Game Crimes Podcast

WE AIN'T DEAD YET - THIS IS THE 100 MEGA SHOCK!

The finale of our 3-part series on video game communities, we talk white-collar crime in video games and how it trickles down into video game communities via the history of SNK and their ever-popular Neo-Geo! What happens when a titan of the arcade industry is raided by a life-long corporate criminal? How much dirty money is cycling in the video game and pachinko industry? What does SNK's modern-day takeover by the Saudi government mean for the future? We tackle these questions in this brand-new extra-size episode, although you may not like the answers...

GAME CRIMES is a history project by Mike Bachmann (Greetings Adventures Podcast, Roll for Streetwise) and June Munford (SHU Podcast, Poor Skeleton Games) detailing the black market history of video games. Each podcast covers a single topic, provides some historical context and reviews a few games related to the topic. On the GAME CRIMES weekly streams, Mike and June answer questions, give how-to demonstrations and play unique games for the first time.

Games Reviewed:

The King of Fighters '98 (Neo-Geo) by SNK

SNK v Capcom: Card Fighters Chaos (Neo-Geo Pocket Color) by SNK

Music:

1. SNK Neo Geo Console Commercial (1990)

2. Bad Girl from Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo-Geo) by Yasuhiro Naka

3. Johnny Arcade Introduces SNK's Neo Geo

4. I Am Space Woman from Cool Cool Toon (Dreamcast) by SNK Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan

5. Goodbye Esaka (Arranged) from The King of Fighters 2000 (Neo-Geo) by Hideki Asanaka, Hiroshi Yamazoe, Yasuo Yamate

6. CIPHER 08 from The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match (Arcade) by Hideki Asanaka

6. Kabocha to Piero from Art of Fighting 2 (Neo-Geo) by Yasumasa Yamada, Yoshihiko Kitamura, Mariko, Yasuhiro Naka

7. Japan Theme from Neo Turf Masters (Neo-Geo) by Takushi Hiyamuta

8. Nature's Banquet (So no ni Arranged) from Samurai Shodown V (Neo-Geo) by Haruhiko Kuroiwa,

Kennosuke Suemura

Come by to check out our weekly streams at

Twitch: www.twitch.tv/gamecrimes!

For more info on GAME CRIMES or to contact the podcast, check us out here -

Website: www.gamecrimespod.com/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/gamecrimespod

Timestamps

0:00

A Brief Note

1:31

SNK Neo Geo Console Commercial (1990)

2:01

Introducing SNK, VC and MBS

3:23

Bad Girl from Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo-Geo) by Yasuhiro Naka

4:13

A Brief History of SNK

16:48

Johnny Arcade Introduces SNK's Neo Geo

17:25

A Brief History of Aruze, Pachinko & Kazuo Okada

36:15

I Am Space Woman from Cool Cool Toon (Dreamcast) by SNK Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan

36:41

SNK's rapid collapse and bankruptcy

57:32

Goodbye Esaka (Arranged) from The King of Fighters 2000 (Neo-Geo) by Hideki Asanaka, Hiroshi Yamazoe, Yasuo Yamate

58:01

A brief timeline of Aruze's takeover of SNK

1:09:18

CIPHER 08 from The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match (Arcade) by Hideki Asanaka

1:10:02

Conspiracies vs Conspiracy Theories

1:16:43

Kabocha to Piero from Art of Fighting 2 (Neo-Geo) by Yasumasa Yamada, Yoshihiko Kitamura, Mariko, Yasuhiro Naka

1:17:14

Offshore holdings, real estate crime and Mohammmed bin Salman

1:38:29

Japan Theme from Neo Turf Masters (Neo-Geo) by Takushi Hiyamuta

1:38:47

Game Reviews:

King of Fighters 98 (Neo-Geo)

SNK v Capcom Cardfighter's Chaos (Neo Geo Pocket Color)

1:51:59

Signoff

1:56:31

Nature's Banquet (So no ni Arranged) from Samurai Shodown V (Neo-Geo) by Haruhiko Kuroiwa,

Kennosuke Suemura

Game Crimes Episode 6 - Gold Medal Games: Sonic Mania ft. Sid Menon

Description: Part 2 of our 3-part series on video game communities, the criminals are joined by Sid Menon of the We Thought About Games podcast as we examine 2017's retro-platformer throwback Sonic Mania. How did the Sonic fangame community go from a loose collection of gaming nerds to the creative forefront of the franchise? We stretch our legs in this extra-length episode to tell the story of romhackers going legit and how communities can wrestle back history from the forces of corporate-fueled nostalgia.

GAME CRIMES is a history project by Mike Bachmann (Greetings Adventures Podcast, Roll for Streetwise) and Jay (now June) Munford (SHU Podcast, Poor Skeleton Games) detailing the black market history of video games. Each podcast covers a single topic, provides some historical context and reviews a few games related to the topic. On the GAME CRIMES interactive streams, Mike and Jay answer questions, give how-to demonstrations and play these games for the first time.

Games Reviewed:

Sonic Mania (Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows) by PagodaWest, Headcannon and Sega of America

Music:

Unused Song 1 from Knuckles Chaotix by Junko Shiratsu and Mariko Nanba (Sega 32X)

Spring Yard Zone Re-Imagined by Tee Lopes

Haunted Heights Zone from Sonic Robo Blast 2 by DrTapeworm (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Quick Escape from SegaSonic the Hedgehog by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Keitaro Hanada and Naoki Tokiwa (Arcade)

Shield of Discovery from Sonic X-treme by Chris Senn (Sega Saturn, cancelled)

Sunset Town (unused) from Sonic the Fighters by Maki Morrow and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (Arcade)

Shield of Discovery from Sonic X-treme by Chris Senn (Sega Saturn, cancelled)

For more info on GAME CRIMES or to contact the podcast, check us out here -

Website: www.gamecrimespod.com/

Twitch: www.twitch.tv/gamecrimes

Twitter: www.twitter.com/gamecrimespod

BIG THANKS to Steph, our (brave & intrepid) editor. You can hire her to edit your stuff @StephOKingston

0:00

A note from June - that's poorskeletongames.com :)

0:49

1993 Sonic Mania Day Commercial

1:03

Unused Song 1 from Knuckles Chaotix by Junko Shiratsu and Mariko Nanba (Sega 32X)

1:22

Introducing Sonic Mania and Sid Menon (@beamsplashx)!

11:42

Spring Yard Zone Re-Imagined by Tee Lopes

12:17

A Brief History of Romhacking, Fangames and The Sonic Community

29:48

Haunted Heights Zone from Sonic Robo Blast 2 by DrTapeworm (Windows, Mac, Linux)

30:14

Reading Series - Excerpts from "Pocket-Sized Archives: Classic Consoles, Consumed Nostalgia, and Corporate Rememory" by James K. Harris, The Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 0, No. 0, 2021

51:55

Quick Escape from SegaSonic the Hedgehog by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Keitaro Hanada and Naoki Tokiwa (Arcade)

52:28

Why does Sonic as a "brand" attract such passionate communities?

1:10:56

Shield of Discovery from Sonic X-treme by Chris Senn (Sega Saturn, cancelled)

1:11:12

How much of retro gaming is just marketing? How do we distinguish corporate history from communal history?

1:35:09

Sunset Town (unused) from Sonic the Fighters by Maki Morrow and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (Arcade)

1:35:41

REVIEW: Sonic Mania (Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows) by PagodaWest, Headcannon and Sega of America

1:45:39

Signoff

1:49:58

Shield of Discovery from Sonic X-treme by Chris Senn (Sega Saturn, cancelled)

Episode 5 - Fan Translations

Description: Part 1 of our new 3-part series on video game communities, we explore the wild world of fan translations. What motivates someone to hack a video game into another language when it may not be legal to do so and how do game companies benefit from the exhaustive labor of fandom?

GAME CRIMES is a history project by Mike Bachmann (Greetings Adventures Podcast, Roll for Streetwise) and Jay Munford (SHU Podcast, Poor Skeleton Games) detailing the black market history of video games. Each podcast covers a single topic, provides some historical context and reviews a few games related to the topic. On the GAME CRIMES interactive streams, Mike and Jay answer questions, give how-to demonstrations and play these games for the first time.

Games Reviewed:

Garage: Bad Dream Adventure (Windows) by Kinotrope

LSD: Dream Emulator (Playstation) by Asmik Ace

Music:

First Step Towards Wars from Ys I + II by Yuzo Koshiro (NEC PC Engine CD-ROM)

Nostalgia from Final Fantasy V by Nobuo Uematsu, interpreted by Orchestral Fantasy (SNES)

Final Climax of the Fighting Queen & Magic Girl Part 3 from Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 by Toshiaki Sakodo, Masanobu Tsukamoto (MSX)

Gallant Battle (Guitar Version) from Valkyria Chronicles III by Hitoshi Sakimoto (Sony PSP)

Mimiga Town from Cave Story by Pixel (Windows)

A Miracle is Coming from Tobal No. 2 by Takayuki Nakamura (PS1)

Battle #58 from Ys IV: Dawn of Ys by Atsushi Shirakawa, Naoki Kaneda, Takahiro Tsunashima, Masaru Nakajima (NEC PC Engine CD-ROM)

For more info on GAME CRIMES or to contact the podcast, check us out here -

Website: www.gamecrimespod.com/

Twitch: www.twitch.tv/gamecrimes

Twitter: www.twitter.com/gamecrimespod

BIG THANKS to Steph, our (brave & intrepid) editor. You can find her at @StephOKingston

0:00

First Step Towards Wars from Ys I + II by Yuzo Koshiro (NEC PC Engine CD-ROM)

0:28

Introduction!

2:27

Nostalgia from Final Fantasy V by Nobuo Uematsu, interpreted by Orchestral Fantasy (SNES)

2:49

A Brief History of Fan Translations

10:52

Final Climax of the Fighting Queen & Magic Girl Part 3 from Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 by Toshiaki Sakodo, Masanobu Tsukamoto (MSX)

11:19

Are Fan Translations Legal?

18:18

Gallant Battle (Guitar Version) from Valkyria Chronicles III by Hitoshi Sakimoto (Sony PSP)

18:44

Reading Series - Excerpts from "A Peek into the Underground World of Fan-Translated Games" by Alexa Ray Corriea, available at https://www.polygon.com/2014/5/14/5335288/fan-translations-japanese-western-localization-translation-games

30:21

Gallant Battle (Guitar Version) from Valkyria Chronicles III by Hitoshi Sakimoto (Sony PSP)

30:55

Why is Fan Translation Necessary? Notes from Woosley

39:00

Mimiga Town from Cave Story by Pixel (Windows)

39:20

How to Access Fan Translations

46:43

A Miracle's Coming from Tobal No. 2 by Takayuki Nakamura (PS1)

47:06

REVIEW: Garage: Bad Dream Adventure (Windows) by Kinotrope

58:30

REVIEW: LSD: Dream Emulator (Playstation) by Asmik Ace

1:07:25

Signoff

1:09:15

Battle #58 from Ys IV: Dawn of Ys by Atsushi Shirakawa, Naoki Kaneda, Takahiro Tsunashima, Masaru Nakajima (NEC PC Engine CD-ROM)

Episode 4 - Heroes of Games: Danielle Bunten Berry

Description: In this episode, we turn our microscope lens to influential transwoman game designer Danielle Bunten Berry. Berry's games laid the foundation for much of what we know about modern multiplayer games and exploring her notes provides us a broader window to discuss queer erasure in video game history.

CONTENT WARNING: Telling Danielle's story requires us to discuss some of the extreme transphobia she encountered in her life.

GAME CRIMES is a history project by Mike Bachmann (Greetings Adventures Podcast, Roll for Streetwise) and Jay Munford (SHU Podcast, Poor Skeleton Games) detailing the black market history of video games. Each podcast covers a single topic, provides some historical context and reviews a few games related to the topic. On the GAME CRIMES interactive streams, Mike and Jay answer questions, give how-to demonstrations and play these games for the first time.

Games Reviewed:

M.U.L.E. (Windows 10) by Turborilla

Seven Cities of Gold (Windows) by Sega

Music:

Theme from M.U.L.E. by Roy Glover & Nick Eastridge (NES)

Theme from Heart of Africa by Roy Glover (C64)

Theme from Robot Rascals by Dave Warhol (C64)

Theme from M.U.L.E. 1996 Clone by Unknown (DOS)

Theme from The Seven Cities of Gold (C64) by Roy Glover

Theme from M.U.L.E. by Roy Glover & Nick Eastridge (C64)

For more info on GAME CRIMES or to contact the podcast, check us out here -

Website: www.gamecrimespod.com/

Twitch: www.twitch.tv/gamecrimes

Twitter: www.twitter.com/gamecrimespod

BIG THANKS to Steph, our (brave & intrepid) editor. You can find her at @StephOKingston

0:36

Theme from M.U.L.E. by Roy Glover & Nick Eastridge (NES)

0:30

Introduction!

3:55

Theme from Heart of Africa by Roy Glover (C64)

4:22

Danielle's Biography

22:08

Theme from M.U.L.E. by Roy Glover & Nick Eastridge (NES)

12:18

The Influence of M.U.L.E.

21:01

Theme from Robot Rascals by Dave Warhol (C64)

21:34

Queer Erasure in History (Jay Monologue)

26:30

Theme from M.U.L.E. (1996 Clone) by Unknown (DOS)

26:55

Danielle's Game Design Philosophy

41:24

Theme from The Seven Cities of Gold (C64) by Roy Glover

41:55

Reading Danielle's Games in Light of Her Personal History

50:12

Theme from The Seven Cities of Gold (C64) by Roy Glover

50:37

REVIEW: M.U.L.E. (Windows 10) by Turborilla

56:26

REVIEW: Seven Cities of Gold (Windows) by Sega

1:05:22

Signoff

1:07:00

Theme from M.U.L.E. by Roy Glover & Nick Eastridge (C64)

Episode 3 - The Life & Afterlife of the Sega Dreamcast

Description: On the anniversary of 9.9.99, we commune with the spirit of the Sega Dreamcast. We mourn together, celebrate its history and examine its corpse. It shouldn't have existed but its disciples won't let it die! Blue Skies Forever!

GAME CRIMES is a history project by Mike Bachmann (Greetings Adventures Podcast, Roll for Streetwise) and Jay Munford (SHU Podcast, Poor Skeleton Games) detailing the black market history of video games. Each podcast covers a single topic, provides some historical context and reviews a few games related to the topic. On the GAME CRIMES interactive streams, Mike and Jay answer questions, give how-to demonstrations and play these games for the first time.

Games Reviewed:

Napple Tale (Sega Dreamcast) by Sega

Xenocrisis (Sega Dreamcast) by Bitmap Bureau

Music:

Sega Dreamcast Commercial - It's Thinking!

Capcom vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 - This is True Love Makin' (Dreamcast) by Satoshi Ise.

Last Blade 2 - Vortex (Neo-Geo) by Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan. Arrangement by Ayumi Yasui.

Metropolis Street Racer - Time (Dreamcast) by Richard Jacques.

Space Channel 5 - Spaceport Introducting Ulala!! (Dreamcast) by Naofumi Hataya & Kenichi Tokoi.

Roommania 203 - Am I Only Dreaming? (Dreamcast) by Richard Jacques.

Xeno Crisis - Ending (Dreamcast) by Savaged Regime.

Napple Tale 妖精図鑑 - ほうせんか (Dreamcast) by Yoko Kanno.

Phantasy Star Online - A Song for Eternal Story (Dreamcast) by Hideaki Kobayashi & Fumie Kumatani.

For more info on GAME CRIMES or to contact the podcast, check us out here -

Website: http://www.gamecrimespod.com/

Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/gamecrimes

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gamecrimespod

BIG THANKS to Steph, our (brave & intrepid) editor. She didn't edit this episode, so don't get mad at her. In fact, don't get mad at her at all.

0:00

Sega Dreamcast Commercial - It's Thinking!

0:30

Introduction!

1:53

Capcom vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 - This is True Love Makin' (Dreamcast) by Satoshi Ise.

2:37

THE LIFE

22:08

Last Blade 2 - Vortex (Neo-Geo) by Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan. Arrangement by Ayumi Yasui.

22:38

5 Games to Tell A Story

35:20

Last Blade 2 - Vortex (Neo-Geo) by Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan. Arrangement by Ayumi Yasui.

35:57

THE DEATH

43:10

Metropolis Street Racer - Time (Dreamcast) by Richard Jacques.

43:41

GAME CRIMES READING SERIES: "In Memorial: Isao Okawa Remembered" by Steven Kent. Next Generation 78, June 2001.

51:47

Space Channel 5 - Spaceport Introducting Ulala!! (Dreamcast) by Naofumi Hataya & Kenichi Tokoi.

52:21

THE AFTERLIFE

1:02:56

Roommania 203 - Am I Only Dreaming? (Dreamcast) by Richard Jacques.

1:03:25

MIND PALACE: 'Blue Sky Zone'

1:09:11

Xeno Crisis - Ending (Dreamcast) by Savaged Regime.

1:09:47

REVIEW: Xeno Crisis (2020) for the Sega Dreamcast

1:15:55

Napple Tale 妖精図鑑 - ほうせんか (Dreamcast) by Yoko Kanno.

1:16:26

REVIEW: Napple Tale (2000) for the Sega Dreamcast

1:22:20

Signoff

1:24:18

Phantasy Star Online - A Song for Eternal Story (Dreamcast) by Hideaki Kobayashi & Fumie Kumatani.

Episode 2 - Mr. Gameboy's Bootleg Handheld Buyer's Guide

Description: Bachmann takes us on a trip through the wild west of black market video game consoles. Do you want to play Dreamcast games on the subway? Are you curious if you can install linux on a gameboy? Is there really a black market version of the App Store? Find out here.

GAME CRIMES is a history project by Mike Bachmann (Greetings Adventures Podcast, Roll for Streetwise) and Jay Munford (SHU Podcast, Poor Skeleton Games) detailing the black market history of video games. Each podcast covers a single topic, provides some historical context and reviews a few games related to the topic. On the GAME CRIMES interactive streams, Mike and Jay answer questions, give how-to demonstrations and play these games for the first time.

Games Reviewed:

Donkey Kong '94 (Nintendo Gameboy)

Avenging Spirit (Nintendo Gameboy)

Music:

Unreleased Wu-Tang Clan Super Game Boy commercial ft. RZA & Ol' Dirty Bastard.

Robocop - Title Theme (Gameboy) by Johnathan Dunn.

Megaman V - Venus (Gameboy) by Kouji Murata. Arrangement by HatredElemental.

Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance - Successor of Fate (Gameboy Advance), by Michiru Yamane & Soshio Hokkai. YM2612 Cover by Savaged Regime.

Donkey Kong '94 - Shodown at the Tower (Gameboy) by Taisuke Araki. Piano arrangement by Eleventh Floor.

Avenging Spirit - 7th Underground (Arcade) by STUDIO O.K. Arranged by Masaki Kase.

SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters Clash 2 Expand Edition - Battle Theme by SNK New World Music Performance Team.

For more info on GAME CRIMES or to contact the podcast, check us out here -

Website: http://www.gamecrimespod.com/

Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/gamecrimes

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gamecrimespod

BIG THANKS to Steph, our (brave & intrepid) editor.

0:00

Unreleased Wu-Tang Clan Super Game Boy commercial ft. RZA & Ol' Dirty Bastard.

0:40

What are bootleg handhelds

6:54

Robocop - Title Theme (Gameboy) by Johnathan Dunn.

7:42

A brief history of bootleg consoles

20:12

Megaman V - Venus (Gameboy) by Kouji Murata. Arrangement by HatredElemental.

20:44

Mr. Gameboy's Bootleg Handheld Buyer's Guide (from the GAME CRIMES stream)

44:10

Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance - Successor of Fate (Gameboy Advance), by Michiru Yamane & Soshio Hokkai. YM2612 Cover by Savaged Regime.

44:40

GAME CRIMES Reading Series: excerpts from "Fake It Till You Make It: How 1990s Polish Kids Discovered Nintendo Through Piracy" by Patryk Grabowski

49:00

Donkey Kong '94 - Shodown at the Tower (Gameboy) by Taisuke Araki. Piano arrangement by Eleventh Floor.

49:34

REVIEW: Donkey Kong '94 (Gameboy)

1:01:14

Avenging Spirit - 7th Underground (Arcade) by STUDIO O.K. Arranged by Masaki Kase.

1:01:48

REVIEW: Avenging Spirit (Gameboy)

1:06:50

Signoff

1:08:40

SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters Clash 2 Expand Edition - Battle Theme by SNK New World Music Performance Team.

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Why can you be arrested for downloading a 30 year old computer game? Why do librarians, archivists and piracy rings have to break the law to preserve our history? And what does Mike have to do to get his valuable 'theories' into the Library of Congress?

GAME CRIMES is a history project by Mike Bachmann (Greetings Adventures Podcast, Roll for Streetwise) and Jay Munford (SHU Podcast, Poor Skeleton Games) detailing the black market history of video games. Each podcast covers a single topic, provides some historical context and reviews a few games related to the topic. On the GAME CRIMES interactive streams, Mike and Jay answer questions, give how-to demonstrations and play these games for the first time.

Games Reviewed:

Ken's Labyrinth (DOS)

ZZT (DOS)

Timecodes:

0:00 - What is GAME CRIMES?

6:21 - A brief history of patent law & video games

25:34 - What is abandonware and is it legal?

37:18 - How can YOU get ahold of abandonware?

49:30 - THE GAME CRIMES READING SERIES - The Underdog Manifesto

53:04 - THE GAUNTLET - Mike describes various software distribution models, at gunpoint

1:00:21 - REVIEW: Ken's Labyrinth

1:14:57 - REVIEW: ZZT

1:27:16 - Signoff

Music:

Hit Vibes by Saint Pepsi

Don't Copy That Floppy 1 by...some multinational software company propagandist, kiss my ass

Commander Keen 8 - Robotic Keenery (PC) by ZidaneA

Jazz Jackrabbit - Orbitus (PC) by Robert A. Allen & Alexander Brandon

4D Driving - Race Lost (FM Towns) by Michael J. Sokyrka, Kris Hatlelid & Brian Plank

Ken's Labyrinth - Level 4 (PC) by Ken Silverman

ZZT - Frost 1; Tower (PC) by Zenith Nadir

Don't Copy That Floppy 2 by...you got it, kiss my ass again

Website: http://www.gamecrimespod.com/

Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/gamecrimes

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gamecrimespod

BIG THANKS to Steph, our (brave & intrepid) editor.