Welcome to part 2 of an irregular series of posts about awesome Arcade Game music that I grew up with. Today it's...

Paperboy

Paperboy was a big deal when I was a kid, it had an original concept, a unique control system (handlebars on the arcade console) even people who didn't like video games (ie. my big sister) were into it. Most importantly it had ace music, not just music but a soundtrack that changed as you progressed through each stage. Those funky synth beats that start the track are unmistakable, then in comes that funky bass and away we go. It was so much more than other games of the time that only hadrepetitive round & round ditties, here was a funky jazzy synth workout complete with organ solo a few minutes in.

Once you reached the training track that all changed though, the funk was dropped and in came the adrenalized, action paced rawk tune, well, as rawk as synthesized arcade music can get. Great stuff! Have a listen here.

Almost as exciting as the arcade game itself was the opportunity to play it at home via our ZX Spectrum. A long, long time ago, this was the zenith of home entertainment in ours and many other people's houses. Brings a tear to the eye.

See you next time.