LMH Mixtape #241: Best Of Year In Review 10

Episode 241 was the tenth Best Of Year In Review episode, so by this point you probably already know how this works.  Brent and Rob alternate, counting down their top ten favorite tracks that they discovered within the previous year (3rd and 4th generation only).  Gabe also counts down his top five tracks.  Did anybody have overlapping picks?  If so, the track will appear again within the mixtape.  Possibly even up to three total times if picked by Brent, Rob and Gabe.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

No spoilers, other than to say these are all tenners!

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2021/10/episode-241-best-of-year-in-review-10_0454549991.html

LMH Mixtape #240: Competition

Episode 240 was another traditional free play with a nice variety of systems and styles.  We start off with some classic Famicom and NES tracks from Nekketsu! Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes and Flying Warriors.  Following that is the unmistakably unique and creative work of famed composer Yuzo Koshiro from none other than Streets of Rage 2.  "Look Out (Normal BGM)" from the arcade version of Tiger-Heli is a fairly minimalistic yet quite memorable track.  That brings us to "An-non TO*KI*ME*KI Street" from Undercover Cops, a really cool Super Famicom track that...umm...that makes use of sound effects within...IS SOMEONE GOING TO ANSWER THAT PHONE? 

All of these tracks and more, competing for your attention in this mixtape!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Undercover Cops - An-non TO*KI*ME*KI Street

Another favorite: Flying Warriors - Rick’s Fight

Mellow and smooth: Super Turrican 2 - Submerged

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2021/08/episode-240-competition.html

LMH Mixtape #239: The Olympics

The Olympics was the theme of Episode 239, so you'll find quite a few sports tracks in this mixtape, and we all know sports games have some really top tier music.  "Arm Wrestling" from Track & Field II has that iconic Konami sound to get you pumped up.  It's not just fully pumped sports tracks though... "What is your birthday?" from Tarot Mystery is a really great new age sounding track that has a magical and mysterious energy to it.  "Ending" from Shatterhand is absolutely bonk, as one might expect from a game made by Natsume.  There's a lot of fantastic tracks in this mixtape that are sure to bring home the gold, so on your marks, get set, enjoy!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Shatterhand - Ending

Another favorite: Funaki Masakatsu Hybrid Wrestler: Tougi Denshou - Balcony

Classic Konami Jam: Track & Field II - Arm Wrestling

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2021/08/episode-239-olympics.html

Episode 280: Making Connections

Like some previous episodes, Rob brings a secret theme along with his selections, and Brent and Gabe try to figure it out.  Maybe you can figure it out before they do?  Or maybe you can just dig the good music.  That's not even a maybe.  You will definitely dig it.  Happy new year.  Full track listing below.

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

Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge - Yuka Tsujiyoko, Kenichi Nishimaki, Masaya Kuzume - Title Theme - Intelligent Systems/Nintendo - SNES - 1993

Madoola no Tsubasa: The Wing of Madoola - Naoki Kodaka - Title - Sunsoft - Famicom - 1986

Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut - Takane Ohkubo - Invader's Identity - HAL/Nintendo - Super Famicom - 2000

Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe - Psychedelic Chung (PP.Chung) - Unused/Unknown - Aspect/Sega - Game Gear - 1991

Metal Max 2 - Satoshi Kadokura - Wanted Person Battle - Crea-Tech/Data East - Super Famicom - 1993

Hexion - Junya Nakano - 2P Co-op Mode (“Penguin Dance”) - Konami - arcade - 1992

Surprise Attack - Miki Higashino (Pretty Miki-Chang), Hidenori Maezawa (Michael Maezawa), Yoshinori Sasaki (Moai Sasaki), Kozo Nakamura (La Nakamur) - Burning Fighter (Stage 3) - Konami - arcade (Japan) - 1990

Mini-Yonku Let's & Go!! Power WGP 2 - Masaru Tajima - VS Shining Scorpion - Jupiter Multimedia/Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1998

Iron Commando: Koutetsu no Senshi - Carlo Perconti - 21 Moorgate Street - Arcade Zone/Pack-In-Video - Super Famicom - 1995

Zig Zag Cat: Ostrich Club mo Oosawagi da - Masako Inata - The Valley - Opera House/Den'Z - Super Famicom - 1994

Metal Head - Teruhiko Nakagawa - Ammo Select - Sega - Sega 32X - 1995

Super Mahjong Taikai - Fiori Wakakuwa - Kou Shibusawa - Koei - Super Famicom - 1992

Cue Brick - Kazuo Noguchi, Masanori Oouchi - BGM 1 - Konami - arcade (Japan) - 1989

LMH Mixtape #238: The Villain Pac-Man

Lot's of good stuff in this mixtape, so let's jump right in.  Game BGM 1 from Hat Trick Hero 2 for the Super Famicom is a straight-up jam with some terrific prominent bass guitar laying down some funky riffs.  Against all odds, Rob still manages to keep finding Lightening Force tracks that have yet to be played on the show and Omake 2 is a great example of how that soundtrack is full of bangers.  Ending from Pac-Attack is a jaunty little track, especially for a game about a VILLAIN (listen to the full episode for context).  Speaking of soundtracks that are packed with top-tier tunes, Paradigm (Stage 4) is everything you expect a track to be from none other than Gimmick!  All that and so much more in this mixtape, so let the waves of VGM happiness wash over you.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Gimmick! - Paradigm (Stage 4)

Another favorite: Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar - Omake 2

So good it's a shame it was unreleased: Secret Ties - Stage 2: The Palace of Zan

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2021/07/episode-238-villain-pac-man.html