VGMpire

A video game music podcast exploring 8-bit and beyond

VGMpire Episode 31 – CastleMania Vol 2

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Oct 102012
 

Onward to the 90s with Castlevania IV, Bloodlines, Dracula X and Symphony of the Night.

An impossibly good episode awaits

 Posted by Brelston at 12:13 am  Tagged with: Castlevania, Michiru Yamane, PlayStation, Sega, SNES, TurboGrafx

VGMpire Episode 30 – CastleMania Vol 1

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Oct 032012
 

Our four part series detailing the many stellar songs of Castlevania begins with this look at the NES and Game Boy titles.

Get crackin and download now

 Posted by Brelston at 12:15 am  Tagged with: Castlevania, Game Boy, NES

Check out VGdrum for all your game percussion needs

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Sep 082012
 

Drummer, Breath of Fire fan and and all-around good guy Patrick K has a rather kickass YouTube channel called VGdrum that’s well worth your time. Above you’ll see his Gradius III entry (he linked it in the comments of Episode 29) and inside I’ve got a couple more to sample. Continue reading »

 Posted by Brelston at 3:37 pm  Tagged with: Game Boy, SNES

VGMpire Episode 29 – SNES Shooter Showcase

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Sep 052012
 

This week we take a quick look at three seminal SNES shoot em ups – Axelay, Gradius III and Super R-Type

Download here Continue reading »

 Posted by Brelston at 3:07 pm  Tagged with: SNES

VGMpire Episode 28 – Darkest Demon Souls

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Aug 222012
 

Drown in despair with these dire dirges from the demoralizing Souls series

So much sadness awaits Continue reading »

 Posted by Brelston at 12:10 am  Tagged with: Motoi Sakuraba, PlayStation, Shunsuke Kida, Xbox

VGMpire Episode 27 – Ninja Gaiden trilogy

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Aug 092012
 

Three of the greatest NES soundtracks star in this episode devoted to Ryu Hayabusa

Become the ninja dragon with one click Continue reading »

 Posted by Brelston at 12:12 am  Tagged with: NES

VGMpire Episode 26 – A Day with Animal Crossing

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Jul 252012
 

Thanks to clever use of the GameCube internal clock, Animal Crossing is truly a soundtrack that never sleeps.

Spend 24 virtual hours with us now Continue reading »

 Posted by Brelston at 10:32 am  Tagged with: GameCube, Nintendo

VGMpire Episode 25 – Indie Game Music Showcase

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Jul 042012
 

Support indie musicians by jamming to Castle Crashers, Dustforce and more, then buying their soundtracks direct!

Download here Continue reading »

 Posted by Brelston at 11:33 am  Tagged with: Indie, PlayStation, Xbox

VGMpire Episode 24 – Spectacular Spider Songs

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Jun 202012
 

From chiptunes to industrial rock to guitar noodling, we examine the musical history of Spider-Man video games.

Thwip it good by downloading now Continue reading »

 Posted by Brelston at 12:25 am  Tagged with: Game Boy, NES, PlayStation, Sega, Xbox

Take the ‘Were You a Nineties Gamer’ music quiz

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Jun 132012
 

Hop on over to Kongregate and click through 90 VGM related questions and see how many 16-bit songs you’ve retained through the years! Continue reading »

 Posted by Brelston at 5:23 pm
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