Episode 14: Sports

Brent and Rob knock one out of the park in this episode which focuses on sports games.  The hosts go into overtime and present their favorite tracks (and field) from the 8-bit and 16-bit era.  Brent shares a track from NBA Jam that is particularly moving to him while Rob focuses almost solely on Electronic Arts titles.  Full track listing below.

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

John Madden Football - Rob Hubbard - Title Theme - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1990

Slalom - David Wise - Level Music - Rare - NES - 1987

Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs - Rob Hubbard - Title Screen - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1991

Double Dribble - Atsushi Fujio (?) - Half-Time Show - Konami - NES - 1987

NHL Hockey - Rob Hubbard - Opening Theme - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1991

NBA Jam - Jon Hey, Rick Fox (arr.) - Title Screen - Acclaim - SNES - 1994

Skate or Die! - Rob Hubbard - Intro - Electronic Arts - NES - 1987

Mega Man Soccer - Oka, Tomi, Norihiko Togashi (Noririn) - Dust Man - Capcom - SNES - 1994

Coach K College Basketball - Jeff van Dyck - Title Theme - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1995

Cyber Stadium Series: Base Wars - Shigemasa Matsuo (Magnum), Tomoko Sumiyama (Uh Pah) - Ending - Konami/Ultra Games - NES - 1991

FIFA International Soccer - Jeff van Dyck - BGM 3 - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1993

Super Soccer - Hiroya Niwayama, Hironori Tanaka, Masamichi Yamazaki, Tetsuji Ohtani - Menu - Human Entertainment - SNES - 1992

Super Spike V'Ball - Kazunaka Yamane - Brazilian Squad/Hawaii - Technos - NES - 1990

Side Pocket - Rick Fox (Fox Productions) - Come On Over - Iguana Entertainment - SNES - 1993

Blades of Steel - Shinya Sakamoto, Kazuki Muraoka, Atsushi Fujio, Kiyohiro Sada - Skating Into The Ring - Konami - NES - 1988

Track & Field II - Harumi Ueko - Hang Gliding - Konami - NES - 1989

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! - Kenji Yamamoto, Akito Nakatsuka, Yukio Kaneoka - Training - Nintendo - NES - 1987

Super Tennis - Yoshiki Nishimura - Tournament Standings - Nintendo/Tokyo Shoseki - SNES - 1991

Wimbledon Championship Tennis - Crush-X - Sound Number 88 - Sega - Genesis - 1993

Kirby's Dream Course - Hirokazu Ando - Jigsaw Plains - HAL Laboratory - SNES - 1995

Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing - Tadashi Ikegami - Rest House - HAL Laboratory - Super Famicom - 1997

Episode 13: Jazz Music

Brent and Rob present jazz tracks from the 8-bit and 16-bit era.  These two cool cats play a variety of cool, groovy tunes, and Rob even does his own little "side focus."  Full track listing below.

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

Super Castlevania IV - Masanori Adachi, Taro Kudou - The Submerged City - Konami - SNES - 1991

Side Pocket - Masaaki Iwasaki (Koremasa), Emi Shimizu - The Lounge - Data East - Genesis - 1992

EarthBound - Keiichi Suzuki - The Metropolis of Fourside - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - SNES - 1995

Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend - Masaaki Iwasaki (Koremasa), Taihei, Seiji Momoi, Arma, Shogo Sakai - Muchas Gracias - Data East - Genesis - 1995

Breath of Fire - Yasuaki Fujita - Profit - Capcom/Squaresoft - SNES - 1994

Aladdin - Donald S. Griffin - Camel Jazz - Virgin Interactive - Genesis - 1993

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Harumi Ueko - Keep a Diary of Your Travels? (“Smile Bossa Nova”) (The Travel Logbook Shop) - Konami - SNES - 1992

Side Pocket - Masaaki Iwasaki (Koremasa), Emi Shimizu - Midnight Kiss - Data East - Genesis - 1992

DoReMi Fantasy - Jun Chikuma - Dessert Paradise - Hudson Soft - Super Famicom - 1996

Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend - Masaaki Iwasaki (Koremasa), Taihei, Seiji Momoi, Arma, Shogo Sakai - Solitude - Data East - Genesis - 1995

SimCity - Soyo Oka - Megalopolis - Nintendo - SNES - 1993

Side Pocket - Masaaki Iwasaki (Koremasa), Emi Shimizu - Lazy Afternoon - Data East - Genesis - 1992

Front Mission - Noriko Matsueda - Bar - Square - Super Famicom - 1995

Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend - Masaaki Iwasaki (Koremasa), Taihei, Seiji Momoi, Arma, Shogo Sakai - The Lucky One - Data East - Genesis - 1995

Vegas Stakes - Kimitaka Matsumae - Golden Paradise - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - SNES - 1993

Side Pocket - Masaaki Iwasaki (Koremasa), Emi Shimizu - Slow Down, Dude - Data East - Genesis - 1992

DoReMi Fantasy - Jun Chikuma - Toying Around - Hudson Soft - Super Famicom - 1996

Out Run - Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Shinichiro Sato (arr.) - Last Wave - Sega - Genesis - 1991

Episode 12: Mega Man

Brent and Rob present a plethora of tracks from the Mega Man franchise in the twelfth episode of The Legacy Music Hour.  They also take part in "Mame That Chune," a new segment which was introduced in the Lost Level (Episode 11).  Episode 12 is extra long to make up for the absence of last week's episode, so enjoy!  Full track listing below.

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

Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki Fujita - Spark Man - Capcom - NES - 1990

Mega Man - Manami Matsumae - Ice Man - Capcom - NES - 1987

Mega Man 7 - Yuko Takehara, Toshihiko Horiyama, Makoto Tomozawa - Shade Man - Capcom - SNES - 1995

Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki Fujita - Magnet Man - Capcom - NES - 1990

Mega Man X3 - Kinuyo Yamashita - Credits - Capcom - SNES - 1996

Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki Fujita - Shadow Man - Capcom - NES - 1990

Mega Man - Manami Matsumae - Dr. Wily Stage 1 - Capcom - NES - 1987

Mega Man 6 - Yuko Takehara - Flame Man - Capcom - NES - 1994

Mega Man 4 - Minae Fujii - Drill Man - Capcom - NES - 1992

Mega Man 6 - Yuko Takehara - Wind Man - Capcom - NES - 1994

Mega Man X3 - Kinuyo Yamashita - Blizzard Buffalo - Capcom - SNES - 1996

Mega Man 5 - Mari Yamaguchi - Proto Man's Fortress/Dark Man - Capcom - NES - 1992

Mega Man X2 - Yuki Iwai - Bubble Crab (Dangerous Reef) - Capcom - SNES - 1995

Mega Man 2 - Takashi Tateishi - Dr. Wily Stage 1 - Capcom - NES - 1989

Mega Man 7 - Yuko Takehara, Toshihiko Horiyama, Makoto Tomozawa - Burst Man - Capcom - SNES - 1995

Mega Man - Manami Matsumae - Elec Man - Capcom - NES - 1987

Mega Man - Manami Matsumae - Boss - Capcom - NES - 1987

Mega Man 2 - Takashi Tateishi - Bubble Man - Capcom - NES - 1989

Mega Man 6 - Yuko Takehara - Tomahawk Man - Capcom - NES - 1994

Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki Fujita - Dr. Wily Stage 1 - Capcom - NES - 1990

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

Episode 11: Fighting Games

Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, the Legacy Music Hour was unable to release Episode 11, which will now be referred to as "the lost level."  Stay tuned for Episode 12: Mega Man!
 

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