This week's show saw our long-awaited return to the racing game genre. Have you played Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune before? It was one of my beloved arcade racers from way back in the day. I fondly remember playing and saving data on a flimsy little silver-backed card they'd print after your race was finished. For … Continue reading Episode 113: Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6
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Episode 109: Beatmania IIDX 30 Pt. 2
Alright, keeping this catch-up going. This week we made it special by bringing back one of the OG LAG Boys: ALEX of Palette Swapped fame. Hope you enjoyed the lighter, more hyper side of the Beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT original soundtrack! Note: Unfortunately, the IIDX 30 soundtrack is unavailable for legal streaming at the time … Continue reading Episode 109: Beatmania IIDX 30 Pt. 2
Episode 107: Beatmania IIDX 30
You're not hardcore unless you GAME hardcore. Thanks for joining me on this particularly heavy week. Heavy in a good way, of course. We went HARD with all this energetic, fist-pumping music from the newest incarnation of the Beatmania IIDX series. Hope you enjoyed all the tunes, including the many kickass anime OPs we covered … Continue reading Episode 107: Beatmania IIDX 30
Episode 69: Dance Dance Revolution
Hey all! For this one, I went back to some of my deepest gamer roots. I've been playing the DDR series since the tender age of about 12, so a lot of my adult taste in music has been shaped by the soundtracks of these games. I wanted to keep this playlist as all killer … Continue reading Episode 69: Dance Dance Revolution
Episode 42: Pop’n Music Lapistoria
Hey all! This week on the show, we covered another one of my all-time favorite music-rhythm games. Straight from the company that basically pioneered the genre, Bemani (from Konami), Pop'n Music is a game that you use 9 palm-sized buttons you press in time with music. It looks deceptively cutesy and tame, but once you … Continue reading Episode 42: Pop’n Music Lapistoria
