A Merry Unreleased NES Xmas

by NikoTengoku

Happy 8-Bit Holidays! So let's spread some good cheer celebrating the undiscovered world of many tunes from Unreleased & Prototype NES titles! For obvious reasons, songs from this pool of games have rarely been heard, unless you have a fascination listening through a NSF/NSFe collection, they go unnoticed by most VGM listeners.

So this mix is all about tunes from titles that went sadly unreleased, and Prototypes from games that actually released and those that never saw the light of day until recently, so enjoy some underrated tunes, and see you into the new year for more NES mixes!

Tracklist

  • 00:00

    Peter Gosztola - Title Screen


    Airball

  • 04:23

    Rob Hubbard - Title Screen / Menus


    Chuck Yeager's Fighting Combat


  • 09:31


    Tania Smith - Title Screen


    Exploding Fist

  • 13:14


    Scott Etherton
 - Title Screen / Ending

    California Raisins: The Grape Escape

  • 15:02


    David Warhol & Eric Swanson - Stage Theme 1


    RoboCop Versus The Terminator

  • 16:34


    Koji Morikawa, Myan Suzuki & Takeshi Sawada - Main BGM In Roppongi


    Love Quest

  • 18:17


    Paul Webb - BGM


    Dino Hockey

  • 19:20


    Mark Lesser & Rex Bradford - Round Theme


    Drac's Night Out


  • 20:24


    Hiroshige Tonomura - Ghost House (Transylvania)


    DuckTales

  • 22:06


    Hirohiko Tamayama & Kenji Eno - BGM

    Superman ("Sunman" Prototype)


  • 25:28


    Kozo Nakamura & Hiroshi Takeyasu - Stage 2


    Monster In My Pocket (Prototype)


  • 26:50


    Fumito Tamayama - Final Boss


    Secret Ties


  • 27:58


    Jun Enoki & Takayuki Suzuki - Stage 3


    Bio Force Ape


  • 31:12


    David O'Riva & Alex Rudis - Title Screen


    Hard Drivin'


  • 32:57


    Tierheit Sound Team - Music A


    Pescatore

  • 34:15


    Hirohiko Takayama - Title Screen / Cutscene


    Happily Ever After


  • 35:13


    Neil Baldwin - Dragon Dance

    Erik The Viking


  • 36:34


    Tsukasa Masuko - Peaceful Present Age


    Time Diver: Eon Man

  • 37:54


    Kozo Nakamura & Hiroshi Takeyasu - Stage 3


    Monster In My Pocket (Prototype)


  • 39:08


    Soyo Oka - Metropolis

    SimCity

  • 40:52


    David Warhol & Eric Swanson - Stage Theme 2


    RoboCop Versus The Terminator

  • 42:28


    Geoff Follin - Unused Theme


    Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Prototype)


  • 45:28

    Harumi Fujita - Stage 4: Uranus

    Titan Warriors

  • 46:30

    Paul Webb - Title Screen


    War On Wheels


  • 47:10


    Paul Webb - Stadium Team Theme's Medley


    War On Wheels


  • 48:58

    Paul Webb - Results

    War On Wheels

  • 52:49


    Kazunaka Yamane & Michiya Hirasawa - Unused Theme (Arcade Name Entry)


    Block Out

  • 54:31


    Geoff Follin - Title Screen / Map


    Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends


  • 54:56


    Geoff Follin - Story Time Segment's Medley


    Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends


  • 58:48


    Naoki Kodaka - Unused Theme


    Fester's Quest (Prototype)


  • 1:00:11


    Jeroen Tel - Game Won

    Technocop