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