20 July 2022

LMH Mixtape #139: Sports 3

The Ganbare Golf BOIZZ really came to play with Sports 3!  Proving once again that the often overlooked genre of sports games can contain some total home runs when it comes to music.  These tracks have been on the bench for too long!  So get out there, make the team proud, and remember to join the Nintendo Fun Club today Mac!


MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS
 
Instant new favorite: Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf - Options/Statistics

Favorite track to win to: Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 3 - Success Mode Autumn

Favorite track to lose to: ATP Tour Championship Tennis - Try Again Next Year! (Tournament Elimination)
 
 
Track listing and original episode:

06 July 2022

Episode 250: Death Train

Rob has a bit of a somber theme to his track selections but there’s some funny moments in the episode nonetheless.  And they talk about some TV shows from the past.  Choo choo!  Full track listing below.



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

Death Brade - Hiroaki Yoshida, Akira Takemoto - Transcendence Desperate Struggle (Hell Ring) - Data East/I’Max - Super Famicom - 1993

Star Soldier - Takeaki Kunimoto - Full Power-Up - Hudson/Taxan - NES - 1989

Tenchi Souzou - Miyoko Kobayashi - Prime Blue - Quintet/Enix - Super Famicom - 1995

Ai Senshi Nicol - Tonma-kun’s Papa (Yoshiaki Hatano?) - Fighting Nicol, Soldier of Love (Stage 1 and 4) - Konami - Famicom Disk System - 1987

Liberty or Death - unknown - Battle 2 - Koei - Genesis - 1994

Contra Force - Tomoya Tomita - Level 4 - Konami - NES - 1992

Dead Zone - Naoki Kodaka - Bonus Stage - Sunsoft - Famicom Disk System - 1986

Knight Move - Hirokazu Tanaka - Train - JV Dialog/Nintendo - Famicom Disk System - 1990

Time Cop - David de Gruttola (from TOTEM factory) - Washington - Cryo Interactive/JVC Musical Industries - SNES - 1995

Robocco Wars - Masaharu Iwata (Iwachan) - Stage 1 - Pixel/IGS - Famicom - 1991

Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach - unknown - Course Theme - TOSE/Bandai - NES - 1989

Sagaia - Hisayoshi Ogura - Muse Valley (Mercury Scene) - Taito - Genesis - 1991

Love Quest - “Mya-N” Suzuki, Koji Morikawa - Ending/Staff Roll - C-Lab/Tokuma Shoten - Famicom - 1994 (unreleased)

15 June 2022

LMH Mixtape #138: Alberto José González

Alberto José González, A.K.A. Joe McAlby, is an absolute force with which to be reckoned.  Music composer, producer, graphic artist, LMH user, and of course, friend.  In this episode the boizz play a series of tracks that are incredibly dynamic, often times beautiful and always full of that distinct Alberto José González style.  Along with a few tracks from some of Alberto's favorite composers, this mix is sure to take you on a musical journey to mysterious planets, old gold mines, dilapidated towns, and so much more!


MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, FOLLOWING THE TRADITIONS SET FORTH BY KEYGLYPH
 
Instant new favorite: The Smurfs 3/The Smurfs' Nightmare - Another World (The Mysterious Planet) 
Other new favorite: The Smurfs - Stork Travel

New favorite that sounds a bit like Michael Jackson's Thriller: V-Rally Championship Edition - Car Selection
 
 
Track listing and original episode:

01 June 2022

Episode 249: Sports 6

Another sports focus, and this time the boizz debate what constitutes as a sport.  Rob also shares his experiences fighting with pinatas and Brent tries out a new version of his name.  And if you wanna learn how to pick people up in a bar, this episode is for you.  Full track listing below.



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

Shijou Saikyou League Serie A: Ace Striker - Masahito Nakano (Pas de Chat), Atsuhiro Motoyama, Shinji Tachikawa - Main Menu - TNN - Super Famicom - 1995

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

Super Play Action Football - Yoshiki Nishimura (Studio 401) - Season Ended (Lose) - TOSE/Nintendo - SNES - 1992

Prime Time NFL Starring Deion Sanders - Andy Armer - Prime Time Theme (Title/Opening Credits/Game Setup) - Farsight Technologies - Genesis - 1995

Nikkan Sports Pro Yakyuu VAN - Naofumi Hataya - Sound Code 89 - Sega - Mega Drive - 1991

Track & Field - Akihiro Juichiya - Events List - Konami - Game Boy - 1992

'96 Zenkoku Koukou Soccer Senshuken - Toshiyuki Takine, Gocky in Bose - Tournament - Magical Company (Mahou) - Super Famicom - 1996

Championship Bowling - Nakamiti - Fast Lane - Soft Machine/Mentrix Software - Genesis - 1993

Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei - Izuho Numata (Izuho Takeuchi (Ippo)) - Battle Theme 7 - Sega - Mega Drive - 1992

Tecmo Super Baseball - Rick Rhodes, Dean Morrell (arr.), Christopher Braymen (arr.) - Preparing for the Game - Sculptured Software/Tecmo - Genesis - 1994

Kunio-Kun no Dodge Ball Dayo Zenin Shuugo! - Kazuo Sawa, Chiaki Iizuka, Reiko Uehara, Kiyomi Kataoka - America - Technos - Super Famicom - 1993

Foreman For Real - Chris Jojo, Paul Tonge, Suddi Raval - Title Screen - Software Creations/Acclaim - Game Boy - 1995

ATP Tour Championship Tennis - Hikoshi Hashimoto - Menu 1 - Sims/Sega - Genesis - 1994

04 May 2022

Episode 248: The Legacy Bunch

It’s the story… of a podcast named Legacy… Music Hour, that is.  In this episode, the boizz talk about nutz, among other things, and Brent does a sort of theme to his selections.  There’s also a VGM Karaoke segment featuring user UtopiaNemo!  Full track listing below.



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

Aoi Blink - Shinichi Sakamoto, Souichirou Harada - Story - West One/Hudson Soft - PC Engine - 1990

Super C - Kazuki Muraoka, Motoaki Furukawa, Hidenori Maezawa (arr.) - In A Tight Squeeze (Area 2) - Konami - NES - 1990

Mr. Nutz - Raphael Gesqua, Matt Furniss (arr.) - Title - Ocean - Mega Drive (Europe) - 1994

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

Marsupilami - Matthew Owens - Battle of the Marsupials - Apache Software Limited/Sega - Genesis - 1995

Metal Black - Yasuhisa Watanabe - A Mirage of Mind (Part 1) (Ending) - Taito - arcade (Japan) - 1991

Dead Zone - Naoki Kodaka - Ending - Sunsoft - Famicom Disk System - 1986

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

Phelios - Yoshinori Kawamoto - Artemis Smiles (Ending) - Namco - Genesis - 1990

Streets of Rage 2 - Yuzo Koshiro - Go Straight - Sega - Genesis - 1992

Cross Wiber: Cyber Combat Police - Hiroto Saitoh (Dandy Hiroto) - Chapter 01 - Sankindo/Face - PC Engine - 1990

Kirby's Adventure - Hirokazu Ando - Cloud Stage - HAL Laboratory - NES - 1993

Erik the Viking - Neil Baldwin - Peace In The Harbor - Eurocom - NES - 1992 (unreleased)