LMH Mixtape #52: Best Of Year In Review

This is it, users!  To celebrate the end of each LMH year, both boizz count down their top ten favorite new musical discoveries.  Brent and Rob switch (haha) off their selections at each level, so you'll hear both #10s, then both #9s, and so on up to the ultimate #1s.  This tradition may be a little more difficult to follow in mixtape form, but all you really need to know is that this tune parade is full of heavy-hitters whose attack power keeps increasing as the rush continues.  Make it to the end and congratulate yourselves on the first completed Legacy Music Hour year with a staff roll and some cake -- and if you have your own top ten list from the 2010-2011 era, share it down below or wherever you want!

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Partial track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/10/legacy-music-hour-episode-52-best-of.html

Episode 183: Chreepy Christmas

What starts out as an episode sort of about this year’s presidential election, ends up being a Christmas episode -and a scary one at that.  Full track listing below.

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

Terra Cresta - Kenji Yoshida - Theme of Terracresta - Nihon Bussan/Vic Tokai - NES - 1990

HeroQuest - Neil Baldwin - Main Theme - Gremlin Graphics/Hasbro Interactive - NES (Europe) - 1991 (unreleased)

Bubble Bobble Part 2 - Kenichi Kamio - BGM I (Rounds 1-19) - ITL/Taito - NES - 1993

Splatterhouse - Katsuro Tajima - Body Eater (Battle) - Namco - TurboGrafx-16 - 1990

Cocoron - Yoshiji Yokoyama, Takashi Tateishi - Rescuing Friends - K2/Takeru - Famicom - 1991

Langrisser II - Isao Mizoguchi - Fight It Out - NCS - Mega Drive - 1994

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

Blazing Lazers - Masatomo Miyamoto (Miyamo), J.T.S, Masanobu Tsukamoto (Mats), Sydon Inoue (Sydon), Ozono, Keiji Takeuchi (Takeuchi) - Area 4 - Compile/Hudson Soft - TurboGrafx-16 - 1989

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon - Aki Hata - Stage 5, Area B: Beryl’s Fortress - Angel Studios/Ma-Ba - Mega Drive - 1994

A Nightmare on Elm Street - David Wise - Title Screen - Rare/LJN - NES - 1990

Thunder Fox - Kazuko Umino - Air Fortress (Stage 2) - Taito - arcade - 1990

LMH Mixtape #51: Girls, Girls, Girls

Episode 51 was definitely ladies' night at the Legacy Music Hour.  Not only was the setlist comprised entirely of tracks by women composers, but Brent's sister Laura sat in on the magic from the observation booth and added to the thematic atmosphere.  Enjoy this feminine focus, then get ready to wrap up the first full year of LMH mixtapes with the upcoming Best of the Year In Review!

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite: Little Nemo: The Dream Master - Nightmare Land (Dream 8)
Other instant new favorite:  Thunder Fox - Ending
Brewed new favorite: SimCity - Capital


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/10/legacy-music-hour-episode-51-girls.html

LMH Mixtape #50: Free Play 5

Well users, we made it to Mixtape 50 -- which means that the Best Of the Year In Review is just two episodes away.  If you never got around to making your top 10 list back in 2011, or you think your list might be different after ingesting all these mixtapes, now's your chance!  Start thinking about it while you take in Free Play 5, and maybe we'll all be comparing countdowns when we hit Mixtape 52.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite: Nosferatu - Main Theme
Other instant new favorite: Rygar - Cave
Brewed new favorite: Soul Blazer - The Shrine of the Master

This song has lyrics: Wonder Momo - Ending*
This song also has lyrics: Rygar - Cave**

* VGM Karaoke begins at 00:55:30 in the original episode
** VGM Karaoke begins at 01:00:22 in the original episode


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/10/legacy-music-hour-episode-50-free-play.html

Episode 182: Best Of Year In Review 5

Once again, Brent and Rob countdown their top tracks of the year (Episodes 170 through 180).  This year, they present their favorite five (instead of ten) in order from fifth to first best.  As usual, tracks selected for this episode are pieces of video game music they became aware of only within the last year and that were played on the show.  Similar to last year’s countdown, Brent talks a long time at the beginning of the episode, which might be kind of boring, so sorry about that.  However, unlike any previous year, something kind of neat happens with Brent and Rob.  Listen and find out what it is.  Partial track listing below.

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

Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 2 - Kenji Yamamoto - Ending - TOSE/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1993

LMH Mixtape #49: Koichi Sugiyama

Koichi Sugiyama was a famous composer in more traditional musical circles before he got involved with Dragon Quest, a game which quickly expanded into one of the most popular video game series in Japan.  Enjoy the classical sophistication that Sugiyama packs into his 8-bit and 16-bit compositions, and delight in the fact that he is still writing the music for the franchise today, with Dragon Quest XI slated for Japanese release in 2017.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite: Sylvalion - Chapter 1
Other instant new favorite: Master of Monsters - Into the Deep Blue Sky

Brewed new favorite: Monopoly - Game on 1F
Other brewed new favorite: Dragon Warrior IV - Cursed Towers

Picardy Third Alert:  Dragon Quest II - All Hope is Lost
Makes me want to build a house in the Sims:  Monopoly - Game on 1F


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/10/legacy-music-hour-episode-49-koichi.html

Episode 181: Game Grumps

Brent and Rob are joined once again by Dan Avidan (having appeared two episodes ago) and this time, by Arin Hanson as well, for the full Game Grumps package.  Arin and Dan host the video game playthrough web series Game Grumps and start this episode off with some Mame That Chune-esque action, leaving Brent and Rob feeling a bit inadequate as video game music connoisseurs, but perhaps you, the users, may fare better than the boys.  Also, just in time for Halloween, Brent, Rob, Arin, and Dan share scary stories to help set the mood of the month.  Time Lord.  Full track listing below.

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

Rad Racer II - Nobuo Uematsu - Gum Ball Crash - Square - NES - 1990

Knuckles' Chaotix - Mariko Nanba, Junko Shiratsu - Evening Star - Sega - Sega 32X - 1995

Getsu Fuuma Den - Hidenori Maezawa - Overworld Theme - Konami - Famicom - 1987

OutRunners - Takayuki Nakamura - Blow Your Cool - Data East/Sega - Genesis - 1994

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

Task Force Harrier EX - Tenpei Sato, Kazunori Hideya - Night Mountain District (Area 1) - Jorudan/Treco - Genesis - 1991

Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima - Yuichi Ozaki - The Engine Started Up - Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1996

New 3D Golf Simulation: Waialae no Kiseki - Yumi Satake (Yumi Kinoshita), Shunsuke Minomiya, Shigekazu Kamaki, Hiroshi Morita, Yusaburo Shimojyo, Akira Tamada - BGM 1 - T&E Soft - Mega Drive - 1994

Ecco Jr. - Andy Armer DMP, Gabor Foltan, Laszlo Fazekas - The Fish Caves, Vents of Pearl - Novotrade International/Sega - Genesis - 1995

Skeleton Krew - Nathan McCree - Opening Theme - Core Design Ltd. - Genesis - 1995

Shadow Squadron - Masaru Setsumaru - Mission 4 - Sega - Sega 32X - 1995


Relevant Links:

Arin and Dan's video game playthrough series, Game Grumps...

http://www.youtube.com/GameGrumps

Arin's YouTube channel...

https://www.youtube.com/egoraptor

Dan's band, Ninja Sex Party...

http://www.youtube.com/NinjaSexParty

Video: Legacy Music Hour at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2015

Last year, Brent and Rob visited the Portland Retro Gaming Expo.  Here's some of what happened.



Thanks to Brett Roberts (www.brettrobertsvideo.com), Art Santana (www.groundkontrol.com), Trevor Thorpe, Nick Beaird and Alex Ell.

LMH Mixtape #48: Keith Apicary and Nathan Barnatt

Dear Users, do you remember your first LMH episode?  KeyGlyph does.  It was Episode 48!  Keith Apicary and Nathan Barnatt both visited the headquarters way back when, and they each brought a list of games; from those games the boizz compiled a decidedly Sega-heavy setlist of tunes, which you can now listen to in mixtape form, several years later, as compiled by KeyGlyph.  In some weird kind of way it's like things have just come around full circle.  Try to fight off the motion sickness, and enjoy!

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite: Road Rash - Sierra Navada
Other instant new favorite: Flashback: The Quest for Identity - Ending Theme
Brewed new favorite: Solar Striker - Ending

Blatant Favoritism Award: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Angel Island Zone Act 1

Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/09/legacy-music-hour-episode-48-keith.html

Episode 180: Rise

Episode 180 is about various things “rising” and loosely follows the story of an army of robots that rise up and attempt to take down the human race.  Brent and Rob also record this episode in a studio building frequented by the likes of Beyonce, Puff Daddy, and Robin Thicke, so an LMH thanks and salute to those guys for breaking things in for the Chiki Chiki Boyz.  Full track listing below.

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

Rise of the Robots - Richard Joseph, Jason Page - Crusher's Stage - Data Design Interactive/Acclaim - Mega Drive (Europe) - 1994

Quarth - Hidehiro Funauchi, Norio Hanzawa - Level 2 - Konami - Game Boy - 1990

Radical Rex - Marshall Parker - Graveyard - Beam Software/Activision - Genesis - 1994

Drift King Shutokou Battle '94 - Opus Corp. - Shop - Genki/Bullet-Proof Software - Super Famicom - 1994

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing - Patrick Phelan - Tournament Standings - Gremlin Graphics/GameTek - Genesis - 1993

Gradius II - Shinji Tasaka, Motoaki Furukawa, Kenichi Matsubara, Seiichi Fukami, Hidenori Maezawa (arr.), Yukie Morimoto (arr.) - Tabidachi (Air Battle/Dogfight) - Konami - Famicom - 1988

The Adventures of Batman & Robin - Jesper Kyd - Joker's Theme - Genesis - 1995

Daibakushou: Jinsei Gekijou - Mitsuhito Tanaka - Ending and Staff Roll - Taito - Super Famicom - 1992

Party Quiz Mega Q - Hirofumi Murasaki - CM Song - Minato Giken/Sega - Mega Drive - 1993

Golden Axe III - Naofumi Hataya, Tatsuyuki Maeda (Ryunosuke), Haruyo Oguro (Lotty), Tomonori Sawada - Cave of Crystal (Stage 3B) - Sega - Mega Drive - 1993

Tetris Battle Gaiden - Tomoyuki Hamada - Ritual Dance - Bullet-Proof Software - Super Famicom - 1993

LMH Mixtape #47: Taito

It's the Taito focus!  And for those of you who finish this mixtape and find yourselves craving more, you're in luck: last week Taito's house band, Zuntata, made more than 3,000+ of their songs available for streaming through Apple Music.  We couldn't have planned this better if we'd tried!

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Insector X - Farewell Insector (Ending Theme)
Other instant new favorite:  Master of Weapon - BGM 1 (Act 2)
Other other instant new favorite:  Darius Plus - Cosmic Air Way (Zone C)

Blatant Favoritism Award:  Bubble Bobble - Pressing Forward
Picardy Third Alert:  Syvalion - Title


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/09/legacy-music-hour-episode-47-taito.html

LMH Mixtape #46: Role-Playing Games

The Legacy Music Hour used their first RPG focus to dig up some lesser-known music in the genre, to discuss cart blowing, and to congratulate their listeners in greeting-card format.  After enjoying this mixtape's isolated tunes, be sure to check out user Zeke Sharp's recreation of said LMH greeting card to congratulate yourself on whatever awesome stuff you've been up to lately.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Last Bible III - Shark Ship
Other instant new favorite:  Soul Blazer - Lostside Marshes
Brewed new favorite:  Tenchi Souzou - Unforseen Occurrence

Now That I've Found It, I Can't Live Without It: Last Bible III - Shark Ship


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/09/legacy-music-hour-episode-46-role.html

Episode 179: Technical Difficulties

Lots of technical difficulties on Episode 179, and a variety of them at that.  Rob constantly gets disconnected, there’s a power surge, audio delays, Rob’s microphone cord breaks, Brent says “um” way more than usual.  Just one tech issue after the next.  So please bear with this episode and the awkward moments these issues create.  On the bright side, however, Brent and Rob are joined by Dan Avidan, from the band Ninja Sex Party and one of hosts of the video game playthrough series, Game Grumps.  Rob also shares a dramatic story about an interaction he had with a user named Ted.  NOTE: Brent’s Museum of Tolerance joke was basically derived from an Arj Barker joke, just to make sure credit is properly given here.  Full track listing below.

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

Wizap!: Ankoku no Ou - Yoshiyuki Ito, Masumi Ito - Promise to Again - SAS Sakata/ASCII Entertainment - Super Famicom - 1994

Skeleton Krew - Nathan McCree - Stage 3: Sewer Duct - Core Design Ltd. - Genesis - 1995

Pachinko Tetsujin: Shichiban Shoubu - Shigenori Masuko, Yoko Kawashima (Yoko Suzuki), Maki Kirioka - Ending - Graphic Research/Daikoku - Super Famicom - 1995

Tecmo World Cup Soccer - Ryuichi Nitta - Game Theme - Tecmo - Famicom - 1990

Miyaji Shachou no Pachinko Fan: Shouri Sengen 2 - Masahito Miyamoto, Mikio Ohno, Mio.H - Ready For The Day - Planning Office Wada - Super Famicom - 1995

Putter Golf - E. Fugu - BGM 1 - Sega - Mega Drive Meganet - 1991

Pachiokun Puzzle Castle - Kenji Ikeda - Game Over - Marionette/Coconuts Japan - Game Boy (Japan) - 1994

Sansan - Kenji Iseki - Title Screen - White Box/Sansan - Mega Drive - 1994

Monster*Race - Kennosuke Suemura - After Underground - Koei - Game Boy (Japan) - 1998

Lord Monarch: Tokoton Sentou Densetsu - Masaki Tanimoto - Princess in Danger - Omiya Soft/Sega - Mega Drive - 1994

Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun - Shinji Tasaka, Satoko Minami - Water Cha-Cha (Stage 3) - Konami - Famicom - 1991

Pro Striker Final Stage - Tomoyuki Hamada - Lose - NexTech/Sega - Mega Drive - 1995

Classic Road II: Real Kouma Simulation - Hayato Matsuo, Hitoshi Sakimoto (prog.) - Office Work - Opera House/Victor - Super Famicom - 1995


Relevant Links:

Dan's video game playthrough series, Game Grumps...

http://www.youtube.com/GameGrumps

Dan's band, Ninja Sex Party...

http://www.youtube.com/NinjaSexParty

LMH Mixtape #45: Western Composers

Just four episodes after their Japan focus, Brent and Rob decided to highlight the distinctive style of western composers.  With giants like L. Rob Hubbard, Joe McAlby, the Wise One, the Follin Brothers, and the Burnin' Furniss, you can't go wrong.  Get ready to rock out -- and sometimes fly away -- with this awesome mix.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  RoboCop Versus The Terminator - Victory
Other instant new favorite: Snake Rattle 'n' Roll - Level 8: Snake Lakes

Brewed new favorite:  Secret of Evermore - Flying
Other brewed new favorite:  The Incredible Crash Dummies - BGM 1


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/09/legacy-music-hour-episode-45-western.html

Episode 178: Free Play 30

Soccer and other stuff -that's the unofficial theme of Episode 178.  Rob decides to present only soccer/football related tracks while Brent keeps the options more varied.  Should LMH start naming the episodes based on what the boys talk about, rather than just naming it "Free Play", since they're all pretty much free plays these days?  Voice your opinion in the comments section.  Full track listing below.

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

Pro Moves Soccer - Jesper Kyd - Introduction - ASCII - Genesis - 1993

Akagawa Jirou no Yuurei Ressha - Koichi Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Taguchi - Yuuko, the Schoolgirl - Mighty Craft/King Records - Famicom - 1991

Goal! - Akihito Hayashi (?) - Title Theme - TOSE/Jaleco - NES - 1989

Racing Hero - Hikoshi Hashimoto - BGM 1 - Sega - arcade - 1989

Sensible Soccer: European Champions - Richard Joseph, Matt Furniss (arr.) - In-Game Music - Sensible Software/Renegade - Mega Drive (Europe) - 1993

Mouryou Senki Madara 2 - Tappi Iwase - The Hunter’s Repose - Konami - Super Famicom - 1993

Streets of Rage - Yuzo Koshiro - Attack the Barbarian - Sega - Genesis - 1991

Aerobiz - unknown (Taku Iwasaki?) - Time Out - Koei - SNES - 1993

Dino Dini's Soccer - Matt Furniss - Game BGM - Dini and Dini Productions/Virgin Interactive - Mega Drive (Europe) - 1994

The Blue Marlin - unknown - Ending - Hot-B - NES - 1992

J.League Super Soccer - Andy Brock - Staff Roll - Probe Entertainment/Hudson - Super Famicom - 1994

Pachi-Slot World Cup '94 - unknown - Okerentaru II - I'Max - Game Boy (Japan) - 1994

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

LMH Mixtape #44: Funny Music

Episode 44 featured tracks that were funny, intentionally or otherwise.  Weird vocals, flatulence, dinosaurs, frogs, burps, and inappropriately Baroque compositions abound in this very strange mix!

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  International Superstar Soccer Deluxe - Main Menu
Brewed new favorite:  Clay Fighter - Title Screen

Underestimated Earworm Award:  Armadillo - Bonus Points/New York Map


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/08/legacy-music-hour-episode-44-funny.html

LMH Mixtape #43: Ice and Snow

This chillzone mix is just what the northern hemisphere users need now that summer is around the corner.  For the users on the other half of the globe, though, this setlist just makes sense.  Whichever your situation, enjoy getting in the spirit of ice and snow!

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Battletoads - Ice Caves
Brewed new favorite:  Snow Bros.: Nick & Tom - Stage Theme 3

Blatant Favoritism Award:  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Ice Cap Zone 2
Blatant Favoritism Award x2:  DuckTales - The Himalayas


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/08/legacy-music-hour-episode-43-ice-and.html

Episode 177: Free Play 29

Get pumped out with the boizz as Rob once again joins Brent in person.  This episode was recorded a month before its release, so Brent and Rob talk about things the way they might have expected them to be in the future (a month in the future, that is).  Brent also helps Rob come up with a big time money making idea for his new barbershop.  Plus, not only does Rob sing along to music without delay, he munches along to the music without delay.  Full track listing below.

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

Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness - Yuki Iwai (Yuki Satomura) - Ghoul Dwelling - Capcom - NES - 1992

WCW World Championship Wrestling - Kenji Yoshida - 2 Player Tag Team Match - Nichibutsu/FCI - NES - 1990

Emerald Dragon - Hirohiko Fukuda - Field Battle - Alfa System/Media Works - Super Famicom - 1995

Akagawa Jirou no Yuurei Ressha - Koichi Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Taguchi - 8 People Trapped/Guy Is Dodgy - Mighty Craft/King Records - Famicom - 1991

Heracles no Eikou III: Kamigami no Chinmoku - Seiji Momoi - A Town Smelling of Olives - Data East - Super Famicom - 1992

Jackal - Shinya Sakamoto, Atsushi Fujio - Stage 3 - Konami - NES - 1988

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

Ninja Spirit - Masahiko Ishida - Deep Blue (Ending) - Irem - TurboGrafx-16 - 1990

O-chan no Oekaki Logic - Kazuo Nii - Logic Theme 3 - Sunsoft/Game Studio - Super Famicom - 1995

Bakushou Jinsei Gekijou 2 - unknown - Set-Up/Old Man - C-Lab/Taito - Famicom - 1991

Darius Twin - Norihiro Furukawa (Wiz. Master), Pochi - Rilair - Taito - SNES - 1991

LMH Mixtape #42: Boss Music

Get pumped up for the boss music mixtape!  Pop this in the next time you're headed off to an audition, job interview, or championship game, and you'll get yourself in the mindset you need to nail it.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Donkey Kong Country - Gang-Plank Galleon
Other instant new favorite:  Kirby's Super Star - Boss Battle
Brewed new favorite:  Märchen Adventure: Cotton 100% - Mini Boss Battle

Goosebumpin':  Super Castlevania IV - Dracula Battle
Best Texture:  Secret of Mana - Danger


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/08/legacy-music-hour-episode-42-boss-music.html

Episode 176: Free Play 28

For Episode 176, Rob is back in action, live and in the flesh.  That means, the Boizz are back, live and in the flesh.  Now Rob can finally sing along to the tracks properly without there being a delay.  User Mega Mike sits in for a live listen as well.  Ninjas, pirates, and cowboys -they’re all “waiting for you” on this edition of the Legacy Music Hour.  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 - Omake 10 - Technosoft - Genesis - 1992

Shin Megami Tensei if... - Tsukasa Masuko - Shitto Kai - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1994

Ninja Gaiden Shadow - Hiroyuki Iwatsuki (Don) - Ending/Staff Roll - Tecmo - Game Boy - 1991

Energy Breaker - Yukio Nakajima - Wind that Whips the Wilderness - Taito/Neverland - Super Famicom - 1996

Hook - Tetsuya Furumoto, Katsunori Ujiie - Watch Your Step - Ukiyotei/Sony Imagesoft - SNES - 1992

Crisis Force - Kenichi Matsubara, Yasuhiko Manno, Jun Chuuma - Ending - Konami - Famicom - 1991

Sonic Eraser - Masaru Setsumaru (Bossanova Oyz) - Puzzle Mode - Sega - Mega Drive Meganet - 1991

Mouryou Senki Madara 2 - Tappi Iwase, Miki Higashino, Hirofumi Taniguchi - Vagrant’s Song - Konami - Super Famicom - 1993

Cowboy Kid - Masaharu Iwata - Railroad Theme - Pixel/Romstar - NES - 1992

Shin Megami Tensei - Tsukasa Masuko - Ending - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1992

Gradius II - Hidenori Maezawa, Yukie Morimoto - Over Heat (Stage 6) - Konami - Famicom - 1988

LMH Mixtape #41: Only In Japan

If you weren't living in Japan during the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, you might have missed out on some excellent video game music.  Don't worry, though; Brent and Rob went ahead and imported some of their favorite tunes for the non-Nihonjin among us.  Tanoshinde kudasai!

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai Youchienji - Village
Other instant new favorite:  Rockman and Forte - Museum

Brewed new favorite:  Barunba - Stage 2 (Reefer Area)
Other brewed new favorite:  Sutte Hakkun - Stage 1

Blame it on the rain:  A Ressha de Ikou MD - gameplay


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/08/legacy-music-hour-episode-41-only-in.html

Episode 175: Free Play 27

In this episode, Rob experiences some technical difficulties but tries to make it work anyway.  Other than that, the boys talk about appropriate video game music for high school graduations (user suggestions welcome) and play some jams as usual.  Full track listing below.

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

Super Mahjong Taikai - Fiori Wakakuwa - Theme of Nobunaga Oda - Koei - Super Famicom - 1992

RoboCop - Jonathan Dunn, Basil Poledouris - Missions 1, 5, and 7 - Ocean - Game Boy - 1990

Cocoron - Yoshiji Yokoyama, Takashi Tateishi - Stage Theme II - K2/Takeru - Famicom - 1991

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing - Patrick Phelan - Race Over - Gremlin Graphics/GameTek - Genesis - 1993

Life Force - Miki Higashino, Hidenori Maezawa (arr.), Shinya Sakamoto (arr.), Satoe Terashima (arr.), Atsushi Fujio (arr.) - Power of Anger (Stage 1) - Konami - NES - 1988

Super R.C. Pro-Am - David Wise - Unknown A - Rare - Game Boy - 1991

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 - Yuka Tsujiyoko - In-Chapter: Sara - Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1999

Top Gear - Barry Leitch, Hiroyuki Masuno (arr.) - Frankfurt - Gremlin Graphics/ Kemco - SNES - 1992

Legends of the Diamond: The Baseball Championship Game - unknown - gameplay - TOSE/Bandai - NES - 1992

Batman: Return of the Joker - Naoki Kodaka, Nobuyuki Hara, Shinichi Seya - Stages 3 (Dangerous Ways) - Sunsoft - NES - 1991

Momotarou Dentetsu Jr.: Zenkoku Ramen Meguri no Maki - Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Kazuaki Miyaji - gameplay - Hudson Soft/Make - Game Boy (Japan) - 1998

LMH Mixtape #40: Free Play 4

The headquarters was in free play mode again for its 40th anniversary, and this episode brought up a lot of difficult questions.  Are the Ninja Turtles superheroes?  Is Steve Rogers' transformation into Captain America a tragedy?  And seriously, did anyone pronounce the word "prix" right as a child?  Ponder the philosophical depths as you tune into the mixtape's uninterrupted jams, then travel back to the original episode to hear the boizz weigh in on the issues.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Madou Monogatari I - Opening (Part 2 - Dark Noble's Theme)
Brewed new favorite:  Super Nazo Puyo 2 - Overworld

Inspires the loudest sing-alongs:  Super Tennis - Ending
Somebody please expand these lyrics*:  Madou Monogatari I - Main BGM 1 (Floors 1-10)

*Brent and Rob's freestyle begins at 01:16:44 in the original episode


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/08/legacy-music-hour-episode-40-free-play.html

LMH Mixtape #39: Side-Scrolling and Platforming

The side-scrolling and platforming genres are kinda like the bread and butter of classic gaming, so why not take a delicious stroll with the boizz?  Just keep heading to the right to savor the tunes.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Eek! The Cat - Zoo
Other instant new favorite:  James Pond: Underwater Agent - From Three Mile Island With Love

Brewed new favorite:  Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts - Castle of the Emperor
Other brewed new favorite:  Plok - Beach

This song has lyrics:  Super Mario World - Fortress*
This song also has lyrics:  Dynamite Headdy - Crosswalk of Love**

* VGM Karaoke begins at 00:44:20 in the original episode
** VGM Karaoke begins at 00:51:18 in the original episode


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/07/legacy-music-hour-episode-39-side.html

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 #38: New Age Music

Been feeling stressed out lately?  Treat yourself to the LMH New Age Music Mixtape -- and maybe a Turkish bath, too -- and you'll find yourself feeling fresh and relaxed in no time.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Secret of Evermore - Ebon Keep
Other instant new favorite:  Equinox - Atlena

Brewed new favorite:  EarthBound - Dr. Andonut's Lab
Other brewed new favorite: Star Ocean - Guitar 2

This track scared me as a child:  Ecco the Dolphin - Welcome to the Machine


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/07/legacy-music-hour-episode-38-new-age.html

Episode 173: Free Play 25

In Episode 173, Brent and Rob talk about remakes, knock-offs, and video game music monuments.  Also, Studio Trevor is out of the studio while they record and the boys talk about that too.  Full track listing below.

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

Jewel Master - Motoaki Takenouchi - Jewel Master - Sega - Genesis - 1991

HAL's Hole in One Golf - Jun Ishikawa (?) - World Cup - HAL Laboratory - SNES - 1991

Bounty Sword - Kohei Tanaka - Main Theme - ITL/Pioneer LDC - Super Famicom - 1995

Alpha Mission II - Toshikazu Tanaka - Massacre (Boss 2, 4, 6) - SNK - Neo Geo - 1991

Langrisser II - Noriyuki Iwadare - Ending Theme (Part 1) - NCS - Mega Drive - 1994

Gradius - Miki Higashino - Mechanical Globule (Stage 6) - Konami - arcade - 1985

Dragon Warrior II - Koichi Sugiyama - Travelling with Friends - Enix/Chunsoft - NES - 1990

Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijou - unknown - Round 2 - Sega - Mega Drive - 1988

GB Pachio-kun 2 - Kenji Ikeda, Ando, Hirotoshi Motoyama - Opening - Aisystem Tokyo/Coconuts Japan - Game Boy (Japan) - 1994

Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut - Takane Ohkubo - District 35 ~ Silkiene's Theme - Nintendo/HAL - Super Famicom - 2000

Itadaki Street: Watashi no Oten ni Yottette - Toshiyuki Ueno - Laughing Point (Doing Business) - ASCII/Game Studio/Loginsoft - Famicom - 1991

Formation Soccer on J.League - unknown - Grampus - Human Entertainment - PC Engine - 1994

Aerobiz - unknown (Taku Iwasaki?) - Europe - Koei - SNES - 1993

Galaga '90 - Hiroyuki Kawada - Galactic Dancing Walz - Namco/NEC - TurboGrafx-16 - 1989

Monster Maker III: Hikari no Majutsushi - T's Music - Prologue/Name Entry - Sofel - Super Famicom - 1993

LMH Mixtape #37: Movies

The Legacy Music Hour Official Rulebook states that straight-up adapted music is illegal, but original compositions from movie tie-in games?  Those are fair play!  Have a listen to what some of the biggest films of the 80s and 90s inspired in the minds of some of the era's greatest video game composers.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Super Back to the Future II - Round 3-1
Brewed new favorite:  Platoon - Title Screen
Other brewed new favorite:  The Untouchables - Title


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/07/legacy-music-hour-episode-37-movies.html

Episode 172: Free Play 24

Brent and Rob bring in the neo year (the world’s neo year, not the LMH neo year) with another free play of great video game music.  Brent is sick, but sounds sicker than he actually is, so beware that there is a lot of throat clearing, coughing, and sniffling.  Sorry, the Legacy Music Hour hopes this isn’t too disgusting.  Also, Brent’s brothers, Max and Nicky, who were in town for the holidays, sit in to help comment and discuss and count time signatures.  Also, also, Rob and Brent open up a bunch of user submitted Christmas gifts (these gifts weren’t late, the boys just wanted to save them for the episode), so thank you to Joseph B. and KeyGlyph for the excitement and fun.  Full track listing below.

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

Breakers - Kenichi Kamio - Sho - Visco/SNK - Neo Geo (Japan) - 1996

F-1 Grand Prix Part III - Naoki Itamura - Story Mode - Video System - Super Famicom - 1994

Dyna Brothers - Masami Yitsuse (Mikan Yuzuno) - Stage 01 (Easy) - CRI - Mega Drive - 1992

Bounty Sword - Kohei Tanaka - Western Comrades - ITL/Pioneer LDC - Super Famicom - 1995

Momotarou Dengeki: Momotaro Thunderbolt - Masakatsu Maekawa - Final Boss - Hudson Soft - Game Boy (Japan) - 1993

Tengai Makyou Zero: Far East of Eden - Kohei Tanaka, Toshiyuki Sasagawa - Overture - Red/Hudson - Super Famicom - 1995

HAL's Hole in One Golf - Jun Ishikawa (?) - Dance Alone - HAL Laboratory - SNES - 1991

Super Bonk - Masaaki Nishizawa, Keiji Ueki, Kennosuke Suemura - Blue Sky - Red/Hudson - SNES - 1994

Ballz 3D: Fighting at its Ballziest - Mark Miller, Jason Scher - Title Screen, Menus, Winner! - PF.Magic/Accolade - Genesis - 1994

GP-1 - Masanao Akahori - Champion - Genki/Atlus - SNES - 1993

Olympic Summer Games: Atlanta 1996 - Mark Ortiz - Main Theme - Tiertex/Black Pearl - SNES - 1996

Wakataka Oozumou: Yume no Kyoudai Taiketsu - Takako Ono, Takane Ohkubo - Name Edit Selection - Tomcat System/Imagineer - Super Famicom - 1993

Kid Dracula - Akiko Itoh - Password - Konami - Game Boy - 1993

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

Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Chou Senshi in Tokyo Dome - Yusuke Takahama - Theme of Hase - Varie - Super Famicom - 1993