28 June 2023

LMH Mixtape #177: Free Play 29

Free Play 29 has a nice variety of VGM tracks ranging from pumped up shooters to melodic RPGs. There are classic tracks from popular titles such as Jackal, as well as some deeper cuts from Japan only releases that you may or may not be familiar with.


MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

High energy jam: Emerald Dragon - Field Battle
Classic Konami: Jackal - Stage 3
Slightly quirky and fully fun: O-chan no Oekaki Logic - Logic Theme 3


Track listing and original episode:

21 June 2023

LMH Mixtape #176: Free Play 28

Free Play 28 is here with a fresh shipment of VGM hits!  Rob was in town during this recording, so the crew got to do an in-person episode!  In the full episode, you can see how that in-person energy led to some fun impromptu VGM karaoke for the Shin Megami Tensei track.


MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

This track whips!: Energy Breaker - Wind that Whips the Wilderness
This track is so smooth: Mouryou Senki Madara 2 - Vagrant’s Song

This track (sort of) has lyrics: Shin Megami Tensei - Ending*

*Freestyle begins at 01:04:05 in the original episode


Track listing and original episode:

14 June 2023

LMH Mixtape #175: Free Play 27

Free Play 27 sports a nice variety of VGM tracks for your listening pleasure.  Additionally, the full episode has a special performance of a Journey to Silius track, performed live by a high school band directed by band director and LMH user Doug!


MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite:  Batman: Return of the Joker - Stages 3 (Dangerous Ways)
This one is a total bop!:  Cocoron - Stage Theme II
A total classic:  Life Force - Power of Anger (Stage 1)


Track listing and original episode:

07 June 2023

Episode 261: The Old West 2

What in tarnation!  It's been over ten years since Boss Brent and Switch the Kid did an episode on Old West themed games and stages.  That's over two hundred tootin' episodes ago!  This time, joined by Grand Gunnin' Gabe, the posse delves right back into some tunes fit for a sonic jamboree.  Full track listing below.



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

Gunple: Gunman’s Proof - unknown - Scenario 4 - Lenar/ASCII Entertainment - Super Famicom - 1997

Lethal Enforcers II: GunFighters - Tsuyoshi Sekito, Yuichi Sakakura - Opening - Konami - Genesis - 1994

Whomp ‘Em - Tsukasa Tawada (Adios Amigo) - Water Test - Jaleco - NES - 1991

Big Challenge! Gun Fighter - unknown - Stage 6 (Mountain Area) - Jaleco - Famicom Disk System - 1989

Demon's World - Toshiaki Tomizawa - Western America - Toaplan/Catalina Games - arcade - 1990

Sunset Riders - Motoaki Furukawa, Masahiro Ikariko (arr.), Hideto Inoue (arr.) - Face With Courage (Town Stage 2, Forest Stage 1) - Konami - Genesis - 1993

The Lone Ranger - Yoshinori Sasaki (Moai Sasaki), Kenichi Matsubara, Kozo Nakamura (La Nakamur), Tomoya Tomita (Gorgeous Tomita), Kenji Fukui, Satoko Minami - Outlaw Encounter - Konami - NES - 1991

Law of the West - Ed Bogas - Talk in the Old West - TOSE/Pony Canyon - Famicom - 1987

Lethal Enforcers II: GunFighters - Tsuyoshi Sekito, Yuichi Sakakura - Hideout (Stage 5-2) - Konami - Genesis - 1994

Wanted - Ootorii - Tombstone & Nugget Town - Sanritsu/Sega - 1989

Live A Live - Yoko Shimomura - Wanderer - Square - Super Famicom - 1994

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West - Takeshi Sato Takashi Tsumaki Munetaka Sakamoto - Ending ~ Staff Roll - Shimada Kikaku/Hudson - SNES - 1994

Cowboy Kid - Masaharu Iwata - Stages 4 and 7: Coyote Jim/Scorpion Master - Pixel/Romstar - NES - 1992