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: | 4327 |
| Songs: | 72082 |
| Composers: | 2705 |
| Systems: | 198 |
| Chips: | 71 |
| Rippers: | 162 |
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 • MultiPCM |
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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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Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
MSX2 • AY-3-8910, K051649 |
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Space Manbow
MSX2 • AY-3-8910, K051649 |
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The Scheme
PC-8801 • YM2608 |
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Galaxy Force II
Arcade • YM2151, SegaPCM |
Latest high rated
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1942
Arcade • AY-3-8910 |
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Vulgus
Arcade • AY-3-8910 |
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Iron Blood (aka: Interrupt: Bloody Signal)
PC • YM3812 |
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Pee & Gity Special
PC • YM3812 |
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Ys II Special
PC • YM3812 |
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Pee & Gity
PC • YM3812 |
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Pee & Gity
PC • YM3812 |
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Salamander 2
Arcade • K054539 |
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Salamander
MSX • AY-3-8910, K051649 |
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Marble Madness II
Arcade • YM2151, M6295 |
Latest additions
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Tsururin Kun
Updated 2025-07-29 Arcade • K051649 |
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Tsururin Kun
Updated 2025-07-29 MSX2 • AY-3-8910 |
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Tsururin Kun
Updated 2025-07-29 MSX2 • AY-3-8910, K052539 |
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WonderSwan BIOS
Updated 2025-06-29 WonderSwan Color, WonderSwan • WonderSwan |
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FIFA International Soccer
Updated 2025-06-28 PC • Sound Blaster 16 (YMF262) |
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Mesuneko Hishoshitsu
Updated 2025-06-28 PC-9801 • YM2203 |
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O-Chan no Oekaki Logic
Updated 2025-06-28 WonderSwan • WonderSwan |
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Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! (U, E) / Tottoko Hamtaro 2: Ham-chans Daishuugou Dechu (J)
Updated 2025-06-24 GBC • Game Boy DMG |
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Pit-Fighter
Updated 2025-06-19 • YM2151, M6295 |
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Dragons of Flame
Updated 2025-05-24 FM Towns • YM3438, RF5C68 |
Updates
| Pack | Info |
|---|---|
| O-Chan no Oekaki Logic | Added Japanese composer tags, added sound IDs, fixed O-Chan no Oekaki Logic 2's staff's English names (thanks marklincadet). |
| Spear of Destiny | Fixed playlist. |
| X-Men: Madness in Murderworld | Fixed song list. |
| X-Men II: Fall of the Mutants | Fixed song list. |
| Betamax | Fixed playlist. |
| Chip's Challenge | Fixed title tags. |
| Hydlide 3: The Space Memories | Increased volume. |
| Harlem Blade: ~The Greatest of All Time.~ | Fixed inconsistent volume gain. |
| Harlem Blade: ~The Greatest of All Time.~ | Fixed inconsistent volume gain. |
| Space Harrier II | Fix AY chip type. |
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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