Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Top 64 (Part 1 of 4)

Now it’s time for the knockout rounds. We’ll be single-elimination from here on out. You can see the bracket here

We’ll be doing the entire top 64 this week, 16 songs per day. Feathering groups same as last time, so each group will be open until 10PM (pacific) the day after it goes up. You can listen to a playlist of the entire top 64 (in matchup order!) here.

PLEASE LISTEN TO BOTH SONGS IN A MATCH BEFORE VOTING

Voting will be live until Tuesday, October 29th at 10:00 PM Pacific

Fun facts about our top 64:

  • The wild card by groups:
    • Group 1: 6 songs
    • Group 2: 5 songs
    • Group 3: 6 songs
    • Group 4: 2 songs
    • Group 5: 3 songs
    • Group 6: 3 songs
    • Group 7: 1 song
    • Group 8: 4 songs
  • Songs by game in the top 64:
    • 11(!) songs: Mega Man 2
    • 4 songs: Super Mario Bros 3
    • 3 songs: Akumajou Densetsu (JPN Castlevania 3), Castlevania, Final Fantasy, Metroid, Super Mario Bros, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
    • 2 songs: Mega Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Legend of Zelda
    • 1 song: Ballblazer, Batman (NES), Blaster Master (NES), Bubble Bobble, Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, Contra, Double Dragon, Ducktales, Friday the 13th (NES), Gyruss (NES), M.U.L.E., Maniac Mansion (1987), Marble Madness, Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!, Mother, Ninja Gaiden (NES), Outrun, Power Drift (Arcade), Quest for Glory/Hero’s Quest I, Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis), Space Harier, Super Mario Bros 2/Doki Doki Panic, Super Mario Land, Tetris, Ys I & II (Trubografx CD)