Abnormal Mapping 85: The 2018 Game of the Year Variety Show

We’re finally here at the end of the longest year in the history
of long, bad years. We barely played any games this year, so
pulling together our favorite songs was a mighty task, but we
weren’t going to let you walk away empty-handed. Also, let’s be
real, it’s way harder to find ten good games than games with good
music. Good game music is easy. You here me, Capcom?? EASY!
THERE’S NO EXCUSE FOR MEGA MAN TO SOUND LIKE THIS!


*ahem*


Please enjoy these hours of music and best of lists, and I hope
everyone has a great end to the year from hell. May the hell be
lessened and the games better in 2019. Thanks everyone, for
everything.


A few notes: you can find our episode for the music from games we
played for the first six months of the year on Abnormal Mapping
79. Also, to enjoy this episode in higher quality than our
hosting can support, please consider listening to it on YouTube
if you're sensitive to that sort of thing!


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THE TRACKS IN THIS EPISODE, IN ORDER!


Prelude by Hidenori Maezawa from Castlevania III


Soldiers of the Sea by Lucas Pope from Return of
the Obra Dinn
Loose Cargo by Lucas Pope from Return of the Obra
Dinn
The Doom by Lucas Pope from Return of the Obra
Dinn
The Alexandrian Pleiad by Sarah Schachner from
Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Mysterious by Yugo Kanno from Nioh


Garbage Day by Daniel Koestner & Ben
Esposito from Donut County
Main Theme by Jason Graves from Murdered: Soul
Suspect
Every Day is Night by Michael Kelly from VA-11
HALL-A
Danganronpa V3 Opening by Masafumi Takada from
Danganronpa V3
God of War by Bear McCreary from God of
War

I’m Yours Forever by Noboru Mutoh from Tetris
Effect
Look Up by Noboru Mutoh from Tetris Effect
Red Flag by Dan Le Sac from Subsurface
Circular
Checking In by Lena Raine from Celeste


House Building Theme by Woody Jackson from Red
Dead Redemption 2
Nuts and Bolts by Joakim Sandberg from
Iconoclasts
Never Stop Sneakin by Hyperduck Soundworks from Never
Stop Sneakin
Main Theme by Motoi Sakuraba from Mario Tennis
Aces
Memories of Mother by Bear Mccreary from God of
War
Main Menu Theme by Joris de Man from Horizon Zero Dawn


Simple and Clean by Utada Hikaru from Kingdom
Hearts
Hollow Bastion by Yoko Shimamura from Kingdom
Hearts
Beats in my Head by Hideki Okugawa from Street Fighter
III
Jazzy NYC 99 by Hideki Okugawa from Street Fighter
III
Ken’s Theme by various artists from Street Fighter V


Pale Court by Christopher Larkin from Hollow
Knight
The Grimm Troupe by Christopher Larkin from Hollow
Knight
Sealed Vessel by Christopher Larkin from Hollow Knight


Minsky Dub by Dan Le Sac from Subsurface
Circular
Wily Stage by Marika Suzuki from Mega Man
11
Chapter 2 by Joel Corelitz from Gorogoa
Classic 1989 Theme by Noboru Mutoh from Tetris
Effect
City of Tears by Christopher Larkin from Hollow
Knight

Main Theme by Marika Suzuki from Mega Man
11
Obelisk by Gavin Allen from The Mummy:
Demastered
Title Theme by Gavin Allen from The Mummy: Demastered


Nate’s Theme 4.0 by Henry Jackman from Uncharted
4
Overworld Theme by Mahito Yokota from Super Mario 3D
Land
Cibele by Decky Coss from Cibele
Main Theme by Koji Hayama from Ape Escape
2
Find Me by Szjerdene from Tacoma


Snowdin Town by Toby Fox from
Undertale
Spear of Justice by Toby Fox from
Undertale
Metal Crusher by Toby Fox from Undertale
Megalovania by Toby Fox from Undertale


Floating Tower by Yoko Osaka from
Crystalis
Mt Sabre by Yoko Osaka from Crystalis
World of Sea by Unknown from Athena


Reprise Medley by Gavin Allen from The Mummy:
Demastered
Title Theme by Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutan et al
from DragonBall FighterZ
Hangar Theme by Unknown from Gundam Breaker 3
Main Theme by Koji Hayama from Ape Escape
2
The Farthest by Kow Otani from Shadow of the Colossus


Pilots by Goldfrapp from Vampire: the Masquerade
- Bloodlines
Hollywood by Rik Schaffer from Vampire: the Masquerade -
Bloodlines
TRAIN-TRAIN by The Blue Hearts from Taiko no Tatsujin


Next Chapter by Noboru Motoh from Tetris
Effect
Main Theme by Yugo Kanno from Nioh
Yuna's Theme by Noriko Matsueda from Final Fantasy
X-2
The Opened Way by Kow Otani from Shadow of the
Colossus
Beginning by Yoshinori Sasaki, Jun Funahashi et
al from Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse


Lavender Town by Junichi Masuda from Pokemon
Red
Lavender Town by Shota Kageyama from Pokemon Let’s
Go!
SS Anne by Shota Kageyama from Pokemon Let’s
Go!
Pallet Town by Shota Kageyama from Pokemon Let’s Go!


Katamari on the Wings by Yuu Miyake, Yoshihito
Yano from Katamari Forever