Episode 176: Free Play 28

For Episode 176, Rob is back in action, live and in the flesh.  That means, the Boizz are back, live and in the flesh.  Now Rob can finally sing along to the tracks properly without there being a delay.  User Mega Mike sits in for a live listen as well.  Ninjas, pirates, and cowboys -they’re all “waiting for you” on this edition of the Legacy Music Hour.  Full track listing below.

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

Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar - Toshiharu Yamanishi - Omake 10 - Technosoft - Genesis - 1992

Shin Megami Tensei if... - Tsukasa Masuko - Shitto Kai - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1994

Ninja Gaiden Shadow - Hiroyuki Iwatsuki (Don) - Ending/Staff Roll - Tecmo - Game Boy - 1991

Energy Breaker - Yukio Nakajima - Wind that Whips the Wilderness - Taito/Neverland - Super Famicom - 1996

Hook - Tetsuya Furumoto, Katsunori Ujiie - Watch Your Step - Ukiyotei/Sony Imagesoft - SNES - 1992

Crisis Force - Kenichi Matsubara, Yasuhiko Manno, Jun Chuuma - Ending - Konami - Famicom - 1991

Sonic Eraser - Masaru Setsumaru (Bossanova Oyz) - Puzzle Mode - Sega - Mega Drive Meganet - 1991

Mouryou Senki Madara 2 - Tappi Iwase, Miki Higashino, Hirofumi Taniguchi - Vagrant’s Song - Konami - Super Famicom - 1993

Cowboy Kid - Masaharu Iwata - Railroad Theme - Pixel/Romstar - NES - 1992

Shin Megami Tensei - Tsukasa Masuko - Ending - Atlus - Super Famicom - 1992

Gradius II - Hidenori Maezawa, Yukie Morimoto - Over Heat (Stage 6) - Konami - Famicom - 1988

LMH Mixtape #41: Only In Japan

If you weren't living in Japan during the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, you might have missed out on some excellent video game music.  Don't worry, though; Brent and Rob went ahead and imported some of their favorite tunes for the non-Nihonjin among us.  Tanoshinde kudasai!

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai Youchienji - Village
Other instant new favorite:  Rockman and Forte - Museum

Brewed new favorite:  Barunba - Stage 2 (Reefer Area)
Other brewed new favorite:  Sutte Hakkun - Stage 1

Blame it on the rain:  A Ressha de Ikou MD - gameplay


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/08/legacy-music-hour-episode-41-only-in.html

Episode 175: Free Play 27

In this episode, Rob experiences some technical difficulties but tries to make it work anyway.  Other than that, the boys talk about appropriate video game music for high school graduations (user suggestions welcome) and play some jams as usual.  Full track listing below.

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

Super Mahjong Taikai - Fiori Wakakuwa - Nobunaga Oda - Koei - Super Famicom - 1992

RoboCop - Jonathan Dunn, Basil Poledouris - Missions 1, 5, and 7 - Ocean - Game Boy - 1990

Cocoron - Yoshiji Yokoyama, Takashi Tateishi - Stage Theme II - K2/Takeru - Famicom - 1991

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing - Patrick Phelan - Race Over - Gremlin Graphics/GameTek - Genesis - 1993

Life Force - Miki Higashino, Hidenori Maezawa (arr.), Shinya Sakamoto (arr.), Satoe Terashima (arr.), Atsushi Fujio (arr.) - Power of Anger (Stage 1) - Konami - NES - 1988

Super R.C. Pro-Am - David Wise - Unknown A - Rare - Game Boy - 1991

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 - Yuka Tsujiyoko - In-Chapter: Sara - Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1999

Top Gear - Barry Leitch, Hiroyuki Masuno (arr.) - Frankfurt - Gremlin Graphics/ Kemco - SNES - 1992

Legends of the Diamond: The Baseball Championship Game - unknown - gameplay - TOSE/Bandai - NES - 1992

Batman: Return of the Joker - Naoki Kodaka, Nobuyuki Hara, Shinichi Seya - Stages 3 (Dangerous Ways) - Sunsoft - NES - 1991

Momotarou Dentetsu Jr.: Zenkoku Ramen Meguri no Maki - Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Kazuaki Miyaji - gameplay - Hudson Soft/Make - Game Boy (Japan) - 1998

LMH Mixtape #40: Free Play 4

The headquarters was in free play mode again for its 40th anniversary, and this episode brought up a lot of difficult questions.  Are the Ninja Turtles superheroes?  Is Steve Rogers' transformation into Captain America a tragedy?  And seriously, did anyone pronounce the word "prix" right as a child?  Ponder the philosophical depths as you tune into the mixtape's uninterrupted jams, then travel back to the original episode to hear the boizz weigh in on the issues.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Madou Monogatari I - Opening (Part 2 - Dark Noble's Theme)
Brewed new favorite:  Super Nazo Puyo 2 - Overworld

Inspires the loudest sing-alongs:  Super Tennis - Ending
Somebody please expand these lyrics*:  Madou Monogatari I - Main BGM 1 (Floors 1-10)

*Brent and Rob's freestyle begins at 01:16:44 in the original episode


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/08/legacy-music-hour-episode-40-free-play.html

LMH Mixtape #39: Side-Scrolling and Platforming

The side-scrolling and platforming genres are kinda like the bread and butter of classic gaming, so why not take a delicious stroll with the boizz?  Just keep heading to the right to savor the tunes.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Eek! The Cat - Zoo
Other instant new favorite:  James Pond: Underwater Agent - From Three Mile Island With Love

Brewed new favorite:  Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts - Castle of the Emperor
Other brewed new favorite:  Plok - Beach

This song has lyrics:  Super Mario World - Fortress*
This song also has lyrics:  Dynamite Headdy - Crosswalk of Love**

* VGM Karaoke begins at 00:44:20 in the original episode
** VGM Karaoke begins at 00:51:18 in the original episode


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/07/legacy-music-hour-episode-39-side.html