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Today’s Broadcast is C1E60, for Theme Thursday, December 23rd, 2021 - our final episode of our very non-standard two-year long “Season 4”. So it is fitting that we’d end such a wildly non-standard season - filled with primarily wildly non-standard content already - with such a dramatically non-standard Channel 1 episode. Today’s episode abandons the customary Channel 1 “great big music block” mixtape format for a modified take on the original W.A.R.T. Radio format, featuring Trey Johnson of Nintendomain / W.A.R.T. Radio and St. John. Today’s episode is also a “Lost Level”, as it was originally intended to be a Channel F bonus “F-isode” to supplement “C1E40 - Listener Picks - vol. 1” from December 2018, and was intended to release right after it, in a nearly identical presentation to what you receive today. As such, today’s broadcast shall be “Listener Picks - vol. 2”. All music, other than the background music for the speaking portions was curated by listeners of the show, and are the roughly 60 remaining unused tracks from the pool of roughly 100 that were offered up for C1E40 in 2018, of which only 40 were used.
p.s. We apologize for the uncharacteristically poor audio quality on St. John's speaking voice. Details available upon request, but the short version is that John had technical difficulties on his end of the recording with "the good mic", but fortunately, we had a lower-quality backup recording on Trey's end over Zoom using St. John's built-in laptop mic. The sound quality is diminished, but the content is still preserved.
Note: All Speaking Portions originally produced in December 2021 by St. John
01: Intro
Timestamps: 00:00:00 - 00:05:18
Runtime: 05:18
Emceed by: Trey and St. John
02: Phillip Vaughn Music Block
Timestamps (Including Introduction): 00:05:18 - 00:24:00
Runtime (including introduction): 18:42
Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 00:07:30 - 00:24:00
Runtime (Music Block-Only): 16:30
Number of Tracks: 8
Emceed by: Trey
Intro Runtime: 02:12
Track Selection by: Phillip Vaughn
Produced by: St. John
Run-Order by: St. John
Originally Produced in: 2018
Intro - 00:05:18
a) Title – TMNT – NES – Jun Funahashi - 00:07:30
b) Final Dungeon – Zelda II – NES – Akita Nakatsuka - 00:09:19
c) Title Screen – Aero the Acrobat – SNES – Fox Productions - 00:10:32
d) Zombie Panic – Zombies Ate my Neighbors – SNES – Joe McDermott - 00:12:11
e) Fool's Play (Puppet Show) – Secret of Evermore – SNES – Jeremy Soule - 00:14:22
f) The Ancient Battleground – King's Field 2 - PS1 – Sound Kids Corp. - 00:16:39
g) The East Village – King's Field - PS1 – Koji Endo - 00:18:20
h) Decisive Battle with Magus – Chrono Trigger – SNES – Yasunori Mitsuda and/or Nobuo Uematsu - 00:21:15
03: Eric Barks Music Block
Timestamps (Including Introduction): 00:24:01 - 00:39:45
Runtime (including introduction): 15:44
Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 00:27:00 - 00:39:45
Runtime (Music Block-Only): 12:45
Number of Tracks: 2 (Fewest of the Day)
Emceed by: St. John
Intro Runtime: 02:59
Track Selection by: Eric Barks
Produced by: St. John
Run-Order by: St. John
Originally Produced in: 2018
Intro - 00:24:01
a) Hellwalker – DOOM (2016) – Multi – Mick Gordon - 00:27:00
b) Cyberdemon - DOOM (2016) – Multi – Mick Gordon - 00:32:04
04: Chris Randazzo Music Block
Timestamps (Including Introduction): 00:39:43 - 00:48:12
Runtime (including introduction): 08:29
Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 00:41:15 - 00:48:12
Runtime (Music Block-Only): 06:58 (Shortest of the Day)
Number of Tracks: 3
Emceed by: Trey
Intro Runtime: 01:31
Track Selection by: Kris Randazzo
Produced by: St. John
Run-Order by: St. John
Originally Produced in: 2018
Intro - 00:39:43
a) Chapter 2 – PAC PIX – DS – Yoshinori Kawamoto - 00:41:15
b) Goin Across Town – Tin Star – SNES – Chris Jojo, Matthew Cannon and/or Suddi Raval - 00:43:33
c) Drifting Brother – Balloon Kid - GameBoy – Hirukazu "Hip" Tanaka - 00:45:43
05: Adam Huisman Music Block
Timestamps (Including Introduction): 00:48:11 - 01:05:20
Runtime (including introduction): 17:09
Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 00:50:41 - 01:05:20
Runtime (Music Block-Only): 14:38
Number of Tracks: 6
Emceed by: St. John
Intro Runtime: 02:31
Track Selection by: Adam Huisman
Produced by: St. John
Run-Order by: St. John
Originally Produced in: 2018
Intro - 00:48:11
a) Blood Dragon Theme – Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon – PC / PS3 / XB360 - Power Glove - 00:50:41
b) Roller Mobster – Hotline Miami – Multi - Carpenter Brut - 00:53:41
c) Hills of Destiny (Past) – Messenger – Multi – Rainbowdragoneyes - 00:57:13
d) Hills of Destiny (Future) - Messenger – Multi – Rainbowdragoneyes - 00:58:36
e) Positive Force – VVVVVVV – Multi - Magnus Pålsson - 00:59:59
f) Kyoto – Tree of Knowledge – PC98 – Yogurtbox - 01:02:46
06: Michael "Nestrogen" Raisner Music Block
Timestamps (Including Introduction): 01:05:19 - 01:15:44
Runtime (including introduction): 10:25
Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 01:07:51 - 01:15:44
Runtime (Music Block-Only): 07:52
Number of Tracks: 9
Emceed by: Trey
Intro Runtime: 02:33
Track Selection by: Nestrogen
Produced by: St. John
Run-Order by: Nestrogen
Originally Produced in: 2019
Intro - 01:05:19
a) Title Screen – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi – Nestrogen - 01:07:51
b) Story Theme – Super Hyperactive Ninja - Multi – Nestrogen - 01:08:23
c) Level Select – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi – Nestrogen - 01:08:53
d) Main Boss Theme – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi – Nestrogen - 01:09:17
e) Tower 4 Hyperactive – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi – Nestrogen - 01:10:36
f) Tower 5 Main – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi – Nestrogen - 01:11:32
g) Tower 6 Main – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi – Nestrogen - 01:12:35
h) Final Boss Theme – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi – Nestrogen - 01:13:37
i) Game Clear Theme – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi – Nestrogen - 01:15:03
07: Jeshua Lack Music Block
Timestamps (Including Introduction): 01:15:44 - 01:40:07
Runtime (including introduction): 24:23
Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 01:19:12 - 01:40:07
Runtime (Music Block-Only): 20:55
Number of Tracks: 10
Emceed by: St. John
Intro Runtime: 03:28
Track Selection by: Jeshua Lack
Produced by: St. John
Run-Order by: St. John
Originally Produced in: 2018
Intro - 01:15:44
a) Ending – Sonic 2 – Genesis – Masato Nakamura – 01:19:12
b) In-Game Theme – Adventures of Lolo – NES – Hideki Kanazashi – 01:20:25
c) Stage Theme 1 – Dino Riki – NES – Takeaki Kunimoto – 01:22:17
d) Bridge 05 – Hack Sign – PS2 – Norikatsu Fukuda – 01:25:10
e) Spider Dance – Undertale – multi – Toby Fox – 01:25:54
f) Prologue – Shining Force – Genesis – Masahiko Yoshimura – 01:29:46
g) Save Room – Resident Evil 2 – PS1 – Masami Ueda – 01:31:00
h) Primal Eyes – Parasite Eve – PS1 – Yoko Shimomura – 01:32:50
i) Time's Scar – Chrono Cross – PS1 – Yasunori Mitsuda – 01:34:57
j) Casino – Sonic 2 – Genesis – Masato Nakmura – 01:37:18
08: Electric Boogaloo Music Block
Timestamps (Including Introduction): 01:40:07 - 02:20:42
Runtime (including introduction): 40:35
Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 01:44:13 - 02:20:42
Runtime (Music Block-Only): 36:29
Number of Tracks: 13 (Most of the Day)
Emceed by: Trey
Intro Runtime: 04:06
Track Selection by: Electric Boogaloo
Produced by: St. John
Run-Order by: St. John
Originally Produced in: 2018
Intro - 01:40:07
a) Paint Dance (Menu Music 4) – NBA Live 98 – Multi – Traz Damji - 01:44:13
b) Try 2 Luv U – DDRMAX2 - PS2 – Sota Fujimori - 01:47:15
c) Introducing Challenge – Cosmic Smash – Arcade / Dreamcast – Kazunori Ito, Todd Okawa, Toshi Masuda, and/or Keitarou Hanada – 01:48:31
d) Ruined Paths – Gravity Rush – PS4 / PSVita – Kohei Tanaka - 01:50:56
e) Freezing Moment – Hover Racing – PS1 – Hiroaki Omori and/or Tooru Kawakami - 01:54:20
f) Valley of Autumn – Rapid River – Arcade – Yoshie Arakawa - 01:56:16
g) Prime #5 – Echochrome – PSP / PS3 – Hideki Sakamoto - 01:59:16
h) Eternal Move – Spindizzy II – X68000 – Toshiya Yamanaka and/or Tetsuya Nakano - 02:02:31
i) BGM 5 – Blockout – Arcade – Unknown - 02:07:13
j) Kinchu (Main Menu) – Hot Shots Golf – PS1 – Motoi Sakuraba - 02:09:35
k) Hanglider – Pilotwings 64 – N64 – Dan Hess - 02:12:59
l) Reach for the Top (Clay Court) – Windjammers – Neo Geo CD –Seiichi Hamada, Tomoyoshi Sato, and/or Masaki Iwasaki - 02:15:54
m) Girl of Power - Border Down – Arcade / Dreamcast – Yasuhisa Watanabe - 02:18:07
09: Amber Pearey Music Block
Timestamps (Including Introduction): 02:20:41 - 03:01:34
Runtime (including introduction): 40:53
Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 02:24:19 - 03:01:34
Runtime (Music Block-Only): 37:15 (Longest of the Day)
Number of Tracks: 9
Emceed by: St. John
Intro Runtime: 03:38
Track Selection by: Amber Pearey
Produced by: St. John
Run-Order by: St. John
Originally Produced in: 2018
Intro - 02:20:41
a) Got Well Soon – Life Is Strange – Multi - Breton - 02:24:19
b) Build that Wall (Zia) – Bastion – Multi – Darren Korb - 02:29:07
c) Mother, I'm Here (Zulf) – Bastion – Multi – Darren Korb - 02:34:28
d) Mt Moon – Pokemon Red / Blue / Yellow – Gameboy – Junichi Masuda - 02:36:41
e) Lavender Town – Pokemon Red / Blue / Yellow – Gameboy – Junichi Masuda - 02:39:36
f) Koe – Fatal Frame 3 – PS2 – Ayako Toyoda - 02:42:30
g) Chou – Fatal Frame 2 – XBox – Ayako Toyoda - 02:47:56
h) Obstacles – Life Is Strange – Multi – Syd Matters - 02:53:34
i) To All of You – Life is Strange – Multi – Syd Matters - 02:56:55
10: Trey Johnson Music Block
Timestamps (Including Introduction / Outro…duction?): 03:01:34 - 03:20:16
Runtime (including introduction etc): 18:42
Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 03:03:23 - 03:19:28
Runtime (Music Block-Only): 16:05
Number of Tracks: 5
Emceed by: Trey [and “Deku Scrub”]
Intro 1 Runtime: 01:20
Intro 2 Runtime: 00:27
Outro Runtime: 00:50
Total Intro/outro Runtime: 02:37
Track Selection by: Trey Johnson
Produced by: St. John
Run-Order by: Trey Johnson
Originally Produced in: 2018
Intro 1 - 03:01:34
Intro 2 - 03:02:55
a) To Break the Curse (Past) – The Messenger – Multi – Rainbowdragoneyes - 03:03:23
b) Signs of Love – Shin Megami Tensei Persona 4 – PS2 – Shouji Meguro - 03:07:08
c) Battle – Pokemon Sun and Moon – 3DS - Hitomi Sato, Go Ichinose, and/or GAME FREAK - 03:10:03
d) Section 2 BGM – Silver Surfer – NES – Tim and/or Geoff Follin - 03:12:45
e) Sunshine Coastline – Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana – Multi – Hayato Sonoda, and/or Takahiro Unisuga - 03:16:15
Outro - 03:19:25
11: Outro
Timestamps: 03:20:16 - 03:30:06
Runtime: 09:50
Emceed by: Trey and St. John
12: Blooper Reel
Timestamps: 03:30:04 - 03:39:08
Runtime: 09:04
Featuring: Trey and St. John
Total Episode Runtime: 03:39:08
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Background Music – during speaking portions (tracks selected and extended by St. John in 2020):
01 Intro: In-Game Theme – Lunar Battle – iOS / Android – Unknown
02 Vaughn: 5AM – Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Switch -
Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, and/or Masato Ohashi
03 Barks: Kara Kara Bazaar (Desert Oasis) – LoZ: Breath of the Wild – WiiU / Switch – Hajime Wakai, Manaka Kataoka, and/or Yasuaki Iwata
04 Randazzo: Shinto Shrine – Tobal No. 1 – PS1 – Masashi Hamauzu
05 Huisman: Ninja Theme 4 – 198X – Multi – Yuzo Koshiro
06 Nestrogen: Sector 4 (AQA): Aquatic Level Control Zone – Metroid Fusion – GBA – Minako Hamano and/or Akira Fujiwara
07 Lack: Overflow – Streets of Rage 4 – Multi – Groundislava
08 Boogaloo: Jungle – Wolfchild – Genesis – c: Martin Iveson / a: Matt Furniss
09 Peary: Sakado Shops – Zelda: Wand of Gamelon – CD-i – William Havlicek and/or Tony Trippi
10 Johnson: Legacy [Episode 3 Town Square Edit] – Saturday Morning RPG – Multi – Vince DiCola
11 Outro: Results Theme – Metroid Prime – GameCube – Kenji Yamamoto
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A very special thanks to Trey Johnson of Nintendomain and W.A.R.T. Radio for joining me for this very special episode! You can find Trey and the gang’s shows at www.nintendomainpodcast.com, nintendomain.libsyn.com, or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendomain/id1055861408, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Final Production produced using Ardour 6 / Audacity 2.42 in Ubuntu Studio 21.10. Elements produced before April 2020 produced instead in GarageBand on macOS, and 2020 production elements produced using earlier versions of Ardour and Ubuntu Studio.
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