Throw in traditional JRPG elements, some Ancient Relic Machines and a touch of the Wild West and you’ve got yourself Wild Arms for the Sony Playstation. Join us as we go through Filgaia’s story, battles, characters and, of course, the sweet music from a very talented and versatile composer, Michiko Naruke.
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In the video game world you always hear a lot of talk about graphics…sprites vs polygons, 1080p, next gen, etc. but what you don’t hear a lot about anymore is box art. As a society, have we finally evolved past judging a book by its cover, or in this case a game by its box art?
I don’t think so; at least I know I haven’t.
This week we bring you music from a short-lived company with strong roots in the Amiga demo-scene called Zyrinx. Beginning on Sega’s 16bit hardware, they set out to push the limits of the Genesis and Mega Drive further than other developers had done. With their custom sound driver, incredible visual accomplishments and the launch of composer Jesper Kyd’s career, they proved the power of hard work and innovative thinking.
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We’re looking at Nintendo’s Punch-Out!! series. With so many franchises unable to make the jump from the arcade to the home console and even fewer able to then stand the test of time by seeing re-releases we want to pay tribute to an amazing series that has not only done this but holds so many awesome memories for an entire generation of gamers.
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We’re back with a full grab bag of Soccer titles in celebration of 2014 FIFA World Cup. With so many soccer games being released over the years, it was a really tough choice to pick only a few and leave the others to sit on the sidelines but we have a ton of amazing music for your auditory pleasure.
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We launch the show off with the Golden Axe series by SEGA. Even though it wasn’t one of the highest selling games of the platform for the Genesis/Mega Drive it has been re-released in pretty much every “SEGA Classics” collection to date. For those of you who don’t know (or probably just don’t remember) it all started in 1989 for the arcade.
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