This week on the show we’re joined by musician and game historian Chris Baines to talk about super-difficult games! Why do we like them so much? Why are they so satisfying, yet so annoying at the same time? And why is the music SO GOOD?!?
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In the 90s Sega fought the rental market with a radical new idea: stream video games directly to consumers. Rob and Pernell listen to music special to the Sega Channel, and the exclusive games brought to North America. The Sega Channel brought video games to consumers directly to their consoles through the cable television network. This was not only a revolution for gaming, it pioneered a whole new way to browse the internet: cable broadband. Enjoy these solid Genesis/Mega Drive tunes from the good-old days of Sega! Learn more about Rhythm and Pixels! https://rhythmandpixels.xom Support the show! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels
Enjoy a selection of mostly classic 8 and 16 bit tracks composed for video game cutscenes!
Download episode 1-8 here! This week we talk about cutscenes and "event music" in video games. This is the music that can sometimes get overlooked for the music that occurs during the action. We listen to some classics, some deeper…
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