In the midst of the mascot onslaught that brought us Bubsy and Aero the Acrobat, an opossum named Sparkster grabbed his jetpack and laser sword and rose above the rest in this stellar Konami classic for the Sega Genesis.
Rocket Knight Adventures
Composers: Masanori Oouchi, Aki Hata, Michiru Yamane, and Masanori Adachi
Release: September 1993
Platform: Sega Genesis
Published by Konami
Welcome to the first annual WaveBack Halloween Spooky Special! To help keep you in the Halloween spirit, Kris has assembled a mix of some of the best Halloween, horror, and all around spooky video game music there is. Enjoy.
The Bit.trip series contains some truly remarkable music. Featuring sever different styles, these soundtracks form a sort of love letter to retro game music, and must be heard to be believed. Enjoy.
Bit.trip SAGA/Bit.trip COMPLETE
Composers: Petrified Productions (Matthew Harwood), Gaijin Games, Bit Shifter, Sucka MCs, and Minusbaby
Release: September 2011
Platform: Nintendo Wii/Nintendo 3DS
Published by Aksys Games
Metal Gear Solid V released earlier this month, so what better time to take a listen back to where it all began. This is the very beginning of the Metal Gear saga, and pieces of this soundtrack have been heard throughout the entire series. Enjoy.
Metal Gear
Composer: Kazuki Muraoka
Release: June 1988
Platform: NES
Published by Ultra Games
With Super Mario Maker nearly here, Kris spends some time listening to the music of the game that helped inspire it. More great classic Super NES tunes from some of the best names in the business. Enjoy!
Mario Paint
Composers: Ryoji Yoshitomi, Kazumi Totaka, and Hirokazu Tanaka
Release: August 1992
Platform: Super NES
Published by Nintendo
In this episode, we take a look at two similar soundtracks by two titans in the industry. Koji Kondo and Hip Tanaka had pretty unique takes on the Mario universe, but both are some of the most memorable soundtracks in all of video games.
Super Mario Bros.
Composer: Koji Kondo
Release: October 1985
Platform: NES
Published by Nintendo
Super Mario Land
Composer: Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka
Release: April 1989
Platform: Game Boy
Published by Nintendo