Episode 493: Super Mario: Forgotten Mushrooms

For the last week on Nintendo Month, Karl & Will take a look at the whole Super Mario series and play some overlooked tracks that, for whatever reason, have never been played on the show before! Enjoy some less-appreciated but outstanding music from this beloved series!

Super Mario Land 2 - Kazumi Totaka - Star Maze

Super Mario Bros. 2 - Koji Kondo - Encounter with Wart & Victory

Super Mario Bros. 3 - Koji Kondo - Medley: Ice Land, Pipe Maze, Rescued King

Super Mario World - Koji Kondo

-Medley: Egg is Rescued, Course Clear, Fade Out

-Valley of Bowser

-Princess Peach is Rescued

Yoshi's Island - Koji Kondo

-Yoshi Start Demo

-Powerful Infant

Super Mario Sunshine - Koji Kondo - -Bianco Hills

New Super Mario Bros. - Asuka Ota & Hajime Wakai

-Underwater World

-Main Boss Castle

Super Mario Galaxy - Mahito Yokota

-Purple Comet

-King Kaliente

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Ryo Nagamatsu

-Puzzle Plank Galaxy

-Fleet Glide Galaxy

Super Mario 3D Land - Mahito Yokota - Overworld

Super Mario 3D World - Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi & Yasuaki Iwata

-Conkdor Canyon

-World 3

Super Mario Odyssey - Koji Kondo - Forgotten Isle

Episode 491: The Wii

For the second week of Nintendo Month '21, the guys focus on some of the best music created for games on the Wii! Karl & Will stroll down memory lane for a very nostalgic and feel-good playlist of VGM. Enjoy!

Wii Sports Resort - Ryo Nagamatsu - Title Screen

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Toru Minegishi - Faron Woods

Wario Land: Shake it! - Tomoya Tomita - Stonecarving City Return

Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Nobuo Uematsu - Battlefield

de Blob 2 - John Guscott - Paradise Island

Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Hirokazu Ando - Sky Tower

Rhythm Heaven Fever - Masami Yone - Remix 7

Wii Shop Channel - Kazumi Totaka

Sonic Colors - Tomoya Ohtani - Tropical Resort (Act 2)

Super Mario Galaxy - Mahito Yokota - Space Junk Galaxy

Xenoblade Chronicles - ACE+ - Gaur Plains

Kirby's Epic Yarn - Tomoya Tomita - Flower Fields

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Sega Digital Studio - Staff Roll

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Takeshi Hama - Fi's Farewell

Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Yoshimi Kudo - Scattering Petals

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Mahito Yokota - Sky Station Galaxy

Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Jake Kaufman - Science Island Interior (Main)

Super Paper Mario - Naoko Mitome, Chika Sekigawa - Flipside

Mario Party 9 - Toshiki Aida, Ryosuke Asami - Toad Road

Episode 446: Kirby Star Allies

For the final week of Nintendo Month, Karl & Will shine a light on the exuberant and possibly overlooked score to Kirby Star Allies! The music from this 2018 Switch game in the long-running Kirby series is both familiar yet fresh. Enjoy!

Kirby Star Allies - Hirokazu Ando, Jun Ishikawa, Yuuta Ogasawara - Nintendo - Switch - 2018

-All Those Star Friends, They’re With Me!

-The Shape of a Heart

-A Battle of Friends and Bonds

-Sacred Square

-Twinkle☆Traveler

-Jambastion Adventure

-Puzzle Milky Way

-Always, I’ll Be Watching You

-Your Friends Believe in You

-Frostak’s Cold Land

-Forgotizanne Flash Lightning

-Rockabilly and Blues

-Land of Dreams and Greenery’s Remains

-Demo Star

-La Follia d'amore

-Wonderful Kirby

-Butterfly of Judgement: Morpho Knight

-Dark Mirage

-Let Them Know We’re Happy

Episode 445: GameCube

For the third week of Nintendo Month, Karl & Will stroll down memory lane for some of the very best music on the GameCube! This beloved little cube saw some outstanding music that, many times, had to transcend the hardware limitations. Enjoy!

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Yoshito Hirano, Yuka Tsujiyoko - We're Counting on You, Mario!

Luigi's Mansion - Kazumi Totaka - Professor E. Gadd's Lab

Animal Crossing - Kenta Nagata - 7 AM

Kirby's Air Ride - Shogo Sakai, Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando - Checker Knights

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Kumi Tanioka - A Gentle Wind Blows

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Koji Kondo - Grandma

Super Smash Bros. Melee - Hirokazu Ando, Shogo Sakai - Battlefield

Baten Kaitos - Motoi Sakuraba - The True Mirror

Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II - Chris Huelsbeck - Main Title

Super Mario Sunshine - Koji Kondo - Delfino Plaza

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - Koji Kondo, Asuka Hayazaki - The Hill Where the Castle Was

Star Fox Assault - Yoshie Arakawa, Yoshinori Kawamoto - Theme of Star Wolf

Pokémon Colosseum - Tsukasa Tawada - Relic Forest

Mr. Driller Drill Land - Go Shiina - I-O

Metroid Prime - Kenji Yamamoto - Underwater Frigate Reactor Core

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - Mahito Yokota - Battle for Storm Hill

Star Fox Adventures - David Wise - Dark Ice Mines Night

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Toru Minegishi - Lake Hylia

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Atsushi Yoshida - Move Out!

Episode 444: The Women of Nintendo

For week 2 of Nintendo Month, the guys shine a light on the amazing female video game composers at Nintendo! From the NES all the way to the Switch, this is some of the best Nintendo music around. Enjoy this incredible playlist of VGM composed by these super talented women!

Ice Hockey - Soyo Oka - Team Selections

Pilotwings - Soyo Oka - Rocketbelt

Super Mario Kart - Soyo Oka - Staff Roll

Super Metroid - Minako Hamano - Vs. Ridley

Metroid Fusion - Minako Hamano - Sector 4: (AQA) Underwater Area

Super Mario Sunshine - Shinobu Nagata - Noki Bay

Mario Kart: Double Dash - Shinobu Nagata - Peach Beach

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - Asuka Hayazaki - Field Theme

Super Mario 3D Land - Asuka Hayazaki - Pom Pom Fight

Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimomura - Seeing Dreams Through the Window of the Stars

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - Yoko Shimomura - Grasslands, All the Way

New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Shiho Fujii - Underwater

Mario Kart 8 - Shiho Fujii - Toad Harbor

Super Mario Odyssey - Shiho Fujii - Shiveria Town

Mario Kart 8 - Atsuko Asahi - Title Screen

ARMS - Atsuko Asahi - Grand Prix (Title)

Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Manaka Kataoka - Main Theme

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Manaka Kataoka - Hyrule Castle

Fire Emblem 4 - Yuka Tsujiyoko - The Theme of Fire Emblem

Episode 443: Paper Mario: The Origami King

For the first week of Nintendo Month '20, Karl & Will spotlight on the incredibly vibrant, diverse and delightful score to Paper Mario: The Origami King! The score to this Nintendo Switch cross-genre game excels in every direction. Enjoy!

Paper Mario: The Origami King - Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita, Fumihiro Isobe - Nintendo - Switch - 2020

-Overlook Mountain

-Toad's BBQ Foodeatery

-Overlook Tower

-Toad Town Ghost Town

-Big Sho' Theater

-The Elastic Entertainer Enters

-Red Streamer Battle

-Snif City Royal Hotel - Pool

-Event Battle

-Deep, Deep Vibes

-Thrills at Night

-Vellumental Battle

-The Great Sea

-The Princess Peach

-Shangri-Spa

-Origami Castle

-Battle with King Olly

-Café - Scene

-Ending

-Purple Streamer Battle

Episode 421: The Virtual Boy

In this episode, Karl & Will explore the best music from Nintendo's...quirky 3D system, the Virtual Boy. Although there weren't many games released for it in its short life span, there were indeed some real hidden gems to be found. Enjoy!

V-Tetris - Takashi Kumegawa - Music B
Jack Bros. - Hiroyuki Yanada - Character Selection
Galactic Pinball - Kenji Yamamoto - Lucky Star
Bound High! - Takaaki Oka - Title
Bound High! - Takaaki Oka - Intro
Bound High! - Takaaki Oka - World 1
Panic Bomber - Shinichi Sakamoto, Jun Chikuma - The Desert of Desolation (World 3)
Galactic Pinball - Kenji Yamamoto - Moon Man Fandango
Galactic Pinball - Kenji Yamamoto - Galaxkull
Waterworld - Dean Evans - Diving
Bound High! - Takaaki Oka - World 2
Bound High! - Takaaki Oka - World 4
Jack Bros. - Hiroyuki Yanada - Grim Reaper's Cavern [Level 2]
Jack Bros. - Hiroyuki Yanada - Temple of Nightmare [Level 3]
Galactic Pinball - Kenji Yamamoto - Alien
Mario's Tennis - Hitoshi Fukushima & Morihito Iwamoto - Singles 1
Virtual Boy Wario Land - Kazumi Totaka - Level Theme 3
Bound High! - Takaaki Oka - Staff Roll
Panic Bomber - Shinichi Sakamoto, Jun Chikuma - The Sinister Forest (World 2)

Episode 395: Toru Minegishi

For week three of Nintendo Month '19, Karl & Will dedicate an episode (at long last) to the amazing Nintendo composer Toru Minegishi! Known most for his work on the Zelda and Splatoon series, Minegishi is one of the most talented composers working at Nintendo. Enjoy some incredible music!

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Toru Minegishi - Opening (Title)

Mario Artist: Talent Studio - Toru Minegishi - Po Pi Pa Pi

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Toru Minegishi - Battle

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Toru Minegishi - Boss Battle

Gamecube Startup - Toru Minegishi

Animal Crossing - Toru Minegishi - Go K.K. Rider!

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Toru Minegishi - Ganondorf Battle

Yoshi Touch & Go - Toru Minegishi - Versus Battle

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Toru Minegishi - Ordon Village

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Toru Minegishi - Ilia's Theme

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Toru Minegishi - Hyrule Field Theme

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Toru Minegishi - Linebeck's Theme

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Toru Minegishi - Aboda Village

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Toru Minegishi - Main Theme

Super Mario 3D World - Toru Minegishi - Sprawling Savannah

Super Mario 3D World - Toru Minegishi - Hands-On Hall

Splatoon - Toru Minegishi - Splattack!

Splatoon - Toru Minegishi - Ink or Sink

Splatoon 2 - Toru Minegishi - Undertow

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Toru Minegishi - Lake Hylia