Top 10 Funniest Video Game Scores

“Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” (2018)

Yes, technically this song first appeared in Style Savvy: Styling Star, but we’d argue it sounds so much funnier when you hear it blaring just before you land that all important Final Smash. Think about it for a second. You can be watching the most brutal confrontation between Samus, Solid Snake, Bowser and Ganondorf…and then this little number starts playing. Not matter how vicious the fight may be, we can’t help but imagine all the fighters involved suddenly breaking out into a choregraphed dance routine like they’re in a freakin’ Idol Group. Oh Nintendo, you rascals.

“Buck Bumble” (1998)

Are you a fan of the phrase Bum to the Boom to the Bum to the Bass? Well, you’d better be! Because that’s all this song is – one very enthusiastic vocalist dropping nothing but bums and basses for way too many minutes. The strangest thing though? You will end up liking this song. That’s just a fact. It’s so lazy in its presentation yet the beat is so addictive you are guaranteed to fall into a minor state of lunacy by the song’s end. Get this bee a remaster, we need more bums and basses!

“Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds” (2011)

Leave it to the Merc with the Mouth to give us a song that’s every bit as strange as he is. While everyone loves to go on about how Marvel vs Capcom 2’s character selection theme well and truly took them for a ride (xref), we have to give credit to Deadpool for upping the ante with his fighting game debut track. While the song itself is pretty rocking at times, the lyrics are a totally different story. When it doesn’t come across as incomprehensible, it reads off like a laundry list of things that make up Wade Wilson’s average day…

“Final Fantasy XIII-2” (2011)

Heavy metal and giant chickens together at last! XIII-2 might not have that much going for it, but at least it can take credit for giving us the craziest track in the franchise’s history. The Chocobo in question is part of a rather mundane quest that no play would blink at…at least until this song starts playing. It might be hard to get over the initial shock of why such a song exists in the first place, but the more it goes on, the more you’ll find yourself tempted to start headbanging out of a sense of obligation.

“Rogue Warrior” (2009)

This game is…certainly something. While many gamers lamented the obvious lack of effort put into the mechanics and story, they were singing a different tune by the time the credits rolled around. The song, if you can call it that, is all of the obscenities, bad language and one-liners that Mickey Rourke’s character has said throughout the course of the game, all rolled into one and weaved together by a rather funky tune. Whoever put this together deserves some-kind of award, because this might be Mickey Rourke’s greatest performance to date.

“Mighty Switch Force 2” (2013)

In what might be gaming’s answer to Macho Man, what we imagine was supposed to be an inspiring song about Patricia Wagon becoming the most badass firefighter Nintendo has ever produced, ends up raising a few eyebrows due to the song’s chosen genre; disco. Pure, unadulterated disco. Kind of the last thing we expected to hear after braving numerous infernos. Not to say that it doesn’t have its charm. We daresay that it’s so hilariously entertaining that you’ll feel you were transported right back to the 70s.

“Parappa the Rapper” (1996)

We’ve all been there; in dire need of emptying the can but are blocked by a string of desperate souls vying to get to the public facilities first. What to do in such a situation? Well if you’re Parappa, you lay down some sick verses that manage to take out each obstacle on your way to your prize, including a humanoid onion and moose cop. It’s about as crazy as you’d expect, song included, but that doesn’t make it any less of a gem. Parappa may not exactly be the next Rap God, but at least he knows how to make the best of a bad situation, much to our amusement.

“Blue Dragon” (2006)

This song is performed by the lead singer of Deep Purple. Let that sink in. The developers somehow got THE Ian Gillan to provide vocals for a boss track in a video game, and they had him sing…this. A track filled with so much Engrish that you’d swear it was from an anime opening. Full credit to Mr Gillan, because he really brings it here, and as such elevates the song from being just plain awful to the greatest so-bad-it’s-amazing song in the whole medium. No wonder this is such a treasure amongst gamers!

“Portal” (2007)

The pitch-perfect conclusion to one of the greatest games of all time, this ending theme could only come from someone as psychotically lovable as GLaDOS. Performed by the infamous A.I herself, the song speaks of how in spite of being supposedly terminated by Chell, GLaDOS is still very much alive. Don’t worry though, she’s not angry or hellbent on revenge, she’s pretty chill with it. The humour that shines through here is only matched by just how good the musical arrangement is. This is one that definitely deserves a place in your music library of choice.

“Conker’s Bad Fur Day” (2001)

Only in this game would you have to battle a sentient mountain of shit who sings about how he is going to drown a vulgar-mouthed red squirrel in faeces. Then again, what else would you expect from Conker? If you can get over just how disgusting the Great Mighty Poo really is, you might be surprised to find out that he’s really got some range on that voice of his, becoming almost operatic as the fight intensifies. He may be coated in crap, but there’s no denying that this smiling turd managed to craft one of the most beloved tracks in gaming, one bound to make you laugh so hard you’ll bowels will hurt.