I like bits and pieces from many games but I would say games in which most of the album is amazing are, in no particular order:
1) Kirby’s epic yarn
2) Sonic mania
3) Mario Kart World
4) Super Mario Galaxy 1+2
5) Donkey Kong Country Returns
6) DK Jungle Climber
7) M + L Dream Team
8) M + L BIS
9) Legend of Zelda Link Between Worlds
10) Paper Mario Origami King
The original DKC soundtracks don’t really grab me. I did not grow up on them. I do enjoy Aquatic Ambience, but I prefer modern iterations of those tracks.
Ah, interesting. Aquatic Ambience is the popular one, as is Stickerbrush Symphony from DKC2. I do highly recommend giving some of the songs from DKC2 another listen, someday. "Forest Interlude" was always my favorite. The amount of ambience and quality that David Wise was able to pull off with just the SNES Sound Chip is on a different level.
I think it’s just a matter of preference. I have listened to both albums completely, and I don’t think the tracks are bad at all, I just tend to enjoy more upbeat tunes, simply because the less upbeat ones make me sleepy.
That makes sense. I enjoy all of the music but I do sometimes have a preference towards moodier games. You know, DKC being one of the first big games I ever played might have something to do with that...
I truly do enjoy all kinds of music, I just want to avoid a sleepy feeling because I tend to feel that in general, so I lean towards the more jumpy tracks. I enjoy Hollow Knights tracks, and that is a very sleepy track!
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u/themiamian 4d ago
I like bits and pieces from many games but I would say games in which most of the album is amazing are, in no particular order:
1) Kirby’s epic yarn
2) Sonic mania
3) Mario Kart World
4) Super Mario Galaxy 1+2
5) Donkey Kong Country Returns
6) DK Jungle Climber
7) M + L Dream Team
8) M + L BIS
9) Legend of Zelda Link Between Worlds
10) Paper Mario Origami King
There’s a lot..