Epilogue - Part 1: A Hero's End from the Ninja Gaiden NES soundtrack came on shuffle on my way to work last night, and kept my mind occupied throughout the shift. My mind also drifted to Epilogue - Part 3: Sunrise (For Your Love), skipping Part 2 for whatever reason, then to the staff role music (which first appeared in the game as the background music for stage 4-2). My mind also drifted to the music to the intro scene to Ninja Gaiden II (that game was technically released in 1990, though).
I fucking love this soundtrack, and dare I say it is the best in the history of the NES. Even other games like The Legend of Zelda and Mega Man II with phenomenal soundtracks in their own right pale in comparison to the Ninja Gaiden OST.
But I used to not really like the music in the beginning of the epilogue. Until one day I watched a vid on youtube of a dude doing a metal medley of the soundtrack. For Epilogue Part 1, he put down the guitar and played it on a toy Legend of Zelda ocarina. That gave me a new appreciation for this tune. Now I love it.
Anyway, here's the ending cutscenes with all the aforementioned music (except the one from Ninja Gaiden II):
@Jaquio I'm calling you out because I'm assuming if anyone here can have the same appreciation for this soundtrack I do, it's you. I still have no idea who your main is.