The soundtracks are free to anyone who pays above the current average for the Bundle and, as usual, to anyone who's already purchased the bundle. You can snag them in mp3 format or, in the case of Super Meat Boy and Nightsky HD, also in FLAC.
Humble Indie Bundle 4 adds free soundtracks for every game
by David Hinkle 
on Dec 16th 2011 10:50PM
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The soundtracks are free to anyone who pays above the current average for the Bundle and, as usual, to anyone who's already purchased the bundle. You can snag them in mp3 format or, in the case of Super Meat Boy and Nightsky HD, also in FLAC.
Reader Comments (33)
Posted: Dec 16th 2011 11:00PM Gillium said
By far the best game deal this Christmas. Don't miss out guys, these games great.
Posted: Dec 16th 2011 11:05PM Brian333 said
If you guys have never listened to the Cave Story soundtrack before it is amazing! I literally cannot believe how much awesomeness is contained in this bundle. Merry Christmas indeed!
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 7:33AM (Unverified) said
@Jennacide Both are included in Cave Story+. You can choose which one you want to play in the options.
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Posted: Dec 16th 2011 11:13PM CrabBattle said
Cave story + is awesome, it has that retro feeling that I love.
That alone makes this humble bundle great, I just wish It had better controls with a gamepad, it's very "sensitive"
That alone makes this humble bundle great, I just wish It had better controls with a gamepad, it's very "sensitive"
Posted: Dec 16th 2011 11:19PM Calatia said
Too bad they aren't all available in FLAC, but considering how much awesome is available in Humble Bundle 4, I can't really complain. My Steam library is almost entirely comprised of games offered in these amazing bundles.
Posted: Dec 16th 2011 11:45PM Godemperor said
@Calatia
FLAC is available for meatboy and night sky.
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FLAC is available for meatboy and night sky.
Posted: Dec 16th 2011 11:19PM sigma8 said
HB#4 is quite possibly the best one yet. I already got it for me at my premium "I support you guys" price, but I plan on dropping some more normal amounts as gift purchases for friends this holiday.
Posted: Dec 16th 2011 11:49PM Art84 said
I love the Humble Bundle 4, first time ever purchasing a Humble Bundle and will likely do it again next year. I haven't heard any of the soundtracks from the games, so gonna listen to them tonight. Most of the games I had already but paying more than the asked price made it so worth it getting two extra games for free.
Posted: Dec 16th 2011 11:54PM Dymatrex said
It's too bad the Cave Story+ soundtrack is the crappy 'New' version that was released with the Wii. I wanted the remastered tracks SO BAD!!
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 12:00AM RickGhastly said
I'm aware that there's nothing more tiresome and played-out than someone on their pro/anti-piracy soapbox, but if you pirate the Humble Bundle? You're a bad person. No room for opinion there; it's Science.
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 12:53AM ion orov said
@RickGhastly
Yeah its depressing that people will pirate even this... but funny when you hear the excuses :D
"My friend Timmy says Jamestown has poor AI... i'm going to pirate it!"
"They're milking the Cave Story franchise! Its like Activision with MW2/3. Pirate this!"
"Ef corporate america and charity! We are the 99%! Lets pirate this!"
"Its too expensive! Pirate!"
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Yeah its depressing that people will pirate even this... but funny when you hear the excuses :D
"My friend Timmy says Jamestown has poor AI... i'm going to pirate it!"
"They're milking the Cave Story franchise! Its like Activision with MW2/3. Pirate this!"
"Ef corporate america and charity! We are the 99%! Lets pirate this!"
"Its too expensive! Pirate!"
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 6:57AM AntiVillian said
@ion orov
I didn't have a card to buy it with so I pirated it and gave $50 to childsplay.
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I didn't have a card to buy it with so I pirated it and gave $50 to childsplay.
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 12:03AM Fuzunga said
1. Unfortunately, it's not the original Cave Story soundtrack.
2. I was hoping for the third bundle instead, but perhaps there's still time for that.
Anyway, hooray for free bonuses!
2. I was hoping for the third bundle instead, but perhaps there's still time for that.
Anyway, hooray for free bonuses!
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 12:30AM ion orov said
Yay! Games for linux!
Now I don't need to boot into windows to get a quick gaming fix. Waiting for code to compile has never been so fun!
(yes I know that xkcd comic :P)
Now I don't need to boot into windows to get a quick gaming fix. Waiting for code to compile has never been so fun!
(yes I know that xkcd comic :P)
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 12:37AM superbagman said
I already own the Meat Boy soundtrack. If you don't own it yet, it's definitely worth it. I ran my first half marathon to that music. There's nothing that can get you motivated to run 13 miles quite like the fear of saw blades and constant death.
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 2:01AM CaramelZappa said
I guess the SMB soundtrack is worth $6. (I either already have or don't care about everything else that's included.)
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 2:37AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
Cave Story+ was reason enough to buy this bundle. Everything else was just bonus. :)
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 3:05AM robotoid said
I have an innocent (n00b) question guys, but help me out:
I've never used Steam so I don't really get what's the benefit of using it. Like why should I prefer redeem the games on Steam rather than just download them to my hard drive. I understand the store part of it, ilke an iTunes for games, and that you can add friends and playing online with them that way is easier I'd guess. But what else? is it like an Xbox Live for PC games? you still have to download them right? I'm just not sure I'm getting it right and I bet it's an awesome thing I'm missing out on and I wanna get on that S.
So can anyone give me a short explanation? thank you :)
I've never used Steam so I don't really get what's the benefit of using it. Like why should I prefer redeem the games on Steam rather than just download them to my hard drive. I understand the store part of it, ilke an iTunes for games, and that you can add friends and playing online with them that way is easier I'd guess. But what else? is it like an Xbox Live for PC games? you still have to download them right? I'm just not sure I'm getting it right and I bet it's an awesome thing I'm missing out on and I wanna get on that S.
So can anyone give me a short explanation? thank you :)
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 3:40AM RickGhastly said
@robotoid
Well, most people would say the largest benefit of Steam is its wacky sales (which are at times something to behold).
But other than the sales and social aspects, the biggest draw is likely the fact that all of the software is tied to your account. You no longer have to deal with discs or backups of your purchased downloads; once something is registered, you'll always be able to go right into the software and have access to your game. You can even hop from PC to PC and as long as only one of them is logged on, you'll run into no problems installing your games across multiple machines.
(I hope that makes sense; half-asleep here).
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Well, most people would say the largest benefit of Steam is its wacky sales (which are at times something to behold).
But other than the sales and social aspects, the biggest draw is likely the fact that all of the software is tied to your account. You no longer have to deal with discs or backups of your purchased downloads; once something is registered, you'll always be able to go right into the software and have access to your game. You can even hop from PC to PC and as long as only one of them is logged on, you'll run into no problems installing your games across multiple machines.
(I hope that makes sense; half-asleep here).
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 6:37AM CompanyPressence said
@robotoid - There are many plus and cons. Let me list some of them:
+ Social thing with friends and invites (not every game, though). You can also send gifts to friends.
+/- Whatever you have bought can be made accessible to your friends.
- Only one Steam client logged in at a time. That means that no other in your household could play a different game.
+ Crazy Steam deals. These days, the 1-day deals are OK.
- Offline mode is sketchy. You are allowed only to go offline either with Steam already running or if you click first in "Going Offline". If you start Steam in online mode without an internet connection, you might not be able to play any Steam game until you get that. If there is any other way - I am confused.
+ Games are always up to date. No need to look for latest versions on the web. On the case of Batman:Arkham City, it looks like the Steam version is getting more frequent updates than the DVD retail one. You can also check for latest video card drivers via Steam.
- Games are always up to date. You might not be able to start a game until it updates. In some cases, updates can get as large as verious GB. Example: latest Sanctum update was 1GB.
+ Indie developers usually use Steam forums. For example: Atom Zombie Smasher, Hydrophobia, Beat Hazard developers have been actively using Steam forums.
+/- There is a risk of your whole Steam account to be banned if you do unethical things, like cheating. That is, not only the game you have been cheating, but the whole Steam account might get busted.
+ Steam is on Windows and MacOs, with some games available for both. You only need to buy a copy. Many games use Steam Cloud for synchronizing savegames.
- Steam is not officially supported in Linux.
+ I almost forgot - no DVD is needed. That is very convenient.
- Games these days are large. You probably want to leave Steam downloading video games in the background or at night. It might eat your allowed download bits for one month easily.
+ Steam Overlay. You can do text chat, voice chat, looking at achievements and game walkthroughs without leaving or minimizing the game. Just press SHIT+TAB (default keystroke).
I probably miss something else.
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+ Social thing with friends and invites (not every game, though). You can also send gifts to friends.
+/- Whatever you have bought can be made accessible to your friends.
- Only one Steam client logged in at a time. That means that no other in your household could play a different game.
+ Crazy Steam deals. These days, the 1-day deals are OK.
- Offline mode is sketchy. You are allowed only to go offline either with Steam already running or if you click first in "Going Offline". If you start Steam in online mode without an internet connection, you might not be able to play any Steam game until you get that. If there is any other way - I am confused.
+ Games are always up to date. No need to look for latest versions on the web. On the case of Batman:Arkham City, it looks like the Steam version is getting more frequent updates than the DVD retail one. You can also check for latest video card drivers via Steam.
- Games are always up to date. You might not be able to start a game until it updates. In some cases, updates can get as large as verious GB. Example: latest Sanctum update was 1GB.
+ Indie developers usually use Steam forums. For example: Atom Zombie Smasher, Hydrophobia, Beat Hazard developers have been actively using Steam forums.
+/- There is a risk of your whole Steam account to be banned if you do unethical things, like cheating. That is, not only the game you have been cheating, but the whole Steam account might get busted.
+ Steam is on Windows and MacOs, with some games available for both. You only need to buy a copy. Many games use Steam Cloud for synchronizing savegames.
- Steam is not officially supported in Linux.
+ I almost forgot - no DVD is needed. That is very convenient.
- Games these days are large. You probably want to leave Steam downloading video games in the background or at night. It might eat your allowed download bits for one month easily.
+ Steam Overlay. You can do text chat, voice chat, looking at achievements and game walkthroughs without leaving or minimizing the game. Just press SHIT+TAB (default keystroke).
I probably miss something else.
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 3:53PM Chibithor said
@CompanyPressence Just to correct something
"+/- There is a risk of your whole Steam account to be banned if you do unethical things, like cheating. That is, not only the game you have been cheating, but the whole Steam account might get busted."
Cheating in a VAC game VAC bans your account, which bans you from other games that also have VAC (with some exceptions). Non-VAC games aren't affected. Your Steam account will only be disabled if you violate the TOS, for example meddle with the executables or something else that's much more serious than aimbotting in CSS.
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"+/- There is a risk of your whole Steam account to be banned if you do unethical things, like cheating. That is, not only the game you have been cheating, but the whole Steam account might get busted."
Cheating in a VAC game VAC bans your account, which bans you from other games that also have VAC (with some exceptions). Non-VAC games aren't affected. Your Steam account will only be disabled if you violate the TOS, for example meddle with the executables or something else that's much more serious than aimbotting in CSS.
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 5:46AM Urah said
Don't miss this Bundle!!
Even Nightsky HD, the game that might be less known for you, is one of the best games I played this year.
Even Nightsky HD, the game that might be less known for you, is one of the best games I played this year.
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 9:27AM mrmobius said
@Urah
It's probably the game that would have been the main reason I would have bought the bundle, except already got it in an indieroyale bundle, so instead SMB became the main reason.
Excellent game. Sort of feel cheated by the easy setting, until realise the harder setting then offers a completely new set of level designs that are pretty tricky some times. It's a relaxed game, but still needs skills to get through. Great graphics and soundtrack as well.
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It's probably the game that would have been the main reason I would have bought the bundle, except already got it in an indieroyale bundle, so instead SMB became the main reason.
Excellent game. Sort of feel cheated by the easy setting, until realise the harder setting then offers a completely new set of level designs that are pretty tricky some times. It's a relaxed game, but still needs skills to get through. Great graphics and soundtrack as well.
Posted: Dec 17th 2011 3:02PM Solar Jetman said
I'm reasonably certain the Shank soundtrack has always been free, but it's also excellent, and I mean excellent. Even if you weren't impressed with the game (and enough people were that they're making a sequel), the music is a keeper.
Posted: Dec 18th 2011 2:37AM robotoid said
Oh hey thanks for the info! I'm definitely gonna get on it
