Shmup with the Worst soundtrack

nimitz · Post by **nimitz** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:41 am

What is the shmup with the worst soundtrack ever, I don't mean because its too forgetable or badly arranged (for ports). I mean music so bad that it keeps you away from the game or makes you mute it when playing. It can be because its badly composed, repetitive, unfitting or just plain bad.

doujin shmups don't count.

I vote for Under defeat...the composition itself isn't THAT bad, but it makes you fall asleep and just doesn't fit the game at all. yet i think Border down has a nice fitting soundtrack.

Im sure UD could be much more enjoyable with a nice soundtrack.

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:47 am

Rezon. Each track is a 5 second sample repeated over and over again.

Macaw · Post by **Macaw** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:48 am

Easily Raiden Fighters Jet

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:09 am

Bio Metal

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Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:31 am

Wasn't too thrilled about Wyvern Wings' BGM

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:40 am

The main theme from 1942 sounds like one of the primary sound sources was a guy farting into a microphone in 4/4 time.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:02 pm

gulf war II

Grinning Cat · Post by **Grinning Cat** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:06 pm

Bio Metal. Guess which region

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:17 pm

Macaw wrote:Easily Raiden Fighters Jet

lick my nuts

battle bakraid

bsidwell · Post by **bsidwell** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:17 pm

R-Type. The songs are just cheesy but the sound chip they used... oh my god. It sounds like 1981, not 1987.

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:20 pm

Can you say "The Earth Defense"? Not only is it a thunderingly bad game, but the music is totally generic & rather dumb.

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:22 pm

Raiden II "new version"

*vomit*

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:28 pm

Twiddle wrote:
Macaw wrote:Easily Raiden Fighters Jet
lick my nuts

battle bakraid

WHAT? Lick my nuts

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:33 pm

there is another line of separation between that and battle bakraid which means i am making a response then my answer to the original topic

incognoscente · Post by **incognoscente** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:45 pm

Zebra Airforce wrote:gulf war II

Yes. Especially since it's a bootleg of Kyukyoku Tiger and could have used the same music.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:48 pm

Asteroids. THERE IS NONE. Just kidding, going to go with Thunder Dragon 2. LAME AS HELL.

For all those who say Battle Bakraid, I have two words for you: Terrible, and Object.

nimitz · Post by **nimitz** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:25 pm

The main theme from 1942 sounds like one of the primary sound sources was a guy farting into a microphone in 4/4 time.

oh man, i forgot about 1942, impossible to play the game more than 20 minutes at a time without going nuts. this takes 1st place.

No_not_like_Quake · Post by **No_not_like_Quake** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:40 pm

Worst? XDR.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:42 pm

legion on pc engine cd

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:58 pm

under defeat - a modern miltary shooter with the music from a 1970's tv serial.

stuminator · Post by **stuminator** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:43 pm

nimitz wrote:
The main theme from 1942 sounds like one of the primary sound sources was a guy farting into a microphone in 4/4 time.
oh man, i forgot about 1942, impossible to play the game more than 20 minutes at a time without going nuts. this takes 1st place.

This is what immediately came to mind when I saw the topic title. Capcom games usually have decent music, too. Who the hell let this slip by?

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:23 am

Raiden III has a super dissapointing soundtrack.

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:40 am

Under Defeat gets props just for stage 5. I love the music in stage 5.

My vote definitely goes to Dragon Blaze. Fucking barf.

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:58 am

Master of Weapon.

Gulf War 2 is an excellent nomination too.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:20 am

ewwwww, who has the DBZ avatar.... burn that shit

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:41 am

Xevious

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:47 am

szycag wrote:Xevious

the man has a point...

Macaw · Post by **Macaw** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:58 am

I think the correct answer is raiden fighters jet

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:58 am

Why pick on Under Defeat

the Level 1 theme is a classic imo- for newer stuff, Zero Gunner 2 is a much easier target. Not that the rest of the game is without it's flaws, but the mediocre soundtrack hurts that game the most.

nimitz · Post by **nimitz** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:08 am

for those who don't remember the 1942 "music"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvVD03h6-p8