LMH Mixtape #24: Punching and Kicking

Brent and Rob created the "punching and kicking" category to focus on titles that involved pummeling your enemies but which were not classified as straight-up fighting games.  This flexible definition would cause some controversy in later installments (see "The Kabuki Quantum Fighter Discussion" and "The Shatterhand Incident" of Episode 92; see also "The Live Shatterhand Debate" of Episode 100) -- but after the dust settles, the result is always some grade-A jams.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  DJ Boy - Round 4
Other instant new favorite:  Growl - Rune & Ark
Brewed new favorite:  Black Belt - Main BGM

Gets me a little emotional:  Golden Axe - Path of Fiend
Headphone users beware*:  The Ninja Warriors - Motherless Children (Stage 5)

*a track that has sudden volume spikes.  Exercise caution when cranking these!
Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/04/legacy-music-hour-episode-24-punching.html

LMH Mixtape #23: Konami

Ah, that Konami sound.  You know it, you love it... and now you have a mixtape of it.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Praying Hands
Other instant new favorite:  Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition - Victory Theme

Brewed new favorite:  Sparkster - Lakeside
Other brewed new favorite: Operation C - Ending

Somebody please expand these lyrics:  Castlevania - Out of Time (Stage 6)*

*The freestyling begins at the 00:50:14 mark of the original episode.  Get on it!

Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/04/legacy-music-hour-episode-23-konami.html

Episode 164: Sports 4

A "breath" of fresh air, yet a familiar one, as the Chi-chi-chi-chi-gasp!-chi-chi-chi-chi-chiki Chiki Boizz take you through another legendary sports episode.  Lace up your sneakers (and your lungs), and prepare for a special user challenge as well... on The Legacy Music Hour.  Full track listing below.

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

Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs - Rob Hubbard - 2nd Half - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1991

Super Black Bass 3 - Tsukushi Sasaki, Michiya Hirasawa - gameplay - Starfish - Super Famicom - 1995

Ganbare! Golf Boys - Atsuhiro Motoyama - Dream of Childhood - Masaya/Dual - PC Engine - 1989

J.League Pro Striker 2 - Tatsuyuki Maeda - Opening Theme - Sega - Mega Drive - 1994

Prime Time NFL Starring Deion Sanders - Andy Armer - Scoreboard Groove - Farsight Technologies - Genesis - 1995

Super Hockey '94 - Hayato Matsuo, Hitoshi Sakimoto (prog., arr.) - Ending - Opera House/Yonezawa PR21 - Super Famicom - 1994

Striker - Kev Bruce - Match Lost - Rage Software - Mega Drive (Europe) - 1994

Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Chou Senshi in Tokyo Dome - Yusuke Takahama - Begin Battle - Varie - Super Famicom - 1993

Final Match Tennis - Hironori Tanaka - Credits - Human Entertainment - PC Engine - 1991

Ashita no Joe - unknown - Hose Mendoze (Jose Mendoza) - Wave/K. Amusement Leasing - Super Famicom - 1992

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

Konami Hyper Soccer - unknown - Setup - Konami - NES (Europe) - 1992

Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition - Takuya Hanaoka - Intro - Tecmo - Genesis - 1995

Power Golf - unknown - Setup - Hudson Soft - TurboGrafx-16 - 1989

Super Spike V'Ball - Kazunaka Yamane - Chicago - Technos - NES - 1990