Man 90s video games shaped my entire taste in music. It was only recently as an adult that ive realised why ive always gravitated towards anything that sounded like house or anything that had a solid drum and bass vibe. Some of the most mediocre mundane games had incredible osts. Beat em ups and arcade racers in particular had incredible music, i still listen to some of the old Tekken tracks.
For me these games and Dieselboy is what turned me into a drum & bass fan in the late 90s. I was less into the mellow stuff when I was younger but nowadays I appreciate it a lot more.
Even though I did not grow up with these consoles, I love playlists like these, along with the visuals they really immerse you in the whole vibe of the PS1/PS2 console generation.
@@bordonight Low poly is short for "low polygon", referring to the early age of 3D gaming. Because processing power was still pretty limited, designers had to keep their models simple by being conservative about how many polygonal faces any given asset was built out of, creating a unique blocky-but-stylish look and feel to the games of the time. It doesn't have anything to do with the music, and it's hard to say who invented the term, but low poly evokes the time period that this music was very popular in games: the low polygon era of games and CGI, between 1995-2005 or so.
@@kirbylover37 DnB is primarily made up of sampled breakbeats or just in general any breakbeat. Probably the most famous example of a breakbeat is the Amen Break which has been sampled countless times in DnB and Jungle etc. So breaks would be short for breakbeats.
Nothing less than outstanding from Pizza Hotline.. Level Select and Pressing Business are my goto albums for runs.. This series will be next for those long, slower runs. XO
The retro music, the nice adventurous games, the nostalgia all of it, it was a great era, games today are all about competition and being the best nobody plays for fun anymore
@@pizzahotline_ Ken Ishii, Cycheouts,Takaaki Itoh. Just to name a few. At the time DnB was very popular among computer nerds, hence why so many games used songs of that sort. The producers themselves were themselves Japanese so whatever they made is considered Japanese. Obviously tracks were made in all over the world, but at that time Japan was the mecca of video games. Still is to some extent.
Mmmmmm... Pizza Hotline... the line to call whenever you want a delicious pizza delivered to you, and to enjoy it at the delightful sounds of the past, a past when things were in motion, in quick but rough evolution, special memories of joy and sadness, love and mystery, and even rage and fear, pure feelings of raw emotion, felt by kids in a time when they had all the time in the world, shared by many in an hypnagogic sea of low poly nostalgia and anemoia.
Yet another solid mix from Pizza Hotline. A few worthy mentions is "Keep Challenging" from Shaolin/Lord of Fist (PS1), "Primordial Ooze" from Ape Escape 1 (PS1) and "Heartland" from Metropolis Street Racer (Dreamcast). Peace and love to everyone in 2023.
Apart from the nostalgic feeling, one of the reasons we like these 90s/00s vibes may be that: at that time, most people were really sitting down and creating things using those 'latest' technology, rather than being crowded by the endless popping out informations in the modern days. There were not that much information at that time, people could focus more on themselves, in some sense, I think they held more freedom than we do. Although it seems that nowadays we have much more access to the Internet and the world, we are somehow controlled by the endless information that far exceeds our capability of handling, especially many of those informations are send to you by the advertisement companies whose only wish is to make you buy their products. More accessibility does not mean more freedom.
was not expecting phases of the moon in here, I remember hearing it for the first time and couldnt believe a track that hard was in such an emotional anime/VN
@harveyjones4002 did you see that there's a new Cosmic Smash out via VR? Idk if the music entirely lives up but I think Technouchi is involved and that is very sick to me
I've believed that the thumbnail was supposed to be an artistic Impression of Oyasumi Punpun for days but I've finally just realised that it's a beach level.
Wtf, Suzuki All Star Extreme Racing was on one of those free game discs of a German video game magazin (Computerbild Spiele) back in like 2002 (?). Seeing that footage gave me a nostalgia rush.
so much respect for you man, I used to listen to level select all the time at work, to see you doing curation work and paying homage to these forgotten gems is truly a beautiful thing ✌ look forward to whatever is coming next from you man
Excellent compilation on a load of games I've never even heard of. I always remember Moving Shadow doing the music for Rollcage 2 and every song being ace. When you have Technical Itch and Dom and Roland writing music for a computer game, you know it's going to be good.
@@pizzahotline_ You can check on youtube for 'Moving Shadow and Rollcage 2'. I bought the music CD when it came out in 2000, but never played the game. And, it actually looks like Moving Shadow did all of the music for the second game. Rollcage One had a few dnb tracks though from EZ Rollers and Aphrodite and a few other styles like Big Beat from Fatboy Slim. Love your work by the way and found it from '4am Breaks' videos. Since 2020, I've really got back into the intelligent DnB side of things after loving Good Looking Records and Bukem for so long. DnB will always be fresh, and good to know the recent breaks are as amazing as the heyday of it around and before 2000.
I always find myself coming back to this video, because it's the perfect mix of study music and music you won't get bored of hehe. I like mixes like this because I can relax, study and also use this as bg music for other tasks that I happen to find doing.
i really dig the level select album you released (going to be getting it on vinyl later) and i find both DISC. 2 and DISC. 1 equally great mixes the game at 21:24 reminds me of a video essay Jacob Geller did about marble madness-like games (monkey ball included) and how the genre as a whole has this interesting collective feel of immaculate vibes, whereas the genre aged and grew; the games went into different design directions often, either being glorified life-like simulators with finetuned highly realistic physics or just being surreal and disconnected from reality with the innate concept of 'you're rolling a marble' aside or even our preconceived notions of what makes a 'video game' I feel Kula World really fits the latter's description just so well, to the point I repeatedly come back to this mix of yours just to be absorbed by the game's visuals
This is a fantastic mix. Captures a really special sort of mood, and does it for the entire length of the mix. Really good work finding and mixing all this!
*Wow, I've always loved these kinds of tracks in games from the late 90's/early 2000's era. They've always sounded so cool to me. Chill and exciting at the same time*
Thanks a lot for your playlist. I listen to it almost everytime while working. It helps me work comfortably, does not make me sleepy. It also reminds of early 00`s which brings a bit of positive nostalgy. Perfect match. Keep doing, dude
I miss the Ape Escape games. It's was reason for my first duel shock controller in 1999. Still got the controller but the game was a copy as my aunt knew someone who could copy games and I had a chipped PSX (Modded) to play them at the time.
16:47 They don't make game levels like this anymore, a winding beach path through cliffside hills. If this was map was remastered today it would look incredible, but people just don't have this type of creativity these days.
Yeah it sucks that all this great video game music isn't on the streaming platforms. I guess that's why I wanted to make these mixes, so people can hear it!
😱 Don’t tell me my dude just dropped another album and he called it Disc 2. Appreciate it man I love your music this is going to make my weekend🙏🏽. By the way I got here before 700 views.
@@pizzahotline_ since you respond to thank you, you need to find a way to get this on vinyl I don't own vinyls but I would buy yours in a heartbeat. Last year your album was album of the year for me I enjoyed it a lot I listened to it so many times.
@@Dominickudo I misread your message! Yes, lots more mixes like this coming. Keep an eye on my socials about vinyl announcements. The best way to keep in the loop is hopping into my discord 💙 discord.gg/U4arvNXanj
I bought 2 a few months back after years of not having my slim anymore because i lost it when moving home in 2013, don't regret my decision in the slightest
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The late 90s/early 00s has a vibe that I don’t think we’ll ever see again
Y2k optimism 👽
Didn’t know or appreciate it in the moment but you can always reminisce and appreciate it now
I just love ps2 "aesthetics" so much, idk why. I love low poly graphics ✨
rainy day playing PS2 in your room with the lights off vibes
Those were some good times, man. Games, music, no smart phones. Before the world went to shit!
Man 90s video games shaped my entire taste in music. It was only recently as an adult that ive realised why ive always gravitated towards anything that sounded like house or anything that had a solid drum and bass vibe. Some of the most mediocre mundane games had incredible osts. Beat em ups and arcade racers in particular had incredible music, i still listen to some of the old Tekken tracks.
That is 100% me as well! Dude those soundtracks were so fire
For me these games and Dieselboy is what turned me into a drum & bass fan in the late 90s. I was less into the mellow stuff when I was younger but nowadays I appreciate it a lot more.
Tekken 2 ost is godlike ! You may like tobal 2 ost as well, even tho it's different some tracks are amazing.
Do you like the Vectorman OSTs or is there not enough DnB in it for you?
Literally ALL the Run games from cool math 💀
bro the crts and vhs player era will never be coming, watching cartoon network and playing xbox /ps2 was the greatest thing ever 😭😭
Rip 2002-2011 it died on Black Friday 2011 when we all got LCD Samsung TVs
Even though I did not grow up with these consoles, I love playlists like these, along with the visuals they really immerse you in the whole vibe of the PS1/PS2 console generation.
the year is 19XX and it's the future
"Low Poly Breaks" is such a fire name/concept hahah
what does low poly means? hahaha who invented this? curious
@@bordonight Low poly is short for "low polygon", referring to the early age of 3D gaming. Because processing power was still pretty limited, designers had to keep their models simple by being conservative about how many polygonal faces any given asset was built out of, creating a unique blocky-but-stylish look and feel to the games of the time. It doesn't have anything to do with the music, and it's hard to say who invented the term, but low poly evokes the time period that this music was very popular in games: the low polygon era of games and CGI, between 1995-2005 or so.
@@MiniDharma And then how does "Breaks" make sense for the mix?
@@kirbylover37 DnB is primarily made up of sampled breakbeats or just in general any breakbeat. Probably the most famous example of a breakbeat is the Amen Break which has been sampled countless times in DnB and Jungle etc. So breaks would be short for breakbeats.
0:00 - Gouriki Stage | Deadly Arts
4:24 - Montage | Ace Combat 3
7:15 - Sakai’s Stage | Deadly Arts
11:24 - Research Institute | Maken X
14:12 - Snowfield Story | Zanac x Zanac
21:24 - Track 5 | Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing
25:48 - Some Bizarre | Zanac x Zanac
29:36 - Walkman 2 | Everblue 2
34:24 - Phases of the Moon | Clannad
41:10 - Night Stream | Ridge Racers
49:28 - Ratman - Soul Sentiment | Rollcage
Thanx~
Thank you so much!!!
Thanks man
Matt McMuscles just did a breakdown of Deadly Arts. I'm from this era of gaming but never played it, but the soundtrack bangs.
The hero we neeeded
Happy new years everyone! Keep the polygons low!
I Miss The 90s everyday
Sometimes it hurts cause My Heart is Screaming for this decade like nothing else
Nothing less than outstanding from Pizza Hotline..
Level Select and Pressing Business are my goto albums for runs..
This series will be next for those long, slower runs. XO
The retro music, the nice adventurous games, the nostalgia all of it, it was a great era, games today are all about competition and being the best nobody plays for fun anymore
PS2 boot up intro + Pizza Hotline producer tag = why I subscribed
BRO you don't know how crucial this became to my studying sessions this mix is a blessing and I thank you
You're welcome
W student
This aesthetic is often associated with Ps2 and Dreamcast, but it's really just late 90's-Early 00's Japanese Electronica
That's cool to hear! Can you recommend some Japanese artists or specific tracks I can check out in this style?
@@pizzahotline_ Ken Ishii, Cycheouts,Takaaki Itoh. Just to name a few. At the time DnB was very popular among computer nerds, hence why so many games used songs of that sort. The producers themselves were themselves Japanese so whatever they made is considered Japanese. Obviously tracks were made in all over the world, but at that time Japan was the mecca of video games. Still is to some extent.
@@fly7188 You are a star, I can now actually immerse myself in more of this music instead of just listening to videogame soundtracks hahaha
@@fly7188 dnb and computer nerds? wow, i thought it was mostly a rave genre
@@namesurname4666 In the UK it was I think
I don´t know how anyone came up with this kind of ambience videos, but I really appreciate it... I need sometimes to drift away from my present
same
@@kittymaid420 That´s great, I always love to hear there are people feeling similar to me, I´m less lonely!
I do it ye no I should'nt
Mmmmmm... Pizza Hotline... the line to call whenever you want a delicious pizza delivered to you, and to enjoy it at the delightful sounds of the past, a past when things were in motion, in quick but rough evolution, special memories of joy and sadness, love and mystery, and even rage and fear, pure feelings of raw emotion, felt by kids in a time when they had all the time in the world, shared by many in an hypnagogic sea of low poly nostalgia and anemoia.
Yet another solid mix from Pizza Hotline. A few worthy mentions is "Keep Challenging" from Shaolin/Lord of Fist (PS1), "Primordial Ooze" from Ape Escape 1 (PS1) and "Heartland" from Metropolis Street Racer (Dreamcast). Peace and love to everyone in 2023.
Awesome. Thanks for the suggestions 🤩
Ape Escape one soundtrack is absurd. Crazy mix of electronic music including DnB, Jungle, House etc, such good music that has aged so well imo
Your music tracks carry me through work days when i have something tedious and need to have a rythm.
Thts awesome
This is so good. 90's and early 2000's video game music was awesome.
Apart from the nostalgic feeling, one of the reasons we like these 90s/00s vibes may be that: at that time, most people were really sitting down and creating things using those 'latest' technology, rather than being crowded by the endless popping out informations in the modern days. There were not that much information at that time, people could focus more on themselves, in some sense, I think they held more freedom than we do. Although it seems that nowadays we have much more access to the Internet and the world, we are somehow controlled by the endless information that far exceeds our capability of handling, especially many of those informations are send to you by the advertisement companies whose only wish is to make you buy their products. More accessibility does not mean more freedom.
Bro this is easily one of the best mixes I've ever listened to. Thanks for blessing us with this. I'm sending it to all my friends
thank you so much :)! more to come
@@pizzahotline_ I can't wait!
BIG W
these types of videos are the next level of "lo-fi chill beats to listen/study to" and I am here all for it baybeeeeee
was not expecting phases of the moon in here, I remember hearing it for the first time and couldnt believe a track that hard was in such an emotional anime/VN
I've never played the game but the track is a banger
@@pizzahotline_Those were the times!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
These playlists really take me back to my childhood; going on PS1 console with dad. ❤
That transition at 21:24 is nuts.
the transition at 21:24 was so smooth I had to go back to it just to see it was two completely different songs
Happy New Game + to everyone. Take the experience and tools from your past playthroughs and make this playthrough all the better! Pizza hotline rules!
I know you were partially joking, but just want you to know the wording of that comment meant something to me. Thanks.
@@Yodio12 No problem, buddy. Make the most of the time you have!
AAAmen!
I wish this was my second time around, still lots to learn.
Imma make a parody video game drawing with this as a text box someday, is that okay?
I was not expecting Maken X of all things to be included in here, that was a nice addition
Glad you enjoyed the pick! It's such a great game and a great track 🎉
just wanna say i appreciate the work that goes into these, having gameplay footage along with the music is really cool
You alr know it's a vibe when you start off with Cosmic Smash visuals
You have fine taste! One of the most interesting Dreamcast games 🌀💙
@harveyjones4002 did you see that there's a new Cosmic Smash out via VR? Idk if the music entirely lives up but I think Technouchi is involved and that is very sick to me
Space is the Place
the dreamcast aesthetics are unbeatable
The ps1/ Dreamcast and the n64 era with also the heavy hand of Toonami shaped my taste/ love for D&B.
It was written in the stars.
for reals man. like seriously same here.
Intro reminds me of all those late nights and early mornings turning on the PS2 when I wasn't supposed to because it was "too early" or "too late"
I've believed that the thumbnail was supposed to be an artistic Impression of Oyasumi Punpun for days but I've finally just realised that it's a beach level.
Sonic adventure :)
absolutely zooted and in space
man, the ps2 opening hit me with the most nostalgia...
ACE COMBAT LETS GOOOOOOO
Watching this makes me sad because those were good time we won't have again.
It makes no fucking sense how hard these went and as a kid I had no idea it was happening, I just knew it was awesome.
This has to be the coolest visuals for a dj mix! Amazing set!
Wtf, Suzuki All Star Extreme Racing was on one of those free game discs of a German video game magazin (Computerbild Spiele) back in like 2002 (?). Seeing that footage gave me a nostalgia rush.
Night Stream is absolutely fantastic. Perfectly defines low poly breaks here! Chill, jazzy, dnb it’s so good!
Such a banger
Fuck I miss playing a 100 times the same demos I had in VG magazines. True ones will relate. 🐊
Glad I discovered this channel, I first heard some tracks from Level Select a year or two ago and been on a dnb rabbit hole since
As soon as it started with Deadly Arts ost i just knew it was going to be a fire mix
Love the mixing going on @14:10 , BPM slightly lowered compared to the original bgm. nice work pizza hotline!
so much respect for you man, I used to listen to level select all the time at work, to see you doing curation work and paying homage to these forgotten gems is truly a beautiful thing ✌ look forward to whatever is coming next from you man
I appreciate that! Thanks ♥️🍕
Absolutely wasn't expecting that insert song from Clannad and that only made this mix even better. Been on my playlist for the last 10 years.
The perfect music for the new year! Happy 2023 everyone!!! ✨💥💫
Same to you!
@@ArdentArchivist Thank you! You’re awesome!
Pizza you MUST upload more mixes. They are my favourite on the internet!
Thanks so much! More incoming this year 💙
Just call the hotline!
This is far out cool.
This side of TH-cam is my happy place
Excellent compilation on a load of games I've never even heard of.
I always remember Moving Shadow doing the music for Rollcage 2 and every song being ace. When you have Technical Itch and Dom and Roland writing music for a computer game, you know it's going to be good.
cheers! I had no idea moving shadow tunes were on roll cage, even after listening to the sound track lots of times :) thanks
@@pizzahotline_ You can check on youtube for 'Moving Shadow and Rollcage 2'. I bought the music CD when it came out in 2000, but never played the game. And, it actually looks like Moving Shadow did all of the music for the second game. Rollcage One had a few dnb tracks though from EZ Rollers and Aphrodite and a few other styles like Big Beat from Fatboy Slim.
Love your work by the way and found it from '4am Breaks' videos. Since 2020, I've really got back into the intelligent DnB side of things after loving Good Looking Records and Bukem for so long. DnB will always be fresh, and good to know the recent breaks are as amazing as the heyday of it around and before 2000.
AWESOMEEE
This is good pizza 🍕
🍕☎️
Happy new year you handsome controller, bout time you looked at the 'Team Buddies' OST, PS1 gem, will blow your mind
I always find myself coming back to this video, because it's the perfect mix of study music and music you won't get bored of hehe. I like mixes like this because I can relax, study and also use this as bg music for other tasks that I happen to find doing.
Thanks for coming by again! I appreciate the comment
beautiful way to musically express various motion of energy fields!
Perfect intro and i love the deadly arts ost
Im listening to this right now while playing my Dreamcast
The Maken X at 11:50 surprised me. I love that game, hell yes
Glad you spotted. One of my favourite dreamcast games, so stylish and with a killer soundtrack!
Wow seeing that PS2 intro… damn that was about to be Zone of the Enders or MGS2 in my brain, which hasn’t been in my mind in about 20 years
Did not expect to hear Phases of the Moon from Clannad, but I'm here for it 🪐🚀
i really dig the level select album you released (going to be getting it on vinyl later) and i find both DISC. 2 and DISC. 1 equally great mixes
the game at 21:24 reminds me of a video essay Jacob Geller did about marble madness-like games (monkey ball included) and how the genre as a whole has this interesting collective feel of immaculate vibes, whereas the genre aged and grew; the games went into different design directions often, either being glorified life-like simulators with finetuned highly realistic physics or just being surreal and disconnected from reality with the innate concept of 'you're rolling a marble' aside or even our preconceived notions of what makes a 'video game'
I feel Kula World really fits the latter's description just so well, to the point I repeatedly come back to this mix of yours just to be absorbed by the game's visuals
That's awesome thanks for the support. Drop a link to the video easy here id love to check it out 🤘🍕☎️
th-cam.com/video/OS2lxTD2kfw/w-d-xo.html
Clean selection of cuts, m8.
I wish that thanks to Pizza Hotline and others music like this would be much more popular. As usual, great stuff man, happy New Year!
I 1000% agree!!!
Dude, Maken X is such a gem.
One of the most interesting Dreamcast games
I used to select sountracks in the option and listen like street fighter ex or ridge racer type 4. Good times
Great stuff, thank you so much. Looking forward to what 2003 has in store
I see what you did there.
This is a fantastic mix. Captures a really special sort of mood, and does it for the entire length of the mix. Really good work finding and mixing all this!
i love you pizza hotline
Love back ❤️
*Wow, I've always loved these kinds of tracks in games from the late 90's/early 2000's era. They've always sounded so cool to me. Chill and exciting at the same time*
Thanks a lot for your playlist. I listen to it almost everytime while working.
It helps me work comfortably, does not make me sleepy. It also reminds of early 00`s which brings a bit of positive nostalgy. Perfect match. Keep doing, dude
You are a man of fine taste.
Best dnb channel out there, so underrated.
Thank you 🌹🥁
I miss the Ape Escape games. It's was reason for my first duel shock controller in 1999. Still got the controller but the game was a copy as my aunt knew someone who could copy games and I had a chipped PSX (Modded) to play them at the time.
16:47 They don't make game levels like this anymore, a winding beach path through cliffside hills. If this was map was remastered today it would look incredible, but people just don't have this type of creativity these days.
Dude, the transitions into the next songs blended so well! I love your mix man
If it wasn't for Jamaica UK and Japan this music wouldn't exist 💯💯❤️
Man, I wish all this music was on streaming. This is a killer mix, and I’m checking out your Level Select album :D
That's why she's alled beyondce; she's beyond çolid
Yeah it sucks that all this great video game music isn't on the streaming platforms. I guess that's why I wanted to make these mixes, so people can hear it!
Yesssssssssssssssss! Best way to kick off the new year
So nostalgic, souds very familiar, reminds me of when I was a child
This shit slaps Track 05 [Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing, Dreamcast]
Amazing ❤️🇲🇽
ohhhhhhhhhhh the intro music ive missed that PS boot sound lol
Found my new favorite channel
This is great! I really appreciate the Maken X track, such an underrated ost :)
Thx. You're totally right, what a game, what an ost!
Best place to be!
thanks for making drum'n'bass liquid again.
Your the best! Happy new year!
A part of me really wants to learn how to make music so I can make old school jungle music like this, I love it so fucking much.
Im lucky to have lived through that era
Highly enjoyable
Incredible as usual, Mr. Hotline. Unbelievable track selection; I ascended when you transitioned to Snowfield Story!
29:36 - Walkman 2 | Everblue 2
Holy crap this tune goes hard at 160bpm! Loving the mix, keep it up!
Yeah what an interesting tune right? I had to include it
😱 Don’t tell me my dude just dropped another album and he called it Disc 2. Appreciate it man I love your music this is going to make my weekend🙏🏽. By the way I got here before 700 views.
Cool! What a coincidence. Drop a link to your album here 😎
@@pizzahotline_ 😂 I was talking about you bro!!!!😂😂
@@pizzahotline_ since you respond to thank you, you need to find a way to get this on vinyl I don't own vinyls but I would buy yours in a heartbeat. Last year your album was album of the year for me I enjoyed it a lot I listened to it so many times.
@@Dominickudo I misread your message! Yes, lots more mixes like this coming. Keep an eye on my socials about vinyl announcements. The best way to keep in the loop is hopping into my discord 💙
discord.gg/U4arvNXanj
@@Dominickudo LEvel Select is on vinyl preoder right now. I'm too broke to grab one of the 500 copies, but it would be amazing.
ABOUT TIME!!!! I've been waiting for a disc two 👌 Thank you, yah musical wizard
Awww man the vibes hits the spot in this one
i wanna get a PS2 now 😂 nostalgia hitting hard
I bought 2 a few months back after years of not having my slim anymore because i lost it when moving home in 2013, don't regret my decision in the slightest