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This year, Nintendo is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Wii…and if you’re old enough to remember the release, you might want to go get your cholesterol checked out. Despite this, XVGM Radio is ushering in a new era for its 8th year of existence. As always, NikoTengoku joins us for the January episode, and much to Janine’s dismay, Mike and Justin have brought back Ed Wilson from TheVGMbassy/PixelTunes Radio. This is our first official episode as a quartet hosted podcast! Every January going forward, Mike, Justin, Niko and Ed will be bringing you the tunes, composer info, game discussion and laughs! Starting off with the Wii’s redbook audio tracks, the boys explored multiple levels of genres, kicking things off right with the Wii Shop theme! Stay tuned to hear stories about everyone’s launch day experience, chill songs, Castlevania-themed musical treks, and of course, discussions on Tunas flying through the sky! All on this brand new XVGM Radio episode! We’d love to hear what you thought about this game and the tracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Special thanks as always, to all of our wonderful Patrons: Scott McElhone, Ryan McPherson, Cam Werme, Rayjkayj, Reptile, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Brad Austin, XombieMike, Nick Davis, Red Hua, & Kitty Sparks. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – Nintendo Wii System Music (Wii – 2006) “Wii Shop Music Theme” Kazumi Totaka 1 – Mario Party 9 (Wii – 2012) “Bowser Jr.’s Mad!” Toshiki Aida, Ryosuke Asami 2 – Step to the Beat/Walk it Out! (Wii – 2010) “Belmont’s Destiny” Kinuyo Yamashita 3 – Kiki Trick (Wii – 2012) “Mimi Pro: Contest” Daisuke Shiiba, Shinji Ushiroda, Shinobu Nagata 4 – Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii – 2010) “Mushroom Run” Tomoya Tomita 5 – Wacky World of Sports (Wii – 2009) “Tunas Flying Through the Sky” Tsukasa Tawada 6 – The Last Story (Wii – 2012) “Death Dance” Nobuo Uematsu 7 – Excite Truck (Wii – 2006) “Post Race” Kenji Yamamoto, Masaru Tajima 8 – Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii – 2010) “Prologue B” Yoko Shimomura, Tomori Kudo, Hiroyo Yamanaka, Kenji Hiramatsu, Manami Kiyota, Yasunori Mitsuda

It’s time for the holidays…and what did people receive as a gift during this time of year back in 1992? The Super Scope 6 of course! Nintendo’s successor to the NES Zapper was a bazooka-shaped monolith of potential. Though the final game library was small, the Super Scope 6 was full of untold gaming possibilities. From arcade ports like Operation Thunderbolt and Terminator 2: The Arcade Game, to Nintendo originals like Battle Clash, Metal Combat and Yoshi’s Safari, Super Scope brought a wave of innovation combined with top notch durability. Today’s episode focuses on the music from the library of Super Scope games. The XVGM Radio guys get a friendly but frazzled visit from co-podcaster RayjKayj of The VGMPorium, as well as discuss Justin’s fond memories playing Tinstar. Plus…Arnold Schwarzenegger himself calls in?! Maybe….or Maybe not. You’ll never know if you don’t click that play episode on our finale to 2025! We’d love to hear what you thought about this game and the tracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Special thanks to Rayjkayj for their Patreon pick, and as always, thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Scott McElhone, Ryan McPherson, Cam Werme, Rayjkayj, Reptile, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Brad Austin, Nick Davis, Red Hua, & Kitty Sparks. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter, Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – Lamborghini American Challenge (SNES – 1992) “Race Select” Frederic Prados, Richard Hooper, Rob Stevens 1 – Yoshi’s Safari (SNES – 1993) “Hot Chocolate Cave” Yoshiki Nishimura, Miyuki Uemura, Yasushi Tokunaga (All Uncredited) 2 – Battle Clash (SNES – 1992) “Garam” Yuka Tsujiyoko 3 – T2: The Arcade Game (SNES – 1993) “Escape from the T-1000” Andrew Brock 4 – Operation Thunderbolt (SNES – 1994) “Mission Successful” Yojiro, Katsuhisa Ishikawa, Naoto Yagishita, Kazuyuki Onui, Hisayoshi Ogura 5 – Tin Star (SNES – 1994) “Cleanin’ Up the Town” Chris Jojo, Matthew Cannon, Suddi Raval 6 – Patreon Pick – Rayjkayj – X-Zone (SNES – 1992) “Invade The Base” S. Yamaguchi 7 – Super Scope 6 (SNES – 1992) “Blastris A” Unknown Composer 8 – Bazooka Blitzkrieg (SNES – 1992) “Industrial Plant” Uchu-Jin 9 – Metal Combat: Falcon’s Revenge (SNES – 1993) “Rola is Being Naive” Yuka Tsujiyoko 10 – Lemmings 2 (SNES – 1994) “Medieval Tribe” Mike Clarke, David Whittaker

Mike’s been raving about Phantom Breaker Battle Grounds for almost a decade. The heart-pumping soundtrack, exciting chibi anime beat-em up styled gameplay and intuitive leveling up system is a prime example of a game that should’ve gained more appreciation over the years. When the most recent version of the game, Phantom Breaker Battle Grounds Ultimate came out this year, we knew it was time to FINALLY showcase the music for this game in a proper episode. SO, we decided to bring on a special guest which many will recognize as a familiar voice. In addition, some BIG changes are coming to XVGM Radio, and our guest is here to help ring in the news along with another special guest! This is an episode you absolutely CANNOT miss! We’d love to hear what you thought about this game and the tracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Special thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Scott McElhone, Ryan McPherson, Cam Werme, Rayjkayj, Reptile, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Kung Fu Carlito, Brad Austin, Nick Davis, Red Hua, & Kitty Sparks. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter, Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – I’m Frau! 1 – Tadaima! 2 – Claw of Xenia 3 – Beyond the Horizon

It’s BAAAAACCCCCKKK! Yes, it’s that time of the year again. SPOOKYFEST has returned for its 7th year and we’re pulling out all the tricks AND treats to celebrate the Halloween season! Fresh off the backs of the Spookyfest VIP Pass (If you didn’t get it, check it out on our Patreon!) We’re playing 11 killer tracks that have nowhere to hide from our greedy little ears! Feast upon discussions about Mike’s ridiculous survival horror back catalogue, Justin’s Vampire Survivors obsession and last but not least…THE SLAWMANCER! Orrrr…is it the Slurmancer? No? Ok, Slormancer it is. It’s all here on the VGM festival of the YEAR here on XVGM Radio! We’d love to hear what you thought about these SPOOOOOOOOOOKY tracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Special thanks to Scott McElhone for their Patreon pick, and as always, thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Scott McElhone, Ryan McPherson, Cam Werme, Rayjkayj, Reptile, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Kung Fu Carlito, Brad Austin, Nick Davis, Red Hua, Kitty Sparks, & Llama Adam. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter, Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – Hotel Transylvania (DS/3DS – 2012) “Cellar” Jake Kaufman 1 – AVGN Adventures (Wii U – 2013) “Boo! Haunted House” DistantJ (Sam Beddoes) 2 – The Slormancer (PC – 2021) “Welcome to the Academy” Aurélien Poudat 3 – Carrier (DC – 2000) “Track 23” Teruyuki Mori, Toru Ohara, Shinichiro Nakamura 4 – Patreon Pick – Scott McElhone – Escape from Monster Manor (3DO – 1993) “New Title All” Robert Vieira 5 – Lupin The 3rd: Densetsu no Hihou wo Oe! (SFC – 1994) “Disaster” Yuji Ohno 6 – Zero Time Dilemma (3DS – 2016) “BioLab [Annihilation 2nd Mix]” Shinji Hosoe 7 – Clive Barker’s Jericho (XB360/PS3 – 2007) “Corpse Behemoth” Chris Velasco 8 – The 7th Guest (DOS/CD-I – 1993) “downstairs puzzles-doorbell” George Alistair Sanger, and Team Fat (K. Weston Phelan, David Govett, Joe McDermott) 9 – Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania (Multi – 2024) “Moonlight Nocturne (Arranged)” Michiru Yamane (Original), Daniele Zandara, Filippo Vicarelli, Evelyn Lark, Keygen Church 10 – Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game (PC – 2024) “Klownpcalypse” Mark Rutherford, Finn Billingham, Aaron Rutherford, ChuckFonic

Today on XVGM Radio, we’re taking a look (and listen) to the audio history of Human Entertainment. Formed via a merger between Try Co. Ltd. and Communicate Inc in 1987, Human Entertainment was initially called Sonata, mostly handling ports from larger developers such as Konami and Bandai. After two years of this, 1989 saw the name change to Human Entertainment, where the company began creating their own IPs. Learn about how they created a development school which is where many of their development staff came from, their bankruptcy in 1999, and where many of their more notable staff members ended up continuing on the tradition of making weird, wacky games. Justin and Mike as the question: is a Human Sports Festival played with Humans as the balls? With a surprising mix of both wavetable tunes and redbook audio, there’s a bunch of variety in musical genres to choose from with Human Entertainment and it’s ONLY on XVGM Radio! We’d love to hear what you thought about these tracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Special thanks to Cam Werme for his Patreon pick, and as always, thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Cam Werme, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Scott McElhone, Rayjkayj, Llama Adam, Kung Fu Carlito, Nick Davis, Ryan McPherson, Reptile, and Brad Austin. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter, Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – Vasteel (TGCD – 1990) “Crusade” Ryoji Amano, Takahiro Wakuta 1 – Monster Party (NES – 1989) “Living Dead” T. Mikumo, Masaki Hashimoto 2 – Venus Senki (FC – 1989) “Track 6” Masaki Hashimoto, T. Mikumo 3 – Kabuki Quantum Fighter (NES – 1990) “Stage 3” Takahiro Wakuta, Masaki Hashimoto 4 – Human Sports Festival (PC-CD – 1992) “Track 09” Hiroshi Fujioka, Yoshiaki Kubotera, Isao Mizoguchi, Masanori Hikichi 5 – Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm (SCD – 1993) “Ganymede” Nobuhiro Makino 6 – Blazing Tornado (ARC – 1994) “Wolf’s Theme” Hironori Tanaka, Hiroyuki Naka, Chiyomaru Shikura 7 – WakuWaku Ski Wonder Spur (SFC – 1995) “Rainbow” Chiyomaru Shikura, Kaori Takazoe 8 – Moonlight Syndrome (PS1 – 1997) “Lost Highway” Mikoto Momono, Victor Entertainment, INVITATION 9 – Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within (PS1 – 1998) “Shiver – Zombi” Kaori Takazoe 10 – Patreon Pick – Cam Werme – Fire Pro Wrestling (GBA – 2001) “Menu” Yusuke Beppu

Pool, Billiards, Snooker, Carom…whatever you call them, video games have a long history involving the most laid back of all sports, Cue Ball Based Sports. But what about their music? Today on XVGM Radio, Mike and Justin highlight some wild ranges of VGM in cue ball videogames. From discussions on eating crackers in hell,a shout out to Fresh Prince “Break out Lucille” reference, and of course…lots of “ball” jokes, this episode will have you re-racking after you finish the first time! We’d love to hear what you thought about these tracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Cam Werme, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Scott McElhone, Rayjkayj, Llama Adam, Kung Fu Carlito, Nick Davis, Ryan McPherson, and Brad Austin. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter, Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – Hardcore Pool (GBA – 2004) “Saloon Table” Szymon Szuchaja 1 – Archer Mclean Presents: Pool Paradise (GCN/PS2/WIN – 2004) “Track 3” Tom Davies 2 – Minnesota Fats – Pool Legend [Side Pocket 2 – Densetsu no Hustler] (SAT – 1995) “Fool’s Gold” Shogo Sakai, Masaaki Iwasaki, Oww Furukawa 3 – Side Pocket (GEN/SNES/GG/etc – 1992) “California Lemonade” Maasaki Iwasaki, Emi Shimizu 4 – Lunar Pool (NES – 1985) “Menu” Masanori Miyamoto 5 – Parlour Games (SMS – 1987) “Five Ball” Unknown Composer 6 – Pocket Billiards: Funk the 9 Ball (GBC – 2000) “BGM #02” Unknown Composer 7 – Virtual Pool 64 (N64 – 1998) “Track 15” Rob Wallace 8 – Backstreet Billiards (PS1 – 1998) “Street” Minoru Endō, Makoto Igarashi, Hironobu Yahata 9 – Gustavo Zito: I Play 3D Billiards/World Champion Billard (WIN – 2005) “Irish55” Luigi Di Guida 10 – Pool Nation (XB360/PS3 – 2012) “Moonlight Tech” Unknown Composer

What’s faster than the speed of light? Mega Man Battle & Chase’s North American release date, that’s what! Released in 1997 in Japan and 1998 in Europe, this game completely missed it’s planned North American release despite ads and previews running for it in magazines. Initially forgotten as “just another kart racer copycat,” true fans of the genre and Mega Man fanboys, were given something truly unique in sound and style! Rev up those engines while you hear the XVGM Radio boys chat about their time playing the game. Buckle up for exciting discussion about the game as well as reviewing interviews with Keiji Inafune and some of the illustration artists taken from the Mega Man Official Complete Works book! Honk the horn when…the guys get a late call from Mega Man 8 era Dr. Light?! But most of all, stay locked in to drive your way through 12 incredible tracks from this exciting soundtrack! Don’t miss racing to the finish line on this episode of XVGM Radio! We’d love to hear what you thought about this soundtrack we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Cam Werme, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Scott McElhone, Rayjkayj, Llama Adam, Kung Fu Carlito, Nick Davis, Ryan McPherson, Scott Brackett, and Brad Austin. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter, Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – “Over the Top – Opening Demo” 1 – “Dark the Moon – Theme of Shadowman” 2 – “Kick About – Theme of Blues/ProtoMan” 3 – “I Am World King!! Theme of Dr.Wily” 4 – “Go For It! – Theme of Forte/Bass” 5 – “Ahh, a Man’s Life – Gutsman Special Ending” 6 – “Through the Air – Theme of Quick Man” 7 – Patreon Request: Ryan Mcpherson: “Kick About (Jazz Version)” 8 – “Sunshine Girl – Theme of Roll” 9 – Secret Party – Space Course 10 – “Escape – Cavern Course” Outro – “Wind, Carry My Words – Roll (Special Ending)” vocals by Yoshino Aoki

Matt Creamer, aka Radd Daddy, aka Norrin Radd, RETURNS to XVGM Radio to talk about his amazing soundtrack for Retroware’s Prison City game. We’ve chat with Matt previously about many of his soundtracks, even had him on one of our live shows before! A true friend to the podcast, Matt isn’t afraid to get into the nitty gritty details about how he carefully crafts his soundtracks. A self proclaimed “puzzle solver” when it comes to music creation, Matt Creamer delves into the new way he composes classic NES style soundtracks, and the XVGM boys grill him on his influences this time around (Groove and industrial metal?! The Batman and Goonies NES OSTs?!) and so much more! Join Matt, Justin and Mike for a long but utterly satisfying chat about Prison City on the latest episode of XVGM Radio! Thanks as always to Matt Creamer for joining us on XVGM Radio! Check out his links here: https://raddlandstudios.com/ https://x.com/raddland https://raddlandstudios.bandcamp.com/ We’d love to hear what you thought about these two soundtracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Cam Werme, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Scott McElhone, Rayjkayj, Llama Adam, Kung Fu Carlito, Nick Davis, Ryan McPherson, Scott Brackett, and Brad Austin. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter, Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – “Grim Conversation” 1 – “Preserve – Infiltrator” 2 – “Cold Storage – Ice for Veins” 3 – “Rooftops – Rooftop Prowler” 4 – “Boss Theme 04 – Spirit of Detroit!” 5 – “Factory – Flip the Switch” 6 – “DCP Headquarters – A Hero’s Welcome” 7 – “Power Plant – Raw Power” 8 – “Stadium – Game Day” 9 – “Outer DCP – Storming the Gates” 10 – “Boss Theme 01 – Combatants” Outro – “Dolphin Power”

Marred in 90s era video game controversy, Konami’s Lethal Enforcers series, along with Mortal Kombat, Night Trap, and several other games, had ironic targets on their backs for their innovative, realistic (at the time) graphics involving firing a fake plastic gun at the screen, killing human targets. Years later, the series is best known for pushing buttons in the North American political atmosphere, which is a shame because it SHOULD be known for their amazing soundtracks! Today on XVGM Radio, Justin and Mike go a few rounds with some Lethal Enforcers 1 and 2 tunes, comparing the versions and picking which ones they like the best after their heavy analyzing. Well worth the price of admission, you’ll be firing in quarters like crazy into your phone to reload more amazing tunes full of orchestra synth hits, SNES Midi guitar, along with tons of comparison to other Konami OSTs. This episode has its target set on you, time to hit play! We’d love to hear what you thought about these two soundtracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Big thank you to RayjKayj for picking a track via his Patreon reward and for sending us a request! Also, Thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Cam Werme, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Scott McElhone, Rayjkayj, Llama Adam, Kung Fu Carlito, Nick Davis, Ryan McPherson, Scott Brackett, and Brad Austin. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter, Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro a – Lethal Enforcers (ARC – 1992) “Rolling Badguys (Stage 1)” Kenichiro Fukui Intro b – Lethal Enforcers (GEN – 1993) “Rolling Badguys (Stage 1)” Kenichiro Fukui 1a – Lethal Enforcers (SNES – 1994) “Dead or Alive (Boss Theme)” Harumi Ueko (Arranger) 1b – Lethal Enforcers (GEN – 1993) “Dead or Alive (Boss Theme)” Kenichiro Fukui 2a – Patreon Pick: RayjKayj – Lethal Enforcers II: GunFighters (ARC – 1994) “Saloon Showdown (Stage 3-1, 3-5~6)” Yuuichi Sakakura, Tsuyoshi Sekito 2b – Lethal Enforcers II: GunFighters (GEN – 1994) “Saloon Showdown (Stage 3-1, 3-5~6)” Yuuichi Sakakura, Tsuyoshi Sekito 3a – Lethal Enforcers (SNES – 1994) “Fight for your Life” Harumi Ueko (Arranger) Kenichiro Fukui 3b – Lethal Enforcers (PS1 – 1997) “Fight for your Life (Stages 3-3 & 5-1)” Eric Pryzby, Jun Funahashi, Kenichiro Fukui 4a – Lethal Enforcers II: GunFighters (SCD – 1994) “The Hide-Out (Stage 5-1, 5-4~5)” Tsuyoshi Sekito, Yūichi Sakakura 4b – Lethal Enforcers II: GunFighters (GEN – 1994) “Hideout (Stages 5-1, 5-4~5)” Yuuichi Sakakura, Tsuyoshi Sekito

Product placement and advertising in video games is a wild, wacky thing. Today on XVGM Radio, Mike and Justin are joined by fellow VGM podcast CRT Soundsystem, where Reese and Tom bring some unique tracks to the mix! The hosts chat about Redline, Fast food chicken preferences, and gamer munchies. The Americans on the podcasts (Mike, Justin and Reese) learn about the aisle of American junk food in Ireland’s grocery stores courtesy of Tom. There’s a Pop Tarts flavor discussion as well as a full on M&Ms breakdown of the characters based on the websites. Is the brown M&M really just Bayonetta? Who’s got the best taste in Pop Tarts on these shows? Is the Frosted Flakes mascot Irish in Ireland? Find out more on this super silly episode of XVGM Radio! Huge thanks to CRT Soundsystem (Tom and Reese) for joining us! Check out their show on all podcatchers, and give ‘em a rating on Apple! Links: Apple Podcasts, BlueSky, RSS feed We’d love to hear what you thought about these random tracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Cam Werme, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Scott McElhone, Rayjkayj, Llama Adam, Kung Fu Carlito, Nick Davis, Ryan McPherson, Scott Brackett, and Brad Austin. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter, Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – Pepsi Man (PS1, 1999) “Pepsi Man Theme Song” James Shimoji 1 – I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator (PC, 2019) “Put Some PEP in your Step” Hexany 2 – Yaris (X360, 2007) “Main” Robert Thomure 3 – Darkened Skye (GCN, PC – 2002) “Cathedral, Library and Bell Tower” Eugene Zukov 4 – M&M’s Kart Racing (Wii – 2007) “Sea Carrier” Lukasz Stasinski 5 – Burger King Big Bumpin’ (X360, 2006) “The Deep” Matt Black, Chris Hockey 6 – Frosties’ Football Frenzy (PC, 2002) “Menu” Alessandro Bellondi, Roberto Spanu 7 – Chester Cheetah: Wild, Wild West (SNES/GEN – 1993) “Little Shock” Unknown Composer 8 – Cool Spot (AMI – 1993) “Off da Wall, Back to the Wall” Andrew Barnabas

Free Picks…the very definition of randomness. Every 20 episodes, Mike and Justin think back to stuff they’re playing, or perhaps pick a track suggested by our Discord members (Thanks ElectricBoogaloo for this month’s pick!) What follows is an episode full of tongue twisters, caller requests from questionable callers and Justin goes all in on Destiny discussion. One COULD call this a “Squeakuel” but it’s best to call it Free Picks 6: The Search For 5! We’d love to hear what you thought about these random tracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track?  Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Cam Werme, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Scott McElhone, Jordan & Anson Davis, Rayjkayj, Llama Adam, Kung Fu Carlito, Nick Davis, Ryan McPherson, Scott Brackett, and Brad Austin Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter and Instagram are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro (J) – Kidou Senshi Z-Gundam – Hot Scramble (FC – 1986) “Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete (Main BGM – For Us To Decide)” Neil Sedaka 1 – Destiny 2: The Final Shape (PS/XB/PC – 2024) “Cusp of Finality” Rotem Moav, Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, Josh Mosser, Michael Sechrist 2 – Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4 – 2020) “Barret’s Theme (Jukebox Version)” Nobuo Uematsu (Original), Yuichi Tsuchiya (Arranger) 3 – Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge (ARC – 1998) “Skyscraper Sequence” Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Fumio Ito, Dennis St. James (Vocals) 4 – Capcom Generation: Dai 2 Shū – Makai to Kishi (SAT/PS1 – 1998) “ARR08 (Ghoul’s Stomach)” Mari Yamaguchi (Original) Unknown Arranger 5 – Secret of Evermore (SNES – 1995) “Regal Castle” Jeremy Soule 6 – The Return of Medusa: Rings of Medusa II (AMI/AST – 1991) “Intro” Jochen Hippel 7 – Minnesota Fats – Pool Legend (GEN – 1995) “Chillin” Masaaki Iwasaki, Taihei, Seiji Momoi, Arma, Shogo Sakai 8 – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (XBONE/PS4/PC – 2021) “Space Riders With No Name” Richard Jacques (Main Game Music,) Star-Lord (Steve Szczepkowski, Yohann Boudreault) 9 – Cyber City Oedo 808: Kemono no Zokusei (PCE – 1991) “Power Source” Keiichi Yamamoto, Atsuhiro Motoyama, Miyuki Takagi, Atsushi Yamaji 10 – Marvel SNAP (MOB/IOS/STEAM – 2022) “Build Your Team” Christopher Alan Grabar

Released in 1987, the Sharp X68000 would lead the way for Japanese computer systems, ending its reign around 1996. Utilizing the Yamaha YM2151 sound chip would make the computer sing some of the best FM synthesis based VGM ever released. Today on XVGM Radio, we’re joined by our third host NikoTengoku to spotlight just a taste of the amazing tunes on this system. Niko falls in love with developer Exact, Mike goes on about songs sounding simple then praises the most simplistic song picked for the show, and Justin takes a call from…EVIL NIKO?! Oops, ALL BANGERS on this one! It’s all on this super fun, super rockin’ episode of XVGM Radio! Thanks as always to co-host NikoTengoku for joining us! Check out his content here:Niko’s8BitStereo: https://www.youtube.com/@Nikos8BitStereo 8Beats: https://8beats.co/residents/nikotengoku Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXcivGPk4XlEU-Tq7CgMx7A We’d love to hear what you thought about this spotlight on the Sharp X68000! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Cam Werme, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Scott McElhone, Jordan & Anson Davis, Rayjkayj, Llama Adam, Kung Fu Carlito, Nick Davis, Ryan McPherson, Scott Brackett, and Brad Austin. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter and Instagram are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – Magical Shot (1991) “Soul” Hideya Nagata, Masashi Harada 1 – Lightning Soldier (1994) “Wipe It Out” – PEA 2 – Geograph Seal (1994) “Stage 1” Hiroyuki Saegusa 3 – Reinforcer (1990) “BGM6” Unknown Composer 4 – Etoile Princesse (1993) “Tower of Elemia” – Hiroyuki Saegusa 5 – SiLsteeL (1995) “OVER LOAD” Findoll 6 – Illumination Laser (2014) “Violent Moon” Nobuhisa Shinoda (Credited as I.C. Kaze) 7 – Twilight (1995) “As Vrea” – Ryu Takami, Ryu Umemoto 8 – Carat (1993) “BGM 5” Hitoshi Sakimoto, Yoshio Furukawa, Waiendee 9 – Akumajou Dracula X68000 (1993) “Etude For The Killer (Stage 7)” Shin-Chan, Keizo Nakamura, Hiroshi Kobayashi

Multiplayer games can create some of the most memorable times for gamers but what few people talk about is their music. Today on XVGM Radio, Mike and Justin focus on the Party Game genre (with a few examples that fit further into the multiplayer aspects.) The guys chat about the mountain that is One Piece’s anime series (and their lack of interest in it,) Smash Bros memories, their favorite muppets…and….Kermit 1v1ing their producer Janine in the alley?! This is sure to be an episode to remember! Gather all your friends and let’s chat about some party game VGM! Big thanks to Ed Wilson for his appearance as Ryu Hayabusa for Patreon member Cam Werme’s call-in testimonial. We’d love to hear what you thought about this episode! What was your favorite track?  Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Big thanks to Cam Werme for his Patreon Pick, and bonus thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Cam Werme, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Scott McElhone, Jordan & Anson Davis, Rayjkayj, Llama Adam, Kung Fu Carlito, Nick Davis, Ryan McPherson, Marques Stewart, Scott Brackett, and Brad Austin. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter and Instagram are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN – 2001) “Final Destination” Tadashi Ikegami, Shogo Sakai, Takuto Kitsuta 1 – Ball Jacks (SMD – 1993) “2-Player VS” Yoshinori Kawamoto, H. Umino 2 – One Piece: Pirates’ Carnival (GCN/PS2 – 2005) “Stage 03” Kenjiro Hiwatari, Yuki Watanabe 3 – Jackbox Party Pack 2 (PS4/PC – 2015) “Lobby Music (From Earwax)” Andy Poland 4 – Muppets: Party Cruise (GCN/PS2 – 2003) “Stinky Cheese” Chris Tilton 5 – Pac Man V.S. (GCN – 2003) “Haunted Hall (Original Pac Man World)” Unknown Composer 6 – Game & Wario (WiiU – 2013) “Cluck-a-Pop Collection (Chick-N-Win)” Yasuhisa Baba 7 – Patreon Pick: Cam Werme – Pictionary (NES – 1990) “Drawing Game” Tim Follin 8 – Bomberman (DS – 2005) “Multiplayer Battle (BDS)” Morihiro Iwamoto 9 – Mario Party (N64 – 1998) “Yoshi’s Tropical Island” Yasunori Matsuda 10 – The Jackbox Party Pack 7 (All – 2020) “Lobby (From Champ’d Up)” Andy Poland

Returning to the topic of Natsume’s musical history, Mike and Justin revisit one last time for a sort of epilogue on the history of Natsume via Tengo Project. Formed from an offshoot of Natsume Co. Ltd in the mid to late 2000s, Tengo Project is a small team of Natsume’s original staff who have been revisiting the company’s past to remake or create sequels to some of their most famous games. From Ninjas to shrine maidens and even a sort of wild, wild west, Tengo Project’s games have captured a snapshot of the past while recreating it for a modern era. Today, the XVGM Radio guys listen to some incredible music from Hiroyuki Iwatsuki as well as Iku Mizutani, in an era where both Natsume composers revisit their legendary past. We’d love to hear what you thought about this episode! What was your favorite track?  Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Cam Werme, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Scott McElhone, Jordan & Anson Davis, Rayjkayj, Llama Adam, Kung Fu Carlito, Nick Davis, Ryan McPherson, Marques Stewart, Scott Brackett, and Brad Austin. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter and Instagram are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn (SWI/PS5/PC/XBOX – 2024) “Stage 1” Iku Mizutani 1 – Omega Five (XBLA – 2008) “Staff Roll Road to the Future” Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 2 – Omega Five (XBLA – 2008) “Stage 2: The Escalated Invasion” Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 3 – Wild Guns: Reloaded (SWI/PS4 – 2016) “Armored Train” Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 4 – Wild Guns: Reloaded (SWI/PS4 – 2016) “Final Fight” Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 5 – The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors (SWI/PS4 – 2019) “Stage 7 Boss” Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 6 – The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors (PS4/SWI – 2019) “Stage 1” Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 7 – Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (SWI/PS4 – 2022) “The Decisive Battle! Black Cloak” Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 8 – Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (SWI/PS4 – 2022) “World of Hades” Hiroyuki Iwatsuki 9 – Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn (SWI/PS5/PC/XBOX – 2024) “Stage 2” Iku Mizutani 10 – Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn (SWI/PS5/PC/XBOX – 2024) “Ending (2 part track)” Iku Mizutani

Greetings boils, ghouls and everyBOOdy in between! Welcome to another SPOOOOOOOOKYFEST 2024! Each year, Mike and Justin get together for an “outdoor festival” that everyone can go to and enjoy some spooky halloween tunes! From horror movie based IPs with insanely creepy swamp tracks to bad William Shatner impressions, this episode is chock full of tricks AND treats that’ll keep you coming back to the festival for years to come! Enjoy a glass of rotten worm punch and rock out to some Baroque style jams from the Sharp 68000. Here’s SPOOKYFEST 2024! We’d love to hear what you thought about these SPOOKYYYY tracks! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at [email protected] or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn Special thanks to Jordan and Anson Davis for picking a track this episode! Thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Cam Werme, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Scott McElhone, Jordan & Anson Davis, Rayjkayj, Llama Adam, Kung Fu Carlito, Nick Davis, Ryan McPherson, Marques Stewart, Scott Brackett, and Brad Austin. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more a http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format! Our Twitter and Instagram are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM! TRACK LISTING: Intro – Spirits and Spells/Castleween (GCN/GBA, 2003) “The Shrouded Cemetery & the Crypt” Michel Golgivit, Olivier Rabat 1 – Clock Tower (SFC – 1995) “Death in the Elevator” Koji Niikura 2 – Splatterhouse 3 (GEN – 1993) “David in Peril ” Eiko Kaneda (as Milky Eiko) 3 – Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (GEN – 1994) “Lakamul Rainforest” Matt Furniss, Shaun Hollingworth (Drivers) 4 – Evil Dead: Regeneration (PS2/XB/PC – 2005) “Swamp Tension” PCB Productions, Kristoffer Larson, Keith Arem, Michael Cohen 5 – Patreon Pick: Jordan/Anson Davis – LittleBigPlanet PSVita (PSV – 2012) “Ghost in the Pan” Richard Jacques 6 – Dredge (PS4/PS5/XB1/XBS/SWI/PC – 2023) “The Winnowed Town” David Mason 7 – Laplace no Ma (X68000 – 1990) “Battle with Huster” Akiko Kosaka 8 – Remnant 2 (PS5/XBS/PC – 2023) “Feast for the Ravenous” Rob Westwood, Òscar Senén 9 – Deep Fear (SAT, 1998) “Destruction” Kenji Kawai 10 – Alone in the Dark (PS5/XBS/PC – 2024) “Alone in the Dark – Credits” Jason Köhnen