The Legacy Music Hour Video Game Music Podcast

When the Legacy Music Hour reached its sixth-month milestone, Brent and Rob stepped outside their usual realm and featured video game music from the fifth generation onward. Get ready to relive one of the rare Legacy Music Hour field trips that took you... BEYOND!!!... 16-bits.

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Instant new favorite:  I-War - Main

Brent has occasionally referred to Nobuo Uematsu as "the John Williams of video game music" for good reason.  Uematsu's incredible work with the Final Fantasy series has earned him fans all over the world, and not just among dedicated video game hobbyists.  For this composer focus the boizz compiled a setlist with two distinct phases (or forms): the first is a chronological survey of

In this month’s episode, the boizz say a special farewell to Rob F.’s physical presence, as he begins his transformation into Virtua Rob, along with the help of a special VGM karaoke submission.  Take a journey through pubescence in another classic free play episode, grow with the boizz, and let it drizzle through you.  NOTE: Originally, the wrong version of the Sega Game Toshokan track

Brent and Rob created the "punching and kicking" category to focus on titles that involved pummeling your enemies but which were not classified as straight-up fighting games.  This flexible definition would cause some controversy in later installments (see "The Kabuki Quantum Fighter Discussion" and "The Shatterhand Incident" of Episode 92; see also "The Live Shatterhand Debate" of Episode

Ah, that Konami sound.  You know it, you love it... and now you have a mixtape of it.

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Instant new favorite:  Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Praying Hands (Cloud Castle)

Other instant new favorite:  Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition - Victory Theme

Brewed new favorite:  Sparkster - Stage 1 (

A "breath" of fresh air, yet a familiar one, as the Chi-chi-chi-chi-gasp!-chi-chi-chi-chi-chiki Chiki Boizz take you through another legendary sports episode.  Lace up your sneakers (and your lungs), and prepare for a special user challenge as well... on The Legacy Music Hour.  Full track listing below.

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Relax in your favorite chair and enjoy a spot of tea with the refined selections of LMH's classical music episode.  Bubble pipe optional.

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Instant new favorite:  Actraiser - Birth of the People

Other instant new favorite:  Secret of Evermore - Storekeepers

Brewed new favorite:  Puyo Puyo - Baroque

Jeff van Dyck's music is some of the most instantly recognizable in 16-bit gaming, and for Episode 21, the boizz invited him on the air to explain why.  Jeff graciously accepted and dropped some serious knowledge about Super Nintendo and Genesis hardware, how their strengths and limitations affected his compositions, and whether or not he thinks his tunes have held up over time.  After

In Episode 163, the boizz take a bonk journey through another free play.  They celebrate two important March birthdays, as well as try to plan out a surprise going away party for Rob (both Brent and Rob do this).  Also, Brent shares a Super Famicom track from a very, very questionable game, and it's definitely kind of a controversial situation.  Full track listing below.

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Another nine episodes completed?  Time to cash them in for a free play!

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Instant new favorite:  Road Rash II - Main Theme

Other instant new favorite:  Puyo Puyo Tsuu - Area C

Brewed new favorite:  Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi - Ending Theme

Blatant Favoritism Award:  Teenage Mutant