Friday, October 21, 2016

RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR - ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST





It’s that time of year again, when every home, school or place of business is decorated top to bottom in fake spider webs, rubber skeletons and quickly rotting jack-o-lanterns, all with “The Monster Mash,” “Ghostbusters” and the occasional track or two from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” blasting out through some speakers on repeat. As lovers of video game music, isn’t it about time we broke the usual mundane Halloween traditions and introduce our type of music to the neighborhood?
Horror-themed games are fun to play all year round and there are a selected few that have some incredibly amazing music that are just perfect for your Halloween playlist this year. These video game tracks are all you need to have blasting from your doorstep this All Hallows’ Eve.

So you Just came back from trick-or-treating and ready to unwind. you Don’t need to go to any party because You already partied last weekend. You could watch a horror movie, But you already did that Earlier in the day. Why not spend the creepiest hours of All Hallows’ Eve listening to a some spooky video game tracks instead?

So dim the lights and cuddle up real close as we’re about to embrace our darker side on this episode of the retro VGM revival hour dedicated to Halloween.


Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System
PART 1:
1.) Sweet Home – Junko Tamiya – “The Eastern Garden” – December 15, 1989 (Japan Only) – CAPCOM – Famicom

2.) Monster Party – Masaki Hashimoto ( Hashimotoravolta ) – “Title Screen” – June 1989 – Human Entertainment/Bandai – NES

3.) Shadowgate – Hiroyuki Masuno – “Entryway” – December, 1989 – ICOM Simulations/ Kemco – NES

4.) Uninvited – Hiroyuki Masuno – “Game Over” – June 1991 – ICOM Simulations/ Kemco – NES

5.) Chakan: The Forever Man – Mark Steven Miller & Jason Scher – “Air Dimension 1 – The Dragonfly King”- June 8, 1992 – Extended Play Productions – Sega Genesis

6.) Clock Tower – Kouji Niikura & Kaori Takazoe – ” Don’t Cry, Jennifer” – September 14, 1995 (Japan Only) – Human Entertainment – Super Famicon

7.) Devilish: The Next Possesion – Hitoshi Sakimoto – “Stage 1 (Graveyard)” – 1992 – Aisystem Tokyo/ Sage’s Cration – Sega Genesis

8.) DOOM – Robert Prince – “E1M1 At Doom’s Gate” – September 1, 1995 – Sculptured Software/Williams Entertainment – SNES

9.) Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts – Mari Yamaguchi – “Stage 1″ – November 28, 1991 – CAPCOM – SNES

10.) Ghoul School – Scott Marshall – “Hall Theme” – March 1992 – Imaineering/ Electro Brain – NES

11.) The Immortal – Rob Hubbard – “Barrel Ride” – August 9, 1993 – Sandcastle/ Electronic Arts – Sega Genesis

12.) Splatterhouse – Katsuro Tajima & Yoshinori Kawamoto – “Evil Cross & Nightmares (Stage 4)” – April 21, 1990 – Namco – TurboGrafx-16

13.) Fester’s Quest – Naoki Kodaka – “Underground Sewers” – September 1989 – SunSoft – NES

14.) Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Matt Furniss & Andy Brock – “Stage 2-3” – September 1993 – Traveller’s Tales/ Sony Imagesoft – Genesis

15.) Master of Darkness – Yoko Wada & Takashi Horiguchi – “Epitaph (Round 3)” – 1992 – SIMS/ SEGA – Sega Master System

16.) Nosferatu – Masanao Akahori – “Main Theme” – October 1995 – Sea Corporation – SNES

17.) Phantom Fighter – Hironari Tadokoro – “Town” – April 1990 – Marionette/ FCI – NES

18.) Werewolf: The Last Warrior – Shogo Sakai & Yusuke Takahama – “Werewolf Form (Stage Theme 2)” – November 22, 1990 – SAS Sakata/ Data East – NES

19.) Zombies Ate My Neighbors – Joe McDermott – “Mars Needs Cheerleaders” – September 24, 1993 – LucasArts/ KONAMI – Sega Genesis

20.) Zombie Nation (AKA Samurai Zombie Nation) – Takane Ohkubo & Norio Nakagata – “Exodus (Round 1-2/ New York Night)” – January 1991 – KAZe/ Meldac – NES

21.) Silent Hill – Akira Yamaoka – “Silent Hill” – January 31, 1999 – KONAMI – PlayStation




PART 2:
1.) Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Jeroen Tel – “Daytime Scenes (Part 1)”- 1993 – Probe Software/Sony Imagesoft – NES

2.) Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest – Kenichi Matsubara – “A Requiem (Ending)” -1988 – KONAMI – NES

3.) Altered Beast – Tohru Nakabayashi (arranged by Kenji Eno & Michiya Hirasawa)- “Altered Beast Mode” – June 1986 – Interlink/Asmik Corporation – Famicom

4.)Dr. Chaos – Ponii Ichinen – “Mansion Theme”- 1988 – Marionette/FCI – NES

5.) The Immortal – Rob Hubbard – “Battle Theme” – 1990 – Sandcastle/Electronic Arts – NES

6.) Splatterhouse 2 – Eiko Kaneda – “Escape from the Evil One” – August 3, 1992 – Namco – Sega Genesis

7.) Dracula X – Tomoya Tomita, Masanari Iwata, Harumi Ueko & Masahiko Kimura – “Illusionary Dance” – September 1995 – KONAMI – SNES

8.) Ghostbusters – Kazuhiko Nagai – “Final Case – Deep Hole” – June 29, 1990 – Compile/SEGA – Sega Genesis

9.) Silent Hill 4: The Room – Akira Yamaoka (performed by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn)
– “Room Of Angel” – September 7, 2004 – KONAMI – PlayStation 2 & Xbox

10.) Master of Darkness – Yoko Wada & Takashi Horiguchi – “ Laboratory (Round 4)“ – 1992 – SIMS/SEGA – Sega Master System

11.) Wolfchild – Martin Iveson – “Ancient Temple (Stage 3 )” – May 13, 1996 – CORE Design/JVC Musical Industries, Inc. – Sega Genesis

12.) Splatter House : Wanpaku Graffiti – Anna Puruna – “The Cabin“ – July 31, 1989 – Now production/NAMCO – Famicom

13.) Shadowrun – Sam Powell – “Redmond Barrens“ – 1994 – BlueSky Software/SEGA – Sega Genesis

14.) Castlevania – Lords of Shadow – Óscar Araujo – “Belmont’s Theme” – October 5, 2010 – MercuryStream & Kojima Productions/KONAMI – PS3 & Xbox 360

15.) Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly – Akayo Toyoda – “Crimson Butterfly“- December 10, 2003 – Tecmo – Playstation 2 & Xbox

16.) Monster in My Pocket – Hiroshi Takeyasu & Kozo Nakamura – “Stage 1: Monsters In My House” – January 1992 – KONAMI – NES

17.) Frankenstein: The Monster Returns – Linus & Cha-Cha – “Stage 2“ – 1990 – TOSE/Bandai – NES

18.) Attack of the Killer Tomatoes – Mark Van Hecke – “Streets“ – January 1992 – Imagineering/THQ – NES

19.) A Nightmare on Elm Street – David Wise – “House Theme 3” – October 1990 – RARE/LJN – NES

20.) Godzilla: Monster of Monsters – Masatomo Minamoto – “Godzilla & Title Screen(Planet X theme)“ – October 1989 – Compile/TOHO – NES

21.) Nosferatu – Masanao Akahori – “Creature of the Night” – October 1995 – SETA Corporation – SNES




PART 3:
1.) The Addams Family: Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt – Jonatahn Dunn – “House Interior” – February 1993 – Ocean Software & Enigma Variations Ltd./ Ocean Software – SNES

2.) Dr. Franken – (arranged) Mark Cooksey – “Title Screen (Johann Sebastian Bach’s Fugue No. 2 In C Minor BWV 847 (The Well Tempered Clavier in C)” – December 1992 – MotiveTime, Ltd./Kemco – Game Boy

3.) Alien vs. Predator – Tenpei Sato & Hisayoshi Ogura – “Battle & City” – January 8, 1993 – Jorudan/Activision – SNES

4.) Doraemon – Giga Zombie no Gyakushuu (Doraemon The Revenge of Giga Zombie) – Kutsukake Takashi, Miyata Yasuo & June Chikuma – “Cave and Little House (Cave 2) & Tower of Evil King (Siedon’s base)” – September 14, 1990(Japan Only) – Epoch – Famicom

5.) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Michiharu Hasuya – “Title Screen (Opening) & Jekyll’s Theme” – April 8, 1988 – Advance Communication Co./Bandai – NES

6.) Party Hard – Felipe Adorno Vassao – “My Future Broken Heart (Miami Party)” – August 25, 2015 – Pinokl Games/TinyBuild Games – Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4 & Xbox One

7.) Drac’s Night Out – Mark Lesser, Rex Bradford & Advanced Audio Productions – “Story (Pause Menu) & Castle Interior (Main BGM)“ – 1991 (Unreleased) – Microsmiths/Parker Brothers – NES

8.) New Ghostbusters II – Jun Ishikawa – “Round 5 (Museum)” – December 26, 1990 (Japan/Europe Only) – HAL Laboratory – NES

9.) Dungeon Explorer – Tsukasa Masuko – “Dungeon BMG 1 & Dungeon BGM 4“ – March 4, 1989 – Atlus/Hudson Soft – TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine)

10.) Decap Attack – Fumito Tamayama & Hiroto Kanno – “Stage 5” – September 1991 – Vic Tokai/SEGA – Sega Genesis

11.) Ghouls ‘n Ghosts – Tamayo Kawamoto – “Level 5 (The Castle) & Level 2 (The Village of Decay and Destruction)” – October 29, 1989 – CAPCOM/SEGA – Sega Genesis

12.) Halloween Harry (Alien Carnage) – Steven Baker & George Stamatiadis – “Mission 2A & Mission 4B” – October 10, 1993 – Interactive Binary Illusions & SubZero Software/Apogee Software – MS-DOS

13.) Corpse Party: Blood Covered: Repeated Fear – Mao Hamamoto – “Chapter 1 (Main Theme)” – August 12, 2010 – Team GrisGris/Marvelous USA – Playstation Portable, IOS & Nintendo 3DS

14.) Laser Ghost – Koichi Namiki – “Foot Smell (My Shadow)“ – 1989 – SEGA – Arcade

15.) Monster World IV – Jin Watanabe – “Kool Dude” – April 1, 1994 (Japan Only) – Westone/SEGA – Sega Genesis

16.) Demon’s Crest – Toshihiko Horiyama – “Over the Demon Realm & Metropolis of Ruin” – October 21, 1994 – CAPCOM – SNES

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Friday, July 1, 2016

STAGE 30: NINJAS

Ninjas: The stealthy, deadly assassins that have captured our imaginations worldwide since they emerged from Japanese history and folklore to find their way into popular culture.
C’mon, admit it, we all loved ninjas growing up. Their involvement in video games have allowed gamers the ability to step into the world of a ninja and experience the life of a skilled martial artist. Be honest, What’s better than ninjas themselves? Taking control of a ninja and actually performing all of the incredible feats yourself in video game form, of course.
So save up some shurikens, sharpen your katana blade and slither through the shadows as we dedicate this STAGE of the retro VGM revival Hour to the music from various Video Games featuring Ninjas

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System


1.) Ninja Gaiden - Keiji Yamagishi, Ryuichi Nitta & Ichiro Nakagawa - “Evading the Enemy" - March 1989 - TECMO - NES

2.) Ninja Crusaders - Kazunori Hideya - "Civilization's Ruins (Stage 1-1)” - 1990 - NMK/American Sammy - NES

3.) Shadow of the Ninja - Iku Mizutani & Kouichi Yamanishi - “Garuda's Fortress (Stage 5)” - December 1991 - Natsume - NES

4.) Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos - Ryuichi Nitta & Mayuko Okamura - “Battling Precariously (Stages 2-2, 4-2 & 5-1A)” - 1990 - Tecmo - NES

5.) Shinobi 3: Return of the Ninja Master - Kenji Yamamoto, Akito Nakatsuka & Yukio Kaneoka - “Whirlwind & Solitary ” - 1993 - SEGA - Sega Genesis

6.) Ninja Burai Densetsu - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - “Uiko-chan of the Best Village & Tonight’s Campaign” - Dec 6, 1991 (Japan Only) - Sanritsu/SEGA - Sega Genesis

7.) Ninja Gaiden Shadow - Hiroyuki Iwatsuki - “Stage 1 & Stage 5” - December 1991 - Natsume/Tecmo - Game Boy

8.) Ninja Spirit - Masahiko Ishida - “Behind the Wind (Round 5)“ - December 21, 1988 - Irem - Turbografx-16

9.) Revenge of Shinobi - Kazuo Sawa - “Long Distance & Like a Wind" - June 1989 - SEGA - Sega Genesis

10.) The Ninja Warriors - Hiroyuki Iwatsuki - "City Center & Pursuit” - February 1994 - Natsume/Taito Corporation - SNES

11.) Ninja Five-O- Aya Tanaka & Hiroyuki Tsuboguchi
- “Hostage Situation & Enemy Base - April 22, 2003 - Hudson Soft/KONAMI - GBA

12.) The Legend of Kage 2 - Kenichiro Iwasaki - “The Castle of the Beautiful Night
” - October 8, 2008 - Lancarse/Taito Corporation & Square Enix - Nintendo DS

13.) Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - Akihiro Juuichiya - “Karakuri Castle Dungeon (ver. 2)” - April 1998 - KONAMI - Game Boy

14.) Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi - Keisuke Tsukahara - "Stage 2-1” - December 1990 - SEGA - Sega Genesis

15.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project - Yuichi Sakakura ,Tomoya Tomita & Kôzô Nakamura - "Scene 6: Mechanical Walkin' & Final Battle (Super Shredder) - February 1992 - KONAMI - NES


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STAGE 29: SPORTS

From NBA Jam to Tecmo Bowl, sports video games have a close connection to sports fans. These video games allow the fans to simulate their hopes and dreams on the field, ring or stadium and are very popular as a result.
And what better way to enjoy your favorite sport games than with some amazing tracks. so this is why this STAGE in the retro VGM revival hour is dedicated to some great music from some of the most amazing sports game titles.

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System



1.) Bases Loaded II: Second Season - Sonoda - "World Champion (Ending)” - 1990 - TOSE/Jaleco - NES

2.) Greg Norman's Golf Power - Barry Leitch - “Menu”- April 13, 1992 - Gremlin Graphics/
Virgin Games - NES

3.) World Class Leaderboard Golf - John Hancock - “Title Screen” - 1992 - Access Software/U.S. Gold - Sega Genesis

4.) Mike Tyson's Punch Out - Kenji Yamamoto, Akito Nakatsuka & Yukio Kaneoka - "Warming up with Doc” - 1987 - NINTENDO - NES

5.) Nintendo World Cup - Kazuo Sawa - “Versus Match” - 1990 - Technos Japan/Nintendo - NES

6.) Super Spike V'Ball - Kazunaka Yamane - “Hawaii & Los Angeles” - 1990 - Technos Japan/Nintendo - NES

7.) Pro Striker Final Stage - Tomoyuki Hamada - “BGM 4 & BGM 1“ - August 4, 1995 (japan only) - NexTech/SEGA - Sega Genesis

8.) Super Dodge Ball - Kazuo Sawa - “Team All-Stars (Stage 1) & Team Shadow (Final Stage)" - June 1989 - Technos japan/CSG Imagesoft Inc - NES

9.) John Madden Football - Rob Hubbard - "Title Theme” - 1990 - Park Place Productions/Electronic Arts - Sega Genesis

10.) Tecmo Super Bowl - Keiji Yamagishi & Ryuichi Nitta
- “Opening (Part 2), Preseason (Player 2), Season Mode (Player 1) & Playoffs (Player 1) - 1991 - Tecmo - NES

11.) Super Dodgeball Brawlers - iizuka - “Russia” - May 27, 2008 - Access co. & Arc System Works/Aksys Games - Nintendo DS

12.) Olympic Winter Games - Lillehammer ’94 - John Hancock - “Biathlon & Short track” - 1993 - Tiertex Design Studios/U.S. Gold - Sega Genesis

13.) Super Real Basketball (Pat Riley Basketball) - Hikoshi Hashimoto - “2nd Half (Japanese)“ - December 31, 1990 - SEGA - Sega Genesis

14.) Blades of Steel - Shinya Sakamoto, Kazuki Muraoka, Atsushi Fuji & Kyouhei Sada - “Warm Up (skating into the Ring)”-1988 - KONAMI - NES

15.) Mario Strikers Charged - Mike Peacock, Darren Radtke, Chad York, Scott McFadyen & Davor Vulama - "Luigi's Theme” - July 30, 2007 - Next Level Games/Nintendo - Nintendo Wii


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STAGE 28: The Legend of ZELDA

The Legend of Zelda (or known in japan as ゼルダの伝説 Hepburn: Zeruda no Densetsu) is a high-fantasy action-adventure video game series created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka in 1986 and first appeared on the Famicom Disk System in japan Before being later converted into a cartridge game for the American Nintendo Entertainment System.
Centered around link, a green capped hero of Hyrule who must must save Princess Zelda and defeat the Evil wizard Ganon. The series' gameplay incorporates elements of action, adventure, puzzle solving and exploration. This franchise has spanned every console in Nintendo’s History and spawned products like cartoons, Manga , toys , and even breakfast cereal making it one of Nintendo's most prominent franchises.
And this is why this STAGE of the retro VGM revival hour Is dedicated to this amazing video game franchise; THE LEGEND OF ZELDA


Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System
 
 
1.) The Legend of Zelda - Koji Kondo - “Overworld & Labyrinth” - 1986 - Nintendo - NES

2.) Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link - Akito Nakatsuka - "Title Screen (Prologue), Battle Theme 1 & Palace Theme 1” -1988 - Nintendo - NES

3.) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Koji Kondo - “Select Screen & Dark World (overworld)” April 13, 1992 - Nintendo - SNES

4.) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Minako Hamano & Kozue Ishikawa - “Mabe Village & Marin sings the ballad of the wind fish” - August 1993 - Nintendo - Game Boy

5.) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Koji Kondo - “Lost Woods (Saria’s Song), Hyrule Field & Song of Storms (windmill Hut)” - November 23, 1998 - Nintendo - N64

6.) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Koji Kondo & Toru Minegishi - “Mayor’s Meeting, Song of Healing & Deku Palace ” - October 26, 2000 - Nintendo - N64

7.) The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Oracle of Ages - Kiyohiro Sada & Minako Adachi
- “Horon Village (SEASONS) & Sadness (AGES)” - May 14, 2001 - CAPCOM / Nintendo - Game Boy Color

8.) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Koji Kondo & Toru Minegishi - “Gohdan, The Great Sea & Staff Credits” - March 24, 2003 - Nintendo - Nintendo GameCube

9.) The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - Mitsuhiko Takano - “Minish Village, Dark Hyrule Castle & Vaati’s Origins“ - January 10, 2005 - CAPCOM / Nintendo - Game Boy Advanced

10.) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Toru Minegishi & Asuka Ohta - “Introduction, Hyrule Field & Hidden Village”- November 19, 2006/December 11, 2006 - Nintendo - Nintendo Wii & Nintendo GameCube

11.) The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Ryo Nagamatsu - "Death Mountain” - November 22, 2013 - Nintendo - Nintendo 3DS


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