WaveBack Music Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The WaveBack Music Podcast is all about the most interesting video game music around, and what makes it great. Join Geekade's Kris Randazzo (Stone Age Gamer Podcast) and Matt Raimo as they take a nostalgic trip into the past and present of VGM and explain why these soundtracks are the most interesting around.
Show Notes
For Kris’s pick, he went with the PlayStation reimagining of the arcade classic Frogger. This retro revival has it all, including an excellent “cute funk” soundtrack. Enjoy!
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- Frogger
- Andrew Barnabas
- Paul Arnold
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For Matt’s pick, he decided to go with one of Kris’s all-time favorite games, Mega Man 3! Why exactly does he consider this game to be the best in the series? Let’s find out!
Useful Links
- Mega Man 3
- Yasuaki Fujita
- Harumi Fujita
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Show NotesIt’s finally time to cover one of Kris’s favorite Game Boy soundtracks, Donkey Kong Land! How do the 16-bit stylings of the DKC series translate to the Game Boy? Let’s find out!
Useful Links
- Donkey Kong Land
- David Wise
- Graeme Norgate
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Show NotesIt was Matt’s pick, and in true Matt fashion, he chose a game that couldn’t possibly be less Christmass-y for our final episode of the year, Dead Cells!
Useful Links
- Dead Cells
- Yoann Laulan
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It’s almost amazing that after all these years, this show has never covered a Double Dragon game. It’s finally time to correct that as Matt and Kris spend some quality time with the short but spectacular soundtrack of the NES version of the original Double Dragon.
Useful Links
- Double Dragon
- Kazunaka Yamane](https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Kazunaka_Yamane)
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Happy Halloween! Matt and Kris have cooked up yet another spooktacular episode filled with the eeriest video game music they could find! So get into the spirit of the season, and enjoy! Social Stuff
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As has become tradition around here at the WaveBack podcast, every October Matt and Kris focus on the music of a different Castlevania game in chronological order. This time they’re cracking their whips at an often overlooked entry in Konami’s classic vampire killing franchise, and one that didn’t find its way to North America until well after its initial release overseas. Watch out for trees being struck by lightning because tonight they listen to the music of Akumajo Dracula for the Sharp X68000.
Useful Links
- Akumajo Dracula
- Konami Kukeiha Club
Background Music
- Various songs from the PlayStation version of Castlevania Chronicles
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Matt and Kris tackle the excellent Contra followup for NES, Super C. It’s the best Contra game out there that’s not actually called Contra!
Useful Links
- Super C
- Hidenori Maezawa
- Yūichi Sakakura
Background Music
- Various songs from Super Contra (arcade), Contra (arcade), Contra (NES), and Contra 4 (DS).
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Matt and Kris take on the time traveling ninja epic, The Messenger. Since this game has two versions of its soundtrack, Kris decided to mash them up with some killer results. Enjoy!
Useful Links
- The Messenger
- BUY THIS SOUNDTRACK!!!
Background Music
- The single versions of the tracks
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Matt and Kris tackle Just Shapes & Beats, which is an extremely apt title, even though the game is so very much more.
Useful Links
- Episode art by Radiant Dream
- Just Shapes & Beats
Background Music
- More songs from JSAB because the entire soundtrack rules.
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Matt and Kris tackle what’s arguably the best version of tetris ever made, Tetris DS. It’s NES themed!
Useful Links
- Tetris DS
- Minako Hamano
- Akira Fujiwara
Background Music
- Mostly just the NES versions of the Tetris DS songs
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Matt and Kris take a listener request and dive into the classic PlayStation game Xenogears. Useful Links
- Xenogears
- Yasunori Mitsuda
Background Music
- Various other songs from Xenogears.
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Matt and Kris lament the closing of the eShop by listening to the classic NES goodness of Art Style: PiCTOBiTS.
Useful Links
- Art Style: PiCTOBiTS
- YMCK
Background Music
- Various other songs from PiCTOBITS and the original songs from the games referenced in PiCTOBITS.
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Matt and Kris dive into the expansive soundtrack to The legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Useful Links
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Manaka Kataoka
- Yasuaki Iwata
- Hajime Wakai
Background Music
- Various other songs from Breath of the Wild
Social Stuff
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Show Notes
Matt and Kris proudly present the return of the WaveBack Awards, featuring the best of the best in VGM from 2022.
The intro music for this episode was Cyclic Oscillations from Super Mega Zero by DDRKirby. Our team tragically overlooked this game until it was too late, so it unfortunately wasn’t given any considerations for this year’s awards. It’s a phenomenal soundtrack though, so we’ve linked to it here. Super Mega Zero by DDRKirby
And the nominees are:
Best Menu/Map MusicAtari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - Menu Theme by Bob BaffyAtari Mania - Museum Theme by Pascal LamarcheNintendo Switch Sports - Menu Theme by Haruko Torii and Takuhiro HondaVampire Survivors - Dust Elementals by Daniele ZandaraXenoblade Chronicles 3 - Iris Network by Manami Kiyota
Best Game OpenerBlossom Tales II - Title Screen by Josie BrechnerDonut Dodo - Funhouse Fiasco by by Sean BialoInfernax - A Good Day to Be Alive by Olivier Couillard Tunic - Memories of Memories by Lifeformed and Janice KwanYars Recharged - An Army of One by Megan McDuffee
Best Stage/Area MusicAtelier Sophie 2 - Distant Lightning by Kazuki Yanagawa, Daisuke Achiwa, Tatsuya Yano, and Ryudai Abe Donut Dodo - Construction Site Chaos by Sean Bialo TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Mutants Over Broadway by Tee Lopes featuring Anton Corazza Vampire Survivors - Forest Night Fever by Filippo Vicarelli Yars Recharged - Zorlon Cannon by Megan McDuffee
Best Cinematic/Event MusicBlossom Tales 2 - Story by the Campfire by Josie Brechner God of War: Ragnarok - Gjallarhorn (With His Sound) by Bear McCrearyKirby and the Forgotten Land - Kirby and the Mysterious Vortex Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - A Life Sent On (Unison) by Yasunori MitsudaXenoblade Chronicles 3 - Weight of Life by Yasunori Mitsuda, arrangement by Kenji Hiramatsu
Best Shop MusicBlossom Tales 2 - Shopping! by Josie BrechnerCuphead DLC - Porkrinds Provisions by Kristofer Maddigan Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Waddle Dee's Weapons Shop by Hirokazu Ando Return to Monkey Island - Fish Shop by Michael Z. Land, Peter McConnell, and Clint BajakianShovel Knight Dig - Overground (Hoofman's Shop Layer) by Jake Kaufman
Best Boss MusicCuphead DLC: Bouree on the Board by Kristofer MaddiganInfernax - Test Your Might by Jason Letourneau Shovel Knight Dig - The Forger by Jake KaufmanTMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Clash of the Outcasts by Tee LopesXenoblade Chronicles 3 - Mobius Battle by TOMOri Kudo
Best Soundtrack from a Remake or RemasterChrono Cross by Yasunori Mitsuda Crisis Core FF7 Reunion by Takeharu Ishimoto Live a Live by Yoko Shimomura Sonic Origins by Sonic TeamTurrican Anthology by Chris Huelsbeck
Best Original SongAtari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - Menu Theme by Bob BaffyKirby and the Forgotten Land - A Trip to Alivel Mall by Hirokazu Ando Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Jubilife Village by Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, and Hiromitsu MaebaShovel Knight Dig - Spore Judgement by Jake KaufmanXenoblade Chronicles 3 - Weight of Life by Yasunori Mitsuda, arrangement by Kenji Hiramatsu
Best Original SoundtrackInfernax by Jason Létourneau, Jules Conroy, and Olivier Couillard Shovel Knight Dig by Jake KaufmanTMNT: Shredder's Revenge by Tee LopesTunic by Lifeformed and Janice KwanXenoblade Chronicles 3 by Yasunori Mitsuda, Et al
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Show Notes
Matt and Kris start their engines for a race through the Mario Kart 64 soundtrack.
Useful Links
- Mario Kart 64
- Kenta Nagata
Background Music
- Various other songs Mario Kart 64
- Super Mario Kart
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Matt and Kris dive into an the memorable soundtrack of the Dreamcast classic Jet Grind Radio
Useful Links
- Jet Grind Radio
- Hideki Naganuma
Background Music
- Various other songs from Jet Grind Radio
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Matt and Kris dive into an all listener request episode dedicated to the TurboGrafx-16. Specifically the platform’s vast array of amazing shooters.
Useful Links
- Blazing Lazers by Masatomo Miyamoto, Keiji Takeuchi, and Masanobu Tsukamoto
- Soldier Blade by Masaaki Inoue
- Air Zonk by Daisuke Morishima and Hisashi Matsushita
- Nexzr by Tatsuya Watanabe, Katsuya Yoneda, and Yasushi Wada
- Star Parodier by Hiroshi Saito
- Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams by Kenichi Hirata
- Rayxanber II by Yasuhito Saito
- Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire by T's Music
- Gate of Thunder by M. Takeda
- Lords of Thunder by Satoshi Miyashita
Background Music
- Various other songs from the games featured
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Matt and Kris bring you the 8th annual Spooky Special, chock full of eerie tunes guaranteed to get you in the mood for the Halloween season. Enjoy!
Useful Links
- Killer Instinct Gold by Robin Beanland
- Dadish 3 by Tom Young
- Infernax by Jason Létourneau, Jules Conroy, and Olivier Couillard
- Cuphead by Kristofer Maddigan
- ARMS by Atsuko Asahi, and Yasuaki Iwata
- Shovel Knight by Jake Kaufman
- Yoshi's Island by Koji Kondo
- Katana ZERO by LudoWic
- Xenogears by Yasunori Mitsuda
- Beetlejuice (GB) by David Wise
- The Messenger by RainbowDragonEyes
- Haunted Castle by Kenishi Matsubara
Background Music
- Ultimate Ghosts n Goblins
- Super Ghouls n Ghosts
- Various other songs from the games featured
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Matt and Kris continue their October tradition with the next chronological Castlevania release, Super Castlevania IV for Super NES. This game was a watershed moment for SNES sound design, and has more than earned its legendary status. Enjoy!
Useful Links
- Super Castlevania IV
- Masanori Adachi
- Taro Kudo
Background Music
- Various other Castlevania songs from the series history
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Show Notes Matt and Kris come back from Summer break with a hidden NES Sunsoft gem, Gimmick! Filled with beautifully impressive music, especially by NES standards, this game has more than earned its cult status. Enjoy!
Useful Links
- Gimmick!
- Masashi Kageyama
Background Music
- Gimmick! 30th Anniversary OST (He Edition) by R3
- Mr. Gimmick
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Show Notes Matt and Kris join up with various other podcasters for Masters of VGM, a month-long celebration of the very best in video game music composers. This week’s episode is all about Matt’s picks. Enjoy!
NOTE: We'll be going on hiatus for the summer thanks to our busy schedules. We'll be back in September though! Have a great summer, everyone!
Useful Links
- Masters of VGM
- Yuzo Koshiro
- Takashi Tateishi
- Satoe Terashima
- Koji Kondo
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Matt and Kris join up with various other podcasters for Masters of VGM, a month-long celebration of the very best in video game music composers. This week’s episode is all about Kris’s picks. Two are obvious, and two may be a bit less so. Enjoy!
Useful Links
- Masters of VGM
- Hirokazu Tanaka
- Soyo Oka
- David Wise
- Naoki Kodaka
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Matt and Kris are joined by Vicky to go over the best songs they neglected to cover in previous episodes.
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Matt and Kris conclude their revisit series with Katamari Damacy Reroll, the delightfully quirky PlayStation 2 game that recently resurfaced on modern platforms.
Useful Links
- Katamari Damacy Reroll
- WaveBack Episode 6
- Yuu Miyake
- Asuka Sakai
- Akitaka Tohyama
- Yoshihito Yano
- Yuri Misumi
- Hideki Tobeta
Background Music
- Fugue #7777 by Sam Griffin
- An awesome cover of Lonely Rolling Star by DDRKirby
- An awesome cover of Katamaritaino by The OneUps
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Show Notes Matt and Kris revisit IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II for NES! This David Wise classic was originally covered by Kris back in episode 7 from July 2015, but this time Matt’s here! And Matt makes everything better. Useful Links
- IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II
- WaveBack Episode 7
Background Music
- Wizards & Warriors
- Wizards & Warriors X: Fortress of Fear
- Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros - Visions of Power
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Show Notes Matt and Kris revisit the music of Wonder Boy III, only this time instead of the Master System original, they go with the phenomenal remake Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap. Useful Links
- Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
- WaveBack Episode 3
Background Music
- Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap
- Various Wonder Boy covers by Banjo Guy Ollie
- Dragon’s Curse
- Side Crawler’s Dance by JerryTerry
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Matt and Kris travel back in time to revisit the topic of the second episode ever of the WaveBack Podcast, Mega Man X.
Useful Links
- Mega Man X
- Setsuo Yamamoto
- WaveBack Episode 2
- Terminal Montage: Something About Mega Man X
- Something About Mega Man X: Storm Eagle's Revenge
Background Music
- Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X
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Matt and Kris celebrate the best music they heard for the first time in 2021.
Useful Links
- No spoilers!
Background Music
- That would be a spoiler too!
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Matt and Kris take a dip in the ocean with the wonderfully weird music of Ecco the Dolphin for Sega Genesis.
Useful Links
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Spencer Nilsen
- Brian Coburn
- Andras Magyari
Background Music
- Ecco the Dolphin (Sega CD)
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Show Notes Matt and Kris bring you the 7th annual Winter Special, filled with winter-themed tunes, some of which were chosen by you! Useful Links
- Celeste by Lena Raine
- Moonglow Bay by Lena Raine
- Snow Brothers by Osamu Ohta & Tatsuya Uemura
- Let it Snow by Bit Shifter
- Contra by Hidenori Maezawa and Kiyohiro Sada
- Winterbells arrangement by Eric Peel
- The Legend of Xanadu by Mieko Ishikawa, Atsushi Shirakawa, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Masaru Nakajima, Naoki Kaneda & Takahiro Tsunashima
- Octopath Traveler by Yasunori Nishiki
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze by David Wise
- Super Mario’s Sleigh Ride by The OneUps
Background Music
- Jolly Jump Jive by Sax Gordon & Doug James
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Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Kid Icarus series by listening to some originals, great covers, and all manner of goodness spanning Pit’s career. Useful Links
- Kid Icarus
- Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
- Kid Icarus: Uprising
- Kid Icarus by Sam Griffin
- The Minibosses
Background Music
- Other songs from the Kid Icarus series, mostly Uprising
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Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of A Link to the Past by listening to its memorable soundtrack and reminiscing about their first time traveling to 16-bit Hyrule.
Useful Links
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Koji Kondo
Background Music
- Other songs from the Zelda series, mostly A Link Between Worlds
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Matt and Kris celebrate the 20th anniversary of Halo by listening to the original game’s soundtrack for the very first time!
Useful Links
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Martin O'Donnell
- Michael Salvatori
Background Music
- Other songs from Halo
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Matt and Kris bring you the 7th annual Spooky Special, full of your requests!
Useful Links
- Halloween Town from Kingdom Hearts by Yoko Shimmamora, original composition by Danny Elfman. Requested by Bedroth
- Area 4 from Blaster Master by Naoki Kodaka
- Indoctrination (The Tower) from Iconclasts by Joakim Sandberg. Requested by Matt Flammger
- Death and I from Hades by Darren Korb
- Nightmare King from Hollow Knight: The Grimm Troupe by Christopher Larkin. Requested by Bedroth
- Astral Coal Town (Buildup) from Night in the Woods by Alec Holowka. Requested by Durocpig
- Entering the Tombs from Gears of War by Kevin Riepl
- Silent Cemetery/Hidden Crypt from Rusty by Masahiro Kajihara, Kenichi Arakawa, Ryu Takami. Requested by Bedroth
- Fear Factory Returns from Donkey Kong Country Returns by Kenji Yamamoto
- Golbez Clad In The Dark from Final Fantasy IV by Nobuo Uematsu. Requested by Chronodin
- EMMI Terror from Metroid Dread by Kenji Yamamoto
Background Music
- Other songs from the selected games
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Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Game Boy classic Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge. It’s got crunchy bass, spooky atmosphere, and classic Castlevania composition. Enjoy!
Useful Links
- Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge
- Hidehiro Funauchi
Background Music
- The Castlevania Adventure
- Castlevania Legends
- Castlevania II covers by Banjo Guy Ollie
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Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of OutRun, Sega’s arcade racer that left a serious impression.
Useful Links
- OutRun
- Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Background Music
- Various OutRun covers
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Matt and Kris celebrate the 25th anniversary of Crash Bandicoot, the unofficial platforming mascot for the Sony PlayStation.
Useful Links
- Crash Bandicoot
- Josh Mancell
Background Music
- Crash N Sane Trilogy
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Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of F-Zero, the Super NES launch title that taught us to love Mode 7.
Useful Links
- F-Zero
- Yumiko Kanki
- Naoto Ishida
Background Music
- Various tracks from F-Zero X, F-Zero GX, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, and F-Zero Climax
- Various F-Zero remixes from the Super Smash Bros. series.
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Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Metroid franchise by listening to an eclectic set of tracks and covers spanning the entire series.
Useful Links
- Metroid Title Theme by Banjo Guy Ollie
- Metroid Zero Mission Overplay - Brinstar
- Kraid’s Lair by Family Jules
- Surface of SR388 by Banjo Guy Ollie
- Ridley Battle from Nintendo Land by Ryo Nagamatsu
- Metroid by Super Guitar Bros.
- Prime Theme (Expansion Pak) by Metroid Metal
- Skytown from Metroid Prime 3 by Kenji Yamamoto
- Anthem of a Metroid Hunter from OC Remix by Big Giant Circles
- Vesper Defense Post I from Metroid Prime Hunters by Lawrence Schwedler and James Phillipsen
- Space Pirate Frigate from Metroid Prime Pinball by Masaru Tajima
- Grandparent Parietal from Harmony of a Hunter Returns by Digll (Feat. Roger Lima)
- Chozo Laboratory from Metroid: Samus Returns by Daisuke Matsuoka
Background Music
- Various other songs from the same games and artists represented
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Matt and Kris shake their bananas in honor of Donkey Kong’s 40th birthday, featuring music from the entire franchise.
Useful Links
- Donkey Kong
- Yukio Kaneoka
- Hip Tanaka
- Taisuke Araki
- Banjo Guy Ollie
- Hiroshi Yamaguchi
- Eveline Fischer
- David Wise
- Greame Norgate
- Sam Griffin
- PPF
- Grant Kirkhope
- Kenji Yamamoto
- Masaru Tajima
- Minako Hamano
Background Music
- Various other songs from the same games and artists represented
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Matt and Kris celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Sega Saturn classic NiGHTS into Dreams.
Useful Links
- NiGHTS into Dreams
- Fumie Kumatani
- Tomoko Sasaki
- Naofumi Hataya
Background Music
- Other songs from NiGHTS into Dreams
- Sonic Pinball Party
- NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
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Matt and Kris are joined once again by Alex and Alex to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sonic Adventure 2 for the Sega Dreamcast. And to roll around at the speed of sound, obviously. Useful Links
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Jun Senoue
- Kenichi Tokoi
- Fumie Kumatani
- Tomoya Ohtani
Background Music
- Other songs from Sonic Adventure 2
- Sonic Adventure 2: Project Genesis
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Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog with a deep dive into the soundtrack that changed what Sega Genesis music could be.
Useful Links
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Masato Nakamura
Background Music
- Various remixes of the Sonic tunes
- Sonic 1 for Master System
- Sonic Generations
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3
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Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of Battletoads with a turbo tunnel ride through the game’s original NES soundtrack by David Wise Useful Links
- Battletoads
- David Wise
Background Music
- Other tracks from Battletoads NES
- Sega Genesis, Game Gear, and Amiga versions of Battletoads
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Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of Dragon Quest by enjoying the music of the NES version, Dragon Warrior. Useful Links
- Dragon Warrior
- Koichi Sugiyama
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- Every Dragon Warrior song on OC Remix
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How to make Taco Casserole
- Bake most of a bag of tater tots nice and crispy.
- Chop one yellow onion and several cloves of garlic. I usually do between 3-5
- Start cooking the onion until it starts getting wet, then add the garlic and 1 package of ground turkey (or beef if you prefer)
- Once that’s all nicely brown, add a medium can of tomato sauce
- Add 1 can each (and drain & wash them, you savage): whole kernel corn, dark red kidney beans, black beans.
- Add about 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley and oregano. Use dried if you don't have fresh. It’s fine.
- Add several dashes of chili powder, depending on how spicy you like it, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Grab a bag of Doritos and a casserole dish. Dump a bunch of Doritos into the dish and crush them so there’s a nice layer all over the bottom.
- Dice a couple of tomatoes. Enough to give the whole thing a good solid coat.
- Pour the meat mixture on top of the Doritos and level it all out
- Give it a nice coat of hot sauce if that’s your bag, but totally optional. Mild taco sauce adds a nice flavor too. I like Old El Paso, but you do you.
- Cover with the diced tomatoes. I like a nice thick layer
- Add the cooked tater tots.
- Cover with a layer of your choice of cheese. I like a mix of Monterey Jack and cheddar
- Bake at 425 until the cheese starters to form a bit of a crisp on the outside.
- Enjoy!
- Bonus: If you’re the kind of person who enjoys it (I am not) feel free to add some sour cream or guac. You can also garnish with chopped scallions. They add a nice texture and some green to make it seem like you're eating something healthy.
- Extra bonus, instead of a fork, use the rest of the Doritos in the bag to scoop up the food! This will of course remove any concept that you’re eating something healthy, but that’s up to you.
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Matt and Kris try to win the love of a daisy with the music of Parappa the Rapper for PlayStation. Useful Links
- Parappa the Rapper
- Masaya Matsuura
Background Music
- Other stuff from Parappa
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Matt and Kris try not to walk off a cliff while listening to the delightful music of Lemmings for Super NES.
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- Lemmings
- Tomomi Hatakeyama
Background Music
- The rest of the SNES soundtrack
- Various other versions of Lemmings on other platforms
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Matt and Kris dive into the unknown depths of the MSX computer system and the Konami classic The Treasure of Usas.
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- The Treasure of Usas
Background Music
- Various NES Konami games
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Show Notes Matt and Kris give a listen to the strikingly well done music of Game & Watch Gallery 2 for Game Boy Color.
Useful Links * Game & Watch Gallery 2
Background Music * Game & Watch Gallery * Game & watch Gallery 3
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Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda with a playlist of some of their favorite songs in the franchise.
Useful Links * Zelda 2 Village Theme by Banjo Guy Ollie
Background Music * A whole lot of Zelda games, and a couple Smash Bros tunes * Town Medley by The OneUps
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Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of Street Fighter II by spending some time with the original arcade version’s excellent music.
Useful Links * Street Fighter II * Yoko Shimomura * Isao Abe
Background Music * Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
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Show Notes Matt and Kris bring you a different kind of WaveBack Awards.
Useful Links * We aren’t going to fill this part out this time to avoid SPOILERS!!!
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Show Notes Matt and Kris kick off 2021 with one of the coolest racing game soundtracks on the planet.
Useful Links * Horizon Chase Turbo * Barry Leitch
Background Music * More Horizon Chase Turbo
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Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate their favorite winter tradition with another playlist of wonderful winter VGM.
Useful Links * Ippo Yamada * Hiroaki Sano * Naoki Kodaka * Kenta Nagata * Hyperduck Soundworks * Koji Kondo * Igor Dvorkin
Background Music * Animal Crossing: New Horizons * Just a bunch of songs from previous Winter Specials
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Show Notes Matt and Kris get ready to blow up some tetriminos with the music of Tetris 2 for NES. Useful Links
- Tetris 2
- Mitsuhiko Takano
- Miyuki Uemura
Background Music
- Tetris 2 (SNES)
- Tetris 2 (Game Boy)
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Show Notes Matt and Kris take to the skies with the Super NES classic Pilotwings. Useful Links
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- Soyo Oka
Background Music
- Pilotwings 64
- Pilotwings Resort
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Matt and Kris travel to the mysterious (and hilarious) Caribbean to discover the Secret of Monkey Island.
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- Michael Land
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- Patric Mundy
- Andy Newell
Background Music
- Monkey Island Theme by Banjo Guy Ollie
- Melee Island by Banjo Guy Ollie
- Scumm Bar by Banjo Guy Ollie featuring MES
- Voodoo, Roots 'n Grog by Diggi Dis feat. Alex Jones
- Monkey Island Rocks
- Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
- Secret of Monkey Island (Amiga)
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Show Notes Matt and Kris bring you another playlist of spooky VGM for your Halloween listening pleasure.
Useful Links * Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair * Doom (2016) * Friday the 13th * Dust: An Elysian Tale * Maniac Mansion * Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally * Panic Bomber * Vay * Mario Kart 8 * West of Loathing * Earthworm Jim
Background Music * Super Adventure Island II - Boss Theme 2
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Show Notes Matt and Kris continue their October tradition of listening to Castlevania music with the Famicom version of Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse.
Useful Links * Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse * Hidenori Maezawa * Jun Funahashi * Yukie Morimoto * Yoshinori Sasaki
Background Music * Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (NES) * Castlevania: Symphony of the Night * The Advantage * Super Smash Bros. Ultimate * Castlevania Judgment * Banjo Guy Ollie - Mad Forest * Pools of Rust by goat * Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth
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Show Notes Matt and Kris learn what the Super NES can really do with the incredible music of Secret of Mana.
Useful Links * Secret of Mana * Hiroki Kikuta
Background Music * Secret of Mana (2018) * Banjo Guy Ollie - The Little Sprite
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Show Notes Matt and Kris return to the Bit.trip franchise with the outstanding soundtrack of Runner 2.
Useful Links * Bit.trip Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien * Matthew Harwood
Background Music * The Bit.trip
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Show Notes Matt and Kris visit the black sheep of the Zelda franchise with the amazing soundtracks to Zelda II: The Adventure of Link for both NES and Famicom Disk System.
Useful Links * Zelda II: The Adventure of Link * Akito Nakatsuka
Background Music * Heroes Fall by housethegrate * Battle of the Hylian Hero by Random Hero * Overworld (Remix) by Mykah * Hipccordian by AmIEviL * Timeless Journey by Sam Dillard * Title Theme (80s Synth Version) by Magic Dance * Battle (Remix) by Mykah * Zelda 2 Village theme by Banjo Guy Ollie * Town Medley by The OneUps * House (Remix) by Mykah * Temple Theme from Super Smash Bros. Melee * Palace (Remix) by Mykah * Boss (Remix) by Mykah * Great Palace (Remix) by Mykah
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Show Notes Matt and Kris get snakey with Snake Rattle n Roll for NES. Plus, a bonus interview with Adam Gonsalves, who mastered the soundtrack's vinyl release!
Useful Links * Snake Rattle n Roll * David Wise * Snake Rattle n Roll Soundtrack on Vinyl * Atlas Videos
Background Music * Snake Rattle n Roll (Mega Drive) * Sneaky Snakes
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Show Notes Matt and Kris get filthy with the lovable and extremely M-Rated Conker’s Bad Fur Day for Nintendo 64. NOTE: This episode contains explicit language.
Useful Links * Conker’s Bad Fur Day * Robin Beanland
Background Music * Conker: Live & Reloaded
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Show Notes Matt and Kris get filthy with the lovable and extremely M-Rated Conker’s Bad Fur Day for Nintendo 64. NOTE: This is the edited version of the podcast without the potty language.
Useful Links * Conker’s Bad Fur Day * Robin Beanland
Background Music * Conker: Live & Reloaded
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Show Notes Matt and Kris step into the courtroom for the amazing soundtrack of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
Useful Links * Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney * Kumiko Suekane * Tatsuro Iwamoto
Background Music * Turnabout Sisters cover by PPF * Gyakuten Saiban Piano Album * Gyakuten Meets Orchestra * Smooth McGroove Phoenix Wright - Cornered Acapella
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Show Notes Matt and Kris take on one of the finest SNES games of all time, with a killer soundtrack to boot.
Useful Links * Super Metroid * Kenji Yamamoto * Minako Hamano
Background Music * Metroid: Harmony of a Hunter Various Metroid games
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Show Notes Matt and Kris spend some time with a fantastic Dreamcast hidden gem.
Useful Links * Toy Commander * Philippe Vachey
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Show Notes Matt and Kris finish their trek through the soundtrack of the SNES classic Super Mario RPG.
Useful Links * Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars * Yoko Shimomura
Background Music * Super Mario RPG: Window to the Stars from OC Remix
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Show Notes Matt and Kris tackle a Super NES RPG classic with the first episode covering Super Mario RPG.
Useful Links * Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars * Yoko Shimomura
Background Music * Super Mario RPG: Window to the Stars from OC Remix * Super Mario Sticker Star * Superb Mario Medley by FreddeGredde
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Show Notes Matt and Kris finally get back around to Streets of Rage for Sega Genesis.
Useful Links * Streets of Rage * Yuzo Koshiro
Background Music * Streets of Rage - Stage 1 RAC Remix * Drop and Roll by tefnek * Streets of Rave by Jamphibious * Streets of Rage for Game Gear
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Show Notes Matt and Kris bring you the (belated) 2019 WaveBack Awards.
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Show Notes Matt and Kris finally hit up their very first listener request (a few years late) with the incomparable Super Mario World.
Useful Links * Super Mario World * Koji Kondo
Background Music * Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World * Monstrous Turtles! - OC Remix by zircon * Super Mario Maker 2 * Star Road - Super Mario World Orchestra
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Show Notes Matt and Kris are joined by Vicky to celebrate episode 100 with a special “mixtape” episode.
Useful Links * Kazumi Totaka * Tetris 99 * Teruo Taniguchi * Bit Shifter - Information Chase * Final Fantasy IX * Nobuo Uematsu * Flashman Theme (Surf Rock Cover) * Mega Man 3 * Yasuaki Fujita * Dragon Age Inquisition * Raney Shockne * Bloody Tears (Clarinet Cover) * Circuit Breaker by injury * Final Fantasy VI * The Floppotron: Duke Nukem Theme * Squared Roots by Banjo Guy Ollie
Background Music * BGM 1 - Lemmings (SNES) * Password - Mega Man X * Mind of a Hero - Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap * Emerald Hill (2 Player) - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 * Flash Man - The Advantage * Flash Man Stage - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate * Magnetic Fireworks - OC Remix * Magnet Man Goes West - OC Remix * Bloody Tears - KAZOO'd * Elec Man - Mega Man Remade * Electrolyte Man - OC Remix * Stage Music - Stinger * The Wonderful Star’s Walk is Wonderful - Katamari Damacy
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Show Notes Matt and Kris move in together and celebrate the music of Animal Crossing for the Nintendo GameCube.
Useful Links * Animal Crossing * Kazumi Totaka * Kenta Nagata * Toru Minegishi * Shinobu Tanaka
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Show Notes Matt and Kris shoot tomatoes in all directions with the absolutely killer Konami classic Contra!
Useful Links * Contra * Buy Contra * Buy the Contra Soundtrack * Hidenori Maezawa * Kiyohiro Sada
Background Music * Contra (Arcade) * Contra 4 * Contra ReBirth * Contra by The Advantage * Contra by The Minibosses
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Show Notes Matt and Kris spend some time with one of the most influential soundtracks Kris listened to as a kid. Get those DOS prompts ready for C:\TIM.EXE!
Useful Links * Play The Incredible Machine! * The Incredible Machine * Christopher Stevens * Chasm Original Soundtrack * Chasm Chiptune Soundtrack
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Show Notes Matt introduces Kris to the excellent music of the indie hit Chasm.
Useful Links * Chasm * James Stevulak * Chasm Original Soundtrack * Chasm Chiptune Soundtrack
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Show Notes Matt and Kris take a trip through Kris’s arcade history over the years.
Useful Links * Hiroshi Kawaguchi * Koji Kondo * Yukio Kaneoka * Hirokazu Tanaka * Keizou Nakamura * Yuji Takenouchi * Junya Nakano * Ayako Nishigaki * Dan Forden * Hal Canon * Earl Vickers * Chris Granner * Ryoichi Yamada
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Show Notes Matt and Kris give a listen to Turrican II in disguise, Universal Soldier for the Sega Genesis.
Useful Links * Universal Soldier * J. Dave Rogers * Paul Kenney * Chris Huelsbeck * Banjo Guy Ollie’s “The Desert Rocks” * Banjo Guy Ollie’s “Traps”
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Show Notes Matt and Kris continue their holiday tradition with a twist. This year, it’s nothing but Mega Man ice levels!
Useful Links * Toshihiko Horiyama * Kinuyo Yamashita * Yuko Takehara * Shusaku Uchiyama * Akari Kaida * Marika Suzuki * Yoshinori Ono * All I Want for Christmas * Chill Man MM7 Remix
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Show Notes Matt and Kris take a trip to a galaxy far, far away for some good old fashioned 8-bit Star Wars music.
Useful Links * Star Wars * Marshall Parker
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Show Notes Matt and Kris complete their journey through the memorable music of EarthBound for SNES.
Useful Links * EarthBound * Keiichi Suzuki * Hirokazu Tanaka * Hiroshi Kanazu * Toshiyuki Ueno
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Show Notes Matt and Kris take a trip to the wonderfully weird world of EarthBound for SNES.
Useful Links * EarthBound * Keiichi Suzuki * Hirokazu Tanaka * Hiroshi Kanazu * Toshiyuki Ueno
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Show Notes Matt and Kris get spooky with the 5th annual WaveBack Spooky Special, featuring your listener requests!
Useful Links * Conker’s Bad Fur Day * Robin Beanland * DOOM II: Hell on Earth * Robert Prince * Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA * Mitsuo Singa * Dragon Warrior IV * Koichi Sugiyama * Xenogears * Yasunori Mitsuda * Timesplitters * Graeme Norgate * Toy Story 2 * Swallow Studios * Shadowgate * Hiroyuki Masuno * Super Meat Boy * Danny Baranowsky * Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door * Yoshito Hirano * Yuka Tsujiyoko * Saki Haruyama * Gremlins 2 * Naoki Kodaka * Dark Souls III * Yuka Kitamura * Motoi Sakuraba * The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (2019) * Ryo Nagamatsu * Minako Hamano * Castlevania: Symphony of the Night * Michiru Yamane
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Show Notes Matt and Kris continue their October tradition with another Castlevania classic, Castlevania: The Adventure for Game Boy.
Useful Links * Castlevania: The Adventure * Shigeru Fukutake * Norio Hanzawa * Hidehiro Funauchi
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Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Sega Genesis with some of the best music on the platform.
Useful Links * Altered Beast * Kazuhiko Nagai * Tohru Nakabayashi * Thunder Force IV * Toshiharu Yamanishi * Naosuke Arai * Blaster Master 2 * Tony Williams * Streets of Rage * Yuzo Koshiro * Quackshot * Shigenori Kamiya * Castlevania Bloodlines * Michiru Yamane * Gauntlet IV * Masaharu Iwata * Hal Canon * Earl Vickers * Comix Zone * Howard Drossin * Rocket Knight Adventures * Ristar * Tomoko Sasaki * Ecco the Dolphin * Spencer N Nilsen * Brian Coburn * Andras Magyari * Sonic the Hedgehog 2 * Masato Nakamura * Elemental Master
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Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the Game Boy’s 30th anniversary with some of the best music on the platform.
Useful Links * Balloon Kid * Hip Tanaka * Kirby’s Dream Land * Jun Ishikawa * Tetris * Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening * Minako Hamano * Kozue Ishikawa * Dr. Mario * RoboCop * Jonathan Dunn * Operation C * Hidehiro Funauchi * Kazuki Muraoka * Mario’s Picross * Toshiyuki Ueno * Game & Watch Gallery * Yoko Mizuta * Jin Sugita * Mega Man in Dr. Wily’s Revenge * Makoto Tomozawa * Metroid II: Return of Samus * Ryohji Yoshitomi * Out of Gas * David Hayes * David Warhol * Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow * Junichi Masuda
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Show Notes Vicky returns to help Matt and Kris discuss the awesome soundtrack of Cadence of Hyrule.
Useful Links * Danny Baranowsky * Cadence of Hyrule
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Show Notes Matt and Kris board their Arwings for the very first Star Fox game for the Super NES!
Useful Links * Hajime Hirasawa * Star Fox
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Show Notes Matt and Kris string together another set of one hit wonders!
Useful Links * Montezuma’s Return * Anthony Paton * Space Invaders * Steve Rockett * Totes the Goat * Picross S * Mutant Mudds * Troupe Gammage * Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns * David Crane * Toki Tori * Chris J. Hampton * Pushover * Jonathan Dunn * Dean Evans * Keith Tinman * Tennis * Hirokazu Tanaka * Super Spike V’Ball * Kazunaka Yamane
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Show Notes Matt and Kris tackle another listener request with the Squaresoft SNES cult classic, Secret of Evermore.
Useful Links * Secret of Evermore * Jeremy Soule
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Show Notes Matt and Kris return to Angel Land for Pit’s second adventure, Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters.
Useful Links * Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters * TOSE
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Show Notes A Listener request puts Matt and Kris square in the middle of the classic Game Boy Advance RPG Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
Useful Links * Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga * Yoko Shimomura
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Show Notes It’s time to get 90s as Matt and Kris strap in for a flight with the SNES classic UN Squadron.
Useful Links * UN Squadron * Mari Yamaguchi * Manami Matsumae
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Show Notes Not one, but two Alexes visit WaveBack to defend the music of Sonic Adventure for the Sega Dreamcast. Can they convince Matt and Kris of its greatness?
Useful Links * Sonic Adventure * Jun Senoue * Fumie Kumatani * Kenichi Tokoi * Masaru Setsumaru
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Show Notes Matt and Kris get funky with the music of the original ToeJam & Earl for Sega Genesis.
Useful Links * ToeJam & Earl * John Baker
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Show Notes Matt and Kris are joined by surprise guest Dean to try and avoid gruesome deaths while diving into the soundtrack to the NES version of Shadowgate.
Useful Links * In The RP2A Over The Sea: Neutral Milk Hotel Cover Album * tr0nb0nne on Twitch * Shadowgate * Hiroyuki Masuno
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Show Notes Matt and Kris don their black outfits and listen to the soundtrack to the NES classic Ninja Gaiden, and an evil man named Fred.
Useful Links * Ninja Gaiden * Keiji Yamagishi * Ryuichi Nitta
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Show Notes Matt and Kris continue to travel through time and celebrate the music of one of the best games in history in part 2 of their journey through Chrono Trigger.
Useful Links * Chrono Trigger * Yasunori Mitsuda * Nobuo Uematsu
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Show Notes Matt and Kris travel through time and celebrate the music of one of the best games in history in part 1 of their journey through Chrono Trigger.
Useful Links * Chrono Trigger * Yasunori Mitsuda * Nobuo Uematsu * Just think of a moose walking * Only click here if you’re brave
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Show Notes Matt and Kris decide on the best video game music of 2018 with the first annual WaveBack Awards
Useful Links And the nominees are... Best Menu Music * Victory Fanfare – Octopath Traveler by Yasunori Nishiki * Stage Select – Mega Man 11 by Marika Suzuki * Spooky Main Manu – Graveyard Keeper by Hamza el Hamri * Torna - Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna by Yasunori Mitsuda * Guacamelee! 2 Theme (Main Menu) – Guacamelee 2 by Peter Chapman
Best Game Opener * First Steps – Celeste by Lena Raine * Los Manglares - Guacamelee 2 by Rom Di Prisco * CommanderVideo Runs Again – Runner 3 by Matthew Harwood * Prisoner’s Awakening – Dead Cells by Yoann Laulan * Minit’s Awakening - Minit by Jukio Kallio
Best Stage Music * Quillshroom’s Horrors (Quillshroom Marsh) – The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes * A Melody to Break the Curse (Music Box) – The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes * Fuse Man Stage – Mega Man 11 by Marika Suzuki * Greenpath - Hollow Knight by Christopher Larkin * Sabasaba Desert - Minit by Jukio Kallio
Best cinematic or event music * Scattered and Lost – Celeste by Lena Raine * Shocking Turn of Events – Spider-Man by John Paesano * Lara’s Dream – Shadow of the Tomb Raider by Brian D'Oliveira * Nasty Majesty – Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion by Toru Minegishi, Ryo Nagamatsu, and Shiho Fuji * Primed for Battle – Starlink by Trevor Yulie
Best shop music * Botanist – Blossom Tales by Visager * Weapon Merchant – Dead Cells by Yoann Laulan * Shop – Mega Man 11 by Marika Suzuki * The Arcane Shoppe – The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes * Mouth Verbalmeyer - Runner 3 by Matthew Harwood
Best boss music * Weight of a Doubt - Dandara by ThommazK * They Who Govern Reason – Octopath Traveler by Yasunori Nishiki * Not the Boss of Me - Runner 3 by Matthew Harwood * Phantom Legacy – The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes * New Boss Theme - Guacamelee 2 by Peter Chapman
Best soundtrack from a remake/remaster * DKC Tropical Freeze by David Wise * Lumines Remastered by Takayuki Nakamura and Katsumi Yokota * Shadow of the Colossus by Kow Otani * Pokemon Let’s Go by Shota Kageyama * Katamari Damacy Reroll by Yuu Miyake, Asuka Sakai, Akitaka Tohyama, Hideki Tobeta, Yoshihito Yano, and Yuri Misumi
Best original song * Scattered and Lost - Celeste by Lena Raine * CommanderVideo Runs Again - Runner 3 by Matthew Harwood * A Melody to Break the Curse - The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes * Minit’s Awakening - Minit by Jukio Kallio * Los Manglares - Guacamelee 2 by Rom Di Prisco
Best original soundtrack * Celeste by Lena Raine * Guacamelee 2 by Peter Chapman (aka Coins), Rom Di Prisco and Mariachi Entertainment System * Minit by Jukio Kallio * The Messenger by Rainbowdragoneyes * Runner 3 by Matthew Harwood and Stemage
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Show Notes Matt and Kris are joined by Mutant Musings host Jonathan Robert to celebrate Geekade’s Mega Man Month with their favorite Mega Man tunes.
Useful Links * Mega Man * Mega Man composer Manami Matsumae * Mega Man 2 * Mega Man 2 composer Takashi Tateishi * Mega Man 3 * Mega Man 3 composer Yasuaki Fujita * Mega Man 4 * Mega Man 4 composer Minae Fujii * Mega Man 6 * Mega Man 6 composer Yuko Takehara * Mega Man 7 * Mega Man 7 composer Makoto Tomozawa * Mega Man 7 composer Toshihiko Horiyama * Mega Man 9 * Mega Man 9 composer Ippo Yamada * Mega Man 11 * Mega Man 11 composer Marika Suzuki
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Show Notes Matt and Kris dive into some listener requests for this year’s Winter Special.
Useful Links * Blossom Tales * Visager * Mega Man X * Setsuo Yamamoto * Makoto Tomozawa * Yuki Iwai * Yuko Takehara * Toshihiko Horiyama * Battletoads * David Wise * EarthBound * Keiichi Suzuki * Hirokazu Tanaka * Mischief Makers * Norio Hanzawa * Mega Man 7 * Banjo-Kazooie * Grant Kirkhope * Mario & Luigi: Dream Team * Yoko Shimomura * Diddy Kong Racing * Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze * The OneUps
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Show Notes Matt and Kris head to Subcon for a musical trip through the wonderfully weird world of Super Mario Bros. 2 and its Japanese counterpart, Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic.
Useful Links * Super Mario Bros. 2 * Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic * Koji Kondo
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Show Notes Matt and Kris finally take on one of Matt’s frequently referenced favorites, Enix’s classic world building action SNES game ActRaiser.
Useful Links * ActRaiser * Yuzo Koshiro
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Show Notes Matt and Kris dive into the tunes of the overlooked SNES gem TinStar. Plus, stay tuned at the end of the episode for an interview with Matthew Cannon, one of the game’s composers!
Useful Links * TinStar * Matthew Cannon * Suddi Raval * Chris Jojo
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Show Notes Matt and Kris keep the Geekade’s 31 Days of Halloween tradition alive with a brand new Spooky Special!
Useful Links * The Secret of Monkey Island * Michael Land * Graveyard Keeper * Hamza El Hamri * Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) * Hideaki Kobayashi * Chrono Trigger * Yasunori Mitsuda * Mario Party 2 * Hironao Yamamoto * Shohei Bando * Kazuhiko Sawaguchi * The Messenger * Rainbowdragoneyes * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time * Koji Kondo * Celeste * Lena Raine * Bioshock * Garry Schyman
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Show Notes Matt and Kris jump in on Geekade’s 31 Days of Halloween to compare the NES and Famicom Disk System versions of Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest!
Useful Links * Castlevania II: Simon's Quest * Kenichi Matsubara
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Show Notes Matt and Kris finish up their Smash Bros extravaganza with the best of the rest they didn’t get to earlier, including music from Duck Hunt, Mach Rider, Tetris, and even a new tune from Smash Bros. Ultimate!
Useful Links * Hirokazu Ando * Manabu Namiki * Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka * Masato Coda * Soyo Oka * Junichi Nakatsuru * Kazumi Totaka * Keigo Ozaki * Akito Nakutsuka * Yoshihito Yano * Shogo Sakai * Hideki Kanazashi * Hiroaki Suga * Kenichi Okuma * Yoko Shimomura * Masafumi Takada * Hideki Sakamoto * Super Smash Bros. * Super Smash Bros. Melee * Super Smash Bros. Brawl * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
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Show Notes Matt and Kris reach the penultimate chapter in their ongoing Smash Bros. saga with the remaining fighters they haven’t spotlighted yet, including Ryu from Street Fighter, Captain Falcon from F-Zero, Little Mac from Punch-Out!!, and more!
Useful Links * Yasufumi Fukuda * Yumiko Kanki * Naoto Ishida * Shogo Sakai * Junichi Masuda * Asuka Hayazaki * Keiichi Suzuki * Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka * Yuka Tsujiyoko * Shohei Tsuchiya * Kazumi Totaka * Yasunori Mitsuda * Hajime Wakai * Yukio Kaneoka * Akito Nakatsuka * Kenji Yamamoto * Yoko Shimomura * Kazuki Muraoka * Jun Senoue * Toshio Kai * Super Smash Bros. * Super Smash Bros. Melee * Super Smash Bros. Brawl * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
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Show Notes Matt and Kris enter the cuteness zone with the amazing Smash Bros. music of the Donkey Kong, Yoshi, and Kirby franchises.
Useful Links * Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka * Yukio Kaneoka * Shogo Sakai * David Wise * Michiko Naruke * Yoshihito Yano * Koji Kondo * Taku Inoue * Kazumi Totaka * Tadashi Ikegami * Jun Ishikawa * Jun Fukuda * Hirokazu Ando * Noriyuki Iwadare * Super Smash Bros. * Super Smash Bros. Melee * Super Smash Bros. Brawl * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
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Show Notes Matt and Kris enter the sci fi sector of the Smash Bros. series with music originating in the Metroid, StarFox, and Mega Man franchises.
Useful Links * Kohta Takahashi * Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka * Yuzo Koshiro * Akari Kaida * Yusuke Takahama * Kenji Yamamoto * Minako Hamano * Seiji Momoi * Hajime Hirasawa * Kentaro Ishizaka * Kenji Ito * Minae Fujii * Mari Yamaguchi * Yuko Takehara * Takashi Tateishi * Michiko Naruke * Manami Matsumae * ACE (TOMOri Kudo/CHiCO) * Yasuaki Fujita * Harumi Fujita * Super Smash Bros. * Super Smash Bros. Melee * Super Smash Bros. Brawl * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
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Show Notes Matt and Kris continue their journey through the Smash Bros. series with a tour through the music from The Legend of Zelda and Kid Icarus franchises.
Useful Links * Koji Kondo * Akito Nakatsuka * Toru Minegishi * Manaka Tominaga * Asuka Ota * Yuzo Koshiro * Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka * Shogo Sakai * Arata Iioshi * Rio Hamamoto * Michiko Naruke * Yutaka Iraha * Kenji Ito * Super Smash Bros. * Super Smash Bros. Melee * Super Smash Bros. Brawl * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
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Show Notes Matt and Kris continue their journey through the Smash Bros. series with a tour through the music from various Mario games.
Useful Links * Koji Kondo * Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka * Tetsuya Shibata * Koji Hayama * Hiroshi Okubo * Hirokazu Ando * Yusuke Takahama * Masaaki Iwasaki * Manabu Namiki * Super Smash Bros. * Super Smash Bros. Melee * Super Smash Bros. Brawl * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
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Show Notes Matt and Kris begin their journey through the Smash Bros. series with some of the franchise’s best original themes.
Useful Links * Super Smash Bros. * Super Smash Bros. Melee * Super Smash Bros. Brawl * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U * Hirokazu Ando * Shogo Sakai * Nobuo Uematsu * Junichi Nakatsuru
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Show Notes Matt and Kris look forward to the release of Mario Tennis Aces by looking back at the very first Mario Tennis game’s soundtrack.
Useful Links * Mario's Tennis * Hitoshi Fukushima * Morihito Iwamoto
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Show Notes Matt and Kris take a trip to Gotham City to listen to the music of The Adventures of Batman & Robin for SNES.
Useful Links * The Adventures of Batman & Robin (SNES) * Konami Kukeiha Club * Kazuhiko Uehara * Harumi Ueko * Jun Funahashi * Masanari Iwata * Masahiko Kimura * Kayo Fujitani * Masahiro Ikariko
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Show Notes Matt and Kris return to Donkey Kong Country to finish one of the Super Nintendo’s most memorable soundtracks.
Useful Links * Donkey Kong Country * David Wise * Eveline Fischer * Robin Beanland
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Show Notes Matt and Kris travel to Donkey Kong Country to visit one of the Super Nintendo’s most memorable soundtracks.
Useful Links * Donkey Kong Country * David Wise * Eveline Fischer * Robin Beanland
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Show Notes Matt and Kris visit he classic Capcom action game Strider for NES.
Useful Links * Strider (NES) * Harumi Fujita
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Show Notes Matt and Kris gear up for the new Kirby: Star Allies game by listening to the music from Kris’s favorite Kirby game, Kirby’s Adventure for NES.
Useful Links * Kirby’s Adventure * Hirokazu Ando * Jun Ishikawa
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Show Notes Matt and Kris are joined by The Stone Age Gamer Podcast’s Dan Ryan to get in on Geekade’s Creators Month. Everyone chose 3 of their favorite video game-related original songs/covers from all manner of creators. It’s the most diverse episode of WaveBack yet!
Useful Links * Mii Channel Music but it’s played by a saxophone quartet by Bari S * In Another Castle by Jimmy Wong * Join Us for a Bite by JT Music * Korobeiniki by the Floppotron * Splash Woman by Mega Ran * Snakey Shanty by Tsuko G * The House of Boo by Horse the Band * Super Mario Land with Lyrics by Brentalfloss and David Bulmer * Want you Gone by Jonathan Coulton * Elec Man by Banjo Guy Ollie
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Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate WaveBack’s 50th episode with a super-sized entry about the music of Metroid II: Return of Samus and its two most prominent remakes, AM2R and Metroid: Samus Returns.
Useful Links * Metroid II: Return of Samus * Ryoji Yoshitomi * AM2R * DoctorM64 * Metroid: Samus Returns * Daisuke Matsuoka * Anthem of a Metroid Hunter by Big Giant Circles
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Show Notes Matt and Kris ring in the new year with a collection of “level 1” music.
Useful Links * Super Castlevania IV * Masanori Adachi * River City Ransom * Kazuo Sawa * ActRaiser * Yuzo Koshiro * Psycho Fox * Fumito Tamayama * Banjo Guy Ollie’s awesome cover * Hiroto Kanno * Loaded * Neil Biggin * Shovel Knight * Jake Kaufman * Banjo Guy Ollie’s awesome cover * Droplitz * Snake Pass * David Wise * Overcooked! * Goodkill Music * Turrican II: The Final Fight * Chris Huelsbeck * Banjo Guy Ollie’s awesome cover * The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past * Koji Kondo
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Show Notes The holiday season is a time for sharing, so Matt and Kris are sharing a fresh track list of great “ice level” songs for you all to enjoy.
Useful Links * Super Mario Odyssey * Shiho Fujii * The Lost Vikings * Matt Furniss * Donkey Kong Land * David Wise * Metroid Prime * Kenji Yamamoto * Kouichi Kyum * Blaster Master * Naoki Kodaka * Batman Returns * Jun Funahashi * Harumi Ueko * Kazuhiko Uehara * NiGHTS into Dreams * Naofumi Hataya * ActRaiser * Yuzo Koshiro * Super Adventure Island II * Sachiko Oita * Akihiro Akamatsu * Never Alone * Brendan J. Hogan * Daniel L.K. Caldwell * The OneUps
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Show Notes Kris and Matt celebrate Black Friday with their favorite shop music.
Useful Links * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time * Koji Kondo * Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap * Michael Geyre * Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros, Visions of Power * David Wise * Fantasy Zone * Hiroshi Kawaguchi * Mega Man 10 * Ippo Yamada * EarthBound * Keiichi Suzuki * Hirokazu Tanaka * The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang * Hisashi Matsushita * Castlevania: Symphony of the Night * Michiru Yamane * Super Smash Bros. for Wii U * Hiroyuki Kawada * Resident Evil 4 * Misao Senbongi * Shusaku Uchiyama * ActRaiser * Yuzo Koshiro * Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen * Masaharu Iwata * Hitoshi Sakimoto * Hayato Matsuo * Wii Shop Channel * Kazumi Totaka
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Show Notes Kris and Matt assemble a new list of spooky songs for your Halloween listening enjoyment.
Useful Links * Banjo Guy Ollie’s Castlevania - Walking on the Edge * Banjo Guy Ollie’s Bancamp page * Mega Man 7 * Yuko Takehara * Toshihiko Horiyama * Makoto Tomozawa * DOOM * DOOM Soundtrack Rebuild * DOOM II: Hell on Earth * DOOM 2 Soundtrack Rebuild * Robert Prince * Sonic the Hedgehog 2 * Masato Nakamura * A Nightmare on Elm Street * David Wise * Rhythm Heaven Fever * Tsunku * The House of the Dead 2 * Tetsuya Kawauchi * Haruyoshi Tomita * Monster Party * Masaki Hashimoto * T. Mikumo * Tecmo’s Deception: Invitation to Darkness * Takuya Hanaoka * Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap * Michael Geyre
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Show Notes Kris and Vicky listen to the spookiest, and weirdest Zelda music there is.
Useful Links * The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask * Koji Kondo * Toru Minegishi
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Episode Notes Kris teams up with Matt Raimo from Ring the Bell to check out some sweet Super Mario Maker mash-ups.
Useful Links Super Mario Maker
Naoto Kubo
Asuka Hayazaki
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DISCLAIMER: This was previously published as episode 165 of the Stone Age Gamer Podcast.
Kris and Dan from the Stone Age Gamer Podcast try their hands at the WaveBack format with the Mega Man 2 soundtrack.
Show NotesUseful Links* Mega Man 2 * Takashi Tateishi * Social Stuff * The WaveBack Facebook page * Facebook * Twitter * Tumblr * Instagram * YouTube * Twitch * Website * JustRPG * Contact Us *
Kris flies solo to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of Kid Icarus for NES.
Show NotesUseful Links* Kid Icarus * Hirokazu Tanaka
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Kris and Vicky hit up the best soundtrack to chase your pet frog to.
Show NotesUseful Links* Blaster Master * Naoki Kodaka * Koji Kondo
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Kris and Vicky pull themselves away from playing Breath of the Wild to listen to the music of another great Zelda game, The Wind Waker.
Show NotesUseful Links* The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker * Kenta Nagata * Hajime Wakai * Toru Minegishi * Koji Kondo
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This time, Kris and Vicky celebrate the 30th anniversaries of the NES classics Pro Wrestling and Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Show NotesUseful Links* Pro Wrestling * Mike tyson's Punch Out!! * Yukio Kaneoka * Akito Nakatsuka * Kenji Yamamoto * Gillette Cavalcade of Sports
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Vicky brings our first Nobuo Uematsu-themed episode with the Xbox 360 classic Lost Odyssey. Enjoy!
Show NotesUseful Links* Lost Odyssey * Nobuo Uematsu
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Kris subjects Vicky to a Rhythm Heaven guessing game with the music from the wonderful Rhythm Heaven Fever for Wii. Kris may be a tad over-enthusiastic this time around, but the excellent music more than makes up for it. Enjoy!
Show NotesUseful Links* Rhythm Heaven Fever * TSUNKU
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Kris and Vicky deck the halls with the second annual WaveBack Winter Special. This year they've focused on ice levels from an eclectic bunch of games. Enjoy!
Show NotesUseful Links* Episode art courtesy Ken Wong * Manaka Kataoka (Animal Crossing: New Leaf) * Atsuko Asahi (Animal Crossing: New Leaf) * Koji Kondo (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64) * Sonic the Hedgehog 3 * Mari Yamaguchi (Super Ghouls n Ghosts) * Jun Ishikawa (Kirby 64) * Hirokazu Ando (Kirby 64) * David Wise (Donkey Kong Country) * Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy VI) * Kenji Yamamoto (Metroid Prime) * Soyo Oka (Super Mario Kart) * The OneUps (Super Mario Sleigh Ride)
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Kris and Vicky travel back to the 8-bit era and spend some time with the music of the NES port of Marble Madness. Enjoy!
Show NotesUseful Links* Marble Madness * David Wise * Brad Fuller * Hal Canon
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Vicky picks the indie cult classic Cave Story as the focal point this time. Join her and Kris as they listen to Daisuke Amaya's classic score from the original PC release. Enjoy!
Show NotesUseful Links* Cave Story * Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya
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Happy Halloween! Vicky and Kris continue the 31 Days of Halloween tradition with a special holiday playlist of spooky tracks. Enjoy!
Show NotesUseful Links* Koji Kondo * Jake Kaufman * Akira Yamaoka * Kenta Nagata * Garry Schyman * Motoi Sakuraba * Toby Fox * Michiru Yamane * Toru Minegishi
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It's October, and there's no better time to finally listen to the legendary soundtrack of the original Castlevania for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Show NotesUseful Links* Castlevania * Kinuyo Yamashita * Satoe Terashima * The new WaveBack Facebook page!
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Kris and Vicky pit some of Mario Kart 8's jazzy cover songs against their original versions in this special comparison episode. Which ones are better? Listen to find out! Enjoy!
Show NotesUseful Links* Mario Kart 8 * Mario Kart 8 Band * Super Mario Kart composer Soyo Oka * Mario Kart 64 composer Kenta Nagata * Mario Kart: Super Circuit composers Kenichi Nishimaki, Masanobu Matsunaga, and Minako Hamano * Mario Kart: Double Dash!! composers Shinobu Tanaka and Kenta Nagata * Mario Kart Wii composers Asuka Ohta and Ryo Nagamatsu * The new WaveBack Facebook page!
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Kris and Vicky celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Metroid franchise by listening to the soundtracks from both the original Famicom Disk System release and the NES versions of the game. Enjoy!
Show NotesUseful Links* Metroid * Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka * The new WaveBack Facebook page!
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On this episode, Vicky introduces Kris to the marvelous western sounds of Bastion. Plus, as a special bonus, Vicky interviewed the game's composer Darren Korb! Enjoy!
Show NotesUseful Links* Bastion * Darren Korb * The new WaveBack Facebook page!
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Kris and Vicky listen to the tropical soundtrack to the under-appreciated NES classic Star Tropics.
Show NotesUseful Links* Star Tropics * Fixing star Tropics
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Vicky introduces Kris to Risk of Rain, an action roguelike for PC and PS4, and the awesome music contained within. Plus, stick around til the end of the episode with an interview with the game's composer, Chris Christodoulou!
Show NotesUseful Links* Risk of Rain * Chris Christodoulou
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This time, Kris introduces Vicky to the calming sounds of the Super NES version of SimCity. Soyo Oka's phenomenally beautiful music is both unique and perfect for its accompanying game. So sit back, relax, and enjoy!
Show NotesUseful Links* SimCity for Super NES * Soyo Oka
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Usually, Kris and Vicky take on whole (or at least big chunks of) soundtracks at a time. But what about those games that just don't have enough music to justify an entire episode? That's where this episode comes in. Kris takes Vicky on a tour of odds and ends in their first One Hit Wonders special. A very special thanks to Sean Guglar for the exclusive version of the D/Generation theme.
Show NotesUseful Links* D/Generation composer Sean Guglar * Pac-Pix composer Yoshinori Kawamoto * Ufouria composer Naoki Kodaka * Ikachan composer Daisuke Amaya * Pipe Dream NES composers Kris Hatlelid and Mike Sokyrka * Out of Gas composer Dave Hayes * MagMax composer Ryoichi Yamada * Wario's Woods composers Hiroaki Suga and Tadashi Ikegami * Spelunker composer Akito Makatsuka * Ms. Pac-man: Maze Madness composer Jon Holland * Sonic Spinball composers Howard Drossin, Brian Coburn, Barry Blum
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Vicky introduces Kris to the delightful ambient sounds of Journey.
Journey
Composer: Austin Wintory
Release: March 2012
Platform: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
Published by Sony
Show NotesUseful Links* Journey * Austin Wintory * Lyrics to "I Was Born For This"
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The slick sounds of SoulEye's VVVVVV soundtrack are the focal point of this episode. Get ready to tap those toes, because this one's going to make you move.
VVVVVV
Composer: Magnus "SoulEye" Pålsson
Release: January 2010
Platform: PC, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4
Published by Nicalis
Show NotesUseful Links* VVVVVV * PPPPPP * MMMMMM * PPPPPPowerup! * Magnus "SoulEye" Pålsson * 'Clubbed Baby VVVVVVeal' by Danny Baranowsky
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Vicky chooses the first Final Fantasy game on WaveBack, and she certainly picked a winner. Sit back, relax, and take in some of Nobuo Uematsu's finest work. Enjoy!
Final Fantasy X
Composers: Nobuo Uematsu, Masahashi Hamauzu, and Junya Nakano
Release: December 2001
Platform: PlayStation 2
Published by Square-Enix
Show NotesUseful Links* Final Fantasy X * Final Fantasy X HD Remaster * Nobuo Uematsu * Masahashi Hamauzu * Junya Nakano * To Zanarkand cover by Banjo Guy Ollie * To Zanarkand cover by Smooth McGroove
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It's the 20th anniversary of Pokemon's original Japanese release, and Kris and Vicky have decided to celebrate by listening to the soundtrack that started it all. Listen to the sweet tunes of the Kanto region, which also happen to be some of the most memorable songs on the Game Boy. Enjoy!
Pokemon Red Version, Pokemon Blue Version, and Pokemon Yellow Version
Composer: Junichi Masuda
Release: September 1998
Platform: Game Boy
Published by Nintendo
Show NotesUseful Links* Pokemon * The official Pokemon homepage * Junichi Masuda
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The Legend of Zelda has turned 30, and Kris and Vicky celebrate that fact by listening to the original masterpiece's soundtrack in 3 different flavors! They're covering the original Famicom Disk System release, the US NES release, and the BS-X Satelliview release. Enjoy!
The Legend of Zelda
Composer: Koji Kondo
Release: February 1986
Platform: Famicom Disk System
Published by Nintendo
Show NotesUseful Links* The Legend of Zelda * The official Zelda homepage * Koji Kondo
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For Vicky's first game choice, she chooses the iconic PlayStation 3 title LittleBigPlanet, complete with a very eclectic soundtrack. And as an added bonus, this is Kris's first time hearing almost every one of these songs! Enjoy!
LittleBigPlanet
Composers: Kenneth C M Young, Mat Clark, Daniel Pemberton, Cafe Tacvba, DJ Krush, Jim Noir, The Go! Team
Release: October 2008
Platform: PlayStation 3
Published by Sony Computer Entertainment
Show NotesUseful Links* LittleBigPlanet * Kenneth CM Young * Daniel Pemberton * Cafe Tacvba * DJ Krush (WARNING This site autoplays music) * Jim Noir * The Go! Team
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Geekade's Mega Man Month continues as Kris and Vicky listen to the Blue Bomber's first portable soundtrack. Taking heavy musical inspiration from the original NES game, this soundtrack is definitely something interesting. Enjoy!
Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge
Composer: Makoto Tomozawa
Release: December 1991
Platform: Game Boy
Published by Capcom
Show NotesUseful Links* Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge * Makoto Tomozawa * Mega Man Remade by RushJet1
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As part of Geekade's Mega Man Month, Kris is joined by Vicky to discuss the very first Mega Man soundtrack. Back when there were 6 robot masters instead of 8, Mega Man climbed ladders at a snail's pace, and the music was odd, yet wonderful. Enjoy!
Mega Man
Composer: Manami Matsumea
Release: December 1987
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System
Published by Capcom
Show NotesUseful Links* Mega Man * Manami Matsumea * OCRemix "Circuit Breaker" by injury
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The holiday season is in full sprint, so we're decking the halls with some great video game Christmas music!
Show NotesUseful Links* Christmasasaurus Volume 2 * Mega Man: Powered Up * Christmas NiGHTS * Lemmings (SNES) * Tetris (NES) * Paper Mario: Sticker Star * Donkey Kong Country * Mario Kart 8 * Donkey Kong Country 2 * NES Remix 2 * Xmas Lemmings * The OneUps
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In the midst of the mascot onslaught that brought us Bubsy and Aero the Acrobat, an opossum named Sparkster grabbed his jetpack and laser sword and rose above the rest in this stellar Konami classic for the Sega Genesis.
Rocket Knight Adventures
Composers: Masanori Oouchi, Aki Hata, Michiru Yamane, and Masanori Adachi
Release: September 1993
Platform: Sega Genesis
Published by Konami
Show NotesUseful Links* Rocket Knight Adventures * Masanori Oouchi * Aki Hata * Michiru Yamane * Masanori Adachi
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Welcome to the first annual WaveBack Halloween Spooky Special! To help keep you in the Halloween spirit, Kris has assembled a mix of some of the best Halloween, horror, and all around spooky video game music there is. Enjoy.
Show NotesUseful Links* Super Castlevania IV composers Taro Kudo & Masanori Adachi * Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts composer Mari Yamaguchi * Duck Tales composer Hiroshige Tonomura * Luigi's Mansion composer Kazumi Totaka * The Secret of Monkey Island composers Michael Land & Patrick Mundy * Goonies 2 composer Satoe Terashima * Super Mario World composer Koji Kondo * Chrono Trigger composers Yasunori Mitsuda & Nobuo Uematsu * Doom composer Robert Prince * Metroid composer Hirokazu Tanaka * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time composer Koji Kondo * Castlevania composers Satoe Terashima and Kinuyo Yamashita
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The Bit.trip series contains some truly remarkable music. Featuring sever different styles, these soundtracks form a sort of love letter to retro game music, and must be heard to be believed. Enjoy.
Bit.trip SAGA/Bit.trip COMPLETE
Composers: Petrified Productions (Matthew Harwood), Gaijin Games, Bit Shifter, Sucka MCs, and Minusbaby
Release: September 2011
Platform: Nintendo Wii/Nintendo 3DS
Published by Aksys Games
Show NotesUseful Links* The story * Where to buy this awesome music * Choice Provisions (formerly Gaijin Games) * Bit.trip BEAT * Bit.trip CORE * Bit.trip VOID * Bit.trip RUNNER * Bit.trip FATE * Bit.trip FLUX
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Metal Gear Solid V released earlier this month, so what better time to take a listen back to where it all began. This is the very beginning of the Metal Gear saga, and pieces of this soundtrack have been heard throughout the entire series. Enjoy.
Metal Gear
Composer: Kazuki Muraoka
Release: June 1988
Platform: NES
Published by Ultra Games
Show NotesUseful Links* Metal Gear * Kazuki Muraoka on the Metal Gear Wiki * Kazuki Muraoka on MGMPF
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With Super Mario Maker nearly here, Kris spends some time listening to the music of the game that helped inspire it. More great classic Super NES tunes from some of the best names in the business. Enjoy!
Mario Paint
Composers: Ryoji Yoshitomi, Kazumi Totaka, and Hirokazu Tanaka
Release: August 1992
Platform: Super NES
Published by Nintendo
Show NotesUseful Links* Mario Paint * Mario Paint Composer * Mario Artist * The mystery of Totaka's Song
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The Virtual Boy is how old??? In honor of the Virtual Boy's 20th anniversary, Kris takes a look at the remarkably unique music that graced the short-lived system. In this episode you'll hear music from all 14 US releases for the console. Enjoy!
In this episode, we take a look at two similar soundtracks by two titans in the industry. Koji Kondo and Hip Tanaka had pretty unique takes on the Mario universe, but both are some of the most memorable soundtracks in all of video games.
Super Mario Bros.
Composer: Koji Kondo
Release: October 1985
Platform: NES
Published by Nintendo
Super Mario Land
Composer: Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka
Release: April 1989
Platform: Game Boy
Published by Nintendo
Show NotesUseful Links* Super Mario Bros. * Koji Kondo * Super Mario Land * Hirokazu Tanaka
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