LMH Mixtape #115: Mountain Areas

There are lot of biomes in video games -- aquatic, desert, forest, futuristic city, candy, the moon -- and alpine is certainly one of them.  Pack some extra restoratives and let this mixtape guide you up the mountains, deathly or otherwise; that amazing overworld view at the top is worth it.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  The Smurfs - Act 6: The Mountains
Other instant new favorite:  Golden Axe III - Death Mountain (Stage 5A)
Other other instant new favorite:  Brain Lord - Road to Droog

Impossible not to groove to:  Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs - Mountain Forest


Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/01/episode-115-mountain-areas.html

LMH Mixtape #114: Neo Geo

Clocking in right after the boizz'z early New Year's New Age celebration came the first show of the Neo year: a Neo Geo focus!  Instantly recognizable by its red cabinet, four bright buttons, and two joysticks*, this cartridge-based arcade system brought its own incredible sound to the video gaming landscape.  Kick back with this eclectic mix of textures, attitudes, and tunes.  The future is now!

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Alpha Mission II - The Space Flight (Area 1)
Other instant new favorite:  Blue's Journey - Boss
Brewed new favorite:  Thrash Rally - Round 4: 1000 Lakes (Finland)
Other brewed new favorite:  Magician Lord - Castle of Devils

* lyrics borrowed from Keith Apicary's classic Neo Geo Song (Four Bright Buttons and Two Joysticks)**
** which I cannot believe is now almost exactly a decade old, oh my god


Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/01/episode-114-neo-geo.html

Episode 222: You're Fired

Brent and Rob do some job firing in this episode, but it’s very laid back so it’s actually enjoyable.  They also talk a bit about the Sonic movie and well, lots of other things.  Join the Legacy Music Hour Patreon at www.patreon.com/LegacyMusicHour for bonus content like game playthroughs by Gabe and Brent, top ten lists, random on-the-field videos from Rob, additional audio clips and insights, and much more.  Full track listing below.

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

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - Shigenori Kamiya (Kamiya Studio) - Boss - Sega - Genesis - 1990

Nebs ’n Debs - Richard Armijo (kulor) - Mines - Dullahan Software - NES - 2018

Mole Mania - Taro Bando - Evaluation - Nintendo/Pax Softonica - Game Boy - 1997

Top Management II - unknown - Fired in the General Meeting 2 - Koei - Super Famicom - 1994

Tsurupika Hagemaru: Mezase! Tsuruseko no Akashi - Yasuyuki Suzuki - Island - Jaleco - Famicom - 1991

Alisia Dragoon - Mecano Associates (Fumihito Kasatani, Nobuyuki Aoshima, Mamoru Ishimoda, Yoko Sonoda) - Stage 1-2 - Game Arts - Genesis - 1992

Air Rescue - Yoko Wada (Nasubi) - Breakdown Darkstar (Round 5) - Sega Master System (Europe) - 1992

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters - Greg Turner, Eric Swanson, Dave Javelosa - Dump 2 - Realtime Associates/Viacom New Media - Genesis - 1995

Baseball Simulator 1.000 - Akinori Sawa - World Champions - Culture Brain - NES - 1990

World Class Rugby - Koji Hayashi - Main Theme - Denton Designs/Misawa - Super Famicom - 1993

Trinea - Kazuyasu Hiroe (Ya-Su), Kohji Abe (Koji), Tsuyoshi Tanaka (Chackey), Senkyokukun - Shop - Japan Art Media/Yanoman - Super Famicom - 1993

Jack Nicklaus: Turbo Golf - unknown - Set-Up - Accolade - TurboGrafx-16 - 1990

LMH Mixtape #113: New Age Music 2

The Legacy Music Hour kicked off an early new year's celebration in December of 2012 with a stirring return to New Age music, and now in 2020 you can meditate along to the festivities in music-only style.  Just let your mind drift away on the synths and strings, and we'll meet you back here when you land.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Stealth - Mission Briefing
Brewed new favorite:  Beyond Oasis - Evil Territory
Other brewed new favorite:  Mario Paint - Mysterious


Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2012/12/episode-113-new-age-music-2.html

LMH Mixtape #112: Shopping

Shopping!  Whether you love it or hate it in real life, it's usually more interesting in video games -- not least of which because the music is so good.  Cue up this mixtape the next time you're at the mall trying to decide whether to spend your hard-earned gold on elixirs, jet engines, or rocket gloves, and maybe your decisions will come to you just a little bit easier.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Shin Megami Tensei - Shop
Other instant new favorite:  Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble - Level 2: The Mall
Brewed new favorite:  Legacy of the Wizard - Overworld

Other brewed new favorite:  Madou Monogatari I - Shop Theme 2
Other other brewed new favorite:  Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de - Shopping District


Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2012/12/episode-112-shopping.html