32: Beyond River City

Though probably most familiar to North American gamers as the series that gave us River City Ransom and Crash and the Boys, the Kunio-Kun series is one of the longer-lived and more varied in video game-dom. Kazuo Sawa's soundtracks are not only consistently great but also some of the most representative of how great 8-bit NIntendo could sound. And considering how most of the Famicom-era titles didn't make it outside Japan, you may well be hearing this great tracks for the first time.

Though probably most familiar to North American gamers as the series that gave us River City Ransom and Crash and the Boys, the Kunio-Kun series is one of the longer-lived and more varied in video game-dom. Kazuo Sawa's soundtracks are not only consistently great but also some of the most representative of how great 8-bit NIntendo could sound. And considering how most of the Famicom-era titles didn't make it outside Japan, you may well be hearing this great tracks for the first time. Track listing: 0:09: Boss Battle 2 / River City Ransom / Kazuo Sawa 1:45: Streets Theme / River City Ransom / Kazuo Sawa 4:37: Password Theme / River City Ransom / Kazuo Sawa 7:52: Music 4 / Nintendo World Cup / Kazuo Sawa 9:52: Music 8 / Nintendo World Cup / Kazuo Sawa 11:41: Music 10 / Nintendo World Cup / Kazuo Sawa 13:57: Music 3 / Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai / Kazuo Sawa 16:55: Music 4 / Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai / Kazuo Sawa 14:46: Music 7 / Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai / Kazuo Sawa 23:23: Music 2 / Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō! / Kazuo Sawa 26:18: Music 3 / Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō! / Kazuo Sawa 29:16: Music 9 / Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō! / Kazuo Sawa 32:51: Music 8 / Crash and the Boys: Street Challenge / Kazuo Sawa 35:49: Music 12 / Crash and the Boys: Street Challenge / Kazuo Sawa 38:44: Music 15 / Crash and the Boys: Street Challenge / Kazuo Sawa 42:09: Music 13 / Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu: Subette Koronde Dairantō / Kazuo Sawa 44:00: Music 15 / Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu: Subette Koronde Dairantō / Kazuo Sawa 46:05: Music 3 / Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu / Kazuo Sawa 49:04: Music 6 / Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu / Kazuo Sawa 51:56: Music 15 / Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu / Kazuo Sawa 55:08: Music 2 / Kunio-Kun Nekketsu Soccer League / Kazuo Sawa and Taku Urabe 58:05: Music 3 / Kunio-Kun Nekketsu Soccer League / Kazuo Sawa and Taku Urabe 60:58: Music 7 / Kunio-Kun Nekketsu Soccer League / Kazuo Sawa and Taku Urabe 64:23: Music 3 / Nekketsu! Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes / Kazuo Sawa 67:21: Music 5 / Nekketsu! Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes / Kazuo Sawa 70:17: Music 13 / Nekketsu! Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes / Kazuo Sawa 73:13: Menu and Shop / River City Ransom / Kazuo Sawa 75:26: Music 12 / Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō! / Kazuo Sawa 77:28: Credit Roll / River City Ransom / Kazuo Sawa Drew on Twitter: twitter.com/drewgmackie Singing Mountain on Twitter: twitter.com/singmopod On Facebook: www.facebook.com/singingmountainpod/ On iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/singi…ain/id1252832457 On Google Play: play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/…bs27wb6cqr24dlgl4 On Instagram: www.instagram.com/singingmountainpod/ On SoundCloud: @singingmountain On YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC9f9iAcO1ZMTYVH91c2Jsyw Official website: www.singingmountainpod.com

Track listing:

0:09: Boss Battle 2 / River City Ransom / Kazuo Sawa
1:45: Streets Theme / River City Ransom / Kazuo Sawa
4:37: Password Theme / River City Ransom / Kazuo Sawa
7:52: Music 4 / Nintendo World Cup / Kazuo Sawa
9:52: Music 8 / Nintendo World Cup / Kazuo Sawa
11:41: Music 10 / Nintendo World Cup / Kazuo Sawa
13:57: Music 3 / Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai / Kazuo Sawa
16:55: Music 4 / Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai / Kazuo Sawa
14:46: Music 7 / Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai / Kazuo Sawa
23:23: Music 2 / Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō! / Kazuo Sawa
26:18: Music 3 / Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō! / Kazuo Sawa
29:16: Music 9 / Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō! / Kazuo Sawa
32:51: Music 8 / Crash and the Boys: Street Challenge / Kazuo Sawa
35:49: Music 12 / Crash and the Boys: Street Challenge / Kazuo Sawa
38:44: Music 15 / Crash and the Boys: Street Challenge / Kazuo Sawa
42:09: Music 13 / Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu: Subette Koronde Dairantō / Kazuo Sawa
44:00: Music 15 / Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu: Subette Koronde Dairantō / Kazuo Sawa
46:05: Music 3 / Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu / Kazuo Sawa
49:04: Music 6 / Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu / Kazuo Sawa
51:56: Music 15 / Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu / Kazuo Sawa
55:08: Music 2 / Kunio-Kun Nekketsu Soccer League / Kazuo Sawa and Taku Urabe
58:05: Music 3 / Kunio-Kun Nekketsu Soccer League / Kazuo Sawa and Taku Urabe
60:58: Music 7 / Kunio-Kun Nekketsu Soccer League / Kazuo Sawa and Taku Urabe
64:23: Music 3 / Nekketsu! Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes / Kazuo Sawa
67:21: Music 5 / Nekketsu! Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes / Kazuo Sawa
70:17: Music 13 / Nekketsu! Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes / Kazuo Sawa
73:13: Menu and Shop / River City Ransom / Kazuo Sawa
75:26: Music 12 / Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō! / Kazuo Sawa
77:28: Credit Roll / River City Ransom / Kazuo Sawa

 
 
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Drew Mackie