Shujin Academy VGM Club
Hosted by Professor Tom, Shujin Academy VGM Club is a video game music podcast that primarily focuses on retro VGM with occasional forays into newer games. New episodes are released on Thursdays every time Professor Tom gets one finished, which is typically every 2 to 4 weeks.
Episodes
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Episode 26 - Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of VGM!
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Avast, ye scurvy sea dogs! This episode be all about game music for pirates, be they pirate heroes or pirate villains or even just pirate ships!
Special thanks for this episode goes out to:
Special thanks for this episode goes out to fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE podcast wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.
Special thanks also goes out to APR of the VGMbassy Discord server for ripping tracks from Skull and Crossbones and also Pirate Ship Higemaru, just for this episode.
Special thanks also also goes out to Josh Grisham of Nerd Informants for helping us learn about the difference between good video game piracy and evil video game piracy. Find him on social media by looking for Nerd Informants on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Catch his celebrity interview podcast “It’s Hollywood Calling with Josh Grisham” at https://bransonpodcastnetwork.com/shows/its-hollywood-calling/.
And finally, special thanks to my son Save Point Sam for suggesting that I do an episode on piracy.
Additional thanks goes to BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.
If you want to reach me, you can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. You can find me on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee. I’m active on Tumblr at https://www.tumblr.com/shujinacademyvgmclub, and on Instagram at ShujinAcademyVGMClub. And I can be found on Discord as ProfessorTom#7512. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode.
If you liked this episode, and want to hear my take on VGM featuring ninjas (who are, after all, natural archenemies of pirates), you can check out episode 4 of my show. It’s an early episode, so it’s a little rough, but it’s got some fun songs. Listen at https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-9gsc7-118d91e
Track Listing:
00:00 - Show Tagline
00:06 - Sea of Thieves - The Sea of Thieves (Main Theme) (composer: Robin Beanland)
02:29 - Intro Talk Segment
04:03 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Lesson Start (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto)
04:08 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Lesson Stage BGM (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto)
04:27 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Deck BGM (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto)
05:16 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Hi-Point Deck BGM (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto)
05:59 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Game Over (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto)
06:06 - Pirate Ship Higemaru - Name Entry (composers: Ayako Mori and Tamayo Kawamoto)
07:02 - Talk Segment
07:39 - Skull and Crossbones (Arcade) - Pirate Ship (composers Hal Canon, Don Diekneite, Brad Fuller, and Byron Sheppard)
10:16 - Skull and Crossbones (Arcade) - Spanish Castle Exterior (composers: Hal Canon, Don Diekneite, Brad Fuller, and Byron Sheppard)
12:28 - Talk Segment
13:19 - Garou: Mark of the Wolves - Bad Girl? (composers: Akihiro Uchida, Masato Horiuchi, and Yasuhiro Naka)
14:47 - Talk Segment
15:41 - Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy - I Like the Forest (Forest Planet Theme 1) (composers: Akihiro Uchida, Masahiko Hataya, and Toshio Shimizu)
18:26 - Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy - Do Do DRAGON (Dragon Boss - Last Boss Captain Klapton) (composers: Akihiro Uchida, Masahiko Hataya, and Toshio Shimizu)
21:51 - Talk Segment
22:35 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES) - Skull & Crossbones (composers: Kazuhiko Uehara and Harumi Ueko)
25:01 - Talk Segment
25:30 - Donkey Kong Country - Gang-Plank Galleon (composer: David Wise)
28:37 - Talk Segment
29:11 - Final Fantasy V (Super Famicom) - Pirates Ahoy! (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)
31:17 - Talk Segment
32:46 - Mega Man and Bass (Super Famicom) - Pirate Man (composers: Toshihiko Horiyama, Naoshi Mizuta, and Akari Kaida)
34:59 - Talk Segment
35:35 - Mega Man Legends - The Flutter VS The Gesellschaft (composer: Makoto Tomozawa)
39:31 - Talk Segment
40:25 - Skies of Arcadia - Blue Pirates’ Theme (composer: Yukata Minobe)
43:28 - Skies of Arcadia - Bombardment (composer: Tatsuyuki Maeda)
46:20 - Talk Segment
46:46 - Streets of Rage II - Ready Funk (composer: Yuzo Koshiro)
48:27 - Talk Segment
48:56 - Puzzle Pirates - Main Theme (composers: Batisy and Mikei)
51:00 - Talk Segment
52:50 - The Curse of Monkey Island - A Pirate I Was Meant to Be (composer: Michael Land)
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Episode 25 - Cool Glasses, Cool Glasses
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Let’s kick back, pour a drink, and vibe with this episode all about cool music! Every song here is good groovy hangout music for a laid-back time.
Special thanks for this episode goes out to:
Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE podcast wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at a barSILENCE.com.
BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.
If you liked the VA-11 Hall-A song, you can pick up the whole soundtrack from composer Garoad’s Bandcamp page at https://garoad.bandcamp.com/. VA-11 Hall-A is also currently available for all major platforms, and I’d encourage you to check it out if you like story-driven games.
If you want to reach me, you can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. You can find me on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee. I’m active on Tumblr at https://www.tumblr.com/shujinacademyvgmclub, and on Instagram at ShujinAcademyVGMClub. And I can be found on Discord as ProfessorTom#7512. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode.
Track Listing:
00:00 - Show Tagline
00:05 - Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (Mega Drive) - Introduction
00:49 - Talk Segment 1
02:43 - SaGa Frontier 2 - Zauberkraft (composer: Masashi Hamauzu)
06:06 - Final Fantasy VII - Costa del Sol (composer: Nobuo Uematsu)
08:32 - VA-11 Hall-A - Friendly Conversation (composer: Garoad)
10:43 - Tekken 2 (arcade) - Paul's Miracle Big Crushing Fist (composers: Yoshie Arakawa and Yoshie Takayanagi)
14:12 - Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (arcade) - Dan’s Saikyo-Ryu Puzzle Dojo (composers: Isao Abe, Takayuki Iwai, Naoaki Iwami, Naoshi Mizuta, Syun Nishigaki, Tatsuro Suzuki, Yuko Takehara, and Setsuo Yamamoto)
15:28 - Rage Racer - Silver Stream (composers: Tetsukazu Nakanishi and Hiroshi Okubo)
20:38 - Talk Segment 2 (includes excerpt of Copper Green Intention from Vampire Survivors, composed by Daniele Zandara and Filippo Vicarelli)
22:55 - Catherine - Jouji Washington (composer: Shoji Meguro)
24:37 - Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga - Svadhisthana (composer: Shoji Meguro)
28:31 - BS Golf Daisuke O.B. Club - Beach Course (composers: Masaya Sound Team)
30:49 - Grandia II - “Inn Town Agear - Cursed Land” (composer: Noriyuki Iwadare)
35:02 - Burning Force - Grass Land (4th Day) (composer: Yoshinori Kawamoto)
37:06 - Adventures of Bayou Billy - Street & Swamp Fightin’ (composers: Kiyohiro Sada, Hidenori Maezawa, and Tsutomu Ogura)
38:34 - Talk Segment 3
40:41 - Code Name: Viper - Briefing Theme (composers: Junko Tamiya and Yoko Shimomura)
43:38 - Lagoon (SNES) - Voloh (composers: "GO" Saito, Masae Sakaide)
45:10 - Jaguar XJ220 (Amiga) - Title Screen (composer: Martin Iveson)
48:03 - Last Bible 3 - Last Battle (composer: Hiroyuki Yanada)
52:41 - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Dracula's Tears (composer: Masahiko Kimura)
56:20 - Outro Talk Segment
57:56 - Contra (Arcade) - Ranking (composer: Kazuki Muraoka)
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Episode 24 -The 4th of July in December
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
It’s a special holiday episode of Shujin Academy VGM Club! We’ll celebrate the 4th of July by playing lots of American-themed songs about America! There aren’t any other notable holidays in December, are there?
Special thanks for this episode goes out to:
Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE podcast wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at a barSILENCE.com.
Fellow VGM podcaster Drew Mackie of Singing Mountain for influencing my podcast in general and this episode in particular. He did an episode called “What Does America Sound Like” that shares two and a half tracks with this one, and that episode was an inspiration for this one. I didn’t think of his episode until after I’d assembled the playlist for this episode, but Drew had the idea to use fighting games to explore Americana long before I did, so he deserves credit for originating the idea. You can find Singing Mountain’s episode about American music at https://open.spotify.com/episode/1scAQwRwxlD04hB0zj8heS?si=bd72d2343e444674
Save Point Sam for reminding me of the real reason for the season.
If you want to reach me, you can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. You can find me on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee. I’m active on Tumblr at https://www.tumblr.com/shujinacademyvgmclub, and on Instagram at ShujinAcademyVGMClub. And I can be found on Discord as ProfessorTom#7512. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode.
Track Listing:
00:00 - Show Tagline
00:09 - Double Dribble (arcade) - The Star Spangled Banner [composers: Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith, Unknown Arranger]
01:16 - Intro Talk Segment
04:21 - Super Street Fighter II HD Remix - Combat and Service (Guile’s Theme) [composers: Yoko Shimomura, Big Giant Circles, Justin R. Coleman]
06:09 - Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Plight (Guile’s Theme) [composer: Yuki Iwai]
09:09 - Talk Segment
09:39 - Capcom vs SNK 2 - Stimulation [composer: Satoshi Ise]
11:56 - Talk Segment
12:46 - King of Fighters ‘98 (Neo Geo) - SLUM No. 5 [composers: Masahiko Hataya, Hideki Asanaka, Marimo, Yasuo Yamate]
15:56 - Talk Segment
16:35 - Captain America and the Avengers (Arcade) - Stage 1 [composers: ]
18:15 - Captain America and the Avengers (Arcade) - Stage 5 [composers: Tatsuya Kiuchi and Tomoyoshi Sato]
21:20 - Talk Segment
21:53 - Top Gear - Las Vegas [composer: Barry Leitch]
28:49 - Talk Segment
29:52 - Rad Mobile - Soup Up [composer: Kazuhiko Nagai]
32:59 - Talk Segment
33:27 - Turbo OutRun (Arcade) - Rush A Difficulty [composer: Yasuhiro Takagi]
36:55 - Talk Segment
37:47 - Earthbound - Theme of Onett [composer: Keiichi Suzuki]
40:07 - Earthbound - Theme of Fourside [composer: Keiichi Suzuki]
43:28 - Talk Segment
44:03 - Civilization VI - America - The Industrial Era [composers: Steven Foster and Geoff Knorr]
48:34 - Outro Talk Segment
50:01 - Bad Dudes (Arcade) - Ending Theme (US Version) [composers: James Sanderson, Azusa Hara, Hiroaki Yoshida]
51:36 - Bonus Talk Segment
25:23 - Chocobo’s Happy Christmas [composers: Nobuo Uematsu and Masashi Hamauzu]
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Episode 23 - The Master Plan
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
This episode is all about smart game music that sounds like making a plan. Use it as the soundtrack to plot out your next heist with your gang, or to defeat those meddling superheroes!
Special thanks for this episode goes out to:
Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of BARSilence podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE podcast wherever you download podcasts, and you can find his website at https://barsilence.com/
BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.
If you want to reach me, you can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. You can find me on Mastodon at @ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee. I’m active on Tumblr at https://www.tumblr.com/shujinacademyvgmclub, and on Instagram at ShujinAcademyVGMClub. And I can be found on Discord as ProfessorTom#7512. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode.
Track Listing:
00:00 - Show Tagline
00:05 - Metal Marines (SNES) - Overview
00:30 - Talk Segment 1
02:33 - Burning Force (Genesis) - Another World I (5th Day)
04:26 - Persona 5 - Layer Cake
06:52 - Phoenix Wright: Justice for All (DS) - Search ~ In the Midst 2002
08:33 - Planet Puzzle League - Title
13:27 - Talk Segment 2
15:25 - Darkstalkers 3 (aka Vampire Savior) - Red Thirst
20:01 - Front Mission (Super Famicom) - Decline
21:26 - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Spring Cave
25:01 - Fire Emblem Awakening - Expedition 1
29:32 - Talk Segment 3
32:27 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS) - Investigation ~ The Core 2001
34:25 - Bahamut Lagoon - Menu
35:16 - Shin Megami Tensei: If . . . (Super Famicom) - Shitto Kai
38:25 - Persona 3 - Living With Determination -Iwatodai Station Arrange-
40:53 - Project X Zone - Silent Approach
42:18 - Gauntlet IV - Retribution
45:56 - Outro Talk Segment
47:25 - Persona 5 - Talk
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Bonus Episode - The Tom and Jon Show
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
This is a special bonus episode of Shujin Academy VGM Club, where Professor Tom sits down for a chat with his buddy Jon to talk about video games and life and stuff.
Thanks to BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.
If you want to reach me, you can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. You can find me on Twitter (at least for now) at @ShujinVGMClub, on Instagram at ShujinAcademyVGMClub, and on Tumblr at https://www.tumblr.com/shujinacademyvgmclub. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode.
In segment 1, I mentioned the video of Takenobu Mitsuyoshi singing some of the Daytona USA soundtrack. You can find it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J9ffRgADRU
In segment 4 during the discussionof Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, I'm referencing my episode on the Dreamcast as the one about sadly failed things. You can check it out at https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-75u7u-12b1c4b. You can also check out the referenced April Fool's Day episode (also sort of about a failed thing) at https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-kfgkn-11df22a
Sadly, the works of Max's Terrifying Head are currently unavailable for public consumption, as they were lost when the MySpace servers crashed and lost all of MySpace. That incident was a little like the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Track Listing:
00:00 - Show Tagline and Intro
00:49 - Daytona USA (Arcade) - Let’s Go Away (Advertisement)
01:41 - Talk Segment 1
04:23 - Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (Mega Drive) - Title Theme
05:15 - Talk Segment 2
09:11 - F-Zero (SNES) - Big Blue
11:21 - Talk Segment 3
16:51 - Final Fight (Arcade) - BGM 1
18:12 - Talk Segment 4
24:18 - Persona 3 - Deep Breath Deep Breath
26:37 - Talk Segment 5
31:30 - Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Arcade) - STAGE RYU
33:43 - Talk Segment 6
39:39 - Bionic Commando (NES) - Area 02
41:57 - Talk Segment 7
49:39 - Metal Slug X - Livin’ on the Deck X (Mission Three)
53:05 - Talk Segment 8
58:07 - Gunbird 2 - Type of Essence
59:55 - Talk Segment 9
1:05:06 - Final Fantasy VII - Good Night, Until Tomorrow!
1:05:15 - Outro Talk Segment
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Episode 22 - Rose-Colored Pixels
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
This is an episode all about cheerful, feel-good VGM. These are some songs that’ll put a smile on your face and a rainbow in your heart!
Special thanks for this episode goes out to:
Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of BARSilence podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find BARSilence podcast wherever you download podcasts, and you can find him on Twitter @BARSilenceVGM.
BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.
If you want to reach me, you can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. You can find me on Twitter at @ShujinVGMClub, and on Instagram at ShujinAcademyVGMClub. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode.
Track Listing:
00:00 - Show Tagline
00:05 - Lunar: Silver Star Story - Pretty Girl
01:34 - Talk Segment 1
03:39 - McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure - Stage 3: Sunken Ship
05:57 - Crusader of Centy - Overworld Map
08:13 - Side Pocket (Genesis) - California Lemonade
09:36 - OutRun (Genesis) - Step on Beat
13:57 - Cool Spot (Genesis) - Wall Tune
16:52 - Talk Segment 2
18:37 - Treasure Hunter G - Upscale Harbor Town
21:31 - Dragon Quest IV (NES) - In a Town
24:32 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES) - Country
27:29 - Etrian Odyssey III - Town ~ Sunlight on the Water
30:38 - Etrian Odyssey III - Town ~ Between the Azure Skies and Seas
34:34 - Talk Segment 3
37:40 - Marvel vs Capcom - Theme of Roll ~Vocal~
41:12 - Persona PSP - School Days
43:28 - Persona 3 Portable - Sun
45:42 - Persona Q2 - Cinematic Tale - Full Version
49:42 - Secret of Mana - The Second Truth From the Left
52:28 - Outro Talk Segment
53:54 - Katamari Damacy - Cherry Blossom Color Season
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Episode 21 : A Kind of Minus World
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
This episode is a look at pieces of VGM that appear somewhere other than their original games. Some of them are from ports, some of them are from sequels, some of them are from side-series games, and some are from entirely different games.
Special thanks for this episode goes out to:
Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of BARSilence podcast for contributing art for this episode. You can and should find BARSilence podcast wherever you download podcasts, and you can find him on Twitter @BARSilenceVGM.
Pixel artist BokiBokiPixelArt who created the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.
I mentioned the RE VGM podcast during a talk segment, and if you want to check it out, you can find it at http://www.re-vgm.com/. You can also search for it wherever you download podcasts.
As I mentioned on the show, fellow VGM podcast Nerd Noise Radio has done a series of episodes on their show called FaceOff Friday that’s similar to this episode. If you want to check them out, you can find them at https://nerdnoiseradio.podbean.com/?s=faceoff+friday.
In the segment on Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross, I mentioned the soundtrack for Chrono Cross’s first draft: Radical Dreamers. You can check it out yourself at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIHDQ0FONik&list=PL93E6B9C019A73FE7.
If you want to reach me, you can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. You can find me on Twitter at @ShujinVGMClub, and on Instagram at ShujinAcademyVGMClub. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode.
As mentioned on the show’s promo segment, I’m honoring some of my fellow VGM podcasters for National Podcast Day! Here they all are:
BARSilence: https://barsilence.com/
VGMPorium: https://vgmporium.wordpress.com/
RE VGM: http://www.re-vgm.com
KVGM The Last Wave: https://www.kvgmradio.com/
A VGM Journey: https://anchor.fm/vgmjourney
Nerd Noise Radio: http://nerdnoiseradio.blogspot.com/
Super Marcato Brothers: http://www.supermarcatobros.com/
Singing Mountain: https://singingmountainpod.com/
Very Good Music: https://anchor.fm/vgmvgm
BGMania: https://anchor.fm/bgmania
Rhythm and Pixels: https://rhythmandpixels.com/
Pixel Beat: https://pixelbeatpod.buzzsprout.com/
The Sound Test: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSoundTest
Track Listing:
00:00 - Show Tagline
00:05 - Super Mario RPG - Long Long Ago
01:24 - Intro Talk Segment
03:39 - Final Fantasy IV - Fight 2 (excerpt)
03:58 - Super Mario RPG - Game Over (Culex)
08:25 - Talk Segment
09:16 - River City Ransom - Running Around (excerpt)
09:33 - River City Ransom EX - Running Around the City
13:10 - River City Ransom - Menu (excerpt)
13:27 - River City Ransom EX - Shopping
15:54 - Talk Segment
17:02 - Mega Man 2 - Metal Man (excerpt)
17:22 - Mega Man: The Wily Wars - Metal Man
18:51 - Mega Man 2 - Dr. Wily Stage 1 (excerpt)
19:08 - Mega Man: The Wily Wars - Dr. Wily Stage 1
21:49 - Talk Segment
22:39 - Ghosts n’ Goblins - 1st & 2nd BGM (excerpt)
22:58 - Mega Man VII - Shade Man Stage (Alternate)
25:29 - Talk Segment
26:52 - Contra (NES) - Jungle, Hangar (Stages 1 & 7) (excerpt)
27:18 - Contra (Arcade) - Battle in the Dense Forest
29:39 - Talk Segment
30:28 - Castlevania (NES) - Vampire Killer (excerpt)
30:48 - Contra Hard Corps - Simon 1994RD
32:25 - Talk Segment
34:17 - OutRun (Arcade) - Magical Sound Shower (excerpt)
34:54 - OutRun (Master System) - Magical Sound Shower
39:06 - Talk Segment
40:03 - Golden Axe (Arcade) - Wilderness (excerpt)
40:20 - Golden Axe Warrior - Wilderness
42:56 - Talk Segment
43:51 - Chrono Trigger - Main Theme (excerpt)
44:24 - Chrono Cross - “Time’s Grasslands - Home World”
48:00 - Talk Segment
48:53 - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Jazzy NYC ‘99 (excerpt)
49:20 - Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact - Jazzy NYC (NY house mix)
51:58 - Talk Segment
52:36 - Ridge Racer (Arcade) - Ridge Racer POWER REMIX (excerpt)
53:03 - Tales of Phantasia (Super Famicom) - Ridge Racer
54:10 - Talk Segment
56:10 - Neo Turf Masters CD - Fujiyama Oriental Golf Club
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Episode 20 - Welcome to Metro City
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
For this episode, we’re going to take a whirlwind trip to the big city, and experience the vibrant culture and nightlife that draws people to a metropolis.
Special thanks for this episode goes out to:
Fellow VGM podcaster Rayjkayj of VGMporium and entertainment podcaster Josh Grisham of Nerd Informants for this episode’s political ad. You can find RayjKayj on Twitter @VGMporium or @rayjkayj, and you can listen to VGMporium wherever you find podcasts. As for Mr. Grisham, you can find his shows The Informants Nerdcast and It’s Hollywood Calling with Josh Grisham on Spotify and iTunes and everywhere else you find podcasts. You can also check him out on social media by searching for Nerd Informants on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
Special thanks also goes out to fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of BARSilence podcast for contributing art for this episode. You can and should find BARSilence podcast wherever you download podcasts, and you can find him on Twitter @BARSilenceVGM.
Thanks to BokiBokiPixelArt for the pixel art of Professor Tom. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.
If you want to reach me, you can email me at shujinacademyvgmclub@gmail.com. You can find me on Twitter at @ShujinVGMClub, and on Instagram at ShujinAcademyVGMClub. Episodes of the show are posted on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw6CIUs81aap58U1EuaaFdA. Please leave me a five star rating on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you’re finding this episode.
For a counterpoint to this episode, check out the following episodes of the fantastic (but now sadly defunct) Singing Mountain podcast. Both show the city as a dangerous, hostile place through the lens of VGM:
Singing Mountain Episode 107: Gritty City Sounds
https://singingmountainpod.com/episodes/gritty-city-sounds
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TFyhWGfkvFMxej4FAjh2n?si=269faaf07fd046c8
Singing Mountain Episode 108: Devil City
https://singingmountainpod.com/episodes/devil-city
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5MrOKKEvlq3ne0v4E5VrDz?si=a6357b0cf8234398
Track Listing:
00:00 - Show Tagline
00:06 - Tetris Effect - City Lights
02:31 - Intro Talk Segment
05:08 - Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend - Choose or Lose
06:05 - Battletoads (Genesis) - Surf City
08:12 - Persona 5 - Tokyo Daylight
10:13 - Shin Megami Tensei: if - Classroom
12:46 - Tecmo Bowl - Defense Theme
13:49 - Persona 5 - Victory
14:52 - Brain Lord - Town of Toronto
18:01 - Talk Segment 2 (includes some of “Ending Theme (US Version)” from Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja (Arcade)
20:18 - Etrian Odyssey III - Town - The Port City Bathed In Twilight
21:39 - Front Mission - Shop
23:16 - Street Fighter III: Second Impact - CROWDED STREET (drum&bass mix)
26:09 - Persona 3 - Polonian Mall
27:42 - Final Fantasy IX - Sleepless City Treno
30:34 - VA-11 HALL-A - Every Day is Night
34:15 - Outro Talk Segment
36:05 - Lufia - Departure
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