Video Game Music To Play Competitive Sudoku To (Thinking Music #3)
21It's the final round of the most thrilling scrabble championship that human culture has ever known. You're sat across from the reigning champion Stuart "The Stabber" Stanleyson, who has been the victor for 4 years running because all of his prior opponents come down with an unfortunate case of Being Stabbed By A Pencil at the crucial final moment. You see before you the perfect triple word opportunity, and you've got a lot of "Z" tiles to use... this is it... time to think.
One of my favourite categories of VGM is "thinking" music, specifically the style of music that might play whilst you're doing crosswords, sudoku, picross, that sort of thing. I've already made two previous compilations covering this vibe before, and whilst the requirements for song entry have gotten a little looser over the years, I think this mix still fits in quite well amongst the others.
I also just wanted an excuse to raise awareness of the game In Stars & Time. If you listen to one game recommendation today, let it be this one.
So grab your pencil, your scoring sheet, and prepare to stimulate those brain cells!
0:00 Build-a-Bot - Undertale: Yellow
3:01 Driving Range: Tutorial - Wii Fit Plus
4:22 Color Lab - Chicory: A Colorful Tale
6:53 Tick Tock Mother Clock - Reigns: Her Majesty
8:29 We Fell Into a Dream - Hypnospace Outlaw
10:01 make your dreams fizzle - Going Under
12:04 Puzzle League (Normal + Boss Version) - Animal Crossing: New Leaf
14:20 Mermaids - Wandersong
16:13 Uncool Gator Games - Later Alligator
17:35 Freaky - Mercury Meltdown Revolution
19:18 Chicken Paradise - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (2023)
22:10 It's The 80s And That's Ok - Pizza Game
23:30 Good Niight - Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
25:13 Toughie Showdown - Mario Party 10
26:36 Flipsville Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy 2
28:34 Sim Time (Lemon Jelly) - The Sims 2
32:42 Post Office - Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times
34:18 My Best Friend - Wobbledogs
38:00 Write 1 - Roomerang (Jackbox Party Pack 9)
40:07 Searching For An Opponent - Nintendo Switch Sports
43:50 Butter Building - Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
45:52 Mii Homes (Variant 2) - Tomodachi Life
48:39 Bank of Samerica (Tip-Toe) - Taz: Wanted
51:08 You Can't Listen To This Track, It's Impossible - Lil Gator Game
53:38 Lost, Then Found! - OMORI
56:03 Is It Snack Time Yet... - In Stars & Time
58:04 Giddy Sky 1 - Super Princess Peach
59:50 The Big LeGOLFski - WHAT THE GOLF?