Now is the time to determine which OST is the best between my three favorite Street Fighter OSTs. Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha and Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike. I chose categories to compare specific tracks for each OST. I'll list all of the songs below and watch the video to hear what rules I use to determine which songs get picked. Also, comment on what SF soundtrack is your favorite!

Track List:

Openings

- Alpha 2 Intro

- EX Plus Alpha Intro

- 3rd Strike Intro

Character Selects

-Alpha 2 Character Select

-EX Plus Alpha Character Select

-3rd Strike Character Select

Ryu Themes

- Alpha 2 Ryu Theme

- EX Plus Alpha Ryu Theme "Rising Dragoon"

- 3rd Strike Ryu Theme "Kobu"

Ken Themes

- Alpha 2 Ken Theme

- EX Plus Alpha Ken Theme "Light Guardian"

- 3rd Strike Ken (and Alex) Theme "Jazzy NYC 99"

Chun-Li Themes

- Alpha 2 Chun-Li Theme

- EX Plus Alpha Chun-Li Theme "Spinning Bird"

- 3rd Strike Chun-Li Theme "China Vox"

Akuma Themes

- Alpha 2 Akuma Theme

- EX Plus Alpha Akuma Theme "God Hands'

- 3rd Strike Akuma Theme "Killing Moon"

Newcomer Themes

- Sakura's Alpha 2 Theme

- Allen Snider's (and Guile's) EX Plus Alpha Theme "Strange Sunset"

- Elena's 3rd Strike Theme "Beats in my Head"

Comic Relief

- Dan's Alpha 2 Theme

- Skullomania's EX Plus Alpha Theme "Amusementive Crime"

- Sean's (and Oro's) 3rd Strike Theme "The Longshoreman"

Villains

- Bison 's Alpha 2 Theme

- Garuda's EX Plus Alpha Theme "Stronger"

- Gill's 3rd Strike Theme "Psych Out"

Credits

- Alpha 2 (Staff Roll 2)

- EX Plus Alpha Staff Roll

- 3rd Strike Staff Roll "Moving On"

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Its finally complete! I wanted to put a spotlight of side-scrolling video game soundtracks. However, there are too many to talk about in one episode. For part 1 you'll be hearing tracks from Final Fight, Streets of Rage and the River City Ransom/Kunio-Kun series.

Tracklist: Intro: Streets of Rage 2 Character Select

Final Fight (CD)

1.) Slum Above Ground by Manami Matsumae (and others)

2.) Subway Beginning by Manami Matsumae (and others)

Final Fight 2

3.) Carve a Dragon Wood by Yasuaki Fujita (and others)

4.) Fret Street Beat Beat by Yasuaki Fujita (and others)

Final Fight 3

5.) Law and Order by Katsunari Kitajima[

6.) Down and Out by Katsunari Kitajima[

SOR 1

7.) Title Theme by Yuzo Kurshiro

8.) Stage 1 (Fighting in the Street) by Yuzo Kurshiro

9.) Stage 4 (Keep the Groovin') by Yuzo Kurshiro

10.) Stage 7 (Violent Breathing) by Yuzo Kurshiro

SOR 2

11.) Go Straight by Yuzo Kurshiro

12.) In the Bar II by Yuzo Kurshiro

13.) Spin on the bridge by Yuzo Kurshiro

SOR 3

14.) Dub Slash by Yuzo Kurshiro

15.) Boss by Yuzo Kurshiro

16.) Happy Paradise by Yuzo Kurshiro

17.) Shinobi Reverse by Yuzo Kurshiro

River City Ransom/Kunio

18.) Streets Theme by Kazuo Sawa

19.) Cutscene Theme by Kazuo Sawa

20.) Boss Theme 1 by Kazuo Sawa

River City Girls

21.) Opening Theme by Megan McDuffee, Chipzel, Dale North and Nathan Sharp

22.) Bully by Megan McDuffee, Chipzel, Dale North and Nathan Sharp

23.) Boss Noize by Megan McDuffee, Chipzel, Dale North and Nathan Sharp

Outro: Final Fight 3 Character Select

It was about time I caught everyone up with what's been going on with me. I recap all of the EVO 2019 updates and then we get into an extensive talk about having a gaming backlog.

This episode's track list:

Opening Song: "Brave New World" (Opening Song) by Yuzo Kushiro with lyrics by Flair - Namco X Capcom

1.) "Music 3" - Tetris NES

2.) "Music A" by Mitsuhiko Takano and Miyuki Uemura - Tetris 2

3.) "Tidal Tempest Zone" (US Version)by Spencer Nilsen & David Young - Sonic CD

4.) "Tidal Tempest Zone" (JP Version) by Naofumi Hataya - Sonic CD

5.) "Saint's Wreath" by Koichi Sugiyama - Dragon Quest VI

6.) "Ice Place" (Arranged) by Hideki Asanaka (and others) - King of Fighters 2000

7.) "Day 1, Terraport" by Jon Holland - Vectorman

8.) "Every Day is Night" by Michael "Garoad" Kelly - VA-11 HALL-A

9.) "Neon District" by Michael "Garoad" Kelly - VA-11 HALL-A

10.) "Karmotrine Dream" by Michael "Garoad" Kelly - VA-11 HALL-A

11.) "White Noiz" by Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 2

12.) "City (Level 1)" by Pengus - Neon Drive

13.) "Minish Village" by Mitsuhiko Takano - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Ending Song: Opening from 19XX The War Against Destiny by Ayako Mori, Syun Nishigaki, and Tatsuro Suzuki

I talk about a few sad things in this return to podcasting. I talk about Avengers Endgame, the Sonic movie trailer, Jump Force and my fighting game tournament schedule to name a few things. Join me for a chat and some dope game music as usual.

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Intro Song: "Gates of Hell" from Bayonetta - by Norihiko Hibino and many others

1.) "Broken Moon" by Tokyo Active NEET (as heard in Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart)

2.) "Nabel's Theme" from Strikey Sisters by Dominic Ninmark

3.)"Dance through the Danger" from Shantae 1/2 Genie Hero by Christina Vee

4.)"Slum Machi" from Kizuna Encounter by SNK sound team

5.) "Risurio" from Kizuna Encounter by SNK sound team

6.) "Kimyou Na Kuukan" from Kizuna Encounter by SNK sound team

7.) "Strange Sunset" (Extended Version) from Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha by Shinji Hosoe

8.) "Hong Kong" from Jump Force by Takanori Arima and many others

9.) "Warp Gate" from Guardian's Crusade by Tamsoft Sound Team

10>) "Secret of the Arid Sands" from Secret of Mana

11.) "Mirror Image" from Zero Divide 2 by Hideyuki Shimono and Akihito Ohkawa

12.) "Alaska" from Zero Divide 2 by Hideyuki Shimono and Akihito Ohkawa

13.) "Fascination" from Zero Divide 2 by Hideyuki Shimono and Akihito Ohkawa

14.) "Teamwork" by Michael Staple (Maxie Da Man) (Played in Sonic Chaos fan remake trailer)

Ending Song: "Gangsta's Paradise Zone" by Mth (check them out at their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBtr_VIj1ZKuaz3zOynQVA)

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The end of 2018 game music spectacular where I talk about my absolute favorite composers of all time. I hope you guys ready for a three hour episode! Happy new year!!

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Intro Track: Opening - Street Fighter EX2 Plus

Kenji Yamamoto:

- Brinstar Overgrown with Vegetation Area - Super Metroid

- Phedrana Drifts - Metroid Prime

- MOONMAN's Fandango - Galactic Pinball

Koji Kondo:

- Title Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

- Koopa's Road - Super Mario 64

- Baby Bowser - Yoshi's Island

David Wise:

- Elm Street - A Nightmare on Elm Street

- Defend the Vulture/The Final Confrontation/Stage 1 & 6 - Battletoads Arcade

- Current Capers ~ Aquatic Ambiance - Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze

- Disco Train (Target Terror) - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Hideki Okugawa:

- Rikuo's Stage - Night Warriors: Darkstalker's Revenge

- Bottoms Up (Hugo's Stage) - Street Fighter 3: 2nd Impact

- The Deep (Omega Red's Theme) - X-Men Children of the Atom

- Jazzy NYC 99' - Street Fighter 3: Third Strike

Masato Nakamura:

- Spring Yard Zone - Sonic the Hedgehog

- Mystic Cave Zone - Sonic the Hedgehog 2

- Ending 1 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Nobuo Uematsu:

- Memories of Green - Chrono Trigger

- Terra's Theme - Final Fantasy VI

- Opening Theme, Bombing Mission - Final Fantasy VII

- Macalania Woods - Final Fantasy X

Shoji Meguro:

- Tatarus 0D02 - Persona 3

- Mass Destruction (FES Remix) - Persona 3

- Backside of the TV - Persona 4

- Rivers in the Desert - Persona 5

Jake Kaufman:

- Mango Tango/Neon Jungle - Double Dragon Neon

- Turn Around (Title Theme) - Vanguard Valkyrie

- An Underlying Problem (The Lost City) - Shovel Knight

Shinji Hosoe:

- Phantom Bomb - Street Fighter EX2 Plus

- Dungeon 2B - Fate/Extra

- Versus Dream Virus R - Mega Man Network Transmission

- Chunnin Exam Arena - Naruto Gekito Ninja Taisen 4

Yoko Shimomura:

- The Road Is Full of Dangers - Super Mario RPG

- Chun-Li's Theme - Street Fighter 2

- Hollow Bastion - Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix

- Arise within You - Parasite Eve

Yuzo Kushiro:

- Slow Moon - Streets of Rage 2

- Mandara - Shinobi 3: Return of The Ninja Master

- The Falls - Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

Daisuke Ishiwatari:

- Haven't You Got Eyes In Your Head? (Slayer's Theme) - Guilty Gear X2

- Imperial Code (Jin VS Noel) - BlazBlue Calamity Trigger

- Stand Unrivaled (Jubei's Theme) - BlazBlue Central Fiction

- Tsuki no Shihai (Raven's Theme) - Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator

Tee Lopes:

- Studiopolis Zone Act 2 - Sonic Mania

- Knuckles Mirage Saloon Zone Act 1 - Sonic Mania

- Stardust Speedway Zone Act 1 - Sonic Mania

Nobuyoshi Sano

- Heavenly Garden/Fallen Garden - Tekken Tag Tournament 2

- EXH Notes - Ridge Racer 2

- King's Theme (Arcade) - Tekken 3

- Ogre's Theme (PS2) - Tekken Tag Tournament

Ending Song: Living in the City - Richard Jacques- Sonic R

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Episode 13 is here (four months later)!! With Smash Bros Ultimate two months away and pretty much a tsunami of other new games down the pipeline, there's plenty to talk about. Including Mega Man 11, Dragon Quest 11 and when Bowsette took over Twitter for a few weeks.

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Opening Track: Main Theme from Super Smash Bros Ultimate

1.) "Fight Against Monsters" - Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimomura

2.) "Forest Maze" - Super Mario RPG - Yoko Shimomura

3.) "Cascade Kingdom" - Super Mario Odyssey - Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii and Koji Kondo

4.) "Tostarena Night" (Sand Kingdom) - Super Mario Odyssey - Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii and Koji Kondo

5.) "Torvis Bog Main Theme" - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Kenji Yamamoto

6.) "Torvis Bog Hydrodynamo Theme" - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Kenji Yamamoto

7.)"Skytown Main Theme" - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Kenji Yamamoto

8.) "Sea Bottom Segue" - Sonic Lost World - Tomoya Ohtani

Takahito Eguchi

9.) "Metallic Madness Zone Act 2" - Sonic Mania - Tee Lopes

10.) "Mirage Saloon (Knuckles Version) Act 1" - Sonic Mania - Tee Lopes

11.) "Area 1" - Contra Rebirth -Manabu Namiki

12.) "BGM 2" - The Adventures of Bayou Billy -Jun Funahashi

Kiyohiro Sada, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio , Tsutomu Ogura

13.) Headquarters of the Otafu Army - The Legend of Mystical Ninja -Kazuhiko Uehara and Harumi Ueko

14.) "Title Theme" - Mega Man 11 - Marika Suzuki

15.) "Electric Communication" - Rockman 8 (Mega Man 8 JPN) - Ganasia

16.) "Guile's Theme" - Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo - Isao Abe and Syun Nishigaki

17.) "Beats in My Head" (Elena's Theme) - Street Fighter 3 Third Strike - Hideki Okugawa

18.) "Opening Sequence, Bombing Mission" - Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu

19.) "J-E-N-O-V-A" - Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu

20.) "Crazy Motorcycle Chase" - Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu

21.) "Death Fight" (Dragon Quest 2 Battle Theme) - Dragon Quest Heroes - Koichi Sugiyama

22.) "War Cry" (Dragon Quest 8 Battle Theme) - Dragon Quest Heroes - Koichi Sugiyama

23.) "Are You a Loser?" (Dragon Quest 9 Battle Theme) - Dragon Quest Heroes - Koichi Sugiyama

24.) "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Hirokazu Ando and Jun Ishikawa

25.) "Divine Bloodlines Ver. 511" - Castlevania Pachislot 2 - Takeshi Kuramochi, Michiru Yamane, Yasuhiro Ichihashi, Konami Kukeiha Club

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I'm finally back from hiatus to talk about my E3 experiences and my infinitely growing backlog of games that I haven't finished. Enjoy some awesome video game tracks!

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Intro Track: "Overworld Theme" - Super Monkey Daibouken (Famicom)

1.) "Harem Beat (Ace's Theme)" - Shinji Hosoe, Takayuki Aihara, and Ayako Saso - Street Fighter EX3

2.) "Cute Mafia (Nanase's Theme)" - Shinji Hosoe, Takayuki Aihara, and Ayako Saso - Street Fighter EX3

3.) "The Musashi Legend - Tsuyoshi Sekito - Brave Fencer Musashi

4.) "Awesomenauts Opening Theme" - Sonic Picnic - Awesomenauts

5.) "Garuda Cave" - Shinji Hosoe, Takayuki Aihara, and Ayako Saso - Fighting EX Layer

6.) "Elevated Railway" - Shinji Hosoe, Takayuki Aihara, and Ayako Saso - Fighting EX Layer

7.) "Main Menu 5" - (Unkown Artist) - Gran Turismo 4

8.) "Dive Theme" - Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki and Junichi Masuda - Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald

9.) "Vengeful Beauty" - Fumie Kumatani - Nightshade

10.) "Super Smash Bros Ultimate Main Theme" - (Unkown Composer) - Super Smash Bros Ultimate

11.) "Devil Trigger" - Casey Edwards feat. Ali Edwards - Devil May Cry 5

12.) "Track 03" - (Unknown Composer) - Ane-San

13.) "Killing Moon" - Hideki Okugawa - Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike

Ending Track: 悲しい Android - Apartment - Sunday Seaside

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Once again, this episode was supposed to go up in but as usual, my schedule stopped me from getting the podcast out on time. Anyway, I talk about games that I'm currently playing, my upcoming trip to E3 and what games have the best chill songs.

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Intro Track: "Battle BGM 1" - Yuji Ohno - Lupin III: Treasure of the Sorcerer King (PS2)

1.)"Staff Roll" - Shinji Hosoe, Takayuki Aihara, and Ayako Saso - Street Fighter EX 2 Plus

2.) "Parochial Town" - Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy VII

3.) "Light Wing" - Koji Kondo - Pilotwings

4.) "Moving On" - Hideki Okugawa and Infinite - Street Fighter III Third Strike

5.) "In the Bar" (Slow version) - Yuzo Kushiro - Streets of Rage 2

6.) "Mother Earth of Dishonesty (Part 1)" - Hideaki Kobayashi and Fumie Kumatani - Phantasy Star Online

7.)"Results" - Shinji Hosoe, Takayuki Aihara, and Ayako Saso - Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha

8.) "New York" - Rob Wallace - Mario is Missing (SNES)

9.) "The Road is Full of Dangers" - Yoko Shimamura - Super Mario RPG

10.) "Stage 1" - Kazunaka Yamane - Double Dragon II (NES)

11.) "Dive into the Mellow" - Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani

Tomoya Ohtani - Sonic Adventure 2

12.) "Image of Hero" - Hideaki Kobayashi and Fumie Kumatani - Phantasy Star Online

13.)"Ragol Weather (Image of Hero Remix)" - Zircon - Phantasy Star Online

14.) "Data Base" - Toshihiko Horiyama, Naoshi Mizuta, Akari Kaida- Mega Man & Bass (Super Famicom)

15.) "Data Base Accessible (Data Base Remix)" - Joshua Morse - Mega Man & Bass

16.) "Summer's Theme" - Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka - Earthbound

Ending Track: "Candy" by Night Tempo

Check out more of Night Tempo's music here: @ntreboot

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I disappeared in February due to being extremely busy with multiple things. Quite a few things happened in the past few weeks. I attended the fighting game tournament Winter Brawl 12, a Nintendo Direct came and went and I'm recovering from a cold. Come listen to me ramble along with some cool game tracks as usual!

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Intro Track: "Dreamer" by Night Tempo

1.) "Theme of D4" - MANYO and TECHNOuchi - D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die

2.) "West City" - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh, Reno - Dragon Ball FighterZ

3.) "Hit's Theme" - Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh, Reno - Dragon Ball FighterZ

4.) "Flash Train" - Takayuki Aihara, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso - Street Fighter EX 2 Plus

5.) "Amusementive Crime 2" Takayuki Aihara, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso - Street Fighter EX 2 Plus

6.) "Limit" - (Composer Unknown) - Outtrigger

7.) "Iron Doll" - (Compose Unknown) - Outtrigger

8.) "Into the Thick of It" - Hiroki Kikuta - Secret of Mana

9.) "Into the Thick of It" - ARM (IOSYS), Yuzo Koshiro, Kikou, Noriyuki Kamikura, Haruka Shimotsuki, Junichi Sato (and various others) - Secret of Mana Remake (PS4)

10.) "Passing through the forest" - Junya Nakano - Threads of Fate

11.) "Rasdan" - Junya Nakano - Threads of Fate

12.) "A Chance Meeting" - Junya Nakano - Threads of Fate

13.) "Delfino Plaza Court" - Motoi Sakuraba - Mario Power Tennis

14.) "Mario Classic Court - Motoi Sakuraba - Mario Power Tennis

15.) "Octo Expansion Theme" - Toru Minegishi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Shiho Fujii - Splatoon 2

16.) "Light Plane" (Vocal Remix) - Soyo Oka (original), Masato Coda with RiRiKA (arrangers) - Super Smash Bros for Wii U (originally from Pilotwings)

Outro Track: "Just Be Yourself" by Night Tempo

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I'm finally back from break with the first Sound Test of 2018. Today, I'm talking about an unsung hero of video game music. Tim Follin composed a lot of game music during the 8 and 16 bit eras. Its a (mostly) Tim Follin focused episode. I also talk about Dragon Ball FighterZ and competitive fighting games in general.

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Intro Track: "Spider-Man's Theme" - Tim Follin - Spider-Man & X-Men Arcade's Revenge

1.) "Title Screen" - Tim Follin - Magic Johnson's Fast Break (NES)

2.)"Title Screen" - Tim Follin - Ghouls N' Ghosts (Amiga)

3.) "BGM 1" - Tim Follin - Silver Surfer (NES)

4.) "Title Screen" - Tim Follin - PIctionary (NES)

5.) "Drawing Game" - Tim Follin - Pictionary (NES)

6.) "Beach" - Tim Follin - Plok (SNES)

7.) "Boss Theme" - Tim Follin - Plok (SNES)

8.) "Gambit's Theme" - Tim Follin - Spider-Man & X-Men Arcade's Revenge

9.) "Title Theme" - Tim Follin - Puzznic (Amiga)

10.) "Intro Theme" - Tim Follin - LED Storm (Amiga)

11.) "Title Theme" - Tim Follin - Treasure Master (NES)

12.) "Title Theme" - Tim Follin - Solstice (NES)

13.) "Intro Theme" - Tim Follin - Time Trax (Genesis)

Ending Track: "Paranoid" - Tim Follin - Rock and Roll Racing (Black Sabbath SNES cover)

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