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. You can listen to the packs on our pages, or you can download zip files with VGM files in them, and listen in your favorite player with VGM support.
Check out the official podcast at pixelatedaudio.com!
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 file 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 | Droidsound |
Statistics
| Packs: | 1808 |
| Songs: | 28855 |
| Composers: | 1281 |
| Systems: | 155 |
| Chips: | 45 |
| Rippers: | 39 |
Top rated packs
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Out Run
Arcade • YM2151, SegaPCM |
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Daytona USA
Arcade • MultiPCM |
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The Scheme
PC-8801 • YM2608 |
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After Burner II
Arcade • YM2151, SegaPCM |
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Dragon Saber: After Story of Dragon Spirit
Arcade • YM2151, C140 |
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Ridge Racer
Arcade • C352 |
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Akumajo Dracula
X68000 • YM2151, M6258 |
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Battle Garegga
Arcade • YM2151, M6295, NMK112 |
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Galaxy Force II
Arcade • YM2151, SegaPCM |
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Journey to Silius (U, E, A) / Raf World (J)
NES, Famicom • NES APU |
Latest high rated
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MagMax
Arcade • AY8910 |
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Gunforce II (W) / Geostorm (J)
Arcade • YM2151, GA20 |
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Lan Master
NES • NES APU |
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Red Alarm
Virtual Boy • VSU-VUE |
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Captain Tsubasa Vol. II: Super Striker
Famicom • NES APU |
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Drymouth
GBC • Game Boy DMG |
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Sakura Taisen GB2: Thunderbolt Sakusen
GBC • Game Boy DMG |
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Kick Master
NES • NES APU |
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Abadox: The Deadly Inner War (U) / Abadox: Jigoku no Inner Wars (J)
NES, Famicom • NES APU |
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Tetris Plus
GB • Game Boy DMG |
Latest additions
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Spinal Breakers
Updated 2016-09-05 Arcade • YM2610 |
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Karate Blazers (W) / Toushin Blazers (J)
Updated 2016-09-05 Arcade • YM2610 |
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Run and Gun (UE) / Slam Dunk (J)
Updated 2016-09-05 Arcade • K054539 |
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Run and Gun 2 (UE) / Slam Dunk 2 (J)
Updated 2016-09-05 Arcade • K054539 |
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The Flintstones - The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!
Updated 2016-09-05 NES • NES APU |
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Bio Senshi Dan: Increaser to no Tatakai
Updated 2016-09-05 Famicom • NES APU |
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The Karate Kid
Updated 2016-09-05 NES • NES APU |
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Happily Ever After
Updated 2016-09-05 NES • NES APU |
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Jack Bros. (U) / Jack Bros. no Meiro de Hiihoo! (J)
Updated 2016-09-05 Virtual Boy • VSU-VUE |
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Majou Densetsu II: Daimashikyou Galious
Updated 2016-09-05 Famicom • NES APU |
Updates
| Pack | Info |
|---|---|
| Jack Bros. (U) / Jack Bros. no Meiro de Hiihoo! (J) | Optimized VGMs. |
| Red Alarm | Optimized VGMs. |
| Bound High! | Optimized VGMs. |
| Ryu Kyu | Increased volume. |
| M.V.P. | Increased volume. |
| Sonic Pocket Adventure | Fixed file names. |
| Dynamite Düx | Stripped unused uPD7759 from new tracks. |
| The Ninja Warriors | Added additional tracks submitted by 2ch-H. |
| The Maze of Galious (E) / Majou Densetsu II: Galious no Meikyu (J) | Initial release. |
| Majou Densetsu II: Daimashikyou Galious | 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
Chiptune Podcasts: Pixelated Audio
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