Pixelated Audio

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. Check http://pixelatedaudio.com/49 for show notes and track listing

Sadly, with David Bowie’s recent passing, the world lost an icon. Thankfully his legacy lives on forever in his music and movies. His role as Jareth in the 1986 film “Labyrinth” captivated us and now 30 years later we call the Goblin King back with a look at the music from Labyrinth the Computer Game for the Famicom as well as the MSX and C64 in a Pixelated Audio styled tribute episode. Show notes and track list at http://pixelatedaudio.com/48

Grounseed is practically unheard of and that's a shame. Developed by Studio Twinkle and published by EXIT in 1996, it’s a stripped down minimalist JRPG at its core, but that’s not what’s important. Where this game stands out is that it has some of the best FM synth around...we’re talking mindblowing!

visit http://pixelatedaudio.com/47 for track list and show notes.

Grounseed (PC-9801)

Composed by: Masahiro Kajihara, Ryu Takami, Takahiro Nogi, Ryu Umemoto, Daisuke Takahashi, Tatsuya Komoro

Released in early in 2000 on the Sega Dreamcast, ChuChu Rocket! was the definition of what multiplayer puzzle games should be. Frantic gameplay and highly addictive, this is a must have for any DC console owners (but you probably already know that). This was also the game that kicked off Tomoya Ohtani's composing career for Sega at Sonic Team and it's just a cool soundtrack to jam to. Enjoy! Track List can be found at http://pixelatedaudio.com/46

The new year has come, join us as we look back at some of our favorite VGM tracks from our thirty episodes in 2015. It’s been an amazing year with some incredible music so narrowing it down wasn’t easy, but we had fun and hope you will too. Thank you for all your support and we have a LOAD of amazing music on the way this year!

Here at Pixelated Audio we decided to kick off the new year right by diving into Popful Mail across the Sega CD/Mega CD, PC Engine CD, PC-88/98 and Super Famicom. This game has it all; it looks great, plays great and last but not least sounds great! Even if you are thinking you know this game we’re pretty sure that there are a few new things we can show you.

http://pixelatedaudio.com/44

Power Quest on the GameBoy Color would've been an easy title to overlook because there were plenty of terrible fighting games ported to the GameBoy (i.e. Street Fighter II). So back in the 90’s you were probably conditioned to pass on the handheld’s fighting genre which might explain this game’s lack of notoriety. However, Japan System Supply produced a stellar 2D fighter with amazing music by Kouichi Fujiwara!

Track list at http://pixelatedaudio.com/43

Battle Squadron: The Destruction of the Barrax Empire! and it's slightly less known older brother, Hybris, are arguably two of the best shooters on the Amiga. Composers Paul van der Valk (Hybris) and Ron Klaren (Battle Squadron) deliver incredible music that is not to be missed! For track list and more info check http://pixelatedaudio.com/42

This week we're bringing you a special episode from our Extra-Life charity event  (24hour gaming marathon)  that took place on Nov. 7th. We asked the other team members to play something that was special to them and voice their thoughts. Good times, good music. Listen to us slowly lose our minds.

Track List:

00:00:00 Bryan: Intro - Paragliding Simulation by Frédéric Motte (Ami)

00:04:41 Dusty: Cosmo Canyon - Final Fantasy VII by Nobuo Uematsu (PSX)

00:09:58 Swendu: Bloody Tears - Castlevania II: Simon's Quest by Kenichi Matsubara, Satoe Terashima, Kouji Murata (NES)

00:16:10 Pete: Egyptian - GoldenEye 007 by Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope, Robin Beanland (N64)

00:25:57 Kevster: The Moon & The Prince - Katamari Damacy by Akitaka Toyama (Kenji Ninuma -vocals) (PS2)

00:39:47 Brunk: Theme of Monkey Island - The Secret of Monkey Island by Michael Land, Patrick Mundy (DOS/Adlib)

00:51:31 Ed: World 1 - Treasure Master by Tim Follin (NES)

00:59:01 Dewey: The Road of Trials - Journey by Austin Wintory (PS3/PS4)

01:09:24 Josh: Opening - Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver by Kurt Harland (PSX/DC/Win)

01:25:48 James: Transylvania - QuackShot: Starring Donald Duck by Shigenori Kamiya (Gen)

Enjoy the swanky sounds of Grim Fandango with special guest, composer Peter McConnell. Track List http://pixelatedaudio.com/40