What’s good! We’re celebrating Black History Month on Rhythm and Pixels by showcasing some of our favorite examples of black representation in games! This one’s special because we’ve got music ranging from the Atari age all the way up to the current(ish) retro era! We chat about our favorite Pokémon gym leader music, fighting game characters, and who Pernell’s first video game crush is!
- Music – 1 on 1 Basketball Dr. Jay vs Larry Bird – Atari 7800
- Blade’s Stage – Eternal Champions – Genesis – Joe Delia, John Hart, Jeff Marsh, Adrian van Velssen, Andy Armer
- Gym Leader Battle – Pokemon Black and White – DS – Shota Kageyama
- Eddy Gordo – Tekken Tag Tournament – Arcade – Yu Miyake
- Cut the Deck – Quartet – Tyler Mire
- Balrog Stage – Street Fighter II – Arcade CPS1 – Yoko Shimomura
- Portal Storm – Half-Life 2 – Red G
- Make it Quick, Man (Mega Man 2) – Mega Ran (Takashi Tateishi)
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