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Blades of Steel – PA196
In this installment of Pixelated Audio, we’re taking a stroll through the soundtrack of Blades of Steel. Originally, Konami released this fact-action hockey game in the arcades in 1987 but it really gained popularity a year later when it was converted to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. However, most of us (at least your… Read More: Blades of Steel – PA196 »
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Expansion Pack 31: Games we Played in 2024 – PA194
Bryan and Gene are back for a relaxed holiday episode where we take a look back at some of the great music we heard in games in 2024. As usual it’s an eclectic mix of genres and style, both in the games themselves and in the music. http://media.blubrry.com/pixelatedaudio/ia902206.us.archive.org/18/items/pixelatedaudio194/PixelatedAudio194.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration:… Read More: Expansion Pack 31: Games we Played in 2024 – PA194 »
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GunMaster – PA187
GunMaster is a December 1994 arcade exclusive game developed by Metro Corporation. It’s a single or two-player boss rush action game that’s part fighting game and part platformer; think a dash of Gunstar Heroes with a Neo Geo art style. The game uses a well-established combo of soundchips: the OKIM6295 for 4 channels of ADPCM… Read More: GunMaster – PA187 »
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Gigandes – PA186
Gigandes (ギガンデス) is an arcade game developed by East Technology in 1989 and released in February of 1990. It’s a horizontal shmup in the style of R-Type featuring all of the bio-mechanical tropes common to the era. It was designed for the Taito X System hardware which used a YM2610, the same audio configuration used… Read More: Gigandes – PA186 »
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Plus Alpha – PA185
We’ve got a really fun soundtrack to dive into this episode from a Jaleco arcade title released in 1989 called Plus Alpha, composed by Tsukasa Tawada. It’s an overhead shooter similar to Twinbee, Raiden, or 1942 and was re-released on the Nintendo Switch in 2020 under the Arcade Archives series published by HAMSTER Corporation. This is… Read More: Plus Alpha – PA185 »
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