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By Mike Levy & Justin Schneider

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07.21.2021

The original Blaster Master on the Nintendo Entertainment System was host to plenty of nostalgic memories for those of us who grew up during that era. But there’s a surprising amount of games that have been released for the game-turned-franchise ...

XVGM Radio episodes:

07.21.2021 Episode 79 – The Music of Blaster Master The original Blaster Master on the Nintendo Entertainment System was host to plenty of nostalgic memories for those of us who grew up during that era. But there’s a surprising amount of games that have been released for the game-turned-franchise ...
06.23.2021 Episode 78 – Super Smash Bros. Music w/ The VGMbassy It’s a teamup of EPIC PROPORTIONS! Mike and Ed of XVGM Radio join forces with VGM Podcast minister and community mastermind, Ed Wilson (current host of The VGMbassy and previously co-host with Mike on PixelTunes Radio) to listen to some ...
06.09.2021 Episode 77 – Only in PAL Plenty of video games have only had certain releases in exclusive territories but PAL territories are home to some pretty oddball selections of games; some of which we’ve chosen here to highlight their amazing music. Who let a bunch of ...
05.26.2021 Episode 76 – The Wonderswan & Wonderswan Color We’re no strangers to covering obscure stuff on XVGM Radio...but this might be the most obscure thing we’ve chat about: Bandai’s Wonderswan family of handhelds. Going after the Game Boy was a lofty goal, one which made the Wonderswan succumb. ...
05.12.2021 Episode 75 – Adventure Island vs. Wonder Boy (feat. Rhythm & Pixels) In an epic battle for Justin’s soul, Mike and Justin teamed up with Rhythm & Pixels to discuss the wild, wacky world of Adventure Island and Wonder Boy games and their funky fresh music! From heavy metal chiptune boss bangers ...
04.28.2021 Episode 74 – Spy Games What do didgeridoos, surf rock and discussions on bellbottoms have in common? Well, they’re all featured bits of conversation taking place in Episode 74 of XVGM Radio, where the XVGM guys are chatting about spy and espionage games and their ...
04.14.2021 Episode 73 – Zelda Handhelds The Legend of Zelda is perhaps most famous for being one of the flagship franchises on Nintendo consoles, expanding into the third dimension and consistently innovating as time has marched on. However, the franchise has also had its fair share ...
03.31.2021 Episode 72 – Vanillaware w/ Pragmatik The story of Vanillaware, an Osaka-based Japanese game developer, is one that could’ve been showcased in failure. The company’s first game almost shut down the company, but they later would regroup and continue working on video games, putting out some ...
03.17.2021 Episode 71 – Board & Card Games 2 Going all the way back to Episode 3 where they covered Board and Card Game based titles, Mike and Justin are back at it, revisiting the theme but adding in some new twists and turns. This time around, they’re focusing ...
03.03.2021 Episode 70 – Paradise Killer w/ Composer Barry” Epoch” Topping Every now and then a game comes out that features a soundtrack that puts the fire back in our VGM lovin’ hearts. Paradise Killer is exactly that kind of OST. The XVGM Radio guys are joined by Barry “Epoch” Topping, ...
02.17.2021 Episode 69 – Sexy Games It’s time to dim the lights, snuggle up with your favorite person and…put on some VGM?! In a post-Valentine’s Day delight, Mike and Justin have set up a playlist of games involving sexy characters and their equally sexy songs. The ...
02.03.2021 Episode 68 – Anime Game Music w/ G to the Next Level What happens when video games and anime collide? You get video games based on anime, of course! Mike and Justin are joined by fellow-anime lover and Sega mega fan, George aka G To The Next Level, where the guys really ...
01.20.2021 Episode 67 – No Nostalgia Fighters HADOKEN! GET OVER HERE! C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER! All of these are sounds of the arcade and fighting game scene in general. But what about the fighting games that we didn’t play to death? On this episode of XVGM Radio, we dive ...
01.06.2021 Episode 66: Amiga Spotlight w/ NikoTengoku New Year, New Niko Episode! 2020 was a rough year on all of us, but before it got out of hand, Niko had stopped by for an episode in January and there was discussion at the end of that episode ...
12.23.2020 Episode 65 – Winter Trax 2: Icelectric Boogaloo Happy Holidays to all! For the final episode of 2020, in what’s been an absolutely bonkers world, Mike and Justin take a moment to sit down and enjoy the holidays together (socially distanced, of course.) What follows is a celebration ...
12.09.2020 Episode 64 – Classics vs Covers w/ Lucia La Rezza Classics versus Covers has been done by XVGM Radio before, but never with a solo artist! Today’s episode is a treat, as Justin and Mike sit down with Lucia La Rezza, an Italian violinist and all around fan of video ...
11.25.2020 Episode 63 – Same Song, Different System Comparing and analyzing differences is often done on XVGM Radio, but when it comes to the Same Song, Different System episodes, it’s on a whole other level! Today, Mike and Justin are doing a deep dive into the world of ...
11.11.2020 Episode 62 – The Music of Crash Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot games are often praised for their tight gameplay, innovative level designs, fun characters, and brilliant graphics...but the music, as usual, is the real all-star attraction on this week’s episode as the XVGM Radio gents journey to the Wumpa ...
10.28.2020 Episode 61 – Spookyfest 2020! It’s Halloween time! Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, the guys had to, of course, cancel the “live” festival of previous years for something more….virtual. Mike and Justin picked 11 scary, haunting, creepy, and most of all SPOOKY video game ...
10.14.2020 Episode 60: Free Picks Trinity 三番目 After a bit of a hiatus, the XVGM Radio guys are back to their regular schedule, and what better way to start things off then with a bunch of random tracks?! Every 20 episodes, Mike and Justin flip a coin ...
09.16.2020 Episode 59 – VGM in Motion Do you feel the wind in your hair as you drive across that bridge everyday while headed to and from work? Is the sweat beating down your brow as you jog to the rhythm of your favorite VGM? Or are ...
08.11.2020 Episode 58 – Chrono Trigger 25 Years Later – An Epoch Journey It’s about time! Hailed as one of the greatest JRPG experiences of all time, and for good reason, Chrono Trigger’s the complete package for all gamers. Therefore, Justin and Mike bring in a special guest who not only is a ...
08.06.2020 Episode 57 – Zuntata What do Karaoke Machines, bizarre PCM voice samples and shamisens have in common? They’re all points of discussion on today’s episode where Mike and Justin do a deep dive on Zuntata, the in-house composers and live band for Taito! Formed ...
07.22.2020 Episode 56 – VGM Homework School’s out and summer is all the rage...but that doesn’t stop Mike and Justin from challenging their minds when it comes to video game music! Back on Episode 54, Mike and Justin did an episode entirely on Continue themes in ...
07.08.2020 Episode 55 – Mega Man Fan Game Music w/ MegaPhilX Since the dawn of the internet, video game fans have gathered to celebrate their favorite franchises. One of the most dedicated fanbases is for Mega Man, specifically the classic series that started on the NES, and saw a resurgence on ...
06.24.2020 Episode 54 – Continue? Continue themes in video games: Essentially a step stool to repeat a failure. But are these tunes worth revisiting outside of the gaming experience? Mike and Justin think so, and so they challenged each other to come up with a ...
06.10.2020 Episode 53 – Sounds of the Sega master System With Sega’s arcade ventures dwindling at the time, the Japanese arcade game maker decided to try their hand at making consoles, and eventually this led to today’s featured console, the Sega Master System. Called the Mark III in Japan, this ...
05.27.2020 Episode 52 – Run ‘N Guns Get ready for some spreadshot, some rocket lawnchairs and discussions about Kevin Bacon-lookalikes dealing drugs, because XVGM Radio is blasting their way onto the scene with an episode focused on the Run ‘n Gun genre and it’s music! Often looped ...
05.13.2020 Episode 51 – Yooka-Laylee Back to the Fluture When Playtonic Games set out to develop a new 3D Action Platformer in the vein of Donkey Kong Country and Banjo Kazooie, they went back to the original composers who made those games sound so fantastic: David Wise (DKC) and ...
04.29.2020 Episode 50 – Listener Requests A Podcast is nothing without it’s listeners. That’s why Episode 50 is both a celebration for us AND a chance to celebrate YOU! We’ve been advertising this one for a few months now, and thankfully, you guys brought the goods. ...
04.15.2020 Episode 49 – Licensed from the 80’s Growing up in the 1980s, Justin and Mike latched onto tons of different IPs in various incarnations. From cartoons to movies and even commercials, the nostalgia of the 80s has never burned brighter for our generation. Even newer generations are ...
04.01.2020 Episode 48 – The Music of Final Fantasy VII (feat. Knight of the Round) Hailed as one of the greatest video game experiences ever, Final Fantasy VII was a game changer. It revolutionized the Japanese Role Playing Game market and the art of storytelling in a video game at the time of its released. ...
03.18.2020 Episode 47 – Konami Unleashed in the East! W/ Dan Laughton There’s plenty of Konami classics that never made their way outside of Japan. We could probably do an entire episode like this featuring the Ganbare Goemon series! However, today we’ll be focusing our efforts on two shoot ‘em ups (SHMUPS, ...
03.04.2020 Episode 46 – Reverse Picks! When co-hosts pick tracks on a video game music podcast, it’s typically songs they enjoy. But what if you tried to guess which picks your co-host would pick? In this episode, Justin and Mike reverse their picks, allowing Mike to ...
02.19.2020 Episode 45 -Series Spotlight on Rhythm Heaven w/ Nikotengoku! In the mid-2000s, Nintendo threw their rhythm-based games hat into the mix with the Game Boy Advance Japanese exclusive, Rhythm Tengoku. The franchise eventually was brought to other regions of the world, and with it, a smorgasbord of tasty audible ...
02.05.2020 Episode 44 – Valfaris w/ Composer Curt Victor Bryant What oozes neon, smells of decaying bugs and gives you a neck injury? Why, it’s Valfaris, of course! Released in 2019, Valfaris brought a 1980’s Heavy Metal Magazine aesthetic to the run-n-gun genre, and along with it came an equally ...
01.22.2020 Episode 43 – The Sounds of the FM Towns Japanese computer systems and consoles rarely coincide, but when it comes to Fujitsu, the two go hand in hand. Meet the FM Towns Computer System and the FM Towns Marty Console. Two systems with similar audio components that take the ...
01.08.2020 Episode 42 – Sierra, an Audio History Sierra Games is heralded as one of the premiere adventure game developers and publishers that existed. Deep care went into the development of the games they created, thanks to a husband and wife creative partnership between Ken and Roberta Williams. ...
12.25.2019 Episode 41 – Winter Trax The XVGM Radio boys get into the festive spirit by choosing tons of awesomely epic winter and/or holiday themed tracks to get you in the mood, no matter what you celebrate! Listen in as Mike and Justin chat about the ...
12.11.2019 Episode 40 – Free Picks Again 再び It’s time for another roll of the dice because XVGM Radio is back for their second round of free picks! We’re choosing songs from all across the VGM spectrum and bringing you a surprising mix of music. From new to ...
11.27.2019 Episode 39 – REMIXXX! An episode that’s been a year in the making, Justin and Mike finally sit down and pick some of their favorite remixes! From nostalgic classics dating back to the beginnings of OCREMIX, to some more contemporary stuff from labels like ...
11.13.2019 Episode 38 – Shakedown Hawaii w/ Norrin Radd/Matt Creamer Grit your teeth as you plow through innocent bystanders, hold up stores for insurance protection, and burn forests down with your flamethrower...it’s your world in Shakedown Hawaii. The successor to Retro City Rampage had a lot to live up to, ...
10.30.2019 Episode 37 – SPOOKYFEST 2019! It’s that time once again for...SPOOKYFEST….2019! Yes, Spookyfest has returned to a backyard near us. Every year we host a special Halloween-themed episode of our show, but it’s totally done outdoors like a concert festival! Hear the crowds roar in ...
10.16.2019 Episode 36 – Castlevania Oddities Castlevania music has a special place in our hearts. But what about the wacky, wild world of Castlevania cameos, bizarre ports and side story games and other ‘Vania obscurities? Mike and Justin take the listener on a bumpy hayride past ...
10.02.2019 Episode 35 – Super Nintendo Jams vs. Sega Genesis Grooves (Retro World Expo Live Panel) Mike and Justin Hosted their first ever panel together, and they did it at Retro World Expo in Hartford, CT on September 28th, 2019! The guys wanted to do something to attract a big audience, and what better way to ...
09.18.2019 Episode 34 – Super Thrash Bros! To be in a video game music cover band in 2019, there needs to be a gimmick of some sort. Fortunately, Super Thrash Bros. have a rock solid one. These gents combine wacky Smash Bros. themed showmanship and metal medleys ...
09.09.2019 Episode 33 – Celebrating 20 Years of Sega Dreamcast Music Everyone join in now: Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Biiirtthhhdaayyyy dear Sega Dreamcast, Happy Birthday to you! The Sega Dreamcast is largely considered to be Sega’s swansong and the final console to focus on arcade-based-ports to ...
08.21.2019 Episode 32 – Summer Jamz with KVGM – The Last Wave Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. But wait...doesn’t this sound familiar? It’s because it’s the opening line in our guest’s mantra for his own show: ...
08.07.2019 Episode 31 – Kart Racing Tracks Zoom! Whoosh! Boing! Vroom! Start your engines and turn the volume up, because the XVGM Radio guys are going racing! Kart racing to be specific! Today, we’re checking out the wild and wacky world of the Kart Racing video game ...
07.24.2019 Episode 30 – Perfect Dark w/ Grant Kirkhope Following the N64 smash hit, Goldeneye, RARE lost the Bond license. But this didn’t matter much to them, as their spiritual successor to Goldeneye pushed the Nintendo 64 to its limits. Hailed as one of the greatest First Person Shooters ...

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XVGM Radio episodes:

Episode 79 – The Music of Blaster Master

Episode 78 – Super Smash Bros. Music w/ The VGMbassy

Episode 77 – Only in PAL

Episode 76 – The Wonderswan & Wonderswan Color

Episode 75 – Adventure Island vs. Wonder Boy (feat. Rhythm & Pixels)

Episode 74 – Spy Games

Episode 73 – Zelda Handhelds

Episode 72 – Vanillaware w/ Pragmatik

Episode 71 – Board & Card Games 2

Episode 70 – Paradise Killer w/ Composer Barry” Epoch” Topping

Episode 69 – Sexy Games

Episode 68 – Anime Game Music w/ G to the Next Level

Episode 67 – No Nostalgia Fighters

Episode 66: Amiga Spotlight w/ NikoTengoku

Episode 65 – Winter Trax 2: Icelectric Boogaloo

Episode 64 – Classics vs Covers w/ Lucia La Rezza

Episode 63 – Same Song, Different System

Episode 62 – The Music of Crash Bandicoot

Episode 61 – Spookyfest 2020!

Episode 60: Free Picks Trinity 三番目

Episode 59 – VGM in Motion

Episode 58 – Chrono Trigger 25 Years Later – An Epoch Journey

Episode 57 – Zuntata

Episode 56 – VGM Homework

Episode 55 – Mega Man Fan Game Music w/ MegaPhilX

Episode 54 – Continue?

Episode 53 – Sounds of the Sega master System

Episode 52 – Run ‘N Guns

Episode 51 – Yooka-Laylee Back to the Fluture

Episode 50 – Listener Requests

Episode 49 – Licensed from the 80’s

Episode 48 – The Music of Final Fantasy VII (feat. Knight of the Round)

Episode 47 – Konami Unleashed in the East! W/ Dan Laughton

Episode 46 – Reverse Picks!

Episode 45 -Series Spotlight on Rhythm Heaven w/ Nikotengoku!

Episode 44 – Valfaris w/ Composer Curt Victor Bryant

Episode 43 – The Sounds of the FM Towns

Episode 42 – Sierra, an Audio History

Episode 41 – Winter Trax

Episode 40 – Free Picks Again 再び

Episode 39 – REMIXXX!

Episode 38 – Shakedown Hawaii w/ Norrin Radd/Matt Creamer

Episode 37 – SPOOKYFEST 2019!

Episode 36 – Castlevania Oddities

Episode 35 – Super Nintendo Jams vs. Sega Genesis Grooves (Retro World Expo Live Panel)

Episode 34 – Super Thrash Bros!

Episode 33 – Celebrating 20 Years of Sega Dreamcast Music

Episode 32 – Summer Jamz with KVGM – The Last Wave

Episode 31 – Kart Racing Tracks

Episode 30 – Perfect Dark w/ Grant Kirkhope

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