LMH Mixtape #24: Punching and Kicking

Brent and Rob created the "punching and kicking" category to focus on titles that involved pummeling your enemies but which were not classified as straight-up fighting games.  This flexible definition would cause some controversy in later installments (see "The Kabuki Quantum Fighter Discussion" and "The Shatterhand Incident" of Episode 92; see also "The Live Shatterhand Debate" of Episode 100) -- but after the dust settles, the result is always some grade-A jams.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  DJ Boy - Round 4
Other instant new favorite:  Growl - Rune & Ark
Brewed new favorite:  Black Belt - Main BGM

Gets me a little emotional:  Golden Axe - Path of Fiend
Headphone users beware*:  The Ninja Warriors - Motherless Children (Stage 5)

*a track that has sudden volume spikes.  Exercise caution when cranking these!
Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/04/legacy-music-hour-episode-24-punching.html

LMH Mixtape #23: Konami

Ah, that Konami sound.  You know it, you love it... and now you have a mixtape of it.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Praying Hands (Cloud Castle)
Other instant new favorite:  Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition - Victory Theme

Brewed new favorite:  Sparkster - Stage 1 (Lake Side)
Other brewed new favorite: Operation C - Ending

Somebody please expand these lyrics:  Castlevania - Out of Time (Stage 6)*

*The freestyling begins at the 00:50:14 mark of the original episode.  Get on it!

Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/04/legacy-music-hour-episode-23-konami.html

Episode 164: Sports 4

A "breath" of fresh air, yet a familiar one, as the Chi-chi-chi-chi-gasp!-chi-chi-chi-chi-chiki Chiki Boizz take you through another legendary sports episode.  Lace up your sneakers (and your lungs), and prepare for a special user challenge as well... on The Legacy Music Hour.  Full track listing below.

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

Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs - Rob Hubbard - 2nd Half - Electronic Arts - Genesis - 1991

Super Black Bass 3 - Tsukushi Sasaki, Michiya Hirasawa - gameplay - Starfish - Super Famicom - 1995

Ganbare! Golf Boys - Atsuhiro Motoyama - Dream of Childhood - Masaya/Dual - PC Engine - 1989

J.League Pro Striker 2 - Tatsuyuki Maeda - Opening Theme - Sega - Mega Drive - 1994

Prime Time NFL Starring Deion Sanders - Andy Armer - Scoreboard Groove - Farsight Technologies - Genesis - 1995

Super Hockey '94 - Hayato Matsuo, Hitoshi Sakimoto (prog., arr.) - Ending - Opera House/Yonezawa PR21 - Super Famicom - 1994

Striker - Kev Bruce - Match Lost - Rage Software - Mega Drive (Europe) - 1994

Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Chou Senshi in Tokyo Dome - Yusuke Takahama - Begin Battle - Varie - Super Famicom - 1993

Final Match Tennis - Hironori Tanaka - Credits - Human Entertainment - PC Engine - 1991

Ashita no Joe - unknown - Hose Mendoze (Jose Mendoza) - Wave/K. Amusement Leasing - Super Famicom - 1992

Chi Chi's Pro Challenge Golf - Masahito Miyamoto - gameplay - Virgin Interactive/Soft Machine - Genesis - 1993

Konami Hyper Soccer - unknown - Setup - Konami - NES (Europe) - 1992

Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition - Takuya Hanaoka - Intro - Tecmo - Genesis - 1995

Power Golf - unknown - Setup - Hudson Soft - TurboGrafx-16 - 1989

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

LMH Mixtape #22: Classical Music

Relax in your favorite chair and enjoy a spot of tea with the refined selections of LMH's classical music episode.  Bubble pipe optional.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  Actraiser - Birth of the People
Other instant new favorite:  Secret of Evermore - Storekeepers

Brewed new favorite:  Puyo Puyo - Baroque
Other brewed new favorite: Faxanadu - Mantra

Blantant Favoritism Award:  The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Lost Woods (“Forest”)
Picardy Third Alert:  Actraiser - Sky Palace


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/03/legacy-music-hour-episode-22-classical.html

LMH Mixtape #21: Jeff van Dyck

Jeff van Dyck's music is some of the most instantly recognizable in 16-bit gaming, and for Episode 21, the boizz invited him on the air to explain why.  Jeff graciously accepted and dropped some serious knowledge about Super Nintendo and Genesis hardware, how their strengths and limitations affected his compositions, and whether or not he thinks his tunes have held up over time.  After you enjoy this skitchin' mix be sure to check out Jeff's current projects at www.jeffvandyck.com, because this guy is still doing awesome stuff!

NOTE TO THE DETAIL-ORIENTED:  In the original episode, a track from NBA Live 96 was played, which was actually composed by a different composer (Jeff pointed this out to Brent and Rob after the podcast was released), so that track was not included in this mix.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite:  FIFA International Soccer - Title

Brewed new favorite:  FIFA International - Soccer Menu 2
Other brewed new favorite: FIFA Soccer 95 - Menu 4


Track listing (except for the NBA Live 96 track) and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2011/03/legacy-music-hour-episode-21-jeff-van.html