Today we have Nick Marinelli joining us, former head of MAGFest and longtime VGM aficionado. The focus of the show is on the development and history of the VGM community, from its awkward adolescence to the large and growing movement that it is today, which we are very happy to be a part of.

Nick brings to us a selection of arrangements, covers and remixes of the most tried and true classics, with some dating back over 20 years. While we don't always "play the hits" on the show, we love them all the same and their influence on VGM is undeniable. It's a huge reason why many joined the community and why we started the show in the first place. If you've been around VGM as long as we have, this will be a walk down memory lane. Join us as we talk about our shared memories of being in the VGM community over the past few decades.

Nick also runs Video Games in Concert, an organization that represents and books artists for live VGM performances as well as educational outreach. If you're interested in booking some of Nick's artists check it out for your home, venue or company party. Email Nick [at] gamemusic [dot] rocks for more info.

Episode Track List:

0:00:00 "Storm Eagle" Mega Man X (SNES)

Arranged by Jarron Woodsorrel from VGMusic.com

Composed by Makoto Tomozawa (as Tomozou)

0:08:58 "Castlevania 2" Castlevania 2 (NES)

Arranged by The Minibosses from the album The Minibosses (out of print)

Composed by Konami Kukeiha Club

Kenichi Matsubara, Satoe Terashima

Minibosses GoFundMe for the upcoming album

0:18:25 "Terra In Black" Final Fantasy 6 (SNES)

Arranged by Ailsean for the site OCRemix

Composed by Nobuo Uematsu

0:25:35 "Time Chill" Chrono Trigger (SNES)

Arranged by MV for the site VGMix

Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda

0:35:06 "La Hora Es Tarde" Castlevania III (NES), Castlevania Circle of the Moon (GBA)

Arranged by housethegrate for the site Dwelling of Duels

Composed by Konami Kukeiha Club

Castlevania III: Yoshinori Sasaki, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto, Hidenori Maezawa)

Circle of the Moon: Hidenori Maezawa, Jun Funahashi, Yukie Morimoto, Yoshinori Sasaki

0:48:00 "Dr Wily's Theme" Mega Man 2 (NES)

Arranged by Powerglove off the album Total Pwnage (out of print)

Composed by Takashi Tateishi

0:53:55 "Toejammin'" Toejam & Earl (GEN)

Arranged by The OneUps from the album Volume 1

Composed by John Baker

1:00:30 "J-E-N-O-V-A" Final Fantasy VII (PS1)

Arranged by Distant Worlds from the album Distant Worlds II: more music from FINAL FANTASY

Composed by Nobou Uematsu

1:08:33 "Splash Woman" Mega Man 9 (PS3/360/Wii)

Arranged by Mega Ran from the album Mega Ran 9

Composed by Hiroki Isogai

Dream Master: From the Stoop to the Stage to the Stars - Book by Mega Ran

1:17:35 "Bob-Omb Battlefield" Super Mario 64 (N64)

Arranged by Super Soul Bros. from the live album Stritch's Brew

Composed by Koji Kondo

1:35:50 "It's a Beautiful Day Outside (MEGALOVANIA)" Undertale (Various)

Arranged by Insaneintherain from the album Live at Grillby's

Composed by Toby Fox

 

More Links, sites and music mentioned

VGMusic

OCRemix

VGMix archive

Remix64

Dwelling of Duels

Battle of the Bits

Episode 29 - Double Dragon Deuce (for track by Sixto Sounds)

Episode 144 - Bonus Stage with Josh (for ErichWK's track)