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Friday, December 25, 2015

Ep. 12: Over the Rainbow


Things get a little slippery as Josh, Emily, and the patrons get together for a little holiday gathering to discuss a particular brand of rainbow-colored coal they’ve found in their stockings. In the process, Emily finds one patron’s testimonial so funny that she can barely keep it together. Sneak away from your other festivities for the final jukebox hangout of 2015 and bask in the glow of some last-minute JAMS.

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
GoldenEye 007 Caverns Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope, Robin Beanland
RuneScape All's Fairy in Love
and War
Ian Taylor
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Mountains and Valleys David Wise
Waterworld Diving Dean Evans
NBA All-Star Challenge 2 Track 2 Marshall Parker
Ristar Du-Di-Da! Tomoko Sasaki, Hiroshi Kubota, Naofumi Hataya

...and listeners like YOU.

Friday, December 18, 2015

B2: Utilities Upgrade


Well, Josh did it. He convinced Emily to revisit the dungeon and bring some tracks of her own, but she also brought some other stuff that maybe he hadn't counted on. Eavesdrop on their hangout and enjoy their selections!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament
Fighters
Sisyphus' Stage Miki Higashino
MagMax Stage 1 Unknown
Sonic Adventure Red Mountain 1 Jun Senoue, Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi, Masaru Setsumaru
Sengoku Mahjong ??? Unknown


Images referred to:
Capcom Sound Team
Mag Max

Friday, December 11, 2015

Ep. 11: Medieval Times


Get back into the swing of things at the usual jukebox gathering as Josh and Emily cue up a fresh batch of suggestions, construct a few more elaborate tune-inspired vignettes, and even coin a new term for the listeners. This episode has quite a bit of console variety to it, too. Enjoy!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Golvellius: Valley of Doom First Cave Myam, Shant, Shin-kun, Pazu
Cosmic Wars Incoming Attack Hidenori Maezawa
A.B. Cop Arcade Stage 1 Hikoshi Hashimoto
Final Fantasy XI Ronfaure Nobuo Uematsu
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne Nakkai Desert Toshihiko Horiyama
Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing BGM C Shogo Sakai, Takafumi Miura,
Yuji Suzuki, Masaaki Iwasaki

...and listeners like YOU.

Friday, December 4, 2015

B1: It's Too Dark to See Anything


Josh is missing! Emily can't find him anywhere, but she still has one last place to look...

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Friday, November 27, 2015

Ep. 10: Stuck in a Dungeon


Josh and Emily thought they could get some sweet deals on dungeon loot for Black Friday, but all they got was lost! With no keys or bombs to help them get back to the usual jukebox meetup on time, they decide to set up camp and play some tunes of their own instead. Settle in for this special super-long episode -- and maybe some surprises -- while Josh and Emily try to uncover a way back to the overworld.

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We'll be back to the usual listener-suggested tracks in a fortnight. Add your stuff to the stash!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Tecmo Bowl Title Theme Keiji Yamagishi
After Burner Final Take Off Tokuhiko Uwabo
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Ending Theme Masato Nakamura
Altered Beast Altered Beast Tohru Nakabayashi, Kazuhiko Nagai
Final Fantasy Legend III Underwater Theme Ryuji Sasai, Chihiro Fujioka
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Snake Eater Harry Gregson-Williams, Norihiko Hibino
Phantasy Star III Wren Transforms Izuho Takeuchi
Wagyan Paradise Kum Kum's Theme Eriko Imura

Friday, November 13, 2015

Ep. 09: The Human Resistance


This episode's listener suggestions inspired an on-the-fly sci-fi story about a futuristic world, a robot uprising, and a human rebellion. Did the humans prevail? Tune in to find out! Then stick around after the meetup proper for an extra special feature from Josh.

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Das Geheimnis der Happy Hippo Title Screen Stello Doussis
Flimbo's Quest Song 1/10 Johannes Bjerregaard, Reyn Ouwehand
Shadowrun The Cage Marshall Parker
Eternal Champions Midknight's Stage Joe Delia
Erika to Satoru no Yumebouken Track 18 Hirohiko Takayama
Chi Chi’s Pro Challenge Golf Track 13 Masahito Miyamoto

...and listeners like YOU.

NOTE: Emily did in fact use graphing calculators to pass notes in high school sometimes. Don't follow her example, kids. Just say no.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Ep. 08: Party at Dracula's


It's Halloween! Josh and Emily celebrate the holiday by crashing a "party" at Dracula's castle, serving up some spooky and haunting tracks, then balancing things out with a few hot jams. The hosts also apologize for the white noise that shows up in the conversation; evidently they were standing too close to a drafty castle passageway.

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow Lavender Town Junichi Masuda
Metal Gear Red Alert Iku Mizutani, Shigehiro Takenouchi, Motoaki Furukawa
Shovel Knight:
Plague of Shadows
Waltz for One Jake Kaufman, Manami Matsumae
Banjo-Kazooie Gruntilda’s Lair (Normal) Grant Kirkhope
Zoop High Score Brian Schmidt, Bob Scumaci, Mark Davis
Napple Tale Folly Fall Yoko Kanno

...and listeners like YOU.

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Friday, October 16, 2015

Ep. 07: Back to Base


Sometimes Josh and Emily go off on space adventures, and when they do, they like to play listener suggestions on the long flight home. Patch yourself into their comm link and eavesdrop on this week's tunes, testimonials, and ship-to-ship conversation. Did they take one of your tracks to the final frontier?

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Shadowgate Entranceway Hiroyuki Masuno
F-Zero GX Octoman's Theme Hidenori Shoji, Daiki Kasho
Project S-11 Mission Briefing Jonne Valtonen, Aleksi Eeben
Human Race Theme/Chapter 1 Rob Hubbard
Xenogears Bonds of Sea and Fire Yasunori Mitsuda
Herzog Zwei A Full Retreat Naosuke Arai, Tomomi Ōtani

...and listeners like YOU.

Youtubes mentioned on this episode:
Smooth McGroove's Xenogears cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YzHAkgRFZY
Documentary about Sonic X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLPk2rGgg7s
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Friday, October 2, 2015

Ep. 06: Feel the Magic


Josh and Emily made it out of last week's Special Stage in one piece and are back for their regular jukebox gathering. The selections start off with some seasonally-appropriate spookiness but quickly digress into the ethereal, the peppy, the funky, and the rock oboe-y. One way or another, these tracks will have you feeling the magic deep in your bowels -- whether you have an MP meter or not.

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Killer Instinct Sabrewulf's Theme Robin Beanland, Graeme Norgate
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and
Donald Duck
Underwater / Coral Reef Haruyo Oguro, Tomoko Sasaki
Parodius Da! Island of Pirates Kazuhiko Uehara, Hideyuki Eto
Wurm: Journey to the
Center of the Earth
Act 01 Nonmalta Dota Ando
Teleroboxer Staff Roll Katsuya Yamano
Last Bible 3 Red Owl Hiroyuki Yanada

...and listeners like YOU.

Friday, September 25, 2015

Special Stage


No way! Josh and Emily discover a continue marker on the way to episode 10 and warp into a Special Stage! Instead of playing track selections they decide to spend this unusual episode discussing childhood gaming memories, gaming accomplishments, and how VGM soundtracks factor into their daily lives. Whether or not this is worth tuning in for is up to the listeners, but remember that you're free to leave this episode at any time. It's only a bonus stage, after all!

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https://archive.org/download/VGMJB05BSpecialStage/VGMJB05B-SpecialStage.mp3

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The background tunes in this episode were:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Sonic 3 Special Stage Brad Buxer, Cirocco Jones, Geoff Grace, Michael Jackson, Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Tomonori Sawada, Jun Senoue
Super Mario World Bonus Game Koji Kondo
Castelian Bonus Stage Theme David Whittaker
Wai Wai World 2:
SOS!! Parsley Jō
Bonus Stage Yūichi Sakakura, Kenichi Matsubara, Satoko Minami
ResQ 3D Bonus Section Matt Furniss, Shaun Hollingworth
Donkey Kong Country Bonus Room Blitz David Wise
Space Harrier Battle Field (Bonus Theme) Hiroshi Miyauchi, Tokuhiko Uwabo
Fido Dido Bonus Rounds 1 & 2 David Dundas, Matt Furniss
Violinist of Hameln Bonus Stage Y. Mori
Pilot Wings Bonus Game Soyo Oka
Cool Spot Bonus Level Tommy Tallarico
The Smurfs' Nightmare Bonus Time! Alberto José González
Phalanx Bonus Stage S. Yamaguchi
Jaws Bonus Scene Shinichi Sakamoto
Magical Quest 3: Starring Mickey & Donald Bonus Game Mari Yamaguchi
Snake Rattle 'n' Roll Bonus Stage David Wise
Bomberman II Bonus Stage Jun Chikuma
Sonic the Hedgehog Special Stage Masato Nakamura

We'll be back to our usual format next week. See you then at The VGM Jukebox!

Friday, September 18, 2015

Ep. 05: Family Matters


In this installment, a couple of listeners show us that gaming is a family affair with their nostalgic testimonials. A listener lends us his voice, and the hosts date themselves by referencing Tamagotchi and Napster. Emily reads a translation of psuedo-Latin poetry and we get a visit from the Carrot Man. No big. Just another regular evening at The VGM Jukebox.

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Keep those track suggestions coming!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Bio-Hazard Battle Stage 1 & 8 Kenichiro Isoda
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole Mysterious Island Motoaki Takenouchi
Super Hydlide Out of Freedom Shigeru Tomita
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All Miles Edgeworth ~
The Great Revival
Naoto Tanaka
Panzer Dragoon Saga Sora Mi Areru Ec Sancitu Saori Kobayashi, Mariko Nanba
Famicom Tantei Club II In Front of the School Gate Kenji Yamamoto

...and listeners like YOU.

Friday, September 4, 2015

Ep. 04: Full of Bologna


This episode of the VGM Jukebox is 100% powered by listener suggestions!  Drop in and jam out to a setlist that includes tunes from systems never before featured on the podcast, then marvel at our listeners' various meat-related monikers.

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https://archive.org/download/VGMJB02ShareTheHealth/Vgmjb02-SharetheHealth.mp3

The jukebox always wants more track suggestions.  Got a tune in mind?  Pick a way to contact us!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Elebits Shopping in Style Naoyuki Sato, Michiru Yamane
Battletoads & Double Dragon On da Missle
(Stage 5)
David Wise
Phantasy Star IV Organic Beat Izuho ‘Ippo’ Takeuchi
Resident Evil: Director’s Cut Mansion Basement Takashi Niigaki*
Jurassic Park Visitor's Center Masayuki Nagao
Jack Bros. Staff Roll Hiroyuki Yanada

...and listeners like YOU.

Be sure to drop in again on the next gathering at the VGM Jukebox.  You'll be a regular before you know it.

*Note: This track was officially credited to Mamoru Samuragochi, but it's now known that Samuragochi had commissioned other musicians to compose his work. Josh and Emily address this controversy during the episode.

Friday, August 21, 2015

Ep. 03: Death Becomes Us


Josh and Emily serve up some dramatic listener suggestions for this very intense episode. Join them as they discuss death, valor, and little girls’ tea parties.

https://archive.org/download/VGMJB02ShareTheHealth/Vgmjb02-SharetheHealth.mp3

The jukebox has been getting some great video game track suggestions, but it needs more!  Got a tune in mind?  Pick a way to contact us!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Castlevania Wicked Child
(Stage 3)
Kinuyo Yamashita
Vapor Trail: Hyper Offense Formation Bloody Road Adzuda Hara, Hiroaki Yoshida, Tatsuya Kiuchi, Hitomi Komatsu
Sanrio Carnival gameplay Noboyuki Onogi
Acrobat Mission Platform Tomo Yamashita, Don
Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei Game Over Tsukasa Masuko, Hitoshi Sakimoto
Summer Carnival '92 RECCA AD 2302
(Opening Demo)
Nobuyuki Shioda
Medarot: Kabuto Version ??? Kinuyo Yamashita

...and listeners like YOU.

Be sure to drop in again on the next gathering at the VGM Jukebox.  You'll be a regular before you know it.


Friday, August 7, 2015

Ep. 02: Share the Health


Josh and Emily reconvene at the VGM Jukebox, pick out a few more favorite tracks, and meander into a discussion on Parliament-Funkadelic (among other things). Emily regrets accidentally ruining Josh's attempt at live freestyling, but she'll do her best to coerce him into another attempt in a future episode.

https://archive.org/download/VGMJB02ShareTheHealth/Vgmjb02-SharetheHealth.mp3

The jukebox needs video game track suggestions from listeners like you! Got a tune in mind? Pick a way to contact us!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Metroid II: Return of Samus Surface of SR388 Ryoji Yoshitomi
Putter Golf Unknown 83 E. Fugu
Pulseman Voltage Algorithm Junichi Masuda
Toejam & Earl Rapmaster Rocket Racket John Baker
El Viento Ending Theme Motoi Sakuraba
Super Black Bass 3 11 Unknown

Be sure to drop in again on the next gathering at the VGM Jukebox.  You'll be a regular before you know it.

*Corrections: when Josh says that Dota Ando composed the music for Hal's Hole in One Golf, he should have said, "Okamoto Match Play Golf," which is a totally different game. 

Friday, July 24, 2015

Ep. 01: We Found a Jukebox


Josh and Emily have their first hangout at the VGM Jukebox! Listen in as they chat, relax, and choose some tunes.


They'll be meeting up again in two weeks, but next time they want to play tracks that you suggest!  Got a tune in mind?  Submit a VGM recommendation here, or send us an e-mail.

This episode was made possible by:
Game Track Title Composer(s)
Space Harrier White Summer Hiroshi Miyauchi, Tokuhiko Uwabo
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Ex-Convict Tsukasa Masuko
HAL's Hole in One Golf Robert Hirokazu Ando
Bomberman '93 Planet Quarry
(World 1)
Jun Chikuma
Wagyan Paradise Satellite Eriko Imura
Columns III: Revenge of Columns Industrial District Morihiko Akiyama

Be sure to drop in again on the next gathering at the VGM Jukebox.  You'll be a regular before you know it.