STAGE 40 - OLD SCHOOL KONAMI

Konami was once synonymous with challenge, high quality and innovation going all the way back to the 8-bit era. The name was well known for great gameplay and amazing franchises, but over the past few years, this company seems to have lost its way.

Konami fans have been clamoring to see a return of some of gaming’s most revered titles for some time, but all fan requests seem to have fallen on deaf ears as the company is  moving away from traditional video games entirely to focus on other businesses (such  as portable IOS games and gambling pachinko machines. This means they no longer have any interest in funding Metal Gear Solid games or even their silent hill franchise.

Truly this has been a sad time for those who grew up on many Konami titles growing up. But this podcast is not to dwell on the bad, but to focus on the good things that KONAMI brought us: memorable gaming experiences, characters and most importantly amazing soundtracks. Which is why this stage of the retro VGM revival hour is dedicated to OLD SCHOOL KONAMI games….

This STAGE will be broken down into 2 parts…First part of this stage will be dedicated to the 8 bit music of KONAMI, while the second part will feature arcade and other system games…with that out of the way, lets us begin…..

Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System

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PART I: NES/FAMICOM

1.) The Adventures of Bayou Billy - Jun Funahashi, Kiyohiro Sada, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio & Tsutomu Ogura - “Stages 2 & 7: Gun Shootin/Stage 4 (Car Drivin' - Part 1)” - June 1989 - KONAMI - NES

2.) Batman Returns - Shigemasa Matsuo & Takashi Tateishi - “Stage 1 (Gotham Plaza)” - January 1993 - KONAMI - NES

3.) Bucky O'Hare - Tomoko Sumiyama - "Intro (Part 2)”, “Green Planet” & “Salvage Chute” - January 31, 1992 - KONAMI - NES

4.) Castlevania - Kinuyo Yamashita & Satoe Terashima - “Voyager (Ending Theme)” - May 1, 1987 - KONAMI - NES

5.) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Kenichi Matsubara, Satoe Terashima & Kouji Murata - “Monster Dance (Night Time Theme)”- August 28, 1987 - KONAMI - NES

6.) Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse - Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto & Yoshinori Sasaki -"Prelude (Opening Theme)” - December 22, 1989 - KONAMI - NES

7.) Contra - Hidenori Maezawa & Kiyohiro Sada - “Introduction (Only Available in Japanese Version” & “Energy Zone (Area 6)” - February 2, 1988 - KONAMI - NES

8.) Contra Force - Kenichi Matsubara, Yasuhiko Manno & Tomoya Tomita - “Prologue” & “Mission 1: Dewerdrye Warehouse"- September 30, 1992 (U.S only) - KONAMI - NES

9.) Cosmic Wars - Hidenori Maezawa & Harumi Ueko - "Title Screen” & “Buy Ships” - August 4, 1989(Japan Only) - KONAMI - FAMICOM

10.) Crisis Force - Kenichi Matsubara, Yasuhiko Manno & Jun Chuma - "Advanced City (Stages 1 & 6)“ - August 27, 1991(Japan Only) - KONAMI - FAMICOM

11.) Cyber Stadium Series: Base Wars - Shigemasa Matsuo & Tomoko Sumiyama - “Play Ball!(Game Theme)” & “Fight!”- June 1, 1991(U.S Only) - KONAMI - NES

12.) Esper Dream 2: Aratanaru Tatakai - Shigemasa Matsuo - “Book 1 - Docks“ - February 20, 1987(Japan Only) - KONAMI - FAMICOM

13.) Getsu Fūma Den - Hidenori Maezawa - "Overworld Theme”  - July 7, 1987(Japan Only) - KONAMI - FAMICOM

14.) Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou  - Hidenori Maezawa & Yukie Morimoto- “Farewell (Credits Theme)” - December 16, 1988(Japan Only) - KONAMI - FAMICOM

15.) King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch -  Shinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Kinuyo Yamashita & Kiyohiro Sada - “1st Stage Theme” - December 18, 1986(Japan Only) - KONAMI - FAMICOM

16.) Laser Invasion - Shigeru Fukutake, Atsushi Fujio, Tomoko Sumiyama & Shigemasa Matsuo - “Aerial Combat Mode (Missions 1, 3 & 4)” - June 1991 - KONAMI - NES

17.) Life Force (aka Salamander) - Hidenori Maezawa, Shinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima & Atsushi Fujio - “Starfield(Stage 2)” - August 1988 - KONAMI - NES

18.) Metal Gear - Kazuki Muraoka - "Jungle Infiltration” & “Intruder Detected(Theme 2)”- June 1988 - KONAMI - NES

19.) Snake's Revenge - Tsutomu Ogura - “Jungle Infiltration” & “Metal Gear” - April 1990 - KONAMI - NES

20.) Mission: Impossible - Jun Funahashi & Yoshiyuki Hagiwara - “Venice(Stage 2 Theme)” - September 1990 - KONAMI - NES

21.) Mōuryou Senki MADARA - Atsushi Fujio & Katsuhiko Suzuki - “Map 1 (Pre-Overworld/Departing Soldiers)” & “Map 2 (Overworld/MaDaRa)” - March 30, 1990(Japan Only) - KONAMI - FAMICOM



                                              PART II: ARCADE/OTHER SYSTEMS


22.) Super Contra - Kazuki Muraoka & Motoaki Furukawa - “Thunder Landing (1st Stage)” & “In A Tight Squeeze(2nd Stage)” - January 8, 1988 - KONAMI - Arcade

23.) The Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Kazuhiko Uehara & Harumi Ueko - “Road to the Flying Castle” - February, 1992 - KONAMI - SNES

24.) Rollergames - Atsushi Fujio - “Unused Track 2” - 1990 - KONAMI - Arcades

25.) Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition (HyperDunk) - Miki Higashino - “Championship” - March 4, 1994 - KONAMI - Sega Genesis/MegaDrive

26.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Miki Higashino & Kozo Nakamura - “Technodrome” & “Factory(TMNT Theme)” - 1989 - KONAMI - Arcade

27.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi & Kôzô Nakamura - “Technodrome lets kick shell” - July 24, 1992 - KONAMI - SNES

28.) G.I. Joe - Tsutomu Ogura & Kenichiro Fukui - “Mission 1-1“ - April 1992 - KONAMI - Arcades

29.) Castlevania: Dracula X - Tomoya Tomita, Masanari Iwata, Harumi Ueko & Masahiko Kimura - “Bloodlines (1st stage )” - July 21, 1995 - KONAMI - SNES

30.) Metal Gear - Iku Mizutani, Shigehiro Takenouchi & Motoaki Furukawa - “Theme Of Tara(Infiltration BGM 1)”, “! (RED ALERT/Battle BGM)” & “TX55 METAL GEAR (METAL GEAR Battle BGM)”  - July 13, 1987 - KONAMI - MSX2 computer

31.) Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - Tsuyoshi Sekito, Masahiro Ikariko, Mutsuhiko Izumi, Yuko Kurahashi, Tomoya Tomita, Kazuhiko Uehara & Yuji Takenouchi - “Theme Of Solid Snake” & “Zanziber Breeze”  - July 20, 1990 - KONAMI - MSX2 computer

32.) Vendetta (Crime Fighters 2 ) - Michiru Yamane - “Bay Area (4th Stage)” & “Power in the Darkness (3rd Stage)” - July 1991 - KONAMI - Arcades

33.) Thunder Cross II - Mikio Saito - “Heavy Metal Bomber (3rd Stage)” - 1991 - KONAMI - Arcades

34.) Crime Fighters - Mutsuhiko Izumi & Kenichirou Matsubara  - “Hunger City (Stage 4 & 8)“ - April 1989 - KONAMI - Arcades

35.) Silent Hill 2 - Akira Yamaoka - “Promise” - September 24, 2001 - KONAMI - PS2

36.) Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - Akira Yamaoka W/ Vocals by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - “Acceptance (Instrumental ver. Followed by complete version)” - December 8, 2009 - KONAMI - Nintendo Wii

37.) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - music & words by Norihiko Hibino w/vocals by Cynthia Harrell - “Snake Eater” - November 17, 2004 - KONAMI - PS2

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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