Episode 27: The Sunsoft 5B & Mr. Gimmick!

Patrick and Steve discuss the Sunsoft 5B famicom sound expansion and the sound design of Mr. Gimmick. This episode includes some previously-unknown information about Gimmick!, and also a complete listen-through of the soundtrack sampled from original hardware.

Show notes:

0:00:43 - introduction & general gameplay discussion

0:13:49 - the 5B sound expansion

0:26:07 - the gimmick ps1 soundtrack

0:28:10 - imatrackman's "buzzer" cover

0:32:24 - the history of Gimmick! and Masashi Kageyama

0:38:09 - the PAL soundtrack (Mr. Gimmick!)

0:42:26 - the cancelled US port

0:44:19 - soundtrack listen-through and analysis

1:28:07 - sunsoft bass

1:38:27 - the origin of strange memories of death

1:42:36 - "so what's up?" / comments

1:50:43 - name that game

1:53:06 - song of the "week"