Every year, Game Wiki hosts polls for the best video game soundtracks, which many netizens who love Japanese game soundtracks vote.
For me, I like to use this as reference to find songs and soundtracks that I’ve not listened to before. But also interesting to see how the list changes, especially when new gamers start to phase out other gamers and you start to see soundtracks skewing towards more recent titles, and titles that were popular a decade ago, are less prominent. It’s part of life and appreciation for music and one can hope that newer gamers appreciate the older game music as well.
Of course, everything is all subjective, so if you disagree with the poll, it’s OK.
While the list is the Top Video Game Songs that Made You Cry 2018 featured 260 songs, I am only going to focus on the top 40 and translating the titles if needed.
- MOTHER 2 (EARTHBOUND) – smiles and tears (SFC)
- Final Fantasy X – To Zanarkand (PS2)
- Kirby’s Dream Land 20th Anniversary Special Collection – Bye Bye Kirby, See You Tomorrow! (WII)
- Final Fantasy IX – You’re not alone (PSX)
- Dragon Quest VII – With sadness in heart (PSX)
- Okami – “Reset” – “Thank You” Version (PS2)
- Final Fantasy X – A dream that will end someday (PS2)
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky – In the morning Sun (NDS)
- Final Fantasy VII – Aeris Theme (PSX)
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky – I’ll Never forget you… (NDS)
- Chocobo Racing – The Treasure of the Heart (PS)
- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days – Vector to the Heavens (NDS)
- Final Fantasy IX – Melodies of Life (PS)
- MOTHER – Wisdom of the World (FC)
- Undertale – His Theme (PC)
- Chrono Trigger – To Far Away in Time (SFC)
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky – Kesen! Dialga! (NDS)
- Dragon Quest IV – Home of the Brave (FC)
- MOTHER 3 – MOTHER 3 Love Theme (GET)
- Final Fantasy V – Far Away Home (SFC)
- Suikoden II – Recall (PSX)
- Fire Emblem Awakening – You Guys….Don’t Speak My Sister’s Words! (3DS)
- Undertale – Hopes and Dreams (PC)
- Super Mario RPG – Goodbye Gino…~The Dream Seen from the Star Windows~ (SFC)
- Undertale – Undertale (PC)
- Venus & Braves – Waltz for Ariah (PS2)
- MOTHER 3 – Ended (GET)
- Cave Story – Tsuki no Uta (PC)
- SaGa Frontier 2 – Success (PSX)
- AIR – Summer Shadow ~Summer Nights~ (PC)
- Dragon Quest V – Melancholy Story (SFC)
- Legend of Mana – Ruined and Glittering City (PSX)
- Xenogears – Distant Promise (PSX)
- Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII – Price of Freedom (PSP)
- Final Fantasy X – Ending Theme (Suteki Dane) (PS2 (FC)
- Dragon Quest III – Flying Through the Sky
- (TIE) Nier Gestalt/Replicant – Demon King (XB360) / Final Fantasy VI – Looking for Friends (SFC)
- CLANNAD – A place where wishes come true (PC)
- Undertale – ASGORE (PC)
