LMH Mixtape #291: Beyond 16-Bit 11

It's time again for another Beyond 16-Bit episode, where the boizz get to play some video game music that normally wouldn't be LMH legal.  This covers a wide range of generations, including a track from a game (Mina the Hollower) that at the time of this mixtape's release has yet to even be released!  Two tracks were played from the arcade game Bunny Bomber Blast! which are sure to get you fired up.  And Mall Meltdown (Episode 6) from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a totally slappin' tune with parts that sound similar to Madonna's "Into the Groove."  So let's all get into the groove with these tracks and everything else on this mixtape!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Blatant Favoritism:  Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Jaws of a Scorched Earth

Instant Favorite:  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Mall Meltdown (Episode 6)

Most Chill:  CrossCode - Autumn's Fall

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2025/12/episode-291-beyond-16-bit-11.html

Episode 291: Beyond 16-Bit 11

It's time once again for the Legacy Music Hour to take a departure from the usual third and fourth generation video game music and look at more recent material.  That is, recent as in music from games that came out for the Game Boy Color, all the way to games that come out in 2026 (well, just one game).  Full track listing below.

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

Lufia: The Legend Returns - Yasunori Shiono, Akiko Ishibashi, Tomoko Morita - Town of Albano - Neverland/Natsume - Game Boy Color - 2001

AeroWings 2: Air Strike - Naoshi Kunisawa, Yukiko Tamura - Menu - CRI/Crave - Dreamcast - 2000

Bunny Bomber Blast! - Sean Bialo - Do Not Feed The Moles - hiulit/exA-Arcadia - arcade (Japan) - 2025

The Apprentice - Joost Egmond - Opening - The Vision Factory/Philips Media - CD-i - 1994

UFO 50 - Eirik Suhrke - Seaside Drive: Stage 4 - Mossmouth - Nintendo Switch - 2025

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Michiru Yamane - Jaws of a Scorched Earth - Konami - Nintendo DS - 2008

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Tee Lopes -  Mall Meltdown (Episode 6) - Tribute Games/DotEmu - Nintendo Switch - 2022

Bunny Bomber Blast! - Sean Bialo - Burrowing The Hatchet - hiulit/exA-Arcadia - arcade (Japan) - 2025

The Legend of Heroes I & II: Eiyuu Densetsu - Mieko Ishikawa, Masaaki Kawai, Ryuichiro Yamaki (arr.), Takeshi Kudo (arr.) - Town (I) - Falcom/GMF - Sega Saturn - 1998

CrossCode - Deniz Akbulut - Autumn's Fall - Radical Fish Games - PlayStation 4 - 2020

A-Rank Thunder Tanjouhen - Shinobu Ogawa, Toshihiko Miyoshi, Akio Kondou, Yoshiaki Hirasawa, Naoya Fukushima, Yuji - Conversation 3 - Telenet/Riot - Mega-CD - 1993

Pokémon Trading Card Game - Ichirou Shimakura - Duel - Hudson Soft/Nintendo - Game Boy Color - 2000

Psychic Detective Series Vol. 3: Aýa - Yasuhito Saito - DNA - DataWest - Mega-CD - 1993

Mina the Hollower - Jake Kaufman - Septemburg B - Yacht Club Games - Nintendo Switch - 2026

LMH Mixtape #224: Beyond 16-Bit 6

It is time, once again, to break free of the third and fourth generation bonds, and venture forth into the land Beyond.  That's right, it's time for another Beyond 16-Bit episode.  Number six to be precise, and there's a lot of great music here to be enjoyed.  For example, golf games have always been a reliable source of great tracks, and that holds true in the "beyond" as well.  "Fujiyama Oriental Golf Club (Japan)" from Neo Turf Masters is a fantastically energetic and jazzy track with a splash of tropical flavor added in for good measure. 

Looking for something "beyond" yet still traditional sounding?  "World 2 (Platforming)" from Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land by the incomparable Jake Kaufman is a total banger, done in a classic 8-bit style.

How about some high octane "shoot them up" tracks?  Dimahoo and Sol-Feace bring all the fusion energy you'll need to complete your mission.

Additionally, you'll even find a couple tracks with vocals in this episode!  So, take a moment to enjoy this mixtape with its diverse selection of tracks that you wouldn't normally find in a traditional LMH episode.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Under Defeat - Can’t Come Back? (Stage 1)

Another favorite: Shin Megami Tensei - Devas' Hall (Palace of the Four Heavenly Kings) 

So many favorites: Gunlord - End Credits

Too many favorites: Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land - World 2 (Platforming)

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2020/05/episode-224-beyond-16-bit-6.html

LMH Mixtape #216: Beyond 16-Bit 5

Every once in a while the boizz venture outside the realm of the 3rd and 4th generation, and go Beyond 16-Bit.  This marks the fifth time exploring this topic, and the LMH crew have a lot of great tunes to share with you in this episode.  While these are all "beyond" tracks, you would be forgiven for mistaking some of these for 3rd or 4th generation tracks.  The first track of this mixtape is a perfect example of this, with an 8-bit tune from the Menu of the NES Classic.  There's a lot of great modern retro style VGM composers in this mix like Jake Kaufman, Toby Fox, and Eric W. Brown, but there's also classic greats like Tomoya Tomita with "Frosty Wheel" from Kirby's Epic Yarn.  Finally, this mixtape caps off with an absolute banger, "One Night In Neo Kobe City" from the Sega CD game Snatcher, which features some killer saxophone!  So grab your headphones and join us in this journey beyond.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant Favorite: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Dracula's Tears 

Favoriting Start!: Undertale - Dating Start!

Another Favorite: Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land - World 1 (Space Shooter)

And Yet Another Favorite: The Messenger - Bamboo Boogaloo (Bamboo Creek) (Past)

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2019/09/episode-216-beyond-16-bit-5.html

Episode 273: Beyond 16-Bit 10

Another beyond fourth generation episode.  You know how it goes by now, right?  Note: Rob does play a piece at one point that turned out to be a music library track, so... illegal, that one was.  The boizz also talk about trilogies.  Full track listing below.

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

Mystic Warriors: Wrath of the Ninjas - Mr. Inoue - Great Airforce (Stage 7 BGM 2) - Konami - arcade - 1993

Jim Power - Chris Hülsbeck - Title - Loriciels/Micro World - PC Engine CD-ROM² - 1993

Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land - Jake Kaufman - Credits - WayForward/D3Publisher - Nintendo 3DS - 2013

Super Monkey Ball - Hidenori Shoji, Haruyoshi Tomita, Sakae Osumi - Monkey Billiards - Amusement Vision/Sega - GameCube - 2001

Everhood - KM_EXP - Reconciliation (excerpt) - Foreign Gnomes - Nintendo Switch - 2021

Neo Turf Masters - Takushi Hiyamuta (Hiya) - Blue Lagoon Golf Course (Australia) - Nazca/SNK - Neo Geo - 1996

Metal Slug - Takushi Hiyamuta (Hiya!) - Stage 2 - Nazca/SNK - Neo Geo - 1996

Pebble Beach Golf Links - Yumi Satake (Yumi Kinoshita) - Settings - T&E Soft - Sega Saturn - 1995

Cyber Shadow - Enrique Martin (Pentadrangle) - Mekacity Docks (Chapter 4) - Mechanical Head Studios/Yacht Club Games - Xbox One - 2021

Border Down - Yasuhisa Watanabe (Yack) - Why do you come back? (Ending A) - G.Rev - Dreamcast - 2003

Wario Land: Shake It! - Tomoya Tomita - Ropey Jungle - Good-Feel/Nintendo - Wii - 2008

Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf - Dwight Mikkelsen - Unused (Hollywood) - Sculptured Software/Accolade - TurboGrafx-CD - 1992

OverTop - Keiichiro Segawa - Music Of The Wind (BGM 4) - ADK/SNK - Neo Geo - 1996