BitNote

Where I participate in the Dublin GameCraft where I join a team and try to make a game in 12 hours. Includes lots of talk with the organisers and other teams and their games. This is part 1; the second and final part of the BitNote GameCraft special will is next episode.

Where I talk about liking personality in games. Music: Theme by Douglas Fulton from Zany Golf by Sandcastle Productions; Human music by Glenn Stafford from Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness by Blizzard; and Menu theme by Naofumi Hataya, Tomoko Sasaki, Mariko Nanba from Feel the Magic: XY/XX by SEGA.

Where I don't even try to find a common connection between Tennis, City Building and Disney. Beginning of Destiny by Chiho Kobayashi from Virtua Tennis by SEGA; Stage 1 music and Stage 5 music Haruyo Oguro (Lotty), Tomoko Sasaki (Maguro) from World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck by Sega; and Downtown Dance and Virtual Village by Brian Conrad, Sue Kasper, Justin McCormick from Sim City 2000 by Maxis.

Where I play some really ambient and puzzle based music. Music: Bedroom by Tim Furnish, Galacticflump, The Three Frank Harlons from Out of Order by Hungry Software; I Hear the Music in My Soul by Shinichi 'Mondo Grosso' Osawa sung by Eri Nobuchika from Lumines by Q Entertainment; Multiplayer theme by Yukifumi Makino and Tomoya Ohtani from Chu Chu Rocket by Sega.

In which I interview Irish video game music composer Claire Fitch! Music is: Cutscene and FrankieLoop2 by Claire Fitch from Yo Frankie! by Blender Institute; Street and Market-Church by Claire Fitch from Camelot Galway by Starcave Studios; and Rhythm3 by Claire Fitch from NanoQuest by CanDo Interactive.

In which I play significant portions of music from two independant game creations, from flowery bright platformers with dark undertones, to a rocking remake of one one of the greatest shooters of all time. Title and Stage 1, 2, 3 and 4 music by Miroslav Malesevic, Matthew Steele and others from Eversion by Zaratustra Productions [Guilherme S. Tows]; Music from Sega Swirl (Dreamcast) by Sega; and Black Mesa Theme, Forget About Freeman, Questionable Ethics 1 and Credits pt1 by Joel Nielsen from Black Mesa by Black Mesa Modification Team.

In which I do finally do a successful segue from one game music selection to another; also relaxing dolphin music! Music: Welcome To Jurassic Park (Title Screen ~ Credit Roll), Escape at Hand (The Visitor's Center) escape by Sam Powell from Jurrassic Park (SEGA version) by BlueSky Software; Perils of the Coral Reef, Hanging Waters, Mutaclone and Credits by Tim Follin from Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future by Appaloosa Interactive.

In which I once again cover indie, retro and mainstream game music! Music: Main Title and Metropolis Theme by IB Audio/Dejobaan from The Wonderful End of the World by Dejobaan Games; Awakening (Stage 1) by Y. Takada from Gain Ground by SEGA; and Late Goodbye by Poets of the Fall from Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne by Remedy Entertainment.

In which I play music from games that include things such as realistic water and skyscrapers. The Little Things (UNKLE Variation) [Soundtrack from the Video Game] by Danny Elfman and UNKLE from Wanted: Weapons of Fate by GRIN; Ambient by Yves Altana, Bjørn A. Lynne, Joseph Shorrocks Hydrophobia Prophecy by Dark Energy Digital; and Still Alive composed by Rami Yacoub, Arnthor Birgirsson with performance and lyrics by Lisa Miskovsky, both from Mirror's Edge by DICE.

In which I go from a tropical archipeligo to the Metro of post-apocalyptic Moscow, and meet zombies along the way! Music: Menu Music by Thomas Baertschi from Far Cry by Crytek; The Baron by The Volcanics from Atom Zombie Smasher by Blendo Games (Brendon Chung); and Main Menu and Good Ending (town2) by Alexey Omelchuk and Geogogiy Beloglazov from Metro 2033 by 4A Games based on book of same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky.