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A salute to menu music, shop songs and other oft ignored tunes from consoles and handhelds. Download now 00:00 – GameCube demo disc 05:38 – Initial Setup (PS Vita) 09:02 – Home Screen (PS Vita) 10:49 – Shop (PS Vita) 27:30 – Shop 2014 (Wii U) 29:08 – Shop Summer 2014 (Wii U) 36:52 – [...]

Our first ever Album of the Year award goes to David Wise’s stunning Tropical Freeze OST. Its varied set list, consistent quality and overall VGM-ness makes it the best video game soundtrack of the year. Discuss! Download As you may have heard in the Year in Review episode, there was some stiff competition in 2014. [...]

Our biggest episode to date tackles a number of quality tunes from 2014, including Velocity 2X, Bravely Default, Shovel Knight and much more. Download now 0:00:00 – Theme (Fantasy Life) 0:08:12 – City at Night (Fantasy Life) 0:10:14 – Outdoors at Night (Fantasy Life) 0:12:02 – Cheerful Tavern (Fantasy Life) 0:20:36 – Temple of Crota [...]

Reunite a war torn China with 20 years of great SRPG tunes, including tracks from Romance of the Three Kingdoms II, III, IV and more. Download now 0:00:00 – Title Theme (Romance of the Three Kingdoms V PC) 0:22:19 – Opening Scene (RTK II) 0:23:34 – War in the Kounan (RTK II) 0:24:29 – Unification [...]

With the main games out of the way, we now take a quick trip through the world of Pokemon spinoffs. Download now 0:00:00 – Title Theme (Colosseum) 0:07:14 – Cypher Peon Battle (Colosseum) 0:09:56 – Miror Bs Groove (Colosseum) 0:16:56 – Battle Now (XD) 0:19:17 – Miror B Theme (XD) 0:21:14 – Dark Lugia Theme [...]

Into the modern Poke-era with choice jams from Black and White 2, plus X and Y! Download now 0:00:00 – Title Screen (XY) 0:13:16 – Battle Champion Iris (BW2) 0:16:40 – Battle Colress (BW2) 0:18:44 – Battle Ghetsis (BW2) 0:24:50 – Aspertia City (BW2) 0:27:33 – Driftveil City (BW2) 0:28:59 – Nimbasa Gym (BW2) 0:44:45 [...]

Get ready for a 90 minute dosage of Super Effective tunes from the DS days, featuring Diamond, Pearl, Black, White and HeartGold SoulSilver. Download now 0:00:00 – Opening Movie (DPP) 0:21:34 – Battle vs Trainer (DPP) 0:23:15 – Battle vs Team Galactic (DPP) 0:24:31 – Battle vs Diagla Palkia (DPP) 0:35:55 – Oreburgh Mine (DPP) [...]

Rocktober moves ahead into Pokemon’s Game Boy Advance days, including Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen. Download now 00:00 – Title Screen (RSE) 15:42 – Dive (RSE) 17:35 – Route 120 (RSE) 19:04 – Mt Chimney (RSE) 27:59 – Battle vs Trainer (RSE) 30:16 – Battle vs Team Aqua and Magma (RSE) 32:46 – Battle [...]

Rocktober returns with a barrage of Pokemusic from the Game Boy days, including Red, Blue, Gold and Silver. Download now 00:00 – Opening (RBY) 14:16 – Vermillion City (RBY) 15:14 – Slyph Co (RBY) 16:29 – Lavender Town (RBY) 28:15 – Battle vs Wild Pokemon (RBY) 29:39 – Battle vs Trainer (RBY) 31:18 – Battle [...]

Composer Masafumi Takada brings anti-heroes and hitmen to life with OSTs like Danganronpa, God Hand and Killer7. Download now 0:00:00 – DANGANRONPA (Danganronpa) 0:09:52 – Election Plot (Killer7) 0:14:49 – American Diplomacy (Killer7) 0:17:23 – Postgasse (Killer7) 0:20:30 – Rave On (Killer7) 0:29:25 – Gene’s Rock-a-Bye (God Hand) 0:32:21 – Old Hand (God Hand) 0:36:23 [...]

Five great examples of composers using custom chips to enhance the Famicom’s musical capabilities, including Lagrange Point and Megami Tensei II. With special guest Tim Turi! Download now 0:00:00 – Beginning (Akumajou Densetsu) 0:10:37 – City of Birthday (Lagrange Point) 0:12:47 – Looking for Promised Land (Lagrange Point) 0:14:29 – Warriors of Sorrow (Lagrange Point) [...]

Adventurous tunes await those who dare to don phones of the head and pay tribute to Sega’s long lost axe ’em up series. Download now 0:00:00 – Turtle Village (Golden Axe) 0:07:02 – Fiend’s Path (Golden Axe) 0:11:49 – Battlefield (Golden Axe) 0:20:20 – Ravaged Village (GA 2) 0:22:05 – Boss 4 through 6 (GA2) [...]

From DDR to Beatmania to Guitar Freaks and more, we sift through hundreds of BPMs to find the top Bemani tracks. Download now 0:00:00 – Butterfly (smile dk) 0:13:11 – Paranoia Rebirth (190) 0:14:50 – Hysteria (Naoki 190) 0:16:25 – Wild Rush (123) 0:23:31 – In the Navy (Captain Jack) 0:25:08 – Grandale Remix (Captain [...]

Movie games used to suck, but their soundtracks sure didn’t! We take a look at NES and SNES tie ins that defied the odds. Download now 0:00:00 – Main Theme (Super Star Wars) 0:06:56 – Imperial March (Super Empire Strikes Back) 0:09:03 – Theme of the Jedi (Super Return of the Jedi) 0:15:46 – Truck [...]

Celebrate 20 years of Breath of Fire with this series-spanning tribute to swords n sorcery. Download now 

Another look at amazing OSTs from the indie space, including Escape Goat, Bastion and Luftrausers. Download now SHOW NOTES 0:00:00 – Entryway (Escape Goat) 0:07:29 – Wishes and Truth (Escape Goat) 0:09:56 – Restoration (Escape Goat 2) 0:15:49 – Hydrogen (Hotline Miami) 0:17:34 – Knock Knock (Hotline Miami) 0:24:53 – Main Theme (Luftrausers) 0:29:08 – [...]

Who woulda thought a walking atomic horror would inspire such great game music? Download now SHOW NOTES 0:00:00 – Godzilla (Battle Legends) 0:09:20 – Moguera (Monster of Monsters) 0:10:03 – Gigan (Monster of Monsters) 0:12:05 – Mechagodzilla (Monster of Monsters) 0:17:12 – Earth (Monster of Monsters) 0:18:55 – Mars (Monster of Monsters) 0:20:06 – Planet [...]

An X-ellent assortment of mutant melodies, plus a few jams from their 1992 Spidey crossover. Download now 0:00:00 – Title Screen (Spider-Man and the X-Men) 0:06:33 – Gambit (Spider-Man and the X-Men) 0:11:40 – Spider-Man (Spider-Man and the X-Men) 0:21:46 – Title Screen (Wolverine) 0:22:47 – BGM2 (Wolverine) 0:32:20 – Title Screen (X-Men) 0:33:31 – [...]

EXPLICIT SHOW – Before they were modern mixtapes, GTA games showcased some great lesser known acts. Listen and discover new bands that may have passed you by. Download now and keep the kiddies away SHOW NOTES 0:00:00 – Joyride (GTA) 0:08:28 – Four Lettered Love (GTA) 0:12:07 – Ballad of Chapped Lips Calquhoun (GTA) 0:15:13 [...]

A special tribute to launch era Famicom titles, as heard on this new album from Nintendo. Download now