VGMRIPS
Welcome to VGMRips, The biggest and most active site for retro Video Game Music rips! We have accurate game music rips, from dozens of game consoles and arcade systems. Music is organized into packs, and packs can be searched by composer, developer, sound chip, system and so on.
About VGM files
VGM (Video Game Music) is a sample-accurate sound logging format for many machines and sound chips. It logs the commands sent to the sound chips, so the resulting files are much smaller than mp3s.
The normal extension is .vgm but files can also be gzip compressed into .vgz files.
The format has a long history, it started as a way to log Sega Master System music, and later more and more chips were added to its list, and today it supports dozens of chips and has features such as compression and tagging.
VGM Players
| System | Player |
|---|---|
| Command-line | VGMPlay |
| Winamp | in_vgm |
| Foobar2000 | foo_input_vgm |
| Cross-platform | Audio Overload |
| Android | ZXTune |
Statistics
| Packs: | 4391 |
| Songs: | 73110 |
| Composers: | 2733 |
| Systems: | 196 |
| Chips: | 73 |
| Rippers: | 166 |
Top rated packs
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Out Run
Arcade • YM2151, SegaPCM |
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Dragon Saber: After Story of Dragon Spirit
Arcade • YM2151, C140 |
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Battle Garegga
Arcade • YM2151, M6295, NMK112 |
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Daytona USA
Arcade • YMW258 |
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Akumajo Dracula
X68000 • YM2151, M6258 |
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Journey to Silius (U, E, A) / Raf World (J)
NES, Famicom • NES APU |
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Space Manbow
MSX2 • AY-3-8910, K051649 |
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The Scheme
PC-8801 • YM2608 |
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Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
MSX2 • AY-3-8910, K051649 |
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Galaxy Force II
Arcade • YM2151, SegaPCM |
Latest high rated
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Side Pocket
NES, Famicom • NES APU |
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Side Pocket (E)
NES • NES APU |
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Akira (Prototype)
MegaDrive, Genesis • SN76489, YM2612 |
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Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
MegaDrive, Genesis • SN76489, YM2612 |
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Deflektor
X68000 • YM2151, MSM6258 |
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Deflektor
PC-9801 • YM2203 |
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Golf Magazines Presents: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples
32X • SN76489, YM2612 |
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FIFA Road to World Cup 98
MegaDrive, Genesis • SN76489, YM2612 |
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FIFA 97: Gold Edition
MegaDrive, Genesis • SN76489, YM2612 |
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FIFA Soccer 96
MegaDrive, Genesis • YM2612 |
Latest additions
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Deflektor
Updated 2026-01-18 PC-9801 • YM2203 |
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Deflektor
Updated 2026-01-18 X68000 • YM2151, MSM6258 |
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Mario Tennis (U, E) / Mario Tennis GB (J)
Updated 2026-01-05 GBC • Game Boy DMG |
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Side Pocket (E)
Updated 2026-01-04 NES • NES APU |
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Grand Striker: Human Cup
Updated 2025-12-20 Arcade • YM2610 |
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Grand Striker 2
Updated 2025-12-20 Arcade • YM2610 |
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Cop 01
Updated 2025-12-18 Arcade • AY-3-8910 |
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Alien Legacy
Updated 2025-12-16 PC • YM3812 |
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Ecology Magic
Updated 2025-12-07 PC-9801 • YM2608 |
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Power Slave
Updated 2025-12-07 PC-9801 • YM2203 |
Updates
| Pack | Info |
|---|---|
| Tetris | Fixed PSG clock and noise parameters. |
| Deflektor | Initial release. |
| Deflektor | Initial release. |
| If | Added variation of BGM 1 [TriAngle], thanks BoxCubed. |
| Alien Legacy | Fixed screenshot, fixed VGM composer tags, increased volume. |
| Mario Tennis (U, E) / Mario Tennis GB (J) | Tag updates. |
| Mario Tennis (U, E) / Mario Tennis GB (J) | Initial release. |
| Side Pocket (E) | Initial release. |
| Grand Striker: Human Cup | Initial release. |
| Grand Striker 2 | Initial release. |
Latest forum threads
Links
VGM file sites: SMS Power • Project 2612Other game music sites: SNES Music • ASMA Atari Music • Project AY (ZX Spectrum and CPC music) • Kaminarimon HES archive • Portable Music History (Game Boy) • Slick NSFE
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