50. Thank You Mario! But Our Podcast Is In Another Castle.

It's dangerous to go alone; take this pod! In this ep, Tim makes the case for video game music, and considers three traits that nearly all game tunes share.

SONGS PLAYED:

Kazumi Totaka - Nintendo Wii Shop Channel Music

Hirokazu Tanaka - Tetris

Traditional Russian Song - Korobeiniki

David Wise - Stickerbrush Symphony (from Donkey Kong Country 2)

Nobuo Uematsu - Battle Theme (from Final Fantasy)

Nobuo Uematsu - Battle Theme (from Final Fantasy VII)

Nobuo Uematsu - Battle Theme (from Final Fantasy VII: Remake)

Gustao Santaolalla - Theme from The Last of Us

Shoji Meguro - Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There! (from Persona 5)

Sarah Schachner - Piccadilly Circus (from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare)

Koji Kondo - Overworld Theme (from Super Mario Bros.)

Jeremy Soule - Far Horizons (from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)

Yuka Kitamura - Soul of Cinder (from Dark Souls III)

Music from Space Invaders

Koji Kondo - Hyrule Field (from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)

Koji Kondo - Enemy (from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)

Koji Kondo - Athletic (from Super Mario World)

Koji Kondo - Star Theme

Keiichi Okabe - City Ruins (from NieR: Automata)