LMH Mixtape #298: Racing Games 5

There are so many great racing game tracks out there that it necessitated a fifth focus on the genre.  There's no denying the feeling that a racing game soundtrack can inspire.  One moment can have you on the edge of your seat, sweating out a tough competition, struggling to take first place.  Then, you can suddenly feel like you're cruising down the city streets at night with the top down.  Cruchy electric guitars and super smooth synths are a couple features you can expect with these tracks.  With this episode, you'll get classics like Big Blue from F-Zero, and hidden gems like "British GP ~ Australian GP" from Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu F-1 Grand Prix.  So strap in, buckle up, and hold on tight as we speed directly into this hot new mixtape!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Childhood Favorite: F-Zero - Big Blue

Instant Favorite: F1 Pole Position - Title Screen

Another Favorite: Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu F-1 Grand Prix - British GP ~ Australian GP

Track listing and original episode:

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Episode 298: Racing Games 5

Sixteen years ago, Brent and Rob did their first racing games focus, and they talk about that a bit on this latest episode and even try to recreate the episode photo from Episode 2 in the photo below.  Brent also talks about some car trouble he's had recently, which is fitting.  Some really great tracks on this installment, so buckle up!  Full track listing below.

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

Super Hang-On - Koichi Namiki - Winning Run - Sega - Genesis - 1989

F-1 Dream - Manami Matsumae - F-3000 Final Race 2 - Capcom/Romstar - arcade - 1988

Fastest Lap - Nobuyuki Shioda - Title Screen - KID/Vap/NTVIC - Game Boy - 1992

Super F1 Circus Gaiden - Hiroshi Ogawa - BGM 4 - Cream/Nichibutsu - Super Famicom - 1995

Race Drivin' - unknown - Name Entry - Polygon Games/Tengen - Genesis - 1993

F1 Pole Position - Yusuke Takahama - Title Screen - Natsu System/Ubisoft - Game Boy - 1993

WEC Le Mans 24 - Atsuko Iwanaga (Ako Matsudaira), Miyaju Satomi - Garaxian Express - Konami - arcade - 1986

Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu F-1 Grand Prix - Yusuke Takahama (Hama San) - British GP ~ Australian GP - Varie - Mega Drive - 1991

F-Zero - Naoto Ishida - Big Blue - Nintendo - SNES - 1991

Thrash Rally - Hideki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Shimizu - Cross Country Raid: Dakar Paris - The Cape (Africa) - ADK/SNK - Neo Geo - 1991

Super Monaco GP - Tokuhiko Uwabo - Hold in Check - Sega - Genesis - 1990

Final Lap - unknown - Game Over - Arc System Works/Namco - Famicom - 1988

Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally - Hideki Kanazashi, Hiroaki Suga - Fireball (BGM 1) - Nintendo - Famicom Disk System - 1988

Konami GT - Satoe Terashima - Ranking 2~10 - Konami - arcade - 1985