This episode is devoted to ominous VGM. The episode title does not include a question mark, and that is intentional. 

Special thanks to fellow VGM podcaster Bedroth the Chinbeard for providing the voice of North Tennessee State University. He’s the host of Very Good Music, which you can check out at https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/ykr76-bda6e/Very-Good-Music-A-VGM-Podcast. You can find him on Twitter at @VGMpod.

The latest episode of the Pixel Beat podcast would make an excellent double feature with this one. If you liked this episode, and you’re not done with the downbeat VGM yet, check that one out over at https://pixelbeatpod.buzzsprout.com/1797351/10461275-074-a-cold-dark-night.  

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Track Listing:

00:00 - Show Tagline

00:05 - Hang On - Title 

00:51 - Talk Segment 1 

03:44 - Kingdom Hearts - Dive Into The Heart ~Destati~

08:39 - Salamander / Life Force (Arcade) - Poison of Snake

10:16 - Alien Syndrome (Arcade) - Stage Theme

14:13 - Final Fantasy Legend - Demon Cave

17:13 - Mega Man X - Sigma Fortress 3

19:01 - Talk Segment 2

21:30 - Front Mission: Gun Hazard - Resistance

23:08 - Ninja Gaiden II - Puppetmaster [Cutscenes]

24:07 - Legacy of the Wizard - Item Select Theme

27:05 - Mega Man X 2 - Final Destination 

28:03 - Shin Megami Tensei: If . . . - Data Load Screen

28:45 - Lufia and the Fortress of Doom - Wave of Evil

29:57 - Talk Segment 3

33:24 - Final Fantasy: The Four Heroes of Light - Cursed Town

37:22 - Treasure Hunter G - A Position of Total Control

39:13 - Front Mission: Gun Hazard - Cavern

43:16 - Final Fantasy X - Place of Ordeals

46:48 - Persona 5 - Ominous

49:35 - Final Fantasy XIII - The Vile Peaks

52:37 - Show Outro