Here's my list for your viewing/listening pleasure, copy/pasted from Bizarro TFF. I'll sink back into oblivion now.

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10. Suikoden II: Gothic Neclord -- Perhaps one of my top 3 favorite boss battles of all time, I had to include this one on the list. Suikoden II had great music overall, and I highly recommend playing the game or listening to the music. That said, I chose this one above the other Suikoden and Suikoden II tracks because it was the most epic. It sounded great on my sound system when I first fought the vampire named Neclord, and in my mind this is the piece of music that stands out in the series.

09. Metroid: Kraid's Chamber -- I have nothing to say about this track other than I love the way it sounds even when looped. It's as creepy as a NES chiptune can sound, and certain remixes send shivers down my spine. Phendrana Drifts from Metroid Prime was a top contender for this spot, but Kraid wins. Kraid always wins. I would much rather listen to this song on repeat for 30 minutes than 30 minutes of ANY local radio station, and a few times I've done just that.

08. Diablo: Tristram -- This song resonates as one of my favorite songs of the late 90's. Has it been that long? Diablo was the first PC game that I played online, and man did I love it. What I loved even more was the town music for its echoing acoustics and eerie flute-like instrument. It's lengthy compared to some songs on my list, and enjoyable for every minute. Of all the PC games I've played, this song is the best song I've heard in a PC game. Bar none.

07. Chrono Trigger: Sealed Door -- No, I did not pick Time Circuits. I think I've had enough of that song after nearly two dozen remixes and remakes of the damn thing. Two dozen might be an underestimation, actually. But I've liked the Sealed Door theme (better known to me as Belthasar's theme) all the while. It's NOT the seven second clip you hear when trying to open a sealed door in the game. It's not upbeat and adrenaline-inducing; it's not epic. It's sad and mysterious, and I've always enjoyed listening to it for what it is.

06. Donkey Kong Country 2: Hot Head Hop -- Great tune in a great game. Not as whimsical as some, not as action-themed as others. I think it falls right in that middle-ground of songs. I had a hard time choosing this over Aquatic Ambience of DKC, but I did so because it carried a melody that I call catchy and fun. The remixing scene has messed with this song a few times, but nothing that comes close to the original, IMO. I'd like to tackle it myself... someday. I have a few ideas for it.

05. Castlevania 2: Bloody Tears -- What can I say? This song resonates in my mind even when I am sleeping. At first I thought this might have some competition with all the other great songs in the Castlevania series, but then I thought: "Naaahh." Nothing else in the series comes close to this; Bloody Tears is a great choice. You might get an argument for a song in Symphony of the Night, but none that surpasses Bloody Tears. Bloody Tears > All.

04. Mega Man 2: Flash Man -- WOW. This was the most difficult decision I had to make in this whole process. But what better choice than Flash Man? Flash Man's music was my favorite music out of Mega Man 2, and that alone makes him a strong candidate for my favorite overall. How could I pick just one tune from such a great series of games with so many great songs? How could I, indeed! But in the end, I had to have some song represent the many games in the Mega Man genre, and that was Flash Man.

03. Super Mario 64: Dire Dire Docks -- What a great song. Considering all of the Super Mario games from which I could choose, I knew it was going to be a difficult pick. I would give this music the 1st place ribbon for "Best Water Music" in a video game even trumping Aquatic Ambience of DKC and the water music in Super Mario World. But picking this song amongst ALL of the Mario music was a task, but one I found not so difficult as I thought. Its only real competition from the Super Mario series, in my eyes, was "Beware the Forest's Mushrooms" from SM:RPG and the overworld music from Super Mario Brothers 2. Yes, 2. Get over it.

02. Final Fantasy VI: Phantom Forest -- I have to give great consideration to a number of tracks from my favorite game, and to be quite honest I didn't even consider other games in the series (except Tactics, for a brief moment). I really can't go wrong with any track from this OST. That said, this might be a surprising choice to some of you. Most people will probably cite Terra, Dancing Mad, or the opera as their favorite song. Good songs, sure, but not my favorite. My favorite overall track has always been the Phantom Forest music. I have no idea why, but it's on that unreachable level of greatness. Not even Dancing Mad in its entirety can touch it in my mind, though it comes close.

01. Link to the Past: Dark World -- Yeah, yeah, I know. Just the opposite of what you were thinking, right? "Surely he would pick the Light world, for it is based on the most memorable Zelda tune of all time," most of you were saying to yourself. Well, no. That goes completely with conventional wisdom that the recurring Zelda theme is superior to all. Normally, I would agree. Normally. It is a great song, but I've always liked the Dark World theme better. It isn't --- dare I say it --- overused. The only time I didn't like the Dark World theme better than the "Light World" (or the Zelda theme everyone knows and loves) is when the Dark World theme did not exist. That says something. But now that it does exist, it is an easy choice for my #1.

Honorable mentions: Xenogears: Leftovers from the Dreams of the Strong, TimeSplitters 2: Return to Planet X, Final Fantasy Tactics: Apoplexy