Top 10 NES Themes

[DirtySouthSOHK]

Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania, MegaMan 2, Dr. Mario... oh yes! Is the first Zelda music 10x better than Zelda 2 or is it just me??? It like the composer(s) went on vacation or something and made it back in time for SNES lol!

[j1mdunb4r]

No Double Dragon theme? No Contra theme? And you use Castlevania 1 instead of the Simon's Quest? Come on!

[hungryhungrymetroid]

Out of all the amazing themes from the original Metroid that's what you chose? Not brinstar, kraid's lair, or escape theme?

[AIDSfeyenooitHIV]

justin baley

[Krimshire]

Legend of Zelda ftw!!

[Marsproject11]

Wily Stage 1 theme from Megaman 2 beats all these hands down.

[warlockzulu]

When I was little, I played Super Mario Bros so often that when my Mom was pregnant with my little sister, she would hear this music @2:12 constantly in the background while she had morning sickness. Even 20 years later, whenever I play this game randomnly and she hears the music, she instantly gets nauseous which is too bad because it's the greatest song ever.

[AdmiralSkinFlute]

@warlockzulu yeah, because f.ck mom, right.

[HarmanKooner]

6:05

[mongorians22]

of all the good themes in metroid, I can't believe you chose the creepy, atonal item room theme.

[spunjbobb]

Obviously Zelda was first, I mean once you here the theme  you can't get it out of your head

[jdpegg]

the metal gear theme should be on here

[RottenTomato4]

what about zelda palace theme?

[dumbydik]

What about the Klax soundtrack?

[Kenedamick]

FAMICON

[BambisaurusRex]

So glad a castlevania theme is in there. Such underrated themes!

[FCT5809]

Excellent, if a bit obvious, choices sir!

[ZEPICPAWNZER421]

Ummmmmm. For ninja gaiden dont you mean act 4-2 WTF

[WoWfan924]

MEH, fuck MM2, that stupid Overrated crap! MM3 FTW! best soundtrack ever!

[zfrtable]

One does not simply compare to zelda.. its  impossible.. It's like trying to divide by zero or to destroy a Nokia 3210. It just doesn't work

[Kpelaez149]

omg zelda!!!!!!!!!

[cobsitosos]

super mario bros should be the first!

[cobsitosos]

@cobsitosos :P just kidding!

[joshketchum1]

In my opinion ducktales amazon is better than moon

NOTICE in my opinion

[demipokeguin]

Nothing from Kirby's Adventure?

That game had 8-bit masterpieces.

[cobsitosos]

@demipokeguin totally agree what about kirby!!!!!!! and the intro theme from ninja gaiden 2 was a master piece too where is it???!

[duncecap87]

oh my god songs from my past are coming to get me aaaaahhhh!!!! love the vid

[terell906]

when i listen to the zelda title theme its like the legend has begun and its still alive today

[phantumgrey]

Wow I really expected double dragon to be in here.

[ImpossibleQuiz1]

What about Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily Castle 1?!

[45loconder]

1:31 super mari- super mari- super mario 3! mario is back and now with plenty more suits to wear, the frog suit hammer brothers suit and some kind of magic bear! thank you brentalfloss for that epic song ;)

[TheMarioo0]

the battletoads pause music is still a theme.. i think.. it should be here anyways

[Grymic]

No Wizards and Warriors Intro? :(

[AidanzStuff]

Wait. How can the overworld theme from Super Mario Bros. 1 NOT be #1?

[mariosonic2kirby]

@AidanzStuff Because it is zelda.... DONT ASK!

[taylorabcdef]

@AidanzStuff Legend of Zelda Theme is so much better man.

[gredin34]

I just came here for the zelda one!!!

[MegaVidFan1]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOO, 8-bit zelda theme, BEST SONG EVER! not just best theme, best SONG! zelda, link and all the others have a special place in my heart

[MegaVidFan1]

OH MY GOD, i loved the super mario 3 theme since i was five!

[grammaangie]

not only does zelda have the best music it also is the best series EVER!!

[ThePurpleMenace]

If you really want to rock your earholes with your old NES, go play Journey to Silius...TRUST me, it's soundtrack will make a lot of these ones look weak in comparison

[Superboop150]

Why no cheetahmen?

[DeadSlicer]

Castlevaina xD long time ago haha

[dude63097]

i cant stand those ear piercing notes for duck tales. i just hate it >.< other than that, i really really agree with you on this.

[edgarocker128]

metroid´s theme is gloomy , mi ingles no es muy bueno , que Dios los bendiga

[TheTubesocks11]

where the fuck is wizards and warriors... where the fuck is gunsmoke both games are fucking badass and had really awesome music hell jaws had better music then any mario and mega man game

[RHCP4LIFE2297]

KID ICARUS!

[TheRivalNightmare]

No Battletoads pause music..

[Boslatine]

I like #5 and i never realize ninja gaiden was nes

[mymomisyourgrandpa]

@Boslatine Nice. But yeah...that's where it started. lol

[misio1994]

Where is Fina Fantasy Theme?

[Boslatine]

@Tindog5 its their opinion just go away and dont comment if you dont like something and be an adult about commenting

[StephyLouWho2]

Super Mario Bros. 3 is my favorite Mario game. :D

[locke896]

to bad wizards and warriors wasn't here

[asterix299]

meh, some of these are good, namely zelda and castlevania. The fact that you call these top ten is kind of ridiculous though, it doesn't even include Wizards and Warriors which is a masterpiece beyond any of these themes.

[skudzer1985]

When I hear the Metroid theme, all I can think of is that the AVGN theme song is about to start.

[90vladhumperdink]

@skudzer1985 same

[60829]

aww man, when i saw #1

i almost started crying

man, i miss the old days

[ozzkiller]

#1 should have been ninja gaiden 3 forgot the song but i think was the best :-) Just my 2 cents thanks for posting

[Cokedlr]

no battletoads??? that does kinda surprise me. top 3 were very good.

[coolrunner445]

whaaat where is contra?

[dinamicheady]

no bloody tears ?

D:

[aspiredeon]

i was so happy to see Dr. Mario on here and Ninja Gaiden. but act 5 i think is the best part of Ninja Gaiden but it's not theme

[al97gl]

Yeah! Legend of Zelda!

[Kinuoxx]

Love all da zelda games >:3

[CytherLynx]

ninja gaiden FTW!!!

i went back and completed it, finally! 

[MOXWELLDIAMOND]

final fantasy 1

[itsthizzbaby]

Did you ever play Dragon Warrior 4? That is a great game with great music.

[wildsugarboy]

Dude.... Duck Tales wasn't that great of a game, but the music kicked so much trash. :D

[lukesk11135]

what no dr wilys catsle

[JanembaDude72]

I was born in 2001, but i still LOVE the older retro Games

[dakatubes]

nice. ill also make a vid with my top 10, my top 3 are:

1st - Megaman 2 Dr wily's castle

2nd - Ninja Gaiden 1 Act 4-2

3rd - Castlevania bloody tears

oh btw, i never played ducktales, but that theme sound epic, ill include it in my top 10

[electromusikman]

I like too this playlist! great!

[VegasBilgeRat]

Damn I miss the 80s, each and every NES game was like christmas morning..

The original Legend of Zelda was off the charts cool...., I'll never forget when my mom found a copy of Double Dragon(that cartridge was hard to find in our little town in those days) oh boy, and playing Contra with the neighborhood kids

I want to be in the 80s again!

[BreakerOfBoxes]

The Metroid opening theme song doesn't deserve to be in this list. It's barely even a song if at all. Sounds like futuristic morse code.

[spiffyacey]

@BreakerOfBoxes His favourites, not yours.

[420JonesZ]

The dungeon music in the first Zelda is awesome.

[Droul2000]

WHAT no Super Mario RPG!!!!

[natemarveldude]

@Droul2000 Are you joking?

[johnnymac1986]

@natemarveldude thats snes dude

[cakemix543]

@Droul2000 thats not an nes game :(

[spiffyacey]

@Droul2000 Mate, they're HIS favourites. Not yours.

[lukesk11135]

@Droul2000 that was a super nintendo game genius look at the tile

[MOXWELLDIAMOND]

@Droul2000 shutup

[JoaoPossamai]

@Droul2000 because super mario rpg is a snes game

[Lynex87]

@Droul2000 wrong system dude...

[Hademaster64tv]

@Droul2000 that game was 16-bit

[matt165165]

@Droul2000 mario rpg is for snes

[crackster234]

@Droul2000 super mario rpg was a snes game. this list is for nes themes only.

[Drake9990]

@Droul2000 Super Mario RPG was for the Super Nintendo SNES.

[sephiroth7655]

@Droul2000 Nes is not the same as snes dumbfuck.

[60829]

@Droul2000 i believe that was for the SNES

but that was a fun game

[Jallhalla]

@Droul2000 SNES

[kab000000000000m]

@Droul2000 thats snes

[rokemon101]

@Droul2000 ''Top 10 NES themes'' Super Mario RPG is on the SNES,duh -.-

[blade12090]

@Droul2000 Super Mario RPG is for snes, not nes. But i agree, Super Mario RPG is the best!

[TheMrmongo911]

@Droul2000 thats SNES

[Gantua]

its impossible to pick ten lol there are so many good ones

[CosmicCake]

It sends shivers up my spine to see so many comments agree with my point of view.

[AwsumDewd]

Ducktales FTW!!!

[xodiex]

@AwsumDewd This theme is a masterpiece dude!

[XxChirikoxX]

9 people didn't grow up in legends and would rather read about a haunted typewriter.

[skuzzyknuckles]

ya can hate all ya want..or not even want it to be..but SMB is the number 1 song on here...shit my soon to be grandchildren will recognize that music

[pqwilrj]

The Metroid theme song was lame.

[usagi18]

I feel old when I say those simple 8-bit games were way more entertaining and addictive than the new ones

[KilleRotom]

Retrogaming forever!

[mrbroomx123]

finally a super mario game thats not at number 1 lol good selection of nes themes

[BuIetForMyValentine]

NES music started is the founder of techno and trance.

[legomario]

mario 3,reminds me of the movie The Wizard

[mopbrothers]

I love Zelda, but the music in the Zelda franchise is just overrated. Megaman music is ten times more fun to listen to.

[Kiba9554]

item room its a song??

[stuff456789]

dude for ninja gaiden 2-2 is not the best, 4-2 is WAYYYYYYY better..........guess you never got that far

[hansarn001]

@stuff456789 are you insulting brentalfloss? F*** YOU!

[Juliancitho9]

@hansarn001 The maker of this video is not brentalfloss.

[antrix25]

no contra ? shame on you

[Juliancitho9]

The SMB3 theme is not named Overworld 2 . It named "Athletic Theme"

[MiguelAlves1337]

@Juliancitho9 No, "Athletic Theme" is in SMW not SMB3

[Juliancitho9]

@MiguelAlves1337 Oh, well, anyways, I love that song8).

[Southpawuppercut]

i stopped watching after #10

how can anyone in their right mind like that metroid item room tune.

[itsabrick99]

r.i.p classic games

[pirox1234]

Metroid theme is not there, i mean wtf

[bragosng1]

i never has noticed but mario is fat...

in the nes version

[pirox1234]

he is fat in every version, lol

[Hubasaki1]

the sound of 8-bitg makes me happier then killswitch engage, metallica and rage against the machine together

[DragonUltraMaster]

I so... love the 8-bit games. <3

Todays games can not compare to the older ones.

[raigntk]

@DragonUltraMaster thats because all the idiots who make games today lack the compacity to make an awesome game. probably easily more than half of all kids nation wide only care about graphics rather than a good storyline. dam little brats

[sirmugman]

@DragonUltraMaster indeed as most of todays games you have full tracks from bands or whole album, back in the day all you had was a keyboard, a few extra and great minds to think up themes, now its just that'll do no thought or heart just that'll do

[Man1cmanMario]

@sirmugman Well, for MOST games nowadays, that's how it is. There are still REALLY great and memorable soundtracks like the ones in the Monster Hunter series. But yeah, I see what you're saying.

[sirmugman]

@Man1cmanMario indeed, i still love to listen to my old games and know the tune

[mewtwo77]

Thanx for dr mario fever (turns up volume)

[Spydiggity]

good list, i suppose. but where is the other dr. mario theme? or how about super dodge ball? contra? punch out???

[Bandaids4ever]

Metroid theme is barely even a song. It sounds like someone messing around with a toy piano. Great game, though. Zelda definitely deserves number one. I thought Kid Icarus could have been moved up a tad. :D

[XxChirikoxX]

@Bandaids4ever Agree with the fact!

[587DeathKing]

Long live 8 bit games

[Bopbo17]

Number 1 WOOT WOOT!!!

[NotATrollSrsly]

Koji Kondo = The fucking man. Fact.

[illan66]

and we were happy with just that... now if a shotgun sounds weird the game is awfull.

[osufan2817]

Takes me back to my 90's childhood :'-)

[mattlittler89]

@osufan2817 you had a 90 foot childhood?

[sichosi]

good top 10, definitely the right one for no. 1 ;)

[Julleppi]

Battletoads pause song ROCKS !!!

[thekvm]

Agreed.

[jeskar0407]

super mario bros 3, duck tales, and the legend of zelda is on my top 3 :)

[VideoNell333]

10 and 8 are themes and did you read the sidebar? It's his top ten not yours.

[haerski]

Fuck you! Metroid theme is one of the best themes ever!!!

[Mika151]

Double dragon III theme song, should be at first place

[FuzzyDaKirbyFan]

megaman songs kick ass

[Luigiwoot]

YAY FOR SMB 3!!!!! :)

[LMbasspro16]

The item room is so annoying!

[Elefantebailarin]

What about Final Fantasy VI?

[VinceRedfield]

FFVI is on SNES !!!! not on nes..

[Elefantebailarin]

I realized after posting x_x

[VinceRedfield]

i forgive you cause you like FFVI musics :p FFVI forever^^

[Elefantebailarin]

Yep, totally ^^

[osufan2817]

/facepalm

[MountainMonsters2]

do these videos ever get muted for copyvios?

[Captnuendo]

Shhhh! Just Shhhhhh! lol.

[GoddessofCoruscant]

@MountainMonsters2 I haven't seen a video game video muted for copyright yet. But Youtube probably will do it eventually.

[Nijipoop]

Great songs! but there is one i like verry mouch but mabye you haven't heard of the game it's a japan only game called Nazo No Murasame the Overworld theme is verry good i haven't played the game but i love the song

[Zelda43ver]

Good vid! the 8-bit era had some great tunes!