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CRT Soundsystem086 - Tekken 3 w/Mike McGrath-BryanCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Irish journalist and radio host Mike McGrath-Bryan joins us to talk about the Tekken 3 soundtrack and we have a nice long ramble about the game, its soundtrack and its impact on gaming back in the go-go 90s and it's a long 'un! Join our Discord!Links of Note:Mike's Socials and WorkVGATWTOE...
2025-11-242h 39
CRT Soundsystem085 - Jet Set Radio & Future w/JustinCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.This week, Justin from XVGM Radio joins us so we can finally talk about Jet Set Radio (Jet Grind Radio, if you're nasty) and the sick funky beats from Hideki Naganuma and pals including Mike D from the Beastie BoysJoin our Discord!Links of Note:XVGM RadioVGATWTOEExistent...
2025-11-102h 08
CRT Soundsystem084 - Danganronpa w/Trev and SamCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Trev from No Cartridge returns and brings along Twitter's NBABabySecret to talk some Danganronpa! I've threatened to do this one for a while because the soundtrack goes ridiculously hard and so I was glad we were joined by 2 experts in the field to talk us through the game itself. If you enjoyed this, please also check out Trev and Sam on the No Cartridge podcast...
2025-10-262h 10
CRT Soundsystem083 - Ape Escape w/BennyCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Benny returns for simian shenanigans and we finally get to talk about the Ape Escape soundtrack, by one of the all time greats Soichi Terada. Join us as I get mad about genres, the eye toy and just the general club music vibe of the playstation.Join our Discord!Links of Note:Terada's Essential Mix...
2025-10-131h 46
CRT Soundsystem082 - Nier Automata w/Illi and BoinCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Join our Discord!This week Illi joins us after being bullied into doing this episode and boin is along for the ride too! It's finally time to talk about Nier Automata and it's gorgeous soundtrack. Spoilers abound in this one so be warned!Links of Note:Illi's Bskyboin's bskyVGATWTOE...
2025-09-291h 59
CRT Soundsystem081 - Golf w/Professor TomCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Professor Tom of Shujin Academy VGM Club returns to talk about some golfing games. While not fans of the real sport, there's a lot to be said for golf games, and in particular soundtracks to golf games. Join us for some chill, jazzy and funky tunes. Then go over to Tom's podcast to check out his golf episodes if you need a little more.
2025-09-151h 50
CRT Soundsystem080 - Darktide w/AshleyCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Ashley returns this week to talk about Darktide, a horde shooter based in the grimdark future of Warhammer 40k and with an appropriately heavy soundtrack of industrial beats to keep the action moving and prevent too much heresy (idk any other 40k references, sorry)Join our Discord!Links of Note:VGATWTOE...
2025-09-012h 10
CRT Soundsystem079 - Shadow Hearts w/TeepsCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Teeps returns to talk about Shadow Hearts, one of the best RPGs for the PS2 and with a soundtrack that matches. With contributions by Yoshitaka Hirota and Yasunori Mitsuda it covers a lot of moods and genres. I also accidentally included some arrange tracks from the 2nd game unintentionally so enjoy that little preview of Covenant!Join our Discord!Links of No...
2025-08-181h 57
CRT SoundsystemMini 007 - Zone of the Enders Fist of MarsCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Just another quick mini. We recorded this a fair while back and I was too lazy to edit it so here I am now with it! Back on the GBA it seemed that every big franchise had to get a portable entry, and this one from Zone of the Enders is an interesting one, ever since trying this out on an emulator I've always had...
2025-08-101h 16CRT Soundsystem078 - Cartagra/Kara no Shojo w/NurvussCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.This week we enter the world of visual novels with some gorgeous soundtracks courtesy of Nurvuss who wanted to talk about the "gloomy Showa Jazz" of this series. As beautiful as it is gruesome and the music is absolutely stunning so even if you're not a VN enjoyer you will certainly enjoy the soundtracks!Join our Discord!Li...
2025-08-032h 31
CRT Soundsystem077 - Final Fantasy IX w/MiKenyan Checkout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Mike's back! And it's time to talk about Final Fantasy IX. Apparently it's some kind of anniversary but I didn't plan it around that, it's just been an episode I've wanted to do for a while so when Mike called dibs it was time to get on it. Enjoy some of the best tunes on the PSX and some of Uematsu's best work period.
2025-07-212h 40CRT Soundsystem076 - FM Synth w/JayCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and higher bitrate downloads.Jay returns to talk about a bunch of different FM Synth games, as our resident expert on the technology it made sense to finally do an overview of how it's used in different systems while listening to some bangers.Join our Discord!Links of Note:Resolute Synth/Musical InstrumentVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyTom's BlueskyCRT Artwork by JuiceZombieEmail: crtpodsystem [@] gmailTimestamps:
2025-07-072h 00
CRT Soundsystem075 - Touhou 6,7, 8 w/ThulyCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Reese is still out as she was mid-move during this recording but Thuly returned to talk about some Touhou games. If you've enjoyed our previous episode with Jay then buckle up for some more bullet hell bangersJoin our Discord!Links of Note:Support Reese's move on GFMVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktree
2025-06-222h 15
CRT Soundsystem074 - F-zero w/ScottCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Scott returns on short notice for an episode on the original F-zero. Barely more than a tech demo but the songs on this game really showed what the hardware was capable of musically. Plus, despite Nintendo never really acknowledging the series for most of the last 20 years, the music has remained around as a mainstay in the Smash series as well as every video game cover project...
2025-06-082h 00
CRT Soundsystem073 - Cowboy Bebop w/IachCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.This week Reese isn't with us, so I've drafted Dave as co-host and Iach joins us to talk about Cowboy Bebop in our first non-video game episode. I wanted to give an anime episode a try so it seemed only natural to talk about the soundtrack that first got me into listening to anime music so, 3, 2, 1 Let's Jam!Join our Discord!Li...
2025-05-252h 20
CRT Soundsystem072 - Phantasy Star Classic w/Gary ButterfieldCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.This week we're joined by Gary from Duckfeed.tv to talk about the classic Phantasy Star games. We've previously covered PSO so it was great to go back and listen to the classic soundtracks, some really good Master System and Mega Drive tunes here!Join our Discord!Links of Note:DuckfeedGary's MusicGa...
2025-05-112h 21
Shujin Academy VGM ClubEpisode 61 - Cooler Glasses, Cooler Glasses: Cool Glasses, Cool Glasses 2We’re back to the vibe zone with another episode full of cool, groovy hangout music. Make yourself a good drink and enjoy this one.
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 wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.
Tom and Reese (and their guest Boin) from fellow VGM podcast CRT Soundsystem for introducing me to the City Hunter soundtrack. You can find that episode of CRT Soundsystem at https://podcasts.apple.com/us...
2025-05-0158 minShujin Academy VGM ClubEpisode 61 - Cooler Glasses, Cooler Glasses: Cool Glasses, Cool Glasses 2We’re back to the vibe zone with another episode full of cool, groovy hangout music. Make yourself a good drink and enjoy this one.
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 wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.
Tom and Reese (and their guest Boin) from fellow VGM podcast CRT Soundsystem for introducing me to the City Hunter soundtrack. You can find that episode of CRT Soundsystem at https://podcasts.apple.com/us...
2025-05-0158 min
CRT Soundsystem071 - House Bands w/RoarThis week is a big one. By far our longest episode yet and we're talking about Video Game House Bands. It's fairly broad topic but generally these are bands formed in part from members of the sound teams for various companies, some are more official than others and this playlist is anything but comprehensive as far as these bands go, but it's already pushing the length as-is. Thanks again to Roar for joining us on this one.Join our Discord!Links of Note:VGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktre...
2025-04-273h 08
CRT SoundsystemMini 006 - Planet DOBCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Join our Discord!Back again with another mini episode where we talk about Planet DOB. A weird little adventure game that was tied to the release of an absolutely excellent album that mixes trip-hop, drum and bass and chamber pop.Links of Note:VGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's Bluesky...
2025-04-2053 min
XVGM RadioEpisode 121 - Product Placement VGM w/ CRT Soundsystem
Product placement and advertising in video games is a wild, wacky thing. Today on XVGM Radio, Mike and Justin are joined by fellow VGM podcast CRT Soundsystem, where Reese and Tom bring some unique tracks to the mix! The hosts chat about Redline, Fast food chicken preferences, and gamer munchies. The Americans on the podcasts (Mike, Justin and Reese) learn about the aisle of American junk food in Ireland’s grocery stores courtesy of Tom. There’s a Pop Tarts flavor discussion as well as a full on M&Ms breakdown of the characters based on the webs...
2025-04-161h 45
CRT Soundsystem070 - Lords of Magic & Lost Eden w/AltonCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Join our Discord!This week Alton returns and we talk about some games that are a bit of a mixed bag, except for the music which is fantastic for both. Things get a little goofy on this one so don't worry if you, like me, don't know anything about these games!Links of Note:...
2025-04-132h 12
CRT Soundsystem069 - Deadly Premonition w/ZedCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.This week, that Zed you like is back in style as we discuss Deadly Premontion! It's been genuinely one of my favourite episodes to record and we talk a lot about our feelings on David Lynch, the joy of Trash Art, why embracing plagiarism is good actually and some other stuff.Join our Discord!Links of Note:...
2025-03-302h 11
CRT Soundsystem068 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 w/Nate & JoshCheckout our Patreon for free bonus episodes and subscribe for higher bitrate downloads of regular episodes and it will also help support our hosting costs now that we have them.Join our Discord!This week we're joined by previous guests Nate and Josh to talk about Xenoblade Chronicles 2. All of the Xeno games have extremely dope soundtracks and the Switch debut for the series is no exception. We get a little goofy on this one but that's the vibe with this game anyway.Links of Note:Josh's TwitchJosh on...
2025-03-162h 05
Video Games Are The Worst Thing On EarthEpisode 76 - Bad Dragon AgeTom (AKA @forpush.bsky.social) from CRT Soundsystem joins us to discuss the latest crisis caused by EA. That's right, The LA fires. Also something about Bioware I think, I dunno I was busy trying to get good drone footage.
Enjoy!
Forpush: https://bsky.app/profile/forpush.bsky.social
CRT Soundsystem: https://rss.com/podcasts/crtsoundsystem/
Music used:
Ian Dury and The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
A podcast that reveals the truth about video games that those other video game podcasts don't want you to know. Co-hosts: Alton, Ka...
2025-03-031h 22
CRT Soundsystem067 - Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater w/ManuclearbombThis week we're joined by Manu of various podcasts but most importantly Podcast Sans Frontieres to talk about Metal Gear Solid 3 - Snake Eater. The series has always had one foot in the cinematic and the soundtrack for 3 is no exception, drawing from Bond themes and Henry Mancini while still keeping the signature techno-thriller sound from the previous games.Join our Discord!Podcast Sans FrontieresNotacastMy Brother, My Captain, My PodcastManu's BlueskyVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktree
2025-03-022h 12
CRT SoundsystemMini 005 - Planet Puzzle LeagueJust back with another mini episode. I'm gonna try to do one of these every 2 months this year to see how it goes. I'd love to justify doing more episodes a year and I thought that Patreon had stretch goal type things but I guess they don't anymore, but I'm not gonna pimp the Patreon too much though it's definitely a factor in how much I'm likely to do more. I'm not interested in gating episodes behind a paywall but if you like the show at least consider throwing us a couple of dollars a month and I'd be...
2025-02-2842 min
CRT Soundsystem066 - Mario Party 1-3 w/TheMessengerJoin our Discord!Links of Note:A VGM JourneyA VGM Journey on BskyMusic that "inspired" Mario: Friendship (feat.Lee Ritenour) - Let's Not Talk About It T-Square - Sister MarianVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyTom's BlueskyEmail: crtpodsystem [@] gmailCRT Artwork by JuiceZombieTimestamps:00:00:00 Yasunori Mitsuda - Opening [Mario Party]00:03:19 Talk 0100:17:49 Yasunori Mitsuda - Playing The Game [Mario Party]00:19:11 Yasunori M...
2025-02-281h 52
CRT Soundsystem065 - Suikoden 1&2 w/Abby DentonThis week we're joined by comedian, podcaster, game designer, and magical girl Abby Denton to talk about Suikoden 1 and 2,Join our Discord!Links of Note:Abby's BlueskyBlade of the CutiepantsVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyTom's BlueskyCRT Artwork by JuiceZombie00:00:00 Miki Higashino - Into a World of Illusion [Genso Suikoden Original Game Soundtrack]00:01:51 Talk00:19:51 Miki Higashino - Royal Palace Consultation [Genso Suikoden Original Game Soundtrack]00:22:28 Tappy - Beautiful Golden...
2025-02-282h 12
CRT Soundsystem064 - Wild ARMS 3 w/ScottIt's time to mount up and mosey on down to Wild ARMS 3 with Deputy Scott okay I'll stop the cowboy shite. We're talking the Western inspired Wild ARMS 3 this week and it's a game/soundtrack that I've loved for many years so as soon as Scott suggested it I had to get him back on. Michiko Naruke's tunes are inspired by a lot of classic westerns, naturally, but she brings such a heart to them that is as charming as the game itself and doesn't just stick to the standard sounds you'd expect from a western either. Yipee Ki-yay...
2025-02-282h 14
CRT Soundsystem063 - Dragon Spirit w/BrianCNerdHappy New Year, all! Brian returns from one of our earlier episodes to talk about Dragon Spirit, a classic Namco game and the first soundtrack by VGM legend Shinji Hosoe. We talk a couple of different versions and then have a surprise track added in mid-recording.Join our Discord!Links of Note:Brian's BlueskyMisplaced Musings PodVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeCRT Artwork by JuiceZombie00:00:00 Shinji Hosoe - The Paleozoic Era (Area 1) [Dragon Spirit TG16]00:02:30 Talk 0100:13:40 Shinj...
2025-02-281h 51
CRT Soundsystem062 - Outrun w/RoarThis year for Christmas let's jump in to our hot red Ferarri and listen to some Outrun tunes. Roar joins us again to chat about some of the most iconic arcade racing jams out there, slip on your cozy jammies and have a mince pie and let's race!Join our Discord!Links of Note:VGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's BlueskyEmail: crtpodsystem [@] gmailCRT Artwork by JuiceZombie...
2025-02-282h 22
CRT Soundsystem061 - Sunsoft w/BoinWe're back to normal from Megami Tensei month with another bit of a grab bag episode of Sunsoft soundtracks. Boin, who previously joined us for a mini-episode on Journey to Silius returns to talk about a little bit of Blaster Master, a lot of GIMMICK and a little more about City Hunter for the PC Engine. Sunsoft are almost as well regarded for their soundtracks as for their games, if not more so, so we have a good chat about the general sound for these games and especially the influence of Jazz Fusion and City Pop on the latter...
2025-02-282h 04
CRT Soundsystem060 - SMT Month - Raidou Kuzunoha w/AdenOur month of Megami Tensei closes with a great little pair of Shoji Meguro soundtracks for the Devil Summoner sub-series. These were both on the PS2 so have a very similar sound to what was in Persona 3 and especially the Digital Devil Saga games which we previously did an episode on way back in episode 4. Thanks to Aden for being able to join us to talk about these games and their very good soundtracks.Join our Discord!Links of Note:Zed's KofiVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktree
2025-02-282h 01
CRT Soundsystem059 - SMT Month - Majin Tensei w/TeepsThird episode in our Megami Tensei month is a lesser known SNES duo of Strategy RPGs called Majin Tensei. The music by Hidehito Aoki is stunning and really pushes the SNES to its limits, there's hints of techno-industrial and early Synthwave throughout that give both games a real grimy aesthetic. Definitely worth checking out. Thanks to Teeps for joining us on short notice!Join our Discord!Links of Note:VGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom...
2025-02-282h 06
CRT Soundsystem058 - SMT Month - Tokyo Mirage Sessions w/NateBack for week 2 of Megami Tensei month and it's finally time for me to talk about Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. It's one of my favourite RPGs on the Wii U/Switch and a real highlight in the series for me which is in no small part due to the music being exceptionally good even for a series that has notably great music as-is. Even though I don't really enjoy Fire Emblem, but the Fire Emblem stuff is more or less a bonus anyway, so I asked Nate from the 13 Sentinels episode to come back and provide some of the...
2025-02-282h 01
CRT Soundsystem056 - Sayonara Wild HeartsJust me and Reese for this one and it's one we've been trying to get to for a while. Sayonara Wild Hearts is an album as an endless runner rail shooter rhythm game and as such it really should be played to get the full experience, but the music is excellent and we had a great chat about the game and how it weaves music and narrative.Join our Discord!Links of Note:VGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's Mastodon
2025-02-281h 49
CRT Soundsystem057 - SMT Month - Persona Q2 w/Professor TomWe're going weekly for the month of November to talk about a bunch of Megaten soundtracks that I think deserve a bit more attention. Professor Tom of Shujin Academy VGM Club joins us to kick things off with some chat about Persona Q2, a Persona 5 Spinoff for the 3DS based on the Etrian Odyssey series. Enter the labyrinth with us and listen to some nice new tracks as well as great arrangements of tunes from Persona 3, 4 and 5.Join our Discord!Links of Note: Shadow World - DE DE MOUSE RemixProfessor Tom's bsky...
2025-02-281h 59
CRT Soundsystem055 - Mirror's Edge w/ConqyReturning Champion Conqy joins us to talk about Mirror's Edge. Itself a fairly interesting game with some neat gameplay, however the main event here is the soundtrack by the Psytrance/Psybient artist Solar Fields whose synth heavy score provides the perfect backdrop for futuristic parkour and kicking guys off helicopters.Join our Discord!Links of Note: Follow Conqy on X the everything appConqy on bskyVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's Bluesky
2025-02-282h 11
CRT Soundsystem054 - Chrono Cross w/Kaye RossThis week we are joined by Kaye Ross of Duckfeed.tv to talk about one of my all time favourites: Chrono Cross. The sequel to Chrono Trigger is often unjustly maligned however the soundtrack is one of Yasunori Mitsuda's finest works so whatever your feelings on the game may be, I hope you enjoy the music with us!Join our Discord! Links of Note:Duckfeed.tvVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's Bluesky...
2025-02-282h 09
CRT Soundsystem053 - DOOM 2016 w/TreytJoin our Discord!This week we return to Hell with Treyt in tow to talk about DOOM 2016's incredible djent-electronic masterpiece by Mick Gordon. This soundtrack barely needs an introduction but needless to say it's one we've wanted to do for a while. Rip and Tear!Links of Note: Treyt's ARK ModTreyt's Music on YoutubeVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's BlueskyEmail: crtpodsystem [@] gmail
2025-02-282h 10
CRT Soundsystem052 - No More Heroes w/Skeleton and KarinJoin our Discord!Is Tim Rogers the real Travis Touchdown? Previous guest Skeleton of DEEP HELL DOT COM and Karin of various and sundry join us to investigate while listening to some bangers from two of my favourite composers so hop in your Schpeltiger and buckle up for this one.Links of Note:Karin's StuffKarin's GameDEEP HELL WEBSITE11th Heaven Critical SuplexVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's M...
2025-02-282h 12
CRT Soundsystem051 - Touhou 10-12 w/JustusWe're gonna finally crack open the can of worms called Touhou. There's an absolutely huge pool of music and games to talk about here but Justus returns from our previous shmup episode to talk about three of the more accessible ones and give us a bit of an education on the series, Zun, and FM Synth.Join our Discord! Links of Note:VGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's BlueskyEmail: crtpodsystem [@] gmail
2025-02-282h 24
CRT Soundsystem050 - NiGHTS w/JeshterJoin our Discord!It's episode 50 and I'm delighted to finally have my friend Josh come on and talk about the NiGHTS games for Sega Saturn and the Wii. These quirky platformers have some truly beautiful music along with a lot of Sonic and Monkey Ball style bangers. Thanks to everyone for listening these last 50 episodes and hopefully will be around for 50 more!Links of Note: Josh's Twitch ChannelVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's BlueskyEmail: crtpo...
2025-02-282h 09
CRT Soundsystem049 - Quintet's Heaven and Earth Games w/ThulyJoin our Discord! This week we're joined by Thuly to talk about Quintet's Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma, along with Granstream Saga. Often considered part of a loose thematic series called "Heaven and Earth" the games deal a with a lot of similar ideas of creation and destruction, usually with some great tunes to go along with them. Some more pedantic people will say Granstream Saga doesn't count, and maybe it doesn't, but I don't see the game ever coming up in our regular rotation so why not talk about it here? Anyway, enjoy!Li...
2025-02-281h 59
CRT Soundsystem048 - Mega Man 1-3 w/MiKenyanJoin our Discord! It's time to talk some Mega Man and my good friend and Mega Man obsessive Mike was good enough to give his time so we can talk about the first 3 NES games and their respective soundtracks. These are some of the most iconic soundtracks on the NES so we were really hyped to talk about them. Enjoy!Links of Note:Mike's TwitterVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's BlueskyEmail...
2025-02-282h 01
CRT SoundsystemMini 004 - Clashes on the Big BridgeJoin our Discord! Just a goofy little bonus episode this week. Thuly joins us for a little chat about FFV, Gilgamesh and the Four Job Fiesta and we listen to a bunch of different versions of the Clash on the Big Bridge track from FFV because Square-Enix composers can't help but come back to the tune, and rightly so!Links of Note:VGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's BlueskyEmail: crtpodsystem [@] gmail
2025-02-2849 min
CRT Soundsystem047 - Guilty Gear Strive w/HegelbonJoin our Discord! This week we're talking Guilty Gear Strive and Trevor Strunk of posting on Twitter and No Cartridge podcast fame. We have good chat about metal, fighting games and Bridget as an expression of Trans joy while listening to some shredding guitars and dodgy lyrics.Links of Note:Evo Moment #37No Cartridge PatreonHegelbon on TwitterVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's BlueskyEmail: crtpodsystem [@] gmailCRT Artwork by JuiceZombie
2025-02-282h 07
CRT Soundsystem046 - Frogger's PSX AdventuresJoin our Discord! This week, b0in returns for a full episode to talk about the Frogger reboot on PSX (and Dreamcast and PC) from the turn of the century. Truly I was not familiar with this soundtrack's game so please be as surprised as I was with these funky little soundtracks.Links of Note:B0in's Twitter Investigating the Frogger Modding CommunityVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's BlueskyEmail: crt...
2025-02-281h 32
CRT SoundsystemMini 003 - Battle of OlympusBit of a sleepy mini episode this week. So lets have a little chat about Battle of Olympus and you get to hear some nice music, deal?Join our Discord! Links of Note:VGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's BlueskyEmail: crtpodsystem [@] gmailCRT Artwork by JuiceZombieTimestamps:00:00:00 Kazuo Sawa - Title Screen00:02:12 Talk 100:19:49 Kazuo Sawa - World Map00:21:06 Kazuo Sawa - Arca...
2025-02-2842 min
CRT Soundsystem045 - Phantasy Star Online Ep 1&2 w/JimmyJoin our Discord! Finally getting to do Phantasy Star Online, one of my bucket list games for sure. Jimmy joins us to talk about the great music and simple joys of playing this very old game in 2024.Links of Note:Ephinaea PSOBB go and sign up and play Phantasy Star Online with meVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's BlueskyEmail: crtpodsystem [@] gmailCRT Artwork by JuiceZombie Timestamps...
2025-02-282h 07
CRT Soundsystem044 - Commodore 128 w/DaveJoin our Discord! Dave returns yet again with another C-64 playlist and we have a fun chat about the games but also Irish pubs in the 90s, the connection between folk music and video game music and a lot of other nonsense.Links of Note:Dave's BlogPodouken 110 - Bubble BobbleCharles Cornell - This 1990 NES Soundtrack Just BLEW Me AwayChris Huelsbeck BandcampHigh Voltage SID CollectionC64 AudioGhouls'n Ghosts "Poltergeist Mix" OC ReMix by BinsterVGATWTOEExistential Warfare
2025-02-281h 56
CRT Soundsystem043 - Super Monkey Ball 1+2 w/TreytThis week we're going to monkey around with Treyt who wanted to talk about the Gamecube Monkey Ball games. Intensely frustrating (to me) games that nonetheless have some great music from some SEGA stalwarts full of lush breakbeats, JSR style funk and disco, and Sonic Adventure guitars.Join our Discord! Links of Note:Treyt's TwitterTreyt's Youtube ChannelVGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's MastodonTom's BlueskyEmail: crtpo...
2025-02-281h 36
CRT Soundsystem042 - Red Alert 1+2 w/ConqyJoin our Discord! Links of Note:VGATWTOEExistential WarfareLinktreeReese's BlueskyReese's TwitterTom's BlueskyEmail: crtpodsystem [@] gmailCRT Artwork by JuiceZombie00:00:00 Frank Klepacki - Hell March (Command & Conquer Remastered Collection Original Soundtrack)00:06:24 Talk 0100:18:57 Frank Klepacki - Mud (Command & Conquer Remastered Collection Original Soundtrack)00:23:45 Frank Klepacki - Snake (Command & Conquer Remastered Collection Original Soundtrack)00:28:22 Frank Klepacki - Awaiting (Command & Conquer Remastered Collection Original Soundtrack)00:32:43 Talk 0200:45:47 Frank Klepacki - Twin...
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CRT Soundsystem041 - Ys 3 & Oath in Felghana w/ScottJoin our Discord! Happy... Ys-ter? Sorry. Anyway, we've got some more great Ys music for you. This time from the various iterations of Ys 3. We're joined by Scott to talk about the games and their great soundtracks with a bit of a survey of the various console and PC releases as well as the remake.Timestamps:00:00:00 Meiko Ishikawa; Hiroyuki Namba - The Boy's Got Wings (Stage Entrance) (WANDERERS FROM Ys SUPER ARRANGE VERSION)00:05:44 Talk 0100:14:25 Mieko Ishikawa - Premonition =Styx= (Opening)00:16:23 Mieko Ishikawa - Trading Town of Redmont (Town...
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CRT Soundsystem040 - Sonic R, Metropolis Street Racer w/AltonJoin our Discord! Rude Fox Alton returns and we're gonna talk about Sonic R (at least for a little bit) and we get distracted along the way talking about Sweaty feet, Tails creepypastas, Piss Sonic, John McAfee and Stephen King. Plus a little detour into Metropolis Street Racer for some nice Sonic R-esque tunes.00:00:00 Richard Jacques; TJ Davis - Can You Feel the Sunshine? (Sonic R)00:05:00 Talk 0100:23:41 Richard Jacques; TJ Davis - Number One (Sonic R)00:27:35 Richard Jacques; TJ Davis - Diamond in the Sky (Sonic R)00:32:23 Rich...
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CRT SoundsystemMini 002 - Journey to Silius w/boinBack again with a Mini Episode. I'm going to try to do these a little more regularly just for games that have short but great soundtracks so we can talk about those and Journey to Silius is a great sountrack to start with! I may still do a big Sunsoft episode in future but for now this will have to do! Thanks to b0in for joining us for this and I hope to have her on for a future episode! Also, let us know if you like these mini episodes and would like more!00:00:00...
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CRT Soundsystem039 - Spyro TrilogyThis week we're joined by Benny to talk about the original Spyro Trilogy, and also to melt Reese's brain with cursed knowledge of who composer Stuart Copeland's father is. Join us for some fun tunes and to hear Reese's descent into madness!Benny's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenigtaMondttaCheck out Benny's band's EP: https://starsixninepdx.bandcamp.com/album/starsixnineMusic Theory: Spyro the Dragon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSG6VFWMGIY00:00:00 Stewart Copeland - Spyro 1 Main Theme (Spyro 1)00:03:32 Talk 0100:11:11 Stewart Copeland...
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CRT Soundsystem038 - Outer Wilds w/ZedJoin our Discord! https://discord.gg/xTaqKcpmuhWe've got another wonderful recent soundtrack this week in The Outer Wilds. Our friend Zed joins us to talk about the game and its music and give us the guided tour as I'm too shit to play the game well but what I did play I found fascinating. Spoilers abound so if you haven't played the game I would definitely recommend giving it a go before listening.00:00:00 Andrew Prahlow - Travelers (Outer Wilds)00:03:28 Talk 0100:14:27 Andrew Prahlow - Timber Hearth (Outer Wilds)
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CRT Soundsystem037 - Persona 3 w/TeepsJoin our discord! discord.gg/QMgzjKjmTTTryna hit the SEO for Persona 3 Reload with this episode (but also I've wanted an excuse to talk about Persona 3's music forever anyway) and we're joined by Teeps again. We had a great chat about the Persona and SMT series and the assorted spinoffs for this one. It's one of my favourite soundtracks ever and probably my favourite in the series overall (please don't be mad, P4 and P5 fans.) 00:00:00 Shoji Meguro - Soul Phrase -long ver.- (Persona 3 Portable Original Soundtrack)00:02:54 Talk 01
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CRT Soundsystem036 - Streets of Rage 1+2 w/DaveJoin our discord! discord.gg/QMgzjKjmTTDave from the C64 episode returns to chat about Streets of Rage. This is obviously one we've wanted to do since the start of the podcast. Join us for some chat about one of the all time great soundtracks with some diversions about (British) Gladiators, GamesMaster, a dead F2P Sega game and more!00:00:00 Yuzo Koshiro - The Street Of Rage00:02:00 Talk 0100:12:14 Yuzo Koshiro - Fighting In The Street00:15:54 Yuzo Koshiro - Attack The Barbarian00:18:38 Yuzo Koshiro - Moon Beach
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CRT Soundsystem035 - MadWorld+ Anarchy Reigns w/SkeletonJoin our Discord: discord.gg/QMgzjKjmTTThis week we are joined by Deep Hell Skeleton to talk about MadWorld and Anarchy Reigns (Max Anarchy in Japan.) Two of Platinum's lesser known games. The first being a very violent Wii exclusive gave it some noteriety but the follow up sort of got lost in the shuffle. Both are enjoyable games and both have fantastic soundtracks mostly based on rap vocals but the tracks themselves span a lot of genres giving it a sort of mashup vibe. You may note that we have a little mini block...
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CRT Soundsystem034 - Um Jammer Lammy w/RoarWe are joined again by Roar to have a nice festive chat about... Um Jammer Lammy. Okay it's not very festive but watch this space and in the meantime just have a good time with us.00:00:00 MilkCan - Keep Your Head Up!! (Make It Sweet!)00:03:09 Talk 0100:13:38 Shigeyoshi Kawagoe; Masaya Matsuura - I Am a Master and You! (Um Jammer Lammy Original Sound Track)00:16:04 Masaya Matsuura - Fire Fire!! (Um Jammer Lammy Original Sound Track)00:19:13 Masaya Matsuura - Got to Move! (Um Jammer Lammy Original Sound Track)00:22:53 Talk 02
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CRT Soundsystem033 - DOOM Classic w/TheMessengerThis week we're joined by a guest from another VGM podcast! The Messenger (Alex) of A VGM Journey is here to celebrate 30 years of DOOM by talking the original games with us. I did not plan to release this on the actual 30th birthday, so Happy Birthday to DOOM, one of the true GOATs.00:00:00 Robert Prince - At Doom's Gate (Doom)00:01:44 Talk 0100:11:44 Robert Prince - Kitchen Ace (And Taking Names) (Doom)00:14:42 Robert Prince - On The Hunt (Doom)00:16:43 Robert Prince - Hiding The Secrets (Doom)00:18:37 Talk 02
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CRT Soundsystem032 - Furi w/AshWe're joined by Ash this week to get our synthwave on and talk about Furi. Featuring a bunch of original tracks by some great Synthwave Stalwarts and a really dope art style this game was of immediate interest to me when it came out and when Ash mentioned they wanted to talk about it I couldn't wait to get this episode done.00:00:00 Carpenter Brut - Time to wake up00:01:08 Talk 0100:07:12 Carpenter Brut - What we fight for00:13:53 Carpenter Brut - Enraged00:18:50 Carpenter Brut - You're mine00:25:07 Talk 02
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CRT Soundsystem031 - Shmup Stage 1 w/JustusWe're back with another theme episode! It's Stage 1 music from Shmups, STGs, Bullet hell, whatever you want to call it.I got the idea for the playlist when doing the Hitoshi Sakimoto episode because I have a ton of these games that I wanted to talk about and while some of them will definitely get full episodes in future, and there's plenty of games not on this list I can talk about, it seemed ilke a fun excuse to nerd out about some classics as well as a few deeper cuts.Justus was kind enough...
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CRT Soundsystem030 - Paradise KillerThis week we finally talk about the Paradise Killer OST. Far and away one of the best soundtracks of the last few years for one of my favourite games of the last few years. Reese recently played it so as soon as she told me she was playing I said we had to do an episode as soon as possible so here it is!Apologies for the audio errors in the first two segments, the discord call was giving us some issues, we got it sorted in the end thankfully.00:00:00 Barry "Epoch" Topping - Paradise...
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CRT Soundsystem029 - Sonic Redux w/RoarThis week is our 1 year anniversary episode! Last year I put together of assorted Sonic tracks as a test for the podcast before we recorded our first real episode. The recording itself didn't turn out great but I thought it would be fun to dig out the playlist and have a redux episode. Roar who previously joined us for Sonic CD Temporal Duality brought some of her Sonic expertise and we have a fun chat.00:00:00 Hideki Naganuma - Right There, Ride On00:02:35 Talk 0100:10:13 Hideki Naganuma - Back 2 Back00:12:58 Hideki Naganuma...
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CRT Soundsystem028 - 13 Sentinels w/NateThis week, my friend Nate brings us a baker's dozen of Sentinels and their attendant soundtrack full of synth bangers. The game itself is very neat but the soundtrack is one of the best of the last few years and I've been hyped to do this one for a while.00:00:00 Hitoshi Sakimoto; Bratphonics - Brat Overflow00:01:53 Talk 100:12:53 Yoshimi Kudo - (VALINE)-00:19:23 Yoshimi Kudo - -(ISOLEUCINE)-00:24:51 Mitsuhiro Kaneda - -(PHENYLALANINE)-00:31:20 Yukinori Kikuchi - -(METHIONINE)-00:36:41 Talk 200:52:37 Azusa Chiba...
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CRT Soundsystem027 - Katamari Damacy w/AndyThis week is a party and we're joined by Andy for a little Katamari Damacy soiree. It's another one of those inevitable episodes but it's such a joy of a soundtrack I just can't help but get excited and with the recent Reroll of We Love Katamari what better time to jump into it.00:00:00 Yu Miyake; Masayuki Tanaka - Katamari on the Rocks (Main Theme)00:05:54 Talk 0100:02:20 Yuri Misumi - The Wonderful Star's Walk is Wonderful00:15:32 Akitaka Tohyama - You Are Smart00:19:04 Yu Miyake - Katamari March Damacy00:21:24...
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CRT Soundsystem026 - Ace Combat ZeroTaking to the skies yet again with another air based episode, following up from Aerobiz and Airforce Delta, our friend Alex joins us to talk about Ace Combat Zero. Get ready for some sweet classical guitar riffs!00:00:00 Tetsukazu Nakanishi - Briefing I00:02:01 Talk 0100:07:34 Keiki Kobayashi - ZERO00:12:44 Tetsukazu Nakanishi - Contact00:16:32 Junichi Nakatsuru - The Round Table00:20:35 Keiki Kobayashi - The Demon of The Round Table00:22:58 Talk 0200:37:44 Tetsukazu Nakanishi - Sortie00:40:08 Keiki Kobayashi - Flicker of Hope00:43:13 Tetsukazu Nakanishi...
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CRT Soundsystem025 - Breath of Fire 3 w/Nadia OxfordI really wanted to do an episode on Breath of Fire 3 and who better to have along than Nadia Oxford of Axe of the Blood God and Retronauts who was kind enough to join us and talk some jazzy pop tunes — amongst other things — for one of my favorite RPG Soundtracks of the PS1 era.00:00:00 Akari Kaida - Casually00:02:36 Talk 100:10:14 Akari Kaida; Yoshino Aoki - These Little Things00:12:26 Akari Kaida; Yoshino Aoki - Country Living00:16:04 Akari Kaida; Yoshino Aoki - Life's a Beach00:17:42 Akari Kaida; Yoshino Aoki - At...
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CRT Soundsystem024 - Street Fighter 2/Turbo HD Remix w/Larry OjiAnother OC Remix episode? I didn't plan it but it sorta just worked out this way. This week we are joined by OC Remix Community Manager Larry Oji to talk about Street Fighter 2 and Turbo HD Remix tunes. An iconic soundtrack to be sure, and Larry provides a lot of fun insight into the creation of the community album that became the soundtrack for the HD re-release of Street Fighter 2.00:00:00 Yoko Shimomura - Ken’s Theme -CPS-1-00:03:06 Talk 0100:12:51 Yoko Shimomura - Ryu’s Theme -CPS-1-00:15:23 Yoko Shimomura - Blanka’s Them...
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CRT Soundsystem022 - Sonic CD Temporal Duality w/RoarThis week we're joined by guest Roar who wanted to talk about the OC Remix Community Album Sonic CD: Temporal Duality. This was a great way to talk about one of the best classic Sonic OSTs but with a fun twist!00:00:00 Jivemaster; Rabcandy - The Boom (Undeleted) [Sonic Boom]00:02:32 Talk 100:11:11 Amphibious - Palm Beach SEGA Tan [Palmtree Panic US]00:14:57 Funk Fiction - Crystal Duration [Metallic Madness JP, Special Stage JP]00:20:48 SuperiorX; Phonetic Hero - The Future Is Bright [Metallic Madness "G"mix JP]00:24:42 ladyWildfire; Level 99 - Future...
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CRT Soundsystem023 - Soul Nomad w/TeepsThis week, Shannon from Misplaced Podcasts joins us to talk about Soul Nomad. A ridiculously deep Nippon Ichi Software game with a belter of a soundtrack by Tenpei Sato. Enjoy!00:00:00 Tenpei Sato - RED BOOTS00:03:23 Talk 0100:12:38 Tenpei Sato - Dragon's Eye00:15:08 Tenpei Sato - December Street00:17:45 Tenpei Sato - The Last Supper00:21:14 Tenpei Sato - BAD BOYS00:22:43 Talk 0200:29:33 Tenpei Sato - Desperado00:31:23 Tenpei Sato - Majic Man00:32:43 Tenpei Sato - Flaxen Necklace00:35:03 Tenpei Sato - Rock'n Rocks
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CRT Soundsystem021 - Alberto Jose Gonzalez - Masters of VGM 2023Reese is back again this week and we're talking about Alberto Jose González music. Definitely the most unsung of the bunch for what we've done this year but the music is fantastic, and there was a lot more fantastic music to be found in his back catalogue. Join us to hate on Hugo and Turok and listen to some great tunes.00:00:00 Alberto Jose González - Champion! [UEFA 2000]00:02:21 Block00:11:56 Alberto Jose González - Holidays ~ Britania (Act 2) [Asterix & Obelix]00:14:27 Alberto Jose González - Titelbildschirm, Flugzeug-Level [Hugo 2]00:15:55 Alberto Jose...
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CRT Soundsystem020 - MVGM03 - Hitoshi SakimotoReese couldn't join me this week so I brought a guest along to talk about some Hitoshi Sakimoto tracks for the 3rd episode of Masters of VGM this year. I really wanted to highlight some of Sakimoto's lesser known stuff so there's no Ogre Battle or Final Fantasy here but I'm sure you'll agree it's a fine selection of more obscure tracks from one of the all time greats. Thanks to Harlot for joining me on the pod this week and enjoy!00:00:00 Hitoshi Sakimoto - Flag Race (Stage 2-A, Air Circus. / 2-B Velmatic Ocean.) [Mahou Daisakusen Original...
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CRT Soundsystem019 - MVGM02 - Manami MatsumaeThis week we're going to talk about Manami Matsumae. Since the start of the podcast we've talked about doing this episode but it got pushed back a few times and we thought that Masters of VGM would be ideal as an excuse!Check out other podcasts participating in Masters of VGM this year at https://mastersofvgm.com/00:00:00 Manami Matsumae - Boss [Tenchi o Kurau]00:01:45 Talk 100:07:57 Manami Matsumae - Arcade Mode: Mission 4 [Mercs]00:09:26 Manami Matsumae - Arcade Mode: Mission 5 [Mercs]00:10:44 Manami Matsumae - Luoyang...
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CRT Soundsystem018 - Richard Jacques - Masters of VGM 2023This week we finally get to talk about one of my favourite composers for this year's Masters of VGM. Considering how prolific he is I don't feel like Richard Jacques gets brought up in the conversation apart from Sonic R (and rightly so) so I wanted to do a bit of a dive into other games he does and really highlight the broadness of styles and a real ear for other people's sounds that makes him a bit of a stylistic chameleon. Check out other podcasts participating in Masters of VGM this year at https://mastersofvgm.com/
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CRT Soundsystem017 - Yakuza Like a Dragon Today we're joined by our friend Ryder to talk about the Yakuza: Like a Dragon soundtrack. As I'm still not very familiar with the series it was good to have a guide through this game's music which is uniformly excellent. There's definitely plenty more great tunes in the series too so I'm looking forward to digging a bit deeper00:00:00 Shounanno Kaze, Yasutaka Nakata - Ichibanka00:00:04 57 Talk 100:15:30 Hidenori Shoji - REIWA LABYRINTH00:18:57 Chihiro Aoki - tranquillo00:21:02 Chihiro Aoki - appassionato00:23:12 Tomoyuki Tanaka - Subterranean Castle00:25:49 83key...
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CRT Soundsystem016 - Airforce Delta w/BrianCNerdThis week we're joined by Brian of the Misplaced Musings podcast to talk about Airforce Delta. A cool little fight sim in the style of Ace Combat that similarly has some kick ass tunes.I initially messed up the recording of this episode at first and completely neglected to check that I was being recorded so we had to reconvene and do this episode again, thankfully the music still whips the second time around.00:00:00 Satoru Nakata - Obstruction Federal Fleet00:03:48 Talk 100:10:52 Satoru Nakata - Topgun Flashback00:14:29 Satoru Nakata...
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CRT Soundsystem015 - Ys 1,2, Origin w/NiamhThis week we're joined by our friend Niamh to talk about some Ys soundtracks! Specifically those for 1, 2 and Origins. Originally I was just going to make it 1 + 2 as they're basically one game anyway, but Niamh suggested adding Origin due to the more direct connection this game has to 1 + 2, and the fact that it does have quite a few of the same tracks re-arranged. It's a great soundtrack besides that so I saw no reason to turn her down. I tried to cover a few different releases of 1 + 2 here just because there are so many but it's not comprehensive by...
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CRT Soundsystem014 - Bomberman HeroThis week we're joined by Jay Brandstetter to talk about some Bomberman music. The incredible Bomberman Hero soundtrack is full of great tracks in a mix of electronic music styles: breaks, jungle, techno and acid house among others. I love talking about the crossover of electronic music and vgm so this episode was great fun to record!00:00:00 June Chikuma - Foehn00:02:37 Talk 0100:09:59 June Chikuma - Redial00:12:34 June Chikuma - Supplement00:15:16 June Chikuma - Spiral00:17:31 June Chikuma - Landlord00:19:47 June Chikuma - Beak
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CRT Soundsystem013 - Final Fantasy VIIIGoing back to the Final Fantasy well for this episode. I had gotten into listening to this soundtrack at work and sort of pushed everything aside to do an episode on the soundtrack because it's long been one of my favourites in the series. 00:00:00 Shuffle or Boogie00:02:05 Talk 100:13:16 Blue Fields00:14:46 Find Your Way00:18:33 Balamb GARDEN00:22:01 Fisherman's Horizon00:25:36 Talk 200:32:52 Martial Law00:36:39 Junction00:38:15 The Salt Flats00:41:50 Talk 300:48:16 The Landing00:52:51 Only a Plank Between...
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CRT Soundsystem012 - Commodore 64 #1 w/DaveMy good friend Dave joins us for a fun conversation on Commodore 64 music. I personally am less familiar with the music of this system so it was nice of Dave to provide a playlist and guide us.00:00:00 Jonathan Dunn - Ocean Loader 500:03:00 Talk 100:17:18 Tamayo Kawamoto - BGM 100:18:26 Rob Hubbard - Commando00:22:29 Rob Hubbard - Monty On The Run00:28:29 Rob Hubbard - One Man And His Droid00:34:23 Talk 200:47:12 Martin Galway - Ocean Loader 200:50:12 Martin Galway - Slap Fight 100:50:19 Martin Galway...
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CRT Soundsystem011 - Metal Gear Rising w/KayThis week we're joined by famed Youtubist Kay of Kay and Skittles. When we started this pod they immediately got in contact and insisted we have them on for a Metal Gear Rising Revengeance episode. A game we all love that's seen a bit of a resurgence in recent years — not so much for its soundtrack — but as we discuss, the songs mirror the story and themes of the game quite strongly. The EDM inflected Nu Metal gives it a very specific vibe and we love it here on the pod. 00:00:00 Jamie Christopherson; Jason Miller - Ru...
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CRT Soundsystem010 - Silent Hill 2Having a spooky February with this Silent Hill 2 episode. We had to bring in a pinch hitter for this one so my immediate thought went to Silent Hill 2, one of my favourite games and favourite soundtracks. Akira Yamaoka's moody, atmospheric tunes are dripping with menace but are still incredibly listenable and tuneful. 00:00:00 Akira Yamaoka - Promise (Reprise)00:01:45 Talk 100:11:57 Akira Yamaoka - White Noiz00:13:21 Akira Yamaoka - Forest00:15:04 Akira Yamaoka - Prisonic Fairytale00:16:59 Akira Yamaoka - Heaven's Night00:19:04 Akira Yamaoka - The Day of...
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CRT Soundsystem009 - TetrisShifting gear again for another bit of a grab bag episode. There are so many different versions of Tetris and many of them have really great soundtracks either to keep you chill or ramp up the tension while you play so I just wanted to highlight some of my own favourites. As I mentioned, no Tetris Effect here since I'm saving that for something more focused but otherwise please enjoy! Also, to my great shame I called the first game Tetris 3DO a few times but it's actually the CD-i, I'm sorry to all aficionados of failed 90s cd...
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CRT SoundsystemMini 001 - DubWarsNote - I'm renaming this as a Mini as I think I want to try doing some occasional shorter episodes for games that don't have very long soundtracks. Will see how it pans out but for now let's consider this one to be Mini Episode 1 A little break from the format here to talk about DubWars, a neat - if a bit broken, I couldn't get it to run on my computer - rhythm/shooter hybrid. The music is all very early 2010s Electro-house/dubstep so if you're not a fan of synths that sound like chainsaws this might...
2025-02-2758 min
CRT Soundsystem008 - Va11-ha11-aLet's get jacked on Karmotrine and stumble into the cool night air of a dystopian city while listening to some dope tunes with the Va11 Hall-a, a Cyberpunk bartending visual novel.00:00:00 Every Day Is Night00:03:42 Talk 100:12:12 Welcome To Va-11 Hall-A00:15:14 Safe Haven00:17:50 Karmotrine Dream00:20:10 A Gaze That Invited Disaster00:23:47 A Neon Glow Lights The Way00:26:16 Talk 200:34:38 Commencing Simulation00:36:29 Neon District00:40:39 Another Satisfied Customer00:41:22 Umemoto00:45:00Those Who Dwell in Shadows00:48:15...
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CRT Soundsystem007 - Splinter Cell Chaos Theory w/ConqyThis soundtrack is basically the reason this podcast exists. After almost no convincing we are joined by our good friend Conqy to talk about Amon Tobin's masterpiece soundtrack to Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. 00:00:00 The Lighthouse00:05:04 Talk 0100:16:09 El Cargo00:20:28 Ruthless00:25:37 Kokubo Sosho Battle (adapted from Cougar Merkin)00:29:48 Talk 0200:44:03 The Clean Up00:5059 Displaced00:5756 Hokkaido01:00:54 Talk 0301:13:17 Breaking Protocol01:16:51 Kokubo Sosho Stealth (Daedelus remix)01:20:01 Kokubo Sosho Battle (Daedelus remix)01:22:59 Talk 0401:32:04 Ruthless...
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CRT Soundsystem006 - Scott Pilgrim The Comic The Movie The Game The Soundtrack The PodcastIt's time to go goblin mode! They said it could never be done but we're doing the entire soundtrack from Scott Pilgrim vs. The World The Game. I couldn't bring myself to cut any tracks so we just said 'fuck it' and did them all (as it turns out there is now a bunch more music available for this game that was literally finally released the day we recorded.) Anyway, this soundtrack rules so let's get stuck in. 00:00:00 Scott Pilgrim Anthem00:01:38 Talk 100:13:14 Another Winter00:15:47 Just Like In The Movies00:17:58 Rock Club
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CRT Soundsystem005 - Arcanum w/AltonThis week is our first guest episode! Rude fox Alton joins us to talk about Arcanum. A cool game with a cool soundtrack. Written by Ben Houge and performed by a string quartet the soundtrack is atmospheric and moody as heck. 00:00:00 Ben Houge - Arcanum00:02:33 Talk 100:13:15 Ben Houge - Tarant00:15:21 Ben Houge - The Tarant Sewers00:17:33 Ben Houge - Caladon00:20:11 Ben Houge - Caladon Catacombs00:25:01 Ben Houge - Tulla00:26:11 Talk 200:35:46 Ben Houge - The Vendigroth Wastes00:38:49 Ben...
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CRT Soundsystem004 - Digital Devil SagaThis week we get Digitally Devilish, Seymour. Cracking open the box marked "Shoji Meguro" means everyone is gonna hoot and holler because it's not the Persona 5 soundtrack — but hear me out — these soundtracks bang and deserve your time. Join us as we go Jack Frost mode on these bad boys. 00:00:00 Pray00:01:36 Talk 0100:09:28 Muladhara00:11:27 Svadhisthana00:14:55 Sahasrara00:16:50 Manipura00:19:40 Talk 0200:26:18 Blade00:29:10 Hunting -Complusion-00:32:00 Hunting -Comrades-00:34:50 Talk 0300:42:46 Spider’s String -The Second Movement-00:45:42 Junk Yard0...
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CRT Soundsystem003 - Needlessly good Licensed music #1This week we have a theme episode — music from licensed games that is better than it has any right to be. Join us as we explore some great tunes from some maybe not so great games.00:00 Unknown - Track 503:45 Talk 111:03 Kenji Yamazaki - Building Under Construction14:29 Kenji Yamazaki - Inside Building16:19 Kenji Yamazaki - Flying Machine and Mechwarrior19:41 Hi-Tech-Icchy, Pro-Mars - Bursted Fire22:11 Talk 230:46 Dean Evans - Diving36:29 Dean Evans - Mission Theme 344:21 Dean Evans - Password Screen...
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CRT Soundsystem002 - AerobizThis week we take flight, or at least, we manage those who do? KOEI's Air Management games may not be the best known of KOEI's stable of games but they might have the best music, and that's what we care about on this pod. 00:00 Main Menu (PSX)07:46 Main Menu (PC-98)10:24 Main Menu (X68000)13:01 Europe (X68000)15:15 Europe (PSX)17:11 Japan (PC-98)18:59 Japan (PSX)28:11 Latin America (Genesis)31:37 Latin America (PSX)32:38 North America (PC-98)34:11 North America (PSX)36:08...
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CRT Soundsystem001 - Final Fantasy XIII-2I'm reuploading episodes from the start as spotify has nuked everythingTracklist:00:00 Etro's Champion11:20 New Bodum17:06 Village and Void22:32 Plains of Eternity25:36 Starting Over30:54 Unseen Intruder50:22 Paradigm Shift57:35 Worlds Collide1:00:58 Limit Break!1:07:31 Unseen Abyss1:20:56 Eternal War1:24:45 Time's Master1:29:03 Caius' Theme1:32:13 Chaotic Guardian1:46:30 Groovy Chocobo1:50:56 Crazy Chocobo1:52:48 Serendipity2:07:44 Shadow of Valhalla
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Shujin Academy VGM ClubEpisode 58 - Waiting for a Pixelated DawnThese are hopeful songs about a better tomorrow.
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 wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.
BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.
During the show, I mentioned the CRT Soundsystem episode about Quintet’s Heaven and Earth trilogy of Super NES games: Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, and Terranigma. You can find that episode (and all that cool music) at https...
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All Gamers Are Bastards39 - Resident Evil 4 Remake: Inappropriate Leon Thoughts w/ Reese from VGATWTOE and CRT SoundsystemRE4 madness. Reese is back!
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2023-08-121h 09
Conditional MaterialsEpisode 100: Podcasters on TrialThis week the gang puts a couple of other podcasters on trial for crimes against humanity, good taste and decency. Why Conditional Materials was allowed to do that nobody knows but Reese and ALTON were good sports about it and didn't seem to mind being there. This week we are joined by Reese (@yourverygoodbud) and ALTON (@8ALTON8) of Video Games Are The Worst Thing On Earth (@vgatwtoe) and CRT Soundsystem (@crtpodsystem) You can find links to their podcasts below Video Games Are The Worst Thing On EarthCRT SoundsystemFind us o...
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