A hero’s journey can be lonely. Did you ever notice that a lot of overworld map screens have sad music?
Read MoreThis is an experiment in which I'm trying to tell a story using video game music. Enjoy some spacey sounds.
The third Donkey Kong Country game got two soundtracks: one for on the Super Nintendo and a second for its re-release on the Game Boy Advance.
Read MoreA celebration of the less famous songs from Mario games and Marioverse games.
Read MoreThis is an extended version of the Queen of Trees episode that includes a few extra tracks that I scotched from the podcast version. It runs just over two hours.
Read MoreA city at night, glowing with neon, riddled with crime and in great need of a face-punching.
Read MoreIf you only encountered the Commodore 64 as a classroom edutainment tool, you missed some of the most epic video game music ever.
Read MoreThis is a mix of music that I can only call "medievalish" -- dreamy, melancholy, wistful, adventurous and hopeful, and all of the tracks plucked from the best fantasies that video games have offered so far. Get lost, but in the good way.
Read MoreSome of the best racing music in video games happens to come from games that aren’t racing games.
Read MoreA “music only” remix of my last episode, about laidback music in fighting games. Less talk, more music!
Read MoreThe inexplicably peaceful or cheerful or otherwise not-super-face-poundy songs that are nonetheless in fighting games.
Read MoreCapcom gave us a generation of NES games inspired by Disney’s animated series but set these games to soundtracks that were wholly original.
Read MoreMusic for female big bads, supervillainesses, henchwomen and general badasses who don't fit the mold of damsels in distress.
Read MoreThe low-key video game music I listened to during my freshman year of college, repackaged for your relaxation.
Read MoreHow Terra's theme is reused throughout the first half of Final Fantasy VI, and how that might trick players into thinking she's the main character.
Read MoreAn unabashed appreciation of saxophones and their digital reproductions as they've been used in video games.
Read MoreThe best of the chilled-out video game ice level music. Think crystal blue. Think sparkly.
Read MoreCuphead features an old-timey aesthetic and a retro soundtrack that seems just too perfect a fit for the vibe of an old scratchy record.
Read MoreWhat does a nighttime drive through the city sound like? Here are thirty video games that attempt to answer that question.
Read MoreIf your old NES was haunted, it would sound like this. Happy grinning pumpkin season!
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