WaveBack Music Podcast

Episode 137 – Outrun (Arcade)

THE Arcade racing game

Show Notes

Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of OutRun, Sega’s arcade racer that left a serious impression.    

Useful Links

Background Music

  • Various OutRun covers

Social Stuff

Episode 136 – Crash Bandicoot

Hey plumber boy, your worst nightmare has arrived!

Show Notes

Matt and Kris celebrate the 25th anniversary of Crash Bandicoot, the unofficial platforming mascot for the Sony PlayStation.

Useful Links

Background Music

  • Crash N Sane Trilogy

Social Stuff

Episode 135 – F-Zero

The Future of Racing is Now!

Show Notes

Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of F-Zero, the Super NES launch title that taught us to love Mode 7.

Useful Links

Background Music

  • Various tracks from F-Zero X, F-Zero GX, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, and F-Zero Climax
  • Various F-Zero remixes from the Super Smash Bros. series.

Social Stuff

Episode 134 – Metroid 35th Anniversary Special

A celebration of the music of Metroid

Show Notes

Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Metroid franchise by listening to an eclectic set of tracks and covers spanning the entire series.    

Useful Links

Background Music

  • Various other songs from the same games and artists represented

Social Stuff

Episode 133 – Donkey Kong 40th Anniversary Special

The King of Swing and great video game music

Show Notes

Matt and Kris shake their bananas in honor of Donkey Kong’s 40th birthday, featuring music from the entire franchise.

Useful Links

Background Music

  • Various other songs from the same games and artists represented

Social Stuff

Episode 132 – NiGHTS into Dreams

25 years of soaring on Saturn

Show Notes

Matt and Kris celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Sega Saturn classic NiGHTS into Dreams.    

Useful Links

Background Music

  • Other songs from NiGHTS into Dreams
  • Sonic Pinball Party
  • NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

Social Stuff

Episode 131 – Sonic Adventure 2

Rolling around at the speed of sound... AGAIN!

Show Notes

Matt and Kris are joined once again by Alex and Alex to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sonic Adventure 2 for the Sega Dreamcast. And to roll around at the speed of sound, obviously. Useful Links

Background Music

Social Stuff

Episode 130 – Sonic the Hedgehog

Gotta go... surprisingly not that fast?

Show Notes

Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog with a deep dive into the soundtrack that changed what Sega Genesis music could be.  

Useful Links

Background Music

  • Various remixes of the Sonic tunes
  • Sonic 1 for Master System
  • Sonic Generations
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Social Stuff

Episode 129 – Battletoads

Toad-ally Tubular!

Show Notes

Matt and Kris celebrate the 30th anniversary of Battletoads with a turbo tunnel ride through the game’s original NES soundtrack by David Wise Useful Links

Background Music

  • Other tracks from Battletoads NES
  • Sega Genesis, Game Gear, and Amiga versions of Battletoads

Social Stuff

Episode 128 – Dragon Warrior

Celebrating the 35th anniversary of JRPG royalty

Show Notes

Matt and Kris celebrate the 35th anniversary of Dragon Quest by enjoying the music of the NES version, Dragon Warrior. Useful Links

Background Music

  • Every Dragon Warrior song on OC Remix
  • Other versions of the Dragon Quest theme from various other games

Social Stuff

How to make Taco Casserole

  • Bake most of a bag of tater tots nice and crispy.
  • Chop one yellow onion and several cloves of garlic. I usually do between 3-5
  • Start cooking the onion until it starts getting wet, then add the garlic and 1 package of ground turkey (or beef if you prefer)
  • Once that’s all nicely brown, add a medium can of tomato sauce
  • Add 1 can each (and drain & wash them, you savage): whole kernel corn, dark red kidney beans, black beans.
  • Add about 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley and oregano. Use dried if you don't have fresh. It’s fine.
  • Add several dashes of chili powder, depending on how spicy you like it, and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Grab a bag of Doritos and a casserole dish. Dump a bunch of Doritos into the dish and crush them so there’s a nice layer all over the bottom.
  • Dice a couple of tomatoes. Enough to give the whole thing a good solid coat.
  • Pour the meat mixture on top of the Doritos and level it all out
  • Give it a nice coat of hot sauce if that’s your bag, but totally optional. Mild taco sauce adds a nice flavor too. I like Old El Paso, but you do you.
  • Cover with the diced tomatoes. I like a nice thick layer
  • Add the cooked tater tots.
  • Cover with a layer of your choice of cheese. I like a mix of Monterey Jack and cheddar
  • Bake at 425 until the cheese starters to form a bit of a crisp on the outside.
  • Enjoy!
  • Bonus: If you’re the kind of person who enjoys it (I am not) feel free to add some sour cream or guac. You can also garnish with chopped scallions. They add a nice texture and some green to make it seem like you're eating something healthy.
  • Extra bonus, instead of a fork, use the rest of the Doritos in the bag to scoop up the food! This will of course remove any concept that you’re eating something healthy, but that’s up to you.