Putting on that right CD for a particular game ......

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There's a few gaming memories that I hold dear in terms of experience, a couple of them are more to do with a great coindence of having that new album from a band while you've just purchased a new game to play.

Its not something I do much these days as I concentrate on sound (eg. CS:S, BC2) or following plots (eg. Mass Effect, Dragon Age)

So without further ado, here's a couple of soundtrack memories I had while playing games.

Game: Tomb Raider
Soundtrack: Radiohead - OK Computer
Absoultely fitting for this game especially in those really big caves on top of pyramids. Having Radiohead's sometimes haunting vocals and music made Tomb Raider an absolutely joy.

Game: Streets Of Rage 2
Soundtrack: Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
When you're a young kid beating baddies up in subways and sewers, having Fear Of The Dark playing was just icing on the cake. Yeah I know its a console game but there's no general gaming forum

 

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A full 7 album selection on random mix. Rush was my go-to gaming music for years, and listening to an album now brings back games I thought I'd forgotten. I played games to Rush year after year, and it's for that reason that Rush is by far my most listened-to group of all time. I remember the first time I saw the Futurama episode where life is more like a computer game, and Tom Sawyer played to Fry taking out the Space Invaders. Damn near did a sex wee - I've never felt closer to a cartoon character in my life!

That epsiode of Chuck playing Missle Command to Tom Sawyer was genius .... now back to the topic