Bitmob Community Jukebox No. 26 -- The 14 Best Bitmobbers in the World Edition

This is it -- this is the big one! We finally made it to a full list of participant-shared songs! Every tune on this list except for mine comes from one of your fellow Bitmobbers!

Sorry for all the exclamation points, but I cannot fully express how thankful and excited I am. Whew!

For those unaware, this is the 26th edition of a weekly column that I started up six months ago. The idea is simple -- each week, I put up 15 great gaming songs and as many community submissions as I can muster. This week offers the first, full register of tunes that come from the site's readers and writers...other people besides me.

I'm also proud to say that my compatriots have really whipped up a fine batch of video game music from all over the map: We've got the 8-bit (Punch-Out!!), we've got the current (Mass Effect), we've got the J-pop (Persona), and we've got the hilarious (Conker's Bad Fur Day). All thanks to the 14 best Bitmobbers in the world!

As a last thought, I have a small announcement: Special thanks go out to Alex Martin, who pointed out that he hadn't contributed until now because of the "edition" titles. He thought that I was emailing specific thematic instructions to specific contributors every week. This could not be further from the truth -- I name each edition retroactively after I receive the submissions and find a common theme somewhere. Everybody's ideas are welcome! This is why I called it a "community jukebox."

But hey, enough with the boring, self-important news.

What crazy ditties have you got up your sleeve? Hit the jump and join the ranks!

I've got three ways to get you submitting:


Method 1: Pick and Choose


Community Selections

1) Rocketbirds Revolution! -- Robot (by New World Revolution) suggested by James DeRosa

2) Punch-Out!! -- Training suggested by Jeffrey Michael Grubb

3) Mendel Palace -- Stage Select Theme* suggested by Aaron Rivers

4) Persona 3 Portable -- Wiping All Out suggested by Jasmine Maleficent Rea

5) Skate -- Fall Rise suggested by Michael Pangelina

6) Fable -- Fable Theme suggested by Lance Darnell

7) White Knight Chronicles -- Reflecting suggested by Toby Davis

8) Call of Duty -- Red Square suggested by Matt Giguere

9) Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory -- Theme from Battery suggested by Dan "Shoe" Hsu

10) Bit.Trip Beat -- Transition suggested by Harold Burnett

11) Mass Effect -- Uncharted Worlds suggested by Alex Martin

12) Pikmin 2 -- Wistful Wild suggested by Evan Killham

13) Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction -- Let's Celebrate suggested by Stephano Nevarez

14) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney -- Cornered suggested by Ryan Conway

15) Conker's Bad Fur Day -- Great Mighty Poo suggested by Alex R. Cronk-Young (++good)


Method 2: Let It Ride


(Click here to listen in a separate window.)


Method 3: I'm Tired of This Playlist


Tired of this week's Jukebox selections? Want to scope which classic songs have already been nabbed by other Bitmobbers? Then check out The Bitmob Community Jukebox Archive. Contributor Evan Killham created -- and maintains -- a comprehensive list of every song that the community and I have ever chosen.

With hundreds of tunes available in the Archive, you don't need to fret if this week's jams aren't to your taste. Just click the link, and the records keep on spinnin'!


For all you newcomers, here's how it works -- I've got just two simple rules for submitting songs:

1) Songs from music games with original music and licensed songs from game soundtracks like Grand Theft Auto are OK. Submissions from games like Guitar Hero or Rock Band will not be accepted. Otherwise, this post may turn into a competition between people's favorite bands.

2) Only one submission response per person, per week.

When you've thought of a selection, put it in the comments below.

I will always try to find the official name of any song I use -- whether it comes from myself or the community. If I am unable to verify a song's title, I will mark it with an asterisk (*).

Finally, if you'd like to win the Double-Plus Good Song of the Week (the weekly best of award), try to think of an obscure song or a song you think the community and I have overlooked in previous posts.


P.S. My choice comes from the game Rocketbirds Revolution! -- a Flash title up for consideration at this year's Independent Game Festival. Check it out...it's cluckin' awesome! (I'm really sorry...that joke was pretty fowl.)

Comments (17)

Bad chicken jokes. Bad!

My pick is the best, by the way. OK, maybe not the very best, but definitely the best Amon Tobin video game song ever.
Dan Hsu , February 08, 2010
Jet Set Radio Future - Oldies But Happies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JrH0Lv-BJs
Sam Bardelson , February 08, 2010
Oni- Konoko Chase
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guuJJrhAMCo
Jeffrey Sandlin , February 08, 2010
Poo... hah!

Anyways, here is the opening song that made me say, "I'm gonna freakin' own this game!" (And I didn't just mean as in purchase ;p!)

Burnout Paradise: (song - artist)
Paradise City - Guns N' Roses

Seriously, even after having to restart half-way through to obtain trophies I still earned a sweet little Elite (with 100% completion stamp) license! Heck, sometimes I just pump up the TV and let things fly smilies/cheesy.gif !

It only makes me wish that Criterion could just keep working on Paradise with DLC packs and graphical patches/updates forever. If only!
Stephano Nevarez , February 08, 2010
@Shoe Sorry about the chicken jokes. I didn't have much time, so I had to wing it -- guess my mind just flew the coop. Because I was so rushed, I definitely ended up with a lackluster post script that was a poultry showing.
James DeRosa , February 08, 2010
God, I love that Chaos Theory soundtrack. Probably one of the best soundtracks in video game history. I just got up to look for my copy to see if I could clean it and it's not in it's case >_
Michael Pangelina , February 08, 2010
What the fuck? I posted a lot more than that.

Anyway, for next week:

Noriyuki Asakura - Righteous Soul, from Way of the Samurai. Underrated but great games, wonderful soundtracks.
Michael Pangelina , February 08, 2010
YAAAAAAAAY! I GOT A ++GOOD!
Alex R. Cronk-Young , February 08, 2010
@Michael What do you mean you posted more than that? I'm confused! smilies/sad.gif
James DeRosa , February 08, 2010
Mirror's Edge - The Shard (Puzzle Theme)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_XmY09uRJ4
Eric Sapp , February 08, 2010
Doh, already beaten to that one. I forgot to check before posting. I'll try this one instead:

Mirror's Edge: Heat (Combat)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6vkzreXJg0
Eric Sapp , February 08, 2010
@Eric No worries!
James DeRosa , February 08, 2010
... I'm surprised you didn't go with "Shitty Opera" or something for Alex's.
Jeffrey Michael Grubb , February 08, 2010
@Michael What do you mean you posted more than that? I'm confused!


I meant that the post I made got cut off for some reason. I said a few more things about Chaos Theory, and WotS as well. For some reason it just didn't post it all.
Michael Pangelina , February 09, 2010
This song was in every game for years... I don't even know if I like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-2lmCkZ5Cg
Jeffrey Michael Grubb , February 10, 2010
Jasmine has been picking the wrong Persona song every week. :p

Here is the right one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YJAfmK3SPU
Want to be Close
Alex Martin , February 11, 2010
The archive needs a jolt of Half-life, I recommend this:

Half-life 2 Episode 2 - Vortal Combat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcFdB1lTIRA
Matt Giguere , February 11, 2010

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