Balls and Walnuts
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Musical interlude
Video game music wasn’t always this good. Remember Pac Man’s tinny soundtrack? But things have come a long way since Pac Man.
For a quick eye-opener (ear-opener?), try Tin Hat Trio’s “The Longest Night,” from the game Triachnid. Then listen to Jami Sieber’s “Undercurrent” or “Maenam”, both of which you’ll hear while playing Braid. You’ll even hear “Undercurrent” backwards (Braid is a time-manipulating game), and it’s intriguingly good.
Even Civilization III had some decent music, although when you hear something ad nauseum, it still gets tiresome.
On the other hand, I can listen again and again to Portal’s “Still Alive,” the song that introduced us to Jonathan Coulton, and it never fails to make me smile. (Or maybe it was his, “Re: Your Brains.” Also good for grins.)
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