B8: Cookie Crumbles

This week Josh and Emily unexpectedly create the feel-good dungeon setlist of the century. Kick back with them and imagine you're drifting off on a peaceful ranch, driving down the 101 on a sunny day, or chasing butterflies through a grassy field. HAJU chimes in and sounds super relaxed too, but perhaps due to a beverage mixup. Don't worry though. He just needs a few minutes to regain his balance and give things a second try.

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
My Pokemon Ranch	Day	Obata Miki
Fighting Golf	Track 0	Aran Lee Shige
Mother 3	Mind of a Thief	Shogo Sakai
Madou Monogatari II: Arle 16-sai	PROPHETIC DREAM	Masanobu Tsukamoto

Extra listening assignment: The Secret Labs from Mass Effect

Ep. 18: Trust Fall

ATTENTION PARENTS: You might want to preview this particular episode before your kindergartners listen along. Although Josh and Emily spend most of their time promoting substance-free childhoods and conscientious garbage disposal, this meetup is ostensibly rated PG. Other topics include trustworthiness, password storage preferences, Emily's hypothetical romantic relationships with various video game consoles and podcasts, and... you guessed it... BURGERTIME TIME! Tune in for all this and more, and witness Josh instigate a laughing fit the likes of which we haven't heard since our unofficial LJN focus.

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SUGGESTION BOX:

  

This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Battle Squadron	Intro	Ron Klaren
Tetris Attack	Water Stage	Masaya Kuzume
Final Fantasy IV	Within the Giant	Nobuo Uematsu
Shadow of the Ninja	Stage 4	Iku Mizutani, Kouichi Yamanishi
Busy: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind	Bluegrass Bobcat	Matt Berado, Rudy Helm
Sonic CD	Sonic Boom	Spencer Nilsen, David Young, Mark Crew

...and listeners like YOU.

B7: Dry Bones

Watch your step -- we have some visitors in the dungeon, and they're fragile! This week Josh and Emily talk Turtles, triumphs, intrigue, and repetitive stress injuries. Will Emily become the WCW champion? Will the Haunted Jukebox earn a name? Will Tee the Dark Knight ever stop leaving the window open? And when will we hear the next installment of BurgerTime Time? Tune in for some answers!

The VGM Jukebox is on iTunes!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Caverns	Jun Funahashi
Gimmick!	Sophia	Masashi Kageyama
WCW World Championship Wrestling	Match	Kenji Yoshita
World Cup Striker	???	Mark Cooksey, Tee the Dark Knight (Courtesy of Intrigue)

Ep. 17: Wear the Stealth

You've shared the health, now wear the stealth! Josh and Emily try to sneak around the bar and cue up some cool jams without putting anyone into alert mode. This week's suggestions inspire conversation on everything from the nature of nostalgia to Tiger handhelds, and multiple patrons (and hosts) connect over the phenomenon of driving too fast while listening to VGM. There's also a new addition to the bar! Be sure to loiter around until closing so you get a good look at what Emily installed in the lobby on the way out.

The VGM Jukebox is on iTunes!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Altered Beast	Opening Sequence, Stage 1	Tohru Makabayashi
Okami	Shinshu Plains Theme	Rei Kondo, Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Akari Groves
R-Type	Title Screen	Chris Hülsbeck, Ramiro Vaca
Game & Watch Gallery	Oil Panic	Unknown
Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley Castle	Twinbee Stage Theme	Yūichi Sakakura, Kenichi Matsubara, Satoko Minami
Commando	High Score	Rob Hubbard

...and listeners like YOU.

Extra credit readings:
lftkryo's YouTube channel
lftkryo's Chipophone demonstration (includes Commando "High Score" cover)
Patron Family Jules's interview with Matt Furniss on Retro Relapse Podcast