Episode 68: Hitoshi Sakimoto

For Episode 68, Brent and Rob focus of the masterful work of Hitoshi Sakimoto.  Sakimoto worked extensively as both a composer and arranger/programmer, but this episode concentrates on his compositions.  Often times, Hitoshi Sakimoto collaborated with Masaharu Iwata, so this is also partially and possibly a mini focus on Masaharu Iwata.  That is, for a few of the games, because there is no track breakdown indicating which composer did which track, the track played may very well belong to Iwata and not Sakimoto.  Regardless, the music is absolutely amazing.  Hitoshi Sakimoto, truly a great composer of the 16-bit era.  Full track listing below.

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

Bubble Ghost - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Ending - Pony Canyon/FCI - Game Boy - 1990

Verytex - Hitoshi Sakimoto (YmoH.S) - Act 1 (The Void of Space) - Asmik/Opera House - Mega Drive - 1991

Magical Chase - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Waltz of Meditation Part 2 (5th Seal: Hell Fire) - Quest/NEC - TurboGrafx-16 - 1993

Gauntlet IV - Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masaharu Iwata - Retribution - Tengen/M2 - Genesis - 1993

Devilish: The Next Possession - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Intro - Sage's Creation/Aisystem Tokyo - Genesis - 1992

Super Back to the Future II - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Round 6-1 - Toshiba EMI - Super Famicom - 1993

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Old Man's Prayer - Quest/Enix - SNES - 1995

Sword Maniac - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Paradox - Toshiba EMI/Fupac - Super Famicom - 1994

Moldorian: Hikari to Yami no Kyoudai - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Field - Sega - Game Gear (Japan) - 1994

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Theme of the Black Knights - Quest - Super Famicom - 1995

Treasure Hunter G - Hitoshi Sakimoto - A Former Kagonari - Sting/Square - Super Famicom - 1996

Hourai Gakuen no Bouken! The Adventure of Hourai High School: Tenkousei Scramble - Hitoshi Sakimoto - School 2 - J-Wing/Dynamite - Super Famicom - 1996

Verytex - Yoshio Furukawa (JKL Furukawa) - Act 3 (Ruined Area) - Opera House/Asmik - Mega Drive - 1991

Treasure Hunter G - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Gemini Wing - Sting/Square - Super Famicom - 1996

Hourai Gakuen no Bouken! The Adventure of Hourai High School: Tenkousei Scramble - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Ruin in the Jungle - J-Wing/Dynamite - Super Famicom - 1996

Hourai Gakuen no Bouken! The Adventure of Hourai High School: Tenkousei Scramble - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Shinmachi (Day) - J-Wing/Dynamite - Super Famicom - 1996

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Fortune Teller 2 - Quest - Super Famicom - 1995

Bubble Ghost - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Stage Music - Pony Canyon/FCI - Game Boy - 1990

Master of Monsters - Hayato Matsuo (comp., arr.),  Hitoshi Sakimoto (arr.), Koichi Sugiyama (advisor) - Black Dignity (Title Screen) - Renovation - Genesis - 1991

Video: Valentine's Day Greeting Card

The Legacy Music Hour wishes everyone a happy Valentine's Day.

Bonus: For The Lovers

Brent and Rob heat things up on this bonus mini edition of The Legacy Music Hour.  Just in time for Valentine's Day, they share a couple sexy tracks for all the 8-bit and 16-bit lovers out there.  And when you get down to it, nothing quite says "I love you" like a sensual video game music track.  Enjoy this bonus episode with that special someone OR alone, but either way, make sure to check back for a new full length episode at the regularly scheduled time.  Full track listing below.

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

Virtua Racing - Tohru Nakabayashi, Tomoyuki Kawamura - Name Entry - Sega - Genesis - 1994

Super Monaco GP - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - The Heat Waves - Sega - Genesis - 1990

Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf - Tokuhiko Uwabo - BGM 4 - Sega - Genesis - 1989

Episode 67: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Basically, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were a cultural phenomenon, having a huge influence on the interests of youngsters of the 8-bit and 16-bit era generation, so much so that there were many video games based on them.  Brent and Rob basically focus on these games for Episode 67.  Enjoy a couple slices of pizza while you discover the Turtle Power within this great music.  Cowabunga!  Full track listing below.

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

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project - Tomoya Tomita, Kozo Nakamura, Yuichi Sakakura - Cast - Konami - NES - 1992

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue - M. Matsuhira, Akihiro Juichiya - Base - Konami - Game Boy - 1993

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

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Masahiro Ikariko (arr.), You Takamine (arr.), K. Kinouchi (arr.) - Sewers Surfin' - Konami - Genesis - 1992

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters - Kazuhiko Uehara, Harumi Ueko, Hideto Inoue -  Tournament Fighters (part 2) - Konami - SNES - 1993

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

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game - Kozo Nakamura - Industrial District (Scene 4 part 2) - Konami/Ultra Games - NES - 1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game - Kozo Nakamura - Sewers (Scene 2 part 2) - Konami/Ultra Games - NES - 1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers - Tsuyoshi Sekito, Yoko Kurahashi - Bump Me - Konami - Game Boy - 1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan - Tomoko Nishikawa, Michiru Yamane - Stage 4 - Konami - Game Boy - 1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters - Junichiro Kaneda, Ayako Nishigaki - Leonardo - Konami - NES - 1994

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project - Tomoya Tomita, Kozo Nakamura, Yuichi Sakakura - Scene 5 - Konami - NES - 1992

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Jun Funahashi - Foot Clan Base - Konami/Ultra Games - NES - 1989

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers - Tsuyoshi Sekito, Yoko Kurahashi - Dead End - Konami - Game Boy - 1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Kazuhiko Uehara (arr.), Harumi Ueko (arr.) - Neon Night-Riders - Konami - SNES - 1992

Episode 66: Racing Games 2

Brent and Rob take their second lap on the topic of Racing Games.  This time, they make a conscious effort to not play anything from Super Mario Kart, Road Rash, and F-Zero, and instead, explore lesser known games such as Final Lap Twin, Al Unser J. Turbo Racing, and GP-1.  Buckle your seat belts, start your engines, enjoy the episode, and we'll see you at the finish line, right here, on the Legacy Music Hour.  NOTE: Regarding the end of the episode, that's not a fart.  Full track listing below.

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

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

Super Hang-On - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Outride a Crisis - Sega - Genesis - 1989

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

F-1 Grand Prix Part III - Naoki Itamura - Grid - Video System - Super Famicom - 1994

Al Unser Jr. Turbo Racing - Shogo Sakai, Takafumi Miura, Yuji Suzuki, Masaaki Iwasaki - BGM C - Data East - NES - 1990

Micro Machines - Matthew Simmonds - Character Select - Merit Studios/Ocean Software - SNES - 1994

Virtua Racing - Tohru Nakabayashi, Tomoyuki Kawamura - Records - Sega - Genesis - 1994

Final Lap Twin - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Race Music 2 (Race Mode) - Namco - TurboGrafx-16 - 1990

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing - Patrick Phelan - Sound Test 6 - Gremlin Graphics/GameTek - Genesis - 1993

GP-1 - Masanao Akahori - Menu - Genki/Atlus - SNES - 1993

Aguri Suzuki F-1 Super Driving - Motoaki Takenouchi - Machine Select - G-Amusements/Logic - Game Boy (Japan) - 1993

F1 Circus MD - Hiroshi Ogawa - Blue Warm - Micronics/Nichibutsu - Mega Drive - 1991

Bump 'n' Jump - unknown - Scene 2 - Data East/Vic Tokai - NES - 1988

Super Chase H.Q. - Yasuhisa Watanabe (comp., arr.), Naoto Yagishita (arr.), Kennosuke Suemura (Adon Suemura) (arr.), Jag (arr.) - Wind’s Step (Round 2) - Taito - SNES - 1993

Super Monaco GP - Tokuhiko Uwabo - The Bitterness - Sega - Genesis - 1990