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.

#58

“Wait, JC, did you accidentally leave Nobuo Uematsu’s name there from last time?”

Nope. Square released Rad Racer on the Nintendo Entertainment System four months before Final Fantasy made them a household name. The whole soundtrack is pretty good, but this tune sounds like it would have been right at home in a Final Fantasy game while still managing to evoke the feeling of cruising along a coastline at sunset… IN 3D! Yes, the game came with those classic red-and-blue 3D glasses, and they were awesome.

This is one of the first games I remember my dad beating. He was great at all the NES games we had.

Track: “Sunset Coastline” (YouTube Link)
Game: Rad Racer (NES, 1987)
Composer: Nobuo Uematsu