Poll:
https://linkto.run/p/NM5A5R1E

Home computers only, no other platforms.

Consider creativity, sound chip limitations and technical achievement, composition (melody or hook, progression, complexity), dynamics (range between quiet and loud, soft/diminuendo and hard/crescendo), pitch range, punch, instrument and instrument envelope variety and quality, and so on. We're going by original release dates.

Try to say something about your favorite(s), it's more fun to read!


Music links (multiplatform list):
https://minirevver.weebly.com/vgm-1992.html


Previous winners:
1987: Ys 1 followed by The Last Ninja 1
1988: Last Ninja 2 and Ys 2 followed by IK+
1989: Ys 3 followed by Quest for Glory
1990: Secret of Monkey Island followed by Lost Patrol

Bump. It's ok to post even if you have nothing to add unless others are posting at the time, helps keep the poll visible.

I'd forgotten how good that Lotus 3 music was on the Amiga. I got so used to the PC version, but that Amiga soundtrack is ace.

More a 1991 comment, but I had never realised that the Amiga and PC versions of F1GP had different music - both a play on The Chain; the PC version was closer to the original, but the Amiga music was brilliant in its own right.

I'd say Dune 2, but that might only be the intense nostalgia talking

Pinball Fantasies on the Amiga, great selection of tunes with Party Land being my favourite.

Ultima 7 all the way. 'Stones' is always worth listening to, the Cove theme as well and the rest of the music is awesome too and a big part of the magical atmosphere of the game!

Right, the fleetwood mac song. It's actually pretty cool in OPL2/Adlib as well, besides the weak drums.

My 1992 faves per system/setup:
​Pinball Fantasies AMI & PC
KGB AMI
Pinball Dreams AMI & PC
Zool AMI
Flashback AMI
Assassin & Assassin: Special Edition AMI
Agony AMI
Lotus III AMI
​Dune AMI
Apidya AMI

​Dune PC Adlib Gold
Dune II PC OPL2 & SC-55
Steel Empire/Cyber Empires PC MT-32 & OPL2
​​KGB/Conspiracy PC OPL2
Double Dragon 3 PC MT-32
Utopia: The Creation of a Nation PC MT-32
Mad Paradox PC OPL2
Hero Quest/HeroQuest PC MT-32
Ultima VII PC MT-32

Lemmings and Oh No! More Lemmings PC CD
Monkey Island PC CD

Robocop 3 C64
Alien 3 C64

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II PC-98 OPNA
​Popful Mail PC-98 OPNA

Sion II: The First Attack X68K YM2151
​Dracula Hakushaku X68K
Overtake X68K
Gradius II/Vulcan Venture X68K

1992?

1992?

You know what time it is!

Star Control 2 all the way (sorry dtgreene for posting a YouTube link but this is an emergency!)

The entire OST has some songs that seem lacking, but most are absolute bangers that I still hum after 25 years. They're simple to hum so thats a huge plus as well.

Ah I knew I forgot something. But was getting close to 40 choices for the poll.

Frankly I think games like Ultima 7 and Dune 2 have the best music overall (with Roland MT-32 and/or SCC-1), but I still pick Utopia because it has that one MT-32 music track that is so marvellous:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8MBWctyqxE

Yeah Utopia uses it in some cool and unusual ways. Still prefer the Amiga version's drums and overall bass but it's great on both.