Today we are doing another VGM Expansion Pack mixture but this time indie composer Chase Bethea joins us to bring some of his favorite tunes (as well as a few he wrote)! You might just discover a new favorite track!
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Back in the 90’s the Sonic the Hedgehog series was in its prime – literally running over the competition. In late 1999/early 2000, SNK capitalized on this fan favorite by licensing Sonic and his friends for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. This entry (in the now, veteran franchise) would be know as Sonic the Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure and became a highly praised addition for a short lived and under appreciated handheld.
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This week on Pixelated Audio, we’re playing music from an amazing little Nintendo DS game that you might have missed called Lock’s Quest. The composer, David J. Franco, joins us for a quick chat and with over 90 tracks in the game he’s done an excellent job of creating a truly inspirational soundtrack. Also, joining the discussion is a close friend and Lock’s Quest enthusiast, Swendu (@swendu). Continue reading
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Rockage 4.0 took over our lives for the weekend so we thought it’d be fun to put out a short Expansion Pack episode (totally unrelated) while we’re on break. Dino Dini, Zoids, Tim Allen, and Golden Warpships. Kind of like a VGM buffet? Mmmmm buffet style…gotta stick some VGM rolls in my pockets for later! We’ll be back with our normal show in two weeks with some pretty awesome game spotlights.
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The gaming world has been playing Civilization-style simulation games for a long time and the genre has a long history of deep/enriching games that keep the player hooked for countless hours. Sadly, Utopia: The Creation of a Nation fell short of our simulation-theme nostalgia but totally hooked us with its incredible soundtrack.
In the early 90’s Gremlin Software released Utopia on an array of systems – DOS, Amiga, Atari ST and SNES. In addition to all versions looking and playing similarly, they also share the same composer. Barry Leitch got his start way back on the C64 and has been doing amazing soundtracks for over 30 years across more than 240 games. Join us as we listen to these utopian melodies and have a quick chat with the composer himself.
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Our musical mash-up is back with Expansion Pack II. Hope you’re ready to listen to some tunes ranging from the 1986 Famicom to 2014 Wii U and everything between. In case you missed last Expansion Pack episode or tuning in for the first time, this is a bit of a different style episode from our normal lineup. Just some random awesome tracks and some facts to go along with them in this more free form and fun style series that fits between our regularly scheduled episodes.
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