The 2021 Tokyo Olympics brought nostalgia and happiness to every gamer in the world when they played music from various classic games! The list of songs is impressive:
Dragon Quest: “Erdrick’s Theme”
Final Fantasy: “Victory Fanfare”
Tales of Zestria: “Sorey’s Theme”
Monster Hunter: “Proof of a Hero”
Kingdom Hearts: “Olympus Coliseum”
Chrono Trigger: “Frog’s Theme”
Ace Combat: “First Flight”
Tales Series: “Royal Capital — Pomp and Circumstance”
Monster Hunter: “Wind of Departure “
Chrono Trigger: “Robo’s Theme”
Sonic the Hedgehog: “Star Light Zone”
Winning Eleven (Pro Evolution Soccer): “eFootball walk-on theme”
Final Fantasy: “MAIN THEME”
Phantasy Star Universe: “Guardians”
Kingdom Hearts: “Hero’s Fanfare”
Gradius (Nemesis): “01 ACT 1-1”
NieR: “Song of the Ancients”
SaGa Series: “Makai Ginyu Poetry — SaGa Series Medley 2016”
Soulcalibur: “The Brave New Stage of History”
It was unexpected as some sort of traditional Japanese music would have been more expected during the Parade of Nations, instead, traditional Japanese video game music rocked the masses watching the opening at the event or on-screen! It would have been even more impressive if some music from Mario or Pokemon were included but that was quite an impressive ensemble of music!