Sunday, May 27, 2018

Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 1: "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" Podcast - “C1E29: VCO Metroid”



Today’s broadcast is C1E29 for Scene Sunday, May 27th 2018. Today’s Episode will feature the Metroid soundtrack for NES performed entirely on 70's era analog synthesizers by Chiptune and remix scenester "Luminist" on a program we're calling "VCO Metroid" - a Fun-Sized episode. Original compositions by Hirokazu (Hip) Tanaka.

01: Intro - 00:00
02: Title Theme - 02:24
03: Samus Fanfare - 04:49
04: Brinstar - 04:59
05: Item Room - 06:47
06: Item Fanfare - 07:48
07: Kraid's Lair - 07:56
08: Norfair - 09:50
09: Ridley's Lair - 11:15
10: Tourian - 12:47
11: Mother Brain - 13:49
12: Escape - 14:25
13: Ending - 16:14
14: Outro - 18:30

Music Block Runtime: 16:08, Total Episode Runtime: 23:10

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The specific episode can be found here:


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Thanks for listening! Join us again Thursday, June 14th for C1E30 (Channel 1, Episode 30): "The Big Sound of the Little Guy - vol. 1 (A SUPER-SIZED Episode) - Delicious VGM on "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds"! And wherever you are - Fly the N!

Cheers!

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 1: "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" Podcast - “C1E28: Sense of the Scene - vol. 1”


Today’s broadcast is Episode 28 for Scene Sunday, May 6th, 2018. Today’s Episode is a free play of elements found throughout the space just outside of video game music, covers, remixes, chiptunes, karaoke, and so much more, on a program we're calling "Sense of the Scene - vol. 1" 

Tracklist - provided in various formats depending on "scene subgenre":

01: Intro - 00:00:00  
02: ["Real Instruments" VGM Cover]: Stemage - Metroid Metal - The Tunnel (orig. comp: Ryoji Yoshitomi) - 00:02:23  
03: [Original Chiptune]: Kulor - My First LSDJ - Gameboy - 00:06:31  
04: [Non-VGM by VGM composer - Ryuichi Sakamoto]: Akiko Yano - Aisuru Hito Yo - Ai Ga Nakucha Ne (1982) - 00:08:40  
05: [Original Chiptune]: Mr Sonic699 - Segadore Genesid 64 - Genesis - 00:13:05  
06: [Chip Cover of Non-VGM music]: Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out - Gameboy (MicroD) - 00:15:11  
07: ["Real Instruments" VGM Cover]: SST Band - Defeat - Galaxy Force 2- (orig. comp: Koichi Namiki) - 00:18:44  
08: [Non-VGM by VGM Composer - Martin Iveson]: Soulstice - Colour (AtJazz Remix) - 00:23:12  
09: [Original Chiptune]: Freezedream - Lullaby - 00:29:26  
10: [Doujin Music]: Summer Style '96 (PC98) - FMP Music Disk Vol.4 - Ryu Umemoto - 00:31:37  
11: ["System X" Chip Cover of "System Y" VGM]: Savaged Regime - Beach - Plok (Sega Genesis cover) (orig. comp: Tim and/or Geoff Follin / orig. sys: SNES) - 00:35:02  
12: [Original Chiptune]: TQ_Jam - Squash (2A03 + VRC7 + N163) - 00:40:12  
13: [Non-VGM that presaged VGM]: Logic System - Unit - Logic (1981) - 00:43:11  
14: ["Real Instruments" VGM Cover]: Super Soul Bros. Hydrocity (orig. comp: Sonic 3 Sound Team) - 00:47:56  
15: ["System X" Chip Cover of "System Y" VGM]: Thunder Force IV - Fighting Back (PC Engine) - by Michirin9801 (orig comp:  Toshiharu Yamanishi / orig sys: Genesis) - 00:51:33  
16: ["Real Instruments" VGM Cover]: Symphonic Actraiser - Northwall (orig. comp: Yuzo Koshiro) - 00:54:16  
17: [Non-Video Game computer program music]: Microsoft Interactive Sampler 1996 - Main Theme - Unknown - 00:57:20  
18: [Chip Cover of non-VGM - Mario Paint]: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Mario Paint - by:  YouTuber "oShockwave" (orig. comp: Lennon-McCartney) - 00:58:20  
19: [Original Chiptune - Tracker Music]: Beek - Pleadians (Amiga) - 01:00:20  
20: [Non-VGM inspired by VGM]: Hiatus Kaiyote - Atari - Choose Your Weapon (2015) - 01:02:28  
21: [Original Chiptune]: Commandycan - Ice Boat - NES - 01:08:36  
22: ["System X" Chip Cover of "System Y" VGM]: C64 cover of Chronos - Main Theme - by YouTuber "MovieMovies1" (orig. comp: Tim Follin / orig sys: ZX Spectrum PC Speaker) - 01:09:22  
23: [Floppy Drive Matrix cover of VGM]: The Floppotron - At Doom's Gate - Pawel Zadrozniak (orig. comp: Bobby Prince) - 01:12:27  
24: [Original Chiptune]: Goluigi - Popping Corners (SNES) - BotB Winterchip X - 01:13:59  
25: ["Real Instruments" VGM Cover]: David KBD - Golden Axe - Stage 1 (orig. comp: You Takada) - 01:16:46  
26: ["VGM Karaoke" (original lyrics and vocals over VGM never intended for lyrics or vocals)]: Pieness 64 - Coldman (Rockman and Fortissimo) (orig. comp: Toshihiko Horiyama, Naoshi Mizuta, and/or Akari Kaida) - 01:19:40  
27: [Original Chiptune]: DYA - Homecoming (Chiptunes = Win) - PC Engine and C64 Duet - 01:21:50  
28: [Non-VGM by VGM Composer - Daniel Capo]: Daniel Capo - A Stroll Through Dreamland  - 01:25:30  
29: Outro - 01:27:29 
 
Music Block Runtime: 01:25:09, Total Episode Runtime: 01:35:01

Our Intro and Outro Music is Funky Radio - Jet Grind Radio - Dreamcast - BB Rights

The episode can be found here:


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Nerd Noise Radio is now available on Twitch as well! Episodes 21 and forward will be uploaded as they're released, with the backlog of earlier episodes to follow. You can find us here:


The specific episode can be found here:


You can also find us on The Retro Junkies Network:


You can find us (and all of our episodes) as "Nerd Noise Radio" on Archive.org and can also find us and join the conversation on both our Nerd Noise Radio Network Facebook, Google+, and Twitter pages, as well as our Facebook and Google+ "Nerd Noise Radio - Easy Mode" and "Nerd Noise Radio - Expert Mode" groups. 


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Thanks for listening! Join us again Sunday, May 27th for C1E29 (Channel 1, Episode 29): "VCO Metroid" - Delicious VGM on "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds"! And wherever you are - Fly the N!

Cheers! 

Monday, April 23, 2018

Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 1: "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" Podcast - “C1E27: Mishmash Monday - vol. 4”


Today’s broadcast is Episode 27 for Mishmash Monday, April 23rd, 2018, on a program we're calling "Mishmash Monday - vol. 4"

Track#, Game, System, Track Name, Composer, Timestamp:

01: Intro - 00:00
02: Chu Chu Rocket - Dreamcast - Challenge - Tomoya Ohtani - 02:07
03: Wolfchild - SNES - Map Screen - Martin Iveson - 05:00
04: Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge - multi - Rikuo - Takayuki Iwai, Akari Kaida and/or Hideki Okugawa - 06:41
05: Spellcaster  - Mastersystem - Action Screen - Sachio Ogawa - 08:31
06: Nightmare on Elm Street - NES - Elm Street - David Wise - 11:24
07: Doom II - PC (Midi - Yamaha DB50XG) - Underhalls - Bobby Prince - 14:20
08: So Many Me - multi - Volcano - Christopher Gechan and/or Daniel Byrne-McCullough - 19:07
09: Souhou Blue Phoenix - X68000 - Stage 4 - Shinoda Nobuhisa - 23:06
10: Nin2 Jump - XB1 - Autumn - Ryu Umemoto - 26:26
11: Lucid 9 - PC/Mac - Process of Elimination -  Blue Wolfie - 28:50
12: Final Fantasy Mystic Quest - SNES - Ice Pyramid - Ryuji Sasai, and/or Yasuhiro Kawakami - 32:48
13: Sonic 2 - Genesis - Mystic Cave Zone 2-player - Masato Nakamura - 35:46
14: Plok  - SNES - Beach - Tim and/or Geoff Follin - 37:36
15: Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - Mirage - Kimmei - 42:42
16: Miitopia - 3DS - In That Holiday Mood (Vacation) - Toshiyuki Sudo, Shinki Ushiroda, Yumi Takahashi, and/or Megumi Inoue - 46:51
17: Outro - 49:03

Music Block Runtime: 47:02, Total Episode Runtime: 54:40

Our Intro and Outro Music is Funky Radio - Jet Grind Radio - Dreamcast - BB Rights

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Nerd Noise Radio is now available on Twitch as well! Episodes 21 and forward will be uploaded as they're released, with the backlog of earlier episodes to follow. You can find us here:


The specific episode can be found here:


You can also find us on The Retro Junkies Network:


You can find us (and all of our episodes) as "Nerd Noise Radio" on Archive.org and can also find us and join the conversation on both our Nerd Noise Radio Network Facebook, Google+, and Twitter pages, as well as our Facebook and Google+ "Nerd Noise Radio - Easy Mode" and "Nerd Noise Radio - Expert Mode" groups. 


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Thanks for listening! Join us again Sunday, May 6th for C1E28 (Channel 1, Episode 28): "Sense of the Scene - vol. 1" - Delicious (non)VGM on "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds"! And wherever you are - Fly the N!


Cheers!

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 1: "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" Podcast- “C1E26: Mega Man X Soundtrack”


Today’s broadcast is Episode 26 for Soundtrack Saturday, April 7th, 2018. Today’s soundtrack is the Mega Man X soundtrack on the Super NES, composed by Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara, and Toshihiko Horiyama.

Track Number / Track Name / Time stamp

01: Intro - 00:00
02: Title - 02:13
03: Password - 02:37
04: Opening Stage - 03:57
05: Vile (Intro) - 05:31
06: Vile - 05:53
07: Enter Zero - 06:56
08: Variable X (Demo) - 07:41
09: Stage Select (Mavericks) - 08:50
10: Stage Start - 09:54
11: Launch Octopus Stage - 10:00
12: Chill Penguin Stage - 11:49
13: Flame Mammoth Stage - 13:19
14: Boomer Kuwanger Stage - 15:23
15: Sting Chameleon Stage - 17:44
16: Spark Mandrill Stage - 18:59
17: Storm Eagle Stage - 20:46
18: Armored Armadillo Stage - 22:05
19: Boss (Intro) - 24:08
20: Boss - 24:30
21: Stage Clear - 25:37
22: Get a Weapon - 25:44
23: Stage Select (Σ) - 26:04
24: Sigma Stage 1 - 26:48
25: Sigma Stage 2 - 28:49
26: Sigma Stage 3 - 31:00
27: Sigma Stage 4 - 32:47
28: Sigma 1st - 33:37
29: Sigma Rebirth - 34:23
30: Sigma 2nd - 34:32
31: Dr. Light - 36:27
32: Ending - 37:07
33: Cast Roll - 38:51
34: Staff Roll - 40:31
35: Outro - 42:16

Music Block Runtime: 40:08, Total Episode Runtime: 46:57

Our Intro and Outro Music is Funky Radio - Dreamcast - BB Rights

The episode can be found here:


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Nerd Noise Radio is now available on Twitch as well! Episodes 21 and forward will be uploaded as they're released, with the backlog of earlier episodes to follow. You can find us here:


The specific episode can be found here:


You can also find us on The Retro Junkies Network:


You can find us (and all of our episodes) as "Nerd Noise Radio" on Archive.org and can also find us and join the conversation on both our Nerd Noise Radio Network Facebook, Google+, and Twitter pages, as well as our Facebook and Google+ "Nerd Noise Radio - Easy Mode" and "Nerd Noise Radio - Expert Mode" groups. 


As always, your feedback and input is DEEPLY appreciated, so we cheerfully invite you to "blow up the comments section", or you can always reach us by e-mail at nerdnoiseradio@gmail.com as well as all the aforementioned social media outlets.

Thanks for listening! Join us again Monday, April 23rd for C1E27 (Channel 1, Episode 27): Mishmash Monday - vol. 4 - Delicious VGM on "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds"! And wherever you are - Fly the N!

Cheers!

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 1: "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - C1E26a: "The Secret [Extra] Lives of Lounge Singers



Today’s broadcast is Episode 26a for Scene Sunday, April 1st, 2018. Today, we will be focusing on the works of renowned lounge musicians who were little-known to have gotten their starts in the chiptune and video game music scene. We will hear a collection of their tunes in their original chip format on a program we're calling "The Secret [Extra] Lives of Lounge Singers".

01: Intro - 00:00
02: Fly me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra - 02:23
03: Copacabana - Barry Manilow - 04:47
04: Magic Moments - Perry Como - 08:44
05: Mandy - Barry Manilow - 10:51
06: Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond - 14:38
07: New York New York - Frank Sinatra - 18:07
08: Music to Watch Girls By - Andy Williams - 21:19
09: It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones - 23:46
10: Copacabana (93 Edition) - Barry Manilow - 25:41
11: My Way - Frank Sinatra - 29:43
12: Outro - 34:03


Music Block Runtime: 31:48, Total Episode Runtime: 40:17

Our Intro and Outro Music is Funky Radio - Dreamcast - BB Rights

The episode can be found here:


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Nerd Noise Radio - Channel 1 podcast

Nerd Noise Radio is now available on Twitch as well! Episodes 21 and forward will be uploaded as they're released, with the backlog of earlier episodes to follow. You can find us here:


The specific episode can be found here:



You can also find us on The Retro Junkies Network:


You can find us (and all of our episodes) as "Nerd Noise Radio" on Archive.org and can also find us and join the conversation on both our Nerd Noise Radio Network Facebook, Google+, and Twitter pages, as well as our Facebook and Google+ "Nerd Noise Radio - Easy Mode" and "Nerd Noise Radio - Expert Mode" groups. 


As always, your feedback and input is DEEPLY appreciated, so we cheerfully invite you to "blow up the comments section", or you can always reach us by e-mail at nerdnoiseradio@gmail.com as well as all the aforementioned social media outlets.

Thanks for listening! Join us again Saturday, April 7th for C1E26 (Channel 1, Episode 26): the Mega Man X soundtrack - Delicious VGM(?) on "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds"! And wherever you are - Fly the N!


Cheers!

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Channel F: SURPRISE ULTRA-MEGA-KING-KONG-SIZED BONUS: Best of 2017 – John’s Picks!




WARNING: This submission is SUPER-DUPER LONG – like “Insane in the Membrane” long!!! Like, take a week to make the track list long!!! It’s the musical version of a “tl;dr”. And now for a non-musical version of one, here’s the explanation (with track list to follow):

If you’re new to Nerd Noise Radio, and feel this is oppressively long, fear not (and certainly unsubscribe not)! This is not at all indicative of a standard episode! Typically, episodes generally find themselves in the half hour to an hour and a half range. This is a once-a-year super-duper track-fest that is as long as it is because I couldn’t be more committal! 

I created a list of all “candidate” tracks from 2017 that I would consider for a favorites episode….and ended up with a whopping 122 tracks! For perspective, an ordinary episode of NNR is anywhere from 20-35 tracks. So, I started pruning back the list with the goal of hitting 40 tracks, mayyyybe 60 at the extreme. I started by cutting the tracks on my list that were already featured via listener picks on C1E25: The Best of 2017 since you, the listener just heard them a few days ago. I did include a list at the very bottom of these notes featuring the tracks that were in C1E25, and were therefore cut from my list so you can know which tracks they were. 

I gradually whittled my list down to 70 tracks, but couldn’t think of any more to cut. And besides, with so many tracks that I would’ve wanted featured absent already, and so many “me tracks” already featured on C1E25, I felt like I was beginning to approach the precipice of this not being worth doing anymore if I cut too many more out. It wouldn’t be representative enough, especially when there was already a good representation of “my tracks” selected by the listeners in the proper Channel 1 episode…..

…..and thus…..

……..a 70 track, 3hr and 23 minute long music block JUGGERNAUT!!!!

Actually, 71 tracks! I realized belatedly that in my quest to trim it back, I trimmed out all the NES tracks….and we just couldn’t have a Best of 2017 episode without AT LEAST ONE NES TRACK, am I right? There were already a pair of FDS tracks which, to be fair, is just an NES and then some, but it’s still not quite the same, don’t you agree? So, our opening track was a last second addition to make sure we got some real deal NES glory in this monster. I hope you’ll feel it fits.

This is already long enough that I can’t feature it on the dedicated Channel F feed, so it will only be appearing on the All Channels Feed, on YouTube, Twitch, Archive, and Blogspot. Also, due to the extreme length, the customary intro and outro of a typical Channel 1 episode were cut, meaning that this episode is pretty much JUST the music block! If you’re catching this via the “video-ified” version on YouTube or Twitch, I will still include pop-ups for each track. But if you’re listening to an audio-only version, like podbean (the All Channels Feed), or Archive, then the ONLY place where you will find track info is in the show notes! So, they are more important than ever! In the case of YouTube, which has a character limit for descriptions, I fear that I may run afoul of that, and may need to move the tracklist to the comments section instead. So just keep an eye out for that. If you don’t see a track listing in the description, then you know where to look next. :-)

All that said, I actually am really proud of this track list – particularly the track ordering. We start out with a fun, happy block, followed by dark, then intense, then weird, and then…..well, you’ll just have to tune in to follow the carefully curated ebb and flow and weave of this winding, twisting musical journey. I will say that other than our very last track, which has a PERFECT “goodbye” feel, we wrap things up with a jazz block. So, it’s truly an “all over the world” musical experience! And how we get from happy, to dark, to intense, to weird….and then to jazz is a question you’ll have to find out for yourself by listening. If you can survive the 3 ½ hour non-stop trip, I promise you that it is the biggest, boldest, broadest, richest, most ambitious journey I’ve taken you on as a podcaster!

Lastly, I made sure to get at least one track from every episode in here. Had I been going by pure preference, the track list may have looked a tiny bit different (though not much), but having as my secondary goal to get every episode involved, I made the list the way I did, picking my favorite track(s) from the episode not already featured on C1E25. In the case of C1E7 (the Sword of Vermilion soundtrack), my favorite track, Statts, was already taken, and it became a multi-way-tie for second favorite, so I just chose a track that I thought would go well in the mix. I chose Dungeon 2.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it! 2017 was a great year for the program, and I’m convinced you’ll find 2018 even better…..I know I do ---- which means this task for me will be even harder next time! Get ready for 90 tracks next time…..maybe 91! ;-)

Cheers!

-John (Nerd Noise Radio)



Track Number – Track Name – Game – System – Composer – Episode Originally Appearing on – Time Stamp

(unless obviously otherwise) :-)

01: Intro – 00:00:00
02: Title Theme – Solstice – NES – Tim Follin – Ep 16: 00:00:15
03: Lovely City - Lovely Planet - Multiplatform - Calum Bowen - Ep 4 – 00:03:09
04: Nice Day - Spindizzy II - X68k - Toshiya Yamanaka - Ep 2 – 00:05:44
05: Chilled Reflection (Feat Rudy Escobar) - DYA – Neon Dreams (Album) - Ep 14 – 00:09:15
06: July 2014 - eShop Music - WiiU/3DS - Kazumi Totaka - Ep 6 – 00:11:35
07: Stage 1 - ChipChan-Kick - PCFX - Yoshio Furakawa, Masahara Iwata, and Hitoshi Sakamoto - Ep 4 – 00:14:28
08: Fun with Laser Guns - FearOfDark - FDS – BotB Winter Chip 8 – Ep 8 – 00:17:40
09: Metro City Subway - Final Fight CD – Sega CD - c: Harumi Fujita, Hiromitsu Takaoka, Junko Tamiya, Manami Matsumae, Yasuaki Fujita, Yoko Shimomura and/or  Yoshihiro Sakaguchi / a: T's Music - Ep 15 – 00:21:11
10: High Sky - El Viento – Genesis - Motoi Sakuraba - Ep 16 – 00:23:15
11: Snow Land - Wiz 'n' Liz - Genesis – Matt Furniss – Ep 12 – 00:25:37
12: Tachy Touch - Knuckles Chaotix - 32X - Junko Shiratsu, Mariko Nanba - Ep 2 – 00:27:53
13: Ethnic Cave and Flame - X-Men - Arcade - The Konami Kukeiha Club – Ep 10 – 00:28:54
14: The Vile Peaks - Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - Masashi Hamauzu – Ep 10 – 00:31:24
15: Twilight Palace (Outside) - LoZ: Twilight Princess - GC/Wii - Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ota - Ep 4 – 00:34:10
16: Options - Bram Stoker’s Dracula - Genesis - Matt Furniss - Ep 2 & 17 – 00:37:18
17: Intro - Sabre Team - Amiga - Matt Furniss - Ep 12 – 00:38:46
18: Cycle 1 - Streets of Rage 3 - Genesis - Motohiro Kawashima w Yuzo Koshiro) - Ep 2 – 00:41:38
19: Bonus 1 - Second Samurai - Mega Drive – Matt Furniss - Ep 12 – 00:44:51
20: Mission One - T2: The Arcade Game - Genesis – Matt Furniss – Ep 12 – 00:46:19
21: Traveller's Tales - Knight Arms - X68k - Toshiya Yamanaka - Ep 2 – 00:48:30
22: Yug's Stage - Cosmic Carnage – 32X – Hikoshi Hashimoto – Ep 13 – 00:51:05
23: Stage 5-2 – Bram Stoker's Dracula – Genesis – Matt Furniss – Ep 17 – 00:53:01
24: Stage 4-3 - Bram Stoker's Dracula - Genesis – Matt Furniss – Eps 12 & 17 – 00:55:30
25: 4th Cause - Psychosis - TG16 - Atsuhiro Motoyama – Ep 4 – 00:58:17
26: Naja's Stage - Cosmic Carnage – 32X – Hikoshi Hashimoto – Ep 13 – 01:02:47
27: Gong Shun Sheng - Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty (Dark Legend) - Multi - Seiichi Hamada – Ep 4 – 01:04:56
28: Dungeon 2 – Sword of Vermilion – Genesis - Hiroshi Kawaguchi and Yasuhiro Takagi - Ep 7 – 01:07:34
29: Swamp - Samurai Ghost - TG16 - Gappy, Miyoshi Okuyama, and/or Hiroyon – Ep 20 – 01:09:47
30: Passage - Destiny - PS4/XB1 - C. Paul Johnson – Ep 16 – 01:11:26
31: Options - Daffy Duck in Hollywood - Genesis – Matt Furniss – Ep 12 – 01:14:37
32: Title Screen - LED Storm - ZX Spectrum - Tim Follin – Ep 1 – 01:19:00
33: Japonesque - Shinobi 3 - Genesis - Hirofumi Murasaki, Masayuki Nagao, Morihiko Akiyama – Ep 10 – 01:21:39
34: Character Select – Cosmic Carnage – 32X – Hikoshi Hasimoto – Ep 13 – 01:23:58
35: Theme of Solid Snake – Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake – MSX (SCC) -Konami Kukeiha Club – Ep 5 – 01:26:01
36: Opening 2 - Hisou Kihei X-Serd – PC Engine - Masaya Sound Team - Ep 11 – 01:28:58
37: Wacky Workbench (Past) Sonic CD - (All vers.) - Sega CD - Minoru Kanari and/or Makoto Oshitani - Ep 15 – 01:32:31
38: The Vertical - Ghost in the Shell - PS1 - Joey Beltram – Ep 16 – 01:36:11
39: What About the Future - Jet Set Radio Future – Xbox - Richard Jacques – Ep 20 – 01:42:35
40: USA Race 4 - Trickstyle - Dreamcast - Richard Beddow - Ep 4 – 01:46:50
41: Casey Jones - TMNTTF - Genesis - Miki Higashino - Ep 2 – 01:49:55
42: Team Select - NBA JAM – Genesis - Jon Hey - Ep 18 – 01:52:26
43: Inferiority - Hisou Kihei X-Serd – PC Engine - Masaya Sound Team - Ep 11 – 01:54:56
44: Cylic's Stage (Fully Armored) - Cosmic Carnage – 32X – Hikoshi Hashimoto – Ep 4 & 13 – 01:56:11
45: Platforming – Cathedral and Sewers - Batman Returns - Sega CD - Spencer Nilsen - Ep 15 – 01:58:25
46: λαβύρινθος (Labyrinthos – Dungeon) - The OneUps – Songs for the Recently Deceased (album) - orig. From LoZ – NES – c: Koji Kondo / a: The OneUps – Ep 19 – 02:01:27
47: Buying Lumber (Build 2) - The Sims - PC - Jerry Martin Ep - Ep 4 – 02:05:31
48: Esto Gaza - Final Fantasy IX - PS1 - Nobuo Uematsu - Ep 16 – 02:10:27
49: Waltz of Water and Bubble - Liquid Kids - Arcade - Kazuko Umino - Ep 16 – 02:14:06
50: Capital - Sim City - SNES - Soyo Oka – Ep 10 – 02:16:07
51: The Day the Sun Exploded - FearOfDark - SAPx2 – BotB Summer Chip 3 – Ep 8 – 02:18:58
52: Map - Wolfchild – Genesis – Matt Furniss – Ep 12 – 02:21:07
53: Mission Briefing - Time Trax - Genesis - Tim Follin - Ep 2 – 02:22:23
54: Stage 4 - ChipChan-Kick - PCFX - Yoshio Furakawa, Masahara Iwata, and Hitoshi Sakamoto - Ep 4 – 02:29:55
55: Stage 3 – 1943 Kai - PC Engine - Tamayo Kawamoto - Ep 18 – 02:31:57
56: Title Theme - Zelda II - FDS - Akito Nakatsuka – Ep 1 – 02:34:00
57: Zena-Lan's Stage (Fully Armored) -Cosmic Carnage – 32X – Hikoshi Hashimoto – Ep 4 & 13 – 02:36:09
58: Name Entry - LED Storm - C64 - Tim Follin - Ep 4 – 02:38:00
59: Northwall – Actraiser – SNES – Yuzo Koshiro – Ep 3 – 02:41:09
60: Taris Apartments - Star Wars: KOTOR - PC - Jeremy Soule – Ep 9 – 02:44:06
61: Althena's Shrine - Lunar: The Silver Star - Sega CD - Noriyuki Iwadare, Hiroshi Fujioka, and/or Isao Mizoguchi Ep 15 – 02:45:24
62: Waltz of Meditation (part 1) - Magical Chase - TG16 - Hitoshi Sakimoto – Ep 16 – 02:46:26
63: Collision Chaos Zone (Present) - Sonic CD (US Version) - Sega CD - Spencer Nilsen - with David Young and Mark Crew - Ep 15 – 02:49:02
64: Serpent Road - Final Fantasy VI - SNES - Nobuo Uematsu - Ep 18 – 02:52:22
65: Zora’s Domain (Day) - LoZ: BotW - WiiU/SWITCH - c: Koji Kondo / a: Yasuaki Iwata – Ep 18 – 02:54:21
66: Wavelet (Gustava Conversation) - Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake – MSX (SCC) - Konami Kukeiha Club – Ep 5 – 02:57:30
67: Options (D.A. Garden) - Sonic CD (JP/EU Version) - Mega CD - Minoru Kanari and/or Makoto Oshitani - Ep 15 – 02:59:45
68: It's Not Too Late – DYA – Neon Dreams (Album) - Ep 14 – 03:04:01
69: Port Authority (Port Town) - The OneUps – Part Seven (Album) - orig. From F-Zero -SNES – c: Yumiko Kanki / a: The OneUps – Ep 19 – 03:06:22
70: Martinis for Two (Latin 2) - The Sims - PC - Jerry Martin - Ep 4 – 03:11:00
71: End Credits - Ai Chou Aniki - PC Engine CD - Iwasaki Taku Ep 20 – 03:17:13
72:  Shipwrecked (feat Jredd) - DYA – Neon Dreams (Album) - Ep 14 – 03:20:53
73: Outro: 03:22:42

Music Block Runtime: 03:22:48; Total Episode Runtime: 03:23:12 (Yes, that’s a difference of only 24 seconds) :-)

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Now, the Tracks that were NOT featured in this episode, but would’ve been had they not been already used in the listener-selected Episode 25 (aka: these are the tracks that the listeners and I have in common):

[Relative] Track# - Game – System – Track – Composer – Listener(s) who selected the track – Episode originally appearing on

(unless it’s non-VGM, then….)

[Relative] Track# - Artist – Track – Album (or compo) – composer/arranger – Listener(s) who selected the track – Episode originally appearing on

01: The OneUps - Green Hill Zone - Volume 2 (album) - c: Masato Nakamura / a: The OneUps  - Phillip Vaughn - Ep 19
02: DYA - Chora - Neon Dreams (album) - DYA - Elliot Savva - Ep 14
03: Silent Hill 2 - PS2 - The Reverse Will - Akira Yamaoka - Radoslav Mitrov - Ep 16
04: Contra Hard Corps - Genesis - The Hard Corps - Aki Hata, Hiroshi Kobayoshi, Michiru Yamane - Radoslav Mitrov - Ep 2
05: Quake 2 - PC - Quad Machine - Sonic Mayhem - Phillip Vaughn - Ep 10
06: Tsuri Tarou - Super Famicom - Fishing for Seema - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Phillip Vaughn - Ep 16
07: Metroid - Famicom Disk System - Title Screen - Hirokazu (Hip) Tanaka - Phillip Vaughn - Ep 1
08: Sonic CD (US) - Sega CD - Special Zone - Spencer Nilsen w/ David Young, Mark Crew, and Pastiche  - Phillip Vaughn - Ep 15
09: Futuri No Fantavision - PS2 - Starmine - Soichi Terada - Elliot Savva - Ep 20
10: Sly Spy - Arcade - Stages 4 and 7 - Azusa Hara, Hiroaki Yoshida - Phillip Vaughn - Ep 2
11: Strobe - The Current System - Battle of the Bits Chiptune (using Genesis hardware) - Strobe - Radoslav Mitrov - Ep 8
12: Grounseed - PC98 (OPN) - Betrayal - Masahiro Kajihara - Radoslav Mitrov - Ep 2
13: Yu-No - PC98 (OPNA) - Invasion - Ryu Umemoto - Radoslav Mitrov - Ep 2
14: Super Metroid - SNES - Brinstar Red Soil - Kenji Yamamoto and/or Minako Hamano - Radoslav Mitrov - Ep 18
15: Wolfchild - Genesis - Ancient Temple - c: Martin Iveson / a: Matt Furniss - Elliot Savva - Ep 18
16: Sword of Vermilion - Genesis - Statts - Hiroshi Kawaguchi and/or Yasuhiro Takagi - Phillip Vaughn - Eps 2 and 7
17: Puggsy - Genesis - Flour Power - Matt Furniss - Elliot Savva - Ep 12
18: Wolverine - NES - Bonus Room - Geoff Follin - Trey Johnson - Ep 16
19: Mortal Kombat - Genesis - Warrior's Shrine - Matt Furniss - Radoslav Mitrov / Elliot Savva - Ep 12