There are things that ingrain themselves so deeply into our subconscious no matter what we do, the connection is irreversibly made. There are a few games that have certain albums tied in my brain just like that.

LETS REVIEW SHALL WE?
To start with, lets review a classic...Crystalis, a great old RPG that I had back in the Nintendo days. Now the music that is programmed into my head is The Simpsons Sing the Blues. Yes you read that right. The Simpsons Sing the freakin Blues. For the record, I had more than one MC Hammer album too.

The next couple are a little more uh...appropriate and will meet with more approval than that last one. F-Zero was a Super Nintendo Racing game that I'd rented a couple of times. The music that I loved with this game was side A of the Faith No More album called The Real Thing. I say side A, because I had both the tape & the CD. Usually I'd only play long enough for that first side, the game& music didn't match up as good for the second side.

Another classic was the Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past. Oh and I can hear the fanboys now: " Oh why did you cover the wonderful music?" Dude...ROFL. Okay, this one gets a special mention because of the wonderfully natural synching between the music and the game itself. Like the mythological synching between Darkside of the Moon & The Wizard of Oz. Creepy close. What is this magical song you ask? Enter Sandman by Metallica. (I'd link it but I'd get sued by Lars.)

More recently, since I've been married, the games & the music have gotten to be odd bed fellows. I've surrendered the audio on a lot of games to my wife, who would prefer music other than game music. Castlevania:Symphony of the Night on the Playstation was a great game & music in its own right, but I have a Loreena McKennit CD ground into my head on that one.

Lastly, and most recently, and still a little bit painful-is Marvel vs. Capcom 2. I had the XBOX version. Every time my wife plays the latest Fiona Apple CD I can literally see, and feel the game playing. My thumbs dancing around the controller-my character kicking arse all over the screen. Thieves suck. Anyway- that's the last of my connections- for now- as I find and program other games & music into my brain-I'm sure you'll hear about it.