Although this is a rare occurrence, a substandard game will have a few tracks that'll be considered pretty good. One instance I've seen is with the Mario is Missing soundtrack, which has some pretty okay tracks from what I've heard. Rarely anybody mentions this version of the game since it's such a poorly made game. Even though they may not be the best, I think some of its tracks has potential to some degree. [video]https://youtu.be/juzA0QADYik[/video]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT1adGiBXFs[/video]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFp7kt4G-Ck[/video] Sticker Star has some other great songs, but this has always been one of my favorites.

Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Heroes both have great music.

As kinda stated by Bigpotato, basically the entirety of Tim Folin's career. Others I can think of: Nightmare on Elm Street on NES (David Wise of Donkey Kong Country fame), SpongeBob: Legend of the Lost Spatula, the GBC Toy Story 2 game, Mega Man X7 (as to be expected), Fester's Quest

[video]https://youtu.be/aqRsFsboNzM[/video] I enjoy this track and unironically enjoy this game.

the final boss theme of mario and luigi: paper jam.

[ayoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIZNOLwbCgI[/ayoutube] [ayoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnhdDODY_lQ[/ayoutube] If it weren't for the annoying motion controls, I'd honestly think Dewy's Adventure could be one of the Wii's hidden gems.

[quote="Dustinvgmaster"]Nightmare on Elm Street on NES (David Wise of Donkey Kong Country fame)[/quote] Wait really?? That's awesome!

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNUmZN79KYw[/video] The Rebel Army from Final Fantasy II: An awesome song from a very flawed game.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Im2t2VcoM[/video] I'm fairly sure quite a lot of Sonic games fall into this category quite well.

[video]https://youtu.be/F4mpN2MrPR8[/video] ... I'm still smoking

[ayoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxP0n7h_914[/ayoutube] Aside from Mario's Time Machine, I also like Sonic Eraser and its music too.

Wario Master of Disguise isn't a great game, but the music is pretty nice none the less: [ayoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDZ68bIte84[/ayoutube] [ayoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_LAjmkjy3c[/ayoutube] [ayoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap8aeWA-lIs[/ayoutube] [ayoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rneBa8dgl5A[/ayoutube] It's one of those games whose soundtrack is probably the best part. Which is also true of Mario Pinball Land. Not a great game in itself, but its music is decent none the less: [ayoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gC642CS4BE[/ayoutube] [ayoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP8THM-lKXk[/ayoutube] [ayoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDy4SOrG8_8[/ayoutube]

[ayoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZlYGN5W2Yg[/ayoutube]

The title of the topic is "good music in mediocre games", not "terrible music in insufferable games".

[quote="CatoNator"]The title of the topic is "good music in mediocre games", not "terrible music in insufferable games".[/quote] Your opinion is right, but I am not taking bets about whose opinion is better. Don't dismiss the fact that all music--even mine, the one I posted--has the value of being able to be enjoyed by anybody.

Oh wow, you were actually being serious. I thought you were just shitposting.

Sorry CatoNator for what I said. It was not my true intention to be brute or dominate (I admit, I was).

A large amount of people do actually like the Cheetahmen theme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cheetahmen#In_popular_culture http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cheetahmen-ii