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

LMH Mixtape #118: Power Pad Games

Get ready to play with power -- body power (seriously, that's what the commercials called it) -- because we've finally sprinted our way up to the Power Pad focus!  The sweet, quirky, and experimental early-NES vibe of these tunes might not come together into the greatest workout mix of all time, but they'll definitely put a smile on your face.  And hey, maybe they'll even inspire you to grab a Power Pad off eBay (about $50 in the States at the time of this writing, FYI) to help keep you in shape while we're all stuck inside.  Stay safe, everybody!

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite: Dance Aerobics - Ditto
Brewed new favorite: Family Trainer: Rai Rai Kyonshizu: Baby Kyonshi no Amida Daibouken - Ten Ten


Track listing and original episode:

http://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/01/episode-118-power-pad-games.html

LMH Mixtape #18: Hirokazu Tanaka

Episode 18 made LMH history by featuring the first interview with a legendary VGM composer.  The focus was on none other than Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka, who had graciously agreed to answer questions by e-mail.  Brent and Rob re-enacted the interview on the air in between their selected tracks, with Rob playing the part of the dignified Tanaka-san and Brent playing the roles of both boizz.  The original episode is definitely worth another listen, both for Tanaka-san's insight and Brent's Rob impression.

NOTE TO THE DETAIL-ORIENTED: The track from Mario Paint was not composed by Hirokazu Tanaka, but he was the musical director on that game, and so that track was included in this mix.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Gyromite - Game A
Other instant new favorite:  Mother - Mother Earth

Brewed new favorite:  Famicom Wars - Map
Other brewed new favorite: Dr. Mario - Chill

This track scared me as a child:  Dr. Mario - Fever
Montage Music!:  Famicom Wars - gameplay

Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/03/legacy-music-hour-episode-18-hirokazu.html

Episode 80: Free Play 8

Brent and Rob play whatever they want to close out Season 8.  The unintentional theme of this Free Play episode: Boys.  TurboGrafx-16, Genesis, Super Nintendo, Nintendo -they're all here on The Legacy Music Hour, featuring the best video game music from the 8-bit and 16-bit era.  Full track listing below.

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

Jennifer Capriati Tennis - Hiroki Kamata - Ending 1 - System Sacom/Renovation - Genesis - 1992

Target Renegade - Tim Follin - Name Entry - Software Creations/Taito - NES - 1990

Ganbare! Golf Boys - Atsuhiro Motoyama - Passing Illusion - Masaya/Dual - PC Engine - 1989

Seiken Densetsu 3 - Hiroki Kikuta - Walls and Steels - Square - Super Famicom - 1995

Neutopia II - Keita Hoshi - Ending 3 - Hudson Soft - TurboGrafx-16 - 1992

Sutte Hakkun - Akito Nakatsuka - Stage 4 - Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1998

Gai Flame - unknown - unknown - Masaya - PC Engine - 1990

Tenchi Souzou - Miyoko Kobayashi - Light Side Field - Quintet/Enix - Super Famicom - 1995

Blaster Master 2 - Sound Images - Stage 7 - Software Creations/Sunsoft - Genesis - 1993

Override - Y. Santoh - Stage 4 - Sting/Data East - PC Engine - 1991

Nikkan Sports Pro Yakyuu VAN - Naofumi Hataya - Sound Code 86 - Sega - Mega Drive - 1991

Wardner - Osamu Ohta, Kazuo Okabayashi (arr.) - To Underground - Toaplan/Dragnet/Mentrix Software - Genesis - 1991

Double Dungeons - unknown - Dungeon - Masaya/NEC - TurboGrafx-16 - 1989

Last Bible III - Hiroyuki Yanada - Felest Tower - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1995

Final Fantasy - Nobuo Uematsu - Shop - Square - NES - 1990

Episode 50: Free Play 5

Episode 50 means another free play episode!  Brent and Rob celebrate without a cake but with Nintendo collector cards.  Of course, they play and talk about good video game music too.  The free play episodes are meant to have no topic restrictions, but this episode ends up being about vampires, which works out, because Halloween is coming up in a couple weeks.  Full track listing below.

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

Tales of Phantasia - Motoi Sakuraba - The Stream of Time - Namco/Wolf Team - Super Famicom - 1996

Sutte Hakkun - Akito Nakatsuka - Stage 10 - Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1998

Winning Shot - Shogo Sakai - Intro - Data East - PC Engine - 1989

Nosferatu - Masanao Akahori - Main Theme - SETA - SNES - 1995

Wonder Momo - unknown - Intermission 3 - Namco - PC Engine - 1989

Rygar - Michiharu Hasuya (T. Hasuya) - Cave - Tecmo - NES - 1987

Soul Blazer - Yukihide Takekawa - The Shrine of the Master - Quintet/Enix - SNES - 1992

Quartet - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Oki Rap (without voice) - Sega - arcade - 1986

Fatal Labyrinth - E. Fugu - Staff Roll - Sega - Genesis - 1991

Ghost House - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Stage BGM - Sega - Sega Master System - 1986

The Sword of Hope - Hiroyuki Masuno - Title Screen - Kemco - Game Boy - 1991

Sandra no Daibouken: Valkyrie to no Deai - Norihiko Togashi, Nakanobu, Ebihara - Dark Cloud - Namco - Super Famicom - 1992

Wonder Momo - unknown - Ending - Namco - PC Engine - 1989

Final Fantasy II - Nobuo Uematsu - Airship - Square - SNES - 1991

Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest - Ryuji Sasai - Fossil Labryrinth - Square - SNES - 1992

Episode 40: Free Play 4

Brent and Rob celebrate Episode 40 with more great tunes and another installment of Mame That Chune!  Full track listing below.

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

Power Blade 2 - Kinuyo Yamashita - Stage 4 - Taito - NES - 1992

Super Nazo Puyo 2: Ruru no Tetsuwan Hanjyou ki - Tsuyoshi Matsushima, Akiyoshi Nagao (Einosuke Nagao), Superkenta, BA.M - Overworld - Compile - Super Famicom - 1996

Madou Monogatari I - Tsuyoshi Matsushima, Polygon Junkie - Opening (Part 2 - Dark Noble's Theme) - Compile - Mega Drive - 1996

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters - Miki Higashino - Continue - Konami - Genesis - 1993

Captain America and the Avengers - Tomoyoshi Sato, Tatsuya Kiuchi, Shogo Sakai, Hitoshi Sakimoto - Almost Victorious - Data East - Genesis - 1992

World Boxing - Koichi Yamanishi - Title (?) - TSS - Famicom - 1990

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition - Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, Haruo Ohashi - Airport - Natsume/Bandai - SNES - 1995

Pocky & Rocky - Hiroyuki Iwatsuki - Haunted House - Natsume - SNES - 1993

Crüe Ball - Brian Schmidt - Feeding Frenzy (Volume Level 9) - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1992

Quartet - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Sky (Stage 5) - Sega - arcade - 1986

To The Earth - unknown - Main BGM - Nintendo - NES - 1989

Battle Grand Prix - Yusuke Takahama - Race Theme 6 - Hudson Soft - SNES - 1993

Lotus II: R.E.C.S. - Patrick Phelan - Miami Ice - Electronic Arts/Gremlin Graphics - Mega Drive (Europe) - 1993

Stinger - Kiyohiro Sada (Charley Sada), Shinya Sakamoto (Rusher Shinya), Satoe Terashima (Brilliant Satoe), Kinuyo Yamashita (Yamako), Giant Ken - Final Stage Normal - Konami - NES - 1987

After Burner II - Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Noriyuki Iwadare (arr.) - After Burner - Sega - Genesis - 1990

Nightshade - Marshall Parker - Metro City Sewers - Beam Software/Ultra Games - NES - 1992

Madou Monogatari I - Tsuyoshi Matsushima, Polygon Junkie - Main BGM 1 (Floors 1-10) - Compile - Mega Drive - 1996

Legendary Wings - Tamayo Kawamoto, Manami Matsumae (arr.), Yoshihiro Sakaguchi (arr.) - Area 1 - Capcom - NES - 1988

Super Tennis - Yoshiki Nishimura - Ending - Tokyo Shoseki/Nintendo - SNES - 1991

Episode 30: Free Play 3

Brent and Rob celebrate their 30th episode with another free play and a VGM Karaoke.  Plus, they share some controversial clips from previous episodes that didn't make the final cut.  Video game music never caused so much drama!  Also, a bonus secret treat is revealed at the end of the episode.  Full track listing below.

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

Midnight Resistance - Azusa Hara, Tatsuya Kiuchi, Hitomi Komatsu, Hiroaki Yoshida, Hitoshi Sakimoto (arr.) - Flood of Power - Data East - Genesis - 1990

Space Harrier - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Main BGM - Sega - Game Gear - 1991

Super Hydlide - Shigeru Tomita - Dragon!! (Cave of Dead) - T&E Soft/Seismic Software - Genesis - 1990

Blaster Master - Naoki Kodaka - Area 3 - Sunsoft - NES - 1988

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom - Hiroshi Miyazaki (Miya), Kaori Nakabai, L. Shigeno - Epilogue - Tecmo - NES - 1991

Gunstar Heroes - Norio Hanzawa - Dice-Dance-Days - Sega/Treasure - Genesis - 1993

Ranger X - Yoshinobu Hiraiwa - Unknown Track (Sound Test 09) - Sega - Genesis - 1993

Super Spike V'Ball - Kazunaka Yamane - Daytona - Technos - NES - 1990

Tetris Attack - Masaya Kuzume - Blaze Stage (Critical) - Nintendo - SNES - 1996

Super Bomberman - Jun Chikuma - Level 3 - Hudson Soft - SNES - 1993

Gley Lancer - Masanori Hikichi, Noriyuki Iwadare, Yoshiaki Kubotera, Isao Mizoguchi - Stage 1 (Astroid Field) - NCS - Mega Drive - 1992

RoboWarrior - Takeaki Kunimoto (Kinoko Kunimoto) - Overworld Theme 1 - Hudson Soft/Jaleco - NES - 1988

Alcahest - Jun Ishikawa - Sky - Square - Super Famicom - 1993

Episode 20: Free Play 2

Brent and Rob close out "Season 2" with their favorite tracks in another free play episode showcasing the finest 8-bit and 16-bit era music.  NOTE: In the picture below, this is only a portion of Brent's video game collection (in case anyone thought, "What, are they trying to show off or something?  As if that's a lot stuff?  'Cause it's not.").  Also, yes, the Sega stuff belongs to Brent too.   Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Track - Company - Console - Year (the version we played was released)

Kings of the Beach - unknown - Game Select - Konami/Ultra Games - NES - 1990

Chrono Trigger - Yasunori Mitsuda - Main Theme - Square - SNES - 1995

Road Rash II - Rob Hubbard - Main Theme - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1993

Legacy of the Wizard - Yuzo Koshiro (comp., arr.), Mieko Ishikawa (comp.) - Overworld - Falcom/Broderbund - NES - 1989

Mutant League Football - Brian Schmidt - Title Screen - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1993

Blaster Master - Naoki Kodaka - Area 5 - Sunsoft - NES - 1988

Ninja Gaiden - Keiji Yamagishi (More Yamasan) - The Amazing Ryu (Stage 4-2) - Tecmo - NES - 1989

The Goonies II - Satoe Terashima - Basement - Konami - NES - 1987

Stinger - Satoe Terashima (Brilliant Satoe), Kiyohiro Sada (Charley Sada), Shinya Sakamoto (Rusher Shinya), Kinuyo Yamashita (Yamako), Giant Ken - Final Stage Power-Up - Konami - NES - 1987

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi - Keisuke Tsukahara (Tsukachan) - Ending Theme - Sega - Genesis - 1990

Gaiares - Shinobu Ogawa - Mission 3 - Telenet Japan - Genesis - 1990

Star Tropics - Yoshio Hirai - Cave - Nintendo - NES - 1990

Whip Rush - Seriinu, Sebastian - Stage 3: Underground Stronghold - Vic Tokai - Genesis - 1990

Puyo Puyo Tsuu - Tsuyoshi Matsushima - Area C - Compile - Mega Drive - 1994

Phelios - Yoshinori Kawamoto - Tears of Artemis ~ Loop (Intermission) - Namco - Genesis - 1990

Zillion - Tokuhiko Uwabo - Inside Planet (Break a Trap for Yourself) - Sega - Sega Master System - 1987

Phantasy Star IV - Izuho Numata (Izuho Takeuchi) - Her Last Breath - Sega - Genesis - 1995

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Akito Nakatsuka - Great Temple - Nintendo - NES - 1988

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Akito Nakatsuka - Title Screen - Nintendo - NES - 1988

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - unknown - Overworld 1 - Konami/Ultra Games - NES - 1989

Episode 10: Free Play

The Legacy Music Hour achieves its tenth episode!  To commemorate, Brent and Rob decide to play whatever they want with no category restrictions (within the 8-bit and 16-bit realm, of course).  Full track listing below.

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Key: Game - Composer - Track - Company - Console - Year*

*The year specified is the year the version that we played was released.  For example, as some music from the same game may vary between Japanese and North American versions, generally, we play the North American version, which may or may not have been released the same year it was released in Japan.

Bad Dudes - Azusa Hara, Hiroaki Yoshida, Shogo Sakai (arr.), Takafumi Miura (arr.), Yuji Suzuki (arr.), Yusuke Takahama (arr.), Junichi Uchida (arr.), Y. Nakamura (arr.) - Stage 2 and 5 - Data East - NES - 1989

Ghouls 'n Ghosts - Tamayo Kawamoto - The Village of Decay and Destruction (Stage 2) - Capcom - Genesis - 1989

Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar - Takeshi Yoshida - Lightning Strikes Again (Opening Theme) - Technosoft - Genesis - 1992

Magical Pop'n - Ichirou Ishibashi - Mountain Temple - Pack-In-Video - Super Famicom - 1995

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys - Mieko Ishikawa - Burning Fight - Riot - Genesis - 1991

The Goonies II - Satoe Terashima - Underwater - Konami - NES - 1987

Secret of Mana - Hiroki Kikuta - The Holy Intruder - Square - SNES - 1993

Kid Icarus - Hirokazu Tanaka - Underworld - Nintendo - NES - 1987

Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition - Yoko Shimomura - Ken's Stage - Capcom - Genesis - 1993

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Koji Kondo - Dark World - Nintendo - SNES - 1992

Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition - Yoko Shimomura - Staff Roll - Capcom - Genesis - 1993

Metal Gear - Iku Mizutani, Shigehiro Takenouchi, Motoaki Furukawa, Kazuki Muraoka (arr.) - Return of Fox Hounder (Ending) - Konami/Ultra Games - NES - 1988

Splatterhouse - Katsuro Tajima - Cave of Womb (Stage 6) - Namco - TurboGrafx-16 - 1990

Faxanadu - Jun Chikuma - Overworld - Hudson Soft - NES - 1989

Castlevania: Bloodlines - Michiru Yamane - The Prayer of a Tragic Queen (Stage 5) - Konami - Genesis - 1994

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Masato Nakamura - Hill Top Zone - Sega - Genesis - 1992

Secret of Mana - Hiroki Kikuta - A Curious Happening - Square - SNES - 1993

Gradius III - Miki Higashino, Kazuki Muraoka (arr.), Kazuhiko Uehara (arr.), Harumi Ueko (arr.), Yukie Morimoto (arr.) - Cosmo Plant - Konami - SNES - 1991

Coryoon: Child of Dragon - Hisashi Matsushita, Daisuke Morishima - Boss - Naxat Soft - PC Engine - 1991

Contra III: The Alien Wars - Miki Higashino, Masanori Adachi, Tachihi Iwase, Aki Hata - Neo Kobe Steel Factory “Battle Runner” (Stage 3) - Konami - SNES - 1992

Episode 1: Theme Song

The first episode of The Legacy Music Hour is up!  In this installment, Brent and Rob search for a theme song for the show.  Full track listing below.

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Key: Game - Composer - Track - Company - Console - Year*

*The year specified is the year the version that we played was released.  For example, as some soundtracks of the same game may vary between Japanese and North American versions, generally, we play the North American version, which may or may not have been released the same year it was released in Japan.

Metroid - Hirokazu Tanaka - Brinstar - Nintendo - NES - 1987

Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar - Toshiharu Yamanishi - Stand Up Against Myself (Staff Roll) - Technosoft - Genesis - 1992

Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki Fujita - Title Screen - Capcom - NES - 1990

Who Framed Roger Rabbit - David Wise - Game Over - Rare/LJN - NES - 1989

Rambo - Tohru Hasahe, Minki Motoyama - Title Screen - Acclaim/Pack-In-Video - NES - 1988

Pit-Fighter - Andrew Taylor (The Doomsday Machine) - Title Screen - Atari Games - Sega Master System - 1991

Final Fantasy II - Nobuo Uematsu - Dwarf Castle - Square - SNES - 1991

Tecmo World Wrestling - Keiji Yamagishi, Mayuko Okamura, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Mitsuhito Tanaka - Fight Music 1 - Tecmo - NES - 1990

Super Mario Kart - Soyo Oka - Rainbow Road - Nintendo - SNES - 1992

Road Rash - Rob Hubbard - Title Screen - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1991

Pilotwings - Soyo Oka - Hangglider - Nintendo - SNES - 1991

Streets of Rage - Yuzo Koshiro - The Street of Rage - Sega - Genesis - 1991

Legacy of the Wizard - Yuzo Koshiro (comp., arr.), Mieko Ishikawa (comp.) - Overworld - Falcom/Broderbund - NES - 1989

Double Dragon - Kazunaka Yamane - Title Screen - Technos/Tradewest - NES - 1988

Blaster Master - Naoki Kodaka - Area 1 - Sunsoft - NES - 1988

T & C Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage - Tsukasa Masuko - Main BGM - LJN - NES - 1988