Ultimate Brain Games is a board game collection released for PS1 in 2003 developed by cosmigo and published by Telegames. There's not much to say about the board games themselves; things like dominoes, chess, backgammon and the like, but the so

GunMaster – PA187

Mar 6th, 2024 48m 58s

GunMaster is a December 1994 arcade exclusive game developed by Metro Corporation. It's a single or two-player boss rush action game that's part fighting game and part platformer; think a dash of Gunstar Heroes with a Neo Geo art style. The gam

Gigandes – PA186

Jan 26th, 2024 59m 52s

Gigandes (ギガンデス) is an arcade game developed by East Technology in 1989 and released in February of 1990. It's a horizontal shmup in the style of R-Type featuring all of the bio-mechanical tropes common to the era. It was designed for the Taito

Plus Alpha – PA185

Nov 2nd, 2023 27m 38s

We’ve got a really fun soundtrack to dive into this episode from a Jaleco arcade title released in 1989 called Plus Alpha, composed by Tsukasa Tawada. It’s an overhead shooter similar to Twinbee, Raiden, or 1942 and was re-released on the Nin

Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos – PA184

Oct 17th, 2023 27m 45s

In this latest mini episode we're talking about Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos, a childhood favorite on the NES composed by Tim Follin.Solstice released on the NES in the US and UK in mid 1990. It was developed by Software Creati

Bomb Jack (GameBoy) – PA183

Oct 8th, 2023 27m 48s

In this bite-sized installment we're exploring the soundtrack from Bomb Jack on the Nintendo GameBoy composed by the legendary DMG DJ, Alberto José González.Bomb Jack released on the Game Boy in the UK in 1992 and Sweden in 1993. Adapted to t

LIVE: MAGWest 2023 with George Sanger – PA182

Aug 11th, 2023 1h 24m

Another titan of the game industry, George "The Fat Man" Sanger, joins us live at MAGWest! George has done so much to shape the course of game audio in America that the best we can hope for is scratching the surface with this post. During his c

Castle in the Clouds with g3ntlebreeze – PA181

Jul 25th, 2023 1h 28m

Today we're joined by composer g3ntlebreeze for a unique behind the scenes look at his work on Castle in the Clouds, a Castlevania-inspired hentai game (NSFW - not safe for work). The game was developed by Libra Heart and pixel-teishoku and pub

Masters of VGM 2 – PA180

Jun 27th, 2023 1h 24m

Pixelated Audio is back for the second annual Masters of VGM (@MastersofVGM), an event every June where podcasts come together to highlight some game music composers, either personal favorites or some that deserve a bit more attention. The even

Emily Reese – PA179

Jun 9th, 2023 1h 12m

We're joined today by Emily Reese; Minnesota Public Radio newscaster, VGM podcast legend and co-creator of the Level with Emily Reese and Top Score podcasts with Sam Keenan.She is a trumpet player, and studied music education and jazz studies

Brian Schmidt – PA178

May 26th, 2023 1h 48m

How do you do justice describing Brian Schmidt's contribution to gaming? His impact on the global trajectory of games has been immense. There's no doubt in our minds that Brian is one of the most important figures in videogame history, and we c

Angelic Warrior DEVA with Robert Vroemisse – PA177

May 2nd, 2023 1h 40m

Today we're joined by composer and graphics artist Robert Vroemisse for Angelic Warrior DEVA, a modern indie game for the MSX2 released in 2020. Together we talk about the game, the development process, Team DEVA and gaming in the Dutch MSX sce

Wolfchild – PA176

Apr 12th, 2023 1h 25m

We're back with another stellar euro platformer, this time in the form of Wolfchild, developed by Core Design. Your father Kal Morrow, expert in genetic research and creation of human-animal hybrids, has been kidnapped and the rest of your fami

Gremlin Graphics with Neil Biggin – PA175

Mar 28th, 2023 2h 20m

Today we're joined by industry legend Neil Biggin in an absolutely massive show! Neil regales us with hilarious stories as we cover a wide range of his electronic music during his time at Gremlin Graphics from about 1992-1996. He walks us throu

The Guardian Legend – PA174

Mar 1st, 2023 1h 5m

Going back to the NES we get The Guardian Legend, a curiousity developed by Compile that is best described as Zelda plus Zanac. Originally released in 1988 for the NES, The Guardian Legend or "Guardic Gaiden" is the pseudo sequel to MSX game Gu

Super Mega Zero with DDRKirby – PA173

Feb 3rd, 2023 1h 29m

Today we're joined by composer and indie game developer Timmie aka DDRKirby(ISQ) to talk about their music for Super Mega Zero, an awesome fast-paced puzzle platformer for PC and Switch. We also spend a good deal of time talking about DDRKirby'

Uchuu Keibitai SDF – PA172

Jan 5th, 2023 38m 26s

Kicking off the new year with a Famicom banger! Uchuu Keibitai SDF is a vertical shooter released by HAL Laboratory in 1990 for the Japanese market only. While the game leaves a bit to be desired, the soundtrack is great and definitely worth ex

PC Music with WASD – PA171

Dec 19th, 2022 1h 26m

Following up our last show on CANYON.MID, we're joined by the artist that closed out the show, Austin Green. Austin is a guitarist and leader of the band WASD. We're going all in on PC game music today with a mix of Austin's favorites as well a

CANYON.MID with George Stone – PA170

Nov 21st, 2022 50m 7s

Today we're talking about one of early PC computing's most iconic songs, "Trip Through the Grand Canyon" also known as "CANYON.MID" with none other than the composer himself, George Stone! We take a trip down memory lane and discuss how the son

Expansion Pack XXX: Adult VGM with Hammock – PA169

Oct 23rd, 2022 1h 4m

We're once again joined by our guest host from the last episode, KVGM host Hammock and his father figure Craig Stadler in this milestone show. It's Expansion Pack XXX - Episode 169, covering the music from adult visual novels and adventure game

Expansion Pack XXIX: T&E Golf with Hammock – PA168

Oct 7th, 2022 54m 35s

KVGM's host Hammock joins us once again in this expansion pack to talk about the many lovely tunes produced for T&E Soft golf games over the years. We also have the voice of another special guest from 1995's hit game Pebble Beach Golf Links, ar

Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge – PA167

Sep 20th, 2022 1h 9m

The hotly anticipated Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge is here for your listening pleasure! The game saw several releases between 1992-1994 on the SNES, Genesis, Game Boy and Game Gear. It was developed by UK games company Software

LIVE: MAGWest 2022 with 8-bit Music Theory – PA166

Sep 1st, 2022 1h 12m

Another year another MAGWest, we're back in person this year exploring the depths of what makes 'water music' with a legend of VGM analysis, 8-bit Music Theory! We put him through the paces as we goof off in our usual Pixelated Audio style. Fir

MIDI Spotlight: Mime – PA165

Aug 3rd, 2022 1h 52m

Trying out a new format today with MIDI Spotlight starting on a PC98 title called Mime, published and developed by Studio Twinkle and composed by Hiroaki Sano. For a while now, VGMRips stalwart ValleyBell has graciously streamed music to our Di

Masters of VGM – PA164

Jul 2nd, 2022 1h 15m

Pixelated Audio joins the many podcasts participating in the Masters of VGM (@MastersofVGM) event organized by bedroth, host of Very Good Music and BGMania. Masters of VGM is a month long event of participating podcasts and their own take on wh