Ep. 21: The Inevitable Immortality of Man

It's apparently Amateur Philosophy Night at the bar this week, as Josh and Emily spend a lot of time discussing concepts like living archives and probably less time than they should have on video game music. They'll return to less weighty topics in upcoming episodes, but in the meantime, try to humor their rambling. Also, although Emily managed to make it through this episode despite being three days into a relentless migraine, she's definitely slowed down and more easily confused than usual. So that's fun!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Rayforce	VISION	Tamayo Kawamoto
Alien Target	Intro	Bartek Wroblewski
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon	Blood Dragon Theme	Power Glove
Super Castlevania IV	The Submerged City	Masanori Adachi, Taro Kudou
Xenogears	Dazil - City of Burning Sands	Yasunori Mitsuda
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	Above Ground	Koji Kondo

...and listeners like YOU.

B10: Utility Bill

This week Josh and Emily confront some unanticipated consequences of all the dungeon decorating from way back when, then spend a significant portion of the episode talking about their dadcast, The Legacy Music Hour. Emily even has a special report about a recent Brent Weinbach situation that she tries to keep the patrons on the edge of their seats with, but in reality it's probably no big whoop to anybody but her. Don't forget to hang around the karaoke machine after all is said and done for a duet installment of Josh's Chi Chi's Pro Golf Challenge!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Wario Blast: featuring Bomberman!	World 5	Yasuhiko Fukuda, Jun Chikuma
Super Black Bass 3	Track 09	Tsukushi Sasaki, Michiya Hirasawa
Lemmings	The Ascending Pillar Disco	Hirohiko Takayama
Sangokushi Game Boy Han 2	???	Minoru Mukaiya(?)

Note: Alas, Emily couldn't seem to locate the Lemmings mega medley MIDI on vgmusic.com, but hopefully she does its majesty justice in her podcast conversation about it.

Ep. 20: Objective Reality

In a spiritual sequel to last week’s dungeon meetup, Josh and Emily continue to discuss the nuances of how we feel about things that we don’t have, whether they’re in the past, the future, or alternate realities. If this sounds awful to you, keep in mind that they do so while listening to some super classic tracks from some super new patrons (thanks for using those +1 tickets ya’ll). Why do we feel sad when we’re happy? What happens when we die? Would Jay Gatz and Mickey Mouse be friends? Find out here at the VGM Jukebox Episode 20, yo!

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Keep bringing those +1s! Even +2s and +3s! The bar is spacious.

  

This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Street Fighter II	Sagat's Theme	Yoko Shimomura, Isao Abe
High Seas Havoc	Sometime Somewhere	Emi Shiimizu
Neo Turf Masters	BADEN National Golf Course - Germany	Takushi Hiyamuta, Jin Jin, Yoshimi, Steve
Sonic the Hedgehog	Star Light Zone	Masato Nakamua
Phantasy Star II	Silent Zone	Tokuhiko Uwabo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time	Skull and Crossbones	Mutsuhiko Izumi, Kozo Nakamura

...and listeners like YOU.

B9: Ghost Counseling

This week's dungeon meetup descends into a very confusing discussion on the nature of nostalgia. Will you get as confused as Emily does? Try your best to follow along and see! Josh introduces another friend to us and later imagineers the gameplay for Emily’s most anticipated game of the year, Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf. Stick around to learn the secret connection between Mickey Mouse, the Great Gatsby, and God, and hear a very special announcement courtesy of the conscientious Cookie.

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Ranger-X	Opening Theme	Yoshinobu Hiraiwa, Noriyuki Iwadare
Fighting Golf	Track 04	Aran Lee Shige
Undertale	Death by Glamour	Toby Fox
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse	Door is Open	Shigenori Kamiya

Extra credit assignments:

Keith Apicary's Talking Classics Documentary Series (the guy who's the best)
Soundole VGM Covers (the synth clarinet guy)
Tsuko G. (the kazoo guy)

Ep. 19: Discussion Zone

This week Josh and Emily have a lot of things to discuss with the patrons. Would it be desirable for the podcast to move into a true weekly format? Might the loyal contributors bring more listeners into the fold? And how does a special FAQ-style Bonus Room episode of patron-submitted questions sound? Ponder these possibilities over the varied selections of chill and funky jams found inside the Discussion Zone, then voice your opinions in the comments section!

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Get your +1 to send us a recommendation!

  

This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Kid Chameleon	Options Theme ~ City Area	Mark Miller
Spelunky	Shop Radio 3	George Buzinkai, Jonathan Perry, Eirik Suhrke
Spider-Man	Cutscene Theme #3	Manfred "Shin'en" Linzer
Grand Theft Auto 3	Fade Away	Craig Gray
Kingdom Hearts	Traverse Town	Yoko Shimomura
Muramasa: The Demon Blade	Seasonal Beauties A & B	Yoshimi Kudo, Noriyuki Kamikura, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Kimihiro Abe, Azusa Chiba, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masaharu Iwata

...and listeners like YOU.

NOTE: Emily mispronounces "Muramasa." She's very sorry. Please consider forgiving her.