A video game can be etched into our minds for many reasons, but sometimes only the music is needed to have that effect. Many enthusiasts have gone to the trouble of publishing these songs and soundtracks on different platforms (with all the problems that entails), however, the VGMusic portal offers more than 30,000 MIDI files with fairly solid reproductions.

VGMusic: More than 30,000 Files with Music from Your Favorite Games
30,000 files with music from your favorite games

E1M1. You don't need anything else; you know exactly what I'm talking about. I'd even dare say the music is already playing in your head. That's the power a soundtrack or a song has over us. If we want to hear it again, our first action is likely a YouTube search (or why not, Spotify), but there's also another route: MIDI playback.

The vast majority of current titles have abandoned MIDI to present their music. However, there are many enthusiasts out there sharing their own versions, and one of the best places to download them is the VGMusic portal.

VGMusic: The best video game songs, in MIDI

VGMusic: More than 30,000 Files with Music from Your Favorite Games
Retro dominates its catalog, but there are many examples of modern games

The site has a relatively old design, though efficient. On the left section we find exclusive categories for Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Microsoft, NEC, SNK and Atari, but it also offers broader sections with «Computer Systems» (DOS, Windows and Commodore appear here), «Others» (ColecoVision, Intellivision, etc.), and «Miscellaneous» (arcade machines, medleys).

The rest is a matter of locating the desired MIDI file and clicking to download it. No accounts are needed, nor daily limits. Obviously, the collection is far from perfect, and the public's favorites usually have a much richer selection. For example, Undertale has three versions of Megalovania, while in the case of Super Mario Bros. we discover nine editions of Underwater.

VGMusic: More than 30,000 Files with Music from Your Favorite Games
If a user wants to share their own version, they can, but no rips.

Now, an inevitable question: Why are so many 'classics' missing? First, VGMusic does not accept rips of official music, that is, music extracted from the games themselves. Then, some MIDI conversions don't turn out well (everything I've heard from Silent Hill so far is quite bad) or are impossible. Finally, VGMusic responds to requests from original authors to remove music, as happened with Bobby Prince (creator of E1M1) and Chris Huelsbeck (Giana Sisters). Anyway, there are more than 30,000 files, and there's plenty of material to explore. Link below!

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