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Sonic CD: Collision Chaos Old School: OC ReMix

September 28, 2011April 2, 2014 J.A. Laraque 0 Comments collision chaos, Collision Chaos Old School, game music, overclock remix, Sonic CD, video game remixes

Here is an awesome remix from the masters over at Overclock Remix. This remix features music from the Japanese version of. Sonic CD.

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Beat Hazard Super Mario Bros 2 OC ReMix

September 14, 2011April 2, 2014 J.A. Laraque 0 Comments bass drum bros, Beat Hazard, Beat Hazard Super Mario Bros 2, drum bass world, Mario Bros, nintendo, oc remix

This is pretty cool. This is a video of the game beat hazard being played with the OverClocked remix song of Super Mario Bros 2.

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Sonic Advance: Egg Rocket Zone Remix

September 13, 2011April 2, 2014 J.A. Laraque 0 Comments egg rocket zone, Egg Rocket Zone Remix, sonic advance, video game music, video game remixes

We love video game music and remixes here at Obsolete Gamer so we want to profile some of the ones we have come across and enjoy. Today we have a cool remix from Sonic Advance. If you have a remix you love e-mail us and we might be able to profile it for you.

Movies & T.V.

Pirates of Silicon Valley movie review

August 11, 2011June 12, 2015 Honorabili 0 Comments acorn, Altair, apple, apple computers, apple history, apple philosophy, Apple vs Microsoft, atari, Bill Gates, commodore, computer history, computer pioneers, computers, Donnie Darko, evolution of technology, Fire in the Valley, Foxconn factory suicides, Futurama, Gates vs Jobs, good made-for-tv movie, historical movie, history of DOS, history of the GUI, ibm, Jobs vs Gates, John DiMaggio, Martyn Burke, megacorps, Michael Swaine, Micromen, microsoft, microsoft history, microsoft philosophy, Microsoft vs Apple, movie review, movies about computers, movies about technology, nintendo, Noah Wyle, OPERATING SYSTEM, operating system history, Paul Allen, Paul Freiberger, pc, personal computer, pirates of silicon valley, sega, sinclair, steve ballmer, Steve Jobs, steve jobs is evil, Steve Wozniak, the woz, transformation of steve jobs, watch pirates of silicon valley, Xerox, Xerox GUI research

Steve Jobs was just evil to me all throughout the movie. In real life, I still don’t like him, which is funny because I hated everything Microsoft for many years when I was younger, but in reality I didn’t like how he reacted to being informed at the number of record suicides at the Foxconn factories, which make a LOT of Apple products. The transformation this movie shows goes from stoner hippie to egoist pioneer to evil business genius. I just think he’s a real asshole. Through the movie he kept denying that his daughter Lisa was actually his.

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The Music Hall: Instant Remedy

February 23, 2011April 2, 2014 Simon Lethbridge 1 Comment Genesis, instant remedy, Master System, obsolete gamer, sega, the music hall, video game music

As some of you may know, I’m a big fan of videogame music, particularly of the retro variety. It was around… hmm, I guess 10 years ago now, that I started my collection, initially by recording MegaDrive tunes using the splendid Gens emulator, but I didn’t discover the remix community until a bit later. It was while searching for the original OutRun music that I first encountered Instant Remedy, and it opened the door to an unimaginable number of songs.

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The Music Hall: Star Control 2 – The Precursors Remixes

February 15, 2011June 9, 2012 Simon Lethbridge 1 Comment obsolete gamer, precursors remixes, Riku Nuottajärvi, star control 2, the music hall, ur-quan masters, video game music

The remixes so far are mostly in a dance/trance/techno style, which suits the game pretty well. They are a mixture of alien race theme songs, and other songs such as the hyperspace, quasispace, battle themes, etc, and are free to download, so you have no excuse not to listen to them! Granted, neither game music or dance music are to everyone’s tastes, but those of you who enjoy either are advised to check them out. It just goes to show how dedicated the Star Control fan community is!

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Rygar OST

January 27, 2011April 2, 2014 J.A. Laraque 1 Comment ligar, NES, nintendo, Rygar, tecmo, the music hall, video game music

In the NES version you guided the main character through a number of adventures on his ultimate goal of defeating the evil King Ligar. To defeat the evil king Rygar had to travel across the world and find five Indora gods who give him the items needed to defeat the king. Each of the gods are located in a different part of the world and guarded by a boss.

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Music of Warcraft 2 Tides of Darkness

January 9, 2011April 2, 2014 Honorabili 1 Comment 486, CD-ROM, command & conquer, DOS version, dune 2, human versus orc war, leader of the Horde, MIDI music, Music of Warcraft 2 Tides of Darkness, rts, StarCraft, warcraft, Warcraft 2, Warcraft 2 Tides of Darkness OST, Warcraft 2 Tides of Darkness Soundtrack, Windows 3.1 version, World of Warcraft

The music to Warcraft 2 was as inpiring as MIDI music got. It made the complete Warcraft 2 RTS experience addicting even more as its constant high tempo medieval classical war-like style kept you concentrated and engaged in the ongoing human versus orc war!

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System Shock 2 Music

December 31, 2010April 2, 2014 Honorabili 1 Comment aliens vs predator, amazing soundtrack, Bioshock, Dead Space, dead spaceship, deus ex, electronic rock, Event Horizon, hacker, HELL, horror science-fiction video game, SHODAN, spooky electronic music, system shock 2, System Shock 2 Music, System Shock 2 OST, System Shock 2 Soundtrack, techno, Von Braun

The soundtrack for System Shock 2 does an amazing job creating a state of panic and despair as you fight your way surviving in a maze of two very, very dead spaceships. It’s here now for you to enjoy!

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Everquest: Original Music

December 28, 2010April 2, 2014 J.A. Laraque 10 Comments EQ, eq mp3, eq music, eq ost, everquest, everquest music, everquest original music, everquest sound track

However, when it comes to some of the music there is no rose colored glasses needed. The music of EQ was excellent from Kelethin to TOV. The funny thing is many people later turned the music off or very low and missed out on many of the awesome tracks that were added to this game.

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Commercial Wars: The Celebrity Women of the Nintendo DS

December 27, 2010June 12, 2015 J.A. Laraque 1 Comment beyonce, carrie underwood, celebrity women, commercial wars, DS, DSi, J.A. Laraque, lisa kudrow, liv tyler, Nicole kidman, nintendo, nintendo DS, obsolete gamer, Youtube

So which Nicole should I be thinking of when watching this, the Eyes wide Shut Nicole, The Others Nicole or maybe Cat-woman Nicole? Poor Nicole may not be able to score high in Brain Training, but she knows how to hire a decorator that loves white, Martha Stewart maybe?

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Bionic Commando: 8-bit OST

December 26, 2010April 2, 2014 J.A. Laraque 2 Comments bionic commando, bionic commando ost, Capcom, J.A. Laraque, ladd spencer, Music, NES, nintendo, obsolete gamer, ost, super job, the music hall, video game music, video game soundtrack

Released in late 1988 by Capcom, Bionic Commando follows the adventures of Ladd Spencer, a super solider with a bionic arm that could fire a grappling gun allowing you to pull yourself up or swing from the ceiling. One of the funny things is he could not jump. I guess his arm was too heavy.

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Redneck Rampage Music

December 25, 2010April 2, 2014 Honorabili 1 Comment Beat Farmers, Cement Pond, hillbilly game, hot redneck, Mojo Nixon, redneck cousins, Redneck Rampage, Redneck Rampage music, Redneck Rampage OST, Redneck Rampage soundtrack, Reverend Horton Heat

For those that wanted to bring out the crazy hillbilly in you to the spirit of Duke Nukem 3D but with a LOT of alcohol, Redneck Rampage was the way to go!

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Mechwarrior 2 Soundtrack

December 22, 2010April 2, 2014 Honorabili 7 Comments Activision games, amiga, AutoAssault, Battlemech, Battletech, battlezone, Cyber Empires, first MMOs, future of gaming, Ghost Bear's Legacy, giant robot simulator, HO HO HO NOW I HAVE A MACHINEGUN, Inner Sphere, Interstate 76, Jade Falcons, Mad Cat, Mechwarrior 2, Mechwarrior 2 expansion, Mechwarrior 2 intro, Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries, Mechwarrior 2 Music, Mechwarrior 2 OST, Mechwarrior 2 Soundtrack, Mechwarrior 3, Mechwarrior 4, Mechwarrior 5, Mechwarrior 5 trailer, Mechwarrior games, old PC games, original Mechwarrior, pc games, Robotech, Thor

What can I say about the music to Mechwarrior 2 except that this IS how you write the best soundtrack to one of the ultimate PC games of all time!

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Earthbound OST

December 17, 2010April 2, 2014 J.A. Laraque 1 Comment classic games, earthbound, earthbound mp3, earthbound music, earthbound ost, famicom, J.A. Laraque, keiichi suzuki, mother, nintendo, obsolete gamer, Super Nintendo, the music hall, video game music

Original known as Mother, Earthbound was an RPG released on the Super Nintendo in 1995. Earthbound is actually the follow up sequel of Mother that was released in Japan for the Famicom gaming system in 1989. The music of Earthbound was composed by Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka.

Movies & T.V.

King of Kong Movie Review

December 16, 2010April 8, 2016 Honorabili 0 Comments Billy Mitchell, Brian Kuh, classic arcade games, Crystal Castles, david and goliath, defender, donkey kong, Doris Self, Funspot, Galaga, Greg Bond, Guiness World Book of Records, honorabili, kill screen, King of Kong Movie Review, Mappy, Mark Alpiger, missile command, ms pacman, pacman, Q*bert, Red Baron, Robert Mruczek, Roy "Mr. Awesome" Shildt, Steve Sanders, Steve Wiebe, top arcade players, twin galaxies, Walter Day, world war i aviation

A modern day video game version of the story David and Goliath.

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Video Game Movies: The ones that got it right

December 15, 2010June 12, 2015 J.A. Laraque 2 Comments Aaron hunter, Chris Skaggs, Chronic Logic, Corey Dangel, Danny Greig, David Warhol, Detonator Games, discussion, forums, Gary Manica, Grace Snoke, Industry Inside, J.A. Laraque, Jacob Stevens, Jason Shankel, Joju Games, Josiah Pisciotta, Juan Gril, Justin Melendez Lan Slide PC’s, Ken Berrym XSEED games, king of kong, Mark van Diggelen, Mathew Anderson, Money Plum Media, obsolete gamer, obsolete gamer.com, panel, Petroglyphgames, Playtechtonics Inc, Realtime Associates, Resident Evil, Riverman Media, Silent Hill, SkillPod Media, Smashing Ideas, Soma Games, Spiderwebz Design, Stupid Fun Club, tomb raider, TRON, video game movies, wing commander, Winnie Wong, XGen Studios

Most games are made with very iconographic heroes and villains. You don’t have to worry about plot or story as much, and can focus on the core gameplay. Nearly everything is black and white. The Heroes are universally good, and the Villains are the purest of evil. As we get older, we learn life is really just shades of grey (or from “a certain point of view”).