LMH Mixtape #268: Secrets

It's a secret to everybody.

Well... not everybody.  The LMH users know the secret to finding great music, because this week's mixtape is filled with lots of secret hits!  We start off with the cheerful and upbeat "Tea Time" from Panorama Cotton on the Mega Drive.  "Final Race" from Mini-Yonku Let's & Go!! Power WGP 2 on the Super Famicom features some excellent bass, and it's no secret that it's tenner material for sure.  And "Stage 6: Purple Cave" from Coryoon: Child of Dragon has a very infectious melody with lots of catchy parts that will secretly stick in your mind.

It's safe to say the secret is out, so it's time to hit play and hear this latest mixtape out!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Hana Taaka Daka!? - Chieko

Second favorite: Mini-Yonku Let's & Go!! Power WGP 2 - Final Race

Another favorite: F-1 Sensation - Menu

Secret fourth favorite: Coryoon: Child of Dragon - Stage 6: Purple Cave

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2024/01/episode-268-secrets.html

LMH Mixtape #267: Wishing There Was More

Have you've ever listened to a track and liked it, but wished there was more?  That was the theme for this episode.  For example, the short, twenty second long track from Gomola Speed sounds like the beginning of an 80's goth or new wave track.  While still good on its own, it leaves you wishing there was just a bit more.  Of course, these opinions are all subjective.  So, do you agree?  Do these tracks leave you wanting more, or do they feel complete?  If you finish this mixtape and wish there was a little more, feel free to hit restart, and play it again!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Dragon Fighter - Stage 1

Second favorite: Gomola Speed - Act 1, 2, 9, 10, 14, 18, 19

Still wanting more: Kirby's Block Ball - Stage 7

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2023/12/episode-267-wishing-there-was-more.html

LMH Mixtape #266: The Three Tenners

Fresh off the Best Of Year In Review, the boizz hit the new year running with so many new potential top ten tracks and thus, as the title implies, this episode was packed with tenners.

"Commission (BGM 1)" from Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman has tenner potential written all over it.  Be sure to listen for the cool, bluesy breakdown towards the end of the track.  "Ending" from Panorama Cotton feels right out of an 80's movie soundtrack, and will definitely get you straight bumpin' (goose bumpin' that is).  There are even a couple great back-to-back sports tracks, and you know those are always hits.  Basically, if you're looking for tenners, look no further, because this mixtape is full of them (and has more than just three)!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

First Tenner: Panorama Cotton - Ending

Second Tenner: Shijou Saikyou League Serie A: Ace Striker - Let’s Play Italian Soccer!

Third Tenner: Battle Mania: Daiginjou - Sun Rise Purple

Sneaky Fourth Tenner: Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman - Commission (BGM 1)

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2023/10/episode-266-three-tenners.html

Episode 288: Castle Areas 2

Not since 2013, has the Legacy Music Hour done a focus on castle music in video games, but here's one now, twelve years later.  So this all music from either castle-themed stages or castle areas (in role-playing games, for example).  Full track listing below.

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

Golden Axe - You Takada (Dolphin), Tohru Nakabayashi - Death Adder - Sega - Genesis - 1989

Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals - Yasunori Shiono - Castle - Neverland/Natsume - SNES - 1996

Rampart - Satoshi Murata, Tomoko Sumiyama - Place Cannons (Practice/Normal/Hard) - Konami/Atari Games - Famicom - 1991

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

Milon's Secret Castle - Takeaki Kunimoto - Inside Castle - Hudson Soft - NES - 1988

The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle - Hiroyuki Masuno - Building - Kemco - NES - 1989

Rock'n Rage - Shigeru Fukutake (Fancy Furutake), Iku Mizutani (Can Mizutani), Satoe Terashima (Drum Terashima), Noriko Gushiken (River Gushiken), Kazuki Muraoka (Sand Muraoka) - Castle (Stage 2-2A) - Konami - arcade - 1986

SmartBall - Yasuhiko Fukuda (Hirohiko Fukuda), Manabu Saito, Akira Yamaoka - Castle - Game Freak/Sony Imagesoft - SNES - 1992

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle - Chikako Kamatani - Castle - Sega - Genesis - 1989

Madoola no Tsubasa: The Wing of Madoola - Naoki Kodaka - Castle - Sunsoft - Famicom - 1986

Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Koudou - Yukihiro Takahashi - Retake the Castle! - Wolf Team/Nippon Telenet - Super Famicom - 1993

Stone Protectors - Steve Duckworth - Stage 8 (In the Castle/Tension/Sucker Puncher/Completed) - Eurocom/Kemco - SNES - 1994

Final Fantasy - Nobuo Uematsu - Castle Coneria (Cornelia Castle) - Square - NES - 1990