Back in the 90’s the Sonic the Hedgehog series was in its prime - literally running over the competition. In late 1999/early 2000, SNK capitalized on this fan favorite by licensing Sonic and his friends for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. This entry (in the now, veteran franchise) would be know as Sonic the Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure and became a highly praised addition for a short lived and under appreciated handheld. Track List: 0:00:00 Title Screen 0:00:28 Options Menu 0:11:20 Neo South Island Zone...
Mar 16, 2015•1 hr 17 min
This week on Pixelated Audio, we’re playing music from an amazing little Nintendo DS game that you might have missed called Lock’s Quest. The composer, David J. Franco, joins us for a quick chat and with over 90 tracks in the game he’s done an excellent job of creating a truly inspirational soundtrack. Also, joining the discussion is a close friend and Lock’s Quest enthusiast, Swendu (@swendu). Track List: 0:00:00 Title Theme 0:08:52 Game Intro #1 0:11:07 Cutscene #1 0:12:00 Tutorial 0:21:28 Vil...
Mar 01, 2015•1 hr 48 min
Rockage 4.0 took over our lives for the weekend so we thought it'd be fun to put out a short Expansion Pack episode (totally unrelated) while we're on break. Dino Dini, Zoids, Tim Allen, and Golden Warpships. Kind of like a VGM buffet? Mmmmm buffet style...gotta stick some VGM rolls in my pockets for later! We'll be back with our normal show in two weeks with some pretty awesome game spotlights. Track List: 0:00:03 Cyber Zone 1 - Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship (NES) by David Wise 0:0...
Feb 15, 2015•27 min
The gaming world has been playing Civilization-style simulation games for a long time and the genre has a long history of deep/enriching games that keep the player hooked for countless hours. Sadly, Utopia: The Creation of a Nation fell short of our simulation-theme nostalgia but totally hooked us with its incredible soundtrack. In the early 90’s Gremlin Software released Utopia on an array of systems - DOS, Amiga, Atari ST and SNES. In addition to all versions looking and playing similarly, the...
Feb 02, 2015•1 hr 17 min
Our musical mash-up is back with Expansion Pack II. Hope you’re ready to listen to some tunes ranging from the 1986 Famicom to 2014 Wii U and everything between. In case you missed last Expansion Pack episode or tuning in for the first time, this is a bit of a different style episode from our normal lineup. Just some random awesome tracks and some facts to go along with them in this more free form and fun style series that fits between our regularly scheduled episodes. Track List: 0:00:06 "Final...
Jan 22, 2015•1 hr 10 min
Kirby has evolved into one of Nintendo’s most colorful and beloved franchises, so it’s interesting to see it start out on the Game Boy’s “pea soup” color palette. Kicking off what would be a long relationship between HAL Laboratory and Nintendo, Kirby’s Dream Land was fun for new and seasoned gamers alike. In 1992, Kirby’s Dream Land was released to the world and became an instant hit. Three years later in 1995, the Game Boy was once again called back to action with Kirby’s Dream Land 2. By the ...
Jan 15, 2015•1 hr 4 min
Now that 2014 is a thing of the past, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on some of the music we’ve played over the last year and select our favorites. We covered some amazing games and this is a second look at some of those tracks in case you might have missed them. It was fun for us, hopefully you’ll enjoy it too. Check the full post for the track list. Track List: 0:00:59 "Wilderness" Golden Axe (Gen) Tohru Nakabayashi, Y. Dolphin Takada 0:04:40 "Opening" Captain Tsubasa Vol. II: Super Str...
Jan 08, 2015•41 min
There’s nothing better than kicking off the new year with Castlevania and in this episode we're running through an excellent addition to the series called Castlevania: Bloodlines for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive released in 1994 by Konami. This game wasn't originally part of the series' timeline (meant as an side-story) but later on after the timeline was leaked Bloodlines secured its place in the official Castlevania chronology. (official timeline at Konami) (unofficial wikia translation) Like i...
Jan 01, 2015•1 hr 17 min
We're taking a side-step from our normal format today with a new segment to supplement our normal bi-weekly show. Pixelated Audio Expansion Pack is kind of like a random mix of stuff we've either recently discovered or some music from games that may not fit into a specific show (at least any time soon). They'll be a bit shorter and fall into the slots between the off-weeks but we figured this one can start us out. Hope you dig it. Track List: 0:00:06 "Caves of Argolis" Battle of Olympus (NES) - ...
Dec 15, 2014•1 hr
Batman has been an incorruptible symbol for Gotham and remains unwavering in his war against crime for the last 75 years. Since his creation by Bob Kane and and Bill Finger for Detective Comics #27 in 1939, Bruce Wayne’s alter ego Batman has been fighting to free his once great city from greed, corruption and terror. In 1990, shortly after Tim Burton and Warner Bros. brought Batman to the big screen, Sunsoft took this icon to home consoles in a series of different games, both as direct movie tie...
Dec 01, 2014
Once in a while a great arcade title is overlooked by the game industry and gamers alike. A game that if you played you would love but the problem is that its no where to be found. Namco’s The Outfoxies unfortunately is such a title. It has everything going for it though... great characters, unique fighting mechanics and large interactive levels. However, few have heard of it and even fewer have played it. Its hard to put this wacky "fighting" game into a category, but try to imagine if Smash Br...
Nov 15, 2014•45 min
It was only a matter of time before the turtles made an appearance on this show but we thought it would be interesting to give some love to a less popular set of games. So pull out that frozen pizza you’ve been saving for a special occasion because Pixelated Audio is back in a new episode featuring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters. Much Like the ”Turtles” franchise, Konami dominated the early 90’s and with their the reputation for making radically different ports of there versio...
Nov 01, 2014•1 hr 7 min
We’re getting into the holiday spirit with a Halloween themed grab bag. There’s been no shortage of creepy games released over the years so when putting together our list we made sure to choose ones that span the spectrum of fun and silly to mindbogglingly bizarre. So it doesn’t matter if you’re a fan of something a little spooky or someone who likes something more disturbing...we’ve got you covered. Track List: 0:00:06 ...This was an Ancient Story - Nightmare in the Dark 0:04:07 Nightmare 0:05:...
Oct 15, 2014•1 hr 33 min
Every publisher and developer hope for a game that has all the right elements; a game that’s a hit. BlueSky Software hit that nail on the head with their 1995 release of Vectorman for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. With creative character and world design, great gameplay and a groundbreaking soundtrack from Jon Holland, the technical achievements and gameplay have earned it a “must play” title. Listen in as we go back to the mid 90’s to explore the world with fresh eyes...and ears. Track List: 0:0...
Oct 01, 2014•1 hr 2 min
Throw in traditional JRPG elements, some Ancient Relic Machines and a touch of the Wild West and you’ve got yourself Wild Arms for the Sony Playstation. Join us as we go through Filgaia’s story, battles, characters and, of course, the sweet music from a very talented and versatile composer, Michiko Naruke. Media.Vision put together a great game with a deep fulfilling story full of engaging gameplay and characters you will grow to love. This is a title every gamer (RPG fan or not) needs to play. ...
Sep 15, 2014•1 hr 8 min
This week we bring you music from a short-lived company with strong roots in the Amiga demo-scene called Zyrinx. Beginning on Sega’s 16bit hardware, they set out to push the limits of the Genesis and Mega Drive further than other developers had done. With their custom sound driver, incredible visual accomplishments and the launch of composer Jesper Kyd’s career, they proved the power of hard work and innovative thinking. Even though they only produced 3 games in there short 6 year lifespan, most...
Sep 01, 2014•1 hr 42 min
We're looking at Nintendo’s Punch-Out!! series. With so many franchises unable to make the jump from the arcade to the home console and even fewer able to then stand the test of time by seeing re-releases we want to pay tribute to an amazing series that has not only done this but holds so many awesome memories for an entire generation of gamers. Over the last 30 years there has been one boxing series that held the top title for us so in this episode we take a deeper look into its history and hig...
Aug 18, 2014•1 hr 16 min
We're back with a full grab bag of Soccer titles in celebration of 2014 FIFA World Cup. With so many soccer games being released over the years, it was a really tough choice to pick only a few and leave the others to sit on the sidelines but we have a ton of amazing music for your auditory pleasure. Track List: 0:00:07 Main Theme Sensible Soccer (SNES) 0:10:40 BGM#07 Neo Geo Cup 98 Plus Color (NGPC) 0:11:11 BGM#08 0:11:46 BGM#13 0:12:32 BGM#14 0:18:12 Game Options 02 FIFA Soccer 97: Gold Edition...
Jul 31, 2014•1 hr 27 min
We launch the show off with the Golden Axe series by SEGA. Even though it wasn’t one of the highest selling games of the platform for the Genesis/Mega Drive it has been re-released in pretty much every “SEGA Classics” collection to date. For those of you who don’t know (or probably just don't remember) it all started in 1989 for the arcade. Track List: 0:00:06 The Battle Golden Axe (Arc) 0:09:09 Wilderness (Gen/MD) 0:11:58 Turtle Village 2 (Arc) 0:23:19 The Road of Dead (Arc) 0:24:05 Battle Fiel...
Jul 01, 2014•1 hr 12 min
