Show Notes
Pixelated Audio joins the many podcasts participating in the Masters of VGM (@MastersofVGM) event organized by bedroth, host of Very Good Music and BGMania. Masters of VGM is a month long event of participating podcasts and their own take on who they think are the best of the best!
We picked 8 veteran VGM Masters and aimed for a good blend of well known and lesser known tracks to keep things interesting. As always we hope you enjoy!
Track List:
0:00:02 Flower Garden - Yoshi's Island (SNES) by Koji Kondo 0:04:40 Helicopter - Pilotwings (SNES) by Koji Kondo 0:08:53 Dampe's Cabin - Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (GC) by Koji Kondo 0:12:20 (Bedding) Time of the Falling Rain - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) by Koji Kondo 0:13:13 (Bedding) Forest of Mystery - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) by Koji Kondo 0:13:57 (Bedding) Priest of the Dark Order - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) by Koji Kondo 0:14:50 Little Sweet Cafe - Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES) by Hiroki Kikuta 0:19:57 Patience - Koudelka (PS1) by Hiroki Kikuta 0:23:19 (Excerpt) Main Theme - Last Labyrinth (Oculus, WIN, PS4) by Hiroki Kikuta 0:27:32 Ogre's Theme - Tekken Tag Tournament (PS2 version) by Keiichi Okabe 0:30:52 (Bedding) The Overture of Battle (Remix) - Demons' Score (iOS, Android) by Keiichi Okabe 0:33:24 Robot No.28 - Ibara (ARC, PS2) by Shinji Hosoe 0:37:31 (Bedding) Phantom Bomb - Street Fighter EX2 Plus (ARC, PS1) by Shinji Hosoe 0:39:41 Boss4 Excessive Information - iS: internal section (PS1) by Ayako Saso 0:43:35 (Bedding) Gabbiano Deck - Endless Ocean (Wii) by Ayako Saso 0:46:09 Positive Mind - Di Gi Charat: DigiCommunication (GBA) by Manabu Namiki 0:50:28 (Bedding) To Shinju Forest (Stage 1) - Mushihimesama (ARC, others) by Manabu Namiki 0:53:28 Be Absentminded - Tales of Phantasia (SNES) by Motoi Sakuraba 0:57:52 Stab the Sword of Justice - Star Ocean: The Second Story (PS1) by Motoi Sakuraba 1:01:49 Stand on the Earth - Last Ranker (PSP) by Yoko Shimomura 1:07:28 (Bedding) Round 3 - Block Block (ARC) by P-Chan (Yoko Shimomura) and T'Yomage (Masaki Izutani) 1:08:48 (Bedding) Trade City - Breath of Fire (SNES) by Yoko Shimomura 1:10:56 (Bedding) The End! - Super Mario RPG (SNES) composed by Koji Kondo, arranged by Yoko Shimomura 1:13:37 Mechanical Kingdom - Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology (3DS) by Yoko Shimomura
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