We tackle the highly anticipated Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask (yes, that's really its full name...) on tonight's episode of Viper's VGMture!

TRACKLISTING:

00:00:00 Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask - Battle! (Carmine)

00:01:08 Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask - Perrin's Theme

00:02:25 Welcome to Viper's VGMture

00:11:55 Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask - Crystal Pool

00:14:17 Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask - Truth

00:15:57 You're Listening to Viper's VGMture

00:29:16 Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask - Battle! (Kitakami Island)

00:30:45 Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask - Battle! (Ogerpon)

00:33:20 This is Viper's VGMture

00:49:46 Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask - Final Battle! (Kieran)

00:52:26 Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask - Battle! (Loyal Three)

00:54:41 Thanks for Listening!

00:58:58 Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask - Fearsome Orge Folktale

Welcome to Movie Mandates, a review show in which sibling cinephiles Andrew and Keleigh force each other to watch movies according to a monthly theme!  Back to School month on Movie Mandates concludes with my sister's mandated movie, Summer School.  Can the worst kind of school make the best kind of movie?  There are 647 ways to find out and watching this episode of Movie Mandates is one of them!

0:00 - Trivial Trivia

14:20 - Summer School review

49:50 - Next episode's mandated movie

We'll be back in two weeks with another mandated movie.  If you'd like to watch it, click here to find where it's streaming or available to rent.

If you'd like to watch the video version of Movie Mandates, you can do so on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can listen to and audio-only version on iTunes.  New episodes of Movie Mandates drop on the first and third Wednesday of every month!

Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by Andrew Eisen and Keleigh Eisen.  Music in the show includes "To the Top" by Silent Partner and is used with permission.  Movie Mandates logo and art by Lynndy Lee.

A feature for patrons at the $25 tier and above, BumbleKast Minis are quick-fire episodes where we answer a list of questions from one person, every month. Today's episode is sponsored by Stardust Spectre!

Join Charles for a showcase of tense, frantic, and funky music played during video game "boss" encounters. Today we learn about eccentric fighting game bosses and Michael Jackson's involvement in Sonic 3

(00:00:00) [BREAK] Fatman Speaks

(00:00:09) Norihiko Hibino - Yell Dead Cell - Metal Gear Solid 2

(00:03:52) [BREAK]

(00:05:10) Naoto Tanaka, Naoya Kamisaka, Takuya Miyawaki - Boss - Mega Man X5

(00:06:52) Jesper Kyd - Big Boss - The Adventures of Batman and Robin

(00:10:54) Masafumi Takada - Rave On - Killer 7

(00:13:57) [BREAK]

(00:15:02) Hirokazu Ando - Master Hand Theme - Super Smash Bros

(00:17:38) Masashi Kageyama - Aporia - Mr. Gimmick!

(00:19:14) Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan - Dear Fallen Angel - King of Fighters '99

(00:23:24) [BREAK]

(00:24:43) Kazuki Muraoka, Maki Kirioka - Duel - Metal Gear Solid

(00:27:09) Yoko Shimomura, Isao Abe - Tribute to The Master - Street Fighter 2

(00:29:29) Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan - Soy Sauce For Geese - Fatal Fury Special

(00:32:11) Satoshi Ise - The Lord God - Capcom Vs SNK 2

(00:35:12) [BREAK]

(00:38:22) Tee Lopes - Danger on the Dancefloor - Sonic Maina

(00:40:28) Brad Buxer - Mini Boss - Sonic 3

(00:42:47) Naofumi Hataya - Boss Theme(JPN) - Sonic CD

(00:45:33) [BREAK]

(00:49:09) Nobuo Uematsu - Enemy Attack - Final Fantasy X

(00:51:52) Nobuo Uematsu - One Winged Angel - Final Fantasy VII

(00:56:53) [BREAK]

(00:57:59) Norihiko Hibino - Yell Dead Cell(VR Remix) - Metal Gear Solid 2

On this episode: Ian "AMES" to please?!

A feature for patrons at the $25 tier and above, BumbleKast Minis are quick-fire episodes where we answer a list of questions from one person, every month. Today's episode is sponsored by Austin M!

Anything goes on tonight's show as we pull from all corners of VGM to bring you tunes from Deadly Premonition, Xenogears, Unreal Tournament and more!

TRACKLISTING:

00:00:00 The Mummy Demastered - Salt and Sepulcher

00:04:19 Lovers of Aether - Questions and Answers

00:05:46 Welcome to Viper's VGMture

00:15:11 Xenogears - Omen

00:19:52 Logiart Grimoire - Menu BGM

00:21:25 You're Listening to Viper's VGMture

00:38:46 Ballblazer [Atari 8-Bit] - Song of the Grid

00:44:22 Batman [NES] - Streets of Gotham

00:46:33 This is Viper's VGMture

01:02:34 GO VACATION - Fighters

01:04:32 Unreal Tournament - Foregone Destruction

01:08:39 Thanks for Listening!

01:14:11 Deadly Premonition - Life Is Beautiful

On this episode: what are these words?!

On this episode: Is Sonic even ON Kid Goku's level?!

We agree we're being menaced by a giant, angry shark. Do we really need to argue about its origins?

0:00 - Yoko Taro and Jem and the Holograms comics

5:03 - Ahsoka isn't good but it has an interesting idea that I doubt it will capitalize on!

9:48 - Maybe don't concern yourself with the origin story of the giant monster trying to eat you

28:08 - Whatever you think of the potential of the tech when used ethically, Corridor Crew's AI rotoscoping for its Rock, Paper, Scissors anime looks terrible

32:45 - My lay understanding of binning completed projects for tax write-offs

47:12 - Atari is releasing an HDMI-compatible console that plays 2600 and 7800 games

If you missed Saturday’s live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio versions of the show on iTunes. Molehill Mountain streams live at 7p PST every Saturday night!

Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by Andrew Eisen.  Music in the show includes “Albino” by Brian Boyko. It is in the public domain and free to use. Molehill Mountain logo by Scott Hepting.

Chat Transcript:

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