[Ch 2] “Nerd Noise Game Club” - C2R2: “The Best of Season 2”

Today’s broadcast is C2R2 for Wayback Wednesday, December 14th, 2022. Today’s focus is a look back on Season 2 (calendar 2022)! And maybe we also lose ourselves in a little bit of Mastodon talk towards the end of the episode! ;-)

 

“Selected by Legend” (use this for reference in the tracklist)

 

JJ - selected in both the original episode as well as today’s episode by St. John

HH - selected in both the original episode as well as today’s episode by Hugues

HJ - selected in the original episode by Hugues, but selected for today by St. John

JH - selected in the original episode by St. John, but selected for today by Hugues

 

Tracklist: Track - Game - System - Composer - Selected by (see legend)

 

Opening Wildcard

 

C2E7 - “All Night Super Kawaii Dance Party” - Focus on cutesy, dancy music - orig released 04/28/2022

 

01) Nice Day - Spindizzy II - X68000 - Toshiya Yamanaka and/or Tetsuya Nakano - JJ

1. Earcatcher - 00:00:00
2. Music - 00:00:05
3. Introduction: 00:03:43
4. Top of the Show Business: 00:04:39

NOTE: Be sure to see the “We Interrupt our program” at the end of the episode!

1. How this episode is gonna work [non-standard episode]: 00:11:41

 

PART 1: “Best of St. John” (our first pass through history - tracks selected in the original episodes by St. John)

 

C2E6 - “Fast Music for Slow Times” - Focus on hard and heavy and heavy-adjacent music for the dead of winter - orig released 02/03/2022

 

Link to original [full] episode (Spotify Users ONLY): 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1HXUb8F2hFbIa4IFz0Ngt9?si=615eb104eaf64352

Link to original [full] episode (Non-Spotify Users - works for everybody): 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-noise-game-club-c2e6-fast-music-for-slow-times/id1191401173?i=1000549889563

Link to Music-Only SUPER BONUS (Archive): 

https://archive.org/details/c-2-e-6-music-only

Theme Decision: Collaborative (Hugues with final vote). 

Episode title chosen by: St. John

 

02) Quad Machine - Quake II - PC - Sonic Mayhem - JH

1. Music - 00:14:09
2. Discussion - 00:17:52

 

03) Run Through the Speed Highway - Sonic Adventure - Dreamcast - Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi, and/or Fumie Kumatani - JJ

1. Music - 00:22:10
2. Discussion - 00:24:07

 

C2E7 - “All Night Super Kawaii Dance Party” - Focus on cutesy, dancy music - orig released 04/28/2022

 

Link to original [full] episode (Spotify Users ONLY): 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3m7eT455ixzkYBgCDWfFiL?si=d1f368f3bc98404d

Link to original [full] episode (Non-Spotify Users - works for everybody): 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-noise-game-club-c2e7-all-night-super-kawaii-dance-party/id1191401173?i=1000558968804

Link to Music-Only SUPER BONUS (Archive): 

https://archive.org/details/c-2-e-7-music-only

Theme Decision: St. John. 

Episode title chosen by: Hugues

 

04) Lovely City - Lovely Planet - Multiplatform - Calem Bowen - JH

1. Music - 00:27:37
2. Discussion - 00:30:19

 

05) Crystal Breeze Springs - Lovely Planet Remix - PC - Satsuma Audio - JJ

1. Music - 00:31:48
2. Discussion - 00:34:03

 

C2E8 - “Our Four Favorites” - Focus on our “Mt. Rushmore” of VGM composers (our contribution to the greater “Masters of VGM” series - www.mastersofvgm.com) - orig released 06/30/2022

 

Link to original [full] episode (Spotify Users ONLY): 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/11dEaC6IMIrVuoYpats4nH?si=e29ca375dd2243ec

Link to original [full] episode (Non-Spotify Users - works for everybody):  

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-noise-game-club-c2e8-our-four-favorites-masters/id1191401173?i=1000568231434

Link to Music-Only SUPER BONUS (Archive): 

https://archive.org/details/c-2-e-8-music-only-candidate-1

Theme Decision: Collaborative (Hugues with final vote).

Episode title chosen by: Hugues

 

06) The Red Woods - Puggsy - Genesis - Matt Furniss - JH

1. Music - 00:37:59
2. Discussion - 00:41:05

 

07) Undiscovered Realm - Actraiser Renaissance -Multiplatform - Yuzo Koshiro - JJ

1. Music - 00:42:47
2. Discussion - 00:45:14

 

C2E9 - “Just Deserts” - Focus on Desert Biome Music for the dog days of summer - orig released 08/25/2022

 

Link to original [full] episode (Spotify Users ONLY): 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0yfkhlsOxd7XXTmfqO3PpM?si=e3c567d1f35640b7

Link to original [full] episode (Non-Spotify Users - works for everybody): 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-noise-game-club-nnr-ch-2-c2e9-just-deserts/id1191401173?i=1000577289559

Link to Music-Only SUPER BONUS (Archive): 

https://archive.org/details/super-bonus-c-2-e-9-music-only

Theme Decision: St. John 

Episode title chosen by: St. John

 

08) Soaring - Tetris - CD-i - Jim Andron - JH

1. Music - 00:51:13
2. Discussion - 00:55:57

 

09) The Burning Sands - Final Fantasy X - PS2 - Masashi Hamausu - JJ

1. Music - 01:00:45
2. Disucssion - 01:02:45

 

C2E10 - “Sega CD 30” - Focus on the music of the Sega CD / Mega CD for the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the system’s North American launch - orig released 10/20/2022

 

Link to original [full]  episode (Spotify Users ONLY): 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WaLXTxglHBdnRvcO64EMP?si=00e39ec155064e55

Link to original [full] episode (Non-Spotify Users - works for everybody): 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/channel-2-nerd-noise-game-club-c2e10-sega-cd-30/id1191401173?i=1000583274048

Link to Music-Only SUPER BONUS (Archive): 

https://archive.org/details/super-bonus-c-2-e-10-music-only

Theme Decision: Collaborative (Hugues with final vote)

Episode title chosen by: Collaborative (Hugues with final vote)

 

10) Jamie’s Theme - Snatcher - Sega CD - Konami Kukeiha Club - JH

1. Music - 01:03:58
2. Discussion - 01:05:44

 

11) West Side Andore Cage Fight - Final Fight CD - Sega CD - c: Harumi Fujita, Hiromitsu Takaoka, Junko Tamiya, Manami Matsumae, Yasuaki Fujita, Yoko Shimomura, and/or Yoshihiro Sakaguchi / a: T's Music - JJ

1. Music - 01:10:33
2. Discussion - 01:13:53

 

PART 2: “Best of Hugues” (our second pass through history - tracks selected in the original episodes by Hugues)

 

C2E6 - “Fast Music for Slow Times” - Focus on hard and heavy and heavy-adjacent music for the dead of winter - orig released 02/03/2022

 

12) Conflict - Crisis Core FFVII - PSP - Takeharu Ishimoto - HJ

1. Music - 01:17:43
2. Discussion - 01:20:07

 

13) The Cage - Shadowrun - SNES - Marshall Parker - HH

1. Music - 01:23:27
2. Discussion - 01:25:43

 

C2E7 - “All Night Super Kawaii Dance Party” - Focus on cutesy, dancy music - orig released 04/28/2022

 

14) After School - Persona 3 Portable - PSP - Shoji Meguro - HJ

1. Music - 01:28:32
2. Discussion - 01:30:46

 

15) Kimi wa HoeHoe Musume - Idol Hakkenden - Famicom - Kiyohiro Sada, Tomoh Misato - HH

1. Music - 01:32:51
2. Discussion - 01:35:58

 

C2E8 - “Our Four Favorites” - Focus on our “Mt. Rushmore” of VGM composers (our contribution to the greater “Masters of VGM” series - www.mastersofvgm.com) - orig released 06/30/2022

 

16) Daiba Freezing Town - 7th Dragon 2020 - PSP - Yuzo Koshiro - HJ

1. Music - 01:40:26
2. Discussion - 01:43:50

 

17) Blue Destination - Sen no Kiseki II - Multiplatform - Hayato Sonoda and/or Takahiro Unisuga - HH

1. Music - 01:46:27
2. Discussion - 01:51:14

 

C2E9 - “Just Deserts” - Focus on Desert Biome Music for the dog days of summer - orig released 08/25/2022

18) Atlantis of the Sands - Uncharted 3 - PS3 - Greg Edmonson, Azam Ali, JD Mayer, and/or Clint Bajakian - HJ

1. Music - 01:54:46
2. Discussion - 01:57:20

 

19) Gerudo Desert - LoZ: Twilight Princess - GameCube/Wii - Toru Minegishi, Asuka Hayazaki, and or Koji Kondo - HH

1. Music - 02:00:23
2. Discussion - 02:03:50

 

C2E10 - “Sega CD 30” - Focus on the music of the Sega CD / Mega CD for the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the system’s North American launch - orig released 10/20/2022

 

20) Ice Berg - Popful Mail - Sega CD - c: Mieko Ishikawa / a: Hirofumi Matsuoka - HJ

1. Music - 02:06:54
2. Discussion - 02:09:19

 

21) Melee Island -The Secret of Monkey Island - Sega CD - Michael Z. Land, Barney Jones, Andy Newell, and/or Patric Mundy - HH

1. Music - 02:19:56
2. Discussion - 02:21:09
3. Our other shows - 02:28:19
4. Melee Island Discussion - 02:33:14
5. Sign-off: 02:34:45

 

Closing Wildcard

 

C2E8 - “Our Four Favorites” - Focus on our “Mt. Rushmore” of VGM composers (our contribution to the greater “Masters of VGM” series - www.mastersofvgm.com) - orig released 06/30/2022

 

22) Shop Theme - Jaguar XJ220 - Sega CD - Martin Iveson - JH

1. Music - 02:35:17
2. Outtakes - 02:37:39
3. “We Interrupt our program” [Special Announcement] - 02:42:59

 

Total Episode Runtime: 02:45:07

 

Retro Game Club can be found here:

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retro-game-club/id1453018680

 

You can also follow Retro Game Club on Facebook and Instagram @retrogameclubpodcast and on Twitter @rgcpodcast.

 

Hugues’ blog (and his Sega Genesis demo) can be found here: 

 

https://huguesjohnson.com/

 

As promised in the episode, here are St. John’s personal Mastadon account as well as the Nerd Noise Radio account (also managed by St. John):

 

@StJohnDSM@mstdn.party

@NerdNoiseRadio@universeodon.com

 

Please give them both a follow and be sure to drop St. John a line, let him know you’re a listener!

 

You can find Nerd Noise Radio on Facebook and on Twitter each @NerdNoiseRadio. There are also two Facebook Groups: Nerd Noise Radio “Easy Mode” where we just have general video game and nerd fun, or for the gearheads among you, Nerd Noise Radio “Expert Mode” where we deep dive sound hardware, composer info, and music theory. 

 

You can find the blog at www.nerdnoiseradio.blogspot.com. Where we sometimes share additional show notes, and inside info. You can also find Nerd Noise Radio on Archive.org, where we have remixes and super bonuses only available there (such as a music-only alternative version of today’s show).

 

Nerd Noise Radio is also a member of the Retro Junkies community, which can be found at www.theretrojunkies.com. And we are a member of the VGM Podcast Fans community on Facebook. St. John is also the admin of the Podcasters of Des Moines Facebook group, which features a number of other podcasters and great programs from the greater Des Moines area.

 

Thanks for listening! Join us again later this month (date TBD) for C1E70: “The Best of 2022 - St. John’s Picks” (possibly a “part A” with a “Hugues Picks” pt. B coming later in the month). Delicious VGM on Noise from the Hearts of Nerds. And wherever you are - Fly the N!