2 specific memories that stick out - both I'm sure I've mentioned the past, but maybe long ago now:

1. Daft Punk and Shenmue.

My brothers have always relied on me for game advice. One came to me and asked what games he should be getting for his Dreamcast. I had heard good things about Shenmue so I suggested that. Apparently you can do anything, even look in drawers, I said.

At Christmas he received Shenmue. He also received Daft Punk's Discovery. He played it on repeat while we played Shenmue - me handling what to do next, him doing the fightman stuff. Many days (or was it weeks) later we were done, we hadn't changed CD the whole time.

2. Bjork and the GC Resident Evil remake (plus Lava lamp).

One Christmas I got sick. Not sniffle sick, proper sick. I had the flu from hell - I couldn't think straight, my muscles hurt and I felt like shit, basically. An uncle got me the Bjork: Greates Hits CD - I was basically snapping up everything she made by this point, no matter how many versions there were, and I also received Resi from my parents, plus the lava lamp from my half-sister.

Long story short. I was half out-of-it, lights off, lava lamp on, listening to Bjork on repeat (this seems to be a theme) while playing Resi on the GC which at that point, it must be said, was one of the most gob-smackingly good looking games ever. I played the game and completed it in one sitting.

When I recovered I played it again, more aware of what the hell I was doing.

I do recall playing Rolling Thunder on the MegaDrive years ago, and having a Live album on in the background which had a lyric that mentions rolling thunder, so they're now inextricably linked

Not games related but I cant hear metallicas master of puppets album without remembering the smell of games workshop paints. Was my go-to paint music.

Throwing copper flashes me back to doom on the pc. Got both the same day and rinsed them quite heavily that night. Agreed that live didn't amount to a hill of beans but throwing copper is a damn good slice of American rock.

Not sure how old we all are but I'm guessing similar as we have the same memories, that one song made Live, and as much as we go might now go on about grunge, it was really only them and Nirvana that found chart success, one gets idolised the other gets reviled. Probably rightly so, but I Alone and Lightning Crashes were brilliant slices of pop dressed up as something else. Oh well, I think I'll put some tad or soundgarden on instead

acemuzzy wrote:

Did you just mis-count to two?

I have an odd couple. In college there was a brief period that I  played Nocturne. And Eminem and Dido were huge at the time. Im not sure if a housemate was playing that track Stan while I was in my room on Nocture but whenever I hear that song I remember playing Nocturne in a dark room with rain pelting the window.

Another one also involves Eminem curiously. I think it was the Official Playstation Mag had a demo of Tombi. I played the shit out of that demo, often with Eminem playing in the background. I think it was mainly his track that was a bunch of stories,cant remember the name now.

I love a bit of grunge.  So much so that I'm gonna shoehorn an Amped reference in here so I don't derail the thread too much - I painstakingly ripped a monster Seattle-ish mix onto my Oldbox for occasional snowboarding between regular smoke breaks.  B sides, Unplugged selections, Christmas singles, guest appearances, tribute show appearances, Judgement Night shenanigans - it was an absolute whopper.  Probably spent 50hrs on that game (probably 6hrs creating playlists).  Good as it was, without the custom soundtracks I doubt I would have clocked 5hrs.

Did the same with project Gotham. Do games still allow customized soundtracks?