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.

#46

Here’s a perfect example of using a limited tool set effectively to accomplish a purpose. This is a really motivating song. It’s a tight enough loop that I think it might get repetitive after too long, which is probably why Doc Louis rides a bike during training (to keep his workouts short and sweet).

Track: “Training Theme” (YouTube Link)
Game: Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (NES, 1987)
Composers: Kenji Yamamoto, Yukio Kaneoka, Akito Nakatsuka