Second times the charm.  Both members of the Game Grumps, Arin and Dan, were able to make it as guests this time.  The full Grump was in effect, but it's impossible to be grumpy when listening to this fun-filled mixtape what with the cool grace notes in the OutRunners track and the total jam from Getsu Fuuma Den.Download and listen NOWMANATREE'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONSInstant favorite:  Getsu

LMH Mixtape #181: Game Grumps

Brent and Rob explore some slower, more sentimental pieces of video game music on this episode.  They also explore what it’s like to be a “furry” and what’s like to be a “hunk.”  Speaking of hunks, action stars used to get their own video games, right?  But what about modern action stars?  Just something to reflect upon.  Full track listing below.Download and listen NOWGame - Composer - Song -

Episode 263: Ballads

The robots are rising up!  The only way to fight back is with a killer mixtape, and The Legacy Music Hour has your back.  Check out the awesome stereo effects of Quarth, the cool sliding bass on Gradius II and the beautiful strings on Daibakushou: Jinsei Gekijou, just to name a few moments.  Afterwards, the robots will have no choice but to peacefully pack up and go home.  Goodbye robots!Download

LMH Mixtape #180: Rise

All the way back at Mixtape #48 (Keith Apicary and Nathan Barnatt), KeyGlyph asked if you remember your first LMH episode, as that episode was KeyGlyph’s first.  For me (TheManaTree), Episode 179 was it.  LMH and the Game Grumps did some crossover appearances, and Dan Avidan from the Game Grumps was a guest on this particular episode.  Even though they had some technical difficulties, the music

LMH Mixtape #179: Technical Difficulties

For this episode, Rob based his picks on all the "soccer (football) action" going on at the time.  Brent went with the traditional free play style.  Either way you get a lot of fantastic tunes, maybe even some possible top ten material.Download and listen NOWMANATREE'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONSInstant favorite: Racing Hero - BGM 1Great melody: Akagawa Jirou no Yuurei Ressha - Yuuko, the

LMH Mixtape #178: Free Play 30

Back when the original Queer Eye For The Straight Guy was touring all over the country, Rob got selected to be made-over by Carson Kressley.  Rob talks all about it on Episode 262.  The subject of underwear also comes up.  Full track listing below.Download and listen NOWGame - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)Tintin in Tibet - Fabrice

Episode 262: Briefs

Free Play 29 has a nice variety of VGM tracks ranging from pumped up shooters to melodic RPGs. There are classic tracks from popular titles such as Jackal, as well as some deeper cuts from Japan only releases that you may or may not be familiar with.Download and listen NOWMANATREE'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONSHigh energy jam: Emerald Dragon - Field BattleClassic Konami: Jackal - Stage 3Slightly quirky

LMH Mixtape #177: Free Play 29

Free Play 28 is here with a fresh shipment of VGM hits!  Rob was in town during this recording, so the crew got to do an in-person episode!  In the full episode, you can see how that in-person energy led to some fun impromptu VGM karaoke for the Shin Megami Tensei track.Download and listen NOWMANATREE'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONSThis track whips!: Energy Breaker - Wind that Whips the WildernessThis

LMH Mixtape #176: Free Play 28

Free Play 27 sports a nice variety of VGM tracks for your listening pleasure.  Additionally, the full episode has a special performance of a Journey to Silius track, performed live by a high school band directed by band director and LMH user Doug!Download and listen NOWMANATREE'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONSInstant favorite:  Batman: Return of the Joker - Stages 3 (Dangerous Ways)This one is a total

LMH Mixtape #175: Free Play 27

What in tarnation!  It's been over ten years since Boss Brent and Switch the Kid did an episode on Old West themed games and stages.  That's over two hundred tootin' episodes ago!  This time, joined by Grand Gunnin' Gabe, the posse delves right back into some tunes fit for a sonic jamboree.  Full track listing below.Download and listen NOWGame - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North

Episode 261: The Old West 2

The Legacy Music Hour podcast was created by Brent Weinbach and Rob F. for the purpose of sharing and talking about video game music from specifically the 8-bit and 16-bit eras. No remixes, no covers, no video game inspired music -just pure, original music from the NES, SNES, Genesis, and more.

Amazing

No idea the thought process behind this show but it’s danketty dank.

Ummm I love it

The Legacy Music Hour Video Game Music Podcast

Yet another TurboGrafx-16 focus, although it’s mostly all PC Engine tracks this time.  In this episode, the boizz get cross-wibed, the boizz talk cereal, and Brent shares some special food recipes of his own creation.  NOTE: Rob played the wrong track for Mahjong Gakuen, which was just a variation loop of the beginning of his intended track.  He had become so sleepy by that point that he didn’t

Episode 202: TurboGrafx-16 3

Remember in 2012 when Legacy Music Hour released their Racing Games 2 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes back-to-back?  Had life ever been so good?  Well, get ready to relive the magic through these mixtapes as we serve up a slice of some of best tunes Konami had to offer -- and you won't even have to redeem that Pizza Hut coupon in the back of your NES manual to enjoy it!  Radical, dudes!

LMH Mixtape #67: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Episode 101 was the first in a small cascade of free plays leading up to the Legacy Music Hour's second anniversary celebration.  Enjoy the extra legroom as the boizz suspend the theme requirements and drift wherever the waters take them!  Extra trivia: the original recording of this episode may have contained the first discussion of the mixtape idea, as suggested by user Big Mike.Download and

Episode 101 was the first in a small cascade of free plays leading up to the Legacy Music Hour's second anniversary celebration.  Enjoy the extra legroom as the boizz suspend the theme requirements and drift wherever the waters take them!  Extra trivia: the original recording of this episode may have contained the first discussion of the mixtape idea, as suggested by user Big Mike. Download and

LMH Mixtape #101: Free Play 10.1

Episode 230 gets a little bit Halloween themed with a couple of the tracks, but it’s more of a general episode where the boizz talk about the suggestive nature of playing pool and try to understand what the show Reading Rainbow was all about.  Brent and Rob also talk somewhat about top full soundtracks of the last ten years and top companies (music-wise) of the last ten years, and those topics

Episode 230: Reading Rainbow

This is it, users!  To celebrate the end of each LMH year, both boizz count down their top ten favorite new musical discoveries.  Brent and Rob switch (haha) off their selections at each level, so you'll hear both #10s, then both #9s, and so on up to the ultimate #1s.  This tradition may be a little more difficult to follow in mixtape form, but all you really need to know is that this tune parade

LMH Mixtape #52: Best Of Year In Review

Get ready for another blistering wave of tiny tracks, because it's Shorties 2!  These forty-one tunes fold up into a compact twenty-five minutes, leaving you feeling productive and chiptune-efficient.  That's the kind of musical impact you can feel good about, no matter which political party (Genesis, SNES, or TG-16) you belong to.Download and listen NOWKEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS,

Get ready for another blistering wave of tiny tracks, because it's Shorties 2!  These forty-one tunes fold up into a compact twenty-five minutes, leaving you feeling productive and chiptune-efficient.  That's the kind of musical impact you can feel good about, no matter which political party (Genesis, SNES, or TG-16) you belong to. Download and listen NOW KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS,

LMH Mixtape #98: Shorties 2

Get pumped up for the boss music mixtape!  Pop this in the next time you're headed off to an audition, job interview, or championship game, and you'll get yourself in the mindset you need to nail it.Download and listen NOWKEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSEInstant new favorite:  Donkey Kong Country - Gang-Plank GalleonOther instant new favorite:  Kirby's Super Star - Boss

Get pumped up for the boss music mixtape!  Pop this in the next time you're headed off to an audition, job interview, or championship game, and you'll get yourself in the mindset you need to nail it. Download and listen NOW KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE Instant new favorite:  Donkey Kong Country - Gang-Plank Galleon Other instant new favorite:  Kirby's Super Star - Boss

LMH Mixtape #42: Boss Music

Board games and video games might seem like apples and oranges at first glance, but that analogy really sells their relationship short -- especially when they're combined!  The mixtape result of this entertainment fusion is also the perfect backdrop for contemplating further philosophical concepts, such as, "Is Connect Four a board game?" and "Has Rob F. Switch finally played Clue by now?"  So

LMH Mixtape #107: Board Games

Remember how amazing the original Racing Games setlist was?  Well, buckle in for your 2nd lap, because Racing Games 2 is just as incredible as the first.  You'll definitely be tasting the bitterness when this ride is over, but don't be too disappointed... there're only 67 more mixtapes to go until Racing Games 3!Download and listen NOWKEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSEInstant

Remember how amazing the original Racing Games setlist was?  Well, buckle in for your 2nd lap, because Racing Games 2 is just as incredible as the first.  You'll definitely be tasting the bitterness when this ride is over, but don't be too disappointed... there're only 67 more mixtapes to go until Racing Games 3! Download and listen NOW KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE Instant

LMH Mixtape #66: Racing Games 2

If you weren't living in Japan during the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, you might have missed out on some excellent video game music.  Don't worry, though; Brent and Rob went ahead and imported some of their favorite tunes for the non-Nihonjin among us.  Tanoshinde kudasai!Download and listen NOWKEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSEInstant new favorite:  Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai

If you weren't living in Japan during the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, you might have missed out on some excellent video game music.  Don't worry, though; Brent and Rob went ahead and imported some of their favorite tunes for the non-Nihonjin among us.  Tanoshinde kudasai! Download and listen NOW KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE Instant new favorite:  Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai

LMH Mixtape #41: Only In Japan

While many of the tunes from episode sixteen are guaranteed to make you do the shiver ™, the boizz also proved that a horror focus doesn't have to be exclusively spooky.  Sink your teeth into this one and enjoy!Download and listen NOWKEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSEInstant new favorite:  Castlevania: Bloodlines - The Sinking Old Sanctuary (Stage 2)Other instant new favorite

While many of the tunes from episode sixteen are guaranteed to make you do the shiver ™, the boizz also proved that a horror focus doesn't have to be exclusively spooky.  Sink your teeth into this one and enjoy! Download and listen NOW KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE Instant new favorite:  Castlevania: Bloodlines - The Sinking Old Sanctuary (Stage 2) Other instant new favorite

LMH Mixtape #16: Horror Games

The headquarters was in free play mode again for its 40th anniversary, and this episode brought up a lot of difficult questions.  Are the Ninja Turtles superheroes?  Is Steve Rogers' transformation into Captain America a tragedy?  And seriously, did anyone pronounce the word "prix" right as a child?  Ponder the philosophical depths as you tune into the mixtape's uninterrupted jams, then travel

LMH Mixtape #40: Free Play 4

Comic books were one of the primary sources of video game fodder in the 80s and 90s, and although neither Brent nor Rob were "comic book guys" growing up, they made sure to give the genre a proper focus.  Now reissued as a mixtape, follow the tracks panel by panel and cover a wide variety of musical styles before slipping the MP3 back into its protective cardboard-backed plastic sleeve for

LMH Mixtape #62: Comic Books

The Legacy Music Hour Official Rulebook states that straight-up adapted music is illegal, but original compositions from movie tie-in games?  Those are fair play!  Have a listen to what some of the biggest films of the 80s and 90s inspired in the minds of some of the era's greatest video game composers.Download and listen NOWKEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSEInstant new

The Legacy Music Hour Official Rulebook states that straight-up adapted music is illegal, but original compositions from movie tie-in games?  Those are fair play!  Have a listen to what some of the biggest films of the 80s and 90s inspired in the minds of some of the era's greatest video game composers. Download and listen NOW KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS &amp; COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE Instant new

LMH Mixtape #37: Movies

This month, Brent and Rob picked two issues of Nintendo Power each, and chose music selections only from games featured in those issues.  They talk about top selling games, video game help hotlines, and other stuff relating to the early 1990s.  Thanks to user Julian (hoo-lee-ahn) for providing The Legacy Music Hour with his old issues of Nintendo Power.  Full track listing below.Download and

This month, Brent and Rob picked two issues of Nintendo Power each, and chose music selections only from games featured in those issues.  They talk about top selling games, video game help hotlines, and other stuff relating to the early 1990s.  Thanks to user Julian (hoo-lee-ahn) for providing The Legacy Music Hour with his old issues of Nintendo Power.  Full track listing below. Download and

Episode 168: Nintendo Power

They've done Fire, they've done Ice, but now, The Legacy Music Hour focuses on Water for Episode 65.  Brent and Rob select tracks from levels that take place underwater or feature water prominently.  So get your snorkel, get your goggles, dunk your face into a bucket of tap water, and take an audio dive in this episode of LMH.  Full track listing below.Download and listen NOWGame -

They've done Fire, they've done Ice, but now, The Legacy Music Hour focuses on Water for Episode 65.  Brent and Rob select tracks from levels that take place underwater or feature water prominently.  So get your snorkel, get your goggles, dunk your face into a bucket of tap water, and take an audio dive in this episode of LMH.  Full track listing below. Download and listen NOW Game -

Episode 65: Water and Underwater

Ah, that feeling when you complete a game and get to enjoy the emotional catharsis of its ending music.  These tunes are often some of the most emotionally resonant in a soundtrack, and there are so many great ones out there that a single Legacy Music Hour focus just wasn't gonna cut it.  Get ready to feel those triumphant and/or bittersweet feelings all over again again with this second Ending

LMH Mixtape #85: Ending Music 2

In this episode of The Legacy Music Hour, Brent and Rob present 16-bit and 8-bit "experimental" video game music.  They picked tracks which they found to be either unusual or progressive or both when listened to in the context of music for video games.  Full track listing below.Download and listen NOWKey: Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year**The   year specified is

In this episode of The Legacy Music Hour, Brent and Rob present 16-bit and 8-bit "experimental" video game music.  They picked tracks which they found to be either unusual or progressive or both when listened to in the context of music for video games.  Full track listing below. Download and listen NOW Key: Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year* *The year specified is

Episode 3: Experimental Music

Junko Tamiya

In this episode of The Legacy Music Hour, Brent and Rob present a composer focus on Junko Tamiya.  They explore her music across several games and analyze her style (and various styles).  NOTE: Harumi Fujita composed Area 1 from Bionic Commando for the arcade, which Junko Tamiya only arranged for the NES.  The Legacy Music Hour was also mistaken about Darkwing Duck, which was actually composed by

Episode 4: Junko Tamiya

After eighty-one episodes, Brent and Rob decided to do their first focus on one individual game's soundtrack: Secret of Mana.  Although opinions were mixed as to whether the game itself was one of the greatest titles of all time or just a super effective sedative, the boizz have absolutely no disagreements over the quality of the music.  Get right into the thick of it and take a journey through

LMH Mixtape #81: Secret of Mana

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