Chaos ensues, as Ranakel makes Galen learn about rhythm games under knife point while Edie goes, quite literally, under the knife.

From the early beginnings with Bust a Groove to the modern minigames of Friday Night Funkin' and the Yakuza franchise, it's time to take a trip through the history of rhythm games - yes, including Guitar Hero 3 and "Through the Fire and Flames".

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist: ⁠Music Arcade #54 (also available on our YouTube channel, if the link doesn't work in your podcasting platform of choice)

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠[email protected]⁠

We're also on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

Song Credits:

DDRMAX - "Max 300" by Ω (real name Naoki Maeda)

Guitar Hero 3 - "Through the Fire and Flames" by DragonForce

Rock Band 4 - "The Perfect Drug" by Nine Inch Nails

Elite Beat Agents - "The Anthem" by Good Charlotte (cover by Kevin Ridel)

Rhythm Heaven - "Fan Club 2" (also known as "Thrilling! Is This Love?") by Tsunku, feat. Lorea Ferris Dandoy

Drakengard 3 - "The Final Song" by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeri Ishihama and Akitaka Tohyama, feat. Emi Evans

"Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen, as seen in a user-made level to Osu! (created by the user m980)

Crypt of the NecroDancer - "Mausoleum Mash (Shopkeeper ver.)" by Danny Baranowsky

Metal: Hellsinger - "This Devastation" by Two Feathers, feat. Matt Heafy

No Straight Roads - "vs. SAYU" by James Landino, feat. Nikki Simmons

Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!! - "Night of Knights" (also known as "Knight of Nights") by beatMARIO

A Dance of Fire and Ice - "The Midnight Train" by Jade Kim and Hafiz Azman

Friday Night Funkin' - "Ugh" by Kawai Sprite, feat. Johnny "Jeff" Utah

Yakuza 0 - "Friday Night" by Kensuke Inage, feat. Yoshihiro Arai

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander