Episode 282: Super Famicom

Even though this might seem like an Oscar-themed episode, which it is, the main focus is Super Famicom.  That's right.  All the tracks on this episode are from Japanese exclusive Super Famicom games.  And user Jared serves up another VGM Karaoke.  Full track listing below.

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

Albert Odyssey 2: Jashin no Taidou - Naoki Kodaka - Blown in a Sea Breeze - Sunsoft - Super Famicom - 1994

Drift King Shutokou Battle '94: Tsuchiya Keiichi & Bandou Masaaki - Jun Enoki (?) (Opus Corp.) - Ending - Genki/Bullet-Proof Software - Super Famicom - 1994

Live A Live - Yoko Shimomura - Under the Fake - Square - Super Famicom - 1994

Mini-Yonku Let's & Go!! Power WGP 2 - Masaru Tajima - International School - Jupiter Multimedia/Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1998

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 3 - Harumi Ueko - Success Mode Winter - Konami - Super Famicom - 1996

Final Stretch - Masanao Akahori (Opus) - System Configuration - Genki/LOZC G. Amusements - Super Famicom - 1993

Sound Novel Tsukuru - Mitsuhiro Arisaka, Shigeharu Isoda - Theme C - Success/ASCII Entertainment - Super Famicom - 1996

Masters: Harukanaru Augusta 2 - Yumi Satake, Yusaburo Shimojyo, Shigekazu Kamaki, Akira Tamada, Hiroshi Morita, Shunsuke Minomiya - BGM 3 - T&E Soft - Super Famicom - 1993

Pro Mahjong Kiwame III - Kazuo Oikawa, Yoshio Nagashima, Koichi Ishibashi - Expert Challenge Ending - Athena - Super Famicom - 1995

Itadaki Street 2: Neon Sign wa Bara Iro ni - Kyohei Tsutsumi, Koichi Sugiyama (advisor) - Stardust Princess - Tomcat System/Enix - Super Famicom - 1994

Haisei Mahjong Ryouga - Nobuyuki Shioda - Mahjong Game 3 - ASCII Entertainment - Super Famicom - 1995

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

Shimono Masaki no Fishing to Bassing - Iku Mizutani, Kinuyo Yamashita - Hello - Natsume - Super Famicom - 1994

LMH Mixtape #149: Horse Racing and Fishing Games

Batman & Robin, peanut butter & jelly, Super Mario Bros. & Duck Hunt.  There are many iconic duos throughout history, and today we focus on none other than "Horse Racing & Fishing.”  Not a combo you might expect, but these two go together like bread and butter.  Many of these games never made it out of Japan, which is a shame because they contain some fantastic soundtracks.  Luckily, you can hear some of those tracks right now!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

 

Instant favorite: GI King! Sanbiki no Yosouya - Hear Prediction

Other favorite: Gamble Hourouki - Horse Racing

Other other favorite: The Blue Marlin - Fish Got Away

 

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/09/episode-149-horse-racing-and-fishing.html

LMH Mixtape #137: Asiatic Music 2

How fortunate for us that the boizz decided to take a return trip to Asiatic levels and games, because it meant they brought back another handful of musical souvenirs!  This mixtape is kinda like a carousel slideshow of their trip, except that it cranks through tunes instead of pictures and is way more exciting than any vacation presentation your aunts or uncles made you sit through after family dinner.  Enjoy the tour, and maybe you'll get inspired to go on your own worldly video game travels this year.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite: Shanghai - Round Complete

Other instant new favorite: Granhistoria: Genshi Sekaiki - Opening

Brewed new favorite: Table Game Dai-Shuugo!! Shogi Mahjong Hanafuda - Mahjong

Other brewed new favorite: Live A Live - Yoko Shimomura - Secret Mission

Other other brewed new favorite:  AIII S.V.: A Ressha de Ikou 3 Super Version - Theme 3

Blatant Favoritism Award: Ninja Warriors - Boss 5

 

 

Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/06/episode-137-asiatic-music-2.html

LMH Mixtape #74: Asiatic Music

Japanese and Chinese locales pop up a lot in video games, and as you might have noticed, they often have amazing background music.  For Episode 74, Brent and Rob searched far and wide for some of the best Asiatic tracks around, and they came back with souvenirs from all the major console cultures of the 8-bit and 16-bit era -even the arcade scene!  So come and sample this amazing buffet of tunes from the Far East... and yes, you can invite your samurai hype man as a plus one.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  The Revenge of Shinobi - China Town
Other instant new favorite:  Sangokushi Retsuden: Ransei no Eiyuutachi - China Unified

Brewed new favorite:  The Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Kid Ying's Home (“Traveling in the Town of Hagure”) (Odeo Town)
Other brewed new favorite:  Brutal: Paws of Fury - Bridge in the Mountains


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2012/03/legacy-music-hour-episode-74-asiatic.html

Episode 141: Manga 2

Manga-based video games is the topic of Episode 141 (as it was for Episode 97).  Once again, Rob is absent, and this time, there isn't even a guest, so, Brent is totally alone on this one.  It's just Brent and some 8/16-bit era video game music and some provocative thoughts regarding Sailor Moon.  Full track listing below.

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

Meitantei Conan: Giwaku no Gouka Ressha - Taku Terada - Title Screen - Bandai - Game Boy (Japan) - 1998

Dear Boys - Kenji Yamazaki, Yoshikazu Yao - Ending - Yutaka/Kan's - Super Famicom - 1994

Rokudenashi Blues: Taiketsu! Tokyo Shitennou - M2, Kyomoe - Battle with Kasai - TOSE/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1994

Ashita no Joe - unknown - Wolf Kanagushi - Wave/K. Amusement Leasing - Super Famicom - 1992

Ranma 1/2: Chounai Gekitou Hen - Jun Enoki, Masanao Akahori - VS Kodachi Kuno - NCS - Super Famicom - 1992

Ranma 1/2: Akanekodan Teki Hihou - Toshio Okamoto - Cave of Cat Ghost King - Atelier Double/Toho - Super Famicom - 1993

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story - Takanori Arisawa - Downtown Juuban - Angel/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1995

Chibi Maruko-Chan: Maruko Deluxe Gekijou - Nobuyuki Shioda - Walking on the Sidewalk - Kid/Takara - Game Boy (Japan) - 1995

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor - Toshihiko Miyoshi, Yoshiaki Hirasawa, Naoya Fukushima, YaAMo - Clear Event 3 - Bec/Interbec - Super Famicom - 1994

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken - Noboru Yamane - Fierce Battle - Cobra Team/WinkySoft - Super Famicom - 1993

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon - Aki Hata - Ending - Angel Studios/Ma-Ba - Mega Drive - 1994

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Juugai Rantou!? Shuyaku Soudatsusen - Takanori Arisawa - Pluto's Theme - Angel/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1994

Crayon Shin-chan: Nagagutsu Dobon!! - Sanae Kasahara - Action Macrocosm - AIM/Bandai - Sufami Turbo - 1996

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R - Takanori Arisawa - Crystal Tokyo - Bandai - Super Famicom - 1993

Captain Tsubasa J: The Way to World Youth - Koji Yamada - Menu - Bec/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1995

Episode 137: Asiatic Music 2

Asiatic sounding video game music tracks are all the rage of Episode 137 (also see Episode 74).  Good music here with lots of pentatonic action.  Brent and Rob try to crack the mystery of "Kenny's Song".  Also, Brent's new friend makes a return visit, and Rob and Brent get a work out.  Full track listing below.

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

Mouryou Senki Madara 2 - Tappi Iwase, Miki Higashino, Hirofumi Taniguchi - Madara 2 Theme - Konami - Super Famicom - 1993

Toughman Contest - Brian Schmidt - China Theme - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1995

Table Game Dai-Shuugo!! Shogi Mahjong Hanafuda - unknown - Mahjong - Varie - Super Famicom - 1996

Monster in My Pocket - Hiroshi Takeyasu, Kozo Nakamura - Oriental Illusion (Stage 5) - Konami - NES - 1992

Shanghai - unknown - Round Complete - Hudson Soft/Activision - PC Engine - 1987

Granhistoria: Genshi Sekaiki - Motoaki Takenouchi - Opening - J-Force/Banpresto - Super Famicom - 1995

Bonze Adventure - Hisayoshi Ogura, Yasuhisa Watanabe (Yack), Y. Ohashi, C. Ichikawa - Round 7: Emma's Lair - Taito - arcade (Japan) - 1988

Live A Live - Yoko Shimomura - Secret Mission - Square - Super Famicom - 1994

AIII S.V.: A Ressha de Ikou 3 Super Version - unknown - Theme 3 - Pack-In-Video/Artdink - Super Famicom - 1995

Out to Lunch - Mark Knight - China 1 - Mindscape - SNES - 1993

Mahjong Taikai II - unknown - Sinbad - Koei - Super Famicom - 1994

Yie Ar Kung-Fu - Miki Higashino, unknown - Fight Theme - Konami - Famicom - 1985

Ninja Warriors - Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, Yasuo Yamate (N. Tate) - Boss 5 - Natsume/Taito - SNES - 1994

Samurai Ghost - Norio Nakagata, Guppy/Honchin (arr.), Miyoshi Okuyama (Okkun/Okuyaba) (arr.), Hiroyon (arr.) - Title Screen - Namco/Now Production - TurboGrafx-16 - 1992

Mini Yonku GB: Let's & Go!! All-Star Battle Max - Toshiyuki Ueno - China Meeting Place - ASCII /Jupiter Multimedia - Game Boy (Japan) - 1998

Episode 122: Mahjong Games

Mahjong based video games is the topic of Episode 122.  Super obscure titles, yet still very fruitful.  Tons of games in this category and they're all Japanese only releases.  Real good music too.  Full track listing below.

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

Mahjong Cop Ryuu: Shiro Ookami no Yabou - Aruaru Nakayama, Hyaa Maruyama, Adarutohideo Kamei - gameplay - Whiteboard - Mega Drive - 1989

Ide Yosuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong II - Norihiko Togashi - gameplay - Capcom/Arc System Works - Famicom - 1991

Mahjong Club Nagatacho: Sousaisen - unknown - gameplay - Hect - Famicom - 1991

Super Mahjong 3: Karakuchi - Masakatsu Maekawa - Battle Theme 5 - I'Max - Super Famicom - 1994

Koufuku o Yobu Game: Dora Dora Dora - Kiyohiro Sada, Kana Takahashi - Ending (?) - Natsume - Famicom - 1991

Mahjong Taikai II - unknown - gameplay - Koei - Super Famicom - 1994

Majaventure: Mahjong Senki - Kazuo Sawa - World 1 Theme - Tokuma Shoten - Famicom - 1990

Super Mahjong Taikai - Fiori Wakakuwa - Cleopatra - Koei - Super Famicom - 1992

Tel-Tel Mahjong - unknown - BGM 1 - Chat Noir/Sunsoft - Mega Drive - 1990

Shodankurai Nintei: Shodan Pro Mahjong - Eurhythm, Kenichi Fujii - Title Screen - Gaps/Khaos - Super Famicom - 1995

Gambler Jiko Chuushinha: Katayama Masayuki no Mahjong Doujou - Fumihito Kasatani - Sound Code 0C - Game Arts/Yellow Horn - Mega Drive - 1990

The Mahjong Touhaiden - Soushi Hosoi, Pirowo - Mister Diviner - Video System/Khaos - Super Famicom - 1993

Ide Yosuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong II - Norihiko Togashi - East Round, 1st Rotation - Capcom/Arc System Works - Famicom - 1991

Janou Touryuumon - Mecano Associates - BGM 1 - Game Arts - Mega Drive - 1993

Naki no Ryuu: Mahjong Hishouden - unknown - Opening - IGS - Super Famicom - 1992

Episode 97: Manga

Manga is the focus of Episode 97.  That is, 8-bit and 16-bit era video games based on manga (Japanese comics).  Wow, what a ton of unheard titles the boys discovered in preparation for this episode.  Brent and Rob narrow it down to some nice tracks for your "duguh duguh duguh" and "brrrrrrrruhh" listening pleasure.  Full track listing below.

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

Sakigake!! Otokojuku: Shippu Ichi Gou Sei - Haruki Adachi - Ending - TOSE/Bandai - Famicom - 1989

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidou Seyo! - unknown - gameplay - Advance Communication/Ma-Ba - Mega Drive - 1992

Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen - Yasuyuki Suzuki - Flag Game - Jaleco - Super Famicom - 1994

Akazukin ChaCha - Kazuya Suyama - Battle - Landwarf/Tomy - Super Famicom - 1996

Mouryou Senki Madara 2 - Tappi Iwase, Miki Higashino, Hirofumi Taniguchi - A Short Ensemble~Sky's Blueness, Tears and You - Konami - Super Famicom - 1993

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken - Noboru Yamane - Credits - WinkySoft/Cobra Team - Super Famicom - 1993

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidou Seyo! - unknown - Title Screen - Advance Communication/Ma-Ba - Mega Drive - 1992

Susano Oh Densetsu - Takahito Abe - Dungeon 1 - Alfa System/Hudson - PC Engine - 1989

Rokudenashi Blues: Taiketsu! Tokyo Shitennou - M2, Kyomoe - Battle with Onizuka - TOSE/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1994

Super Bikkuriman - Tomoyuki Hamada - Devil Zeus - Tom Create/Bec - Super Famicom - 1993

Mouryou Senki Madara - Konami Kukeiha Club - Fighting Human's Way - Konami - Famicom - 1990

Bari Bari Densetsu - unknown - gameplay - Taito - PC Engine - 1989

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon - Aki Hata - Stage 5, Area A: Arctic - Angel Studios/Ma-Ba - Mega Drive - 1994

Wedding Peach - Masafumi Ogata, Noriko Yamamoto - End of Game - Shimada Kikaku/KSS - Super Famicom - 1995

Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension - Takano, Nakajima, Tonkupon, Chatrita - Happy By (Staff Roll) - TOSE/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1996

Episode 74: Asiatic Music

Brent and Rob focus on 8-bit and 16-bit era video game music with an Asiatic/oriental sounding influence and in doing so, they discuss Eastern philosophy, chopsticks, and Street Fighter II.  Full track listing below.

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

The Revenge of Shinobi - Yuzo Koshiro - China Town - Sega - Genesis - 1989

Sangokushi Retsuden: Ransei no Eiyuutachi - unknown - China Unified - TOSE/Sega - Mega Drive - 1991

Super Mario Land - Hirokazu Tanaka - Chai Kingdom - Nintendo - Game Boy - 1989

Live A Live - Yoko Shimomura - The Birds Fly in the Sky, the Fish Swim in the River - Square - Super Famicom - 1994

Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition - Yoko Shimomura - E. Honda - Capcom - Genesis - 1993

Samurai Shodown - Yasuo Yamate (Tate Norio), Masahiko Hataya (Papaya), Hiroo Ikeda (arr.) - Tokyo Kabuki Theater - Takara/SNK - SNES - 1994

The Ninja Warriors - Hisayoshi Ogura - Up Stairs (Name Register) - Taito - PC Engine - 1989

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Harumi Ueko - Kid Ying's Home (“Traveling in the Town of Hagure”) (Odeo Town) - Konami - SNES - 1992

Battle Golfer Yui - Naka-chan 3-sai, Kenta-kun. Yada!, Maru-chan wa omotta, Kyoporiran - Theme Dibot - Santos/Sega - Mega Drive - 1991

Shinobi - Yasuhiro Kawakami - Stage - Sega - Sega Master System - 1988

Avenging Spirit - Takahiro Ogata - Stage 1 - Jaleco - Game Boy - 1992

Super Ninja Boy - Akinori Sawa (Neon Kidd) - Peaceful Chinaland - Culture Brain - SNES - 1993

The Legend of Kage - Hisayoshi Ogura - Name Register (Fog Princess Theme) "Feast" - Taito - arcade (Japan) - 1985

Brutal: Paws of Fury - Doug Brandon - Bridge in the Mountains - Eurocom/Cybersoft - SNES - 1994

Street Fighter II Turbo - Yoko Shimomura - E. Honda's Ending - Capcom - SNES - 1993

Episode 41: Only In Japan

Brent and Rob explore music from games only released in Japan (during the 8-bit and 16-bit era).  The spirit of Milli Vanilli also makes an appearance to embrace this music from the Land of the Rising Sun.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Track - Company - Console - Year

Magical Pop'n - Ichirou Ishibashi - Mystic Forest - Pack-In-Video - Super Famicom - 1995

Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel - Don - Pin Her Down! - Asmik Corporation/Copya System Ltd. - Mega Drive - 1990

Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai Youchienji - Akiyoshi Nagao (Einosuke Nagao), Tsuyoshi Matsushima - Village - Compile/Tokuma Shoten - Super Famicom - 1996

Crisis Force - Kenichi Matsubara, Yasuhiko Manno, Jun Chuuma - Stage 1: Advanced City - Konami - Famicom - 1991

Super Back to the Future II - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Round 3-4 - Toshiba EMI - Super Famicom - 1993

Sangokushi Retsuden: Ransei no Eiyuutachi - unknown - Introduction - TOSE/Sega - Mega Drive - 1991

Donald Duck Mahou No Boushi - Takahisa Hirano, Takeshi Miura - The Magic Hat - Epoch - Super Famicom - 1995

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - Kenichi Kamio - Statistics (?) - Konami - Game Boy (Japan) - 1998

Star Ocean - Motoi Sakuraba - Innocence - tri-Ace/Enix - Super Famicom - 1996

Barunba - M. Itoh, H. Nishikawa - Stage 2 (Reefer Area) - Namco/Zap Corp. - PC Engine - 1990

Sutte Hakkun - Akito Nakatsuka - Stage 1 - Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1998

Crisis Force - Kenichi Matsubara, Yasuhiko Manno, Jun Chuuma - Stage 7: Inside the Lair - Konami - Famicom - 1991

Hameln no Violin Hiki - Yoshiyuki Mori - Lake - Enix - Super Famicom - 1995

A Ressha de Ikou MD - Takaharu Umezu - Game Theme 01 - Artdink/Sega - Mega Drive - 1992

Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun - Shinji Tasaka, Satoko Minami - Robot Battle (Stage 9) - Konami - Famicom - 1991

Barunba - M. Itoh, H. Nishikawa - Final Boss - Namco/Zap Corp. - PC Engine - 1990

Rockman and Forte - Naoshi Mizuta - Museum - Capcom - Super Famicom - 1998

Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibouken - Anzaki Waraco - Sub-Window, Bonus Race - Vic Tokai - Mega Drive - 1990

Final Fantasy II - Nobuo Uematsu - Ancient Castle - Square - Famicom - 1988