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Episode 417: Fighting Games

In this hard-hitting episode, Karl & Will explore the wonderful and surprisingly diverse VGM found in fighting games! Joined by seasoned fighting game fan Carlos. Whether it's rocking, jazzy, or melancholy, all of this music sure packs a punch!

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Street Fighter II - Yoko Shimomura - Title Theme
Super Street Fighter II - Syun Nishigaki - Cammy's Theme
Samurai Showdown - Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugaidan - Foreign Girl
X-Men: Children of the Atom - Isao Abe - On the Blackbird
Street Fighter Alpha Arranged - Naoshi Mizuta - Ken Stage
Virtua Fighter 3 - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi - Pai
Vampire Savior - Masato Kouda - Red Thirst
Tekken 3 - Keiichi Okabe - Nina Williams
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Tetsuya Shibata - Clock Tower Stage
Soul Calibur II - Junichi Nakatsuru - Confrontation
Guilty Gear Isuka - Daisuke Ishiwatari - Drunkard Does Make Wise Remarks
Melty Blood Actress Again - Raito - Severe Person
The King of Fighters XIII - Tetsuhiro Ogawa - Tame a Bad Boy
Skullgirls - Michiru Yamane - Clear Breeze
Under Night In-Birth - Raito - Monochrome Memory
Tekken 7 - Taku Inoue - Moonsiders 1st
Fighting EX Layer - Takahiro Eguchi - Wandering Train
Street Fighter II - Yoko Shimomura - Staff Roll

Episode 347: Guilty Gear

In this blood-pumping episode, Karl & Will focus on the rocking music of the Guilty Gear series! Composed primarily by series creator Daisuke Ishiwatari, the music of Guilty Gear is energetic, heavy, and unabashed. Rock on!

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Guilty Gear - Daisuke Ishiwatari - Arc System Works - Playstation - 1998
-Pride And Glory (Kliff's Theme)
-A Fixed Idea (Testament's Theme)
Guilty Gear X - Daisuke Ishiwatari - Arc System Works - Arcade/Dreamcast/PS2 - 2001
-Blue Water Blue Sky (May's Theme)
-Fatal Duel (Same Character's Theme)
Guilty Gear X2 - Daisuke Ishiwatari - Arc System Works - Arcade/PS2 - 2003
-Keep Yourself Alive II (Sol's Theme)
-Holy Orders (Be Just Or Be Dead) (Ky's Theme)
-Writhe In Pain (Millia's Theme)
-Awe Of She (Dizzy's Theme)
-Good Manners And Customs (Zappa's Theme)
-Meet Again (Justice's Theme)
Guilty Gear Judgment - Daisuke Ishiwatari - Arc System Works - PSP - 2006
-Stage 1-1
Guilty Gear 2: Overture - Daisuke Ishiwatari - Arc System Works - Xbox 360/PC - 2007
-The Man
-Curtain Call (Staff Roll)
Guilty Gear Xrd: SIGN - Daisuke Ishiwatari, Norichika Sato - Arc System Works - Arcade/PS4 - 2014
-Django Django (Menu Screen)
-Marionette (Elphelt Valentine Theme)
Guilty Gear XX #Reload - Daisuke Ishiwatari - Arc System Works - Arcade/PS2 - 2003
-Til Next Time
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus - Daisuke Ishiwatari - Arc System Works - PSP/Wii - 2008
-BGM 1
-BGM 0

Episode 346: Super Smash Bros.

For the final week of Nintendo Month ‘18, the guys finally focus on the massive musical world of the Smash Bros. series! Enjoy some truly awesome music, both original and remix alike, from this insanely popular crossover fighting game series!

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Super Smash Bros. - Hirokazu Ando - Nintendo - N64 - 1999
-Planet Zebes
-Battle Results (with Samus Wins)
-Ending ~ Staff Roll
Super Smash Bros. Melee - Nintendo - Gamecube - 2001
-Opening (Sakai)
-Menu 1 (Ando)
-Fountain of Dreams (Ikegami)
-Corneria (Ando)
-Break the Targets! (Ando)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Nintendo - Wii - 2008
-Main Theme (Uematsu)
-Mute City (Fukuda)
-Angel Island Zone (Senoue)
-The Legendary Air Ride Machine (Sakai)
-Snowman (Sakai)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS - Nintendo - Wii U - 2014
-Menu (Nakatsuru)
-Light Plane Vocal Mix (Coda & Ririka)
-Full Steam Ahead (Naruke)
-Fortress Boss (ACE)
-Pedal Glider (Ito)
-Wii Sports Series Medley (Nakatsuru)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Nintendo - Switch - 2018
-Vampire Killer (Konami)
-Vega Stage (Shimomura)

Episode 102: Street Fighter

In this gut-punching episode, the guys take an in-depth look at Capcom's long running fighting series: Street Fighter! With a special focus on Street Fighter II, and the music of Yoko Shimomura. As well as a diverse selection from numerous other entries in this legendary series. Enjoy!

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Fighting Street – Yoshihiro Sakaguchi – Capcom – TurboGrafx-CD – 1988
-Eagle Stage
Street Fighter 2010 – Junko Tamiya – Capcom – NES – 1990
-Alleyway (Planet 1-1), Underwater (Planet 4-2), Spaceway (Planet 5-2)
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior – Yoko Shimomura, Isao Abe – Capcom – Arcade – 1991
-Chun Li’s Stage
Street Fighter II Turbo – Yoko Shimomura – Capcom – SNES – 1993
-Blanka’s Stage
Super Street Fighter II – Yoko Shimomura, Isao Abe – Capcom – SNES – 1994
-Ryu’s Stage, Ken’s Stage, Cammy’s Stage, Staff Roll
Super Street Fighter II Turbo – Yoko Shimomura – Capcom – PC – 1994
-Dhalsim’s Stage, M. Bison’s Stage
Street Fighter II Special Championship Edition – Yoko Shimomura – Capcom – Genesis – 1993
-Opening Theme, Guile’s Stage, Vega’s Stage, Balrog’s Stage
Street Fighter Alpha: Warrior’s Dream – Naoshi Mizuta – Capcom – Arcade – 1995
-Credits Roll 1
X-Men Vs. Street Fighter – Yuki Iwai & Yuko Takehara – Capcom – Arcade – 1996
-Gambit’s Stage
Street Fighter Alpha 2 – Naoshi Mizuta – Capcom – Arcade – 1996
-Staff Roll 1
Street Fighter EX2 – Takayuki Aihara, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso – Capcom – Playstation – 1998
-Garnet Sky
Street Fighter IV – Hideyuki Fukasawa – Capcom – PS3/Xbox 360 – 2009
-Theme of Sakura