Jam Pak

We made it, pals! It’s the Jam Pak Season 1 Finale, and this time around the boys are playing whatever they want! No topics, no limits, just pure VGM bliss. No surprise here, but this episode puts the JAM in Jam Pak! Thanks for listening, and we’ll see y’all soon for Season 2!

It’s a Battle of the Composers in this episode of Jam Pak! Matt, Rick, and Evan each bring tracks from a specific composer that they didn’t choose themselves. Matt pulls some great tracks from one of the all-time most prolific composers, Motoi Sakuraba, Rick plays some cold stone hits from Miki Higashino, and Evan steps way out of his comfort zone to find some George Sanger bangers. It’s up to the pals to decide who wins the Jam Pak Season 1 Battle of the Composers!

Two underappreciated systems get some shine in the 10th episode of Jam Pak. The Sega Master System and Game Gear are both known for having a tinny sound, but when the music on these two systems hits, it hits hard! This episode is a pleasant surprise from start to finish, with some of the best music of the whole season that will have the pals making that “stank face”.

Girls to the front! This episode is a focus on games with a lady as the main playable character, and it’s full of discoveries. Matt and Evan both dig pretty deep and find some tracks that they just can’t get enough of, and Rick makes some interesting musical discoveries of his own. Some of the catchiest and most musically sophisticated tracks of the whole season can be found in this episode!

It’s an all sports games focus in this episode, and boy oh boy does this one have some bangers! Sports games aren’t exactly known for being great to play, so you might think music from sports games wouldn’t be that great either. Well, pals, we’re happy to report that the music in this episode had us wishing we could’ve taken it into overtime. Seriously, these tracks rule! A lot of these tracks are pumped up, some are sweet, and one track gets pretty emotional. You don’t want to miss this one!

Someone roll out the red carpet! It’s movie night at Jam Pak Studios, and the boys are playing tunes only from games based on movies. Rick decides to go covers only, Evan tells a story about getting motion sickness while playing VR mini golf, and Matt brings down the house with a track that’s reminiscent of an 80s Paula Abdul banger. For technical reasons, this was the last episode recorded for Jam Pak Season 1, so they also try their best to not spoil things from future Jam Pak episodes.

Grab your shovels and headlamps! We’re going underground in this episode of Jam Pak. The boys play tracks from video game caves and underground areas, and they make an effort to assess each track, listening for that “cave sound”. Rick brings a track for the 1990s alternateens, Matt plays an all-time Game Boy Color banger, and Evan lays down a particularly wet one. Dive on in, pals!

In this episode of Jam Pak, we’re travelling forward in time to the distant future. The boys explore music from flying shooters, RPGs, tactical roguelikes, an unreleased NES game, and a weird golf game starring a humanoid robot. A really nice mix of consoles and eras in this episode too. The future is looking bright for the Jam Pak pals!

It turns out that jams can be found in the least likely of places. That’s right, it’s a focus on good music from bad games on this episode of Jam Pak. Matt brings some hot jams from three poorly regarded NES side scrollers, Evan discovers an absolute banger of a track from a Mahjong game, and Rick pitches a made-for-TV movie that we think all the pals would enjoy. These games may suck, but their tunes are top notch!

It's over! It's all over!!! It’s a focus on Ending Music! Good endings, bad endings, and game overs are all on the table for this episode. The boys go in expecting mostly bittersweet tunes, but more often than not, they find that video game ending music can be amped up. They also give a proper farewell to a late, great golfing champ. Some excellent music on this episode that is paired best with a cup of chamomile tea. Grab your PJs and cozy up pals. It’s Jam Pak!