Episode 447: Mamoru Has Been Cursed!

In this episode, Karl & Will focus on the obscure yet amazing FM-Synth soundtrack to Mamoru Has Been Cursed! The music to this arcade shoot-em-up game, composed by Yousuke Yasui, is a colorful delight in just about every way. Enjoy!

Mamoru Has Been Cursed! - Yousuke Yasui - G. Rev - Arcade - 2008

-Fine Day (Player Select)

-One step at a time (Tutorial)

-Whys and Wherefores (Attract)

-Bless you! boy (Prologue 1)

-Blossom Shower (Ice Village World - First Half)

-Lost Wind (Ice Village World - Second Half)

-The Curse (Normal Boss)

-Great Tribulation (Sky Garden World)

-Will Force (Original Mission)

-YO-KAI Disco (Hell's Entrance World)

-Tropical Pirates (Southern Countries World)

-The Curse Again (Revenge Boss)

-Bless you! girl (Prologue 2)

-Karakuri Spirits (Trap Castle World)

-Superhero (False Final Stage)

-Mantra (Final Boss 1)

-Time of Catharsis (Epilogue)

-Blessing (Staff Roll)

Episode 432: Shoot 'Em Ups

In this exciting episode, Karl & Will explore some absolutely fantastic and fun VGM composed for Shoot 'Em Up games! Enjoy this killer collection of tracks spanning multiple generations!

Ibara - Shinji Hosoe - PS2 - Sky High
Galaxy Force II - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Arcade - Alone Fighter
DoDonPachi Saidaioujou - Manabu Namiki - Arcade - Ran [Stage 1]
Salamander - Miki Higashino, Yoshiaki Hatano - Arcade - Fly High
Eschatos - Yousuke Yasui - PC, Xbox 360 - Rush Into
Radiant Silvergun - Hitoshi Sakimoto - Saturn - Reminiscence
Axelay - Taro Kudo - SNES - Unkai
Area 88 - Manami Matsumae - Arcade - Round 8 ~ Marine
Super Star Soldier - Nozomi Nakahashi - TurboGrafx-16 - Stage 1
Ginga Force - Yousuke Yasui - Xbox 360 - Bust a Move! [Boss]
Battle Garegga - Manabu Namiki - Arcade - Fly to the Leaden Sky
Super Fantasy Zone - Naoki Kodaka - Genesis - Mango!
Gradius II - Hidenori Maezawa, Yukie Morimoto - NES - Burning Heat
Border Down - Yasuhisa Watanabe - Dreamcast - Bye-Bye Mars
Touhou Kaikidan: Mystic Square - ZUN - PC-98 - Romantic Children
Super R-Type - Yasuhiro Kawakami, Takushi Hiyamuta - SNES - As Wet as a Fish
Mamorukun Curse! - Yousuke Yasui - Arcade - Yo-Kai Disco
Einhänder - Kenichiro Fukui - PS1 - Earthlight
Deathsmiles - Manabu Namiki - Arcade, Xbox 360 - Burning Halloween Town

Episode 221: Do-Over: Arcade Games

This week, Karl & Will do their second "Do-Over" episode! This time, it's on the topic from Episode 5- Arcade Games. The guys revisit some of the greatest arcade music ever composed. Enjoy!

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior - Yoko Shimomura - Capcom - Arcade - 1991
-Ken's Theme
Double Dragon - Kazunaka Yamane - Taito Corporation - Arcade - 1987
-Opening Theme
Metal Slug 3 - Takushi Hiyamuta (Hiya!) - SNK - Arcade/Neo Geo - 2000
-Fangs of the Blue Sea
Sunset Riders - Naohisa Morota, Motoaki Furukawa - Konami - Arcade - 1991
-Shootout at the Sunset Ranch
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi - Konami - Arcade - 1991
-Neon Night Riders
Galaxy Force II - Koichi Namiki & Katsuhiro Hayashi - Sega - Arcade - 1992
-Beyond The Galaxy
Racing Hero - Hikoshi Hashimoto - Sega - Arcade - 1989
-BGM 1
Salamander - Miki Higashino - Konami - Arcade - 1988
-Starfield (Stage 4)
OutRun - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Sega - Arcade - 1986
-Magical Sound Shower
Gradius - Miki Higashino - Konami - Arcade - 1985
-Ending (Arranged)
Area 88 - Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi - Capcom - Arcade - 1989
-Marine ~ Round 8
Outrunners - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi - Sega - Arcade - 1993
-France
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior - Yoko Shimomura - Capcom - Arcade - 1991
-Ryu's Theme
Shinobi - Yasuhiro Kawakami - Sega - Arcade - 1987
-Mission 4 BGM
X-Men - Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano - Konami - Arcade - 1992
-Here Comes the Hero
Contra - Kazuki Muraoka - Konami - Arcade - 1987
-Battle in the Jungle
Super Hang On - Katsuhiro Hayashi - Sega - Arcade - 1987
-Outride a Crisis
Gradius III - Junichiro Kaneda, Seiichi Fukami, Miki Higashino - Konami - Arcade - 1989
-Cosmo Plant
Mamoru Has Been Cursed! - Yousuke Yasui - G. Rev - Arcade - 2008
-Bless You! Boy
Ace Attacker - SEGA Sound Team - Sega - Arcade - 1988
-Balanced BGM
Street Fighter Alpha 2 - Naoshi Mizuta - Capcom - Arcade - 1996
-Staff Roll 1

Episode 160: Katsuhiro Hayashi

Katsuhiro Hayashi, also known as "Funky KH" was one of Sega's earliest and most important composers. He did some of the best arcade work in the mid to late '80s, and then went on to freelance for other companies. He has a very unique, rhythmically centered compositional style, and is one of Karl's favorite game composers. Enjoy!

Quartet – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Arcade – 1986
-Quartet Theme, Sky (Stage 5)
Super Hang On – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Arcade – 1987
-Sprinter
Black Belt – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Sega Master System – 1986
-Boss
Ozumou Damashii – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Takara – Super Famicom – 1992
-Select Player
Galaxy Force II – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Arcade – 1992
-Beyond The Galaxy, Alone Fighter
SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Arcade – 1987
-System Down, Satellite Attack
Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku – Katsuhiro Hayashi – MediaWorks – Playstation – 1996
-Nocturne in C Sharp Major
Final Lap Twin – Katsuhiro Hayashi – NEC – TurboGrafx-16 – 1989
-Race Song 1
Hono no Tokyuji: Dodge Danpei – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sunsoft – Super Famicom – 1992
-Something Epic’s Happening
Terraforming – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Right Stuff – PC Engine – 1992
-Stage 1
Zoom 909 – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – SG-1000 – 1985
-Boss
Super Hang On – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Arcade – 1987
-Outride A Crisis
George Foreman’s KO Boxing – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Acclaim – Game Gear – 1992
-Track 5
Nushi Tsuri 64 – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Victor Interactive – N64 – 1998
-Character Select
Suzuka 8 Hours – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Namco – Super Famicom – 1993
-Race Result
Hihou Densetsu: Chris no Bouken – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Arc Co. Ltd – PC Engine – 1991
-Stage 7
Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku: 2nd Album – Katsuhiro Hayashi – MediaWorks – Saturn – 1998
-A Little Dream
Zero4 Champ RR – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Media Rings – Super Famicom – 1994
-Windy
Gain Ground – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Genesis – 1991
-Genesis ~Causing (Brave Men’s Theme)