Tag Archives: YM2612

Dangerous Seed – PA108

Dangerous Seed is a vertical shooter released by Namco in arcades in 1989 and adapted by TOSE in 1990 for the Mega Drive, both released only in Japan. While not a groundbreaking shooter, it does feature an inventive tri-ship mechanic, allowing players to switch up their shot mid-game and introduces a bit of strategy in managing the… Read More »

Expansion Pack XXI – PA94

Today’s Expansion Pack tends to lean heavy on the Sharp X68000 (not planned) but that’s not a bad thing. Some amazing tracks selected from the Pixelated Audio team for your listening pleasure. Be sure to let us know your thoughts about the music as well! http://media.blubrry.com/pixelatedaudio/ia601504.us.archive.org/0/items/PixelatedAudio94/PixelatedAudio94.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:05:19 —… Read More »

ExP XX: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive with Gene – PA89

Riding on the heels of our last episode (MAGWest Panel), Gene co-hosts with us once again for a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive themed Expansion Pack. We’ve got a lot of great music and hopefully some new stuff that you might have missed! http://media.blubrry.com/pixelatedaudio/ia601505.us.archive.org/15/items/PixelatedAudio89/PixelatedAudio89.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:38:36 — 167.8MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS

LIVE: MAGWest Panel with guests Inverse Phase and Extent of the Jam – PA88

MAGWest was the first West Coast MAGFest event in Santa Clara, California (August 25th-27th) and we were stoked to be invited to do a panel this year. The topic we landed on was the sound system of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and how the two sound chips (Sega PSG/YM2612) complemented each other for a rich… Read More »

Alisia Dragoon with Fumihito Kasatani Interview – PA74

Want a game that’s obscure but still has it all? Alisia Dragoon on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive is exactly the game you’re looking for. Fun game play, top-notch artwork, and some of the best music the system has to offer. It’s too bad the title didn’t get more recognition back in the day, however, 25 years later we can still fall in… Read More »

Interview: Fumihito Kasatani of Mecano Associates

Fumihito (KASS) Kasatani (Leader of Mecano Associates LLC) Works: Silpheed, Zeliard, Alisia Dragoon This is a short interview with Fumihito Kasatani about his company and the composition done for Alisia Dragoon (Sega Genesis) Interviewed/translated by Pixelated Audio on 2017.01.10 for Episode 74