Episode 143: Show & Tell 14

It's time once again for another installment of Show & Tell! The guys share some exciting new discoveries, as well as some great overlooked tracks from previously covered games. Also, Marty stops by for another installment of "Marty's Corner!" Enjoy this diverse playlist of killer tunes. Happy Holidays!

Puyo Puyo Sun 64 – Satoshi Shimazaki, Osamu Ishikawa, Akiyoshi Nagao, Fumiaki Kawashima – Compile – N64 – 1997
-End Results
Top Gear – Barry Leitch, Hiroyuki Masuno – Kemco – Super NES – 1992
-Title Theme
Uncharted Waters – Yoko Kanno – Koei – Super NES – 1992
-Aboard in the Tropical Area
Ice Hockey – Koji Kondo or Soyo Oka – Nintendo – NES – 1988
-In Game Theme
NIGHTS Into Dreams – Naofumi Hataya, Tomoko Sasaki & Fumie Kumatani – Sega – Saturn – 1996
-The Dragon Gave a Loud Scream
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist – Masahiro Ikariko – Konami – Genesis – 1992
-The Gauntlet
Monster Hunter – Masato Kouda – Capcom – PS2 – 2004
-Title Theme
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – Kazumi Totaka – Nintendo – Game Boy – 1992
-The Moon
Ranger-X – Yoshinobu Hiraiwa – Sega – Genesis – 1993
-Stage 3-1
Mario Paint – Kazumi Totaka – Nintendo – Super NES – 1992
-Flower Garden
World 1-2 – Manami Matsumae – 2013
-One Shot, One Kill
Chaos World – Iku Mizutani, Nanten Iwatsuki – Natsume – NES – 1991
-Battle Theme, Within the Boss
Sakura Taisen 3 – Kohei Tanaka – Sega – Dreamcast – 2001
-Nightfall Over Montmartre
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse – Jake Kaufman – WayForward – 3DS/Wii U – 2014
-We Love Burning Town
Destiny – Marty O’Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul McCartney – Bungie – PS4/Xbox One – 2014
-The Great Unknown
Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction – Michiru Yamane, Kazuhiko Uehara, Motoaki Furukawa & Yukie Morimoto – Konami – MSX – 1987
-Close Quarters (Stage 10)
Live A Live – Yoko Shimomura – Square – Super NES – 1994
-Armageddon, Words of Trust
OverPowered – flashygoodness – Aski – PC – 2014
-Broken Elevator to Revelation

Episode 131: Collaborations

This week, the guys take a look at some of the most successful collaborations in all of video game music! The idea of collaboration is obviously something that is very near and dear to Karl & Will's heart, so this episode is a special one. The guys discuss not just the tracks themselves, but the larger context of the game, and how the composers worked together to achieve something great. Also, another installment of Marty's Corner!

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles – SEGA Sound Team – Sega – Genesis – 1994
-Bonus Stage 1 (Pinball Machine)
Mega Man X – Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara, Toshihiko Horiyama – Capcom – Super NES – 1993
-Icy Penguigo Stage
Pokémon Gold and Silver – Junichi Masuda & Go Ichinose – Nintendo – Game Boy – 1999
-Route 2
Day of the Tentacle – M. Land, C. Bajakian and P. McConnell – Lucasarts – DOS – 1993
-Nurse Edna
Breath of Fire – Yasuaki Fujita, Mari Yamaguchi, Minae Fuji & Yoko Shimomura – Capcom – Super NES – 1993
-Golden City Auria
Gradius II – Hidenori Maezawa & Yukie Morimoto – Konami – NES – 1988
-Over Heat (Stage 6)
Destiny – Marty O’Donnell, Michael Salvatori & Paul McCartney – Activision – PS4/Xbox One – 2014
-Music of the Spheres: The Union (Battle Version)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star – Naoko Mitome & Chika Sekigawa – Nintendo – 3DS – 2012
-The Enigmansion (Un-Haunted)
Batman: Return of the Joker – Naoki Kodaka, Nobuyuki Hara, Shinichi Seya – Sunsoft – NES – 1991
-Stage 3: Excavation Mine
Ys 1: Ancient Ys Vanished – Yuzo Koshiro, Mieko Ishikawa – Falcom – PC-8801 – 1987
-Crossroad of Sadness
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ōta, Koji Kondo – Nintendo – Wii/Gamecube – 2006
-Kakariko Village
Kid Icarus: Uprising – Motoi Sakuraba, Yuzo Koshiro, Masafumi Takada, Noriyuki Iwadare, Takahiro Nishi, Yasunori Mitsuda – Nintendo – 3DS – 2012
-Chapter 1: That First Town
Kirby Super Star – Jun Ishikawa & Dan Miyakawa – Nintendo – Super NES – 1996
-Meta Knight Defeated
Mega Man 9 – Ippo Yamada, Yū Shimoda, Ryō Kawakami & Hiroki Isogai – Capcom – XBLA/PSN/Wii Ware – 2008
-Hornet Dance (Hornet Man Stage)
Mother – Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka – Nintendo – Famicom – 1989
-All That I Needed (Was You)
Super Metroid – Kenji Yamamoto & Minako Hamano – Nintendo – Super NES – 1994
-Maridia: Rocky Underwater Area
Ogre Battle 64 – Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masaharu Iwata & Hayato Matsuo – Atlus – N64 – 2000
-Revolt
Silver Surfer – Tim & Geoff Follin – Software Creations – NES – 1990
-Title Screen
Uncharted 3 – Greg Edmonson, Azam Ali & Clint Bajakian – Sony – PS3 – 2011
-Atlantis of the Sands
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity -Masaru Tajima, Mitsuteru Furukawa, Naoto Ishida – Nintendo – GBA – 2001
-Results 2

Episode 126: Humor in Video Games

In the exciting Season 6 Premiere, Karl and Will explore Humor in Games! More specifically, they discuss the many different ways in which composers can score funny games, to further elevate moments of comedy. Enjoy this diverse and in-depth look at not only the music to humorous games, but its relationship to the games themselves. Also, Marty stops by for another Marty's Corner! Warning: This episode may cause laughter in your cubicle).

Rayman Origins – Christophe Héral & Billy Martin – Ubisoft – Xbox 360/PS3/Wii – 2011
-Desert of Dijiridoos ~ Shooting Me Softly
The Secret of Monkey Island – Michael Land – Lucasarts – PC – 1990
-Guybrush and Elaine
Banjo Kazooie – Grant Kirkhope – Nintendo – N64 – 1998
-Mumbo’s Mountain
de Blob 2 – John Guscott – THQ – PS3/Xbox 360/Wii – 2011
-Prisman Holiday
Super Mario RPG – Yoko Shimomura – Square/Nintendo – Super NES – 1996
-Hello, Happy Kingdom
Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals – Mike Dana – Sierra – Dos/Amiga – 1989
-The Incredible Dork
Diddy Kong Racing – David Wise – Nintendo – N64 – 1997
-Ancient Lake
Portal 2 – Jonathan Coulton – Valve – PC – 2011
-Want You Gone
Conker’s Bad Fur Day – Robin Beanland – Rare – N64 – 2001
-Sad Mrs. Bee
Rayman Origins – Christophe Héral & Billy Martin – Ubisoft – Xbox 360/PS3/Wii – 2011
-Land of the Livid Dead ~ Big Mamma’s Lullaby
Sam and Max Hit the Road – M. Land, C. Bajakian & P. McConnell – Lucasarts – PC – 1993
-Hall of Oddities
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble – Eveline Fischer – Nintendo – Super NES – 1996
-Water World
Timesplitters 2 – Graeme Norgate – Eidos Interactive – PS2/Xbox/Gamecube – 2002
-Mobsters Nightclub 1930s
Super Paper Mario – Naoko Mitome, Chika Sekigawa – Nintendo – Wii – 2007
-The Evil Count Bleck
Katamari Damacy – Yu Miyake, Masayuki Tanaka – Namco – PS2 – 2004
-Katamari on the Rocks
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – SEGA Sound Team – Sega – Genesis – 1994
-Carnival Night Zone Act 1
WarioWare, Inc: Mega Microgames! – Ryoji Yoshitomi – Nintendo – GBA – 2003
-Crygor’s Bathroom Jam
Wario Land 4 – Ryoji Yoshitomi – Nintendo – GBA – 2001
-Mr. Ether and Planaria

Episode 119: Mega Man 2

In this episode, the guys spotlight on the legendary soundtrack to Mega Man 2! Truly one of the greatest video game scores ever created, Karl & Will go in-depth to explore what makes Takashi Tateishi's music so darn captivating, and why it left such an impact on the series, and video game music in general. Also, Marty dissects the Password theme in another Marty's Corner! So sit back and enjoy every single track from this NES classic!

Mega Man 2 -Takashi Tateishi – Capcom – NES – 1988
-Opening
-Title Screen
-Stage Select
-Game Start
-Metal Man Stage
-Air Man Stage
-Bubble Man Stage
-Quick Man Stage
-Crash Man Stage
-Flash Man Stage
-Password
-Heat Man Stage
-Wood Man Stage
-Boss
-Dr. Wily Stage 1
-Dr. Wily Stage 2
-All Stage Clear
-Ending
-Staff Roll

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Episode 112: Show & Tell 11

For the eleventh time on the podcast, Karl & Will bring in 11 tracks each that the other hasn't heard. It's Show & Tell time! This time around, Will's tracks are mostly modern stuff, while Karl's are mostly old-school stuff. Also, Marty stops by for another installment of "Marty's Corner!" Enjoy some killer tunes!

Shadowrun Returns – Gavin and Marshall Parker – Harebrained Schemes – 2013 – Xbox 360/PS3
-Return to the Sixth World
Racing Hero – Hikoshi Hashimoto – Sega – Arcade – 1989
-BGM 1
Mighty No. 9 – Manami Matsumae – Inti Creates – PS3/PS4/Wii U/PC/Etc.
-Mighty No. 9 Theme
Puggsy – Matt Furniss – Psygnosis – Genesis – 1993
-The Cove
Broken Age – Peter McConnell – Double Fine – PC – 2014
-Vella Wakes
Shoot Many Robots – Disasterpiece – Ubisoft – PSN/PC – 2012
-AM Blues
Little Nemo: The Dream Master – Junko Tamiya – Capcom – NES – 1990
-House of Toys
Donkey Kong Country 3 – David Wise – Nintendo – GBA – 2005
-Enchanted River
Dark Void – Bear McCreary – Capcom – Xbox 360/PS3 – 2010
-Theme from Dark Void
Brandish VT – Falcom JDK – Falcom – PC-98 – 1996
-Victim
Rayman Legends – Christophe Héral & Billy Martin – Ubisoft – Wii U/PS3/Xbox 360 – 2013
-The Adventure Begins
Gran Turismo 5 – Satoshi Bando – Sony – PS3 – 2010
-Dark Line
Animal Crossing: Wild World – Kazumi Totaka & Asuka Ohta – Nintendo – 2005 – DS
-2 AM
Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge – Patrick Phelan – Gremlin – Amiga – 1992
-Space Ninja
Mario Kart 8 – Shiho Fuiji, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata – Nintendo – Wii U – 2014
-Intro, Mario Kart Stadium
Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge – Jake Kaufman – DarkFalzX – PC – 2013
-Zone 1 ~ Snowy Peaks
Rush ‘n Attack – Satoe Terashima – Konami – NES – 1986
-Last Boss
Ruin Arm – Suita, Studio M2, Prince E, ST-Type M – Bandai – Super Famicom – 1995
-Title Screen
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 – Alexander Brandon – Gathering – PC – 1998
-Diamondus
Child of Light – Beatrice Martin – Ubisoft – PS3/PS4/Xbox One – 2014
-Final Breath
Dynasty Wars – Manami Matsumae – Capcom – Arcade – 1989
-Credits Roll

Episode 107: Super Mario 3D World

In this very exciting episode, Karl & Will showcase on one of the best soundtracks of 2013: Super Mario 3D World! The guys take an in-depth look at what makes this soundtrack so stellar. Also, this episode is exciting because the guys unveil a brand-new monthly segment on the podcast: Marty's Corner!

Super Mario 3D World – Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Yasuaki Iwata & Koji Kondo – Nintendo – Wii U – 2013
-Title Screen
-To the Sprixie Kingdom
-Super Bell Hill
-Switch Scramble Circus
-Double Cherry Pass
-Sprixies’ Theme
-Shifty Boo Mansion
-The Bullet Bill Express
-Hisstocrat
-Footlight Lane
-Sprawling Savannah
-Athletic/Sunshine Seaside
-Hands-On Hall
-Snowball Park
-Fuzzy Time Mine
-World 6
-Lava Lake
-World Bowser
-Battle on the Great Tower 1
-Bowser’s Lava Lake Keep
-Star World
-Staff Roll