Episode 174: Free Play 26

Episode 174 is an unofficial focus on haircut tracks.  That is, track names that are haircut related.  Rob specifically made his track list haircut themed, and Brent did too, but spontaneously while the episode was recording, after finding out how Rob prepared.  And actually, regardless of the track names, this is definitely the haircut episode, because there's lots of talk about haircuts and scissors and other barber related stuff.  So, to recap, this is officially the haircut episode, but musically, it's ultimately, basically a free play.  Well, you be the judge.  Full track listing below.

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

The Lawnmower Man - Allister Brimble - Main Theme - The Sales Curve/THQ - SNES - 1993

Itadaki Street: Watashi no Oten ni Yottette - Toshiyuki Ueno - Hello, World (Set-up) - ASCII/Game Studio/Loginsoft - Famicom - 1991

Blades of Steel - Shinya Sakamoto, Kazuki Muraoka, Atsushi Fujio, Kiyohiro Sada - Intermission - Konami - NES - 1988

Bionic Commando - Junko Tamiya - Albatross HQ - Capcom - NES - 1988

Tinhead - Paul Tonge - Ending Theme - MicroProse/Ballistic - Genesis - 1993

Super C - Kazuki Muraoka, Motoaki Furukawa, Hidenori Maezawa (arr.) - Stage 1: Lightning and Grenades - Konami - NES - 1990

After Burner II - Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Noriyuki Iwadare (arr.) - Red Out - Sega - Genesis - 1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project - Kozo Nakamura, Yuichi Sakakura, Tomoya Tomita - Scene 2 - Konami - NES - 1992

Soldier Blade - Keita Hoshi, Makiko Tanifuji - Operation 2 - Hudson Soft - TurboGrafx-16 - 1992

Light Crusader - Aki Hata, Katsuhiko Suzuki - Title Screen/Boss Defeated - Treasure - Genesis - 1995

Lucky Luke - Alberto José González - Unused (?) - Bit Managers/Infogrames - Game Boy (Europe) - 1996

LMH Mixtape #32: Hudson Soft

The Hudson Soft focus is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.  It has a little bit of everything: cheerful melodies, tense percussion, groovy baselines, sleepy waltzes -- even a bit of spooky carnival calliope sprinkled in for good measure. Like a trail mix of wacky and delicious flavors, this setlist definitely hits the spot.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  New Adventure Island - Stage 3-3
Brewed new favorite:  Super Bonk - Zero Gravity

Most stuck in my head:  Super Bomberman - Level 4
Most infectiously feel-good track:  Dig & Spike Volleyball - Results


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/06/legacy-music-hour-episode-32-hudson.html

Episode 166: Free Play 21

Rob is still transitioning into his final form (in other words, super busy moving and getting things settled in Portland), so the computer game episode has been postponed until next month.  Instead, guest commentator, Jacob Sirof, joins Brent for another free play.  This episode features some tracks that have been hiding in Brent’s back pocket over the years, and Jacob gets really into one particular bonk jam.  Full track listing below.

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

Super Mahjong 2: Honkaku 4 Nin Uchi! - Masakatsu Maekawa - Title Screen - I'Max/Now Production - Super Famicom - 1993

City Hunter - unknown - Mission 3 - Sunsoft - PC Engine - 1990

Magical * Taruruuto-kun - Studio 401, Yoshiki Nishimura - Stage 3 - TOSE/Bandai - Game Boy (Japan) - 1991

Magical * Taruruuto-kun 2: Mahou Daibouken - unknown - Level Music (Worlds 1-3) - TOSE/Bandai - Famicom - 1992

Super Bonk - Masaaki Nishizawa, Keiji Ueki, Kennosuke Suemura - In the Clouds - Red/Hudson - SNES - 1994

G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor - Yusuke Takahama - Route 06/07: Snow Mountain - KID/Capcom - NES - 1992

Final Zone - Motoi Sakuraba - City Gate (Stage 4 and Bosses 1, 2, 5, and 6) - Wolf Team/Renovation - Genesis - 1990

Tarot Mystery - Yasuaki Fujita - Playing The Card Game Tarot - Ukiyotei/Visit - Super Famicom - 1995

Shinseiki Odysselya II - Fumito Tamayama, Shigenori Masuko - King of Dragon 2 - Vic Tokai - Super Famicom - 1995

DinoCity - Hiroshi Kimura - Rex's Theme - Irem - SNES - 1992

Warrior of Rome - Pirata, Kappa, Sasa, Kii, Tacky Pop - On to Syria! - Micronet - Genesis - 1991

Bio-Hazard Battle - Kenichiro Isoda (K.N.U.) - Stage 2 and 6 - Sega - Genesis - 1992

Heavy Nova - Shaka, Studio River Kids, T. Iijima - Rebel Boss 2-1: Garo (SX-D07RR) - Micronet - Genesis - 1992

Lupin III: Densetsu no Hihou o Oe! - Hisao Ogawa - Broadcast - SAS Sakata/Epoch - Super Famicom - 1994

Wario's Woods - Soyo Oka, Shinobu Amayake - Round Game: Bomb Time - Nintendo - NES - 1994

LMH Mixtape #25: Nobuo Uematsu

Brent has occasionally referred to Nobuo Uematsu as "the John Williams of video game music" for good reason.  Uematsu's incredible work with the Final Fantasy series has earned him fans all over the world, and not just among dedicated video game hobbyists.  For this composer focus the boizz compiled a setlist with two distinct phases (or forms): the first is a chronological survey of Uematsu's music, and the second is a less structured collection of favorite selections.  Enjoy them both!

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Front Mission:  Gun Hazard - Remains
Other instant new favorite:  Final Fantasy V - My Home, Sweet Home
Brewed new favorite:  DynamiTracer - Music Factory

Gets me a little emotional:  Final Fantasy III - Town of Water
Blatant Favoritism Award:  The Final Fantasy Legend - Prologue


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/04/legacy-music-hour-episode-25-nobuo.html

Episode 165: Free Play 20

In this month’s episode, the boizz say a special farewell to Rob F.’s physical presence, as he begins his transformation into Virtua Rob, along with the help of a special VGM karaoke submission.  Take a journey through pubescence in another classic free play episode, grow with the boizz, and let it drizzle through you.  NOTE: Originally, the wrong version of the Sega Game Toshokan track was played which was sped up.  The correct version was swapped in later during the non-talking portion, but when they talk over the track, you’ll hear them talking over the wrong, fast version.  Full track listing below.

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

Tetris Battle Gaiden - Tomoyuki Hamada - The Last Battle - Bullet-Proof Software - Super Famicom - 1993

SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative - Katsuhiro Hayashi - We Are Desirous of Peace (Ending) - Sega - arcade - 1987

Cosmic Carnage - Hikoshi Hashimoto - Zena-Lan's Stage - Givro - Sega 32X - 1994

Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs - Alberto José González - World 8 - Bit Managers/Acclaim - Game Boy - 1997

Dragon Slayer: Eiyuu Densetsu II - Mieko Ishikawa, Atsushi Shirakawa - Grostos Castle 2 - Falcom/Sega - Mega Drive - 1995

Vattle Giuce - Gomachan - Stage 03 - IGS - Game Boy (Japan) - 1991

Shura no Mon - Hikoshi Hashimoto, T's Music - Battle Theme 1 - Sims - Mega Drive - 1992

Koukiatsu Boy - Kenichi Kamio - gameplay - Konami - Game Boy (Japan) - 1998

Sega Game Toshokan (Sega Game Library) - Tadahiko Inoue - BGM 3 - Sega - Mega Drive Meganet - 1990

The Sword of Hope - Hiroyuki Masuno - Old Man/Shop - Kemco - Game Boy - 1991

Castlevania Legends - Kaoru Okada, Youichi Iwata - Highest Castle Floor (Stage 4) - Konami - Game Boy - 1998

Lucky Luke - Alberto José González - Jail - Bit Managers/Infogrames - Game Boy (Europe) - 1996

Code Name: Viper - Junko Tamiya - Area 7 and 8 - Capcom - NES - 1990

The Adventures of Batman & Robin - Jesper Kyd - Ending - Clockwork Games - Genesis - 1995

Mega Man 2 - Takashi Tateishi - Wood Man - Capcom - NES - 1989

Episode 161: Free Play 18

On this month’s episode, the boizz are back in style with another free play.  Brent and Rob also decide to induct a new “system” into LMH’s repertoire, with super bonk results.  Full track listing below.

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

Cosmic Carnage - Hikoshi Hashimoto - Cylic's Stage (Fully Armored) - Givro - Sega 32X - 1994

RoboCop 3 - Jeroen Tel - Title Screen - Probe Entertainment/Ocean - NES - 1992

Aerobiz - unknown (Taku Iwasaki?) - Result Disp - Koei - SNES - 1993

Asterix and the Secret Mission - Katsuhiro Hayashi (Funky K.H) - Under Water - Sega - Sega Master System (Europe) - 1993

Dungeon Master - Hikoshi Hashimoto, Tsukasa Tawada - Choose Your Fate - JVC/FTL Games - SNES - 1993

Fire Shark - Masahiro Yuge - Give Me Your Heart - Toaplan/DreamWorks - Genesis - 1990

NHK Taiga Drama: Taiheiki - unknown - Ending - TOSE - Mega Drive - 1991

Blade Eagle 3-D - unknown - Ending - Sega - Sega Master System - 1988

Dragon Slayer: Eiyuu Densetsu II - Mieko Ishikawa, Atsushi Shirakawa - Grostos Castle 1 - Falcom/Sega - Mega Drive - 1995

Pachinko Kuunyan - H. Suzuki - Donje (Town 4) - I.S.C./Soft Vision International - Mega Drive - 1992

The Shinri Game 3 - Yasuaki Fujita (?) - Choose a Door - Ukiyotei/Visit - Super Famicom - 1995

Alfred Chicken - David Whittaker - Credits - Twilight Games/Mindscape - NES - 1994

Fushigi no Umi no Nadia - Hiromi Shibano - Future is... - Namco - Mega Drive - 1991

Ultimate Air Combat - Richard Miles Boogar, Matthew Berardo - London Bridge and Camp Fire - Activision - NES - 1992

Radical Dreamers - Yasunori Mitsuda - Frozen Flame - Square - Super Famicom Satellaview - 1996

Episode 158: Free Play 16

The boizz are back after a year long hiatus!  Hosts Brent Weinbach and Rob F. Switch's long awaited return kicks off with a Free Play, and the tracks they pick, many of which are new game titles to the podcast, range from pretty bonk to very bonk.  Full track listing below.

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

Puss 'N Boots: Pero's Great Adventure - Tomohisa Mitsuyasu (J-Walk Mitsuyasu) - Stage 6: Liberty - Shouei/Electro Brain - NES - 1990

Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu - Masakatsu Maekawa (Sinkon Kiyoshi) - Stage Theme 3 - Now Production/Hudson Soft - NES - 1990

Gemfire - Masumi Nitta, Yoshiyuki Ito - Intro/Title Screen - Koei - Genesis - 1992

Holy Umbrella: Dondera no Mubou!! - Matsushita Hisashi - Luminous Caverns - Naxat Soft/Earthly Soft - Super Famicom - 1995

Battle Jockey - Hiroshi Ebihara, Kennosuke Suemura - Winners Circle Title Screen - Virgin Games/Nova Games - Super Famicom - 1994

Daisenryaku Expert WWII: War in Europe - Tamiya Terashima - Propaganda - ASCII Entertainment/SystemSoft - Super Famicom - 1996

The Flash - Jeroen Tel - Ending - Probe Entertainment - Sega Master System (Europe) - 1993

Super Bonk - Masaaki Nishizawa, Keiji Ueki, Kennosuke Suemura - Jump to the Sky! - Red/Hudson - SNES - 1994

Moto Roader - Goblin Sound - Dreamer (Title) - NCS - TurboGrafx-16 - 1989

Tetris Battle Gaiden - Tomoyuki Hamada - Spiritual Beauty - Bullet-Proof Software - Super Famicom - 1993

8 Eyes - Kenzou Kumei - Germany Boss - Taxan/Thinking Rabbit - NES - 1990

Dungeon Master - Hikoshi Hashimoto - Scorpions! - JVC/FTL Games - SNES - 1993

Ultimate Basketball - Dota Ando - gameplay - Aicom/American Sammy - NES - 1990

Lennus II: Fuuin no Shito - Kohei Tanaka - Field of Eltz (Ertse Field) - Asmik/Copya Systems - Super Famicom - 1996

Super Back to the Future II - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Round 4-2 - Toshiba EMI - Super Famicom - 1993

LMH Mixtape #1: Theme Song

Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the moment you've all been waiting for! The Legacy Music Hour Mixtapes are finally here, courtesy of a user like you. Relive the tracks and episode themes as KeyGlyph compiles the jams and doles out awards for a few personal favorites. A second listen can make a big difference, so chime in with your own thoughts and superlatives as you tackle this fresh playthrough. Ready? Push button B to start your new quest!

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite*: Pit-Fighter - Title Screen
Brewed new favorite**: Pilotwings - Hangglider

Most stuck in my head: Lightening Force - Stand Up Against Myself
Inspires the loudest sing-alongs: Mega Man 3 - Title Screen

* a new tune that became a favorite on the first listen
** a new tune that didn't stand out initially, but became a favorite the second time around


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2010/11/1st-legacy-music-hour-episode.html

Coming Soon: The LMH Mixtapes!

Legacy Music Hour user, KeyGlyph, has been kind enough to take on the duties of making the Legacy Music Hour Mixtapes.  She will be editing together music-only versions of every LMH episode (with a little bit of Brent/Rob banter at the top), posting them on the official LMH site, and including her own commentary and other notes.  Mixtape episodes will start appearing soon, so stay tuned.  And let's all give a big thank you KeyGlyph for taking on this arduous task!

Bonus: Brent Weinbach VGM Dance Mix Vol. 4

The Legacy Music Hour presents Brent Weinbach's fourth installment of continuous dance party music comprised of only 8-bit and 16-bit era video game music.  No remixes, no covers, no adaptations of non-video game music -just pure, original, dancy music from the Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and more!

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Episode 152: Free Play 15.2

Yet another Free Play with Brent and Rob.  Good music, bad Seinfeld impressions.  The boys also unpackage a bunch of gifts.  Also, Brent does a reggae mini-focus.  Full track listing below.

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

Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar - Toshiharu Yamanishi - Air Raid (Stage 3B) - Technosoft - Genesis - 1992

Star Cruiser - Toshiya Yamanaka - Restaurant - NCS/Arsys Software - Mega Drive - 1990

Chi Chi's Pro Challenge Golf - Masahito Miyamoto - Main BGM 4 - Virgin Interactive/Soft Machine - Genesis - 1993

Wagyan Paradise - Eriko Imura - Continental Shelf - Namco - Super Famicom - 1994

Super Pachinko Taisen - Kenji Yamazaki - Outer Space - Banpresto - Super Famicom - 1995

Ys V: Ushinawareta Sunano Miyako Kefin - Mieko Ishikawa, Naoki Kaneda, Satoshi Arai, Atsushi Shirakawa, Masaru Nakajima - Stormy Town - Falcom - Super Famicom - 1995

Tenchi Souzou - Miyoko Kobayashi - Zue - Quintet/Enix - Super Famicom - 1995

Uncharted Waters - Yoko Kanno - Other Port - Koei - SNES - 1993

Jumpin' Derby - Nobuyuki Shioda - Seaside - KID/Naxat Soft - Super Famicom - 1996

Mario Paint - Kazumi Totaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi, Hirokazu Tanaka - Flyswatter: Level 2 - Nintendo - SNES - 1992

King Salmon: The Big Catch - Masaharu Iwata, Hitoshi Sakimoto (prog.) - A New World Record (Ending Theme) - Vic Tokai/Sage's Creation - Genesis - 1993

Kyouraku-Sanyo-Maruhon Parlor! Parlor! 5 - Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura - In Pachinko Parlors - Nippon Telenet - Super Famicom - 1996

Power Tennis - Masakatsu Maekawa - World Tour - Hudson Soft/Now Production - PC Engine - 1993

Vectorman 2 - Jon Holland - Intro A (Vectorman's Jam) - Blue Sky Software - Genesis - 1996

Tadaima Yuusha Boshuuchuu Okawari - Yayoi Okumura, Hideto Maeda, Shunichi Sigematu, Nobuo Fujii - Peril Islands - Human Entertainment - Super Famicom - 1997

Bonus: Brent Weinbach VGM Dance Mix Vol. 3

The Legacy Music Hour presents Brent Weinbach's third installment of continuous dance party music comprised of only 8-bit and 16-bit era video game music.  No remixes, no covers, no adaptations of non-video game music -just pure, original, dancy music from the Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and more!

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Episode 131: Elevator Music 3

Solid, solid episode.  Seriously, the music is soooo good this week.  Every track is great.  The focus is "elevator" music, which means music that's sort of jazzy, sort of synthy, jazz fusiony, 80's-y, TV show themey, hold musicy, sort of cheesy, sort of smooth, and even kind of sexy.  It's the best.  Also, Brent really gets down with a track from Quartet, showing off some luscious vocal stylings.  Check it out.  Full track listing below.

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

Super Mahjong 2: Honkaku 4 Nin Uchi! - Masakatsu Maekawa - Free Battle Rank Down - I'Max/Now Production - Super Famicom - 1993

Lightening Force - Toshiharu Yamanishi - Remember of ''Knight of Legend'' (Name Entry) - Technosoft - Genesis - 1992

New 3D Golf Simulation: Harukanaru Augusta - Kazunori Hasegawa, Shigeru Tomita, Yumi Satake (Yumi Kinoshita) (arr.), Hiroshi Morita (arr.), Shigekazu Kamaki (arr.), Yusaburo Shimojyo (arr.) - Unknown (BGM Number 3) - T&E Soft - Mega Drive - 1993

Wimbledon Championship Tennis - Crush-X - Menu 1 - Sega - Genesis - 1993

Yuuyu no Quiz de Go! Go! - Tamayo Kawamoto - Egypt - Taito - Super Famicom - 1992

Battle Golfer Yui - Naka-chan 3-sai, Kenta-kun. Yada!, Maru-chan wa omotta, Kyoporiran - Smile On - Santos/Sega - Mega Drive - 1991

Sword World SFC - Shigekazu Kamaki, Yumi Satake (Yumi Kinoshita) (arr.), Daisuke Emura (arr.), Yusaburo Shimojyo (arr.), Yoshiya Takayama (arr.) - Nightshade's Theme - T&E Soft - Super Famicom - 1993

Quartet - George Duke, Katsuhiro Hayashi (arr.) - Shine On (FM Piano Test) - Sega - arcade - 1986

Crusader of Centy - Motokazu Shinoda - Overworld Map - Nextech/Atlus - Genesis - 1994

Pilotwings - Soyo Oka - Opening - Nintendo - SNES - 1991

Kidou Senshi V-Gundam - Akihito Suita (Switch.E), Mitsuto Suzuki - Options - TOSE/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1994

Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition - Miki Higashino (M. Yanagisawa), Masanori Adachi - Enter Password - Konami - Genesis - 1994

Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis - Misaki Okibe - In the Shop - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1995

Lightening Force - Toshiharu Yamanishi - Because You're the Number One (Name Entry Ace Ranking) - Technosoft - Genesis - 1992

Mouryou Senki Madara 2 - Tappi Iwase, Miki Higashino, Hirofumi Taniguchi - Early Birds - Konami - Super Famicom - 1993

Bonus: F. Switch Dance Mix Dos

The Legacy Music Hour presents Rob F. Switch's second installment of continuous dance party music comprised of only 8-bit and 16-bit era video game music.  No remixes, no covers, no adaptations of non-video game music -just pure, original, dancy music from the Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis!

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Episode 102: Free Play 10.2

Brent and Rob present great 8-bit and 16-bit era music without any topic restrictions.  They also talk about their fun-filled trip to Seattle and what Brent legitimately accomplished there.  Full track listing below.

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

Wedding Peach - Masafumi Ogata, Noriko Yamamoto - This Stinks... - Shimada Kikaku/KSS - Super Famicom - 1995

Super Spike V'Ball - Kazunaka Yamane - Hawaii/Brazilian Squad - Technos - NES - 1990

Wrestle War - Anupon - BGM 3 - Sega - Mega Drive - 1991

Run Saber - Hikoshi Hashimoto - Gray Factory - Horisoft/Atlus - SNES - 1993

Uchuu Senkan Gomora - Yoshio Nagashima, Masato Takahashi (arr.) - Maze (Stages 3 & 7) - UPL/Aisystem Tokyo - Mega Drive - 1991

Kirby's Dream Land 3 - Jun Ishikawa - Ripple Field 3 - HAL Laboratory - SNES - 1997

Surging Aura - Kamo - Boss Battle (Liufied) - Japan Media Programming - Mega Drive - 1995

Cosmic Wars - Hidenori Maezawa, Harumi Ueko - Opponent Turn - Konami - Famicom - 1989

Beyond Oasis - Yuzo Koshiro - Holiness - Ancient - Genesis - 1994

Kirby's Dream Land 2 - Hirokazu Ando, Tadashi Ikegami - Coo the Owl - HAL Laboratory - Game Boy - 1995

Rent A Hero - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Everyone, Thank You! - Sega - Mega Drive - 1991

LandStalker - Motoaki Takenouchi - Mysterious Island - Climax Entertainment - Genesis - 1992

Heavy Barrel - Azusa Hara, Hiroaki Yoshida - Final Stage - Data East - NES - 1990

Air Buster - Tatsuya Watanabe - Death Circus (Round 6) - Kaneko - Genesis - 1991

Bananan Ouji no Daibouken - Nobuyuki Shioda - Credits - KID/Takara - Famicom - 1991

Bonus: Brent Weinbach VGM Dance Mix Vol. 2

The Legacy Music Hour presents Brent Weinbach's second installment of continuous dance party music comprised of only 8-bit and 16-bit era video game music.  No remixes, no covers, no adaptations of non-video game music -just pure, original, dancy music from the Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis!

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Episode 101: Free Play 10.1

Brent and Rob do three more free plays to lead up to the New Year's count down for Episode 104.  Good music, good friends, good listeners, good nick names.  Full track listing below.

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

Marko - Jolyon Myers - Toy Factory - The Kremlin/Domark - Genesis - 1994

Final Mission - Kiyohiro Sada (Kyohei Sada) - Story: The Last Hope - Natsume - Famicom - 1990

Shining Force II - Motoaki Takenouchi - Ending - Camelot Software Planning - Genesis - 1994

Ka-blooey - Hiroyuki Masuno - The End - Kemco/Mirrorsoft - SNES - 1992

Ardy Lightfoot - Akiko Hashimoto, Katsuhiro Hatano - Mining Town Ablaze - ASCII/Titus - SNES - 1994

Trampoline Terror! - unknown - Stages 21-24 - NCS/Dreamworks - Genesis - 1990

Inspector Gadget - Saori Kobayashi - Snowy Swiss Alps - AIM/Hudson Soft - SNES - 1993

Run Saber - Hikoshi Hashimoto - Credits - Horisoft/Atlus - SNES - 1993

Treasure Hunter G - Hitoshi Sakimoto - It is Raining on the Peninsula of Magahama - Sting/Square - Super Famicom - 1996

Uninvited - Hiroyuki Masuno - Daylight - Kemco/ICOM Simulations - NES - 1991

New Horizons - Yoko Kanno - Supply Port - Koei - SNES - 1994

Elemental Master - Toshiharu Yamanishi - Setting Out (Staff Roll) - Technosoft/Renovation - Genesis - 1993

Quarth - Hidehiro Funauchi, Norio Hanzawa - Level 3 - Konami - Game Boy - 1990

Elfaria II: The Quest of the Meld - Yukihide Takekawa - Ruined Town - Red/Hudson - Super Famicom - 1995

Contra: Hard Corps - Hiroshi Kobayashi (H. Devi Kobayashi), Akira Souji (Akiropito), Kenji Miyaoka, Michiru Yamane (Chiru2 Yamane), Akira Yamaoka (Gajokai), Hirofumi Taniguchi (Nitachigu) - Contra The Blue Gale - Konami - Genesis - 1994

Episode 100: Free Play 10 (Live)

Brent and Rob celebrate the 100th episode of The Legacy Music Hour video game music podcast with a special live recording.  It's basically just another free play episode, but with coconut cake, orange juice, vegan peanut-butter cookies, and a small audience in attendance.  Kind of like a listening party.  Guests include Nathan Barnatt, Pablo Bert, Jacob Sirof, and Kevin Shea.  Plus, VGM Karaoke.  Special thanks to Katie for dealing with the tech stuff.  Also, thanks to the NerdMelt Theater.  And, thanks to Lindsay for the cookies.  One more, thanks to Amoeba Music for sponsoring the prize (what prize? you'll see).  Note: Unfortunately, the photo isn't an exact representation of who was there, as some people had left by the time the picture was taken.  Full track listing below.

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

Wedding Peach - Masafumi Ogata, Noriko Yamamoto - We Did It! - Shimada Kikaku/KSS - Super Famicom - 1995

Utsurun Desu.: Kawauso Hawaii e Iku!!! - unknown - Stage 3, 6, and 9 - Takara - Famicom - 1992

Battle Golfer Yui - Naka-chan 3-sai, Kenta-kun. Yada!, Maru-chan wa omotta, Kyoporiran - Due - Santos/Sega - Mega Drive - 1991

Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen - Yasuyuki Suzuki - Bomb Game - Jaleco - Super Famicom - 1994

High Seas Havoc - Emi Shimizu, Masaaki Iwasaki (Koremasa) - Going on an Adventure - Data East - Genesis - 1993

Pebble Beach Golf Links - Yumi Satake (Yumi Kinoshita), Shigekazu Kamaki - Menu - T&E Soft/Sega - Genesis - 1993

Elfaria II: The Quest of the Meld - Yukihide Takekawa - Thief Baja's Theme - Red/Hudson - Super Famicom - 1995

Stealth - unknown - Weapon Select - Hect - Super Famicom - 1992

Shatterhand - Iku Mizutani - Area C - Natsume/Jaleco - NES - 1991

Magical Chase - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Termination (Final Boss) - Quest/NEC - TurboGrafx-16 - 1993

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns - David Crane - Main BGM (Good and Neutral) - Activision - Atari 2600 - 1983

Episode 98: Shorties 2

In this episode, Brent and Rob focus on video game music tracks which are absolutely no longer than 15 seconds.  Ironically, this ends up being one of the Legacy Music Hour's longest episodes.  Brent and Rob are also joined by an unannounced and unexpected guest.  A very big and flighty guest, in fact.  A wide variety of consoles are covered, consoles including the Sega Master System, Game Gear, and TurboGrafx-16.  And finally, there seems to be a strong theme of nostalgia in this episode which is discussed and heard throughout the music.  A long, nostalgic journey through a wonderful selection of "micro songs".  Full track listing below.

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

Thunder Force III - Naosuke Arai - The Wind Blew All Day Long (Opening Theme) - Technosoft - Genesis - 1990

Double Dribble - Atsushi Fujio (?) - Set Up - Konami - NES - 1987

Castlevania: Bloodlines - Michiru Yamane - Pressure (Invincibility) - Konami - Genesis - 1994

Rambo - Tohru Hasahe, Minki Motoyama - Headquarters/Safe Zone - Acclaim/Pack-In-Video - NES - 1988

Chou Kyuukai Miracle Nine - Naofumi Hataya - Play Ball - Sega - Mega Drive - 1995

Utsurun Desu.: Kawauso Hawaii e Iku!!! - unknown - Ending - Takara - Famicom - 1992

Werewolf: The Last Warrior - Shogo Sakai, Takafumi Miura, Yusuke Takahama - Data East Logo/Cutscene - Data East - NES - 1990

Black Belt - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Title Screen - Sega - Sega Master System - 1986

City Hunter - unknown - Wrong Door - Sunsoft - PC Engine - 1990

Cosmic Wars - Hidenori Maezawa, Harumi Ueko - Buy Ships - Konami - Famicom - 1989

Heisei Tensai Bakabon - unknown - Rooftops - Namco - Game Boy (Japan) - 1992

Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyou Touitsusen - T.K.O. (Norio Hanzawa, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Satoshi Murata) - Play Again? - Treasure - Mega Drive - 1994

Xevious: Fardraut Saga - Masatomo Miyamoto, Masanobu Tsukamoto, Toshiaki Sakoda, Takayuki Hirono - Round 2 (Unused) - Compile/Namco - PC Engine - 1990

Super Oozumou Netsusen Dai-Ichiban - Hiromi Shibano - Main Menu - Namco - Super Famicom - 1992

Legendary Wings - Tamayo Kawamoto, Manami Matsumae (arr.), Yoshihiro Sakaguchi (arr.) - Hi Score - Capcom - NES - 1988

Hourai Gakuen no Bouken! The Adventure of Hourai High School: Tenkousei Scramble - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Victory - J-Wing/Dynamite - Super Famicom - 1996

Captain America and the Avengers - Tomoyoshi Sato, Tatsuya Kiuchi, Shogo Sakai, Hitoshi Sakimoto (arr.) - Unused (Arcade Continue) - Data East - Genesis - 1992

Sonic Drift 2 - Saori Kobayashi, Masayuki Nagao - Balloon Panic - Sega - Game Gear - 1995

Contra: Hard Corps - Hiroshi Kobayashi (H. Devi Kobayashi), Akira Souji (Akiropito), Kenji Miyaoka, Michiru Yamane (Chiru2 Yamane), Akira Yamaoka (Gajokai), Hirofumi Taniguchi (Nitachigu) - What a Painful World - Konami - Genesis - 1994

Bionic Commando - Junko Tamiya - Albatross Boss - Capcom - NES - 1988

Earth Defense Force - Tsukasa Tawada, Yasuhiko "Zep" Takashiba (arr.) - Stage Clear - Jaleco - SNES - 1992

Superman - Kenji Tamasaki, Junichi Ueda, Hiroshi Tsukamoto - Round Clear - Sunsoft - Genesis - 1992

Fighting Masters - Masapi, Shioya (Hiromitsu Shioya?) - Player Select - Almanic/Treco - Genesis - 1992

X - Kazumi Totaka - Junction - Nintendo - Game Boy (Japan) - 1992

After Burner II - Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Noriyuki Iwadare (arr.) - Maximum Power - Sega - Genesis - 1990

Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de - Keroppi Inoue, Noriko Takahashi - Yukari at the Tennis Club - Konami - Super Famicom - 1996

Battle Golfer Yui - Naka-chan 3-sai, Kenta-kun. Yada!, Maru-chan wa omotta, Kyoporiran - Deep Over - Santos/Sega - Mega Drive - 1991

Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode - Michiharu Hasuya - Target Mode Ground - Vic Tokai - NES - 1988

Puyo Puyo - Toshiaki Sakoda - Sorrow - Compile - Mega Drive - 1992

Cyborg 009 - unknown - Title Menu - Bec - Super Famicom - 1994

Road Rash - Michael Bartlow - Busted - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1991

The Peace Keepers - Atsuyoshi Isemura, Hyu - Ending Story - Jaleco - SNES - 1994

Phelios - Yoshinori Kawamoto - Sogin's Jar (Chapter 2-1) - Namco - Genesis - 1990

Transformers: Convoy no Nazo - unknown - Main BGM - ISCO/Takara - Famicom - 1986

Who Framed Roger Rabbit - David Wise - Judge Defeated - Rare/LJN - NES - 1989

Commando - Tamayo Kawamoto - Title Theme - Capcom - NES - 1986

Volfied - Hisayoshi Ogura, Kouichi Dekune (?) (arr.) - Final Round Clear - Taito - PC Engine - 1989

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Akito Nakatsuka - Indoors - Nintendo - NES - 1988

Xexyz - Hirohiko Takayama - Force Star Boss/Face of God - Atlus/Hudson Soft - NES - 1990

EarthBound - Hirokazu Tanaka - The Cliff That Time Forgot - Nintendo - SNES - 1995

Mega Man - Manami Matsumae - Stage Select - Capcom - NES - 1987

Episode 50: Free Play 5

Episode 50 means another free play episode!  Brent and Rob celebrate without a cake but with Nintendo collector cards.  Of course, they play and talk about good video game music too.  The free play episodes are meant to have no topic restrictions, but this episode ends up being about vampires, which works out, because Halloween is coming up in a couple weeks.  Full track listing below.

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

Tales of Phantasia - Motoi Sakuraba - The Stream of Time - Namco/Wolf Team - Super Famicom - 1996

Sutte Hakkun - Akito Nakatsuka - Stage 10 - Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1998

Winning Shot - Shogo Sakai - Intro - Data East - PC Engine - 1989

Nosferatu - Masanao Akahori - Main Theme - SETA - SNES - 1995

Wonder Momo - unknown - Intermission 3 - Namco - PC Engine - 1989

Rygar - Michiharu Hasuya (T. Hasuya) - Cave - Tecmo - NES - 1987

Soul Blazer - Yukihide Takekawa - The Shrine of the Master - Quintet/Enix - SNES - 1992

Quartet - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Oki Rap (without voice) - Sega - arcade - 1986

Fatal Labyrinth - E. Fugu - Staff Roll - Sega - Genesis - 1991

Ghost House - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Stage BGM - Sega - Sega Master System - 1986

The Sword of Hope - Hiroyuki Masuno - Title Screen - Kemco - Game Boy - 1991

Sandra no Daibouken: Valkyrie to no Deai - Norihiko Togashi, Nakanobu, Ebihara - Dark Cloud - Namco - Super Famicom - 1992

Wonder Momo - unknown - Ending - Namco - PC Engine - 1989

Final Fantasy II - Nobuo Uematsu - Airship - Square - SNES - 1991

Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest - Ryuji Sasai - Fossil Labryrinth - Square - SNES - 1992