Episode 283: Happy Beginnings

Some good tracks on this episode, definitely.  And it's not just themed "happy beginnings," okay?  It's happy beginnings and more -such as sad endings.  Also on this episode, user Hammock treats everyone to a smooth VGM Karaoke performance, so you gotta stay tuned for that.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)

Castlevania: Dracula X - Akira Souji, Tomoya Tomita (arr.), Masanari Iwata (arr.), Harumi Ueko (arr.), Masahiko Kimura (arr.) - Divine Bloodlines (Stage 1 BGM) - Konami - SNES - 1995

Aladdin - Yoko Wada (as Nasu-B) - Happy End in Agrabah - SIMS/Sega - Game Gear - 1994

Lucle - Fumito Tamayama - Title Screen/Cutscene/Stage 2 - Vic Tokai - Game Boy (Japan) - 1994

Batter Up - unknown - Sports News - Namco - Game Gear - 1991

Pac-Land - Hoyt Curtin - Homeward - Namco - Famicom - 1985

Surprise Attack - Miki Higashino (Pretty Miki-Chang), Hidenori Maezawa (Michael Maezawa), Yoshinori Sasaki (Moai Sasaki), Kozo Nakamura (La Nakamur) - Reap the Reward (Bonus) - Konami - arcade (Japan) - 1990

Aliens - Masanori Adachi - Stage 7 - Konami - arcade - 1990

Kujaku Ou - Toshihiko Takamizawa, Sachio Ogawa (Sting Ogawa) (arr.) - Ending (“Replicant Scandal”) - Sega Mark III - Sega - 1988

Valkyrie no Densetsu - Hiroyuki Kawada - Castle Theme - Namco - arcade (Japan) - 1989

Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II - Masaru Setsumaru - Ending - Sega - Game Gear - 1992

Harley's Humongous Adventure - Brian Schmidt - Level Music 2 - Visual Concepts/Hi Tech Expressions - SNES - 1993

Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man - Nobuyuki Shioda (Eden), Norio Nakagata (Mr. N), Ryota Musha (Musya) - Chapter 4 - KID/Taxan - NES - 1990

Ganbare Pennant Race! - Atsushi Fujio - Other Match Results - Konami - Famicom - 1989

LMH Mixtape #248: The Legacy Bunch

Another traditional free play this week, so let's dive in.  We start things off with a PC Engine track "Story" from Aoi Blink which has a fun and carefree sound.  No time to relax though, because next up we're charging straight into "Stage 2: Military Fortress" from Super C which will get you pumped up.  We've also got some classic music from the great Nobuo Uematsu with "Shop" from Final Fantasy.  "A Mirage of Mind (Part 1) (Ending)" from the arcade game Metal Black is a great slow jam with some nice punchy drums that come in at the end.  "Overworld" from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is an all-time classic NES track that surprisingly hadn't been played on the show until now.  The fun keeps going with "Go Straight" from Streets of Rage 2 which has that distinct Yuzo Koshiro energy.  Basically, there's a great variety of tracks to listen to here in this legacy bunch.

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Cross Wiber: Cyber Combat Police - Chapter 01

Another favorite: Super C - Stage 2: Military Fortress

Nostalgic favorite: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Overworld

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/05/episode-248-legacy-bunch.html

LMH Mixtape #247: Racing Games 4

For Episode 247, instead of the usual free play, the boizz returned to a classic topic: Racing Games.  This was their fourth lap around the course for this topic, proving there's still plenty of gas left in the tank when it comes to racing games.

We start out with some classic Famicom tracks from Vs. Excitebike and Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race.  We then move on to the Super Famicom with the smooth jam "VS Race 1" from Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken.  If you're looking for some great elevator style tracks, "Race Result" from Suzuka 8 Hours and "Result" from Redline: F-1 Racer both deliver those smooth jazzy sounds that we can't get enough of.  Finally, we finish the race strong with an absolutely bonk jam "Like The Wind (B COURSE)" from the Sega arcade game Power Drift.  This time, instead of putting your feet up, it's time to put the pedal to the metal and race straight into this week's mixtape!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken - VS Race 1

Another favorite: Redline: F-1 Racer - Result

Yet another favorite: Suzuka 8 Hours - Race Result

So many favorites!: Power Drift - Like The Wind (B COURSE)

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/04/episode-247-racing-games-4.html

LMH Mixtape #246: Shoe Endorsements

Get yourself a shoe endorsement and put those shoes on, because we're about to hit the ground running with this mixtape.  Starting things off we have "Downhill," a high tension track from Winter Olympic Games: Lillehammer '94.  We keep the intensity up with "Report 1: The Ghost Train Bound for Hell at 24 o'clock" from GS Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body.

After that we'll get a bit more whimsical with "Tale a Free Ride ~ Let’s Go!" from Tommy Moe's Winter Extreme: Skiing and Snowboarding.  Listen for the "Ba Bu Ba Buba" voice sample.  Or do you think it sounds more like "Bu Bubble Bobble"? 

This is just a small taste of what's in store for you in this mixtape, so put your feet up (to show off your new shoes) and get into some great third and forth generation video game music!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Instant favorite: Winter Olympic Games: Lillehammer '94 - Downhill

Another favorite: Esper Dream 2: Aratanaru Tatakai - Time Traveling Train's Journey

Yet another favorite: GS Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body - Report 1: The Ghost Train Bound for Hell at 24 o'clock

Deserves an endorsement: Dragon Egg! - Stage 6

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2022/03/episode-246-shoe-endorsements.html

Episode 282: Super Famicom

Even though this might seem like an Oscar-themed episode, which it is, the main focus is Super Famicom.  That's right.  All the tracks on this episode are from Japanese exclusive Super Famicom games.  And user Jared serves up another VGM Karaoke.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)

Albert Odyssey 2: Jashin no Taidou - Naoki Kodaka - Straying off in the Depth - Sunsoft - Super Famicom - 1994

Drift King Shutokou Battle '94: Tsuchiya Keiichi & Bandou Masaaki - Jun Enoki (?) (Opus Corp.) - Ending - Genki/Bullet-Proof Software - Super Famicom - 1994

Live A Live - Yoko Shimomura - Under the Fake - Square - Super Famicom - 1994

Mini-Yonku Let's & Go!! Power WGP 2 - Masaru Tajima - International School - Jupiter Multimedia/Nintendo - Super Famicom - 1998

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 3 - Harumi Ueko - Success Mode Winter - Konami - Super Famicom - 1996

Final Stretch - Masanao Akahori (Opus) - System Configuration - Genki/LOZC G. Amusements - Super Famicom - 1993

Sound Novel Tsukuru - Mitsuhiro Arisaka, Shigeharu Isoda - Theme C - Success/ASCII Entertainment - Super Famicom - 1996

Masters: Harukanaru Augusta 2 - Yumi Satake, Yusaburo Shimojyo, Shigekazu Kamaki, Akira Tamada, Hiroshi Morita, Shunsuke Minomiya - BGM 3 - T&E Soft - Super Famicom - 1993

Pro Mahjong Kiwame III - Kazuo Oikawa, Yoshio Nagashima, Koichi Ishibashi - Expert Challenge Ending - Athena - Super Famicom - 1995

Itadaki Street 2: Neon Sign wa Bara Iro ni - Kyohei Tsutsumi, Koichi Sugiyama (advisor) - Stardust Princess - Tomcat System/Enix - Super Famicom - 1994

Haisei Mahjong Ryouga - Nobuyuki Shioda - Mahjong Game 3 - ASCII Entertainment - Super Famicom - 1995

Wizap!: Ankoku no Ou - Yoshiyuki Ito, Masumi Ito - Epilogue - SAS Sakata/ASCII Entertainment - Super Famicom - 1994

Shimono Masaki no Fishing to Bassing - Iku Mizutani, Kinuyo Yamashita - Hello - Natsume - Super Famicom - 1994