Episode #380 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth go beat-for-beat through a curated lineup of killer music from across the rhythm game spectrum—from lo-fi grooves and hypnotic trance to absolute chaos and comedic gold. We’re highlighting tracks from genre staples like Amplitude, Parappa the Rapper, Thumper, and Crypt of the NecroDancer, while also diving into lesser-known but equally brilliant titles like Zubo, Melatonin, Tadpole Treble, and Mad Rat Dead....
Jul 16, 2025•2 hr 26 min
BGMania B-Sides #27 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bedroth is diving deep into Brain Lord, a lesser-known action RPG developed by Produce! and published by Enix for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1994. While Brain Lord may not have reached the same heights of popularity as some of its Enix brethren, its soundtrack, composed by Masanao Akahori, offers a surprisingly rich and varied experience that deserves more recognition. From somber dungeon melodies...
Jul 14, 2025•31 min
Episode #379 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan takes a spoiler-free deep dive into Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, breaking down the gameplay evolution, combat systems, traversal mechanics, and the wide array of new tools at your disposal. Our Musical Review delves into how Kojima Productions pushes the boundaries of interactive storytelling with new characters, emotional stakes, and a thoughtful exploration of connection, grief, and the cost of rebuilding. From t...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 46 min
Bonus Episode #48 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan dives deep into RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, the long-awaited revival of Atlus’s cult-classic PS2-era action RPG. Set in a stylized Taisho-era Tokyo dripping with atmosphere, the game blends supernatural detective work, demon summoning, and real-time combat into one uniquely compelling package. We explore the significant improvements made in the remaster, including a complete overhaul of th...
Jul 06, 2025•1 hr 28 min
Episode #378 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth are lighting up the skies with a sparkling celebration of sound in our Fireworks-themed episode! Whether you're gearing up for the Fourth of July, reflecting on quiet moments beneath a starlit display, or simply craving some musical magic, this playlist captures all the intensity, beauty, and emotion of fireworks—both literal and metaphorical. We've got 14 explosive tracks spanning emotional ballads, erupti...
Jul 02, 2025•2 hr 32 min
Bonus Episode #47 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth are back on the track and revving the engine for Part 2 of our deep-dive spotlight on Mario Kart World! In this follow-up to our previous bonus episode, we're zeroing in on arranged and remixed tracks from legacy Mario Kart courses and surprise Nintendo titles, all beautifully reimagined for Mario Kart World’s expanding musical library. Whether you're a longtime Mario Kart fan or a newcomer drawn in by...
Jun 29, 2025•2 hr 14 min
Episode #377 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan closes out the month of June 2025 with another eclectic mix in Radio Hour, Volume 76! This episode features a handpicked blend of newly released tracks, nostalgic deep cuts, listener requests, and emotional standouts—ranging from the mysterious ambiance of The Alters, to the fierce battle energy of Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remastered, and even a live concert rendition from Grandia II. Whether you’re in the mood ...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 18 min
BGMania B-Sides #26 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bedroth shines the spotlight on the whimsical and unforgettable soundtrack of Little Nemo: The Dream Master for the NES! Released by Capcom in 1990 and based on the cult-classic animated film Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, this imaginative platformer features a stunning score by composer Junko Tamiya—one that’s enchanted gamers for over three decades. From the playful energy of early stages to the more atmosp...
Jun 22, 2025•18 min
Episode #376 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth are flipping the script with a unique musical experiment that takes us through some iconic and obscure soundtracks. From epic JRPGs and nostalgic Nintendo favorites to unexpected indie gems and adrenaline-pumping action scores, this episode is all about connection and chaos. 🎶 Using a coin toss to determine who goes first, Bryan and Bedroth challenge each other to pick tracks that connect by sharing a sing...
Jun 18, 2025•2 hr 42 min
Bonus Episode #46 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera jump into their karts and take a few laps around some of the new courses and music found in the recently released launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2... Mario Kart World! We'll be back very soon for Part 2 of this Spotlight. Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our ...
Jun 15, 2025•2 hr 23 min
Episode #375 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Kyle from RPGera dive deep into the depths of medieval Hell with a spotlight focus and review discussion on the recently released id Software and Bethesda Softworks game... DOOM: The Dark Ages! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff. EPISODE PLAY...
Jun 11, 2025•2 hr 10 min
BGMania B-Sides #25 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bedroth from RPGera is featuring a brand new release to celebrate not only the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, but finally the continuation of two long-awaited chapters in... DELTARUNE Chapters 1+2+3+4! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu & Jeff. EPISO...
Jun 08, 2025•30 min
Episode #374 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera are back with another quarterly Composer Appreciation episode, this time focusing on Michiko Naruke! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Track 3 from Future Boy Conan [Michiko Naruke, 1992] Alo...
Jun 04, 2025•2 hr 45 min
Bonus Episode #45 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan from RPGera presents another Musical Review, focusing on a game recently released for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S from Pocket Trap and PM Studios... Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo! Thanks once again to the team at PM Studios for providing an advanced copy of the game for the purposes of this review episode. Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, ques...
Jun 01, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Episode #373 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan from RPGera closes out the month of May 2025 with another eclectic mix in Radio Hour, Volume 75! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu & Jeff. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Title & In-Game from Little Puff in Dragonland [Dave Kelly & Lyndon Sharp, 19...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 19 min
BGMania B-Sides #24 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bedroth from RPGera is featuring a brand new release that he has been waiting for now for over a decade from LEVEL-5... Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu & Jeff. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS The Hunt Goes On -H...
May 25, 2025•33 min
Episode #372 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera take advantage of the hot weather lately and head to the coast to appreciate the sounds and vibes of a nice coastal town! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Ken Stage from Super Street Fighter...
May 21, 2025•2 hr 15 min
Bonus Episode #44 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan from RPGera presents another Musical Review, focusing on a game recently released for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S from Sandfall Interactive and Kepler Interactive... Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff. EPISODE P...
May 18, 2025•1 hr 41 min
Episode #371 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera are back with an episode they have been looking forward to since earlier this year. For most of this episode, the guys will be joined by the man himself, Olivier Derivière, to talk about the game, his life, and his previous work. Then, Bryan is joined by Kyle from RPGera to dive more in-depth into the gameplay and officially review the game. Join us as we take a trip down to the American Deep So...
May 14, 2025•2 hr 49 min
BGMania B-Sides #23 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bedroth from RPGera is doing something special in anticipation of Fantasy Life i later this month. This is a remastered re-release of an episode that uploaded on Very Good Music back in 2020 and features his kids Shootkapow and Dusklight as they discuss one of their favorite games of all time... Fantasy Life! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments,...
May 11, 2025•1 hr 17 min
Episode #370 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera dive into our first ever Part 3 with a topic very near and dear to Bryan's heart... Emotions of Sadness! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS His Theme from Undertale [Toby Fox, 2015] She from A...
May 07, 2025•2 hr 48 min
Bonus Episode #43 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan from RPGera presents another Musical Review, focusing on a game recently released for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch from Ashibi Co. and GungHo Online Entertainment... LUNAR Remastered Collection! Special thanks to GungHo Online Entertainment for providing a copy of the game for this review. Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, conce...
May 04, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Episode #369 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan from RPGera closes out the month of April 2025 with another eclectic mix in Radio Hour, Volume 74! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu & Jeff. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Adventure Park from Mr. Nutz [Raphaël Gesqua, 1994] Minstrel's Lament from The ...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 20 min
BGMania B-Sides #22 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bedroth from RPGera is featuring a turn-based JRPG series featuring a modern presentation with a classic core that was a listener request... Light Fairytale Episode I & II! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu & Jeff. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Haru...
Apr 27, 2025•32 min
Episode #368 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera return to a theme we haven't done in almost two years, but will now be doing once a year... Forever! This time around, the guys look at Bowser's Castle and how the music has evolved over 40 years of different entries. Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive P...
Apr 23, 2025•2 hr 10 min
Episode #367 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera get distracted from the main quest by heading down those roads less traveled to explore some mini-games, side missions, optional bosses, and whatever else catches our eye off the beaten path! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, &a...
Apr 16, 2025•2 hr 9 min
BGMania B-Sides #21 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bedroth from RPGera is featuring a newer retro-inspired action platformer with one of his favorite composers behind the soundtrack... Guns of Fury! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu & Jeff. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Title Screen from Guns of Fury [D...
Apr 13, 2025•49 min
Episode #366 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera take a trip down to the local pub and rack 'em up for a game of Billiards! The guys also discuss the big Nintendo Switch 2 news at the very beginning of the show. This was a last-minute substitution for an episode Kyle usually would have been a part of, but he'll be back on the show next month as scheduled! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, quest...
Apr 09, 2025•2 hr 20 min
Episode #365 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera take a trip out to the green to talk about and listen to some Golf games! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Intro from Sensible Golf [Richard Joseph & Jon Hare feat. Jacky Read, 1995]...
Apr 02, 2025•2 hr 1 min
Episode #364 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan from RPGera closes out the month of March 2025 with another eclectic mix in Radio Hour, Volume 73! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu & Jeff. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Ray Fillet's Stage from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters [Miki...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 9 min
