Kong’s T’day Tune #49

I’ve put together a list of 60 tunes that have stuck with me through the years, inspired by Jeffrey Canam (@GrahfMetal)’s Twitter rundown of his top 100 favourite video game tracks. I’ve attempted to limit myself to a couple songs per game, but there are exceptions.

I’ll post them here and on Twitter every Tuesday and Thursday using the hashtag #KongsTdayTunes.

#49

Both of my parents are professional Dr. Mario players, so I had to hone my skills to earn my supper. Chill is the closest thing we have to a household anthem.

This tune is impressive, especially for an NES puzzle game, because it’s a longer loop than it seems, running through several permutations before returning to the beginning. It’s really important to have good music that’s not too repetitive in a puzzle game—something that’s too interesting to be boring, but not so distractingly interesting that it can’t function as background music.

Track: “Chill” (YouTube Link)
Game: Dr. Mario (NES, 1990)
Composer: Hirokazu Tanaka