Today our team group all met up and created a playlist of songs that reminded us of video games, were in video games that we have played, or even just songs we thought should be in video games. We had a lot of fun creating this playlist and listening to the different songs together. Our playlist mostly consists of songs from video games such as Mario, Zelda, Wii, and more. Everyone collaborated and added a wide variety of music to the playlist. It was interesting to see the different ideas each person had. A common effort of the playlist was definitely nostalgia. When we played the songs they would remind us of games we used to play and bring us back. I would say that the purpose of our playlist is to provide an insight to the games we enjoy playing while also bringing nostalgia to the listener. We had a a lot of fun with the playlist and I think it shows through out song choices!
Elliot: I brought in a wide array of songs, including a song from call of duty, the Nintendo Wii Mii page, a rap song I enjoy listening to while playing racing games, and the Halo theme song. I felt that these showed what I was interested in, and how I enjoy my time in the world of video games. They bring back nostalgia for anyone who played these games.
Katelyn: I chose to add my specific songs to the playlist because they represent my favorite type of games, in a way. They are all very exciting and present an upbeat and incredibly stylistic 8-bit tone. For many, including myself, these tracks represent a certain time in their lives and are filled to the brim with nostalgia.
Jenna: My songs include C418, the Flappy Bird mobile game sounds, Mario Cart’s Rainbow Road theme, and Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles. I chose these songs in particular because they all come from my gaming history. I’ve had so much fun playing these games and listening to this music. I always become so happy we I can play these games again.
Augusta: I added songs from old Wii games and also some Mario songs because they reminded me a lot of playing games with my sister when I was younger. I didn’t play a wide variety of games when I was younger, but I spend literally my entire day either playing wii or on my Nintendo with my sister and neighbors. We played a lot of Mario Kart and Mari Party if we weren’t playin Wii Sports.
Whitney: For the games I selected, dragon age has always and will always be a game that has a place in my heart. The song I chose from it was from a really momentous part of the game that I still adore to listen and watch. Undertale is an equally amazing game with its meta and witty humor as well as extremely lovable characters. The game’s music is one of its best parts, so I chose the shop theme from the Snowdin town because of its peaceful and happy tune (and because of the 8-bit style we all know and love).
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