[Nerd Noise Radio] [Ch 1] "Noise from the Hearts of Nerds" - “C1E90: Turning 50 – The B-Sides (feat. Hugues)”

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Today’s broadcast is C1E90 for Theme Thursday, November 21st 2024. Today’s Broadcast is part 2 of a 2 part series on music from 100 of Hugues' favorite games as a part of his "farewell tour" to podcasting – 50 apiece for the occasion of his upcoming 50th birthday – curated, produced, and hosted by Hugues himself - on a program we're calling "Turning 50 – The B-Sides"

Tracklist!

Track# / Track / Game / System / Composer(s) / Timestamp

A1) Earcatcher - 00:00:00

A2) Intro - 00:01:35

01) Overworld - Legend of Zelda - NES - Koji Kondo - 00:03:37

02) Forest of Elrond - Wizards and Warriors - NES - David Wise - 00:04:19

03) Swimming - Alex Kidd in Miracle World - Master System - 00:05:40

04) Track 2-3 - Super Mario Bros - NES - Koji Kondo - 00:08:10

05) Chill - Dr. Mario - NES - Koji Kondo - 00:08:10

06) Town - Phantasy Star - Master System - Tokuhiko Uwabo - 00:12:30

07) Passing Breeze - Outrun - Arcade - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - 00:13:50

08) Theme - Space Harrier - Arcade - Hiroshi Kawaguchi - 00:19:30

09) Green Hill Zone - Sonic the Hedgehog - Genesis - Masato Nakamura - 00:27:00

10) Field of Gale - Ys V - Super Famicom - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Atsushi Shirakawa) - 00:29:19

11) Library of Ancients - Final Fantasy V - Super Famicom - Nobuo Uematsu - 00:32:23

12) Behind the Circuit - Phantasy Star IV - Genesis - Izuho Takeuchi and/or Masaki Nakagaki - 00:34:53

13) Tenth Street - Shadownrun - SNES - Marshall Parker - 00:37:15

14) Wilderness - Golden Axe - Genesis - Tōru Nakabayashi - 00:41:10

15) Vega’s Theme - Street Fighter II - Arcade - Yoko Shimomura - 00:46:07

16) In the Bar - Streets of Rage 2 - Genesis - Yuzo Koshiro and/or Motohiro Kawashima - 00:48:42

17) China Town - Revenge of Shinobi - Genesis - Yuzo Koshiro - 00:50:03

18) Onett - Earthbound - SNES - Keiichi Suzuki and/or Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka - 00:52:40

19) Kakariko Village - LoZ: Link to the Past - SNES - Koji Kondo - 00:53:51

20) Town - Legend of Heroes - TG16 - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Meiko Ishikawa) - 00:55:53

21) Track 8 - Dungeon Explorer II - TG16 - Tsukasak Masuko - 01:00:02

22) Track 3 - Splash Lake - TG16 - T’s Music - 01:01:59

23) Celceta: The Sea of Trees - Ys IV - PC Engine - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Atsushi Shirakawa) - 01:05:01

24) Vampire Killer - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - PC Engine - Akira Sōji, Keizō Nakamura, Tomoko Sano, and/or Mikio Saitou - 01:06:59

25) Collision Chaos (Present) - Sonic CD (N/A) - Sega CD - Spencer Nilsen, David Young, Mark Crew and/or Pastiche - 01:08:35

26) Ending - Popful Mail - Sega CD - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Atsushi Shirakawa) - 01:10:14

27) DK’s Island Theme - Donkey Kong 64 - N64 - Grant Kirkhope - 01:12:10

28) Frontier Village Dali - Final Fantasy IX - PS1 - Nobuo Uematsu - 01:15:56

29) Safe in Beregost - Baldur’s Gate - PC - John Winski - 01:18:16

30) Stone Tower Temple - LoZ: Majora’s Mask - N64 - Koji Kondo - 01:19:37

31) Cosmo Canyon - Final Fantasy VII - PS1 - Nobuo Uematsu - 01:21:29

32) Crossing3084 - Phantasy Star Online - Dreamcast - Hideaki Kobayash and/or Fumie Kumatani - 01:24:59

33) Area 1: Mother Nature - Dig Dug Arrangement - Arcade - c: Yuriko Keino / a: Unknown - 01:28:59

34) Not Mega… - Retro City Rampage - Vita - Jake Kaufman - 01:31:02

35) Commercial City of Liligue ~ Pretense of Prosperity - Grandia II - PS2 - Noriyuki Iwadare - 01:32:51

36) The Byway of Departure - Trails in the Sky - PSP - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Wataru Ishibashi) - 01:35:34

37) Lonely Rolling Star - Katamari Damacy - PS2 - Yoshihito Yano - 01:37:35

38) Comic Klepto - Bully - PS2 - Shawn Lee - 01:43:14

39) Traces of D - Trails to Azure - PSP - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Saki Momiyama) - 01:45:54

40) Beautiful Morning - Danganronpa 2 - PSP - Masafumi Takada - 01:47:55

41) Lanayru Mining Facility - LoZ: Skyward Sword - Wii - Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, Takeshi Hama, Kōji Kondō - 01:50:51

42) The Island Left Behind - Legend of Nayuta - PSP - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Saki Momiyama) - 01:53:59

43) Flower Fields - Kirby’s Epic Yarn - Wii - Tomoya Tomita - 01:56:19

44) Anya by the Stars - To the Moon - PC - Ken Gao and/or Laura Shigihara - 01:59:48

45) Genial and Balmy - Trails of Cold Steel III - PS4 - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Takahiro Unisuga) - 02:01:57

46) AfroCuban-Taco Restaurant - Save the Date - PC - Francisco Cerda - 02:04:28

47) Tokyo Daylight - Persona 5 - PS4 - Shōji Meguro - 02:07:55

48) Hammerhead - Final Fantasy XV - Multiplatform - Yoko Shimomura - 02:09:54

49) Gentle Tiny Sleep - Trails of Cold Steel IV - PS4 - Falcom Sound Team JDK (Hayato Sonoda) - 02:14:01

50) Flamesgrace, Guiding Light - Octopath Traveler - Multiplatform - Yasunori Nishiki - 02:16:14

Music Block Runtime: 02:16:46, Total Episode Runtime: 02:20:23

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