Thesis Defense: KJNG with JT

Join patron JT as he defends his dissertation by taking us on an excursion to an alternate world, a better world, where the radio airwaves are filled with the sounds of mahjong VGM. We proudly present you with KJNG (K-jong) radio. Through the magic and beauty of mahjong, KJNG mends broken hearts and heals wayward souls. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wish this was a real radio station. If JT can't convince you that mahjong VGM is the best music on the planet, then perhaps one of the many other personalities in his head will. Along the way you'll meet a lonely vampire who laughs at his own jokes, a wizened old sensei who follows the way of mahjong, and an excited Rastafarian who loves that 8-bit reggae sound. Plus, many of your favorite characters from the jukebox bar will be there, like Haju, Carrot Man, and even Hakama. Slap your tiles down on the table and get ready for a mahjong experience you'll never forget!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Delicious! Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire	Title Screen	Zoo Corporation
Saikousoku Shikou Shougi Mahjong	Title Screen	Varie Sound Team
Family Mahjong 2: Shanghai Heno Michi	#24	Namco/Nichibutsu Sound Team
Mahjong Princess Go! Go!	GG03	Hitoshi Sakimoto (?)
Kyodai Mahjongg	Endless	Miguel Samiez
Waku Waku Mahjong Panic! 2	B06	Kazumichi Moegi
Street Fighter 2	Start Battle	Yoko Shimomura, Isao Abe, Syun Nishigaki
Ide Yousuke Meijin- Jissen Mahjong 2	Track 9	Norihiko Tagashi
Mahjong Fantasia	BGM2	Yasuo Itou, Keishi Yanao
Mahjong Fantasia	MF08	Yasuo Itou, Keishi Yanao
Mahjong Master	Opening Demo	Shuichro Ishii, Hideo Irimajiri
Simple DS Mahjong	BGM05	Unknown
Shin 4 Nin Uchi Mahjong: Yakuman Tengoku	Track 2	Shigero Miyamoto, Masahiro Tobita
Kou Rate Ura Mahjong Retsuden Mukoubuchi - Goburei, Shuuryou desu ne	Track 0003	Pi Arts Sound Team
Honkaku Mahjong Tetsuman	Mahjong Theme 2	Syscom Sound Team
Wai Wai Mahjong: Yukai no Jantomi-tachi	BGM 02	Unknown
Gionbana	Game 2	Kenji Yoshida
Nichibutsu Mahjong 3- Mahjong G Men	Track 4	Nihon Bussan sound team
Mahjong on the Beach	Track 10	Home Data sound team
Mahjong Gokuu Tenjiku	Title Screen	Chat Noir sound team
Mahjong Yuuenchi	Boss BGM 2	Yui Isshiki
Superlite 2500: Custom Mahjong	Track 05	Success sound team
Mahjong Clinic Zoukangou	BGM 3	Yui Isshiki
Shodankurai Nintei Shodan Pro Mahjong	Playing Mahjong	Eurhythm, Kenichi Fujii
Mahjong Gokuu Tenjiku	Mahjong Game (Neutral)	Tomomi Hatakeyama
Zootto Mahjong!	Big Four	Kenji Okuda, Yuichi Ozaki
Honkaku 4 Pro Mahjong Tetsuman Special	9G_08	Chat Noir sound team
Yuujin Janjuu Gakuen	Conversation	Varie Sound Team
Minna No Mahjong	BGM #05	MTO
Where Everybody Knows Your Name	Cheers Theme (8-bit)	Gary Portnoy, Judy Hart Angelo, Human Daikon (arr.)
Front Mission	Bar	Noriko Matsueda
Super Mahjong 2	Great!! First Rank!	Masakatsu Maekawa
Deadly Premonition	Life is Beautiful (Whistle Theme)	Riyou Kinugasa, Takuya Kobayashi, Hiromi Mizutani

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 100: Hunderd

Josh and Emily are almost out of the Breakable Mist Zone, but there's one more act to go! Will they make it to the exit in time? Do blood stained ice shards form a beautiful crystal when stacked? Are they even doing this right? Tune in for the answers to these and many more questions, including: Why do hockey players fight? What is the Dreamcast Sound? And does it really matter? Also... one more thing... Josh wants to start a book club, but he didn't say the right name for the author. The name is Ian Bogost and the book is called "Play Anything," if you want to follow along. Anyways... get over here. It's the VGM Jukebox.

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
The Immortal	Battle (I Forbid You to Come Any Closer)	Rob Hubbard
Metropolis Street Racer	It Doesn’t Really Matter	Richard Jacques, T. J. Davis (vocals)
Snoopy Concert	Daylight Forest	Dave Brubeck, Hirokazu Tanaka, Minako Hamano
Sonic Mania	Lights, Camera, Action! (Studiopolis Zone Act 1)	Tee Lopes

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 99: Mount Rushmore

Josh and Emily are in the Breakable Mist Dungeon to play a couple tunes of their own choosing. This is a very important episode for VGM historians, as Josh presents new publications in his field, revising the legend of Yumi Kinoshita. Meanwhile, Emily shares her analysis of earfeel and melody. Special thanks is due to Brent Weinbach of the Legacy Music Hour and to the VGM Podcast Fans Facebook group for spearheading our latest research. Also, a big thank-you to St. John for stopping by with Hakama to take the art of VGM Karoake to new levels of intensity and intrigue. Feel free to take notes on this one as there may be a quiz at the end of the semester, here on the VGM JUKEBOX.

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
Hamsterz Life	Toy Box Cage	Shinsuke Kudou, Shin Nakajima, Yumi Satake
Battle Bull	Stages 37 - 47	Takayuki Suzuki

...and listeners like YOU.

Ep. 98: The Sega Nintendo

Josh and Emily are in a whole new zone! They traverse this delicate landscape with some great listener-recommended tunes playing in their headphones (they must have some really long headphone cords). Join them as they recount days sifting through garbage, feeling like you are the video game character, and playing the Sega Nintendo. Plus, J&E discuss their experiences with the latest additions to their game libraries. Animite is still at the rest stop, but we're at the party with the most crushable dude. You're welcome to join us, so come on in!

The VGM Jukebox is on iTunes!

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This episode was made possible by:
Game	Track Title	Composer(s)
TaleSpin	The Clouds	Minae Fuji
Bravely Default	He of the Name	Revo
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!!	Candy Kingdom Overworld	Jake Kaufman
Deadly Premonition	Life is Beautiful (Whistle Theme)	Riyou Kinugasa, Takuya Kobayashi, Hiromi Mizutani
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle	Item C	Chikako Kamatani
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters	Main Theme / Planet X	Masatomo Miyamoto

...and listeners like YOU.