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: | 4322 |
| Songs: | 72048 |
| Composers: | 2701 |
| 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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The Scheme
PC-8801 • YM2608 |
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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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Galaxy Force II
Arcade • YM2151, SegaPCM |
Latest high rated
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Typhoon
CPC • AY-3-8910 |
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Typhoon
Spectrum • AY-3-8910 |
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RoboCop 2
NES, Famicom • NES APU |
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Innsmouth no Yakata
Virtual Boy • VSU-VUE |
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Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu (aka: The Legend of Xanadu)
PC Engine CD • HuC6280 |
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The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch (aka Eiyuu Densetsu III: Shiroki Majo)
PC-9801 • YM2203 |
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The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch (aka Eiyuu Densetsu III: Shiroki Majo)
PC-9801 • YM2608 |
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Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu II (aka: The Legend of Xanadu II)
PC Engine CD • HuC6280 |
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Sorcerian Forever
PC • YMF262 |
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Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
PC-8801 • YM2203 |
Latest additions
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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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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 |
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The Story of King Aress
Updated 2025-05-24 PC-9801 • YM2203 |
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Castle of Dracula
Updated 2025-05-24 Arcade • M6295 |
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Possessioner
Updated 2025-05-21 PC-9801 • YM2203 |
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Night Slave
Updated 2025-05-18 PC-9801 • YM2203 |
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Blandia
Updated 2025-05-13 Arcade • X1-010 |
Updates
| Pack | Info |
|---|---|
| Pit-Fighter | Reduced volume |
| FIFA International Soccer | Initial release. |
| Mesuneko Hishoshitsu | Initial release. |
| Mesuneko Hishoshitsu | Fix "BGM 02". The loop was too strict, causing the drum channel to sound incorrect. |
| Night Slave | Added original file names to VGM comments. |
| Bucket Relay Champ | Separated composers. |
| Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! (U, E) / Tottoko Hamtaro 2: Ham-chans Daishuugou Dechu (J) | Initial release. |
| Pit-Fighter | Initial release. |
| Castle of Dracula | Fixed screenshot and added song origins from tracks 07, 08, 12. |
| Blandia | Forgot to add size reduction. |
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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