Thursday, December 25, 2014

BONUS STAGE





You've encountered Many Difficult stages, But with the hard work is a great reward, and what better way to reward you, The Fellow listener, with a spacial BONUS STAGE of the Retro VGM Revival Hour. No theme, or subject, just a selection of random tracks of the past and present as a reward for showing much love and respect to the art of Video Game Music. So as you unwrap your favorite gifts, just Listen to these amazing tracks to get you excited to take on whatever lies a head.



RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: BONUS STAGE



Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

*Earthworm Jim - Tommy Tallarico - "New Junk City”- August 2, 1994 - Shiny Entertainment & Playmates Interactive/SEGA - Sega Genesis(MegaDrive)

*Mega Man 6 - Yuko Takehara - "Dr. Wily Stages”- March 15, 1994 - CAPCOM - NES

*The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Minako Hamano & Kazue Ishikawa - "Tal Tal Mountains” - August 1993 - NINTENDO - GameBoy

*Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - Yoko Shimomura - “Thwomp Volcano” - November 28, 2005 - AlphaDream/NINTENDO - Nintendo DS

*Mother - Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka - “Bein' Friends” - July 27, 1989(Japan Only) - NINTENDO - NES(Famicon)

*The Guardian Legend - Masatomo Miyamoto & Takeshi Santo - “Forest Labyrinth” - April 1989 - Compile/Broderbund - NES

*Catherine - Shoji Meguro, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Atsushi Kitajoh & Toshiki Konishi - “It's a Golden Show” - July 26, 2011 - ATLUS - PS3/Xbox 360

*Tower of Heaven - flashygoodness - “Indignant Divinity” - 2010 - askiisoft - PC

*Persona 4 - Shoji Meguro, Atsushi Kitajoh & Ryota Koduka - “Your Affection” - December 9, 2008 - ATLUS - PS2

*Rayman Origins - Christophe Héral & Billy Martin - “Land Of Dead World (Land of the Livid Dead ~ Nowhere to Run ~ Chasing a Dream)” - November 15, 2011 - Ubisoft - Wii / Xbox 360 / PS3 / Vita / PC / 3DS

*Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden 2 - Kenji Yamamoto - “Vegeta's Theme” - December 17, 1993(Japan only) - TOSE/Bandai - Super Famicom

*Super Dodge Ball - Kazuo Sawa - “Opposition Match Theme” - June 1989 - Technos japan/CSG Imagesoft Inc - NES

*Silent Hill 2 - Akira Yamaoka - "Theme of Laura” - September 24, 2001 - KONAMI - PS2

*Mother 3 - Shogo Sakai - “Love Theme” - April 20, 2006(Japan Only) - Brownie Brown & HAL Laboratory/NINTENDO - GameBoy Advanced

*Super Mario 3D World - Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Yasuaki Iwata & Koji Kondo - "World Bowser" - November 22, 2013 - NINTENDO - WiiU

*Magic Johnson's Fast Break - Tim Follin - “Title Theme” - 1988 - Arcadia Systems/TradeWest - NES

*Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Harry Gregson-williams & Nobuko Toda - “Metal Gear Saga” - June 12, 2008 - KONAMI - PS3

*Sonic 3D Blast - Richard Jacques - "Panic Puppet Zone (Act 1)" - November 1, 1996 - SonicTeam/SEGA - Sega Saturn

*Donkey Kong 64 - Grant Kirkhope - “The Monkey Rap (Intro)” - November 24, 1999 - RARE/NINTENDO - N64

*Far Cry 3 : Blood Dragon - Power Glove - “Resurrection” - May 1, 2013 - Ubisoft - Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC

*Angry Video Game Nerd Adventure - “Assholevania” - 2013 - FreakZone Games - PC

*Pokemon Silver / Gold / Crystal - Go Ichinose & Junichi Masuda - “Radio ~ Lucky Channel / Game Corner” - October 15, 2000 - Game Freak/NINTENDO - Game Boy Color




 

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Monday, November 24, 2014

STAGE 12: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES



COWABUNGA!!!
Yes dudes and dudettes, major league butt kicking is back in town! Bossanova!
...Bossanova?
........ Chevynova?
...EXCELLENT!



Come surf the sewers of New York with these Radical Reptiles as you take on the FOOT clan to save its most popular reporter, April o' Neil and their evil leader THE SHREDDER!
This special STAGE is a love letter to those 4 amazing heroes in a half shell and I wouldn't have it any other way. So what better way to take on New York's underworld than having these amazing tunes blasting through your ears as you save the world from evil. So hopefully you've been trained in the art of Ninjitsu and ready to fight with power, TURTLE POWER!!!


RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 12 - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES



 Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Jun Funahashi - "Title Screen / Opening / Cutscene” & "Areas 1-2, 2-2, 3-1 & 6 Stage Theme” - May 12, 1989 - KONAMI - NES

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game - Kôzô Nakamura & Yasuhiko Manno - "Scene 2-1: Streets of New York”, "Scene 3-1: Winter Wonderland” & "Shredder Twins” - December 1990 - KONAMI - NES

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project - Yuichi Sakakura ,Tomoya Tomita & Kôzô Nakamura - "Scene 2: Move Out” &"Scene 8: Theme of Half Shel” - JP/December 13, 1991-NA/February 1992 - KONAMI - NES

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan - Michiru Yamane & Tomoko Nishikawa - “Stage 5: Technodrome” - August 1990 - KONAMI - Game Boy

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers - Tsuyoshi Sekito & Yuko Kurahashi - “Stage 4 & 6: Underground” & “Stage 5: Rocket Platforms” - JP/November 15, 1991-NA/December 1, 1991 - KONAMI - Game Boy

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VI: Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi & Kôzô Nakamura - “Alleycat Blues”, “Bury Wy Shell At Wounded Knee”, “Star Base: Where No Turtle Has Gone Before” - JP/July 24, 1992-NA/August 1992 - KONAMI - SNES

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : The Hyperstone Heist - Masahiro Ikariko, You Takamine, Kaori Kinouchi, Hideto Inoue & Kôzô Nakamura - “Outside Shredder’s Hideout”,"The-gauntlet” & “Pizza Power (End Credits)” - JP/December 22, 1992-NA/August 11, 1992 - KONAMI - SEGA GENESIS (Mega Drive)

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue - Akihiro Juichiya - “Mines” & “Warehouse” - November 25, 1993 - KONAMI - Game Boy

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters - Kazuhiko Uehara, Hideto Inoue & Harumi Ueko - “cafeteria” & “Metal Works” - December 1993 - KONAMI - SNES
*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Hideyuki Suzuki

- “Raphael Act 4 Theme” & “Donatello Act3 Theme” - October 21, 2003 - KONAMI - GBA
*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Yuichi Tsuchiya & Masanori Akita - "Construction Site” - October 21, 2003 - KONAMI - PS2/Xbox/GameCube

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus - Yuichi Tsuchiya & Masanori Akita - "Underground World” - October 19, 2004 - KONAMI - PS2/Xbox/Game Cube

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare - Yuichi Tsuchiya & Masanori Akita - "Upgrade Turtles” - November 1, 2005 - KONAMI - PS2/Xbox/Game Cube

*TMNT: Mutant Melee (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Melee - Chuck Myers & Tino Saiki - "Shredder's Palace (Inside)” - March 15, 2005 - KONAMI - PS2/Xbox/Game Cube

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - Partners In Kryme - “Turtle Power” - August 28, 2013 - Red Fly Studio/Activision - Xbox Live/PSN/Steam






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Friday, November 7, 2014

STAGE 11: HALLOWEEN


Boys and girls of every age, wouldn't you like to hear something strange? Come with us and you'll shall see, this STAGE's based on HALLOWEEN!
Yes, my ghouls and ghosts... This particular STAGE is all about games that will get you in the mood, just in time for treat or treating!
So beware, Take care, because these tracks will rock your night!



RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 11 - HALLOWEEN


Track List:
Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company


*Sweet Home - Junko Tamiya - "The Eastern Garden" - December 15, 1989 (Japan Only) - CAPCOM - Famicom

*Monster Party - Masaki Hashimoto ( Hashimotoravolta ) - "Title Screen” - June 1989 - Human Entertainment/Bandai - NES

*Shadowgate - Hiroyuki Masuno - “Entryway" - December, 1989 - ICOM Simulations/ Kemco - NES

*Uninvited - Hiroyuki Masuno - “Game Over" - June 1991 - ICOM Simulations/ Kemco - NES

*Chakan: The Forever Man - Mark Steven Miller & Jason Scher - "Air Dimension 1 - The Dragonfly King"- June 8, 1992 - Extended Play Productions - Sega Genesis

*Clock Tower - Kouji Niikura & Kaori Takazoe - " Don't Cry, Jennifer" - September 14, 1995 (Japan Only) - Human Entertainment - Super Famicon

*Devilish: The Next Possesion - Hitoshi Sakimoto - "Stage 1 (Graveyard)" - 1992 - Aisystem Tokyo/ Sage’s Cration - Sega Genesis

*DOOM - Robert Prince - "E1M1 At Doom's Gate" - September 1, 1995 - Sculptured Software/Williams Entertainment - SNES

*Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts - Mari Yamaguchi - “Stage 1" - November 28, 1991 - CAPCOM - SNES

*Ghoul School - Scott Marshall - "Hall Theme" - March 1992 - Imaineering/ Electro Brain - NES

*The Immortal - Rob Hubbard - “Barrel Ride" - August 9, 1993 - Sandcastle/ Electronic Arts - Sega Genesis

*Splatterhouse - Katsuro Tajima & Yoshinori Kawamoto - "Evil Cross & Nightmares (Stage 4)" - April 21, 1990 - Namco - TurboGrafx-16

*Fester's Quest - Naoki Kodaka - "Underground Sewers" - September 1989 - SunSoft - NES

*Bram Stoker's Dracula - Matt Furniss & Andy Brock - "Stage 2-3" - September 1993 - Traveller’s Tales/ Sony Imagesoft - Genesis

*Master of Darkness - Yoko Wada & Takashi Horiguchi - "Epitaph (Round 3)” - 1992 - SIMS/ SEGA - Sega Master System

*Nosferatu - Masanao Akahori - “Main Theme" - October 1995 - Sea Corporation - SNES

*Phantom Fighter - Hironari Tadokoro - “Town" - April 1990 - Marionette/ FCI - NES

*Werewolf: The Last Warrior - Shogo Sakai & Yusuke Takahama - "Werewolf Form (Stage Theme 2)" - November 22, 1990 - SAS Sakata/ Data East - NES

*Zombies Ate My Neighbors - Joe McDermott - "Mars Needs Cheerleaders" - September 24, 1993 - LucasArts/ KONAMI - Sega Genesis

*Zombie Nation (AKA Samurai Zombie Nation) - Takane Ohkubo & Norio Nakagata - "Exodus (Round 1-2/ New York Night)" - January 1991 - KAZe/ Meldac - NES

*Silent Hill - Akira Yamaoka - “Silent Hill” - January 31, 1999 - KONAMI - PlayStation




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STAGE 10: CASTLEVANIA


It's time to have your whip handy and make sure you stock up on plenty of holy water, because you're about to face the master of darkness himself, DRACULA!
And what better way to Overcome his incredible armies of the dead than to have these amazing tunes playing through the background, reasuring that his end will soon be near.
Todays STAGE is all about CASTLEVANIA, so make sure you never experience a horrible time to have a curse wherever you go.


RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 10 - CASTLEVANIA


Track List
Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company


*Castlevania - Kinuyo Yamashita & Satoe Terashima - "Wicked Child (Stages 7-9)" - September 26, 1986 - KONAMI - NES

*Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Kenichi Matsubara , Satoe Terashima & Kouji Murata - "Bloody Tears (Street - Day Time)" - August 28, 1987 - KONAMI - NES

*Castlevania: The Adventure - Shigeru Fukutake, Norio Hanzawa & Hidehiro Funauchi -"Battle of the Holy (Stage 1)" - December 15, 1989 - KONAMI - Game Boy

*Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Akumajou Densetsu)
- Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto &
Yoshinori Sasaki - "Mad Forest (Block 3)" - JP/ December 22, 1989 NA/ September 1, 1990 - KONAMI - NES

*Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Hidehiro Funauchi - "New Messiah (Crystal Castle)" - August 1991 - KONAMI - Game Boy

*Super Castlevania IV - Masanori Adachi & Taro Kudo - “Block 1-1 (Theme of Simon)" - October 31, 1991 - KONAMI - SNES

*Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - Akira Souji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano & Mikio Saito - "Overture (Introduction)" - October 29, 1993 (Japan Only) - KONAMI - PC Engine (The TurboGrafx-16)

*Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Michiru Yamane - “Dracula’s Castle" - March 20, 1997 - KONAMI - PlayStation & Sega Saturn

*Castlevania Legends - Kaoru Okada & Youichi Iwata - "Boss Battle" - March 11, 1998 - KONAMI - Game Boy

*Castlevania: Bloodlines - Michiru Yamane - "Reincarnated Soul, Part 2 (Stage 1)" - March 17, 1994 - KONAMI - Sega Genesis

*Castlevania 64 - Masahiko Kimura, Motoaki Furukawa & Mariko Egawa - “Opposing Bloodlines (Introduction)" - December 31, 1998 - KONAMI - Nintendo 64

*Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness - Masahiko Kimura - "Castle Center" - November 30, 1999 - KONAMI - Nintendo 64

*Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Sotaro Tojima & Hiroshi Mitsuoka - “Clockwork" - June 11, 2001 - KONAMI - GBA

*Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance - Soshiro Hokkai & Michiru Yamane - “Offense And Defense" - September 16, 2002 - KONAMI - GBA

*Haunted Castle - Kenichi Matsubara- "Don't Wait Until Night (Heart of Fire)" - February 1988 - Arcade

*Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - Michiru Yamane, Takashi Yoshida & Soshiro Hokkai - “Epilogue" - May 6, 2003 - KONAMI - GBA

*Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - Michiru Yamane - "Lament of Innocence (leon’s theme)" - October 21, 2003 - KONAMI - PS2

*Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Masahiko Kimura & Michiru Yamane - “pitch black intrusion" - September 30, 2005 - KONAMI - Nintendo DS

*Castlevania: Curse of Darkness - Michiru Yamane & Yuka Watanabe - “abandoned castle (the curse of darkness) " - November 1, 2005 - KONAMI - PS2/XBOX

*Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Michiru Yamane & Yuzo Koshiro - "Crucifix Held Close" - December 5, 2006 - KONAMI - Nintendo DS

*Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Michiru Yamane & Yasuhiro Ichihashi - "Chapel Hidden in Smoke" - October 21, 2008 - KONAMI - Nintendo DS




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STAGE 9: SEGA DREAMCAST



15 years ago today, the Sega Dreamcast made its debut in Japan (the US release date was famously 9/9/99). This machine left a lasting mark on the world of video games and our hearts. From second screen gameplay to online multiplayer to DLC, the Dreamcast was well ahead of its time. Let’s take this opportunity to examine what made the Dreamcast special, and pay respects to one of the most innovative and amazing systems to ever grace our homes. A system that was ahead of its time and that 15 years later, can now look back on its legacy, and see that it’s the foundation that everything since has been built upon.
This STAGE focuses on the many popular games that came from this amazing system and the amazing music that left a significant imprint on our hearts and minds. This is the Sega DREAMCAST.



RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 9 - SEGA DREAMCAST


Track List
Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company


*Sonic Adventure - Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, Masaru Setsumaru & Jun Senoue - "Pleasure Castle” - September 9, 1999 - Sonic Team/SEGA

*Marvel VS. Capcom - Yuko Takehara & Masato
Kouda - "Onslaught I's Theme” - September 30, 1999 - CAPCOM

* Mr.Driller - Masaru Shiina - “Taurus” - June 25, 2000 - NAMCO

*Marvel VS. Capcom 2 - Mitsuhiko Takano & Tetsuya Shibata - "Carnival Stage” - June 29, 2000 - CAPCOM

*Street Fighter 3: Third Strike - Hideki Okugawa - "Jazzy NYC 99' (Alex & Ken's theme)” - October 4, 200 - CAPCOM

*Street Fighter Alpha/Zero 3 - Takayuki Iwai, Yuki Iwai, Isao Abe, Hideki Okugawa & Tetsuya Shibata - "No More Swingin' (Theme of Guy)” - May 31, 2000 - CAPCOM

*Project Justice (Rival Schools 2) - Yuki Iwai, Etsuko Yoneda & Setsuo Yamamoto - "Seijyun Girls' High School Courtyard” - May 16, 2001 - CAPCOM

*Power Stone - Tetsuya Shibata - "Dullstown Stage” - September 9, 1999 - CAPCOM

*Shenmue - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Yuko Koshiro, Takeshi Yanagawa, Osamu Murata & Ryuji Iuchi - "Tears of Separation” - November 7, 2000 - Sega AM2/SEGA

*Soul Calibur - Junichi Nakatsuru, Yoshihito Yano, Akitaka Tohyama, Takanori Otsuka & Hideki Tobeta - "In The Name Of Father” - September 9, 1999 - Project Soul/NAMCO

*Dead or Alive 2 - Makoto Hosoi & Shigekiyo Okuda - "Blazed Up Melpomene (Theme of Helena)” -February 29, 2000 - Team Ninja/TECMO

*Mars Matrix - Yasushi Kaminishi - "Red Sky” -
April 30, 2001 - Takumi Corporation/CAPCOM

*Ikaruga - Hiroshi Luchi - "Trial (Chapter 2)” -
September 5, 2002 (japan only) - Treasure/ESP Software

*Tech Romancer - Yuki Iwai - "City Zone A ” - March 31, 2000 - CAPCOM

*King of Fighters Evolution - Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan - "The Way Of Rebirth” - May 10, 2001 - SNK

*Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves - Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan - "Spread The Wings” -
November 23, 2001 - SNK

*Blue Stinger - Toshihiko Sahashi - "Below Zero” -
September 9, 1999 - Climax Graphics/Sctivision

*Resident Evil: Code Veronica - Takeshi Miura, Hijiri Anze & Sanae Kasahara - "Tyrant 3 Version B” -
February 29, 2000 - Nestech/CAPCOM

*Space Channel 5 - Naofumi Hataya & Kenichi Tokoi - "Mexican Flyer” - June 4, 2000 - United Game Artists/SEGA

*Jet Grind Radio - Hideki Naganuma - "Magical Girl” - October 30, 2000 - Smilebit/SEGA





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STAGE 8: BEAT 'EM UPS


OH NO!
The President has been kidnapped by ninjas! Are you a bad enough dude to take care of business with your bare hands as you encounter wave after wave of fearsome baddies?
Make sure you mastered your moves and knock over some trash cans to reveal a home cooked chicken dinner, because you're gonna need all your skills to experience this special stage of this podcast ,which is BEAT 'EM UPS!
Stroll the dangerous streets of your home town with no worries, because the tunes in this Stage will get you in the mood to take on all comers.
Let's kick some tail and vote MIKE HAGGAR for President!


RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 8 - BEAT 'EM UPS



Track List:
Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System


*Double Dragon - Kazunaka Yamane - "Missions 1, 3-4 & 4-4 [Billy & Jimmy Lee's Theme]” - Jp.April 8, 1988/ us.June1988 - Technos japan/Tradewest - NES

*Final Fight - Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, Yasuaki Fujita(uncredited), Yoko Shimomura(uncredited) ported by Toshio Kajino - “Round 5: Street of Luxury Stage” - jp.December 21,1990 us.September1991 - CAPCOM - SNES

*Streets of rage 2 - Yuko Koshiro - "Round 1 Part 1 Go Straight” - August 2, 1991 - Sega - Genesis

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: The Manhattan Project - Kouzou Nakamura, Yuichi Sakakura & Tomoya Tomita - "Scene 4: City of Half Shell” - jp.December 13, 1991 /us.February 1992 - Konami - NES

*Godhand - Masafumi Takada & Jun Fukuda - "Bronco Buster” - October 10, 2006 - Clover Studios/CAPCOM - PS2

*River City Ransom - Kazuo Sawa - "A Tough Fight (Boss Theme 1)” - April 25, 1989 - Technos - NES

*Captain America and The Avengers - Tatsuya Kiuchi & Shogo Sakai - "Okay Go” - 1991 - Data East - Arcade

*Night Slashers - Tatsuya Kiuchi & Tomoyoshi Sato - "Under The Moon” - 1993 - Data East - Arcade

*Knights of the Round - Isao Abe - "Battle at the Castle Fort” - April 1994 - CAPCOM - SNES

*Dungeons & Dragons: Shadows Over Mystara (Dungeons and Dragon Collection) - Masato Koda - “ Ambush” - March 04, 1999 - CAPCOM - Sega Saturn

*Splatterhouse 3 - Eiko Kaneko - "Opening Theme” - March 18, 1993 - Now Production/NAMCO - Genesis

*X-Men - Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano & A. Hashimoto - "Here Comes the Hero” - February 12, 1992 - KONAMI - ARCADE

*Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game - Anamanaguchi - "Just Like In the Movies” - August 2010 - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft & Universal studios - XBLA & PSN

*Guardian Heroes - Nazo Suzuki, Hideki Matsutake & Norio Hanzawa - “ Rough and Ready” - January 25, 1996 - Treasure/SEGA - Sega Saturn

*Golden Axe - Tohru Nakabayashi & You Takada - “Fiend's Path” - December 23, 1989 - SEGA - Genesis

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi & Kozo Nakamura - “Sewer Surfin’” - August 1992 - KONAMI - SNES

*Battletoads - David Wise - "Title Screen / Opening” - June 1991 - RARE/TradeWest - NES

*Comix Zone - Howard Drossin - “Episode 1 - Night of the Mutants“ - January 1, 1995 - SEGA - Genesis

*Cadillacs and Dinosaurs - Isao Abe, Syun Nishigaki & Kiyo - "Top of Building” - April 1993 - CAPCOM - EUROPE Arcade

*Asterix - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Michiru Yamane, Mariko Egawa & Junya Nakano - "Asterix in gauls village (First Stage)” - 1992 - KONAMI - Arcade

*Rival Turf - Yasuhiko Takashiba & Atsuyoshi Isemura - "Fight to the Finish” - December 23, 1992 - Jaleco - SNES

*Bad Dudes - Azusa Hara, Hiroaki Yoshida & James Sanderson - "Stages 2 & 5” - July 1990 - Data East - NES

*Sonic Blast Man -Zuntata & Katsuhisa Ishikawa - “Factory” - February 1993 - ITL/Taito Corporation - SNES

*Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon - Takanori Arisawa - “Queen Serenity” - Japan/Europe August 27, 1993 - Arc System Works/Angel - SNES

*Lollipop Chainsaw - Akira Yamaoka & Jimmy Urine - “Vikke Boss Battle” - June 12, 2012 - Grasshopper Manufacture/Warnet Bros. Interactive & Kadokawa Games - PS3/Xbox 360



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STAGE 7: BOSS MUSIC



You've Made it though all the obstacles this stage has thrown at you, but now your skill are going to be taken to the ultimate test as you take on the stage boss! You you think you have what it takes to overcome the odds and come out victorious?
This Particular STAGE is all about BOSS MUSIC, so lets hope you have Plenty of Energy Tanks stored, because this will be a fight to the finish!





 RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE7 - BOSS MUSIC


Track List:
Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

*mega man 9 - Ippo Yamada, Yū Shimoda, Ryō Kawakami & Hiroki Isogai - "Wily Machine” - 9/22/2008 - Inti Creates/CAPCOM - WiiWare, PSN, Xbox Live
*Tales of Symphonia - Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura & Takeshi Arai - "Beat The Angel” - 8/29/2003 - NAMCO - Gamecube & PS2
*Donkey Kong Country - David Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - "Gangplank Galleon” - 11/21/94 - Rare/Nintendo - SNES
*Final Fantasy 4(final Fantasy 2 outside of japan) - Nobuo Uematsu - "Zeromus Battle (final boss)” - jp 7/19/91- na 11/23/91 - Square - SNES
*Kingdom Hearts 2 - Yoko Shimomura - "Rage Awakened” - 12/22/05 - Square Enix - PS2
*Final Fnatasy 7 - Nobuo Uematsu - "One Winged Angel” - jp 1/31/97-na 9/7/97 - Square - PS1
*Castle Crashers - Real Faction (Christian Krogsvold)- "Simple Sight(necromancer theme)” - 8/27/08 - The Behemoth - Xbox Live, PSN & PC
*Sonic The Hedgehog 2006 - Tomoya Ohtani, Mariko Nanba, Hideaki Kobayashi, Taihei Sato, Jun Senoue & Takahito Eguchi - "Solaris Phase 2” - 11/14/06 - Sonic Team/SEGA - Xbox 360/PS3
*Final Fight 2 - Mari Yamaguchi, Yuki Satomura (yuki Iwai), Tetsuya Nishimura, Yuko Takehara, Setsuo Yamamoto & Yasuaki Fujita (bun Bun) - "Hong Kong / Final Boss” - jp 5/22/93-na 8/15/93 - CAPCOM - SNES
*Contra: Hard Corps - Hiroshi Kobayashi, Michiru Yamane, Akira Yamaoka, Hirofumi Taniguchi & Aki Hata - "Last Springsteen” - 8/8/94 - KONAMI - Genesis
*Sonic 3 - Brad Buxer, Cirocco Jones, Sachio Ogawa, Masaru Setsumaru, Yoshiaki Kashima, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Tomonori Sawada, Masayuki Nagao, Jun Senoue, Miyoko Takaoka, Masanori Hikichi & Michael Jackson (uncredited) - "Final Boss” - 2/2/94 - Sonic Team/SEGA - Genesis
*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade) - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Miki Higashino & Kozo Nakamura - "Boss theme” - 1989 - KONAMI - Arcades/NES
*Mega Man 2 - Takashi Tateishi & Manami Matsumae - "Boss Theme” - 12/24/88 - CAPCOM - NES
*Super Mario Bros. 2 - Koji Kondo - "Boss Theme” - 10/10/88 - Nintendo - NES
*Chip n’ Dales: Rescue Rangers - Harumi Fujita - "Zone Boss” - 6/8/90 - CAPCOM - NES
*Talespin - Minae Fujii - "Boss Theme” - 1991 - CAPCOM - NES
*Scott Pilgrim VS the World - Anamanaguchi - “Skate or live (Lucas lee boss theme)” - August 2010 - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft & Universal studios - XBLA & PSN
*Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals - Yasunori Shiono - "Sinistral boss” - jp 2/24/95- na 8/31/96 - Neverland/Natsume - SNES
*Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimomura, Koji Kondo & Nobuo Uematsu - “Fight against culex” - jp 3/9/96- na 5/13/96 - Square/Nintendo - SNES
*Dynamite Headdy - Katsuhiko Suzuki, Koji Yamada, Aki Hata & Norio Hanzawa - "Dark Demon" [Final Boss] - 8/4/94 - Treasure/SEGA - Genesis
*Streets of Rage 2 - Yuzo Koshiro & Motohiro Kawashima - “revenge of Mr. X “ - 12/20/92 - SEGA - Genesis
*Pulseman - Junichi Masuda - “Shut Down” - 7/22/94 - Game Freak/SEGA - Genesis





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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

STAGE 6: GAME BOY








April 21, 1989
25 Years Ago, We started to play with power, Portable Power!
And it seems that we have not stopped yet

Can you believe it's been 25 YEARS!! 25 Years ago the Game Boy launched in Japan and melted faces. So this special STAGE 6 is here to Celebrate what an amazing console it was with help from some of these selected tracks. You better put on your party hat and get those balloons ready, because this Game Boy party cannot start without YOU!



 RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 6 - GAME BOY


Track List:
Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company
*Super Mario Land - Hirokazu Tanaka - “Birabuto kingdom” - August 1989 - Nintendo

*Batman - Naoki Kodaka & Nobuyuki Hara - "Gotham City” - June 1990 - Sunsoft

*Donkey Kong - Taisuke Araki - "Upside Down Critters” - June 1994 - Pax Softnica/Nintendo

*Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Hidehiro Funauchi - "Praying Hands (Cloud Castle)" - August 1991 - Konami

*Final Fantasy Legend II - Nobuo Uematsu & Kenji Ito - “Heartful Tears” - November 1991 - Square

*Astérix & Obelix (GBC) - Alberto Jose Gonzalez - "Britania; Act 1” - EUROPE 1999 - Bit Managers/ Infogrames

*Mega Man II - Kenji Yamazaki - "title screen/final stage” - February 1992 - CAPCOM

*Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors (GBC) - Katsunari Kitajima  - “Awakening” - November 8, 2002 - Banpresto/ Infogrames

*The Smurfs' Nightmare (GBC) - Alberto Gonzalez - “Enchanted” - February 28, 1999 - Bit Managers/Infogrames

*Donkey Kong Land - David Wise & Graeme Norgate - "Great Girder Grapple” - June 26, 1995 - RARE/ Nintendo

*Pokémon Red Version - Junichi Masuda - "The Road to Lavender Town” - September 28, 1998 - Game Freak/ Nintendo

*The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Minako Hamano, Kozue Ishikawa & Kazumi Totaka - “Sword Search” - August 1993 - Nintendo

*Kid Dracula - Akiko Itoh - "stage 6” - March 1993 - Konami

*Tetris - Hirokazu Tanaka - "Theme 03” - June 1989 - Bullet Proof Software/ Nintendo

*Tintin: Le Temple du Soleil ( Tintin - Prisoners of the Sun) - Alberto Gonzalez - "Title Screen” - Europe 1995 - Bit Managers/ Infogrames

*Metroid II: Return of Samus - Ryoji Yoshitomi - “Enter SR388” - November 1991 - Nintendo

*Gargoyle's Quest - Harumi Fujita & Yoko Shimomura - "Breager's Castle” - July 1990 - CAPCOM

*Kirby's Dream Land - Jun Ishikawa - "Green Greens” - August 1992 - HAL Labs/ Nintendo

*Mega Man 3 - Kouji Murata - "Dr. Wily stage 2" - December 11, 1992 - Minakuchi Engineering/CAPCOM

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan - Michiru Yamane & Tomoko Nishikawa - "Stage 4" -
August 1990 - KONAMI

*Shantae (GBC) - Jacob Kaufman - “Bandit Town” - June 2, 2002 - WayForward Technologies/ CAPCOM

*Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs - Alberto Jose Gonzalez - "Title Screen” - December 1, 1997 - Bit Managers/ Acclaim


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Friday, July 25, 2014

STAGE 5: ARCADE GAMES



Get those pockets full of quarters ready, because we are about to play some Arcade games and listen to some amazing tracks. Arcade Games is the subject that STAGE 5 is all about , so you better pop in that token and press start, because this is something you do not want to miss!


 RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 5 - ARCADE GAMES


Track List:
Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company


*Sunset Riders Music (Arcade) - Motoaki Furukawa - "Shoot out at the Sunset Ranch (Stage 1)" - April 09, 1991 - KONAMI

*Super Battletoads - David Wise - "Stage 1" - 1994 - RARE /EA

*Alien Syndrome - tohru nakabayashi - "Killer Instinct (Bosstheme)" - 1987 - SEGA

*ESWAT - Yasuhiro Kawakami - "Stage Theme 3” - 1989 - SEGA

*ROBOCOP - Hiroaki Yoshida, Hitomi Komatsu & Hiroyuki - "Stage 7" - 1988 - DATA EAST

*Alien VS Predator - Hideki Okugawa - "Round 4-2, 2-2" - May 20, 1994 - CAPCOM

*Captain Commando - Masaki Izutani & Shun Nishigaki - "STAGE 8 (Enemy's Space Ship)” - November 1991 - CAPCOM

*Toki - Yukihiko Kitahara - "Lake Neptune” (stage 2) - TAD corporation /FABTEK - 1989

*PANG! 3 (buster Buddies) - Isao Abe - "Stage 50 (final stage)” - 1995 - CAPCOM

*Cadillacs And Dinosaurs - Isao Abe, Syun Nishigaki & Kiyo - "In The Garage” - April 1993 - CAPCOM

*Lethal Enforcers -Kenichiro Fukui - "Rolling Badguys" (Stage BGM I) - October 14, 1992 - KONAMI

*Saturday Night Slam Masters - Setsuo Yamamoto - “London” - July 13, 1993 - CAPCOM

*Metal Slug - Takushi Hiyamuta - "Inner Station” - Nazca Corporation /SNK - 1996

*Super Street Fighter II Turbo - Isao Abe, Syun Nishigaki & Yuki Iwai - "Ryu Theme” - February 23, 1994 - CAPCOM

*Street Fighter 2 - Yoko Shimomura & Isao Abe - "Ken's Theme” - February 6, 1991 - CAPCOM

*Fatal Fury Special - Seisuke Ito - "Flame Dragon God" (Mai Shiranui Theme) - September 16, 1993 - SNK

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Miki Higashino & Kôzô Nakamura - "1st Stage” - 1989 - KONAMI

*Shadow Dancer - Keisuke Tsukahara - "Stage 2-1" - November 1989 - SEGA

*WWF WrestleFest - Yoshihiro Kameoka - “Character Selection Theme” - June 1991 - Technōs




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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

STAGE 4: MEGA MAN


Video game music based on The much beloved MEGA MAN games is what this very special Stage 4 is all about, so make sure you have plenty of "E" tanks handy and have your Mega Buster fully charged up. This episode might just blow you away in its sheer epicness of all things Mega Man

 RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 4 - MEGA MAN


Track List:
game - composer - title - year

*Mega Man - Manami Matsumae - "Fire Man” , "Cut Man" - December 17, 1987
*Mega Man 2 - Takashi Tateishi, Manami Matsumae - “introduction and Title Theme” , "Bubble Man” , "Dr. Wily's Castle" - December 24, 1988
*Mega Man 3 - Yasuaki Fujita, Harumi Fujita - “Introduction” , "Spark Man” - September 28, 1990
* Mega Man 4 - Minae Fujii - "Drill Man” - December 6, 1991
* Mega Man 5 - Mari Yamaguchi - "ProtoMan's Fortress Stage"
- December 4, 1992
* Mega Man 6 - Yuko Takehara - "Tomahawk Man” - jap. October 5, 1993/us. March 15, 1994
* Mega Man 7 - Yuko Takehara, Toshihiko Horiyama, Makoto Tomozawa - “Shade Man” - jap. March 24, 1995/us.September 1995 - SNES
* Mega Man 8 - Shusaku Uchiyama - “Stage Selection” - January 1997 - PS/SATURN
* Mega Man 9 - - Yū Shimoda, Ryō Kawakami, Hiroki Isogai, Ippo Yamada - Inti Creates/CAPCOM - "Galaxy Fantasy (Galaxy Man)” - September 22, 2008
* Mega Man 10 - Ippo Yamada, Manami Matsumae, Yasuaki Fujita (bun bun), Akari Kaida, Ryo Kawakami, Hiroki Isogai, Yu Shimoda, Minae Fujii, Mari Yamaguchi, Yuko Takehara, Makoto Tomozawa, and Shusaku Uchiyama - "Nitro Rider (Nitro Man)" - March 1, 2010

  
* Mega Man X - Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara, Toshihiko Horiyama - “Spark Mandrill” - December 17, 1993
* Mega Man X2 - Yuki Iwai - “Flame Stag” - December 16, 1994
* Mega Man X3 - Kinuyo Yamashita - “Toxic Seahorse” - December 1, 1995
* Mega Man X4 - Toshihiko Horiyama - “Storm Owl" - August 1, 1997
* Mega Man X5 - Naoto Tanaka, Naoya Kamisaka, and Takuya Miyawaki - “Duff McWhalen" - jap.November 30, 2000/us.january 31, 2001
* Mega Man X6 - Naoto Tanaka - “Blaze Heatnix" - jap.November 29, 2001/us.December 4, 2001
* Mega Man X7 - Yuko Komiyama, Shinya Okada, Seiko Kobuchi, Naoto Tanaka, Makoto Asai, Teruo Konishi, Shuichi Mizuhata, Noriyuki Iwadare, Takuya Miyawaki - "Vanishing Gungaroo" - jap.July 17, 2003/us.October 14, 2003
* Mega Man X8 - Yuko Komiyama, Naoto Tanaka, and Shinya Okada - "Burn Rooster" - December 7, 2004


* Mega Man & Bass(Rockman & Forte) - Akari Kaida, Naoshi Mizuta, and "Kirikiri-chan" - "Final Boss” - SUPER FAMICON jap.April 24, 1998 - GBA us.March 11, 2003
* Mega Man Network Transmission - Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, and Yousuke Yasui - “Shadowman" - jap.March 6, 2003/us.June 17, 2003 - GameCube -
*Mega Man Battle Network 2 - Yoshino Aoki - "VS. Gospel (Final Battle)” , "Virus Busting (Battle Theme)" - jap.December 14, 2001/us.June 12, 2002 - GBA
* Mega Man ZX - Ippo Yamada, Masaki Suzuki and Ryo Kawakami - "Last Area(Snake Eyes)" - Jap. July 6, 2006/us.September 12, 2006



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Saturday, July 12, 2014

STAGE 3: DISNEY


Video games based on Disney characters, movies and television shows are what Stage 3 is all about, so dust off that old pair of Mickey ears, sit back ,and listen to the sounds of your favorite Disney favorites in an 8bit,16bit and 32bit state of mind. This episode is never short on magic, adventure and PIXXIE DUUUUUUUUST :)



RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 3 - DISNEY

Track List:
game- composer-title-company

*Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - Shigenori Kamiya - "deeper into the dark forest (door 3)" - SEGA
*mickey mousecapade - Kunimoto Takeaki - "Stage 5 (The Castle)” - NES/Famicon - Capcom
*Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse - Andy Blythe & Marten Joustra, Matt Furniss (all versions) - “Captain Pete” - Sega
*QuackShot: Starring Donald Duck - Shigenori Kamiya - “MEXICO“ - Disney interactive studios/Sega
*World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck - Haruyo Oguro & Tomoko Sasaki - “Magicians Domain“ - Sega
*The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck - Unknown composer - “Andes Mountains” - Sega - -
*Little mermaid - Yasuaki Fujita - "Stage 4 - Undersea Volcano" - CAPCOM
*Aladdin - Don Griffin & Tommy Tallarico - “One step Ahead” - Virgin Interactive/SEGA
*Adventures in the Magic kingdom - Yoko Shimomura - "Pirates Of The Caribbean" stage - CAPCOM
*Ducktales - "The Moon” - Hiroshige Tonomura with sound programmer Yoshihiro Sakaguchi - CAPCOM
*Darkwing duck - Yasuaki Fujita - "Bushroot's Forest” - CAPCOM
*Chip n' Dale - Harumi Fujita - "Zone J” - CAPCOM
*TALESPIN - David Delia & Paul Gadbois - "The Jungle, The Lost city" - Interactive designs/SEGA
*Bonkers - Dave Delia, Paul Gadbois, Mike Larkin, Dwight Stone, Jeffrey Glenn Tveraas - “opening theme” - CAPCOM/SEGA
*Gargoyles - Michael Giacchino - “02” - Buena Vista Interactive/ Disney interactive studios
*Goof Troop - Yuki Iwai (a.k.a YUKI SATOMURA) - "to the south" - CAPCOM
*Ducktales 2 - Minae Fujii - “Bermuda” - CAPCOM
*Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers 2 - Minae Fujii - “area H” - CAPCOM
*Ducktales - Hiroshige Tonomura with sound programmer Yoshihiro Sakaguchi - “Transylvania” - CAPCOM
*kingdom Hearts - Yoko Shimomura - "welcome to wonderland” - SQUARE


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Friday, July 4, 2014

STAGE 2: MOVIES


Video games based on movies is the topic of Stage 2 , so grab some popcorn and your snacks of choice and just sit back and listen to the sounds of your favorite movies in an 8bit and 16bit state of mind. This episode is rated A , for AWESOME.


RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 2 - MOVIES


Full track listing:
Game - Composer - Title - Company

*Batman: The Video Game - Naoki Kodaka, Nobuyuki Hara - “stages 1 & 5: gotham city/cathedral" - Sunsoft
*Alien 3 - Jeroen Tel - “title Theme" - LJN
*Batman Returns - Jun Funahashi, Harumi Uekō and Kazuhiko Uehara (music adapted
from Danny Elfman's score for the film)- “Ambush in Gotham Plaza" - Konami
*Star Wars - Marshall Parker - “Spaceport" - JVC digital Studios
*Jurassic Park - Jonathan Dunn - “Level 1: Triceratops Stampede" - OCEAN
*RoboCop 3 -Jeroen Tel - “Title Theme" - OCEAN
*New Ghostbusters II - Jun Ishikawa (Nintento Cover of “FLIP City” originally Performed by Glenn Frey for the Movie)- “Stage 2: Subway” - HAL Laboratory
*Gremlins 2: The New Batch - Naoki Kodaka, Nobuyuki Hara, Shinichi Seya - “Stage 1: the office" - SUNSOFT
*Super Back to the Future II - "Round 2-1" - Hitoshi Sakimoto -Toshiba EMI
*Friday the 13th - Hirohiko Takayama - “character select/ Room Theme" - LJN
*A Nightmare on Elm Street - David Wise - “Town of Elm Street" - LJN developed by RARE
*Willow -Harumi Fujita - “Ending Theme” - Capcom
*The Goonies II - Satoe Terashima (Nes version of the movie theme by Cyndi Lauper )- “Good Enough - Main Theme” - KONAMI
*Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game - Anamanaguchi - "Rock Club" - UBISOFT
*Beetlejuice - David Wise - “Level 3: Maitlands' House ~ The Attic" - LJN
*Stargate -Andy Brock and Steve Collett - "Intro theme” -Acclaim
*Platoon - Naoki Kodaka - “Combat Zone” -Sunsoft



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Thursday, July 3, 2014

STAGE 1 : Launch Titles

Welcome to the first inaugural edition of the Retro VGM Revival Hour . This is a video game music show where me as well as guests will share and talking about video game music from the 8-bit ,16-bit 32bit, and current video game music Eras. From the obscure to the well known. Both Respecting and honoring The music that many gamers have grown up on and those who have just discovered the Incredible world of Video game music. Each episode will focus on a specific  theme.......Today's theme: Launch Titles

RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 1 - LAUNCH TITLES

Game - Composer - Title - Company 
*Donkey Kong - Yukio Kaneoka - Title BGM - Nintendo 
*Donkey Kong Jr. - Yukio Kaneoka - Level 1 BGM - Nintendo 
*Super Mario Bros. - Koji Kondo - Overworld Theme - Nintendo 
*Hang On - Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Mr. Ishii - Main Theme - Sega 
*Altered Beast - Tohru Nakabayashi - level theme 1 - Sega 
*Golden Axe - Tohru Nakabayashi, Y. "Dolphin” Takada - wilderness - Sega 
*Super Mario World - Koji Kondo - Overworld Theme - Nintendo 
*Final Fight - Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, Yoko Shimomura, Kumi Yamaga, Yasuaki Fujita (Bun Bun) - Mad Gear Gang (prologue) - Capcom 
*F-Zero - Yumiko Kanki , Naoto Ishida - mute city - Nintendo 
*Panzer Dragoon - Yoshitaka Azuma - Flight - Sega 
*Pilotwings 64 - Dan Hess - Cannon - Nintendo 
*Super Mario 64 - Koji Kondo - Main Theme - Nintendo 
*Wario Land II - Kozue Ishikawa - escape from the woods - nintendo 
*King of Fighters R-2 - Unknown - Esaka (BGM 18) - SNK 
*Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Sotaro Tojima, Hiroshi Mitsuoka - requiem - Konami 
*Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt (Demo) -Lawrence Schwedler, James Phillipsen - staff roll - Nintendo 
*Sonic Adventure - Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, Masaru Setsumaru - Welcome To Station Square - Sega 
*Luigi's Mansion - Kazumi Totaka, Shinobu Tanaka - Professor E. Gadd's Lab - Nintendo 
*Super Mario Land - Hirokazu Tanaka - Ending (Rocket Ship Ride) - Nintendo 
 *Night Trap - Dana Plato - Night Trap Theme (Sunny BlueSkyes) - Sega

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