For Vicky's first game choice, she chooses the iconic PlayStation 3 title LittleBigPlanet, complete with a very eclectic soundtrack. And as an added bonus, this is Kris's first time hearing almost every one of these songs! Enjoy!

LittleBigPlanet

Composers: Kenneth C M Young, Mat Clark, Daniel Pemberton, Cafe Tacvba, DJ Krush, Jim Noir, The Go! Team

Release: October 2008

Platform: PlayStation 3

Published by Sony Computer Entertainment

Show Notes

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• LittleBigPlanet
• Kenneth CM Young
• Daniel Pemberton
• Cafe Tacvba
• DJ Krush (WARNING This site autoplays music)
• Jim Noir
• The Go! Team

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Geekade's Mega Man Month continues as Kris and Vicky listen to the Blue Bomber's first portable soundtrack. Taking heavy musical inspiration from the original NES game, this soundtrack is definitely something interesting. Enjoy!

Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge

Composer: Makoto Tomozawa

Release: December 1991

Platform: Game Boy

Published by Capcom

Show Notes

Useful Links

• Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge
• Makoto Tomozawa
• Mega Man Remade by RushJet1

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As part of Geekade's Mega Man Month, Kris is joined by Vicky to discuss the very first Mega Man soundtrack. Back when there were 6 robot masters instead of 8, Mega Man climbed ladders at a snail's pace, and the music was odd, yet wonderful. Enjoy!

Mega Man

Composer: Manami Matsumea

Release: December 1987

Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System

Published by Capcom

Show Notes

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• Mega Man
• Manami Matsumea
• OCRemix "Circuit Breaker" by injury

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The holiday season is in full sprint, so we're decking the halls with some great video game Christmas music!

Show Notes

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• Christmasasaurus Volume 2
• Mega Man: Powered Up
• Christmas NiGHTS
• Lemmings (SNES)
• Tetris (NES)
• Paper Mario: Sticker Star
• Donkey Kong Country
• Mario Kart 8
• Donkey Kong Country 2
• NES Remix 2
• Xmas Lemmings
• The OneUps

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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

Show Notes

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• Rocket Knight Adventures
• Masanori Oouchi
• Aki Hata
• Michiru Yamane
• Masanori Adachi

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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.

Show Notes

Useful Links

• Super Castlevania IV composers Taro Kudo & Masanori Adachi
• Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts composer Mari Yamaguchi
• Duck Tales composer Hiroshige Tonomura
• Luigi's Mansion composer Kazumi Totaka
• The Secret of Monkey Island composers Michael Land & Patrick Mundy
• Goonies 2 composer Satoe Terashima
• Super Mario World composer Koji Kondo
• Chrono Trigger composers Yasunori Mitsuda & Nobuo Uematsu
• Doom composer Robert Prince
• Metroid composer Hirokazu Tanaka
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time composer Koji Kondo
• Castlevania composers Satoe Terashima and Kinuyo Yamashita

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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

Show Notes

Useful Links

• The story
• Where to buy this awesome music
• Choice Provisions (formerly Gaijin Games)
• Bit.trip BEAT
• Bit.trip CORE
• Bit.trip VOID
• Bit.trip RUNNER
• Bit.trip FATE
• Bit.trip FLUX

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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

Show Notes

Useful Links

• Metal Gear
• Kazuki Muraoka on the Metal Gear Wiki
• Kazuki Muraoka on MGMPF

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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

Show Notes

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• Mario Paint
• Mario Paint Composer
• Mario Artist
• The mystery of Totaka's Song

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