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Little did I know until very recently that import super-site, Play-Asia [2], runs short 24 hour sales on an assortment of games, accessories and soundtracks almost every day. There’s usually something to tempt me and for Thursday, April 14th it’s a selection of recent video game music releases that are worthy enough to pass along to our readers.
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music
First up is a double disc, musical equivalent of a museum walking tour. Take a trip through Super Mario history without fumbling a stack of albums or loading up playlists with tracks from 18 Mario titles presented in chronological order. Unfortunately, this isn’t a recording of the live “30th Anniversary [3]” performance out of Japan from last September, but it’s still a pretty nice collector’s album. The $4 discount brings the price down to $33.99 which should just about cover the shipping cost.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Original Soundtrack
Have a listen to one of my favorite soundtracks of 2015 [4] on the cheap! The double disc soundtrack to Metal Gear Solid V includes all of the cutscene score, the main boss battle themes and vocal themes by Donna Burke and Stefanie Joosten. There’s even room for music from Ground Zeroes and a few bonus tracks like “A Phantom Pain” which is one of my absolute favorites. It’s $6 off bringing the price down to $33.99.
Street Fighter V Original Soundtrack
This double disc soundtrack was just released last month and features all the character themes as well as stage main themes and alternates. It too sees a $6 discount today bringing it down to $38.99, one of the cheapest prices I’ve seen in my cursory searches this morning.
Xenoblade X Original Soundtrack
Finally for the day is the gargantuan 4-disc soundtrack to Xenoblade X on Wii U. It’s a soundtrack to match the game’s epic estimated playtime in the hundreds of hours. It also sees a $5 discount today bringing it down to $39.99.