Episode 286: Interesting Music

The topic of this episode is “interesting” music, whatever that means.  It’s kind of open to interpretation, but if you really get down to it, it basically means good tracks in an unusual way.  Along with the music, you get a couple nice morse code solos, Rob tries out some Seinfeld-esque stand-up comedy, and there's a listening appreciation session to at least one emergency test sequence.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)

Putty Squad - Jason Page, Richard Joseph (arr.) - The Gateway to the North - System 3/Ocean - SNES (Europe) - 1994

The Wizard of Oz - Robert Ridihalgh - Poppy Fields - Manley and Associates/Seta - SNES - 1993

Kamen Rider SD: Hashire! Mighty Riders - Kenichi Kamio - Video Announcement - Yutaka - Game Boy (Japan) - 1993

Paperboy 2 - Rich Shemaria - Paper Route - Tengen/Mindscape - SNES - 1991

Devilman - unknown - Dialogue Theme 2 - ISCO/Namco - Famicom - 1989

Street Fighter - Yoshihiro Sakaguchi (Yuukichyans Papa) - Staff Roll - Capcom - arcade - 1987

Acrobat Mission - Yoshio Nagashima, Hiroshi Nishikawa, Akihiko Mori (Don) (arr.) - Mission 3 - Micronics/Techiku - Super Famicom - 1992

Faceball 2000 - George Alistair Sanger (The Fatman) - City Zone - Xanth Software/Bullet Proof Software - SNES - 1992

New Horizons - Yoko Kanno - Fiddler’s Green - Koei - SNES - 1994

Sonic Eraser - Masaru Setsumaru (Bossanova Oyz) - Versus Mode - Sega - Mega Drive Meganet - 1991

Street Fighter - Yoshihiro Sakaguchi (Yuukichyans Papa) - Sagat (Thailand) - Capcom - arcade - 1987

Psycho Soldier - Eikichi Kawasaki, unknown (voc.) - Theme of Psycho Soldier (1st Area) - SNK - arcade - 1987

Captain Novolin - H. Kingsley Thurber, Mark Ganus - Pineville Streets - Sculptured Software/Raya Systems - SNES - 1992

LMH Mixtape #258: The Price Is Right

OK, LMH user, your showcase is a fully loaded mixtape featuring all your favorites hits.  First, we'll be sending you on an all expenses paid vacation to the insect world of Insector X with "Grooving Diver (Round 3: City Area)".  After that, you can relax to the calming tones of "Let’s Play!" from Gamble Hourouki.  Of course, no showcase would be complete without some treasure and some adventure, so you'll be taking a "Stage 2: Train Ride" through McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure.  All this and more can be yours, if... the price is right!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant Favorite: Gamble Hourouki - Let’s Play!

Another Favorite: Panel Action Bingo - Round BGM 2

Yet Another Favorite: Golvellius: Valley of Doom - Overworld 5

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2023/02/episode-258-price-is-right.html

LMH Mixtape #257: Ending Music 4

The puzzles are solved, the villain is slain, and the credits are about to roll.  You know what that means...it's time for some ending music!  Sometimes triumphant, sometimes melancholic, but always a treat.  A good ending track can take you on a journey remembering everything you experienced throughout the game.  And though the game may be over, the totally bonk jams are just about to begin.  So without further ado, it's time to put the controller down and turn the volume up for Ending Music 4!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant Favorite: Nazo no Kabe: Block Kuzushi - Ending

Another Favorite: Syvalion - Ending

Soldam good!: Soldam - Ending

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2023/01/episode-257-ending-music-4.html

LMH Mixtape #256: Beyond 16-Bit 9

On the rare occasion the Legacy Music Hour goes beyond the fourth generation for an episode.  But on this rarest of occasions, they did back-to-back Beyond 16-Bit episodes.  Somehow, even in an episode with relaxed rules for what tracks are legal to play, an illegal track slipped though, as "Jewelry (Prize Cue 1989)" from Wheel of Fortune on Sega CD was a previously existing track, not actually written for the game.  That said, it's still a fantastic piece.  Unfortunately though, it has an abrupt ending, as the track was never intended to play for the full length.  This mixtape on the other hand is best enjoyed in full.  Check out the amazing music here that spans from the mid 90's to current day.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant Favorite: Bass Masters Classic - Lake Quack

New Favorite: Silpheed - Hyperspace (Stage 5)

Neo Favorite: Neo Drift Out: New Technology - Southern Hemisphere (Stage 4)

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2023/01/episode-256-beyond-16-bit-9.html

Episode 285: Sega Versus Nintendo

For Episode 285, Rob purposely picked all Sega console tracks, but by coincidence and by accident, Brent picked all Nintendo console tracks, so it ended up being an accidental Sega versus Nintendo showcase.  Other than, Brent and Rob look at some suggestive artwork and then try to recreate it for the episode photo.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)

Totally Rad - Kazuo Sawa, Toshiko Tasaki - Prologue/Cutscene 3, 5 and 6 - Aicom/Jaleco - NES - 1991

ESWAT: City Under Siege - You Takada (Dolphin), Takayuki Nakamura (Middle Village) - Introduction - Sega - Genesis - 1990

Argos no Senshi: Hachamecha Daishingeki - Michiharu Hasuya - Starting Point (Sunset/Sunrise) - Tecmo - Famicom - 1987

Slap Fight MD - Masahiro Yuge - Section 5 (Original) - M.N.M Software/Tengen - Mega Drive - 1993

Actraiser 2 - Yuzo Koshiro - Industen (Diligence: Acedia) - Enix - SNES - 1993

Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Water World - Sega - Sega Master System - 1988

Tenshi no Uta: Shiroki Tsubasa no Inori - Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura, Ryota Furuya, Hiroya Hatsushiba - Forest - Telenet Japan - Super Famicom - 1994

Eliminate Down - Tatsuya Matsumoto - Round 2-1 - Aprinet/Soft Vision International - Mega Drive - 1993

Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool - unknown - Ending - Kaneko - SNES - 1992

Snow Bros.: Nick & Tom - Osamu Ohta - Stage Theme 5 - Toaplan/Tengen - Genesis - 1993

Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special - Masamichi Yamazaki, Chiyomaru Shikura, Yukie Sugawara, Shintaro Jyocha - World Championship Victory - Human Entertainment - Super Famicom - 1994

Saturday Night Slam Masters - Masaki Izutani, Toshio Kajino, Syun Nishigaki, Nobuhiro Ohuchi, Kiyo - Mexico - Capcom - Genesis - 1994

TwinBee 3: Poko Poko Dai Maou - Atsushi Fujio (Sukenomiya), Hidehiro Funauchi (FK-King), Katsuhiko Suzuki (Flamingo)), Jun Funahashi (Dog-Man) - Final Stage Normal (Stage 5) - Konami - Famicom - 1989