Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast show

Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast

Summary: Bedroth and Shootkapow take a parent/kid road trip through the wide world of VGM. Songs can come directly from games, be covers or remixes, or even just be inspired by existing VGM, but they always follow one rule: everything must be very good music! Subscribe to us on YouTube | Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/vgmvgm VGMVGM art by Naomi Rubin! Support out her work at patreon.com/naomirubin and read her comics on moonsproutstation.com! Drawn Portraits by Carlos Leon-Roman. Check him out at Instagram.com/kf_carlito Pixelart by Ben "The Diad" Dishman. Check him out @TheDiad on Twitter!

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 Episode 3-2, Part 2: The Drums of War (RPG Battles) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:08:48

Greetings, Gamers! Here we are at Part II of our RPG Battle Themes episode: The Drums of War! Get ready for even more fighting-taking-turns goodness, and let us know about any of your favorite themes that were left off the list! Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Playlist: Battle 2 - Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy IV (SNES, 1991, Square) FIGHT!!: Version 3 - Noriyuki Iwadare - Grandia II (Dreamcast, 2000, Game Arts) Battle! Strong Wild Pokemon - Junichi Masuda - Pokemon Black/White (DS, 2010, Nintendo/The Pokemon Company/Game Freak) The Drums of War: Ikusamanui - Takahiro Yonemura - Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen (Windows/PS2/PSP, 2002, Leaf/Sting) (Utawa reru mono means "what is sung") Isaac's Battle Theme (Remix) - Motoi Sakuraba, arr. Ema 194 Alvarado - Super Smash Flash 2 (PC, 2007, McLeod Gaming) Rise or Fall - Tokuhiko Uwabo - Phantasy Star II (Genesis/Mega Drive, 1989, SEGA) Fatalize - Motoi Sakuraba - Tales of Symphgonia (GameCube/PS2, 2003, Namco) Battle 1 - Masahiro Andoh - Arc the Lad III (PlayStation, 1999, Sony/ARC Entertainment) Boss Battle 2 - Yasunori Mitsuda - Chrono Trigger (SNES, 1995, Square) An Obstacle in Our Path - ACE+ - Xenoblade Chronicles Original/Definitive Edition (Wii/Switch, 2010/2020, Monolith Soft/Nintendo Blooper Reel: Franky – Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka - Earthbound (SNES, 1994, HAL Laboratory/Ape Inc./Nintendo) Thanks to Naomi Rubin, Carlos Leon-Roman, and Ben "The Diad" Dishman for our show's artwork, and to Skeletroy for our theme song - including the amazing rendition he did for this two-part special! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Episode 3-2, Part 1: Let the Battles Begin! (RPG Battle Themes) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:13:34

Greetings, Gamers! This time around, we ended up splitting our playlist into two episodes, because this topic – RPG Battle Themes – is just too big to narrow down to 14 tracks! This week, Shootkapow and I each bring you 5 tracks (out of a total of 10 we each picked) from tactical, turn-based, or adventure-style role playing games. There are some classics here, as well as some more obscure picks, but as always, everything is Very Good Music! Bear with us – I actually decided partway through this episode to split the tracks up instead of going for one full-sized, 20-song extravaganza. We hope you enjoy the format and the rare opportunity for some back-to-back episodes! Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Playlist: Let the Battles Begin - Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation, 1997, Square) Slay the Snake! - Kazumi Totaka - Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru/For the Frog the Bell Tolls (Game Boy, 1992, Nintendo/Intelligent Systems) For Achieve! - Motoi Sakuraba - Star Ocean (Super Famicom, 1996, Enix/tri-Ace) Assault - Naoki Kodaka - Albert Odyssey Gaiden: Legend of Eldean (Saturn, 1996, Sunsoft) Regular Battle 1 - Revo (Yasuo Kamanaka) - Bravely Default II (Switch, 2021, Square Enix/Claytechworks) Battle: Navi Clash! - Yusuke Beppu - Rockman.EXE N1 Battle/Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge (Game Boy Advance/WonderSwan Color, 2003, Capcom/Inti Creates) Fight! (original and 8-bit) - Takeru Kanazaki, Shigemitsu Goto, Fumihiro Isobe - Paper Mario: Color Splash (Wii U, 2016, Nintendo/Intelligent Systems) Battlefield: Storm - Yuzo Koshiro - Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan (3DS, 2012, Atlus) Dangerous Guys - Shogo Sakai - Mother 3 (Game Boy Advance, 2006, Nintendo/Hal Laboratory) GONG: Version Alpha III - Michiaki Watanabe, Koji Hayama, Naofumi Tsuruyama, Takuya Hanaoka, Takahiro Kamikawa, Yasufumi Fukuda, JAM Project - Super Robot Taisen Alpha 3: To the End of the Galaxy (PS2, 2005, Banpresto) Blooper Reel: Battle Against a Clueless Foe - Shane Mesa, Dani Person, Nick Elward - Oddity (PC, in development, fan game) Patron Links: Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/ The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA And thanks to our newest patron, Nathan! Artist Links: Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Episode 3-1: Level 3 Unlocked! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:40:56

Greetings, Gamers, and welcome to Level 3! To kick our third season (and 2nd year, wow!), we've selected tunes from the 3rd level/area/stage of some of our favorite games, along with a few others we've never played! As usual when it's not a spotlight episode, we're featuring a wide range of publishers, platforms, and eras in gaming, but as always, everything follows our number one rule: It's all Very Good Music! While a couple of tracks from some of our MVPs are notably absent (no Flowers of Antimony from Shovel Knight or Threed from Earthbound???), Shootkapow and I are very proud of this list we've put together. We've also included links in the YouTube video description to the Bandcamp pages of some of our featured artists, so be sure to check them out! Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Playlist: Studiopolis Zone, Act 1 - Tee Lopes - Sonic Mania (MultiPlatform, 2017, SEGA) Castelia City - Pokemon Black/White - Shota Kageyama (DS, 2010, Nintendo/Pokemon Company) Reach the Control Room! - Hideto Maeda, Konomi Ito, Hironori Tanaka, Hiroyuki Naka  - The Firemen (Super Famicom/SNES (Europe only), Human Entertainment, 1994) Underground Conduit - Batman - Naoki Kodaka (NES, 1989, Sunsoft) Waterfall of Bloodshed - Kazuki Muraoka, arr. Hidehiro Funauchi - Operation C (Game Boy, 1991, Konami) Watery Graves (Slow) - Plants vs. Zombies - Laura Shigihara (PC, 2009,PopCap Games) The Cave - Masanori Adachi, Taro Kudo - Super Castlevania IV (SNES, 1991, Konami) Polargeist - DJVI - Geometry Dash (iOS/Android, 2013, RobTab Games) Let's Live in a Lovely Cemetery - ZUN, arr. Eru - IKUSAAAAAAAN! (originally from Touhou 13: Ten Desires) (PC, 2016, Yuyusansan) Flower Fields - Tomoya Tomita - Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii, 2010, Nintendo/Good-Feel) Stage 3 - Masaharu Iwata, Hitoshi Sakimoto - Revolter (PC-88, 1988, A.S.C. Group) Waterfall - Toby Fox - Undertale (MultiPlatform, 2015, Self-published by Toby Fox) Foulwater Falls - Tomoya Tomita - Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii, 2008,Nintendo/Good-Feel) Koopa Troopa Beach - Kenta Nagata - Mario Kart 64 (N64, 1996, Nintendo) Blooper Reel: The Mixing Room - Jake Kaufman - M&M's: Minis Madness (Game Boy Color, 2000, Majesco) Patron Links: Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/ The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA Thanks also to our newest patron, Nathan! Artist Links: Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Episode 3-1 Trailer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:13

Greetings, Gamers! Dues to some unforeseen circumstances, Bedroth wasn't able to get the episode edited in time for today's premier, so we're pushing things back 1 week. Don't worry - you'll still get your full season's worth! To tide you over until the episode proper drops next week, we've given you a taste of all 14 tracks we'll be featuring. Can you guess which games they come from? Do you know the songs so well that you can spot them within a few seconds?  Check out the YouTube video and let us know in the comments, shout out your guesses @Shootkapow on Twitter, or email Bedroth at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com! We'll see you next week! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Episode 2-13, Part 2: Mega Man X vs. Mega Man X3 with Skeletroy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:36:57

For this special two-part finale, the hosts are joined by the original Thrash Canadian, Skeletroy, to discuss the fantastic music of Mega Mans X and X3. Why did we skip X2? Why did we split up the playlists this way? How did we decide which mavericks should go head-to-head? Find the answers to these and other questions you never thought to ask in Episode 2-13: Mega Man X vs. Mega Man X3! Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Mega Man X was developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and released on December 17th, 1993. Except where noted below, the soundtrack was composed by Setsuo Yamamoto. Mega Man X3 was developed by Capcom and Minakuchi Engineering and published by Capcom in Japan and North America. It was released for the SNES on December 1st, 1995. The full soundtrack was composed by Kinuyo Yamashita. Playlist: Play-in - X1 Dr. Light Theme / X2 Dr. Cain's Lab Sting Chameleon / Tunnel Rhino Chill Penguin (comp. Yuki Iwai) / Blizzard Buffalo Launch Octopus / Blast Hornet Boomer Kuwanger (comp. Yuko Takehara) / Neon Tiger Flame Mammoth / Toxic Seahorse Storm Eagle (comp. Makoto Tomozawa) / Crush Crawfish Spark Mandrill (comp. Makoto Tomozawa) / Gravity Beetle Armored Armadillo / Volt Catfish MMX Credit Roll / X3 Staff Roll Play-out - MMX Casting Theme Skeletroy's Mega Man X Thrash Remixes on YouTube by searching "Skeletroy Mega Man X" or visiting the Very Good Music VGM Podcast channel playlists page! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Very Good Music Bonus Episode 5: What the World Needs Now | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:56:24

Greetings Gamers, and Happy February 14th! Not everyone celebrates Valentine's Day (or even Love Day from Animal Crossing), but there is one thing we all like to celebrate around here: Very Good Music! Brief Disclaimer - this episode was put together fairly quickly and doesn't have quite the level of rigorous research that I like to put into most. Please let us know of any mistakes in the comments so we don't misinform anyone! Join us for this special bonus episode where we listen to 13 great songs with "Love" in the title. This one is for all of you, gamers - we love you!! Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Finally, you can check out our special under-music for this episode, "The Sandy Beach of Ganbo - Relaxing Synth Remix" from Voltz Supreme's album Synth VGM Remixes Vol.3 - Underwater and Slightly Moist Themes Part 2 on YouTube and purchase the album by searching "Voltz Supreme distrokid". Playlist: Octopus, I Love You - Octodad - Dalmatian Rex & the Eigentones (In the original student version of Octodad the developers had been able to use Dalmatian Rex and the Eigentones’ indie pop song, “Octopus I Love You" for the end credits as well as for the promotional video.( The Sandy Beach of Gumbo/Ganbo (Love Theme) - Grandia - Noriyuki Iwadare Love You Love You Love - Mighty Switch Force - Jake "Virt" Kaufman Oh! One True Love - Undertale - Toby Fox Love Theme - Cattails - Tormod Garvin Love Theme - Fantasy Life - Nobuo Uematsu Love Theme - Mother 3 - Shogo Sakai Theme of Love (Rosa's Theme) - Final Fantasy IV - Nobuo Uematsu Ai no Uta (Love's Song) - Pikmin - Hajime Wakai (?), performed by Strawberry Flower Too Full With Love - Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - Mieko Ishikawa Love Grows - Final Fantasy VIII - Nobuo Uematsu Dearly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts - Yoko Shimomura I Want Love (Studio Mix) - Silent Hill 3 - Akira Yamaoka, lyrics by Joe Romersa, performed by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (This version appears on the official soundtrack, but not in the game) Blooper Reel – Monkey’s Love Song – Mother 3 – Shogo Sakai --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Episode 2-13, Part 1: Mega Man X vs. Mega Man X3 with Skeletroy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:57:29

For this special two-part finale, the hosts are joined by the original Thrash Canadian, Skeletroy, to discuss the fantastic music of Mega Mans X and X3. Why did we skip X2? Why did we split up the playlists this way? How did we decide which mavericks should go head-to-head? Find the answers to these and other questions you never thought to ask in Episode 2-13: Mega Man X vs. Mega Man X3! Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Mega Man X was developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and released on December 17th, 1993. Except where noted below, the soundtrack was composed by Setsuo Yamamoto. Mega Man X3 was developed by Capcom and Minakuchi Engineering and published by Capcom in Japan and North America. It was released for the SNES on December 1st, 1995. The full soundtrack was composed by Kinuyo Yamashita. Playlist: Intro Jingle: SNES Capcom Logo Title & Opening Stage Zero (X1 Zero's Entrance/Theme and X3 Zero's Theme) Stage/Boss Select (X1 Boss Select originally composed by Takashi Tateishi) Boss Battle/Victory/Weapon Get Vile (X1 Boss Battle 2 and X3 Vile's Theme) X1 Sigma Stage 1 and X3 Doppler Stage 1 X1 Sigma Battle 1 and X3 Sigma Battle 2 Password (X1 password theme by Toshihiko Horiyama) Ending Theme Patron Links: Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/ The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA Artist Links: Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Episode 2-12: Link, He Come to Town! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:44:21

Greetings, Gamers! This week, the hosts take another virtual road trip through the wide world of VGM...but this time, they are making stops in what are probably some very familiar places: Hyrule, Termina, Koholint Island, and other various locales from the Legend of Zelda series! Join us as we travel through one of Bedroth's favorite Nintendo worlds and listen to some of our very favorite video game tunes. Who knows? We might leave the road entirely to travel the sea, fly through the sky, or even take a trip through time itself! Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Playlist: Opening Track – "Zelda" Joe Pleiman of the band Rabbit Joint from their self–titled album Rabbit Joint, 1998 Town BGM – Akito Nakatsuka – Zelda II: The Adventure of Link – Famicom Disk System, 1987 Clock Town, Day 1 – Koji Kondo – The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask – Nintendo 64, 2000 Market – Koji Kondo – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time – Nintendo 64, 1998 Skyloft – Shiho Fujii, arr. Garret Williamson – Super Smash Flash 2 (originally from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) – Web–based Fan Game, 2007 Medley: Mabe Village – Kozue Ishikawa – The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – Game Boy, 1993 Horon Village – Minako Adachi & Kyohiro Sada – The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons – Game Boy Color, 2001 (Developed by Capcom) Lynna Village (Past) – Minako Adachi & Kyohiro Sada – The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages – Game Boy Color, 2001 (Developed by Capcom) Outset Island – Toru Minegishi, Hajime Wakai, Kenta Nagata, Koji Kondo – The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker – GameCube, 2002 Village – Ryo Nagamatsu – The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 3DS, 2015 Village of the Blue Maiden – Koji Kondo, arr. Asuka Hayazaki (nee Ohta) – The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures – GameCube, 2004 Ordon Village – Toru Minegishi – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – Wii/GameCube, 2006 Rito Village (Night) – Kenta Nagata, arr. Yasuaki Iwata – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Wii U/Switch, 2017 Tarrey Town – Yasuaki Iwata – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Wii U/Switch, 2017 Mercay Island – Kenta Nagata & Toru Minegishi – The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass – DS, 2007 Mabe Village – Kozue Ishikawa, arr. Ryo Nagamatsu – The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – Switch, 2019 Play out: Animal Village – Kozue Ishikawa – The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – Game Boy, 1993 and Animal Village – Kozue Ishikawa, arr. Ryo Nagamatsu – The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – Switch, 2019 Patron Info: Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey podcast Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube Ryan Steele, composer of Catlandia and other games Carlos's Leon-Roman, host of the Heroes Three podcast The Last Rican, host of the Senpai’s Playlist and VGM Fight Club podcasts Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp. on YouTube Artist Info: Naomi Rubin, artist, moonsproutstation.com – patreon.com/naomirubin Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Episode 2-11: Platformers with ProfJeff! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:14:41

Greetings, Gamers, and Happy New Year! This week, the hosts are joined by Apparently-Regular-Episode-Eleven-Cohost ProfJeff! The trio has an absolute blast discussing some of what might be considered lower-tier platformers. Or at least 2D side-scrollers. We play it a little fast and loose. But just like always, you can rest assured in the fact that everything we’re playing is Very Good Music! Note - we usually try to keep this show G-rated. This one gets solidly PG in a few places - notably in our discussions about Donk and Tembo and after our Spelunky discussion. For anyone who is sensitive to mild cursing or innuendo, discretion is advised. Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkpow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Playlist: 3:58 - Stage 1-1 (Kingdom of Zebulos) – Rocket Knight Adventures - Masanori Oouchi, Aki Hata, Michiru Yamane, Masanori Adachi, Hiroshi Kobayashi, and Akira Yamaoka – Genesis, 1993 14:14 - Time Castle - Socket/Time Dominator - Fumito Tamayama, Yoko Suzuki, and Shigenori Masuko - Genesis, 1993 20:42 - Forsaken City (Sever the Skyline Mix) - Celeste - Max Coburn/Maxo - Multiplatform, 2018 27:10 - Main Title – Donk! Samurai Duck! – Music by Tim Ericson, title music by Fate! - Amiga/Amiga CD32, 1994 36:23 - Stage 1: Battle of Shell City - TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT - Hideaki Kuroda - PC/PS4/XBone, 2015 42:28 - Goblin Sword - Ancient Castle Theme - Andrew Riley - iOS, 2014/Switch, 2020 48:07 - Jurassic Beach – Ecco the Dolphin – Spencer Nilsen, Brian Coburn, and Andras Magyari – Genesis, 1992 59:37 - The Concrete Pathway (The Toxic Wasteland)/Stage 2-1 - Kid Chaos - Pipe Smoker's Cough - Daniel Davies / Rob Fenn - Amiga/Amiga CD32, 1994 1:07:35 - Boss 1 (Olmec Fight) - Spelunky (Remake) - Eirik Suhrke - Multiplatform, 2013 1:17:18 - The Young Descendent of Tepes – Touhou Luna Nights – original compositions by ZUN, arrangements possibly by peposoft, according to Steam - Windows, Xbone, Switch, 2018 1:28:23 - The Sorceress - Reknum - Sinesita/Ines Miras - Switch/PS4, 1/31/2020 1:36:07 - Meltdown 2 - Cave Story+ - Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya arranged by Danny "dannyB" Baranowsky - Multiplatform, 2011 1:40:34 - Sunset Heights (Stage 6) – Spark the Electric Jester – Funk Fiction/Materia Collective – Windows, 2017 1:51:59 - Graveyard - Sleepwalker - Barry Leitch - Windows, C64, Amiga/CD32, Atari ST, 1993; later ported to DOS and adapted for SNES under the Eek! The Cat license 2:10:54 - C.H.A.D.'s Broken Wind/Chapter 2, The Hospital (Dark World) - Super Meat Boy - Danny Baranowsky - Multiplatform, 2010 Blooper Reel: Scab or Die (Night on Bald Mountain) - The End is Nigh - Modest Mussorgsky/Ridiculon - Multiplatform, 2017 Patrons: Alex “The Messenger” Messenger of the A VGM Journey podcast Skeletroy of YouTube’s SNES Thrash Remixes Ryan Steel, Composer (Catlandia) Carlos's Leon-Roman of the Heroes Three podcast The Last Rican of the VGM Fight Club and Senpai’s Playlist podcasts Forrest Shamlian of YouTube’s Castle Corp and BombShow! Show Artists: Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Very Good Music Bonus Episode 4: Interview with Artist Naomi Rubin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:30:52

In this very special bonus episode, the hosts are joined by the artist who designed their awesome cover art: Naomi Rubin! We had a blast digging into Naomi’s process for coming up with the VGMVGM design, and in talking about some of her influences. Of course, there’s still plenty of Very Good Music, as the trio listens to three songs, each representing one of the stars of the art itself: Sans, Zelda, and Proto Man! No playlist this week. Naomi is the star of this show, and we want to keep the music a bit of a surprise. More than ever, we would love for you to check out the accompanying video on YouTube, where you can get an exclusive look at some of Naomi’s in-process artwork! Finally…we have a Discord now! Come join us and talk about the music here: https://discord.com/invite/qpbXPdCf2N That’s all for now. We’ll see you in one week for Episode 2-11: Platformers with ProfJeff! Musical artists featured: Toby Fox, Toru Minegishi, Yasuaki Fujita, Hideki Sakamoto, and Kenta Nagata Links Naomi mentioned: Pueblo Unido PDX - https://www.pueblounidopdx.org/ Pueblo Unido is a non-profit organization that supports Portland metro community members in the fight against deportation Ava’s Demon by Michelle Czajkowsk - https://www.avasdemon.com/ Helvetica by J. N. Wiedle - http://helvetica.jnwiedle.com/ Patron Links: Alex Messenger's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/f8b4688/podcast/rss Skeletroy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM84dO4lFBk2NUnKQvypmTw Ryan's Bandcamp: https://polartabby.bandcamp.com/album/catlandia-soundtrack Carlos's Podcast: http://heroes3podcast.blogspot.com/ The Last Rican's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/s/379cabe4/podcast/rss Forrest’s Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEAyaGKcvUoMsovGYtPQhA Artist Links: Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito Ben "The Diad" Dishman - @TheDiad Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Episode 2-10: Very, Very Good Music (2020 Podcast Year in Review) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:14:07

Here it is, gamers...our 10 best favorite most memorable(?) tracks from the podcast in 2020. Yeah, the only real rhyme or reason to this is that these are the tracks we picked when we HAD to pick 10 tracks for our end-of-year special. Take from that what you will! Either way, we had a blast. We even get to open up with a few picks from our wonderful patrons! Thanks for a great year, and let's all hope that 2021 holds many great things for us all! Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkpow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! No track list, to maintain the mystery. If you really want one, it's available on the YouTube video! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Episode 2-9: A Holly Jolly Podcast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:20:26

Sleigh bells ring...are you listening? Yes, you are...to another batch of winter vgm! Join the hosts for another episode, this one exploring the less icy, snowy side of the season and exploring the jollier, more festive kind of music we all associate with this time of year. In fact, see if you can count how many times Bedroth says "festive" in this episode! This episode also features a lot of bonus music in between the main tracks. Check the show notes for information about those songs, and check out our accompanying YouTube playlist to hear the songs without our inane chatter on top of them. Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkpow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Playlist: Jingle Bells - Santa Claus no Takarabako (FDS, 1987) - Composer Unknown 3:25 - Snow (Super Mario World) - Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch, 2019) - Koji Kondo Loading 'Arsys Christmas Song' - Knight Arms: The Hyblid Framer (Sharp X68000, 1989) - Toshiya Yamanaka 8:00 - Magical Snow Day - Sonic Runners (Mobile, 2015) - Tomoya Ohtani Sadistic Xmas/Arctic Dream (Finland) - Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Multiplatform, 2011) - Keiichi Okabe 15:52 - Mt. Slide - Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii, 2010) - Tomoya Tomita Cozy Cabin - Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii, 2010) - Tomoya Tomita 21:52 - Monsters, Inc. Scream Team (aka Scare Island in Europe) - Arctic Pursuit (PS1, 2001) - T. Sohet and P. Roger 26:39 - Mount Wario - Mario Kart 8 (Wii-U, 2015) - Ryo Nagamatsu God Rest Ye, Deadly Gentlemen - Rise of the Triad (DOS, 1994) - Robert Prince, Lee Jackson 32:52 - Merry Mountain - Mario Kart Tour (Mobile, 2019) - Composer Unknown, possibly Kenta Nagata or Ryo Nagamatsu 36:37 - A Little Light Snowfall - Yoshi's Wolly World (Wii-U/3DS, 2015) - Tomoya Tomita Penguin Iceberg: Snow Court Song - Mario Tennis Open (3DS, 2012) - Motoi Sakuraba 43:49 - Yeti Caves - Spelunky (Multiplatform, Originally Windows, 2008, Remake 2013) - George Buzinkai, Jonathan Perry, and Eirik Suhrke (remake only) Sasquatch's Stage - Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (Arcade/PS1/PS2, 1994) - Takayuki Iwai, Hideki Okugawa 47:10 - Mammoth Glacier - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (Wii, 2007) - Takashi Kouga 50:57 - Alpine Peak - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (Wii, 2007) - Takashi Kouga Jangle Bells - Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES, 1996) - Eveline Novakovic (née Fischer) 55:50 – Penguin Slide - Wii Fit (Wii, 2007) - Toru Minigishi Christmas Party - LovePlus (DS, 2009) - Composer Unknown 1:00:08 - Snowfield (Stage 1) - Gradius Gaiden (PS1, 1997) - Norikazu Miura 1:04:59 - Don't Freeze - Mario Party 9 (Wii, 2012) - Toshiki Aida, Ryosuke Asami Blizzard of Balls - The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (Windows, 2013) - Sam Beddoes 1:16:35 - Winter Star Festival - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Multiplatform, 2008 | Expansion in 2019) - Akihiko Narita Blooper Reel: Remix II Stage 7 (Mario Winter Theme Remix) - NES Remix 2 (Wii-U, 2014) - Koji Kondo/Toshiyuki Sudo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Episode 2-8: In the Land of Ice and Snow | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:35:00

It's beginning to look a lot like...well, winter! And you know what that means in VGM Podcast Land: a special, winter-themed episode! We wanted to start this tradition off with a bang, so Bedroth cooked up something wildly involved and time-consuming to bring you some wintry VGM you're unlikely to have heard before on other VGM winter specials. In fact, the hosts worked so hard to find you some bangin' good tracks to welcome in the season, there were too many to fit into one episode! You'll learn more about that as you listen to this, our first of TWO winter-themed shows. This episode, which we're calling "In the Land of Ice and Snow" features themes that fit the darker, more emotional side of the season. If it gets a little heavy for you, tune in in ONE WEEK to hear the 2nd show, which will be a lot more festive. Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkpow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you! Track List: A Song of Ice and Snow - Heroes of Mana (DS, 2007) - Yoko Shimomura Iceberg - Kirbys Dream Land 3 (SNES, 1997) - Jun Ishikawa and Hirokazu Ando Northpole - Jett Rocket (WiiWare, 2010) - composer unknown  Shackled Snowhorn - Super Smash Flash 2 (PC, 2007) - David Wise, arr. Auraka Auraka's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/757MJas7q02YAHamq8ZDZE Glacius - Killer Instinct (Arcade, 1994) - Robin Beanland, Graeme Norgate Frostfall - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC/PS3/360, 2011 | Frostfall Mod 2016) - Jeremy Soule Winter Night - Brave Dwarves 2 (Windows, 2002) - Valery Belozertsev, aka Butch Ice Mountain - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (DS/Wii, 2009) - Kumi Tanioka Stillsnow - Octopath Traveler (Switch, 2018) - Yasunori Nishiki Frozen Heel - Tales of Graces (PS3, 2009) - Motoi Sakuraba Blizzard - Addams Family Values (Genesis/SNES, 1995) - Keith Tinman Old Ferrum Town (Winter) - Pokken Tournament (Wii-U, 2015) - Hiroki Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Kawada, Rio Hamamoto, Taku Inoue, Eriko Sakurai, Yoshinori Hirai, Takafumi Sato, Mitsuhiro Kitadani, Yu Sugimoto, and/or Shota Kageyama Snow Sound - Touhou Arranged (originally from the album Fairy Queen, 2010) - Song by Itou Ken, aka NAGI☆ and Akagami, performd by Maika and FELT Snow Sound lyrics: https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Lyrics:_Snow_Sound Freezington - Pokemon Sword & Shield: The Crown Tundra (Switch, 2019 | DLC 2020) - Go Ichinose, Minako Adachi, and/or Junichi Masuda Blooper Reel - Snow Field - Contra (NES, 1988) - Hidenori Maezawa and Kiyohiro Sada --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Episode 2-7: Pokemon! with the Last Rican and Pernell | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:21:01

Welcome to our first ever Patron-requested episode! Our wonderful patron, Daryll "The Last Rican" Bowers, host of the VGM Fight Club podcast, has brought along a good friend, Pernell of the Rhythm and Pixels podcast! It's an extra-long podcast host extravaganza as we discuss a series that is very close to three of our hearts: Pokemon!    Enjoy a diverse selection of tunes from three veterans and one noob (yours truly) as we explore a small part of the history of this world-famous, long-running franchise. The Last Rican has also brought along some quiz questions to try to stump Pernell and Shootkapow. See how many you can answer as you follow us on our journey through the various Pokemon regions!  Thanks as always to our amazing patrons and the artists who made our show art and theme song. Special thanks to Naomi Rubin for our amazing new cover art! Links to their content can be found below the playlist on our YouTube video! You, too, can become a patron at patreon.com/vgmvgm, and you can reach out to us by e-mail at verygoodmusicvgm@gmail.com, on Twitter @Shootkapow, or by leaving us a voice message at anchor.com/vgmvgm. You can also leave us a comment on YouTube and while you're at it, please let us know if you like the video, and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of future episodes! We look forward to hearing from you!   Play-in – The Last Rican Theme by Shootkapow  3:29 - Pokemon Blue/Red - Junichi Masuda - Nintendo/Game Freak - Game Boy - 1996 cover by jesterdist   9:34 - Route 120 - Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire - Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki, Junichi Masuda - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - Game Boy Advance - 2002   24:37 - Skyarrow Bridge - Pokemon Black/White - Shota Kageyama, Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, Junichi Masuda, Minako Adachi - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - DS - 2010    42:14 - Main Menu - Pokemon Duel - Shota Kageyama - The Pokemon Company/Heroz - Android/iOS - 2016    56:29 - Hi Score Screen - Pokemon Pinball - Go Ichinose - Nintendo/Jupiter, HAL Laboratory - Game Boy Color - 1999    1:08:08 - Elite 4 Battle - Pokemon Black/White - Shota Kageyama, Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, Junichi Masuda, Minako Adachi - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - DS - 2010    1:16:01 - Dialga’s Fight to the Finish! - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Darkness - Arata Iiyoshi, Hideki Sakamoto, Keisuke Ito, Ryoma Nakamura, Kenichi Saito - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Chunsoft - DS - 2007    1:29:08 - Great Paradise - Learn With Pokemon: Typing Adventure - Azusa Chiba, Masaharu Iwata, Kimihiro Abe, Music Supervisor Hitoshi Sakimoto - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Genius Sonority - DS - 2011     1:40:22 - Battle vs Red Theme - Pokemon Soul Silver/Heart Gold - Go Ichinose, Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Sato, Junichi Masuda, Takuto Kitsuta - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - DS - 2009    1:57:32 - Koga's Theme - Pokemon Puzzle League - John Siegler, Marry Corallo, Louis Cortelezzi, Ken Cumminos, Neil Jason, Michael Whalen, Ralph Schucketit, Brian Steckler, and Lawrence Schwedler - Nintendo/Nintendo Software Technology - N64 - 2000    2:15:22 - Battle! Rival Hugh - Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 - Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, Teruo Taniguchi - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - DS - 2012    2:34:00 - Dragon’s Nest - Pokken Tournament - Hiroki Hashimoto - Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokemon Company - Arcade/Wii-U/Switch - 2015    2:49:17 - Legendary Pokemon Theme - Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - Go Ichinose, Junichi Masuda, Hitomi Sato, Morikazu Aoki - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Game Freak - DS - 2006   3:16:18 - Phenac City - Pokemon Colosseum - Tsukasa Tawada - Nintendo, The Pokemon Company/Genius Sonority - GameCube - 2003 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

 Very Good Music Bonus Episode 3: A Tribute to VGM Podcasters, Part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:09:53

Guests: Alex "The Messenger" Messenger, electricboogaloo, Daniel "Muddle Madness" Perkey, Cam Werme, and Darryl "The Last Rican" Bowers; special thanks to the VGM podcasters who lent their voices to the special message!) BGMania (Bryan) 5:52 - Arthas, My Son– World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Neal Acree, Jason Hayes – Blizzard – Windows – 2008 The WaveBack Podcast (Kris & Matt) 14:18 - Magnet Man – Rockman III – Yasuaki "Bun Bun" Fujita – Capcom – NES – 1990 15:39 - Main Theme: 50 Players Left – Tetris 99 – Teruo Taniguchi – Nintendo – Switch – 2019 The VGM Lounge (Derek & Matt 21:22 - Swivel – Trials of Mana Remake – Hiroki Kikuta – Square Enix – Switch/Windows/PS4 – 2020 22:41 - Demon Lord Ninetails Extermination – Okami – Rei Kondoh – Capcom – PS2/Wii – 2006 Pixelated Audio (Bryan, James, & Gene) 30:37 - You're Not Alone – Final Fatasy IX – Nobuo Uematsu – Square – PS1 – 2001 32:52 - Tower 5 – Spanky's Quest (Game Boy) – Hiroyuki Itwatsuki – Taito – Game Boy – 1991 34:15 - A Curious Happening – Secret of Mana – Hiroki Kikuta – Square – SNES – 1993 KVGM The Last Wave (Hammock) 36:48- Dream of the Shore Near Another World – Chrono Cross – Yasunori Mitsuda - Square – PS1 – 1999 Game That Tune (John H., Johnny, David, & Jesse) 48:00 - The Oracle – Secret of Mana – Hiroki Kikuta – Square – SNES – 1993 49:42 - Launch Base Zone – Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – Brad Buxer, Cirocco Jones, Bobby Brooks, Darryl Ross, Geoff Grace, Doug Grigsby, Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Jun Senoue, Michael Jackson – Sega – Genesis – 1994 50:47 - Lightning Battle – Kid Icarus Uprising – Motoi Sakuraba – Nintendo – 3DS – 2012 55:48 - Stage 4 – Sky Shark – Tim Follin – Romstar – NES – 1989 XVGM Radio (Mike & Justin) 1:12:56 - Tifa's Theme – Final Fantasy VII – Nobuo Uematsu – Square – PS1 – 1997 1:15:31 - Rock is Sponge – Rez – Keiichi Sugiyama – Sega – Dreamcast – 2001 The VGMBassy (Ed) 1:25:54 - Jurassic Dope – Contra Hard Corps – Hiroshi Kobayashi – Konami – Genesis – 1994 Rhythm and Pixels (Rob & Pernell) 1:38:11 - Happy Birthday! – Gimmick – Masashi Kageyama – Sunsoft – NES – 1992 1:40:30 - Holders of Power – Ys I & II – Ryo Yonemitsu – Hudson Soft – TurboGrafx–CD – 1989 A VGM Journey (The Messenger) 1:54:53 - Special Message – Under-music includes Oil Panic from Game & Watch Gallery (from Sound Test Lee), Song of Elune from World of Warcraft (from BGMania Bryan), Last Wave from Outrun (from KVGM Hammock), and Ripples on the Water and The Melting Pot from Super Marcato Bros. Will Brueggemann’s AXIOM. 2:04:49 - Ransacked – Wolfenstein: The New Order – Mick Gordon – Bethesda Softworks – Windows/PS3/XB360 – 2014 For links to all the shows, check out the video on YouTube! Special thanks to our patrons, Alex Messenger, Skeletroy, Carlos Leon-Roman, and The Last Rican! Special thanks to Naomi Rubin for the new VGMVGM logo! Check out her work on Patreon and read her comics on moonsproutstation.com! Thanks also to Carlos Leon-Roman and Ben "The Diad" Dishman for additional show artwork! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vgmvgm/message

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