Episode 278: Best Of Year In Review 13

Once again, it's that time when Brent and Rob and Gabe count down their favorite tracks of the last eleven episodes or so.  Lots of great tracks this year, so you better believe this episode is mmm poppin' from start to finish.  See you at the sushi bar.  Partial track listing below.

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

Surprise Attack - Miki Higashino (Pretty Miki-Chang), Hidenori Maezawa (Michael Maezawa), Yoshinori Sasaki (Moai Sasaki), Kozo Nakamura (La Nakamur) - Return to Terra (Ending) - Konami - arcade (Japan) - 1990

LMH Mixtape #200: Episode 200! (Live)

Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the moment you've all been waiting for... The Legacy Music Hour, Episode 200 Live Special!  The boizz celebrated their 200th episode with a live audience of LMH users, special guests, and of course lots of hot VGM jams to share with everyone.  There's all the variety you've come to expect, including a catchy track from the late-release Famicom game: Navy Blue.  There were also some fantastic baseball tracks, proving once again that sports games can still hit those home runs.  So, don't sit on the bench for this mixtape, or you'll be sentenced to five lives of Time Lord penance!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Touge Densetsu: Saisoku Battle - gameplay

Another favorite: Navy Blue - Board Theme

Classic sports game music: Nantettatte!! Baseball - gameplay

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2018/05/episode-200-episode-200-live.html

LMH Mixtape #156: Best Of Year In Review 3

Another year comes to a close and we arrive at another Best Of Year In Review episode.  To say this one is packed with non-stop hits is an understatement.  If you're unfamiliar with how these episodes work, Brent and Rob switch off, back and forth, counting down their top ten tracks that they discovered during the year.  Rob will start things off this year with his number ten, and you can take it from there.

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Partial track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/10/episode-156-best-of-year-in-review-3.html

Episode 254: Best Of Year In Review 11

At this point, you get what happens on these types of episodes.  Brent and Rob share their top six tracks of the year (and Gabe, his top three).  Brent does make one big error in his rankings, so watch out for that, but no pictures please.  Partial track listing below.

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

Metal Stoker - Hiroto Saitou, Nozomu Takahashi - Site 2-1 (Gio Front) - Sankindo/Face - PC Engine - 1991

LMH Mixtape #126: Town Areas

There's no better way to say it: this mixtape is town.

 

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

 

Instant new favorite:  Rent A Hero - Town Music 2

Brewed new favorite:  Light Crusader - Town

Other brewed new favorite: Might and Magic: Gates to Another World - Town

Blatant Favoritism Award:  Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Village

Best Use of Hype Man:  Rent A Hero - Town Music 2

 

 

Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/03/episode-126-town-music.html

LMH Mixtape #125: Gundam Games

There are just so many gundam Gundam games out there, so for Episode 125 Brent and Rob decided to take us for a spin in some of the best-sounding 8-bit and 16-bit mobile suits around.  Whether you're about to settle down with your next Gunpla build or blast off for the latest Zeon-E.F.F. conflict, this is the mixtape for you.

 

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

 

Instant new favorite: SD Gundam Gaiden 2: Entaku no Kishi - Dungeon
Other instant new favorite: SD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari - Title Screen

Brewed new favorite: Kidou Senshi V-Gundam - Space Dust
Other brewed new favorite: Kidou Senshi Gundam: Cross Dimension 0079 - Re-Entry to Earth

 

 

Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/03/episode-125-gundam-games.html

Episode 234: De Niro

The boys talk a bit about Robert De Niro and De Niro related things on Episode 234 and they even do some impressions of him.  Yet again, another Genesis versus Super Nintendo discussion/debate takes place at one point with regards to a specific track, so feel free to weigh in on that in the comments.  Full track listing below.

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

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Ronnie Shahmoon, Shahid Ahmad (arr.) - Frankenstein Mansion - Bits Studios/Sony Imagesoft - Genesis - 1994
    
Kira Kira Star Night DX - Yasuhisa Watanabe - Pokey Step - RIKI/Columbus Circle - Famicom - 2016

Pac-Attack - Hiromi Shibano (Isayan), Takaki Horigome (Polygome) - Title Theme - Namco - Genesis - 1993

Gegege no Kitarou: Fukkatsu! Tenma Daiou - Kunihiro Komatsu, Yasuhiro Ito, Tomoyuki Hamada - Bright Forest - Bec/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1993

Mortal Kombat 3 - Dan Forden, Christopher Braymen (arr.), Roy Wilkins (arr.) - Kombat Temple & Scorpion's Lair - Sculptured Software/Williams - Genesis - 1995
 
Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken - Yusuke Takahama, Satoshi Nagano, Michihiko Shichi - City Night (Street Race 10) - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1995

SOS - Kouji Niikura, Hiroyuki Naka, Hiroshi Taniguchi, H.E.L.P., Hiroya Niwayama, Hironori Tanaka, Tetsuji Ootani, Masamichi Yamazaki, Masahiro Yonezawa, Kazunori Yamaguchi, Tomoyuki Takano - Staff Roll - Human Entertainment/Vic Tokai - SNES - 1994

Battle Unit Zeoth - Akihito Hayashi (?) - Stage 1 - Jaleco - Game Boy - 1991

Armadillo - S. Big Land (Shunichi Ooshima?) - Ending - AIM/IGS - Famicom - 1991

Top Player's Golf - Kikuko Hataya - Nicaragua (Main 2) - SNK - Neo Geo - 1991

Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie - Noboru Yamane - Water Factory (“Dirty Rave”) - WinkySoft/Zamuse - Super Famicom - 1993

Fun House - George Sanger - Stage 3 - Mind's Eye/Hi-Tech Expressions - NES - 1991

LMH Mixtape #124: Role-Playing Games 2 (Part 2)

Starting out directly from the save point at the end of Episode 123, we continue following the boizz single-file through the musical overworld of this two-part RPG journey.  And with tunes this good, we'll definitely be leveling up by the end.

 

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

 

Instant new favorite: Phantasy Star II - Mystery
Other instant new favorite: Last Bible III - Val Ship
Brewed new favorite: Dark Law: Meaning of Death - A Death Occurs
Other brewed new favorite: Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen - Thunder

I'd like some toast with that jam:  Live A Live - Sound of Shinobi
Needs to be performed by an orchestra: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together - Reminiscence

 

 

Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/03/episode-124-role-playing-games-2-part-2.html