After a long hiatus, we're back! We don't have anything specific to announce or regular content on the way just yet, but stay tuned for more. RGA will resume in some capacity, with Jeffrey Roberts joining as a permanent member.

Intro-less version of this episode can be found here, and as always downloads are enabled to be able to listen outside of soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/retrogameaudio/halloween-mix-v-music-only/s-kMh08uYqa7Z

Steve, Patrick, and Jeff each picked 10 tracks, so we're doing the usual 30-tracks format, divided 3 ways this time instead of 2.

Patrick would like to thank Alex Menchi again for providing most of the Amiga rips used in this playlist; His archive has been incredibly helpful in discovering more Amiga tunes we weren't previously familiar with.

Tracklist:

1:39 Galactic Empire (Amiga) - Original Theme, composed by Frédéric Motte (Moby)
5:20 Otto's Ottifanten - Baby Bruno's Nightmare (GB) - Ghostphobia, composed by Alberto Jose González
8:09 SaGa Frontier (PS1) - Ancient Tomb of Sei, composed by Kenji Ito
10:09 Nitro Ball (Arcade) - Field 3: Ghost Town, composed by Hiroaki Yoshida; Akira Takemoto
11:18 Turrican 3 (Amiga) - Slimy Mutants & Alien Disaster, composed by Chris Hülsbeck
13:05 Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (3DS) - Madman's Reign - Greyfield, composed by Yoshito Hirano
15:13 Warlock (SNES) - Terror Awaits..., composed by Eric Swanson
16:54 Lemmings (PC/DOS) - Beast II, composed by Tim Wright
18:30 Awesome (Amiga) - Game Over, composed by Timothy Brian Wright & Lee Wright
20:37 Akumajou Densetsu (Famicom) - Overture, composed by Konami Kukeiha Club
22:50 Addams Family Values (SNES) - Sea of Cursed Trees, composed by Keith Tinman
25:32 T-Racer (Amiga) - Theme, composed by Pierpaolo Di Maio
29:49 Murders in Space (Amiga) - Murders in Space, composed by Stéphane Picq
31:49 Demon's Crest (SNES) - Beyond the Colosseum, composed by Toshihiko Horiyama
34:00 Garfield: Caught in the Act (PC) - Count Slobula's Castle, composed by Tristan Des Pres
35:38 Dead of the Brain: Shiryou no Sakebi (PC-9801) - BGM 1, composed by Ryu Takami; Marina
37:49 Death Stalker (ZX Spectrum) - Title Screen, composed by David Whittaker 
40:48 Wings of Death (Amiga ) - Title Theme, composed by Jochen Hippel
46:31 Xak: The Tower of Gazzel  (PC-9801) - Gazzel, composed by Tadahiro Nitta
48:56 Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64) - Bats, composed by Robin Beanland
52:20 Secret of Mana (SNES) - Ceremony, composed by Hiroki Kikuta
54:08 King's Valley 2 (MSX) - Demo Between Pyramids, composed by Kazuhiko Uehara, Kinuyo Yamashita, Masahiro Ikariko, Michiru Yamane, Motoaki Furukawa, Yasuhiko Manno
54:53 Duck Tales (prototype) (NES) - Ghost House, composed by Hiroshige Tonomura
56:31 Gauntlet III  (Atari ST) - Title Screen, composed by Tim Follin
58:44 Invasion from Beyond (PS1) - Track 9, composed by Jolyon Myers
61:12 Nosferatu (SNES) - Creature of the Night, composed by Masanao Akahori
62:38 VergeWorld: Icarus (Amiga) - Theme, composed by Szudizlav
65:16 Devilish (Genesis) - Stage 7 - Prarie , composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto
67:54 Ilusion of Gaia (SNES) - Threat of Dark Gaia, composed by Yasuhiro Kawasaki
71:01 Journey to Silius (NES) - Intro, composed by Naoki Kodaka

Episode 32: Halloween Mix V

0:00 Galactic Empire (Amiga) - Original Theme, composed by Frédéric Motte (Moby)
3:41 Otto's Ottifanten - Baby Bruno's Nightmare (GB) - Ghostphobia, composed by Alberto Jose González
6:30 SaGa Frontier (PS1) - Ancient Tomb of Sei, composed by Kenji Ito
8:30 Nitro Ball (Arcade) - Field 3: Ghost Town, composed by Hiroaki Yoshida; Akira Takemoto
9:39 Turrican 3 (Amiga) - Slimy Mutants & Alien Disaster, composed by Chris Hülsbeck
11:26 Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (3DS) - Madman's Reign - Greyfield, composed by Yoshito Hirano
13:34 Warlock (SNES) - Terror Awaits..., composed by Eric Swanson
15:15 Lemmings (PC/DOS) - Beast II, composed by Tim Wright
16:51 Awesome (Amiga) - Game Over, composed by Timothy Brian Wright & Lee Wright
18:58 Akumajou Densetsu (Famicom) - Overture, composed by Konami Kukeiha Club
21:11 Addams Family Values (SNES) - Sea of Cursed Trees, composed by Keith Tinman
23:53 T-Racer (Amiga) - Theme, composed by Pierpaolo Di Maio
28:10 Murders in Space (Amiga) - Murders in Space, composed by Stéphane Picq
30:10 Demon's Crest (SNES) - Beyond the Colosseum, composed by Toshihiko Horiyama
32:21 Garfield: Caught in the Act (PC) - Count Slobula's Castle, composed by Tristan Des Pres
33:59 Dead of the Brain: Shiryou no Sakebi (PC-9801) - BGM 1, composed by Ryu Takami; Marina
36:10 Death Stalker (ZX Spectrum) - Title Screen, composed by David Whittaker
39:09 Wings of Death (Amiga ) - Title Theme, composed by Jochen Hippel
44:52 Xak: The Tower of Gazzel (PC-9801) - Gazzel, composed by Tadahiro Nitta
47:17 Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64) - Bats, composed by Robin Beanland
50:41 Secret of Mana (SNES) - Ceremony, composed by Hiroki Kikuta
52:18 King's Valley 2 (MSX) - Demo Between Pyramids, composed by Kazuhiko Uehara, Kinuyo Yamashita, Masahiro Ikariko, Michiru Yamane, Motoaki Furukawa, Yasuhiko Manno
53:14 Duck Tales (prototype) (NES) - Ghost House, composed by Hiroshige Tonomura
54:52 Gauntlet III (Atari ST) - Title Screen, composed by Tim Follin
57:05 Invasion from Beyond (PS1) - Track 9, composed by Jolyon Myers
59:33 Nosferatu (SNES) - Creature of the Night, composed by Masanao Akahori
60:59 VergeWorld: Icarus (Amiga) - Theme, composed by Szudizlav
63:37 Devilish (Genesis) - Stage 7 - Prarie , composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto
66:15 Ilusion of Gaia (SNES) - Threat of Dark Gaia, composed by Yasuhiro Kawasaki
69:22 Journey to Silius (NES) - Intro, composed by Naoki Kodaka

Halloween Mix V (music only)

Patrick and Steve take a close look at the soundtrack to Magician, an NES game released in 1990. Developed by Eurocom and scored by Neil Baldwin. Show note links:
http://dutycyclegenerator.com/
http://nes-audio.com/
List of longest known nes tunes- http://i.imgur.com/fcPgE3b.png

Episode 1: An Up Close Look at Magician (NES)

We discuss Konami's Wai Wai World soundtracks, which include a variety of covers/ rearrangements of other Konami tunes. Show notes:
Info on Wai Wai World: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/waiwaiworld/waiwaiworld.htm
Thanks to VengefulChip for providing a rip of the Castlevania Amiga soundtrack: http://vengefulchip.tk/castlevania-amiga/
Neil's quote regarding vibrato/ sound engine weirdness: http://dutycyclegenerator.com/


Episode 2: Konami's Wai Wai World Soundtracks

In episode three we give a detailed overview of the NES' sound capabilities.
Enduring some technical difficulties with the recording process, thank you for your patience!

Episode 3: NES Audio Overview

My co-host Steve makes music under the name Ap0c: 
https://ap0c.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/ap0c

Interview with Thomas Detert, Gordian Tomb composer:
http://www.remix64.com/interviews/interview-thomas-detert.html

MP3 rips from SID soundchips/ hardware:
http://se2a1.bigbox.info/soasc/index.php?av=0&sb=SOASC&ss=gordian&did=0&#did1

Episode 4: Gordian Tomb (C64)

This episode is all about the Sega Master System, Sega's 8-bit predecessor to the Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive. 

Show notes:
https://segaretro.org/ (a lot of our history notes come from here!)
http://www.smspower.org/Development/SN76489 (more details about SMS PSG audio)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt9lGeAz1z1lxJtSlWhX30w )(Adrian Gauna uploads hardware recordings of Sega music, it's the source of some of our audio)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0CAA9FE7A2C6D20F (My upload of the MSX Final Fantasy soundtrack)

Episode 5: The Sega Master System

In this episode we take an up close look at the history of video game music composer Alberto González, how he made his music, and of course demonstrate a variety of his excellent music.

Steve and I are joined by an old friend of mine, Audi Sørlie. 

Alberto's Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/joemcalby

the older interviews mentioned in this episode will be re-linked here soon!

Episode 6: Alberto González

In this episode we briefly discuss some of Motoi Sakuraba's work, and celebrate a lesser-known soundtrack. Included is the entirety of Zan Gear's soundtrack for the Sega Game Gear.

Quoted interview with Motoi Sakuraba:
http://shmuplations.com/motoisakuraba/

The review we reference:
http://www.vgmonline.net/reviews/don/zankagerouera.shtml

Episode 7: Zan Gear (Sega Game Gear)

We are joined by Gary Butterfield to discuss the soundtrack to Maniac Mansion for the NES. This episode also features a special guest interview with David Warhol, the veteran video game producer and sound programmer for Maniac Mansion!

Gary's podcasts can be found here: http://duckfeed.tv/


Episode 9: Maniac Mansion (with David Warhol Interview)

In our tenth episode, we discuss the VRC6 chip's expansion audio. It added three extra channels of sound, and was used in the original version of Castlevania III (Akumajou Densetsu), as well as Mouryo Senki Madara and Esper Dream 2.

Episode 10: The VRC6 (Famicom Sound Expansion)

We are joined by Paul Weinstein to discuss the audio of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. Special thanks to Alberto González for the feedback and anecdotes, and the additional audio supplies and information from HUNRetroGeek and Herbert Weixelbaum.

Episode 11: The Game Boy and Game Boy Color

A week late due to illness (thank you for your patience!), we're finally here to discuss the evolution of SunSoft audio. From humble beginnings making simplistic arcade and early Famicom audio, to amazing, top-tier video game soundtracks. 

Episode 12: The Evolution of SunSoft Audio

We're back to discuss the N163, Namco's MMC chip that offered up to 8 channels of wavetable synthesis as sound expansion for the Nintendo Famicom.

Imgur album of N163 instrument data: http://namco163.imgur.com/

Special thanks to ImATrackMan and Naruko for providing various resources for this episode!

Episode 13: Namco 163 (Famicom Sound Expansion)

Episode 14 with the verbal introduction removed. Spooky Halloween VGM only!

Tracklist:
01 Pinball Dreams (Amiga)
02 Akumajou Dracula (X68000)
03 Space Hulk (Amiga)
04 Smurf's Nightmare (Game Boy)
05 Disposable Hero (Amiga)
06 Final Fantasy 6 (SNES)
07 1869 (Amiga)
08 Mortal Kombat (Arcade)
09 Nighthunter (C64 - unreleased)
10 Pokemon Red/Blue (Game Boy)
11 Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy)
12 Sonic & Knuckles (Sega Genesis)
13 Terminator 2 (NES)
14 Robocop 2 (Arcade)
15 Lagrange Point (Nintendo Famicom)
16 Ghoul Patrol (SNES)
17 Erik the Viking (NES - unreleased)
18 Nightmare Circus (Sega Genesis)
19 Myth (Amiga)
20 Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES)
21 Eye of Horus (Amiga)
22 Grounseed (PC98)
23 Bubble Ghost (Amiga)
24 Super Mario World (SNES)
25 Wolverine (NES)
26 New Ghostbusters II (NES)
27 Sweet Home (Nintendo Famicom)
28 YS1 (X68000)
29 The Immortal (NES)

Halloween Mix I (music only)

Patrick and Steve return to discuss the audio of the Sega Genesis console (better known as the Sega Mega Drive worldwide).

Episode 15: The Sega Genesis

In Episode 16 of Retro Game Audio, we take a look at "Lost" NES Music. We discuss five different categories of hidden, altered, and unreleased music.

Episode 16: Lost NES Music

Patrick and Steve are joined by Kevin Burke to discuss Konami's Famicom and NES music. We analyze various sound design techniques and explore their catalog in chronological order of release.

Follow Kevin on twitter-
https://twitter.com/kr_burke

Episode 17: Konami's NES Music

Patrick and Steve talk about the Sharp X68K, a powerful Japanese home computer that debuted in 1987. It featured audio similar to the Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, but with some differences of course.

Episode 18: The Sharp X68000

Patrick and Steve talk about Konami's VRC7 sound expansion and the Lagrange Point soundtrack. We also talk a bit about the OPL line of Yamaha chips that the VRC7 descended from.

Episode 19: The VRC7 & Lagrange Point

For our 20th episode (and longest episode yet!), Patrick and Steve discuss the audio of the SNES. We worked hard to research and demystify the lesser-known audio features of the system!

https://www.patreon.com/RetroGameAudio

Episode 20: The SNES

Patrick and Steve are joined by Oliver to discuss Capcom's Famicom and NES music. We do a pretty deep dive into some of the strange nuances and quirks of their sound engines, as well as observe how their sound progressed over time. We also share at least one song from every FC/ NES title of theirs, in chronological order of release.

Episode 23: Capcom's NES Music

It's that time of year again! We've compiled another playlist of spooky video game music for your listening pleasure. Most tracks picked by Patrick and Steve, with a couple guest selections (see soundcloud comments for more info). Special thanks to Alex Menchi for providing the rips of most of the Amiga selections found in this episode. You can find a lot of Amiga music on his youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/alexmenchi

Last year's Halloween episode can be found here:
https://soundcloud.com/retrogameaudio/episode-14-halloween-mix-music-only/s-kYCYf

Tracklist:
0:00 Alien Breed (Amiga)
4:40 Tactics Ogre (SNES)
6:46 Robocop 3D (Amiga)
8:10 QuackShot (Sega Genesis)
9:10 Apidya (Amiga) 
11:41 Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (GBA)
13:58 Darxide (Sega 32x)
16:53 Addams Family: Pugsly's Scavenger Hunt (SNES)
18:47 Weird Dreams (Amiga)
21:51 Xak: The Art of Visual Stage (X68000)
24:32 Lotus II (Amiga)
25:39 Earthworm Jim (Sega CD)
29:36 Pinball Fantasies (Amiga)
30:56 Brave Fencer Musashi (PS1)
33:56 Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
37:17 Dark Seal (Arcade)
40:05 Unreal (Amiga)
43:02 Dragon Slayer:The Legend of Heroes (X68000)
45:27 Clocktower (SNES)
47:05 Final Fantasy IV (SNES)
48:07 SWIV (Amiga)
51:47 Pokemon FireRed (GBA)
54:20 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX2)
55:53 Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES)
57:46 Shadow of the Beast (Amiga)
1:01:38 Phantasy Star IV (Sega Genesis)
1:06:24 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (NES)
1:07:23 Xenogears (PS1)
1:11:10 Hero Quest (AtariST)
1:14:34 Rusty (PC98)

Halloween Mix II (music only)

Patrick and Steve are joined by ImaTrackMan to discuss the MSX standard and its audio. After a bit of history discussion, we take a look at its PSG audio, followed by the following expansions and updates: SFG, MSX-AUDIO, SCC, OPLL / MSX-MUSIC, PCM / MIDI, and Moonsound. We include some pretty great music selections and hope you enjoy!

Episode 25: MSX Computers

Patrick and Steve discuss the Sunsoft 5B famicom sound expansion and the sound design of Mr. Gimmick. This episode includes some previously-unknown information about Gimmick!, and also a complete listen-through of the soundtrack sampled from original hardware.

Show notes:

0:00:43 - introduction & general gameplay discussion
0:13:49 - the 5B sound expansion
0:26:07 - the gimmick ps1 soundtrack
0:28:10 - imatrackman's "buzzer" cover
0:32:24 - the history of Gimmick! and Masashi Kageyama
0:38:09 - the PAL soundtrack (Mr. Gimmick!)
0:42:26 - the cancelled US port
0:44:19 - soundtrack listen-through and analysis
1:28:07 - sunsoft bass
1:38:27 - the origin of strange memories of death
1:42:36 - "so what's up?" / comments
1:50:43 - name that game
1:53:06 - song of the "week"

Episode 27: The Sunsoft 5B & Mr. Gimmick!

We return with our 3rd annual Halloween playlist of spooky video game music! Lots of obscure and great tunes. Also, an announcement about the upcoming 3rd season of Retro Game Audio. 

You can listen to & download the music-only version of this episode here:
https://soundcloud.com/retrogameaudio/halloween-mix-iii-music-only/s-uw4U2

Tracklist:

Agony (Amiga)
Devil Crush (PCE)
Armalyte (C64)
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (Sega CD)
Assassin (Amiga)
Suikoden 2 (PS1)
Ghost Battle (Atari ST)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Aquaventura (Amiga)
Mario Kart (N64)
The Hobbit (C64)
Final Fantasy XI (PS2)
Astaroth (Amiga)
ActRaiser (SNES)
Dragon's Kingdom (Amiga)
Star Ocean III (PS2)
Alien Syndrome (C64)
Akumajō Dracula (Sharp X68000)
Dune (Amiga)
Super Mario RPG (SNES)
Battle Squadron (Amiga)
Logical (Atari ST)
Extase (Amiga)
38万キロの虚空 (X68k)
Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Amiga)
Leavin' Teramis (Atari ST)
Superfrog (Amiga)
SD Snatcher (MSX2)
Zombi (Atari ST)
Bubsy (SNES)

Once again thanks to Alex Menchi for providing the source rips for most of the Amiga music.

Episode 28: Halloween Mix III

Tracklist:

0:00 Agony (Amiga)
2:14 Devil Crush (PCE)
5:44 Armalyte (C64)
9:19 Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (Sega CD)
11:52 Assassin (Amiga)
16:37 Suikoden 2 (PS1)
19:20 Ghost Battle (Atari ST)
23:50 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
26:31 Aquaventura (Amiga)
29:36 Mario Kart (N64)
31:17 The Hobbit (C64)
33:22 Final Fantasy XI (PS2)
42:27 Astaroth (Amiga)
49:01 ActRaiser (SNES)
51:33 Dragon's Kingdom (Amiga)
55:21 Star Ocean III (PS2)
59:38 Alien Syndrome (C64)
1:05:52 Akumajō Dracula (Sharp X68000)
1:08:54 Dune (Amiga)
1:12:17 Super Mario RPG (SNES)
1:15:16 Battle Squadron (Amiga)
1:19:43 Logical (Atari ST)
1:22:05 Extase (Amiga)
1:25:59 38万キロの虚空 (X68k)
1:29:17 Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Amiga)
1:31:44 Leavin' Teramis (Atari ST)
1:33:45 Superfrog (Amiga)
1:38:26 SD Snatcher (MSX2)
1:40:38 Zombi (Atari ST)
1:44:28 Bubsy (SNES)

Halloween Mix III (music only)

We're back! Kicking off season 3 with an in depth analysis of the sound design in the long-lost SimCity NES game. Patrick and Steve also talk about MAGFest.

For more history on this version of SimCity, visit https://gamehistory.org/simcity/

LuigiBlood's mashup of NES and SNES Metropolis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpSTa1X4xMw

Episode 29: SimCity NES & MAGFest 2019 Recap

Patrick and Steve are joined once again by Kevin Burke to discuss the Castlevania Bloodlines soundtrack. Sampled from a modded Sega Genesis to achieve a crisp, bright sound, we do a complete listen-through as we also explore some of the technical aspects of its creation.

Show notes

1:35 - Kevin's vgm audio sources on original hardware project
6:22 - Bloodlines' history and context
9:10 - Konami's history with hardware and sound design, leading to the Genesis
15:53 - Contra Hard Corps discussion
18:27 - Bloodlines listen-through and discussion
28:10 - Why the sound mod makes the soundtrack sound better
39:41 - Demonstration of algorithm 4, polyphony in a single "monophonic" patch
45:03 - All FM instruments demonstration
51:35 - The "x" shaped envelopes used to create a gnarly instrument
54:06 - Michiru Yamane overview
1:01:57 - More game discussion and Portrait of Ruin tangent
1:06:28 - Demonstration of noise/hiss from the sound mod
1:22:20 - Bloodlines' music in later CV titles
1:25:48 - What Else Is Going On?
1:36:20 - Name that Game
1:37:16 - Song of the Week

Episode 30: Castlevania Bloodlines

Tracklist: 

(Story Elements - Dungeon Explorer II)

0:00:20 - Apano Sin (Amiga) 
0:02:21 - Der Langrisser (SFC) 
0:03:57 - Alien Target (Amiga) 
0:09:10 - Etrian Odyssey III (DS) 
0:11:12 - Dungeon Explorer (PCE) 
0:11:55 - Adventure of Tokyo Disney Sea (GBA) 
0:12:57 - Tempest 1200 (Amiga) 
0:14:10 - Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (PS2) 
0:19:49 - Battle Heat (PC-FX) 
0:21:37 - Mortal Kombat II (Sega Genesis) 
0:22:49 - Necronom (Amiga) 
0:26:18 - Fantasm Soldier Valis II (PC-98) 
0:27:47 - Rings of Medusa (Atari ST) 
0:29:38 - Muppet Monster Adventure (PS1) 
0:32:21 - Mystic Formula (PCE) 
0:34:29 - Banjo-Kazooie (N64) 
0:36:40 - Sabre Team (Amiga) 
0:39:45 - Wild Arms (PS1) 
0:41:23 - E.V.O.: Search for Eden (SNES) 
0:43:25 - Lunar: The Silver Star (Sega CD) 
0:44:35 - Alien III (Amiga) 
0:46:45 - Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2) 
0:49:02 - Beyond Shadowgate (PCE) 
0:50:25 - Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES) 
0:52:39 - Neutopia II (PCE) 
0:54:07 - Wild Arms XF (PSP) 
0:59:10 - Efera & Jiliora (PCE) 
01:01:09 - Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (SNES) 
01:05:09 - Psychosis (PCE) 
1:06:17 - Diablo II (PC)

Halloween Mix IV (music only)

We're back with another Halloween playlist of spooky VGM. Here is the link to the music-only version of this episode, which includes a download option: 
https://soundcloud.com/retrogameaudio/halloween-mix-iv-music-only/s-bCwbD 
 
Apano Sin (Amiga) 
Der Langrisser (SFC) 
Alien Target (Amiga) 
Etrian Odyssey III (DS) 
Dungeon Explorer (PCE) 
Adventure of Tokyo Disney Sea (GBA) 
Tempest 1200 (Amiga) 
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (PS2) 
Battle Heat (PC-FX) 
Mortal Kombat II (Sega Genesis) 
Necronom (Amiga) 
Fantasm Soldier Valis II (PC-98) 
Rings of Medusa (Atari ST) 
Muppet Monster Adventure (PS1) 
Mystic Formula (PCE) 
Banjo-Kazooie (N64) 
Sabre Team (Amiga) 
Wild Arms (PS1) 
E.V.O.: Search for Eden (SNES)
Lunar: The Silver Star (Sega CD) 
Alien III (Amiga) 
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2) 
Beyond Shadowgate (PCE) 
Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES) 
Neutopia II (PCE) 
Wild Arms XF (PSP) 
Efera & Jiliora (PCE) 
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (SNES) 
Psychosis (PCE) 
Diablo II (PC) 
 
Special thanks to Alex Menchi, who is our source for the Amiga tunes.

Episode 31: Halloween Mix IV

Welcome to the first "mini episode" of Retro Game Audio. Steve and Patrick explore some odd instances of triangle "Pitch 0" appearing in the Castlevania 1 soundtrack.

Mini Episodes

Mini Episode 1: Castlevania 1's Weird Audio Glitch

A discussion on some new(ish) discoveries with the VRC7, and a few corrections as well.

Show notes/links:
https://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=9141
https://www.routledge.com/Music-in-the-Role-Playing-Game-Heroes--Harmonies-1st-Edition/Gibbons-Reale/p/book/9780815369042

Mini Episode 2: New(ish) VRC7 Discoveries

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