Episode 284: Nice Distractions

The music on this installment of the Legacy Music Hour might be too good to listen to while doing other things like entering your initials, but you’ll be alright.  In Episode 284, Brent clears up some mistakes made on last month’s episode, Jim Varney impressions are made, and a new design for the SNES logo is conceived, which you can see below after the track listing and in the episode picture.  Full track listing below (as mentioned).

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

Jeep Jamboree: Off Road Adventure - Tommy Tallarico - Title/Set-Up - Gremlin Graphics/Virgin Interactive - Game Boy - 1992

Magical Chase - Hitoshi Sakimoto (YmoH.S) - Ending - Quest/NEC - TurboGrafx-16 - 1993

Metal Morph - Martin Galway (comp., arr.), Alistair Hirst, Jeff van Dyck, Marc Schaefgen (arr.) - Intro - Origin/FCI - SNES - 1994

DinoCity - Hiroshi Kimura - Tops’ Theme - Irem - SNES - 1992

Suzuka 8 Hours - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Name Entry - Arc System Works/Namco - SNES - 1994

Exciting Basket - Atsushi Fujio (?) - Game BGM - Konami - Famicom Disk System - 1987

Magnetic Soccer - unknown - We Won! (Winning Results) - Nintendo - Game Boy (Germany) - 1992

Verne World - Ryuichi Nitta - Battle with Dark Verne - Dual/Banpresto - Super Famicom - 1995

Janggun-ui Adeul - Lee Mi Kyeong - Title - Daou - Sega Master System (Korea) - 1992

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Koji Kondo - Sanctuary (“Church”) - Nintendo - SNES - 1992

Destination Earthstar - Mark Van Hecke - Base Attack - Imagineering/Acclaim - NES - 1990

Last Bible III - Hiroyuki Yanada - Red Owl - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1995

Abadox: The Deadly Inner War - Kiyohiro Sada - Stages 1, 4, 6 - ITL/Milton Bradley - NES - 1990

LMH Mixtape #252: Dear My Brother

Dear......my brother.  I hope this letter finds you well.  Please find enclosed a brand new mixtape!  I hope you enjoy these totally bonk tracks.  They include "Mechanical Castle (Inside the Castle)" from Ganbare Goemon 2, which is a very fun and energetic jam.  Also included is a pumped up motivating track, "Progression (Stage 3)" from Final Soldier for the PC Engine.  "Temple" from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is a classic track, beloved by many.  This is just a sample of the mmm-poppin' music in store for you, so please feel free to get full-on into it.  Sincerely,...your sibling.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Ganbare Goemon 2 - Mechanical Castle (Inside the Castle)

Another favorite: Final Soldier - Progression (Stage 3)

Nostalgic favorite: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Temple 

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/09/episode-252-dear-my-brother.html

LMH Mixtape #251: Fours

A lot of great tracks on Episode 251.  Starting things off is "Unused 1" from Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie, which features some really cool orchestra hits and a very catchy beat.  "5 Minute Score Attack" from Coryoon: Child of Dragon has that motivating "get up and save the universe" sound that is common in shoot-them-ups, and also features some great rock style drums.  "Final Battle" from Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals is a very powerful and emotional track with triumphant trumpets and a very singable melody.  "Title" from Pinball Fantasies features the distinct arpeggio sound common in western VGM tracks.  Check out the cool call and response section towards the end of this track.

That's only FOUR of the many amazing tracks in store for you within this mixtape, so get ready for a bunch more!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals - Final Battle

A little spicy Latin flavor: RockMan: Mega World - Wily Tower: Wily Tower 1

Arpeggios galore: Pinball Fantasies - Title

Good things come in fours today: Crisis Force - Stage 3: Mystic Space 

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/08/blog-post.html

LMH Mixtape #250: Death Train

All aboard!  You've got your ticket, and this mixtape is a non-stop thrill ride through the third and fourth generation of video game music, including:

"Prime Blue" from Tenchi Souzou, also known as Terranigma outside of Japan, which has a mystical and magical sound with some really smooth bass guitar.  "Level 4" from Contra Force has that distinct Tomoya Tomita style which takes full advantage of the NES' sound capabilities.  "Train" from Knight Move starts out with a simulated train whistle, letting you know that this train is not stopping any time soon.  And it must be mentioned that "Washington" from Time Cop has some fun and memorable voice samples that will leave you quoting "FBI!...GET ON IT!" for the rest of the day.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Tenchi Souzou - Prime Blue

Another favorite: Contra Force - Level 4

Unreleased but not unloved: Love Quest - Ending/Staff Roll

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/07/episode-250-death-train.html

LMH Mixtape #249: Sports 6

For Episode 249, the Legacy Music Hour returned to a classic genre: Sports!  This was the sixth time focusing on this topic, and once again it doesn't disappoint.  Getting pumped up for game night?  Check out "Prime Time Theme" from Prime Time NFL Starring Deion Sanders for some triumphant sounding NFL music.  "Events List" from Track & Field for the Game Boy is sporting that classic Konami sound.  And "Tournament" from '96 Zenkoku Koukou Soccer Senshuken is an incredibly smooth Super Famicom track.

Not only do sports games have really good music, but there's a lot a variety within the genre as well.  What track brings home the first place trophy for you?  Let's find out.  On your marks, get set, enjoy!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: '96 Zenkoku Koukou Soccer Senshuken - Tournament

Another favorite: ATP Tour Championship Tennis - Menu 1

Give this track a medal: Track & Field - Akihiro Juichiya - Events List

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/05/episode-249-sports-6.html