Capcom Girls, Ep. 1: Junko Needs to Sleep

Join Junko Tamiya, Tamayo Kawamoto, Kumi Yamaga, Harumi Fujita, and Manami Matsumae during their Famicom days at Capcom. They discuss life's greatest mysteries like artistic motivation, the consequences of marriage, and where to get the best deals on eel bowls. 

Cast:

Narrator: Josh Adachi

Junko Tamiya: Darby Danielle Campbell 

Instagram: Darby_Danielle_

Harumi Fujita: Emily Rowley

Podcasts: Home for Infinite Losers, War and Beast, In Pursuit of Passions, Teenagers with Attitude

Twitter: @thisisemeralds

Kumi Yamaga: April Echlin Contact: info available in the credits of the episode

Tamayo Kawamoto: Emily

Twitter: @Keyglyph

Manami Matsumae: Kara J Kemp

Nobuyuku Matsushima: The Diad

Podcast: The Diad Presents - A Video Game Music Podcast

Eel Chef: Ed

Podcast: Pixeltunes Radio

Big Boss: Cameron Chiles

Band: The Mad Gear

Game: Go Right and Fight!

Executive Producers:

Our PATREON SUBSCRIBERS

Plot Holes:

Josh Adachi

Ep. 94: Snow Day Spectacular II

You know how this works, right? Well, when it snows, Emily and Josh get stuck in a dungeon and see what amazing friends will show up... if they can stop wishing for it. Fortunately, they get distracted long enough to get a visit from very special guests, Rob & Pernell of the Rhythm and Pixels podcast! Whoah! And the Messenger is with them! Excellent! Join us for some selections by your dungeon-trapped crew as we discuss the metaphoric qualities of video game mechanics, real-life golf simulators, and just what exactly belongs on the walls. And just when the festivities seem almost through, we'll unwrap a surprise seasonal karaoke that will change the way you hear a certain song for all your winters to come. Happy Snowday everybody, and we'll see you next year!

NOTE: this episode reveals the winner of the MIXXMASTER QUIZXX

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Fez	Spirit	Disasterpeace
Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble 3	Bubble World	Yasuko Yamada, Turbo Mira
DOOM	Rip & Tear	Mick Gordon
ESPN Final Round Golf 2002	BGM 20	Unknown
Mamono Hunter Yōko: Dai 7 no Keishō	Scene 5: Snow and the Stars	Keiichi Yamamoto

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 93: Into the Barrel

It looks like Emily and Josh are about to beat the game the old fashioned way. While they solidify their place on the scoreboard, they talk about artificial intelligence (again), cheesing with Guile, and Josh declares himself the poor man's champion. Towards the end of the episode Josh and Emily reveal the secret to making things mean more to you (hint: it hurts). Did I mention the tunes are good? I probably didn't have to. After all, this is the VGM Jukebox we're talking about.

P.S. here's the link regarding to the flier at the end of this episode.

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Streets of Rage 2	Slow Moon	Yuzo Koshiro
Rivals of Aether	The Earthen Division (Rock Wall)	flashygoodness
Front Mission 3	Rest 2	Koji Hayama, Hayato Matsuo, SHIGEKI
Tetris & Dr. Mario	Mixed Match Music 1	Yumiko Kanki, Kazumi Totaka, Hirokazu Tanaka
Grandia II	Commercial City of Liligue ~ Pretense of Prosperity (Liligue City)	Noriyuki Iwadare
Flappy Golf	Grassy Land	Noodlecake Studios

...and listeners like YOU.

Thesis Defense: KTUF with Bruce Irons of the Mad Gear

'Tis the season to get pumped full of Irons... Bruce Irons that is. He has submitted his thesis for a master's degree in the most brutal tunes this side of being dead. It doesn't get any tougher than this. Strap in, get a medic on standby and get ready... for... KTUF!!!!

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Note: Instructions for the Mixxmaster Quizxx are included in this episode. 

Find more music Bruce Irons and the Mad Gear here:

Themadgear.bandcamp.com

Play the Mad Gear: Go Right and Fight (featuring Emily's voice talents):

https://t.co/5XmnROCKt3

Ep. 92: Husband and Married

Welcome back to the VGM Jukebox, where 3D rendering has just been introduced to some pleasantly unpleasant effects. Emily discusses her attachment to randomly generated characters while Josh discusses becoming an NPC in other people's lives. We kind of go off the deep end talking about the practicality of mermaid and alien boobs, so if you have any twelve year olds in the car, prepare to blush. Also, in case you were wondering, Emily and Josh definitely know about that Deep Space 9 episode with tribbles. Last, but not least, we design Emily's dream job. What is it? Tune in to find out!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Flying Warriors	Fight Theme 1	Akinori Sawa
Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal	Printer Music	Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki
Myth II: Soulblighter	Limbs, Heads, and Smoking Craters	Marty O'Donnell, Mike Salvatori, Paul Heitsch
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero	Counterfeit Mermaids (Mermaid Factory)	Jake Kaufman
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II	Unused Ending 2	Mieko Ishikawa, Atsushi Shirakawa, Hirofumi Matsuoka (arr.)
Mass Effect: Andromeda	A Better Beginning (Main/Main Menu Theme)	John Paesano

...and listeners like YOU.

EXTRA CREDIT: Emily's Game Boy Camera remastering of Nathan Barnatt's Chuggin Gigabytes

Ep. 91: Dragon Sanctuary

Are you literally amazed by the fact that we're on our 91st episode? Too bad, because there's no such things as being "literally amazed." Still, we hope you join us as we discuss the transition between Halloween and Christmas, video game enemy design, and auxiliary music media for video games.  Stick around for a ad-lib repurposing of VGM and watch as the golf world keeps pulling Josh back in. Finally, we welcome a new staff member to the VGM JUKEBOX. We are thankful for you, dear patrons, so come on in!

(NOTE: This episode contains the MIXX QUIZXX Part 2, so stick around until the end to participate)

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie	Rocket Level	Suddi Raval, Martin Goodall
NES Remix 2	Records	Toshiyuki Sudo
Prey	Experiments in Confusion (Main Menu Theme)	Mick Gordon
Cave Story	Scorching Back	Daisuke Amaya
Comix Zone	Episode 1, Page 2-1 (Feed My Disease)	Howard Drossin
Jack Nicklaus Golf	Track 4	Unknown

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 90: Bring Your Own Goggles

Have you ever wondered if AI is being too nice to you? It could be that they're just trying to give you a satisfying gaming experience. On this week episode, Josh and Emily hope to be the purveyors of another satisfying listening experience as we move through some great recommendations from the sugar crystal tip to another excellent VGM Karaoke. Also featured on this week's episode, Josh and Emily talk about cyclops snuffleupagus, real time strategy games with fighting controls, fighting games designed to teach you to type, and a bunch of other totally, awesomely regular stuff.

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Space Harrier II	Harrier Saga	Tokuhiko Uwabo
Herzog Zwei	Sleight of Hand	Naosuke Arai, Tomomi Ōtani
Kentucky Route Zero	Too Late to Love You	Ben Babbitt
Alpine Racer	Give It Together	Takayuki Ishikawa
Final Fantasy Tactics	Painful Battle	Hitoshi Sakimoto, Ayako Saso, Kaori Ohkoshi, Nobuo Uematsu
A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol	Area 4	Jun Enoki

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 89: The Nightcrawler Mom

Josh and Emily are back at The Jukebox for discussions about milestones that our a couple of VGM podcasts are coming upon. They discuss renting videotapes and the existence of Blockbuster. Emily drops some knowledge about a small Alaskan town with only one tunnel into town, which has led its people to live more as one. Finally, Josh tries to elevate the human animal by telling a story about a chimpanzee he saw at the zoo. Oh, there's also a very good VGM Karaoke Rap on this one. AND ON THE LAST DAY, SOMEBODY INVENTED VGM, AND IT WAS GOOD!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Esper Dream 2	Book 2: Train	Shigemasa Matsuo
NieR: Automata	Birth of a Wish (This Cannot Continue)	Keiichi Okabe, Keigo Hoashi
Pokémon Colosseum	Ciper Lab	Tsukasa Tawada
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance	Name Entry 2K2	Soshiro Hokkai, Michiru Yamane
X-Men	Stage 2: Junk Factory	Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, Ayako Hashimoto
Quattro Arcade: CJ's Elephant Antics	Ending Theme	Ashley Hogg, Gabin Raeburn (arr.)

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 88: Babies Get the Bubble

Josh and Emily start this episode off with a brand new segment, which has yet to be named. As they read your testimonials and listen to your recommendations, they find themselves inspired to converse about in-game nostalgia, brain-spas, sitting indian style in the middle of the playground, and that's just over the first two tracks. Emily tries to imagine the future of gaming, and whether or not she will be able to beat her grandchildren at video games. Of course, we can't tell the future, but we can sure speculate! That's just one of the things we do at the here at the VGM Jukebox!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Chrono Trigger	To Far Away Times	Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuo Uematsu
Castle of Dr. Brain	Intro	Mark Seibert, Ken Allen
Out of This World	Intro	Jean-François Freitas, Charles Deenen (arr.)
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood	Bloodlines	Akira Souji, Keizo Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, Mikio Saito
Secret of Mana	The Second Truth From the Left	Hiroki Kikuta
Jack Nicklaus Golf	Main Menu	Unknown

...and listeners like YOU.

EXTRA CREDIT:

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, "Blood Relations"
Castlevania 64, "Divine Bloodlines"

Ep. 87: On the Shoulders of Giants

Josh and Emily have got your spooky track recommendations, and we're here to amp up the fear factor this Halloween season. Emily has her necromancy powers back leading to a potentially scary situation. But, will they end up on the fun side of scary or somewhere more satanic? Don't worry, whatever situation you're in, Emily's idea of a big bad is someone who is there for your enjoyment. So we hope you, dear patron, enjoy this spooky-type episode of The VGM Jukebox!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap	Royal Crypt	Koji Kondo, Mitsuhiko Takano (arr.)
Mega Man 7	Shade Man	Yuko Takehara, Toshihiko Horiyama, Makoto Tomozawa
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins	Haunted House	Kazumi Totaka
Dungeon Keeper	It's Construction Time!	Russell Shaw
Secret of Mana	Ceremony	Hiroki Kikuta
Deathsmiles	Burning Halloween Town	Manabu Namiki

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 86: How the Sugar Crystals Fall

Haju's been lingering around since last episode. Is it because she is taking up Josh's offer of friendship, or does she have more nefarious schemes in mind? Join Josh and Emily as they probe the inner machinations of the Haunted Jukebox once again in this all-random episode, where we discuss things like how to make a puppy fall asleep, the absolute best name for a track, and just exactly what it means to split this show in half. If you don't like it, you can have your tokens back, but you'll have to call the company who owns the machine. Then, stay tuned for a special Patron-submitted VGM Karaoke. You got it right here at the VGM JUKEBOX!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Super Slam Dunk	Main Theme	Michelle Simon
Pac-in-Time	Beach	Frederic Motte
Super Play Action Football	Menus	Yoshiki Nishimura
Pro Striker Final Stage	BGM 3	Tomoyuki Hamada
Donald Duck in Maui Mallard	Stage 7: The Realm of the Dead	Michael Giacchino
Mega Man V	Battle with Dr. Wiley	Mari Yamaguchi

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 85: The Impact of the Piece

With a lot of modern tunes packing this week's setlist, Josh and Emily turn their thoughts to musical composition and earfeel. Where exactly is the line between a tune that's "video-gamey" and one that is not? Is it in the structure, the tonality, or is it always something in between? Ponder this -- and also reminisce a lot about snow -- at our poorly-lit campsite while we search for the melodies that truly capture the pivotal moments of our lives.

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Abzu	Seriola Lalandi	Austin Wintory
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	Sunshine Coastline	Hayato Sonoda, Takahiro Unisuga, Yukihiro Jindo (arr.), Mitsuo Singa (arr.)
Might Switch Force!	Love You Love You Love	Jake Kaufman
Dynasty Warriors 4	The Wall of Fate	Yasuhiro Misawa
Alien Soldier	From Objector	Kazuo Hanzawa
Mouryou Senki Madara 2	Homesick ~ Her Beloved Flowers	Tappi Iwase, Miki Higashino, Hirofumi Taniguchi, Aki Hata

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 84: Too Adventurous for the Moon

Josh has been hard at work on the VGMJB MagMax mech, so why don't you hop on in for a joyflight? Join him and Emily as they cruise through space discussing the Great Gatsby (again), the beauty of collections, the potential within new possibilities, and their appearance on that other podcast. This episode is sure to take you to the moon and back, so get ready to go to warp... on The VGM Jukebox!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence	House of Sacred Remains	Michiru Yamane
Risky Woods	El Castillo	Jason A. S. Whitely, Jose A. Martin
Little Samsom	Gamm Theme	Kazuhide Sasuga, Yukimari
To the Moon	Everything’s Alright	Laura Shigihara, Kan Gao
DuckTales	The Moon	Hiroshige Tonomura
Pebble Beach Golf Links	BGM 3	Shigekazu Kamaki

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 83: Leveling Down

Through the magic of level select screens, Emily has once again joined Josh in L.A. So join us in Josh's living room (if you can open up the appropriate dialog chain) to join us for discussions of faux-American accents, the size of the sky, glass elevators, and more. Then join us for a return from the BABY KEY followed by a gift exchange and answers to the Mixxmaster Quiz. So. What are you waiting for? Roll down those windows and feel the healing properties of this episode!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Racing Lagoon	Quiet Storm	Noriko Matsueda, Takahito Eguchi
Divine Sealing	Title, Boss Encounter	Studio Fazzy
Loco Roco	Loco Roco Theme (Yellow's Version)	Nobukyuki Shimizu, Kenmei Adachi
Daytona USA	Let's Go Away	Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
Dynamite Dux	Almost Chicago	Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Sonic 2	Death Egg Zone	Masato Nakamura

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 82: The Loom

This week we feature some of the greatest patron submissions ever, including a particularly beautiful testimonial and a singularly heartfelt karaoke. In fact, these submissions are so great, that this podcast can ignore its existential dilemma entirely and move forward in the knowledge that it has served a purpose. So park the car, walk beyond the rest stop and into undiscovered lands with Josh and Emily on this week's VGM JUKEBOX!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Dice Mage 2	Map Stem	Matt Creamer
Terranigma	Overcoming Everything (Final Battle)	Miyoko Takaoka, Masanori Hikichi
Skuljager	Warehouse	David Hayes, Rod Barr
No Man's Sky	Heliosphere	65daysofstatic
Ninja Spirit	Forest (Round 2)	OH!G.I.
ESPN Final Round Golf 2002	Track 26	Unknown

...and listeners like YOU.

KBOS

Thought you knew all your local radio stations? Think again! You've just stumbled into an encounter with KBOS, the channel that thrives off the power of the fiercest VGM. In this so-called "Boss Block," the mysteriously reverberating MC promises to lead you through tune groups of progressive intensity until you've survived each "forme." Are you the kind of hero who can withstand such an ordeal? Well, it's too late to back out now -- the moment of truth is upon you! BEGIN!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Contra: Hard Corps	Locked & Loaded	Hiroshi Kobayashi, Akira Souji, Kenji Miyaoka, Michiru Yamane, Akira Yamaoka, Hirofumi Taniguchi
WCW World Championship Wrestling	Final Match	Kenji Yoshita
The Lost Vikings	Space Craft	Charles Deenan, Matt Furniss
Sonic 3D Blast	The Final Fight	Jun Senoue, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Masaru Setsumaru, Seiroh Okamoto
Kirby's Dream Land	Mt. DeDeDe	Jun Ishikawa
Alcahest	Alcahest (First Form)	Jun Ishikawa
Dangerous Seed	Stage 3 Boss - Roller Snail	Yoshinori Nagumo
Magical Chase	Variations on a Ra Melody (Stage 6: Sanctuary)	Hitoshi Sakimoto
Rocket Knight Adventures	Stage Boss	Masanori Oouchi, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Masanori Adachi, Aki Hata, Michiru Yamane
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters	Krang's Stage 2	Miki Higashino
The Ninja Warriors	Last Boss	Hiroyuki Iwatsuki

...and adventurers like YOU.

Ep. 81: Fishing for Birds

Welcome Josh's new microphone in another assignment-driven episode, where Josh & Emily take submissions for the assignment regarding "layers of imagination." The hosts then ask and answer a bunch of weird questions like what if games were made by fish? Finally, we introduce our latest patron, The Baby Key who has sent us testimonials about her videogamic journeys. Get ready for a scenic view of our hosts brains (but don't fall into a coma!) on this installment of The VGM Jukebox.

P.S. We are replaying the Mixx Quiz, so get those pencils ready!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Cave Story	Moonsong	Daisuke Amaya
Super Mario World	Wandering the Plains (Donut Plains)	Koji Kondo
Blackthorne	Cut Scenes	Glenn Stafford
Atlantis: The Lost Empire	Song 3	Unknown
The Blue Marlin	Marlin Fight	Michiya Hirasawa
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure	The Forest	Shinji Tasaka, Hideto Inoue, Tsuyoshi Sekito

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 80: Churning Out Narratives

Something about the number eighty gets Josh and Emily in a reflective mood, so get comfy in your favorite chair and ponder on the path of totality, Ric Flair's career, and just how many narratives VGMJB has churned out. This week's patron recommendations help us all see the world through layers of imagination, and then the haunted jukebox closes the set with another randomized winner. And speaking of winners, YOU could be the lucky recipient of our extra copy of Sword & Sworcery! Just listen to the episode and challenge yourself with the Mixx Quizx. Rules and instructions are contained within, so listen -- and win!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE	Dual Battle	Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Fez	Adventure	Disasterpeace
Myst Online: URU Live	Gallery Theme	Robyn Miller
Street Fighter Alpha	Dan's Theme	Isao Abe, Syun Nishigaki, Setsuo Yamamoto, Yuko Takehara, Naoaki Iwami, Naoshi Mizuta
The Sims	Neighborhood 2	Jerry Martin
Ashita no Joe	Shohei Inagaki	Wave Corp. Sound Team

...and listeners like YOU.

Extra credit: Watch Ric Flair get teary as he discusses the close of his career.