Retro Game Audio is a monthly podcast dedicated to exploring the sound design and history of classic video game music. Hosted by Patrick Todd and Steve Lakawicz, Retro Game Audio hopes to not only highlight great video game music, but to also help listeners understand how it was made and what the audio hardware was capable of.
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Retro Game Audio is a monthly podcast dedicated to exploring the sound design and history of classic video game music. Hosted by Patrick Todd and Steve Lakawicz, Retro Game Audio hopes to not only highlight great video game music, but to also help listeners understand how it was made and what the audio hardware was capable of.
Patrick and Steve discuss the Sunsoft 5B famicom sound expansion and the sound design of Mr. Gimmick. This episode includes some previously-unknown information about Gimmick!, and also a complete listen-through of the soundtrack sampled from original hardware.
Show notes:
0:00:43 - introduction & general gameplay discussion
0:13:49 - the 5B sound expansion
0:26:07 - the gimmick ps1 soundtrack
0:28:10 - imatrackman's "buzzer" cover
0:32:24 - the history of Gimmick! and Masashi Kageyama
0:38:09 - the PAL soundtrack (Mr. Gimmick!)
0:42:26 - the cancelled US port
0:44:19 - soundtrack listen-through and analysis
1:28:07 - sunsoft bass
1:38:27 - the origin of strange memories of death
1:42:36 - "so what's up?" / comments
1:50:43 - name that game
1:53:06 - song of the "week"
Retro Game Audio
Retro Game Audio is a monthly podcast dedicated to exploring the sound design and history of classic video game music. Hosted by Patrick Todd and Steve Lakawicz, Retro Game Audio hopes to not only highlight great video game music, but to also help listeners understand how it was made and what the audio hardware was capable of.
