The night seemed to fade into blossoming dawn
The sun shone anew but the dance lingered on
Could we but recall that sweet moment sublime
We'd find that our love is unaltered by time
It's the first anniversary "year end review" episode! Thank you to everyone for giving the show a chance, I hope you all find more of what you love in 2018.
or streamed here:
And the track list below:
NOPE.
Listen to the episode, bub. I live a spoiler-free lifestyle.
How is it that your episode came out the same day as VGMpire AND Pixeltunes Radio, both of which returning after a long hiatus? No matter, you still get my ears first. Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteAw shucks. With that stiff competition, surely you have chosen poorly!
DeleteGreat episode. “Chosen poorly”? I believe I said at some point early on that I love everything you pick. I think we have very similar sentiments when it comes to VGM. So a whole episode devoted to your favorites? No brainer.
ReplyDeleteI think I also mentioned this before, but that Teleroboxer (it’s not telroboxer) track is all Bryan from Pixelated Audio. I can’t remember why he sent it to me but I’m glad he did.
Again, happy 1st! for a year of aiming for biweekly yet ending up with 044 episodes, you’ve done pretty well for yourself. Thanks for all your efforts (and by “your” I mean Alan too). Here’s to many more!
I KNEW it was tel-E-roboxer, but for some reason I kept saying the wrong thing. Similar to the Ristar pronunciation, I have a mental block...
DeleteAnd however it got to me, I'll take it. The beauty of the VGM grapevine.
And most importantly, thanks!
Was it a mistake when "Playboy" started playing? It was pretty funny.
ReplyDeleteI might have just missed a bit in the conversation. Anyways, I love "It Doesn't Really Matter" very much. Good Number one. "Number two" was good too.
DeleteNo mistake, only the most intentional of sweet disco jams to prime your ears for dance dance dance.
DeleteThanks for listening!
Hey, you were saying that you came across original ripped music. Where can i get hold of this ?
ReplyDelete//Gomer @ VGM Tracker
Hey!
DeleteI have a bunch of them - here are some links (with brief descriptions):
Best, most complete one, JoshW archive - https://www.hcs64.com/mboard/forum.php?showthread=26929
A bunch of PC and MIDI - http://www.midimusicadventures.com/queststudios/digital-soundtracks/
Master system and GG - http://www.smspower.org/
Japanese PC (also mostly in JoshW archive, but this is easier to search) - http://snesmusic.org/hoot/v2/
Some SNSF files (the SNES tracks that do strange things with the sound chip, and so can't be dumped as normal) - http://snsf.caitsith2.net/
More Roland MT-32 - http://rmla.comoj.com/
Amiga - https://www.exotica.org.uk/wiki/Main_Page
Genesis/MD - http://project2612.org/
G-16, PCE, PC-FX, X68, PC-88, SGX - http://archives.tg-16.com/music_database.htm
Various formats and info - http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Main_Page
A bunch of Tim Follin ZX Spectrum tracks - https://archive.org/details/Saladedemais_-_Follin_Project_-_ZX_Spectrum
Atari Jaguar rips - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/93506-atari-jaguar-soundtracks/
Last resort - https://www.zophar.net/
No native audio, but does have a streaming music component where I have found soundtracks not otherwise available - http://www.vizzed.com/videogames/music.php#player1?catid=0&trackid=25
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Other resources:
I sometimes find credit info here when composer information isn't widely available (has screenshots of a bunch of game credits) - http://www.vgmuseum.com/
oh, and also http://vgmrips.net/packs/
DeleteThis is much appreciated. Thank you !
DeleteHappy Birthday and Congratulations The Diad Presents...!
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to spend most of my time in past episodes that I have yet to listen to, but I am a sucker for year-in-review episodes, so I jumped ahead to listen to this one. Spoilers be damned!
I absolutely LOVE that you have a tangent of the year award! Thoughtful tangents are what define this podcast (outside of, obviously, excellent VGM selections). I listened very sporadically to this podcast at first, and wasn't sure about it. Then your WSXY episode at VGM Jukebox brought me back, and I listened to the Vikings episode, which is when I
really realized that this show had well researched rambles and I began to appreciate that and you got your hooks in me. You go all over the map, but with focus and detail to your offshoots. It's the scenic path of VGM podcasts, complete with knowledgeable tour guide. In the Vikings episode there was just so much information about Vikings that didn't really matter to the games that were being featured because you got into more Norse lore than the games ever even attempted. I love that!
And if I may go on a tangent of my own, if you were to be given a mental status exam by a neuropsychologist, this language is not actually tangential. It would better be described as a nonpathological form of circumstantial speech. Tangential speech goes off topic and never comes back on topic. Circumstantial speech, however, while still very rambly and prone to loose associations and conversational drift, does have the speaker eventually remembering to come back around to the main point. Of course, in common parlance most people call any diversion a tangent, but in a neuropsychological setting the speaker's ability to remember the original topic and return to it is valuable data that suggests better memory and conscientiousness than a tangential speaker. This is important for teasing apart different potential brain disorders or lasting effects from a traumatic brain injury by recognizing the level of impairment. Circumstantially speaking, however, I don't think it is necessary for you to give circumstantiality awards as "best tangent" is commonly understand and just sounds generally catchier.
Cheers on a great year! (I assume it was great anyway, I'm still listening to past episodes!).
And a mighty big thank you to you, JT!
DeleteI have been enjoying your time traveling through the back catalog. I’m pleased I eventually got my hooks in you. I am even more pleased it took a ridiculous performance like WSXY to do it. Your description is far too kind, but graciously accepted. Not all my episodes are created equally, I definitely think some side quests are more successful than others, but I never know until I try.
And I loved your own nonpathological form of circumstantial speech. That is exactly the kind of stuff I love learning about.
I may or may not have mentioned on the podcast that I used to write trivia for work. Not in any official capacity, but at its peak I had 30 or so people in my office playing. That continues to be a pretty huge influence on my show. Come to think of it, I probably should have mentioned that…
Anyway, thanks again JT. Hope I can continue to keep you around.