NUiM
>>3289843
Maximum Carnage had a song done by Green Jellÿ. Somehow the SNES version is better than the actual song. The Genesis one sounds like butt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xyLVrHg28c
>>3289843
>Fighting Vipers
Let's not forget Raxel's theme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4_FHacuq0k
>Megaman X3
Toxic Seahorse is awesome too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8im2nTjzkg
>King Of Fighters: Ikari Themes
Man, I shocked they didn't try to replicate more guitar oriented themes for that team, considering the 2nd Ikari NES game had some killer tunes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4hGO_7vPGE
Man, Capcom used to have great Rock soundtracks. Why the fuck did they abandon them?
Download 2 (PCE CD): https://youtu.be/UMtnExRVXXk
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n3nYwTSkr0Q
>this is just the ITEM SHOP'S bgm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6O6XC0wX2E
Motherfucking silver surfer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQlLl2j5THQ
>>3290748
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNmGLCCaT-0
>>3290748
that sounds like actual fart metal
>>3289843
I have that poster! and another one, Egyptian themed I think..
METAL SLUG IS METAL AS FUCK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI2NDJ6TxBg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYQGCOEH8HU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVnvgJeTq2w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOc2hjvqUZk
>>3291528
Beat me to it son.
I goddamn love the Metal Slug soundtrack.
best SF character theme
SF4 version is dope to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsFAYNOleT8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BNc62DiRH8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-UK9FitNMQ
this fucking game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlmbkKtjfSc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cxUGhFMdHE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sb5HzBHUD8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP7JvoOmj-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lXhq66CFS4
>>3291574
>>3291704
Rock music works surprisingly well with super futuristic settings. Wish it was a thing that happened more often.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4rIzlE6w_M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKWCf6I2oeM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yb9OUc2s-g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbkfOolpyjA
>>3291715
Especially in shooters like the ones you posted. Get pumped as fuck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elqP9ZnDyf8
Phantasy Star IV has a kind of future space metal thing going on for a lot of the soundtrack.
>>3290754
>Not the original version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4bMUdFjPZk&index=6&list=PL8FB3519874861B25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXpYbf3mscY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LrHWDzpUd4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM3Qtn7g16U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmSM_7CgAFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7fd3wMuUuk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCrN255Ut-w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKx2DC1dL3o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH4UUK_b_KA&index=7&list=PL885A9D2B400D07D1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks2BrsBNy10&index=8&list=PL885A9D2B400D07D1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHnjPT4-3Cw&list=PL885A9D2B400D07D1&index=11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihFMMP2JcUM&list=PLzFTGYa_evXghvFMdAxHMnraBcAcTf8u6&index=9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfAbQAFzkeM&index=10&list=PLzFTGYa_evXghvFMdAxHMnraBcAcTf8u6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntJ0hzJ4wP4&list=PLzFTGYa_evXghvFMdAxHMnraBcAcTf8u6&index=18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvAShxQrk64&index=25&list=PLzFTGYa_evXghvFMdAxHMnraBcAcTf8u6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPXq47tXpFQ&index=6&list=PLzFTGYa_evXgnxNqitkP86ZIJWjQOwZbD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpJBjDtCWiA&list=PLzFTGYa_evXgnxNqitkP86ZIJWjQOwZbD&index=11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXGdSzKp9XU&index=11&list=PLPQ7CCupHmGYPa5FsO3bTCaeM4WztqKX-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKigbfYXQ4w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXPcDwqTtlM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZWB7qn5N0A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdEa37Qdx4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYNLz8goZdE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpDc-W5r5ns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGmanK-VK1M&index=2&list=PLuGdUcbPv0j-USHow5Sb1PTJ76rUa42j5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP9UfFooTXc&list=PLuGdUcbPv0j-USHow5Sb1PTJ76rUa42j5&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=093bgsGYxO4&list=PLuGdUcbPv0j-USHow5Sb1PTJ76rUa42j5&index=11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2ZFhmwpEXA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45S5Cts-D4Y&list=PL9qAytdaSX-kJYR9msdZUzPOzix5GpoDu&index=13
cont.
There are some cool gbc soundtracks that turned the wave table into a guitar and build around that.
https://youtu.be/2SxLXh2TgZ4
https://youtu.be/unMGuGfEO_E
>>3291851
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPGVvSmM03I&index=18&list=PL12E5E7B41275B855
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcsdauLE6VE&index=8&list=PL6BB4862ADAA12E48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGCFGbvfNCQ&list=PLB-py7ylAoF9SbPuLXo5G54n8QO79l2tI&index=12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQF1G9mBoyY&index=20&list=PLB-py7ylAoF9SbPuLXo5G54n8QO79l2tI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYDF4Mtpi7k&list=PLB-py7ylAoF8DXhpc3lo_-5f_9gE-NvMp&index=6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApkvrHDMyDM&list=PLB-py7ylAoF8DXhpc3lo_-5f_9gE-NvMp&index=10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3oqoJiopCw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf2hNITLCJk&list=PLWkbz6owTpNqq8BVJv7Gw4pNovlMDqQqz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Es9h6K5yg&list=PLWkbz6owTpNqq8BVJv7Gw4pNovlMDqQqz&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urIUIyUPMQw&index=6&list=PLWkbz6owTpNqq8BVJv7Gw4pNovlMDqQqz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olFWoXpJb20&index=10&list=PLWkbz6owTpNqq8BVJv7Gw4pNovlMDqQqz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8BuhwIzsSc&list=PLWkbz6owTpNqq8BVJv7Gw4pNovlMDqQqz&index=14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu5gvyx2FOc&list=PLWkbz6owTpNqq8BVJv7Gw4pNovlMDqQqz&index=16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4v5kp3Avz0&index=6&list=PLED07D7ADEF957788
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssKXgfa1g6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZp3EcHUSsQ&index=8&list=PL562380BD841A551C
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmP6yI5l8yM&list=PLC1B91305CD5670D7&index=13
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>>3289858
Oh boy, tinny and hollow like a large chunk of Genesis music.
Shit I wish more game devs utilized the music better. When the devs cared the music was far better than SNES.
Unfortunately most seemed to ignore that hardware altogether.
>>3292035
It's a damn shame they didn't, although Jap devs seemed to have an easier time of it for some reason.
More Sega metal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RidSSq8cxsY
>>3292338
You have to post the intro if you wanna post that song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_wLv4Y-p2s
>>3292364
Goddammit now I want to proceed to roll and reroll stats for hours.
https://youtu.be/Xq0QvT86wwk
>>3291561
Sweet Jesus, that's cool.
>>3289843
This is the best prog hard rock album in years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaF5spsqMc8
>>3294709
It really is
>>3291851
>>3291908
Lots of cool shit in here, I was gonna post Billy Kane's theme but you posted it there.
So I'll leave here the Real Bout Special version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lurisq_TiS4
