{"id":1850,"date":"2021-02-18T11:10:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T11:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/?p=1850"},"modified":"2021-02-18T11:11:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T11:11:00","slug":"top-5-best-video-games-with-the-soundtrack-on-vinyl-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/2021\/02\/18\/top-5-best-video-games-with-the-soundtrack-on-vinyl-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 best video games with the soundtrack on vinyl record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vinyl records are\nnot only for musicians and their music, it is also used by movie and video game\nproducers to promote their releases through the film or video game\u2019s\nsoundtrack. Well technically it\u2019s still music but you get my drift. This was\nnot a thing when vinyl was still at its prime not only because video games\nweren\u2019t invented at that time, pressing vinyl was also very expensive. Today,\nvinyl pressing companies like Unified Manufacturing<\/a> offer custom made vinyl\nrecord pressing in small quantities (minimum 100 records) making it possible\nfor any musician or video game company to easily press some vinyl records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The challenge today\nisn\u2019t just pressing vinyl per se, it\u2019s pressing really beautiful vinyl records\nthat would catch people\u2019s attention and convince them to buy special edition\nvinyl box sets! Digital has made everything accessible and cheap so if you\u2019re\nselling something in physical format, you damn better give them something\ntotally awesome. It is no surprise then that video games are releasing flashier\nand sexier merchandise that would even make your grandma giddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are our top 5\nbest video games with the soundtrack on vinyl record:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#5 UNCHARTERED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let us start with a\nvideo game series that I\u2019m sure OG video gamers will never ever forget\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the Uncharted. I\u2019m\nsure you guys all remember Nathan Drake and the travels he made to unravel many\nhistorical mysteries, and most especially, the soundtracks that accompanied you\nand Nathan as you discovered those answers. On top of the nostalgic feeling the\nvideo game\u2019s soundtrack brings, the handsome artwork on the vinyl jackets and\nthe awesome and cool design on the splatter records itself can never be not\nmentioned. Total eye and ear candy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#4 STARDEW VALLEY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stardew Valley\u2019s\nfirst release may have seemed so far away now, but it has only been almost 5\nyears since the video game\u2019s initial release in 2016. The video game took the\nworld by storm as soon as it was released and though it is not as popular as it\nwas in its early years, I\u2019m sure there are still video gamers who can\u2019t get\nenough of the game. Well, you can tell them this: Stardew Valley\u2019s soundtrack\nhas a newer vinyl record collection released with the record containing the\nfull 77-minute soundtrack. In addition to this, the vinyl record has four\ncolors that match the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and the\njacket has a new artwork made by the same artist who designed the official\nguidebook of the game, Kari Fry. The artwork alone on this vinyl set makes it\nworth every penny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#3 SUPER MARIO 64<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koji Kondo\u2019s\n36-tracked soundtrack album for Super Mario 64 which was released in 1996, bags\nthe first spot on the list. Why would it not, when the game is one of the first\nvideo games to become popular, that even to this day people young or old still\nplay. In addition to this Kondo is a well known music composer and music\ndirector of the company Nintendo who was assigned to take on making soundtracks\nfor the Super Mario Bros game. And we must not forget to mention the artwork on\nthe vinyl jacket and the soundtrack itself. Both the design and soundtrack of\nthis Super Mario 64 LP<\/a> just makes you reminisce of\nthe past and the times you spent playing the game after class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#2 Days Gone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Days Gone is\ndefinitely one of the best, if not the best, soundtracks from any video game\nreleased in 2019. The thrilling adventures mixed with horror elements has given\nthe listeners of this game\u2019s soundtrack a mixture of both dreadful and\nnerve-wracking feels. And take a look at the beauty that is its vinyl and vinyl\npackaging! The white and mint green colors are soothing to the eyes, aren\u2019t\nthey?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1 Transistor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This video game\nsoundtrack is the first on the list to have lyrics on them with Ashley Barrett\nlending her vocals. It also has this amazing artwork and design on the vinyl\njacket and vinyl record. On top of all this, it is an award-winning original\nsoundtrack by Darren Korb. So what\u2019s there to lose if you spend money on\nsomething that\u2019s really this awesome?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These custom made\nvinyl records boost the gaming experience and are a must-have for every fan.\nDefinitely worth collecting and showing off to your gamer friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would you buy these\nvideo games soundtrack on vinyl?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vinyl records are not only for musicians and their music, it is also used by movie and video game producers to promote their releases through the film or video game\u2019s soundtrack. Well technically it\u2019s still music but you get my drift. This was not a thing when vinyl was still at its prime not only because video games weren\u2019t invented at that time, pressing vinyl was also very expensive. Today, vinyl pressing companies like Unified Manufacturing offer custom made vinyl record pressing in small quantities (minimum 100 records) making it possible for any musician or video game company to easily press some vinyl records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[289],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video-game-countdowns"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1850"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1856,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1850\/revisions\/1856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariomayhem.com\/bowsers_blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}