LMH Mixtape #291: Beyond 16-Bit 11

It's time again for another Beyond 16-Bit episode, where the boizz get to play some video game music that normally wouldn't be LMH legal.  This covers a wide range of generations, including a track from a game (Mina the Hollower) that at the time of this mixtape's release has yet to even be released!  Two tracks were played from the arcade game Bunny Bomber Blast! which are sure to get you fired up.  And Mall Meltdown (Episode 6) from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a totally slappin' tune with parts that sound similar to Madonna's "Into the Groove."  So let's all get into the groove with these tracks and everything else on this mixtape!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Blatant Favoritism:  Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Jaws of a Scorched Earth

Instant Favorite:  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Mall Meltdown (Episode 6)

Most Chill:  CrossCode - Autumn's Fall

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2025/12/episode-291-beyond-16-bit-11.html

Episode 291: Beyond 16-Bit 11

It's time once again for the Legacy Music Hour to take a departure from the usual third and fourth generation video game music and look at more recent material.  That is, recent as in music from games that came out for the Game Boy Color, all the way to games that come out in 2026 (well, just one game).  Full track listing below.

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

Lufia: The Legend Returns - Yasunori Shiono, Akiko Ishibashi, Tomoko Morita - Town of Albano - Neverland/Natsume - Game Boy Color - 2001

AeroWings 2: Air Strike - Naoshi Kunisawa, Yukiko Tamura - Menu - CRI/Crave - Dreamcast - 2000

Bunny Bomber Blast! - Sean Bialo - Do Not Feed The Moles - hiulit/exA-Arcadia - arcade (Japan) - 2025

The Apprentice - Joost Egmond - Opening - The Vision Factory/Philips Media - CD-i - 1994

UFO 50 - Eirik Suhrke - Seaside Drive: Stage 4 - Mossmouth - Nintendo Switch - 2025

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Michiru Yamane - Jaws of a Scorched Earth - Konami - Nintendo DS - 2008

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Tee Lopes -  Mall Meltdown (Episode 6) - Tribute Games/DotEmu - Nintendo Switch - 2022

Bunny Bomber Blast! - Sean Bialo - Burrowing The Hatchet - hiulit/exA-Arcadia - arcade (Japan) - 2025

The Legend of Heroes I & II: Eiyuu Densetsu - Mieko Ishikawa, Masaaki Kawai, Ryuichiro Yamaki (arr.), Takeshi Kudo (arr.) - Town (I) - Falcom/GMF - Sega Saturn - 1998

CrossCode - Deniz Akbulut - Autumn's Fall - Radical Fish Games - PlayStation 4 - 2020

A-Rank Thunder Tanjouhen - Shinobu Ogawa, Toshihiko Miyoshi, Akio Kondou, Yoshiaki Hirasawa, Naoya Fukushima, Yuji - Conversation 3 - Telenet/Riot - Mega-CD - 1993

Pokémon Trading Card Game - Ichirou Shimakura - Duel - Hudson Soft/Nintendo - Game Boy Color - 2000

Psychic Detective Series Vol. 3: Aýa - Yasuhito Saito - DNA - DataWest - Mega-CD - 1993

Mina the Hollower - Jake Kaufman - Septemburg B - Yacht Club Games - Nintendo Switch - 2026

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

LMH Mixtape #255: Beyond 16-Bit 8

While some of the tracks in this mixtape may *sound* like they're from the third or fourth generation, this is in fact a Beyond 16-Bit episode (the eighth one to be precise).  These episodes are a way for the boizz to share modern VGM finds that wouldn't normally be LMH legal.  As you'll see from tracks like "Saved the Moon (Alt. Ending/Credits)" from Elechead or "Marsh" from Lizard, there are modern soundtracks that still return to the classic chiptune sound.  Of course there's also a lot of really fantastic non-chiptune music to enjoy as well such as "House of Sacred Remains" from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.  So let's step outside the normal episode style and delve into some music from beyond the fourth generation.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant Favorite: Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - House of Sacred Remains

Another Favorite: CrossCode - Rookie Harbor

Retro Style Favorite: Elechead - Saved the Moon (Alt. Ending/Credits)

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/12/episode-255-beyond-16-bit-8.html

Episode 256: Beyond 16-Bit 9

Well, it turned out to be a back-to-back beyond 16-bit situation after all.  For the second month in a row, Brent, Rob, and Gabe showcase video game music from the fifth generation and above.  Wow, they recorded this one super early in the morning.  In fact, this is the earliest they've ever recorded in the last twelve years, not including late-night post-midnight recordings.  Hey, ever wanted to meet people at a library?  No problem, the Legacy Music Hours gives you plenty of library pick-up lines you can draw from in Episode 256.  Also, Brent tests Rob's and Gabe's geography knowledge at one point, so with what you learn in that segment, you can use to impress your librarian date at dinner (or breakfast).  Full track listing below.

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

n/a - David Javelosa - Sega CD BIOS Version 1 - Sega - Sega CD - 1992

Demon Throttle - Scott Mitchell (ZBW) - Stage 2: Snowlands - Doinksoft/Devolver - Nintendo Switch - 2022

Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku - Michiru Yamane, Youichi Iwata (arr.), Tetsuya Ousono (arr.), Junko Karashima (arr.), Kaoru Okada (arr.) - Master Librarian - Konami - Sega Saturn - 1998

Bass Masters Classic - Iku Mizutani, Kinuyo Yamashita (Kinuyo Ueda) - Lake Quack - Natsume/THQ - Game Boy Color - 1999

Wheel of Fortune - unknown - Jewelry (Prize Cue 1989) - Imagineering Inc./Sony Imagesoft - Sega CD - 1994

Excitebike: World Rally - Daisuke Shiiba - Canada - Monster Games/Nintendo - WiiWare - 2009

Mario Kart Wii - Asuka Hayazaki, Ryo Nagamatsu - DK Summit - Nintendo - Wii - 2008

Kira Kira Star Night DX - Haruhisa Tanaka (hally) - Yuppy Samba - RIKI/Columbus Circle - Famicom - 2016

Silpheed - Mecano Associates, Fumihito Kasatani, Mariko Satou, Youko Sonoda, Mamoru Ishimoda, Takahiro Nishi, Ari Kamijo, Kenichi Kunishima, Tomoyuki Shimada, Kazuya Takahashi, Akio Matsuda, Hiromi Ohba, Hiroshi Kawai - Hyperspace (Stage 5) -  Game Arts/Sega - Sega CD - 1993

Kero Blaster - Daisuke Amaya - Prothallium (Stage 2 - Greenery Zone) - Studio Pixel/Playism - Nintendo Switch - 2018

Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo - Tomoko Sano (Sanoppi) - Requiem (Name Entry BGM) - Konami - PC Engine CD-ROM² - 1993

Pokémon Diamond Version - Go Ichinose - Lake - Game Freak/Nintendo - Nintendo DS - 2007

Neo Drift Out: New Technology - unknown - Southern Hemisphere (Stage 4) - Visco/SNK - Neo Geo CD - 1996

Episode 255: Beyond 16-Bit 8

Beyond 16-Bit 8, that's a bit of a confusing title, no?  Anyway, you know how it is.  Every now and then, the Legacy Music Hour does an episode that features video game music from BEYOND the fourth generation of video games.  And yet, like other beyond focuses, this episode ends up sounding pretty retro.  Rob gets serious at one point about a subject near and dear to him, by the way, speaking of bygone eras, so brace yourself for that.  And, well, have fun listening to some of this "modern" music, and actually, some of these tracks really are from brand new games that came out this year, so there probably shouldn't be quotation marks there.  Full track listing below.

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

Lizard - Brad Smith - Marsh - Brad Smith/InfiniteNESLives - NES - 2018

Pebble Beach Golf Links - Yumi Satake (Yumi Kinoshita) - BGM 2 - T&E Soft - Sega Saturn - 1995

Elechead - Tsuyomi - Saved the Moon (Alt. Ending/Credits) - NamaTakahashi - Nintendo Switch - 2022

Boku no Tennis Jinsei - unknown - Clubhouse - Bimboosoft - Sega Dreamcast (Japan) - 2001

Premier Soccer - Miki Higashino (Miki Y.) - Tra gli sport mi piace soprattutto li calcio. (Finals BGM 2) - Konami - arcade (Japan) - 1993

Virtual Mahjong II: My Fair Lady - panama Co., Ltd. - Game 1 - Micronet - Sega Saturn (Japan) - 1998

Donut Dodo - Sean Bialo (CosmicGem) - Construction Site Chaos - pixel games/Flynn’s Arcade - Nintendo Switch - 2022

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Hirokazu Ando - Metro on Ice - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - Nintendo Switch - 2022

CrossCode - Deniz Akbulut - Rookie Harbor - Radical Fish Games - PlayStation 4 - 2020

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - Michiru Yamane - House of Sacred Remains - Konami - PlayStation 2 - 2003

Coaster Works - unknown - Failed - Bimboosoft/Xicat interactive - Sega Dreamcast - 2000

Nanashi no Game - Masayoshi Soken - Nameless Theme - Epics/Square Enix - Nintendo DS - 2008

Baldr Force EXE - Hanoi no Ossan - Let’s Just Relax - HuneX/Alchemist - Sega Dreamcast (Japan) - 2004

Lovely Planet - Calum Bowen - Lovely Village - QUICKTEQUILA/tinyBuild - Xbox One - 2016

Sylphia - Keiji Takeuchi, Satoshi Shimazaki, Katsumi Tanaka, Einosuke Nagao, Tsuyoshi Matsushima - Ending - Compile/Tonkin House - PC Engine Super CD - 1993

Snatcher - Keizou Nakamura, Masanori Adachi, Kazuhito Imai, Masanori Ouchi, Akira Yamaoka - The Entrance to Hell - Konami - Sega CD - 1994

Pebble Beach Golf Links - Yumi Satake (Yumi Kinoshita) - Tutorial - T&E Soft - Sega Saturn - 1995

Natsuki Chronicles - Yousuke Yasui (flaggs Inc.), Kazuhiro Kobayashi (SuperSweep co., ltd.) - Hacked Grey (Stage 4) - Qute - Xbox One - 2019

Episode 196: Beyond 16-Bit 3

Brent’s brothers join in for Rob and Brent’s third-time focus on video game music from the fifth generation and beyond.  Rob does play a significant amount of Game Boy Color games, however, while each of Brent’s selections are from a different console -overall, the episode ends up sounding more retro than one would expect.  NOTE: When Rob mentions Tamayo Kawamoto, Brent would have immediately recognized her name from the work she did on games like Ghouls 'n Ghosts and Legendary Wings, but due to a technical error with the audio feed, Brent didn’t hear everything Rob said.  Full track listing below.

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

Ronaldo V-Soccer - Alberto José González - Main Menu - Bit Managers/Infogrames - Game Boy Color - 2001

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Michiru Yamane - Lost Painting - Konami - PlayStation - 1997

Silent Hill - Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill - KCET/Konami - PlayStation - 1999

Shovel Knight - Jake Kaufman - No Weapons Here (Village) - Yacht Club Games - Wii U - 2014

Hole in One Golf - Iku Mizutani (?), Kinuyo Yamashita (?) - Congratulation - Natsume - Game Boy Color - 1999

Bomberman Max: Red Challenger - unknown - World 1: Zaurus Star - Hudson Soft - Game Boy Color - 2000

YU-NO: Kono Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shoujo - Ryu Umemoto, Ryu Takami, Kazuhiro Kanae - Other World 1 - Elf - Sega Saturn - 1997

The Unfinished Swan - Joel Corelitz - The Unfinished Swan - Giant Sparrow/SCEA - PlayStation 3 - 2012

Alice in Wonderland - Robert Baffy - Stage 11 - Digital Eclipse/Nintendo - Game Boy Color - 2000

The Jackbox Party Pack 2 - Randy Sly - Bidiots Draw Music B - Jackbox Games - PlayStation 4 - 2015

Thunder Force VI - Tamayo Kawamoto - Ruined Green (Stage 1-A) - Sega - PlayStation 2 (Japan) - 2008

Star Trigon - Jesahm - Intro/Title Screen - Namco - arcade (Japan) - 2002

AirForce Delta - Matthew Simmonds - Intro - Climax Entertainment/Konami - Game Boy Color - 2000

The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap - Mitsuhiko Takano - Minish Village - Flagship/Nintendo - Game Boy Advance - 2005

Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion - Alberto José González - Action 4 - Bit Managers/Acclaim - Game Boy Color - 2000

Blaster Master Zero - Ippo Yamada, Tatsuhiko Kasuga (arr.) - Fire the Blaster Rifle - Inti Creates - Nintendo Switch - 2017

Wario Land: Shake It! - Tomoya Tomita - Foulwater Falls - Good-Feel/Nintendo - Wii - 2008

Episode 26: Beyond 16-Bit

In this very unusual episode, Brent and Rob look beyond the 16-bit era, and showcase music from the Playstation, Wii, Nintendo 64, and more.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Track - Company - Console - Year (the version we played was released)

Metal Gear Solid - Takanari Ishiyama, Gigi Meroni, Kazuki Muraoka, Lee Jeon Myung, Hiroyuki Togo - Warhead Storage - Konami - PlayStation - 1998

Wario Land: Shake It! - Tomoya Tomita - Just Plains - Good-Feel/Nintendo - Wii - 2008

Nights: Journey of Dreams - Tomoko Sasaki - Sky Concert - Sega - Wii - 2007

Mario Golf - Motoi Sakuraba - Shy Guy Desert - Nintendo - N64 - 1999

I-War - unknown - Main Title Theme - Imagitec Design - Atari Jaguar - 1995

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - Kumi Tanioka (comp.), Masahiro Kataoka (lyr.), Yae (voc.) - Kaze no Ne (Sound of the Wind) - Square Enix - GameCube (Japan) - 2003

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness - Masahiko Kimura - Invisible Sorrow (Tunnel) - Konami - N64 - 1999

Legend of Mana - Yoko Shimomura - Moonlit City Roa - Square - PlayStation - 2000

Sega Rally 2 - Hideki Naganuma,Tomonori Sawada - Soul on Desert - Sega - Dreamcast - 1999

Sigma Harmonics - Masashi Hamauzu - Hope Given "Dance of the Dog's Howl" - Square Enix - Nintendo DS - 2008

ICO - Michiru Oshima - Castle in the Mist - Sony Computer Entertainment - PlayStation 2 - 2001

Mega Man 9 - Ippo Yamada - Thunder Tornado (Tornado Man Stage) - Capcom - WiiWare - 2008

Halo 3 - Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori -  Rock Anthem for Saving the World - Bungie/Microsoft - Xbox 360 - 2007

Kirby's Epic Yarn - Tomoya Tomita - Cool Cave - Good-Feel/HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - Wii - 2010

Star Control II - Burke Treischmann, Dan Nicholson, Riku Nuottajärvi, Eric Berge, Erol Otus, Marc Brown, Aaron Grier, Kevin Palivec,Tommy Dunbar - Hyperspace - Accolade - Panasonic 3DO - 1992

Mega Man Network Transmission - Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Yousuke Yasui -  Garden System (Needle Man Stage) - Capcom - GameCube - 2003

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean - Motoi Sakuraba - Gentle Wind - Namco - GameCube - 2004

Super Mario 64 - Koji Kondo - Dire, Dire Docks - Nintendo - N64 - 1996

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Koji Kondo - Windmill Hut - Nintendo - N64 - 1998