SnesMusic Reviews

by SKneip

Overall SnesMusic is useful because the music sounds very faithful to the original consoles in most cases. There are exceptions to that (Forgotten Worlds for Genesis sounds pretty awful, for example). Also, SnesMusic is relatively lightweight and you can pick and choose which soundtracks you want pretty easily.

However, it's got some issues that have never been addressed and SnesMusic has been out for quite some time.

1) I paid to unlock a few systems a while ago and I just upgraded my phone and switched to the latest version of SnesMusic . Now the option to download music for the Turbografx (PC Engine) is gone. So there's no way to get that music back on there.

2) The ability to customize playback is very limited, for example there are no options to specify that songs should be looped twice before fading out gradually. Instead, the songs start, play through once, and then stop abruptly, most of the time right in the middle of a note, which is very jarring.

3) There is no normalize volume option, no option to display cover art of the game you're listening to, etc... stuff that would be really nice to have. There really aren't any options at all.

If he could make sure that songs for all consoles could be downloaded, and there were just a few options for customization of playback, SnesMusic would go from 2 to 5 stars for me.

by Ganondalf2

I have been very fond of SnesMusic for a long time. It has been a great way to listen to a large selection of video game soundtracks without requiring a massive download size. There are issues with cut off time for tracks but I could get past that for the most part. Now there’s a bug of some sort that is making all the tracks in random order. It wasn’t always like this, I use SnesMusic somewhat regularly and the tracks have always been in correct order for the longest time. Now it is hard for me to recommend this now given the issue. I hope the developer is able to fix this issue but it has been years since the last update so idk.

by Sultanofswag89

This is an excellent app for those who grew up in the times that these consoles were big! Anyone could just download a song for any console and they can listen to it like the days they were playing the games. A couple flaws should be addressed though, if you are still making any updates to SnesMusic . First off, the NES tunes should be given actual names rather than “Track #x”. Second, the sound effects in NES games should be listed separate from the songs, because their lengths differ immensely. Third, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii, and other consoles’ tunes should be added in. These were the first few consoles to have the most realistic music, and they have much greater quality. Lastly, some games don’t have all their tunes and sounds from their original ROMs, like PlayStation’s Castlevania: Symphony Of the Night. Only “Master Librarian” and what may be an unused track are included.
I would like a response if you plan to continue to make improvements to SnesMusic. Overall, this is very useful and brings us back to our childhoods!

by JtotheEsh

It has all the old games with the original sounds. It’s amazing. The interface is easy to use - simple and quick. I wish there was a way to set up pausing or fading between tracks; they just barrel through without a break. Also I’m encountering a glitch where if I start a playlist, I can only add to it from games that existed when I created the list (games I’ve downloaded afterward don’t show up on the + button from the playlist - I have to go to the game itself and add it to the list that way)

This program is giving me nostalgia for the music I grew up on and for that I am grateful!

by SoCalNick

As an 80's child I'm totally addicted to SnesMusic! I primarily got SnesMusic just for the NES songs. It's amazing how music programmers back then created such catchy tunes on an 8 bit video game system! SnesMusic has access to a huge library of video game songs from the original NES to the PSX (although I think the PSX library is limited as I write this). It's not the perfect app as I'm sure there are some minor bugs (like the fact that I can't add Zillion to my playlist). Still, all I all a great app worth the $3.99.

by Ken Koopa

For a while, this was my favorite music app to use. The option to loop the songs was a great addition, but sometimes, when you play a song, it will play at about 2/3 its original speed. I was actually wondering if that could somehow be made into a feature to speed up and slow down, since a lot of songs sound pretty good slowed down. Another thing I wanted to mention is that the PC Engine library of music basically disappeared out of the blue? What's with that?

Either way, I enjoy SnesMusic a lot. Would give it 5 stars, but it has a couple of issues it needs to fix. (Also, where's my Sega Saturn OSTs?!)

by BigE1206

I'm having trouble playing N64 and PS1 songs. For N64, the songs will randomly cut out, sometimes crashing SnesMusic . This is most present in the Legend of Zelda soundtracks. For PS1, the playlists will download but the tracks will only appear as "n/a" with no music to play.

If I had to ask for two things from SnesMusic, please take the time to look into the issues listed above, and please add the Metal Gear Solid 1 soundtrack. Other than those, SnesMusic is great for downloading nostalgia and childhood memories.
Thank you.

by CJ/Bendy

"This is awesome it reminds me of my favorite games one thing tho I wish at least NES & SNES bc I love the original The Legend Of Zelda Also maybe for some games like Super Mario World A Emulator At least Maybe like a one that runs on iPad like lower def maybe (Also this goes with the emulator suggestion A.K.A Smw Emulator but maybe even Zelda I would love it being able to play Zelda when my nes isn’t even plugged in I.e I’m forced to play snes games like smw uh Chester cheetah too cool to fool which is not bad but smw is better anyway ya) So Maybe Also I’m like 1.1% Done with the whole smw playlist all the sounds and music and stuff but I got that 1.1 in probably like 1 1 & A Half Hour (1 And 30 mins or just 1 hour)But ya Also I have no idea why this is so long but I’ll stop right here right now."

by Crunky999111000

Love SnesMusic. I grew up with the old consoles so this was very exciting to get. Had it now for years without issues. Then last week, it crashed on opening. I reopened and it crashed. I restarted the iPad, opened SnesMusic , and it crashed. I had to uninstall SnesMusic , which loses all the music files in the process, and reinstall it fresh. Yay....good to go. I started downloading music files, repopulating what I had lost, listening to Starfox, then it crashed. I deleted then reinstalled. Turns out, if you are listening to a song while downloading, SnesMusic cannot handle the data and it locks it up. First, iOS 11 takes away the NES music player, and now this? I am scared to download anymore game files for fear that I will have to re-download everything again.

by JonnyBeIsGood

If you haven’t discovered this little gem, come over to my house. This literally lets you download and make playlists out of every single Nintendo game you can think of, and more. What I learned is that some of the weirdest and wildest video games I’ve never heard of have some of the best, most forgotten compositions in soundtrack that exist. Listen to Predator, Lethal Weapon, Metroid– these are real features that perhaps outlive the thing they came with. I love Music, and every music-lover I’ve shown SnesMusic to is equally ecstatic. Dude, Jaws. A bunch of these games have music that deserves to boo not forgotten. Punch play.

by Gamer354@

Greet app for listening to retro Consol music but please add an update like having the song able to be moved faster or slower the tempo you know what I mean but please like an update please please come on please just because well they got the greet app for listening to retro Consol music but please add an update like having the song able to be moved faster or slower the tempo you know what I mean but please like an update please please come on please just because what I got your developers name from but please add that place

by Emmanule387

God bless you and may you upgrade to all the systems that are available including ones that are gone keep making good sounds and music Jesus Christ be with us and partake in SnesMusic when he discovers it or unless told of heaven I know you have the answers but I need to pray and wait upon god to deliver the goods bless me with the worlds strength so that I may strengthen my patience and be at ease and wait for god the Heavenly Father to give good amen amen please find more tracks of such sounds and music to soothe the life and children may all know eventually of this great app blessings bless be everyone live love laughter peace bye for now

by Odio A Los Gachatubers

I love SnesMusic and I appreciate that we can download music from our childhood consoles on it, but i’m worried about if SnesMusic would get any support, i’ve been trying to contact the creator in some way but I can’t find a way, there’s no such app as this one, and I would love that SnesMusic get support because at this rate it’s not gonna be compatible for future iOS updates, I would love that the creator contacts me or at least update SnesMusic , This is a great app for all of the retro consoles owners/lovers, an update would be the cherry on the top of the cake.

by EZE Ruthless

Why oh WHY doesn’t SnesMusic get more love? Holy flashback—every electronic strain of Double Dragon or Final Fantasy 4 sends me back to a time when sitting slack-jawed in front of the NES with my kid brother every day after school was the ONLY thing that mattered. Battling Fratellis and Soda Popsinski, arguing over whether the Ninja Blacksox or Boston Frogs were the toughest sports team ever, bonding over the youthful wisdom that can only be acquired when one discovers that 3D World Runner literally had no point whatsoever—all of those memories are HERE, captured in this music and contained in one app for a price that costs next to nothing.

Chills. Props to the developer. Please don’t abandon SnesMusic.

by Farna Evermore

$1 to unlock a console that houses hundreds if not thousands of songs? No brainer! You get SNES for free and honestly you could stop there (SNES has some of the best tracks). Sure some of the song names are off. Sure sound effects sometimes make it into the track set but you can delete them as you wish. People gripe over the dumbest things. Take SnesMusic and it’s purchases for what it is: a simplified rom bgm player. Worth the surprise couple of dollars I found in my jeans pocket after going through the wash.

by 64 Lalala

this app is one of the most convenient retro tools out there. (Especially because it's on a mobile device.) It's also extremely Easy to download files, too. The only bug I've ran into was when you skip to the next song right after the song you're on finishes and it crashes. No biggie, though. Also, this may sound crazy, but have you considered iMovie support? (Idk. Just throwing that out there.) Anyway, Amazing App! I look forward to future updates! 🎮🎧

by ChrisNKristen

I love SnesMusic but it could have free consoles and the Nintendo Switch and all of
it’s games. SnesMusic could also fix some bugs like when you’re downloading and listening to music at the same time it crashes when you reopen SnesMusic ... At least it happened to me. Overall it’s still an awesome music app that brings me back. 🤩🥳🤩🥳🤩🤩🥳🤩🥳🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😎😎😎😎😏😏😏😏😏😏😏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😺😺😺😺😺😺😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😼😼😼😼😼😼😼👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌🤘🏻👌👌👌👌🤘🏻👌🤟🏻✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼

by Animeron17

Seriously, this is the best thing ever for VGM lovers! There is just about everything you could wish for. The layout is basic but very easy to use. You can download from hundreds of soundtracks and browse by system or game. I had SnesMusic on my old phone and they finally have it upgraded to work on my new one. The only downside is it can occasionally crash. However, it is very rare and shouldn’t take away from your positive experience.

by Ruiner9

Holy cow, I'm a VGM junkie and SnesMusic sounds amazing. I use it all the time, and the easier-to-use downloading interface is so excellent for grabbing music on the go. The only thing I'm wondering is, where's the TurboGrafx/ PC Engine download section? Is it because some of the packs contain CD audio data? I'd really love to have a way to grab those tunes instead of needing to use iTunes to manually insert it.

Anyways, thanks for the amazing app I hope the PCE omission can be rectified!

by Game Trivia

Best app yet by far has almost everything and anything that has to do with soundtracks to any game ever played blessings to all for making this possible may tour hard work be commended and may your efforts still shine and rise to possibly make a this app part 2 with many new games along the way in this future there’s bound to be a lot more soundtracks to be discovered and god be with you all who take part into making it happen for random gamers like me blessings may Jesus Christ help you by inspiration and sound to captivate this good app as it is and may god protect our internet and cyberspace access with less of those bugs and minor fixes thank you all again and hopefully there could be a this app part 2 god bless bye

by Grape Julius

Why oh WHY doesn’t SnesMusic get more love? Holy flashback—every electronic strain of Double Dragon or Final Fantasy 4 sends me back to a time when sitting slack-jawed in front of the NES with my kid brother every day after school was the ONLY thing that mattered. Battling Fratellis and Soda Popsinski, arguing over whether the Ninja Blacksox or Boston Frogs were the toughest sports team ever, bonding over the youthful wisdom that can only be acquired when one discovers that 3D World Runner literally had no point whatsoever—all of those memories are HERE, captured in this music and contained in one app for a price that costs next to nothing.

Chills. Props to the developer. Please don’t abandon SnesMusic.