Now, there are times in games where you think, man, im doing great.
There are also times when you think... I messed up bro.
And there are then times where you think "I messed up bro" and are then ridiculed by the game.
In this feature I'm going to be covering a few of my personal audio pieces from games that are what I affectionately call "p*ss take death music".
Its the kind of music that doesnt so much say "yeah, another life to go" but instead says "what the f**k are you doing playing me? Im a higher being than you. I'm offended that you would even play me"
Its the kind of music that makes you rage, and FORCES you to listen to it as your character dies.
First stop, Mario.
Now the mario series has got so many memorable tunes and some of the best examples of song-writing in video games, but when I hear these tunes I want to smash up the entire room.
Mario Bros 3 almost destroyed my SNES, but in any case, there are others.
Now in the SEGA Rally example, lets imagine that you were trying really hard to complete a stage and then you heard the "game over YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH"tune. Imagine that on ANY game. Crikey, why didnt they just have a guy saying "You f**ckin SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK"
This example from Donkey Kong Country is probally one of the worst. Not content with freezing the game for a second as you hit an enemy so you can SEE the look of pain and "man we messed up" on the Kong's face, the game also has to add a voice clip of an "ouch" just to make sure you KNOW its over. What could possibly make that experience any more annoying? This could. Happily upbeat, the game doesnt care. Heck, it would be filing its nails if it could, as you rage at it saying hurry the hell up.
And finally, who could forget this.
And more importantly...