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

Episode 285: Sega Versus Nintendo

For Episode 285, Rob purposely picked all Sega console tracks, but by coincidence and by accident, Brent picked all Nintendo console tracks, so it ended up being an accidental Sega versus Nintendo showcase.  Other than, Brent and Rob look at some suggestive artwork and then try to recreate it for the episode photo.  Full track listing below.

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

Totally Rad - Kazuo Sawa, Toshiko Tasaki - Prologue/Cutscene 3, 5 and 6 - Aicom/Jaleco - NES - 1991

ESWAT: City Under Siege - You Takada (Dolphin), Takayuki Nakamura (Middle Village) - Introduction - Sega - Genesis - 1990

Argos no Senshi: Hachamecha Daishingeki - Michiharu Hasuya - Starting Point (Sunset/Sunrise) - Tecmo - Famicom - 1987

Slap Fight MD - Masahiro Yuge - Section 5 (Original) - M.N.M Software/Tengen - Mega Drive - 1993

Actraiser 2 - Yuzo Koshiro - Industen (Diligence: Acedia) - Enix - SNES - 1993

Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Water World - Sega - Sega Master System - 1988

Tenshi no Uta: Shiroki Tsubasa no Inori - Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura, Ryota Furuya, Hiroya Hatsushiba - Forest - Telenet Japan - Super Famicom - 1994

Eliminate Down - Tatsuya Matsumoto - Round 2-1 - Aprinet/Soft Vision International - Mega Drive - 1993

Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool - unknown - Ending - Kaneko - SNES - 1992

Snow Bros.: Nick & Tom - Osamu Ohta - Stage Theme 5 - Toaplan/Tengen - Genesis - 1993

Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special - Masamichi Yamazaki, Chiyomaru Shikura, Yukie Sugawara, Shintaro Jyocha - World Championship Victory - Human Entertainment - Super Famicom - 1994

Saturday Night Slam Masters - Masaki Izutani, Toshio Kajino, Syun Nishigaki, Nobuhiro Ohuchi, Kiyo - Mexico - Capcom - Genesis - 1994

TwinBee 3: Poko Poko Dai Maou - Atsushi Fujio (Sukenomiya), Hidehiro Funauchi (FK-King), Katsuhiko Suzuki (Flamingo)), Jun Funahashi (Dog-Man) - Final Stage Normal (Stage 5) - Konami - Famicom - 1989

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

LMH Mixtape #254: Best Of Year In Review 11

Another LMH year comes to a close, and it's time again for the Best Of Year In Review.  Brent and Rob count down their top six tracks of the year and Gabe counts down his top three.  Will there be any overlaps this time?  Either way, you know these are all going to be "Tenners"... or would it be "Sixers" this time?

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

No spoilers for Best Of episodes. 

Partial track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/11/episode-254-best-of-year-in-review-11.html

LMH Mixtape #253: Blues Progressions

Blues Progressions was the theme of Episode 253.  A classic chord progression used in blues music as well as many other genres such as pop, rock and jazz.  While the chord progression is used in blues music, that doesn't mean it necessarily sounds "bluesy."  For example, "Wily Tower: Wily Tower 3" from RockMan: Mega World features the progression, but stylistically is more pop-rock than blues.  Also, check out the fancy drum work on "Cue Ball Boogie" from Side Pocket and the cool walking bass on "Briefing" from Code Name: Viper.

 

It's hard to have the blues when there's so much good music to listen to, so without further ado, it's time to dive into this mixtape.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: RockMan: Mega World - Wily Tower: Wily Tower 3

Another favorite: DX Bakenou Z - Income and Expenses

Best spying music: Code Name: Viper - Briefing 

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/10/episode-253-blues-progressions.html