Disney and video games go together like peanut butter and chocolate. And you’ve got to love the old-school Capcom disney games, but what about games outside of Capcom? What about games that aren’t about specific characters or shows, but just “Princesses” who knows! Rob and Pernell are joined by Mike and Justin from XVGM Radio to take a deep dive into the world of Disney, music, and absolute silliness!
XVGM Radio is a fine VGM podcast hosted by Justin and Mike (PixelTunes Radio). XVGM is presented in the style of a broadcast radio show, bringing you the best in video game music and composer interviews!
Track list:
Level 1 Part 4 – Beauty and the Beast – NES – Jeroen Tel
Intro Sequence – Tron 2.0 – Mac OSX/Windows/XBox – Nathan Grigg
Pause Menu – Disney’s Kim Possible: Kimmunicator – Nintendo DS – Manfred Linzer, Martin Schioeler
Let’s talk pinball, man. PIN BALL MAAAAAAANNNN!! Rob and Pernell listen to great music from video games based on pinball games, or using pinball game mechanics! And hoo-boy there are a lot of them! Pinball is a unique game that combines dexterity and physics with electronics. Moving this game into the digital world means you can add moving characters, RPG elements, and even blue sparks!
Track list:
Showerboard – Dino Land – Sega Genesis – Ichiro Hada
Cold and Bold – Odama – Gamecube – Don’t Panic
Dementia – Virtual Pinball – Sega Genesis – Mark Miller
Options Menu – Sonic Spinball – Sega Genesis – Howard Drossin, Brian Coburn, Barry Blum
Main Stage BGM 1 – Time Cruise II – PC Engine – Hiroto Saitou
High adventure and HEAVY METAL! We listen to great Zelda game music from all across the generations. Joining us this week is the Zelda-inspired heavy metal group Master Sword! We talk hook-shots, operatic metal, and winding stair-cases. It’s dangerous to go alone, listen to this podcast!
Welcome to the surface of RNP388. We need your help eliminating the alien threat. You alone can stop the invasion armed with your boom-box full of excellent Metroid music!
This week on the show we celebrate the newest (and long overdue) Metroid title! We also discuss home organization, lost games, and what it’s like to be raised by birds.
Track list:
Ancient Chozo Ruins – Metroid II: Return of Samus – GameBoy – Ryoji Yoshitomi
We decided to change things up a bit this week and invite on of our Patreon members to join us on the show! Alex brought with him some excellent music from all sorts of games, and the Rhythm and Pixels team selected tracks that would accompany each one. We talk Rayman, Ristar, and Rob reminisces on old days working in a arcade.
Track list:
Hoodstomper theme – Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc – Playstation 2, Gamecube and Xbox – Plume Leonard, Fred Leonard, Laurent Parisi
Painted Pentathlon – Rayman – Playstation – Remi Gazel
Menu Theme 3 – NBA Live 96 – Genesis – Traz Damji, Steve Royea, Vince Mai
Team Selection – NHL 94 – Sega CD – Michael J Sokyrka
Character Select – Hit The Ice – Turbografx 16 – Hiroshige Tonomura
Select Team – Ice Hockey – NES – Soyo Oka
Gwarhar Lagoon – Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga – Gameboy Advance- Yoko Shimomura
They’re Pretty Tough Should We Be Careful? – Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story – Yoko Shimomura
