Today marks the 2 year anniversary of Pixelated Audio and we decided to have a little fun by mixing things up a bit! It's hard to have played Sega Genesis games without hearing the amazing music of Matt Furniss. He is one of the most well-known Western composers and as luck would have it he joined us for a deep dive into some of his more obscure tracks. So listen in as we attempt to stump the legendary composer with his own tunes!

*Spoiler Alert* If you want to try to guess alongside Matt, don't view the track list ;)

Track List:

0:00:00 Level 1A - ResQ (Gen)

0:11:33 Intro - Torvak the Warrior (Amiga)

0:20:03 Title - Mad Professor Mariarti (Amiga)

0:30:49 Track 2 - Jahangir Khan's World Championship Squash (Atari ST)

0:40:06 Club Mediterrania - World Trophy Soccer (Gen)

0:47:23 Ingame - Laser Squad (Amiga)

0:59:00 Name Entry - Wiz 'n' Liz (Gen)

1:11:28 Up, Up and Away! - F-15 Strike Eagle II (Gen)

1:21:38 Shop Tune - BlowPipe (Archimedes)

1:27:16 Ronda Alla Turca - Lemmings (SMS)

1:33:36 Title - Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (GG)

1:39:54 Menu/Options - Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Gen)

1:52:15 Main BGM - Mega Lo Mania (aka Tyrants: Fight Through Time) (Gen)

In the world of retro gaming there is no shortage of shoot ’em ups. It’s hard not to fall in love with their intense gameplay, flashy sprites, and insane music. Today we return to Compile, a company that had shoot’em ups down to an art form and with Musha Aleste, we feel they hit the perfect balance of look, control and sound. Join us as we dissect one of the best top down shooters of the entire 16-bit era with composer Toshiaki Sakoda as our guest towards the end of the show.

Track List:

0:00:02 Theme of Musha Aleste

0:07:53 Fullmetal Fighter

0:10:47 Galvanic Gear

0:16:48 Divine Devise

0:22:29 Noh Specter

0:26:52 Offensive Overdrive

0:32:13 Aggressive Attack

0:41:57 Stratospheric Struggle

0:43:04 Alpha Wave

0:50:29 Armed Armor

0:56:49 For the Love of…

1:06:42 For the Love of… Rearranged by Toshiaki Sakoda

Musha Aleste/M.U.S.H.A (Sega Genesis, 1990) Composed by Toshiaki Sakoda

Toshiaki Sakoda English translation read by Pete McEvoy

Compile was responsible for dozens of games in the 80's and 90's but well-loved for their amazing shooters like the Aleste series. Aleste got its roots on the Sega Master System but made a portable detour on the Game Gear for two installments: GG Aleste (1991) and GG Aleste II: Lance Bird (1993). These vertical shooters are a blast to play, look gorgeous on Sega's first handheld, and are bundled with music from the SN76489 that totally rocks our world.

Track List:

0:00:06 Round 1 GG Aleste

0:10:42 Round 3

0:18:52 Round 4

0:30:12 Round 7

0:31:36 Round 8

0:41:10 Ending

0:49:02 Title Theme/Bonus

0:58:30 Title Theme GG Aleste II (Power Strike II)

1:03:05 Ground Base

1:04:05 Bionic City

1:11:06 Cyber Road

1:11:54 Cyber Road Boss

1:17:48 Boss

1:19:39 Unknown #3

1:25:40 Ending

1:33:26 Ancient Ruins (FM Arrange) by Justin Hill (Jace) soundcloud.com/master-jace

GG Aleste composed by Toshiaki Sakoda and Keiji Takeuchi

GG Aleste II/Power Strike II composed by Imami Pon and Ba. M (Tomonori Minami)

Granada is a top-down tank shooter developed and published by Wolf Team in 1990 for the Sharp X68000. It also saw a port to the Sega Genesis the same year. Join in as we listen to the FM synth as well as some MIDI versions of the soundtrack composed by Motoi Sakuraba.

Track List:

0:00:00 Advance Granada (Opening) - X68K

0:07:53 Heavy Line (Stage 1)

0:16:12 Windy Avenue (Stage 2)

0:24:11 Hopping Express (Stage 3)

0:28:18 Marching Way (Stage 4)

0:30:51 Nature Trail (Stage 5)

0:36:00 Mountain Path (Stage 6)

0:41:13 Take A Chance (Stage 7) - MT-32

0:49:27 Clap (Stage 1-4 Boss)

0:52:34 Tap (Stage 5-8 Boss) - X68K

0:54:56 Bumpy Road (Stage 8)

0:57:58 Smashing Street (Stage 9)

1:02:23 Goodbye Granada (Ending) - MT-32

Granada (1990 Wolf Team, Sharp X68000)

Composed by Motoi Sakuraba including Masaaki Uno and Yasunori Shiono

In 1991, Konami was cranking out hits for pretty much every system available. However, Sunset Riders for the arcade, refused to blend into the herd of releases. While it's fun music, bright colors and its availability in a beastly 4 player cabinet made it hard to miss, the gameplay made it hard to forget. Join us as we bury you with pixels from the music of the arcade (Motoaki Furukawa) and console ports.

Track List:

0:00:00 The Magnificent Four (Arc)

0:06:55 Gunfight at the Sunset Corral

0:17:57 It's Time to Pay!

0:28:06 Butch Cassidy and Sunset Riders

0:29:32 Draw, Pilgrim!

0:38:14 Face with Courage

0:39:27 You and He, Big Trouble!

0:46:00 The Rosy Setting Sun

0:52:38 We're Gonna Blow You Away!

0:53:10 Adios, Amigo!

0:53:35 Me Ready for Pow-wow!

0:56:29 Ay, Chihuahua!

0:56:58 The Great Petal

1:00:21 Continue of Sorrow

1:03:09 The Big Win

1:06:05 Gunfight at the Sunset Corral (Gen)

1:07:30 Butch Cassidy and Sunset Riders (SNES)

1:13:44 Mr. Pink Poncho's Western Rock Band (remixed by Dr. Manhattan - OC ReMix)

Sunset Riders - Arcade, Genesis and Super Nintendo composed by Motoaki Furukawa

View the pack on vgmrips.net - ripped by RichterEX2

Everyone knows that “Amiga love” flows thick in our veins; it’s just a fact. The humble home computer has had so many incredible composers write music for it's games that many of us in North America are a bit unfamiliar with. Today we bring you the music of Jim Power in Mutant Planet from one of the most prolific western composers in video game history, Chris Huelsbeck. Not only that, he's also a guest on the show!

Track List:

0:00:00 Title Theme (Amiga)

0:12:24 In game 1

0:24:00 In game 5

0:36:04 Mutant's Forest (SNES)

0:42:22 Flying Shellfish

0:47:31 Stage 2 (PCE CD)

0:57:23 Stage 4

1:01:50 Final Boss

1:17:18 In game 4 (Amiga)

1:26:30 Stage 5 (PCE CD)

1:37:45 Ending/Game Over (Amiga)

1:49:29 Title Theme (PCE CD)

Jim Power in Mutant Planet (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST) Jim Power in Mutant Planet (PC Engine CD) + Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3D (SNES, DOS)

Composed by Chris Huelsbeck

huelsbeck.com | bandcamp.com | iTunes | Google Play Music | SoundCloud

Madou King Granzort was released in 1990 by Hudson Soft (developed by Mutech) for the PC Engine SuperGrafx. Sure, it's a bit on the obscure side but we fell in love with this game almost immediately for its fun gameplay, challenging platforming, and vivid graphics. This little gem didn't get a whole lot of love (namely due to being an exclusive SuperGrafx title) but packs a great soundtrack composed by Norihiko Yamanuki. 

Track List:

0:00:09 Title

0:00:32 Stage Select

0:09:43 Stage 1

0:17:41 Stage 2

0:28:01 Boss

0:39:36 Stage 3 & 5

0:44:48 Stage 4 & 6

0:56:51 Stage 7

1:00:57 Final Boss

1:07:27 Ending

Madou King Granzort - 魔動王グランゾート NEC PC Engine SuperGrafx

Composed by Norihiko Yamanuki

VGMrips pack by 2ch-H can be found here!

Back in episode 24 we covered an amazing Konami game for the Famicom Disk System titled Ai Senshi Nicol. Today we are covering another 1987 Konami game for the Famicom Disk System titled Falsion and you’re in for quite an auditory ride. This Japan-only released game has an excellent soundtrack and we couldn’t help but share it with you... (plus we are overdue for some more Disk System ear-gasms!)

Track List:

0:00:00 The First Space Flight [Level 1]

0:08:56 The Evening Voyage [Level 2]

0:17:33 Narrow Road [Level 3]

0:26:13 Careful With the Walls!! [Level 4]

0:27:37 Common Boss

0:34:51 Flying High [Level 5]

0:36:22 The Final Space Fight [Level 6]

0:43:32 Last Boss

0:48:33 Farewell to Journey [Ending]

0:55:29 The First Space Fight (Remix by Kohta Takahashi)

Falsion - Famicom Disk System

Composed by Shinya Sakamoto, Atsushi Fujio, Shigehiro Takenouchi

We're extremely proud to have made it to episode 50 and put together a great show worthy of that milestone. So, with much thought and many show ideas kicked around, we finally decided on a plus sized Expansion Pack! Get ready for 14 tracks from several different systems, game genres, and styles!

Track List:

0:00:00 Uranus Theme by Masatomo Miyamoto - Godzilla: Monster of Monsters! (Fami)

0:06:21 Ending by Shouji Tomii, Minoru Endo - Vertical Force (VB)

0:11:43 Track 1 by Wally Beben - Advanced D&D: Pool of Radiance (Ami)

0:21:10 10 Years After (part2) by Masaaki Uno - Arcus II: Silent Symphony (X68k)

0:28:46 Town Conflict (Area 2) by Eikichi Kawaseki - Psycho Soldier (Arc)

0:35:10 You're Mine by Takafumi Wada - Big Bang Pro Wrestling (NGPC)

0:42:00 Intro - Aztec Temples by Paul Gadbois - Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! (Gen)

0:48:48 Sudden Change by Ryu Umemoto, Ryu Takami, Kazuhiro Kanae - YU-NO (PC98)

0:58:06 Eastern Pop'n Girl by Hyakutaro Tsukumo - Koutetsu Reiiki: Steeldom (SS)

1:05:01 Track 1 by Jeroen Tel - Scout (C64)

1:14:18 Battle in the Royal Crypt by Shigeki Hayashi - Knights in the Nightmare (DS)

1:22:00 BGM 02 by Kenichi Kimura , Kaio Tsurata, Hiroki Matsunaga - Oyaji Hunter Mahjong (3DO)

1:30:50 Night Flight by Katsuhiko Suzuki - Silhouette Mirage (SS)

1:38:05 W5 by Martin Iveson - Wolfchild (Ami)

As fans of multiple game companies and characters, there is always a question that lingers in the back of our geeky minds...What if the characters from these two game franchises met in the heat of battle? SNK and Capcom are no strangers to helping fans answer this burning question with some excellent crossover titles. So in the spirit of crossovers, we’ve collaborated with Pixeltunes Radio to bring you a two part crossover miniseries.

Part 1) SVC Chaos: SNK vs Capcom - with PTR as guests on our show

Part 2) Capcom vs SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 - with us as guests on their show.

Track List:

0:00:00 Wind of Death Fight

0:15:08 Void

0:20:37 It's so Cool!

0:33:18 Sacred Ground

0:52:48 From the Country No One Knows About

0:58:21 Silence

1:20:07 Unexpected Fight

1:27:53 Final Fight

1:38:54 Left Bank

1:52:27 Far Out

SVC Chaos: SNK vs Capcom (Neo Geo MVS)

Composed by Yasuo Yamate (Tate_Norio), Masahiko Hataya, Yasumasa Yamada