Author Archives: bmosley

Ghost in the Shell: Megatechno Body – PA31

In 1995 the western world was introduced to the cyberpunk anime, Ghost in the Shell (based on a manga of the same name) and two years later a Ghost in the Shell video game developed by Exact (now know as SCE Japan Studio) made its way onto the original Playstation. With clean graphics, unique gameplay… Read More »

The Knightmare Saga – PA30

The MSX, while extremely popular in Asia, South America, and parts of Europe, unfortunately never gained footing on U.S. even though some of the most influential games of the 80s debuted on the home computer. Many publishers released gems on it but Konami was a company that made a huge impact on the platform while… Read More »

Double Dragon Deuce – PA29

With a tweaked fighting system and two player co-op action, Technos Japan’s Double Dragon II: The Revenge saw a port on virtually every system available between 1988 and 1993. Since it’s our One Year Anniversary we thought we would cover the Arcade, NES, C64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, PC Engine CD and Mega Drive all in… Read More »

Expansion Pack VII with Richard Hubbell – PA28

It’s time for another Expansion Pack which means another awesome set of video game music to scope out. Richard Hubbell joins us in today’s episode and brought some great chip tunes to the mix. We had a lot of fun with this show and we think you’ll enjoy it. http://media.blubrry.com/pixelatedaudio/ia601506.us.archive.org/15/items/PixelatedAudio28/PixelatedAudio28.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration:… Read More »

B.O.B.’s Space Funk – PA27

What can be said about B.O.B.? Aside from the fact that he’s a funny teenage android packing heat and some wicked dance moves, probably not much. But it does summarize the protagonist of the 1993 SNES and Genesis/Mega Drive game by Grey Matter Inc. With plenty of attitude and a  sense of humor, the great… Read More »

X-Men: Welcome to LISTEN!! – PA26

When Konami got the rights from Marvel in early 90’s to bring the X-Men universe to arcades, it shouldn’t have surprised anyone that a classic beat’em up was on the horizon. The coin-op version of X-Men had a great cast, solid gameplay, and a fun soundtrack that made fans of the comic franchise very happy.… Read More »