Episode 20 - Welcome to Metro City

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. 

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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