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MisterCarlile

Flock of Seagulls-I Ran (so far away) 22 years later and that song still immediately takes me back to cruising around Vice City.


snajk138

Yes. To me that's just one of many that has that affect though.


Lancaster1983

There are several songs that remind me of Vice City. For me it's Run to You by Bryan Adams.


TheFirePunch

Whenever that song came on I yeeted off a ramp into a budling. Something in my soul told me this is how you run away. I was always driving my crotch rocket.


Glezgaa

one of my earlist memories being absolutely baked out my tits was playing gta san Andreas flying around the hazy orange desert skies with "eminence front" by the who playing on the radio.


traenkeopa

Ace of Spades - Tony Hawk


HI_I_AM_NEO

That foundry demo from THPS3 is ingrained in my memory lol


ZorkNemesis

Blitzkrieg Bop as well.


thefolocaust

For me it's bring the noise that does the same thing


pocketchange2247

Whenever I hear Superman by Goldfinger I can never not hear the time ticking down when it gets to that part of the song that your run ends in the THPS1


Electrical_Life6186

No More Rest for the Wicked is forever spliced with Borderlands 1 for me. The only one I enjoyed enough to actually clear. Also "In for the Kill" is not even on the soundtrack, but is forever now connected to Bayonetta 1 for me. - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7PZ1i992kc&ab\_channel=SEGAEurope](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7PZ1i992kc&ab_channel=SEGAEurope)


Ghostenx

Short change hero - Borderlands 2


MrsWhiterock

Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire for 3 sadly. I can't stand the song


Oregon-Transplant

I also don’t like that song so I actually started laughing at the ending of 3 because it was so cringey during an otherwise sentimental scene.


LetsGoChamp19

*Aint no rest for the wicked


YNGDBSTPR

It was such a fitting song, borderlands 1 overall is underrated


Dravos011

Is it though. It wasn't as popular as borderlands 2 but it was still a pretty big hit, definitely not what I'd call underrated


YNGDBSTPR

Talking about more retrospectively; of all the borderlands games, I hear 1 discussed the least. I could be wrong


Pleasurefordays

Simple and Clean by Hikaru Utada, it’s the Kingdom Hearts song but I had it on repeat for an embarrassing amount of time while playing WoW and now it reminds of that game more than KH. I love the music box version too


Wolf_sense

I came here looking for this. I still toss it on every note and again.


Toddlez

Blow me away - breaking Benjamin for halo 2.


Hello_IM_FBI

Oh man. When that song started in that massive hall will be a core gaming memory for me.


FPSHero007

I can never remember if it was 2 or 3 love this song, and that scene is burnt into my soul


SLR107FR-31

They fall in line One at a time Ready to play


LordGarithosthe1st

I really wanna stay at your house - Cyberpunk 2077


ttboo

That song and Edge runners deeply enhanced my Cyberpunk experience, I can't be the only one.


KirariMidorikawa

Riders on the Storm - Need for speed underground 2


hulagirlslovetoparty

Rolling Stones - Paint it Black, is permanently tied to Twisted Metal: Black for me. That was a dope intro.


Szeli94

For me it's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 because of the trailer of the game. I was so hyped for that I even pre-ordered it. (I don't really pre-order games, especially digital games and that was my first time.)


xGrumpyGamer

Gary Jules -Mad World from that Gears of War trailer, hits me everytime man!


Funky-Monk--

The Man Who Sold the World - MGS5


ttboo

Hall & Oates - Maneater for me. I would have that playing on my attack copter when it mowed people down. "She's a man eater!"


Eremes_Riven

The Midge Ure cover *is* good, but Bowie will always be my guy.


Funky-Monk--

>Bowie will always be my guy. Of course, no question. But the game did violently shift the associasions the song brings to mind!


TheTimDonnelly

Ain't No Rest For The Wicked by Cage The Elephant for Borderlands 1 Short Change Hero by The Heavy actually has 2 that come to mind for me. 1 is for Borderlands 2, and the other is Batman Arkham City Jerry Was A Race Car Driver by Primus for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 Get Low by Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz for Need For Speed Underground Go by The Chemical Brothers for Crash Bandicoot 4 It's About Time (still 1 of the greatest and multi layered subtitle for any game ever) Edit: Just as I was posting When Worlds Collide by Powerman 5000 for Smackdown vs Raw, came to mind


BlackedLaquer

Lazy Generation - The F-Ups Burnout 3: Takedown


YNGDBSTPR

Man that intro went hard


Olliloap

I used to lock in as a kid when this song came on. Those poor cars did not know what hit ‘em


Mawashiro

Every time I hear the name Skrillex I immediately think of that song “Make It Bun Dem” and that burning weed mission in Far Cry 3.


GabberZZ

This comment is too far down. That scene was just so unexpected but gaming gold. I kept reloading just so I could experience it over and over!


RBrim08

I associate Florence and the Machine's "Stand By Me" with FFXV. But that's mostly because they recorded it ***for*** that game. *When the night has come* *And the land is dark* *And the moon is the only light we'll see* *No, I won't be afraid* *Oh, I won't be afraid* *Just as long as you stand, stand by me*


Wingsnake

Amazing cover.


Abathvr

Any Rob Zombie song = Twisted Metal


Mlakeside

For me it's Rolling Stones - Paint it black = Twisted Metal: Black


ZorkNemesis

Incidentally whenever I hear Dragula my mind goes to Jet Set Radio where that song plays in the first Grind City stage.


Euphoric_Rutabaga859

Born to be wild - Rock n Roll Racing


asteinpro2088

What a callback! That game was so rad.


Hello_IM_FBI

Mine was Radar Love by Golden Earring for that game. Still enjoy that song.


Carters65

Snake wins a first place knockout! Grinder comes second Viper takes a weak third Rip is in another time zone!


Steynkie69

Twinkle little star....Dead Space.


Derdorok

Godsmack's I Stand Alone always brings back Prince of Persia: Warrior Within memories.


maccathesaint

Take On Me: Aha: Saints Row 2 (when it comes on while driving and your character sings along) Holding Out For A Hero: Bonnie Tyler - Saints Row 3 Don't Wanna Miss A Thing: Aerosmith - Saints Row 4 Those games have a habit of sound tracking an awesome dramatic gameplay moment with the perfect song to hype you up for it Edit: formatting


zanebarr

Also, What I Got by Sublime for Saints row 3


Another_Road

**YA YA YA YA YAA** If you know, you know.


enrabahn

Montel Jordan- this is how you do it And Biz markie - just a friend. Both from saints row 4


Jdan-S

Always by Erasure = Robot Unicorn Attack September/You're the Inspiration = Elite Beat Agents Song from a Secret Garden = Oblivion in DJMax [Bagsakan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAvPeCwPxUw) by Parokya ni Edgar = Contra base levels


Grimdotdotdot

Don't Fear the Reaper and Returnal, obviously. The Bartender and the Thief drags me straight back to Gran Turismo. Finally, Moonlight Sonata. If you think I'm going to say Resident Evil, you are incorrect! Straight to Jet Set Willy in my mind.


Szeli94

Guns 'n Roses - Paradise City I don't think I have to write the name of the game. Cage the Elephant - Ain't no rest for the wicked. Borderlands 1. Was an awesome intro to a great game. Snoop Dogg & The Doors - Riders on the storm Need for Speed Underground 2. Rolling Stones - Paint it, Black Call of Duty Black Ops 2. Because of the trailer. I even pre-ordered it back then. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (Glitch Mob remix) Battlefield 1. Also because of it's trailer.


DSPbuckle

GNR for burnout paradise for sure


miketomkeller42

Fallout is forever sponsored by The Ink Spots


VStrozzi

Nothing Else Matters (Metallica) and Neverwinter Nights. Just because it is the song I would listen to a lot while playing.


ZacharyTF

Smashing Pumpkins Adore album is intertwined with F Zero X for the N64. They came out a few months apart and I would listen to the CD while playing the game.


ZombieJack

Far Away by Jose Gonzalez is Read Dead Redemption. An obvious one for anyone who played it, but the song features heavily in a very memorable scene.


kiwi2703

All the songs in GTA radios...


YNGDBSTPR

Running Down a Dream and GTA (I think San Andreas but maybe Vice City)


ibocorp

Take me on in TLOU2


Treshimek

Any song that is mostly a slow piano/harpsichord melody. They remind me most of the Fable games.


dragonlady_11

Michael Jacksons - Billy Jean Instant transportation back to the opening of gta vice city, my first gta experience, and the absolute nostalgic, awe realising just how much of a open world it was. After the opening cut scene, your turned into this open world the nearest car is a white admiral and the song that plays every time you get in, the first song, is always Billy Jean. It was such an mind blowing experience for little me that it's like a core memory and one of my very few good ones. I'm transported every time I heard those opening notes.


Rubio9393

Stand by me - FF XV


Corgiboom2

I was playing original Modern Warfare 2 while listening to Rob Zombie. Came to the part where you fight through the stock market, and Dragula came on. Perfect energetic music for that part. Now I always think of it when I hear that song.


BeaverPeeFlaps

Doin' Time by Sublime will always remind me of simpler times playing "Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2"


McWolf7

Shephard of Fire by Avenged Sevenfold for Call of Duty Black Ops 2 zombies, but generally just CoD zombies as a whole. I was already an enjoyer of CoD zombies before that point, but once they released that trailer for the Origins map, and especially after I was able to play it in game by the Easter egg, man, I was hooked. Have been a CoD zombies diehard fan ever since, though have taken a bit of a break after it lost its identity in recent games.


Various-Artist

Fever for the Flava by hot action cop - original need for speed hot pursuit 2


chicken_scratch

I Hear You Calling - Gob NHL 2002


Full_Ad_5219

"Real Big" by Manny Fresh.... makes me remember Midnight Club Dub Edition.


ben0318

Motörhead's The Game makes me lose me The Game.


Unfair_Demand_9084

Something in the Way - The Last of Us


mizzpunny

All My Exes Live in Texas - GTA San Andreas


T0SH1K0

When I hear life will change I imagine me and the boys rocking up to rob a casino


Dangerous-Traffic875

Blood nose section is forever tied to guild wars 2


New-Abbreviations696

Coal Chamber - Loco will always remember me of Doom 3


JustAJokeAccount

"My Favourite Game" Gran Turismo 2 "Welcome to the Jungle" GTA: San Andreas


Unfair-Mix9683

Hole in the earth by deftones- saints row 2


The_Grungeican

White Rabbit always takes me back to Battlefield Vietnam's menu screen.


OscrPill

I'm Rock — Need For Speed Most Wanted 2005. Not even my favourite song in the game, but it's the one I think of first. Drunken Sailor by Noir Désir — AC Black Flag.


Coupaholic_

The Hand That Feeds by NIN always reminds me of Midnight Club Dub Edition on the PS2. Got me into industrial music actually.


FPSHero007

Breaking Benjamin - blow me away - halo 3 Nobou Uematsu / Rammstein - other world - final fantasy X So many more


cookedbread

Halo 2*. Halo 3 was all Marty/Michael


theuntouchable2725

Dark Fortress's Wraith reminds me of Dark Souls II. "Doomed to linger, a wraith in a withered world..."


Negative-Attitude2

Hug me- Doom 2016


MrsWhiterock

Ed Sheeran - Celestial for Pokemon SV. I don't like the song at all


junto80

Kendrick Lamar - A.D.H.D. And GTA V


Steamedcarpet

Welcome to the jungle always reminds me of GTA San Andreas.


PM_ME_YOUR_BOO_URNS

[Unity by Rage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ6FbQxgA-8) reminds me of Metal Slug


airforcedude111

The Man Who Sold The World - MGS V


ppssshh

"What a thrill...."


gorechimera

Cars - Test drive 2 or was that Test Drive 6 (PS2)


SuperAshley1998

The song "So Tired-Rock Version" sounds like a badass Dr. Eggman level


wahtisis

Pacific drive, this is a perfect song to play in the garage while preparing stuff


krashoveride

What I got by sublime. Dave mirra freestyle BMX


wetlettuce42

I used to play links golf on the original xbox with my dad and karma police and other songs by radio head used to play and dad used to play them on itunes


-TheManWithNoHat-

In This Shirt by The Irrepressibles instantly triggers Red Dead Redemption 2 memories Anything Daft Punk reminds me of Jet Set Radio


RubiconPizzaDelivery

Prelude no. 2 in A minor Op. 28 no. 2 Halo 3 Believe trailer.


BIGxWIGGLY

I used to play a snowmobile racing game on the Playstation 1 and it would play Dragula by Rob zombie. Cant for the life of me remember the name of that damn game


Pilaf237

DJ Sasha, XPander, Wipeout


mudads

Thunder Kiss ‘65 - Way of the Warrior (3DO) 1994 for you young ‘uns. Made by Naughty Dog. Yes, that same Naughty Dog.


StarpoweredSteamship

I used to play Bodies by Drowning Pool while playing Black Ops 2 zombies 


MistaPropella

Foo Fighter - Learn to fly is forever connected to Fallout 2. Played the shit out of the game and that Album was on repeat.


BabyLegsDeadpool

Crystal Method - Born 2 Slow Need For Speed: Underground One of the only games I've never gotten to work in emulation.


VenFasz

song2 as a title song in an early fifa game, maybe '94


A_Curious_Citizen

Jingle Jangle Jingle - Fallout New Vegas..never played it. Ended up watching cutscenes, dialogues, gameplay outta nowhere after YT recommended Caesars introduction to the courier.


ghost-bagel

Placebo - The Bitter End - Bombing down a mountain in SSX 3


snoebro

[Unkle - Lonely Soul](https://youtu.be/XrFECnl3vno?si=sUGPAV5bdlPGAhjq) the Assassin's Creed trailer


pjf177

I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire - Fallout 3 Club Foot - Tony Hawks Project 8 Real Big - Midnight Club 3 Downfall - MX Unleashed Pedal to the Metal - Splashdown Rides Gone Wild


Original-Childhood

Eminem's "Till I Collapse". It was used in the trailers of Modern Warfare 2


beakster57

Ecstacy of gold: Red Dead Redemption 2


Hello_IM_FBI

Ain't no Sunshine - Dante's Inferno Mad World - Gears of War


LtDrebinNh

Ultraspanks song five from 3xtreme


CheekyMunky

"Are You Gonna Go My Way" and "99 Red Balloons" - Gran Turismo 3 "Rockstar (Jason Nevins Remix)" and "Higher Ground" (plus several others, really) - SSX3 "If You Must" - THPS3 Too many to list - Fallout: New Vegas


Snuffaluffagus123

A little more unorthodox one: Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus for RuneScape. Around the time this song was peaking some friends and I were playing the shit out of this RuneScape private server and I had that song on repeat for a while. They’re forever linked in my mind.


whitewolfdown

Okay guys, this is a massive longshot, but does anyone remember that game 'zone of the enders'? This girl singing gives me nostalgic goosebumps every time. https://youtu.be/HlmoDCeu4bY?si=9HTs4rCW5sDZaN1e


lordfukwadd

So far away- Jose Gonzàlez I hear this song and I always seen John riding along the coast of Mexico at sunset.


Bubush

“Show of Strength” intro from Echo and the Bunnymen reminds me of Horizon Zero Dawn’s loading screen music.


toommy_mac

The intro to blessthefall - deja vu reminds me of Phendrana Drifts


Nikicv

Instants by Skúli Sverrisson reminds me of Roadwarden


TinyFlair

Swollen members - fuel injected always reminds me of a snes game called evo i used to play with emulator. You begun as a fish and kept evolving until you reached a land animal like trex


ShotbyShawn

Goodbye Horses- instantly brings me back to Skate 3 on the 360


joshmac313

The Catalyst - Linkin Park Medal of Honor 2010


IamTheMaker

Future days - tlou 2 Tons and tons of gta tracks and guitar hero Superman - Tony Hawk And it has no relation to the game but i always think of Gears of war when i hear Burn in Hell - Dimmu borgir Me and friend used to have that playing a lot when playing longshot 1v1s on canal


Ivoliven

Firestarter by Torre Florim with Just Cause 3. Because a youtuber whose let's play I watched used it in his intro. Also, every sea shanty makes me think of AC Black Flag.


Pepperoni_Dogfart

It's tricky to rock around to rock around it's tricky, tricky tricky tricky! SSX Tricky Summer time, and the livin's easy - Tony Hawk Pro Skater (also, whatever happened to all those awesome X Games-inspired video games with epic sound tracks? They're making like four kinds of games these days and it's boring) And finally Raindrop Prelude Op. 28 No.15 on account what might be the most epic and creative game ad ever filmed. [Halo 3: Believe.](https://youtu.be/a3ZGGIdpfEM?si=8X_QGUeg8VeTVXTe)


SlipKoRn555_666

Whenever i hear Liberate By Disturbed, Break On Through By The Doors and Ring Of Fire by Johnny Cash i immediately picture Tony Hawk Underground 2 and Skating around in Boston with my created skater.


Loeb123

Super Mario main theme always makes me think of the Super Mario game, don't know why.


santasbong

#RACING AROUND AT THE SPEED OF SOUND Do I even need to say the game??


JonasBM

Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing - - > Mafia


usernumber42069

A.D.H.D by Kendrick Lamar always reminds me of GTA 4


BuZuki_ro

I can't phisically hear Radio Gaga without thinking about driving around on GTA V at night


Skellos

Guerilla radio Tony hawk pro skater 2 Superman by Goldfinger THPS


Catnip_Weedler

Slipknot - Everything Ends = Unreal Tournament, Facing Worlds. Don't ask me why.


illMetalFace

I Don’t Give a Fuck - 2Pac from San Andreas. Radio los santos got me into rap but that song in particular I knew word for word and still do to this day


do0tz

🎶one day you will feed on a tree frog!🎶


ScSM35

Joker and the Thief - NHL 14 Holiday - Tony Hawks American Wasteland Diary of Jane - Nascar 07


Evanjohnman

I don't even like the game anymore, but Don't Stop Me Now reminds me of fucking around in custom games with friends in Overwatch back in 2017. Hee hoo Lucio go zoom


TheeVanillaGuerilla

Kickstart my heart by Motley Crue always takes me back to playing GTA Vice City as a kid.


heeeeres_jonny

"In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins will always remind me of the hype af trailer for Dead Space 3. They used a sample of a hard rock version of the song in the trailer, and I still to this day wish there was a full version somewhere


Eremes_Riven

Gravity Kills - Falling always reminds me of Test Drive 5, which may have the greatest soundtrack I've heard in a PSX game. Gravity Kills was a band **full** of bangers. Had all their albums when I was a teenager. Pitchshifter as well.


Cuonghap420

Back in Black - Black Ops 2


coffee_machine123

This has nothing to do with the games themselves, but the sultans of swing brings me to the bazaar level on crash bandicoot 3, and hotel California takes me to the hotel level in super Mario sunshine when you fight that manta ray thing. Must have been impressionable at the time. 


Solid-Arrival4994

Big Iron by Marty Robbins reminds me of RDR2


Doctor_Doomie

Freedom Bird from watch dogs 2


Neurodrill

“Welcome to Planet Motherfucker” by White Zombie reminds me of Way of the Warrior on the 3DO, and 100% “Rusty Cage” by Soundgarden reminds me of Road Rash on the same system


NukaRaccoon

Ozzy Osbourne Hellraiser - Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas


c7hu1hu

Holding Out for a Hero reminds most people of Shrek, but it reminds me of Saints Row 3.


trithumbs

The Offspring - All I Want - Crazy Taxi


Coast_watcher

Deep Cover — GTA SA


Brilhasti1

Don’t Fear the Reaper because of Rock Band. I made me hate the song. I was playing the drums and that song was cockblocking me for ages. Now here’s the problem with that song: the drums for the first several minutes are absolutely trivial. Mind numbingly boring and simple. Then you get to the bridge of the song where there drums are pretty nuts. On a real drum kit it’s not insane but the little plastic kit doesn’t hold up well for lots of rapid hits. And I failed it there dozens of times. Load up the simple stuff for another 5min!


nanosam

The mad violin player playing while I fall to death 100 times in the sewer depths in Elden Ring Will never forget that tune


LifeSenseiBrayan

Oh no you didn’t from Mercenaries 2. I never even played the fucking game


ShortBus4

Goldfinger, Superman off the Tony hawk's pro Skater


SpaceMonkey1333

Mad world. That fucking gears of war commercial.


EnclaveOverlord

Mad World makes me think of Gears, but that might be because I replayed all those games recently.


RockyStonejaw

YA YA YA YA YA YA!


colantor

Blister in the sun reminds me of as_tundra in old school counter strike playing when our family computer was in a nook in my brothers room with a window open next to me with a nice breeze on a hot day


RGD_204

Does anyone here still remember the “Two Worlds”?


Faust2007

A Thousand Parts of My Heart - Christian Andersen reminds me of DayZ


theMARxLENin

Glasgow Mega Snake in Spec Ops the Line


YouForgotBomadil

God Only Knows Bioshock Infinite


PlayedUOonBaja

I spent a whole summer listening to Nickelback's "How You Remind Me", while playing the Capture the Flag mode on hoverbikes in the Free Browser game "Infantry". Also Mad World will always remind me of Gears of War because of [this game ad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWrbGEFgI8). I played the demo and it wasn't really my kind of shooter, but I ended up buying it solely because of this trailer for it.


clare416

Country Roads - Fallout 76


NoSherbet4068

System of a Down " Sugar" on Tony Hawks Pro Skater.


HotPinkApocalypses

Where I end and You Begin by Radiohead = Mega Man 3 Top Man stage


levmeister

Black parade always reminds me of that old flash game Sonny. I don't even remember what caused that connection.


MarketingKnown6911

"Blow me away" from Breaking Benjamin always reminds me of Halo 2


Sir_Meeps_Alot

Big Iron - Fallout New Vegas


mrwcmpsol

Prisoner by Stumfol from The Surge. It fits the game perfectly.


TheRealPitabred

Sound Garden - Rusty Cage and Road Rash on the original Playstation are inextricably linked for me. Just the first couple guitar notes sets me on a motorcycle holding a chain...


grimenishi

Lost Odyssey: White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane. It wasn’t even in the game, just a really god trailer 


Sagatorius_Byvex

The dark souls 3 theme reminds me of dark souls 3


Tramonto83

Mad world - Gears of War https://youtu.be/wy8LRlS1SCc


_tklmao

it's a setup - gta 5 story mode


rosieunderthetable

Rockstar by NERD reminds me of SSX Tricky.


gr8artist

Any early Linkin Park reminds me of Armored Core because I spent hours playing it while listening to their albums.


Pristine-Biscotti-90

Claire de Lune - The Evil Within


Pristine-Biscotti-90

Till I Collapse - COD Modern Warfare 2


karasio

„Power” by Kanye West plays during a mission in saints row 3 such a memorable moment


GradeInternal6908

it was a good day-ice cube is san andreas to me


GradeInternal6908

that song that plays in the lobby of chao garden in sonic adventure 2


PakjeTaksi

I will always associate Holiday from Green Day with Tony Hawk Pro Skater. I loved that game and that song.


AidynValo

An entire album. American Idiot by Green Day. Christmas of 2004, among other things, I received that album and the first Killzone on PS2. Well, I listened to that album over and over again while playing through the game and bow the two are just permanently connected in my brain. It's been 20 goddamn years and every time I hear any songs from that album, I start thinking about a firefight in a field of cherry blossoms.


KEVLAR60442

Black Tide's Shout immediately brings me back to playing Dirt 2. I know most people think GnR for obvious reasons, but when I think of Burnout Paradise, more think Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne or Stand and Deliver by Adam and the Ants. I think the tempo of those songs was just a better fit for the gameplay.


Donquers

Fellas, is it weird that "BFG Division" reminds me of "DOOM?"


maksen

Gran Turismo. The Cardigans - Loosing my favorite game


EternalRains2112

Opeth - The Garroter reminds me of Bloodborne.


LotusofSin

Born to be wild- Big Mutha Truckers.