STAGE 27: Sega Master System VS Nintendo Entertainment System

The 3rd Generation era of video games brings back very fond memories to many retro gamers. To many Gamers in north america The third generation (sometimes referred to as the 8-bit era) began on October 18, 1985 with the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System , and later in June of 1986 ( about nine months after the NES debut) the Sega Master System. This generation marked the end of the North American video game crash.

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD  

1.) Bucky O’ Hare - Tomoko Sumiyama - "Red Planet” - January 1992 - KONAMI - NES

2.) The Flash - Jeroen Tel - "At Peace in the Park” -1993(Europe Only) - Probe Entertainment/SEGA - Sega Master System

3.) Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth - Dota Ando - “Title Screen / Cutscene Theme 2” - November 1991 - Cyclone System/Asmik Corporation - NES

4.) Astro Warrior - Unknown - “Asteroid Zone”- 1986 - SEGA - Sega Master System

5.) Metal Gear - Kazuki Muraoka - “Intruder Detected Theme 1” - June 1988 - KONAMI - NES

6.) Enduro Racer - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - “Race Theme 1 (BGM 1)” - 1987 - SEGA - Sega Master System

7.) Astyanax - Kiyoshi Yokoyama & Toshiko Tasaki - “Intro / Rounds 3-1 & 3-2” - March 1990 - Aicom/Jaleco - NES

8.) Alex Kidd in Shinobi World - Tokuhido Uwabo - "Kabuto” - 1990 - SEGA - Sega Master System

9.) Yo! Noid - Masakatsu Maekawa - “Stages 13 & 14” - November 1990 - Now Production/Capcom - NES

10.) Golvellius: Valley of Doom - Masatomo Miyamoto, Takeshi Santo, Shin‑kun & Pazu - “ First Cave“ - 1988 - Compile/SEGA - Sega Master System

11.) Rygar - Michiharu Hasuya - “Cave” - July, 1987 - Tecmo - NES

12.) Space Harrier- Hiroshi Kawaguchi - “Haya Oh“ - 1986 - SEGA - Sega Master System

13.) Shatterhand - Iku Mizutani & Hiroyuki Iwatsuki - “Area G: Missile Command“ -December 1991 - Natsume/Jaleco - NES

14.) Rocky - Unknown - “Fight” - 1987 - SEGA - Sega Master System

15.) Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight - Junko Tamiya - “City Lights (Planet 1 - Area 3)“- September 1990 - Capcom - NES

16.) Wonder Boy - Ryuichi Nishizawa - “1st Round” - 1987 - SEGA - Sega Master System

17.) Startropics - Takashi Kumegawa & Yoshio Hirai - “Dungeon“ - December 1990 - Nintendo - NES

18.) Black Belt - Katsuhiro Hayashi - “Boss“ - November 1986 - SEGA - Sega Master System

19.) Target Renegade - Tim Follin - “Levels 1-3(Parking Garage)” - March 1990 - Software Creations/Taito - NES

20.) Quartet - Katsuhiro Hayashi - “Stage 2“ - April 1986 - SEGA - Sega Master System

21.) Wizards & Warriors - David Wise - “Title Screen / Ending" - December 1987 - Rare/Acclaim Entertainment - NES

22.) Rastan - Kazuyuki Onui - “Outside“ - 1988 - TAITO - Sega Master System

23.) Conquest of the Crystal Palace - Mitsuyasu Tomohisa (arranged by Masaharu Iwata) - “1st Stage(Mount Crystal)” - November 1990 - Quest Corporation/Asmik Corporation - NES

24.) Phantasy Star - Tokuhiko Uwabo - “Title Screen“ - 1988 - SEGA - Sega Master System

25.) Shadow of the Ninja - Iku Mizutani & Kouichi Yamanishi - “2nd Stage(Underground Sewers)” - December 1990 - Natsume - NES

26.) Wonder Boy in Monster Land - Shinichi Sakamoto - “Main Theme“ - 1988 - SEGA - Sega Master System

27.) Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom - Hiroshi Miyazaki, Kaori Nakabai &
Rika Shigeno - “Stages 2-1 & 7-2” - August 1991 - Tecmo - NES

28.) Ys:The Vanished Omens - Mieko Ishikawa & Yuzo Koshiro - “Feena (opening Theme)" *Standard & FM Japanese version* - 1988 - Nihon Falcom - sega Master System

29.) Crystalis - Yoko Osaka - “Inner Mountains” - July 1990 - SNK - NES

30.) Ghost House - Unknown - “House” - 1986 - SEGA - Sega Master System

31.) Treasure Master - Tim Follin - “The Moon (world 2)” - December 1991 - Software Creations/American Softworks Corporation - NES

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
TUMBLR

EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject) 

SPECIAL STAGE: LucasArts (w/ Special Host Robert Menes)

Now many console gamers may not know the name "LucasArts", although some of their
titles have come to consoles. But LucasArts is much more known in the realm of computer gaming, as many of their titles have been released on a plethora of home computer platforms. From the Atari 8-bit family, to the Commodore 64, and later to the Atari ST, Amiga, FM Towns, IBM PC, and Macintosh computer lines, LucasArts made their fortune and glory, best known for their amazing graphic adventure games, which utilized their in-house engine known as SCUMM, as well as some top notch Star Wars games.

LucasArts continued to publish and develop many games until 2012, when their parent company Lucasfilm was purchased by Disney. In 2013, LucasArts sadly let go of their internal development teams, and now exists solely as a license holder. However, in spite of this, many of their classic titles are available on services such as Steam and GOG.com, and I highly recommend checking them out.

Now, for this episode, I will make mention that LucasArts used a special music engine for many of their games called iMUSE, which allowed for dynamic music; music tracks could seamlessly segue-way into one another to best fit the mood. Some of the tracks featured will demonstrate iMUSE in action. 

 Additionally, some of these
tracks were originally MIDI tracks, and I have selected to use recordings as they would sound running through a MIDI module known as the Roland MT-32.

Make sure your DOS box has enough free RAM and you have your copy protection codes ready, because we're about to go on a time warp of amazing LucasArts music!

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD  

1) Maniac Mansion – Chris Grigg & David Lawrence - “Opening Titles (Commodore 64 version)” - October 5, 1987 (C64/Apple II), March 1988 (DOS), 1989 (Amiga/Atari ST/DOS v2)

2) Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders – Matthew Alan Kane & Chris Grigg - “Main Theme (FM Towns version)” - October 1988 (C64/DOS), 1989 (Amiga/Atari ST/DOS v2), 1990 (FM Towns)

3) Loom – Based on “Swan Lake” by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky; arranged by George “The Fat Man” Sanger & Eric Hammond - “Opening Title” & “Guild of Glassmakers” (Roland MT-32 versions) - May 1990 (DOS/Mac OS/Amiga/Atari ST), 1991 (FM Towns), 1992 (DOS Talkie)

4) Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe – Michael Land - “Opening Titles” - August 1991 (DOS)

5) The Secret of Monkey Island – Michael Land, Barney Jones, Andy Newell, & Patrick Mundy - “Voodoo Lady” & “The SCUMM Bar” (CD Audio versions) – October 1990 (Amiga/DOS Floppy/Atari ST/Mac OS), 1992 (DOS CD/FM Towns/Sega CD/Amiga CDTV)

6) Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge – Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, & Michael Land - “Villa de la Booty” - December 1991 (DOS/Amiga/Mac OS/FM Towns)

7) Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis – Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, & Michael Land - “The Colonies of Atlantis” - June 1992 (DOS/Amiga/Mac OS/FM Towns)

8) Day of the Tentacle – Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, & Michael Land - “Hotel Interiors – Present” - June 25, 1993 (DOS/Mac OS)

9) Sam & Max Hit the Road – Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, & Michael Land - “A Pleasantly Understated Credits Sequence” & “King of the Creatures” - November 1993 (DOS/Mac OS)

10) Full Throttle – The Gone Jackals - “Legacy” - April 30, 1995 (DOS/Mac OS)

11) Star Wars: Dark Forces – Michael Land (original arrangements by John Williams - “The Secret Base” - February 28, 1995 (DOS/Mac OS)

12 ) The Dig – Michael Land – “The Ancient City” - November 30, 1995 (DOS/Mac OS)

13) The Curse of Monkey Island – Michael Land (vocals: Dominic Armato, Alan Young, Gregg Berger, Michael Sorich) – “A Pirate I Was Meant To Be” - October 31, 1997 (Windows)

14) Outlaws – Clint Bajakian - “The Ballad of Dr. Death” - March 1997 (Windows)

15) Grim Fandango – Peter McConnell - “Blue Casket Bop” & “Casino Calavera” - October 30, 1998 (Windows)

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
TUMBLR

EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject) 

STAGE 26: HALLOWEEN 2!

It’s Halloween season and for me Horror-themed games are fun to play all year round. However, only a select few are best played during Halloween. As a result, horror based games provide not only chills, but bring great memories that amplify the enjoyment of this particular day even more-so.
Traditionally, Halloween festivities include trick-or-treating, Horror movie marathons, and costume parties, but when it comes to The retro VGM Revival Hour, This year, like every year, Its about getting yourself ready to get you in the mood to celebrate this holiday the only way I know how: Video Game Music.

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD  

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

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
TUMBLR

EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject) 

The Life of Satoru Iwata - Gaming Historian

   



a truly amazing episode of the Gaming Historian giving a biography / historical look back of the man that was Satoru Iwata. His life, his accomplishments, and why he was important to the video game industry.  MUST WATCH

STAGE 25: SUPER MARIO BROS.

Hard to believe it has been 30 years since we were first told "our princess is in another castle.” For those of you not familiar with the reference, "Super Mario Bros.," one of the most popular video games of all time, turned 30 this year.

Super mario bros. has grown to become one of the most popular video game series of all time and it’s main protagonist, Mario , is the closest thing to Mickey Mouse in the world of video games, an instantly recognizable symbol of gaming and a mascot for its company, NINTENDO.

so this STAGE of the retro VGM revival hour is dedicated to that video game icon, Super mario…

here we goooooooooo!!!

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD 

1.) Donkey Kong - Hirokazu Tanaka (Arranged by Yukio Kaneoka) - "Stage Start & Hammer Time” - June 1986 - Nintendo - NES

2.) Donkey Kong Jr - Hirokazu Tanaka (Arranged by Yukio Kaneoka) - "Title Screen & Stage 4” -June 1986 - Nintendo - NES

3.) Mario Bros. - Hirokazu Tanaka (Arranged by Yukio Kaneoka) - "Title Screen & Game Over” - June 1986 - Nintendo - NES

4.) Super Mario Bros. - Koji Kondo - “Overworld (Hurry!) & Underwater”- September 13, 1985 - Nintendo - NES

5.) Super Mario Bros. 2 - Koji Kondo - "Title Screen / Prologue & Overworld” - September 9, 1988 - Nintendo - NES

6.) Super Mario Bros. 3 - Koji Kondo - "Hammer Bros, Giant Land & Athletic” - February 12, 1990 - Nintendo - NES

7.) Dr. Mario - Hirokazu Tanaka - "Title Screen & Fever” - October 1990 - Nintendo - NES

8.) Super Mario Land - Hirokazu Tanaka - "Muda Kingdom & Easton Kingdom” - August 1989 - Nintendo - Game Boy

9.) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - Kazumi Totaka - “ Athletic, Star Maze & Choose Your Pipe “ - November 2, 1992 - Nintendo - Game Boy

10.) Super Mario World - Koji Kondo - “Title Theme, Athletic & The evil king koopa(Bowser)“ - August 23, 1991 - Nintendo - SNES

11.) Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimomura - “Happy adventure/Delightful adventure, Still the road is full of dangers & Fight against koopa(Bowser)” - May 13, 1996 - Square/Nintendo - SNES

12.) Super Mario 64 - Koji Kondo - “Slider & Dire/Dire Docks“ - September 26, 1996 - Nintendo - N64

13.) Super Mario Sunshine - Koji Kondo & Shinobu Tanaka - “Delfino plaza“ - August 26, 2002 - Nintendo - Nintendo GameCube

14.) New Super Mario Bros. - Asuka Ohta, Hajime Wakai & Koji Kondo - “Walking the plains & The mushroom waltz" - May 15, 2006 - Nintendo - Nintendo DS

15.) Super Mario Galaxy - Mahito Yokota & Koji Kondo - “ Starbit Festival, (Rosetta’s) Rosalina's Comet Observatory 2, Floater Land & Flying Mario“ - November 12, 2007 - Nintendo - Nintendo Wii

16.) Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Mahito Yokota, Ryo Nagamatsu & Koji Kondo - “Throwback Galaxy & Hurry!" - May 23, 2010 - Nintendo - Nintendo Wii

17.) Super Mario 3D World - Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Yasuaki Iwata & Koji Kondo - “Captain Toad Goes Forth, Super Bell Hill & Shifty Boo Mansion" - November 22, 2013 - Nintendo - WiiU

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
TUMBLR

EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject) 

STAGE 24: SONY PLAYSTATION

Today marks 20 year anniversary of the Sony PlayStation and For any product in this vast and unpredictable world of gaming to last that long is undeniably quite an achievement.

The PlayStation revolutionized the videogame industry immersive gameplay and cinematic storytelling experiences that weren’t previously possible on older hardware, and ushered in a new era of videogaming which shifted game developers and publishers from being considered toy makers to being seen as part of the entertainment industry.

The sony Playstation made its mark in the video game industry and continues to entertain gamers world wide through its various iterations. That is why this STAGE of the retro VGM revival out is to celebrate the 20th year anniversary of the sony playstation.

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD 

1.) Megaman X5 - Naoto Tanaka, Takuya Miyawaki & Naoya Kamisaka - "X vs Zero” -January 31, 2001 - Capcom - Sony Playstation

2.) Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Yuki Iwai, Takayuki Iwai, Isao Abe,
Hideki Okugawa & Tetsuya Shibata - "Scala (Rose's Theme)” - April 30, 1999 - Capcom - Sony Playstation

3.) Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - Josh Mancell - "Crash Dash, Crash Crush, Un-Bearable” - October 31, 1997 - Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment - Sony Playstation

4.) Chrono Cross - Yasunori Mitsuda - "Dream of the Shore Near Another World” - August 15, 2000 - SquareSoft - Sony Playstation

5.) The Legend of Dragoon - Takeo Miratsu & Dennis Martin - "Dart's Theme” - June 11, 2000 - Sony Computer Entertainment - Sony Playstation

6.) Guilty Gear - Daisuke Ishiwatari, Takahiro Uematsu, Hatsuaki Takami & Takuya Moritou - “Conclusion” - October 31, 1998 - Arc System Works - Sony Playstation

7.) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Michiru Yamane - "Lost Paintings” - October 2, 1997 - Konami - Sony Playstation

8.) Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft - Nathan McCree - "Main Theme” - November 21, 1998 - Core Design/EIDOS Interactive - Sony Playstation

9.) Final Fantasy VIII - Nobuo Uematsu - "The Man with the Machine Gun” - September 9, 1999 - SquareSoft - Sony Playstation

10.) Brave Fencer Musashi - Tsuyoshi Sekito - "The Palace of Ice” - October 31, 1998 - SquareSoft - Sony Playstation

11.) Einhänder - Kenichiro Fukui - “Madness“ - May 5, 1998 - SquareSoft/Sony Computer Entertainment - Sony Playstation

12.) Resident Evil 2 - Masami Ueda, Shusaku Uchiyama
& Syun Nishigaki - "Secure Place” - January 21, 1998 - Capcom - Sony Playstation

13.) Silent Hill - Akira Yamaoka - “Tears of...” - January 31, 1999 - Konami - Sony Playstation

14.) PaRappa the Rapper - Masaya Matsuura & Yoshihisa Suzuki - “Instructor mooselini's rap & All master's rap“ - October 31, 1997 - NanaOn-Sha/Sony Computer Entertainment - Sony Playstation

15.) Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu - "Aerith's Theme” - September 7, 1997 - SquareSoft/Sony Computer Entertainment - Sony Playstation

16.) Twisted Metal - Chuck E. Meyers, Lance Lenhart & Tom Hopkins - "Main Theme” - November 5, 1995 - SingleTrac/Sony Computer Entertainment - Sony Playstation

17.) Vagrant Story - Hitoshi Sakimoto - “Joshua“ - May 15, 2000 - SquareSoft - Sony Playstation

18.) Persona 2: Eternal Punishment - Toshiko Tasaki, Masaki Kurokawa & Kenichi Tsuchiya - "Boss Battle” - December 22, 2000 - Atlus - Sony Playstation

19.) Tekken 3 - Nobuyoshi Sano, Keiichi Okabe, Hiroyuki Kawada, Minamo Takahashi & Yuu Miyake - "Jin Kazama Theme” - April 29, 1998 - Namco - Sony Playstation

20.) Mega Man X4 - Toshihiko Horiyama - "Opening Stage (Playing as X)" - September 25, 1997 - Capcom - Sony Playstation

21.) Metal Gear Solid - Rika Muranaka /Performed by Aoife Ní Fhearraigh - "The Best Is Yet To Come” - October 21, 1998 - Konami - Sony Playstation

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
TUMBLR
EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject)

STAGE 23: OPENING/TITLE Themes

Opening and Title screen themes set the mood for the entire game. they're in charge of giving a player the ever important first impression. Often overlooked, these particular themes are usually an afterthought once the “press start” option becomes available, But if you choose to not press that button, you will realize that the these themes are one of the most important key elements in making an amazing gaming experience. This is why this special STAGE of the retro VGM revival hour is dedicated to those great Opening and Title screen themes. So put that controller down and be amazed on how awesome these themes can be.

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD 

1.) METROID - Hirokazu Tanaka - “ Title Screen / Prologue “ - August 1987 - Nintendo - NES

2.) Journey to Silius - - Naoki Kodaka - “Title Screen" - October 1, 1987 - Tokai Engineering/Sunsoft - NES

3.) Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Video Game - Anamanaguchi - “Scott Pilgrim Anthem” - August 2010 - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft & Universal studios - XBLA & PSN

4.) The Legend of Zelda - Koji Kondo - “Opening” - August 22, 1987 - Nintendo - NES

5.) Donkey Kong Country - David Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland - “Opening Theme” - November 25, 1994 - RARE/Nintendo - SNES

6.) Faxanadu - Jun Chikuma - “Opening" - November 19, 1989 - Hudson Soft/Nintendo - NES

7.) Castlevania Symphony of the Night - Michiru Yamane - “Prayer" - March 20, 1997 - KONAMI - PlayStation & Sega Saturn

8.) Batman Arkham City - Nick Arundel & Ron Fish - “Main Theme” - October 18, 2011 - Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment - PS3, Xbox 360, Windows & Nintendo WiiU

9.) Skate or Die 2: The Search For Double Trouble - Rob Hubbard - “Title Screen” - 1990 - Electronic Arts - NES

10.) Double Dragon - Kazunaka Yamane - “Title Screen” - June1988 - Technos japan/Tradewest - NES

11.) Cave Story - Daisuke Amaya - “Cave Story” - December 20, 2004 - Studio Pixel - Windows, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, OSX & Linux

12.) Phantasy Star 4 (Phantasy Star 4: The End of the Millennium) - Izuho Numata & Masaki Nakagaki - “Opening" - February, 1995 - SEGA - Sega Genesis(Megadrive)

13.) Final Fantasy X - Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu & Junya Nakano - “To Zanarkand” - December 17, 2001 - SQUARE - PS2

14.) Odin Sphere - Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masaharu Iwata, Kimihiro Abe & Mitsuhiro Kaneda - “Odin Sphere's Theme" - May 22, 2007 - Vanillaware/Atlus - PS2

15.) Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box - Tomohito Nishiura - “Theme of the Diabolical Box” - November 29, 2007 - Level-5/Nintendo - Nintendo DS

16.) Secret of Mana - Hiroki Kikuta - “Fear of the Heavens" - August 6, 1993 - SQUARE - SNES

17.) Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Mahito Yokota, Ryo Nagamatsu & Koji Kondo - “Overture" - May 23, 2010 - Nintendo - Nintendo Wii

18.) Mega Man X - Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara & Toshihiko Horiyama - “Title Screen” - December 17, 1993 - CAPCOM - SNES

19.) Splatoon - Toru Minegishi & Shiho Fujii - “Splattack” - May 29, 2015 - Nintendo - Wii U

20.) Buck Bumble - Justin Scharvona - “Main Theme" - September 30, 1998 - Argonaut Games/Ubisoft - N64

21.) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Greg Edmonson & Carmen Rizzo - “Nate's Theme” - October 13, 2009 - Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment - PS3

22.) Axiom Verge - Thomas Happ - "The Axiom” - March 31, 2015 - Thomas Happ Games - PS4, windows, OS X, Linux

23.) Shovel Knight - Jake Kaufman & Manami Matsumae - “Main Theme" - June 26, 2014 - Yacht Club Games - Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, PS3, 3DS, Wii U, PS Vita & Xbox One

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
TUMBLR
EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject)

STAGE 22: RUN AND GUN

LETS DO THIS!!!!

Run N' Gun games are some of the most intense, exciting, and just plain difficult games out there. a horizontal sidescrolling game where the player can aim and shoot in different directions all the while masses of enemies, explosions, big guns and even bigger giant robot or monster boss battles are standing in their way to victory.

This is why in this episode of the retro vgm revival hour , we will focus on the music of amazing run n’ gun games. So have your spread shot ready and lets go with guns blazing!

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD 

1.) Gunstar Heroes - Norio Hanzawa - “Stage 4" - September 9, 1993 - Treasure/SEGA - Sega Genesis /Mega Drive

2.) Contra - Hidenori Maezawa & Kiyohiro Sada - “Area 1: Jungle / Area 7: Hanger” - February 2, 1988 - KONAMI - NES

3.) Turrican - Chris Huelsbeck - “level 1(BGM 02)” - 1990 - Factor 5/Rainbow Arts - AMIGA

4.) Metal Slug 3 - Takushi Hiyamuta, Yoshihiko Wada, Hori_Hori, Q_Jirou & Maitaro - “The Midnight Wandering” - September 17, 2001 - SNK - Neo Geo

5.) Ranger X - Yoshinobu Hiraiwa - "Stage 1-1 (Desert)” - 1993 - GAU Entertainment/SEGA - Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

6.) Rolling Thunder - Junko Ozawa - “BGM 1" - 1989 - Arc System Works/TENGEN - NES

7.) Pocky & Rocky - Hiroyuki Iwatsuki - "Enchanted Forest” - June 1993 - Natsume - SNES

8.) Rush’N Attack - Shinya Nakamoto, Iku Mizutani, Satoe Terashima & Masanori Adachi - “Stage Theme 3” - April 1987 - KONAMI - NES

9.) Sunset Riders - Motoaki Furukawa - "Face With Courage (Town Stage 2, Forest Stage 1)” - 1992 - KONAMI - Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

10.) Contra Hard Corps - Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hirofumi Taniguchi, Aki Hata, Akira Yamaoka & Michiru Yamane - “Stage 01 Theme" - August 8, 1994 - KONAMI - Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

11.) Super Turrican 2 - Chris Huelsbeck - “Stage 1-4 Wormland” - November 1995 - Factor 5/Ocean Software - SNES

12.) Rapid Reload (Gunner’s Heaven) - Kazuhiko Toyama - "Stage 1 - Cargo Ship" - September 29, 1995 - Media Vision/Sony Computer Entertainment - Sony Playstation

13.) Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa - Michiru Yamane - "Stage 7 (Cow Town 1)” - November 19, 1992 - KONAMI - Arcades

14.) Alien Soldier - Norio Hanzawa - “Runner AD2025" - February 24, 1995 (japan/Europe only) - Treasure/SEGA - Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

15.) Super Smash TV - Marshall Parker - "Title Screen” - February 1992 - Beam Software/Acclaim - SNES

16.) Contra III: The Alien Wars - Miki Higashino, Masanori Adachi, Tappy Iwase & Aki Hata - “Stage 04" - April 6, 1992 - KONAMI - SNES

17.) Blaster Master - Naoki Kodaka - "Area 3: Factory" - November 1988 - Sunsoft - NES

18.) Zombies Ate My Neighbors - Joe McDermott - "Zombie Panic" - September 24, 1993 - LucasArts/KONAMI - SNES

19.) Ikari Warriors - Toshikazu Tanaka - “Stage Theme” - May 1987 - Micronics/SNK - NES

20.) Earthworm Jim 2 - Tommy Tallarico - "Anything But Tangerines”- December 22, 1995 - Shiny Entertainment/Playmates Interactive - Sega Genesis/MegaDrive

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
TUMBLR
EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject)

Bad Dudes (Arcade, 1988) - Video Game Years History

    



Are you a bad enough dude to play this awesome game?

Super Mario Bros 3 (Nintendo\NES Japanese Commercial)

 

LETSA GOOOOOOO!!!

Skate or Die! (NES, 1988) - Video Game Years History

    



SKATE OR DIE!!!!

RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR - STAGE 21: Yoko Shimomura

Often described as "the most famous female video game music composer in the world", With over 45 different games to her Resume, Yoko Shimomura has become one of the most well known and highly respected Video Game Composers The industry has ever known. From 1988 up to present day, her music has spanned countless generations and continues to influence new generations of fellow video game composers. Whether it was working for high profile companies like Capcom or Square Enix, Yoko Shimomura's music has spanned decades, with each new composition becoming instant classics. This is why I thought it was finally time to honor the works of this amazing video game music composer In this STAGE of the retro video game revival hour.

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD 

1.) Gargoyle's Quest: Ghosts 'n Goblins - Yoko Shimomura & Harumi Fujita - "Hell Field (Overworld Theme)" - July 1990 - CAPCOM - Gameboy

2.) Adventures In The Magic Kingdom - Yoko Shimomura - “Autopia” - June 1990 - CAPCOM - NES

3.) Nemo - Yoko Shimomura (credited as ShimoPii) - "Nightmare Castle (Stage 6)
” - December 1990 - CAPCOM - Arcade

4.) Street Fighter II: The World Warrior - Yoko Shimomura & Isao Abe - “Ken’s Theme” - August 1991 - CAPCOM - Arcade

5.) The King of Dragons - Yoko Shimomura - "The Orc Village” - April 1994 - CAPCOM - SNES

6.) Varth: Operation Thunderstorm - Yoko Shimomura & Masaki Izutani - "STAGE 27” - July 1992 - CAPCOM - Arcade

7.) Live A Live - Yoko Shimomura - "Go! Go! Buriki Daioh!" - September 2, 1994(Japan Only) - Square - Super Famicom

8.) Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimomura - "and my name's Booster(Bukki)” - May 13, 1996 - Square/Nintendo - SNES

9.) Parasite Eve - Yoko Shimomura - “Theme of Aya” - September 9, 1998 - Square(Squaresoft) - Sony PlayStation

10.) Legend of Mana - Yoko Shimomura - "Pain the Universe” - June 6, 2000 - Square(Squaresoft) - Sony PlayStation

11.) Kingdom Hearts - Yoko Shimomura - “Having a wild time" - September 16, 2002 - Square(Squaresoft) - PS2

12.) Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - Yoko Shimomura - “Rookie and Popple” - November 17, 2003 - AlphaDream/Nintendo - GBA

13.) Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories - Yoko Shimomura - "The Force in You" - December 7, 2004 - Jupiter Corporation/Square Enix - GBA

14.) Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - Yoko Shimomura - "Serious Trouble” - November 28, 2005 - AlphaDream/Nintendo - Nintendo DS

15.) Kingdom Hearts II - Yoko Shimomura - “Spooks of Halloween Town" - March 28, 2006 - Square Enix - PS2

16.) Heroes of Mana - Yoko Shimomura - “Time for the March to Ruin(Dark Goddess final Battle Theme)" - August 14, 2007 - Square Enix & Brownie Brown/Square Enix - Nintendo DS

17.)Luminous Arc 2 - Yoko Shimomura - “Cherry blossoms falling in the snow” -November 18, 2008 - Imageepoch Inc./Atlus -Nintendo DS

18.) Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - Yoko Shimomura - "Final Battle” - September 14, 2009 - AlphaDream/Nintendo - Nintendo DS

19.) Radiant Historia - Yoko Shimomura - "An Earnest Desire of Grey" - February 22, 2011 - Atlus - Nintendo DS

20.) Xenoblade Chronicles - Yoko Shimomura - “Engage the Enemy(Confrontation with the Enemy)” - April 6, 2012 - Monolith Software/Nintendo - Nintendo Wii

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
TUMBLR
EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject)

Top 10 Best/Worst WWE Games (+ WCW) - Kimble Justice

 





Best and worst wrestling games... oh the good times :)

METAL GEAR SOLID (Honest Game Trailers)

    





an HONEST trailer featuring the Metal Gear solid franchise

Metal Gear Solid 5 - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Caddicarus

    



What does Metal Gear Solid have in common w/ Alfred Hitchcock & David Bowie.... watch, because it's friggin awesome

BONUS STAGE 2

It's that time again here at the Retro VGM Revival hour, where you, the fellow listener, have entered another BONUS STAGE. 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 sit back and surround yourself with your beverage of choice, just Listen to these amazing tracks to get you excited to take on whatever lies a head.

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD

 

 

1.) Ninja Gaiden - Keiji Yamagishi, Ryuichi Nitta & Ichiro Nakagawa - "Unbreakable Determination [Stage 4-2]" - March 1989 - TECMO - NES

2.) Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Makyou Touitsusen - Kazuo Hanzawa, Katsuhiko Suzuki & Satoshi Murata - “Sub-Space 2” - September 30, 1994 - Treasure/SEGA - Sega Genesis(Mega Drive)

3.) Kid Icarus: Uprising - Motoi Sakuraba, Yuzo Koshiro, Masafumi Takada, Noriyuki Iwadare, Yasunori Mitsuda, and Takahiro Nishi - "Reset Bomb Forest” - March 23, 2012 - Project Sora/Nintendo - 3DS

4.) Retro City Rampage - Leonard J. Paul, Matthew Creamer & Jake Kaufman - “Not Mega…” - October 9, 2012 - Vblank Entertainment - XBLA, PSN, Nintendo Wii, 3DS, Windows PC, PS Vita & Mac OSX

5.) Ys: Oath in Felghana - Falcom Sound Team jdk (Mieko Ishikawa, Masaaki Kawai, Yukihiro Jindo)- "Valestein Castle” - November 2, 2010 - Nihon Falcom Corporation - PSP & Windows PC

6.) Bravely Default - Revo - "Conflict's Chime” - February 7, 2014 - Silicon Studio & Square Enix/NINTENDO - 3DS

7.) Street Fighter IV - Hideyuki Fukasawa - "Theme of Sakura" - February 17, 2009 - Dimps Corporation & CAPCOM/CAPCOM - Arcade, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Windows PC, 3DS, iOS

8.) Mighty No. 9 - Manami Matsumae, Ippo Yamada & Takashi Tateishi - "Main Theme” - September 15, 2015 - Comcept & Inti Creates/Deep Silver - Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, PSN, PS Vita, WiiU, 3DS & XBL

9.) The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki - Falcom Sound Team jdk - "Don't Be Defeated by a Friend!” - September 26, 2013 (japan Only) - Nihon Falcom - PS3 & Vita

10.) Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game - Anamanaguchi - "Gideon Wrath, Part I” -August 2010 - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft & Universal studios - XBLA & PSN

11.) Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! - Jake Kaufman - “Boss: Ice King" - November 20, 2012 - WayForward Technologies/Bandai Namco Games & D3 Publisher - 3DS

12.) Cthulhu Saves the World - Gordon McNeil - “Conflict (Battle Theme)” - December 30, 2010 - Zeboyd Games - Xbox 360 (XBLA Indie Games) & Windows PC

13.) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, Riyu Tamura & David Wise - "Homecoming Hijinx" - February 21, 2014 - Retro Studios & Monster Games/NINTENDO - Nintendo WiiU

14.) Street Fighter X Mega Man - Luke Esquivel - "Boss Battle Theme ("Volcanic Rim" theme from Street Fighter IV)” - December 17, 2012 - Seow Zong Hui/CAPCOM - Windows PC

15.) Shovel Knight - Jake Kaufman & Manami Matsumae - “Strike the Earth! (Plains of Passage)" - June 26, 2014 - Yacht Club Games - Windows PC, Mac OSX, Linux, PSN, 3DS, Wii U, PS Vita & XBLA

16.) Rayman Legends - Christophe Héral & Billy Martin - “Mariachi Madness" - September 3, 2013 - Ubisoft - Wii U, Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 & Vita

17.) Mario & Luigi: Dream Team -Yoko Shimomura - “Never Let Up! (Boss Theme)” - August 11, 2013 - AlphaDream & Good-Feel/NINTENDO - 3DS

18.) Last Ninja 2 - Matt Gray - "Central Park” - 1988 - System 3 & Beam Software/Activision - Commodore 64

19.)Mega Man 10 - Manami Matsumae - “Desert Commando (Commando Man Stage)" - March 1, 2010 - Inti Creates & CAPCOM/CAPCOM - XBox 360, PS3 & Wii

20.) Dragon Ball Z: Budokai - Kenji Yamamoto - “Challengers” - December 3, 2002 - Dimps Corporation/Bandai - GameCube & PS2

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
TUMBLR
EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject)

Retro VGM Revival Show - Playing Tribute to Satoru Iwata

  


We here at the Retro VGM Revival Show and The Nostalgia road trip Youtube are saddened to hear of the passing of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.

Greatly admired by gamers and peers, Iwata steered Nintendo through some of its brightest days, as both a producer, executive producer, techincal advisor, or supervisor of many of my childhood memories.

And this is why this episode of the Retro VGM Revival Show is to give tribute of the amazing works that mister Satoru Iwata took part in, and that will be remembered in our hearts forever.



========= GAME - COMPOSER - TITLE - COMPANY ===========

* Rollerball - Hideki Kanazashi & Hiroaki Suga - “Skyscraper” - 1984 - HAL Laboratory - NES

* Balloon Fight - Hirokazu Tanaka - “Balloon Trip / Bonus Round" - August 1986 - Nintendo - NES

* Adventures of LoLo - Hideki Kanazashi - “Floor Theme" - 20 April 1989 - HAL Laboratory - NES

* Air Fortress - Hideki Kanazashi - “Title Screen / Prologue“ - 1989 - HAL Laboratory - NES

* NES Open Tournament Golf - Shinobu Amayake & Akito Nakatsuka - “UK Course“ - September 29, 1991 - Nintendo - NES

* New Ghostbusters II - Jun Ishikawa - “Round 1: Court House” - 1991 - HAL Laboratory - NES

*Kirby's Adventure - Hirokazu Ando & Jun Ishikawa - “High Hills" - May 1, 1993 - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - NES

* Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - Jun Ishikawa & Hirokazu Ando - “Rock Star“ - June 26, 2000 - HAL Laboratory/Nintendo - N64

* Animal Crossing - Kazumi Totaka, Kenta Nagata, Toru Minegishi & Shinobu Tanaka - “Steep Hill “ - September 15, 2002 - Nintendo - Game Cube

* EarthBound (known as Mother 2 in Japan) - Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka - "Bus Ride, Journey Home & Smiles and Tears” - June 5, 1995 - HAL Laboratory & APE/Nintendo - SNES


======== Gameplay Images Provided by =========

World of Longplays - https://www.youtube.com/user/cubex55
http://www.longplays.org/news.php
NES golf - https://www.youtube.com/user/Jobexi
Rollerball - https://www.youtube.com/user/docmccoy0
Ghostbusters 2 - https://www.youtube.com/user/Artifici...
Earthbound - https://www.youtube.com/user/ProjectCOE
Animal crossing - https://www.youtube.com/user/NintyWorld
Air fortress - https://www.youtube.com/user/Cornshaq...


====== HEAR OVER AN HOUR OF VIDEO GAME MUSIC ======
Visit: https://soundcloud.com/vgmrevivalhour
Also Available on iTunes @ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/r...


FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vgmre...
Twitter: @MoonSpiderHugs
Tumblr: http://retro-vgm-revival-hour.tumblr....




===== Special thanks to =========
Alyssa menes: @ACMenes
Joe Walker: @SpaceKappa ( youtube.com/SpaceKappa )
Robert Menes: @LambdaCalculus


Final Track :
Catherine Warwick - Earthbound - "Pollyanna (I Believe In You)"

Retro VGM Revival Show - STAGE 1: Launch Games

    

The launch of a console is something behold. Having that feeling of joy as you tear open a fresh new box and inside it an entertainment system that would completely change how you would spend your weekend. Being introduced to new exciting worlds and characters that would just be with you with just a simple push of a button. This is why that this Inaugural episode of the Retro VGM Revival hour, I thought it would be a great idea share my top 10 (in no particular order) video game Music tracks from Launch title games.


========= GAME - COMPOSER - TITLE - COMPANY ===========


NES
Donkey Kong - Yukio Kaneoka - Title BGM - Nintendo
Super Mario Bros. - Koji Kondo - Overworld Theme - Nintendo

GENESIS
Altered Beast - Tohru Nakabayashi - level theme 1 - Sega
Golden Axe - Tohru Nakabayashi, Y. "Dolphin” Takada - wilderness - Sega

SNES
Super Mario World - Koji Kondo - Overworld Theme - Nintendo
F-Zero - Yumiko Kanki , Naoto Ishida - mute city - Nintendo

GAME BOY
Super Mario Land - Hirokazu Tanaka - Ending (Rocket Ship Ride) - Nintendo

NEO GEO POCKET COLOR
King of Fighters R-2 - Unknown - Esaka (BGM 18) - SNK

SEGA DREAMCAST
Sonic Adventure - Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, Masaru Setsumaru - Welcome To Station Square - Sega

SEGA SATURN
Panzer Dragoon - Yoshitaka Azuma - Flight - Sega



Gameplay Images Provided by:
https://www.youtube.com/user/cubex55
http://www.longplays.org/news.php


====== HEAR OVER AN HOUR OF VIDEO GAME MUSIC ======
Visit: https://soundcloud.com/vgmrevivalhour
Also Available on iTunes


FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vgmre...
Twitter: @MoonSpiderHugs
Tumblr: http://retro-vgm-revival-hour.tumblr....




===== Special thanks to =========
Alyssa menes: @ACMenes
Joe Walker: @SpaceKappa ( youtube.com/SpaceKappa )
Robert Menes: @LambdaCalculus
Kevin Smith: @ThatKevinSmith

For inspiring me to take a chance on something Ive always wanted to do And just taking a chance in general

STAGE 20: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

GOTTA GO FAST!
Ever since stepping into the battle against injustice, Sonic has been the champion of peace and is renowned the world over for saving it countless times. During his many adventures, Sonic has traveled from the ends of the world to the far reaches of space and time, while facing countless trials that have tested him to the fullest, earning him many titles, allies and the scorns of several foes. Well-known for his legendary cocky attitude, easy-going demeanor and somewhat short temper, yet strong sense of justice, compassion, heart of gold and love for freedom and adventure, Sonic uses his abilities to protect the innocent from his world and those beyond from the forces of evil, especially his arch-nemesis Dr. Eggman (originally Introduced as Dr. Robotnick) , who constantly seeks world domination.
Although at this moment, the name has brought many frowns and feelings of false hope to his followers as of late, this podcast is to remember the good music that this franchise has brought to us through the years and remember how amazing this franchise really is. This is why this STAGE is devoted to all the amazing music from the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG games

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD 

 

1.) Sonic the Hedgehog - Masato Nakamura - "Green Hill Zone & Scrap Brain Zone" - June 23, 1991 - Sonic Team/SEGA - Sega Genesis

2.) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Masato Nakamura - "Emerald Hill Zone, Aquatic Ruin Zone & Chemical Plant Zone” - November 21, 1992 - Sonic Team/SEGA - Sega Genesis

3.) Sonic the Hedgehog CD - Naofumi Hataya, Masafumi Ogata, Spencer Nilsen, David Young & Mark "Sterling" Crew - "You Can Do Anything(opening theme) w/ Title Theme, Palmtree Panic (Bad Future) mix & Final Fever” -September 23, 1993 - Sonic Team/SEGA - Sega CD(Mega CD)

4.) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Sonic & Knuckles - Brad Buxer, Cirocco Jones, Geoff Grace, Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Tomonori Sawada, Jun Senoue, Miyoko Takaoka, Masanori Hikichi, Howard Drossin & Michael Jackson - "Special Stage, Icecap Zone 2 & Credits” - (sonic 3)February 2, 1994/(sonic & Knuckles)October 18, 1994 - Sonic Team/SEGA - Sega Genesis

5.) Sonic 3D Blast - Jun Senoue & Tatsuyuki Maeda "Diamond Dust Zone 1 & Gene Gadget Zone 2” - November 1, 1996 - Traveller's Tales & Sonic Team/SEGA - Sega Genesis

6.) Sonic Adventure - Jun Senoue, Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi & Masaru Setsumaru - “Invincible ...no Fear, Twinkle Cart & Pleasure Castle" - September 9, 1999 - Sonic Team/SEGA - Sega Dreamcast

7.) Sonic Adventure 2 - Jun Senoue, Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi & Tomoya Ohtani - “Escape From The City, This Way Out & Live and Learn” - June 18, 2001 - Sonic Team/SEGA - Sega Dreamcast

8.) Sonic Heroes - Jun Senoue, Naofumi Hataya, Yutaka Minobe, Tomoya Ohtani, Keiichi Sugiyama, Hideaki Kobayashi, Mariko Nanba, Teruhiko Nakagawa & Fumie Kumatani - "Robot Carnival-Robot Storm(Boss theme), Rail Canyon(7th Stage) & We Can(Theme of Team Sonic)" - January 5, 2004 - Sonic Team/SEGA - Nintendo GameCube, PS2 Xbox & Windows PC

9.) Sonic the Hedgehog - Yuzo Koshiro - “Sky Base Zone" - December 28, 1991 - Ancient/SEGA - Sega Game Gear

10.) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Naofumi Hataya, Masafumi Ogata & Tomonori Sawada - “Green Hills Zone & Underground Zone" - November 17, 1992 - Aspect/SEGA - Sega Game Gear

11.) Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure - Maitaro (under the supervision of Takushi “Hiya!” Hiyamuta) - “Neo South Island Zone Act 2 & Gigantic Angel Zone Boss, ” - December 20, 1999 - SNK/SEGA - Neo Geo Pocket Color

12.) Sonic Advance - Tatsuyuki Maeda & Yutaka Minobe - “Egg Rocket Zone & Emerald Hill Zone" - February 3, 2002 - Sonic Team & Dimps/SEGA - GBA

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject)

STAGE 19: WRESTLING GAMES

It's WrestleMania season, and for many wrestling fans this is the pinnacle of a years worth of storylines, subplots, feuds and rivalries . Their desire to see their favorite superstars compete against each other in whats considered the Super Bowl of wrestling is the greatest experience to behold.
Wrestling video games are built for our imagination. To take your favorite wrestler and put him down a path that you won’t see on TV, or to make your own pro wrestler and have him chase the for Championship.
So Today we are going to look at some of the best video games to ever be made about Pro Wrestling by listening to their amazing Music.

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD 

 

*WWF WRESTLEMANIA - David Wise - "Girls in Cars (Ted Dibiase)" - 1989 - RARE/Acclaim - NES

*Tecmo World Wrestling - Keiji Yamagishi, Mayuko Okamura, Hiroshi Miyazaki & Mitsuhito Tanaka - "1st Match - Akari Dragon" - 1990 - Tecmo - NES

*Wrestle War - Anupon - "BGM 2” - June 28, 1991(japan & Europe Only) - SEGA - Sega MegaDrive(Genesis)

*Super Fire Pro Wrestling X - Chiyomaru Shikura - “Opening Theme” -March 29, 1996(japan Only) - Human Entertainment - Super Famicon(SNES)

*WWF Wrestlemania Challenge - David Wise - “Player 2” - November 1990 - RARE/LJN - NES

*Thunder Pro Wrestling Retsuden - Takeshi Saito & Garheu "Match BGM 10” - March 27, 1992(japan Only) - Human Entertainment - Sega MegaDrive(Genesis)

*WWF Royal Rumble - Paul Webb, Dean Morrell & Kingsley Thurber - “Tournament Victory" - September 15, 1993 - Sculptured Software/Flying Edge - Sega Genesis

*Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel - Akihiko Mori - “Strawberry, Star Light” - December 12, 1990(Japan Only) - Copya System Ltd/Asmik Corporation - Sega MegaDrive(genesis)

*Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 - Kouji Niikura - "Fight for the Championship" - December 19, 1997(Japan Only) - Asmik Ace Entertainment & AKI Corporation/Asmik Ace Entertainment - Nintendo 64

*WCW vs. nWo Revenge - Kouji Niikura & Yukie Sugawara - “Starrcade" - October 26 1998 - Asmik Ace Entertainment & AKI Corporation/THQ - Nintendo 64

*WCW Wrestling(World Championship Wrestling) - Kenji Yoshida - “Match Theme" - March 1990 - Nichibutsu/FCI Incorporated - NES

*WWF Super WrestleMania - Mark Miller & Dean Morrell - “Title Screen” - February 12, 1992 - Sculptured Software/Flying Edge - Sega Genesis

*Pro Wrestling - Masamichi Yamazaki - “Match Theme" - March 1987 - NINTENDO - NES

*Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Chou Senshi in Tokyo Dome - Yusuke Takahama - “Theme of Shinya Hashimoto” - September 14, 1993 - Varie - Super Famicom(SNES)

*Fire Pro Wrestling Returns - Atsuhiro Motoyama - “Kick & Submit" - November 13, 2007 - Spike/Agetect - PS2

*Saturday Night Slam Masters - Masaki Izutani & Syun Nishigaki - “Tokyo" - July 13, 1993 - CAPCOM - SNES

*Zen-Nippon Pro Wrestling 2: 3-4 Budoukan -
Iku Mizutani, Kinuyo Yamashita, Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, & Haruo Ohashi - “Staff Roll“ - April 7, 1995 - Natsume/NCS - Super Famicom(SNES)

*WWF Wrestlemania Challenge - David Wise - “Andre the Giant” - November 1990 - RARE/LJN - NES

*WWF Wrestlemania: Steel Cage Challenge - Paul Webb - “Jake Roberts (Snake Bite)” - April 21, 1995 - Sculptured Software/LJN - NES

*WWF Royal Rumble - Paul Webb, Dean Morrell & Kingsley Thurber - “Crush’s Theme" - June 8, 1993 - Sculptured Software/LJN - SNES

*WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game - Mike Stock & Pete Waterman - “WrestleMania” (character select screen)- October 18, 1995 - Sculptured Software/Acclaim Entertainment - Playstation

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject)

WE HAVE BEEN COVERED ON BUZZFEED

http://www.buzzfeed.com/edgarv4181581d3/top-5-undiscovered-podcast-1fa1p



its so amazing... AWESOME :)

STAGE 18 - FIGHTING GAMES

If you were an avid arcade player and had access to coins at any time in the early to late 90s, whether it was at your local convenience store, video store or Family Restaurant, chances are you’ll have spent all of your time and quarters (or tokens depending on the place) on a video arcade. More Importantly on a fighting game ... hammering buttons, frantically waggling a joystick to execute a devastating final blow to beat your opponent and pumping your parents pocket change into Street Fighter 2 , Killer Instinct or Mortal kombat.
The arcades have all but died out now, but the love for these time consuming franchises has never died, So put away those quarters and enjoy these amazing beats from the greatest console fighting games in this special STAGE of the Retro VGM Revival Hour!

RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 18 - FIGHTING GAMES

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

*Killer Instinc - Robin Beanland & Graeme Norgate - “The Instinct(Main Theme)" - August 30, 1995 - RARE/NINTENDO - SNES

*Tatsunoko vs. Capcom - Akihiko Narita & Misao Senbongi - “The Flutter VS The Gesellschaft (Rock Volnutt/Megaman Legends)” - December 11, 2008 - Eighting/CAPCOM - Nintendo Wii

*Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Takahiro Nishi, Shogo Sakai, Masaaki Iwasaki, Yutaka Iraha, Keigo Ozaki & Kentaro Ishizaka - "The Underworld(Kid Icarus theme)” - March 9, 2008 - Game Arts/NINTENDO - Nintendo WII

*Arcana Heart - Motoharu Yoshihira - “Save A Future” - April 11, 2008 - Examu/ATLUS - Playstation 2

*Marvel VS Capcom - Yuko Takehara & Masato Kouda - “Theme of Strider Hiryu” - September 30, 1999 - CAPCOM - Sega Dreamcast

*Darkstalkers 2 (Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge) - Takayuki Iwai, Akari Kaida & Hideki Okugawa - “Lord Raptor Stage" - February 22, 1996 - CAPCOM - Sega Saturn

*King of Fighters 95 - Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan - “Club M (Aozora ni Flute)" - March 28, 1996 - SNK - Sega Saturn

*Mortal Kombat 3 - Mark Ganus - “Rooftop" - October 1995 - Sculptured Software/Midway Games - SNES

*Soul Calibur 5 - Andrew Aversa, Hiroki Kikuta, Jesper Kyd, Tomoki Miyoshi, Junichi Nakatsuru, Cris Velasco & Inon Zur - “ Wings of Sorrow (Pyrrha's Theme)” - January 31, 2012 - Project Soul/Namco Bandai Games - PS3/Xbox 360

*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters - Kazuhiko Uehara, Hideto Inoue & Harumi Ueko - “Sewer" - December 3, 1993 - KONAMI - NES

*World Heroes - Hiroaki Shimizu, Hideki Yamamoto, Yuka Kurosawa & N. Taro - “Kaze To Honoo To(Fuuma Theme)" - September 1993 - ADK/Sunsoft - SNES

*Street Fighter 2 - Yoko Shimomura & Isao Abe - “Balrog Stage Theme" - July 15, 1992 - CAPCOM - SNES

*Doomsday Warrior - Junta - "Fatty Bomber (P-Lumb theme)" - March 1993 - Laser Soft/Renovation Products - SNES

*JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle - Chikayo Fukuda “Stone Ocean” - April 29, 2014 - CyberConnect2/Namco Bandai Games - PS3

*Clay Fighter - Mitchell Stein & Brian Luzietti - “Funhouse” - November 1993 - Visual Concepts/Interplay Entertainment - SNES

*Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden - Shinji Amagishi - “Battle Theme 4” - April 1994 (japan & Europe Only) - TOSE/BANDAI - Sega Genesis

*Super Street Fighter 2 - Isao Abe & Syun Nishigaki - “ Guile's Theme - June 25, 1994 - CAPCOM - SNES

*WeaponLord - Brian Schmidt - "Circle of Horns” - 1995 - Visual Concepts/Namco - Sega Genesis

*Skullgirls - Vincent Diamante, Blaine McGurty & Michiru Yamane - "Anti-Skullgirl Lab 8 Stage (Valentine's Theme) - April 10, 2012 - Reverge Labs/Autumn Games - Playstation Network/Xbox Live

*Guilty Gear XX - Daisuke Ishiwatari & Koichi Seiyama - "Awe Of She (Dizzy's Theme)" - May 23, 2002 - Arc System Works/Sammy Studios - PS2

*Street Fighter 4 - Exile - "The Next Door (Indestructible)” - February 17, 2009 - CAPCOM - Playstation 3/Xbox 360

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject)

STAGE 17 - SUNSOFT

SUNSOFT began developing original games and technology for the home console market in the latter half of the 1980s , with emphasis mostly on the NES which many would say was the golden era for the company. The games they released for the Nintendo Entertainment system were widely considered widely entertaining in both gameplay, graphics and more importantly MUSIC.
Sunsoft developed video games with awesome soundtracks, games like Blaster Master, Gimmick!, and Journey to Silius. And with those few mentions listed, It was no surprise that I would dedicate this entire STAGE of the Retro VGM Revival hour to one of my favorite game companies growing up: SUNSOFT. So get ready to go into a time warp of amazing and legendary SUNSOFT game music.

RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR: STAGE 17 - SUNSOFT

LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD

 

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

*Blaster Master - Naoki Kodaka - "Area 1: Forest" - November 1988 - Sunsoft - NES

*Journey to Silius - Naoki Kodaka - "Stage 2: Underground Concourse" - October 1, 1987 - Tokai Engineering/Sunsoft - NES

*Batman - Naoki Kodaka - "Stage 2: Axis Chemical Factory” - February 13, 1990 - Sunsoft - NES

*Mr. Gimmick - Masashi Kageyama - “Happy Birthday (Stage 1)” - May 19, 1993 - Sunsoft - NES

*Super Spy Hunter - Naoki Kodaka - “Stages 1 & 4: Aquapolis / Collapsible Canyon” - February 1992 - Sunsoft - NES

*Freedom Force - Naoki Kodaka - "Stage 3: Airplane Interior” - April 1988 - Sunsoft/Sun Corporation of America - NES

*Hebereke(Ufouria: The Saga) - Naoki Kodaka - “Slippery Slope” - September 20, 1991(Japan/Europe) - Sunsoft - NES

*Fantasy Zone - Naohisa Morota - "Round 1: Opa-Opa!" - July 20, 1987 - Sunsoft - Famicom

*Spy Hunter - Naoki Kodaka - “Peter Gunn Theme" - September 1987 - Sunsoft - NES

*Albert Odyssey - Naoki Kodaka - "The Road Walked by Heroes" - March 5, 1993 - Sunsoft - Super Famicon(SNES)

*The Death and Return of Superman - Glenn Stafford & Michael Morhaim - “ The last Son of Krypton” - August 1994 - Blizzard Entertainment & Sunsoft/Sunsoft - SNES

*The Wing of Madoola(Madoola no Tsubasa) - Naoki Kodaka - “Tower City" - December 18, 1986 - SunSoft - Famicon(NES)

*Gremlins 2: The New Batch - Naoki Kodaka - “Stage 3: Clamp Centre” - October 1990 - SunSoft - NES

*Batman: Return of the Joker - Naoki Kodaka - “Stage 3: Ice Valley ~ Excavation Mine" - December 20, 1991 - SunSoft - NES

*Super Fantasy Zone - Naoki Kodaka - “ya da ne" - January 14, 1992(Japan) - SunSoft/SEGA - Genesis

*Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors - Masato Araikawa and Takayuki Sasaki - “Power of Fire (ROLF Stage)” - April 21, 1995 - Sunsoft - Neo-Geo CD

*Batman - Naoki Kodaka - “Flugelheim Museum (stage3)" - July 19, 1990 - Sunsoft - Sega Genesis

*Journey to Silius - Naoki Kodaka - “Stage 4: Inside the Terrorist's Spaceship” - October 1, 1987 - Tokai Engineering/Sunsoft - NES

*Superman - Kenji Yamasaki - “Round 1” - 1992 - Sunsoft - Genesis

 Also Available On

Follow:
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
EMAIL: info@maglomania.com (just put "retro VGM Revival" as the subject)