In today's episode Joshua comes in blasting with Mega Man X. This 1993 Super Nintendo action platformer was developed and published by Capcom, kicking off an entirely new series of Mega Man games. Composed by credits the Capcom Sound Team (Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara, Toshihiko Horiyama), this is one of the quintessential bitchin' soundtracks folks go to when looking for metal and rock covers of video game music. So pull up a chair and crank it to 11 and we rock out together.

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• (00:01) - Title
• (00:25) - (Talky Bits)
• (12:41) - Opening Stage (Highway Stage)
• (14:21) - Zero (Enter Zero)
• (15:07) - (Talky Bits)
• (22:42) - Stage Select
• (23:51) - Chill Penguin (Snow Mountain Stage)
• (25:29) - Dr. Light
• (26:10) - (Talky Bits)
• (33:32) - Flame Mammoth (Factory Stage)
• (35:42) - Launch Octopus (Ocean Stage)
• (37:31) - (Talky Bits)
• (42:05) - Boomer Kuwanger (Tower Stage)
• (44:35) - Storm Eagle (Sky Stage)
• (45:59) - Spark Mandrill (Power Plant Stage)
• (47:51) - (Talky Bits)
• (51:05) - Stage Select (Sigma)
• (51:54) - Sigma Stage 1
• (53:56) - (Talky Bits)
• (57:39) - Sigma 1st (Vs Sigma - Final Battle, Phase 1)
• (58:29) - Sigma 2nd (Vs. Wolf Sigma - Final Battle, Phase 2)
• (01:00:31) - Ending
• (01:02:17) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:08:27) - Cast Roll

Variety is the name of the game today as we figure out exactly what does it mean to be a monster. That being said, Monster(s) is today's focus with the three hosts of BBB. Sometimes we're facing monsters, sometimes we are the monster... and sometimes the world is the monster? Journey with us as we boldly traverse the forgotten lands, colorful cities, and demon worlds... but also stealing eggs and escaping science labs so we can just go be a normal person among the people again.

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• (00:01) - Shadow of the Colossus, 'Grotesque Figures'
• (02:00) - (Talky Bits)
• (14:59) - Sekiro - Shadows Die Twice, 'Apparitions'
• (17:40) - (Talky Bits)
• (27:49) - Concrete Genie, 'Here Comes Trouble'
• (30:48) - (Talky Bits)
• (40:47) - Attack of the Friday Monsters!, 'The Space Monster Appears on Friday'
• (46:48) - (Talky Bits)
• (52:00) - Demon's Crest, 'Beyond the Colosseum'
• (54:19) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:01:21) - Splatoon 3, 'Fishing Frenzy'
• (01:03:58) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:12:19) - Carrion, 'Main Theme'
• (01:14:44) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:23:32) - Sword of the Sea, 'Boiling Caverns'
• (01:27:54) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:40:53) - Final Fantasy XVI, 'Away'

We're not quite sure where Joshua found the beret, baguette, and striped shirt he wore in... But today he's also brought us Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to listen to while celebrating his birthday this week. 2025's Game of the Year for many, this RPG is the studio debut for French developer Sandfall Interactive, published in partnership by Kepler Interactive, with music composed by Lorien Testard and Alice Duport-Percier. Expedition 33 wears its love for Japanese RPGs like Final Fantasy and Lost Odyssey on it's sleeve while reinventing what it means to be a turn-based RPG with incredibly satisfying combat. Taking place in an wildly surreal world with a well-written cast of rich characters, set to some of the most hauntingly beautiful music heard in gaming for years... This game will leave you with a story that will stay with you for a lifetime. There's very good reason why so many celebrated it in 2025 as their GotY, and now we're here to share and celebrate it's music with you.

(Host's note: Joshua did not properly credit Victor Borba as the male vocalist in Une vie a t'aimer. None of his sources at the time mentioned him. Aplogies.)

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• (00:01) - Lumière
• (03:40) - (Talky Bits)
• (22:20) - Lost Voice
• (24:52) - Gustave
• (28:37) - (Talky Bits)
• (34:05) - Alicia
• (36:55) - Le Grand Café de Lumière
• (39:20) - (Talky Bits)
• (44:48) - Une vie à t'aimer
• (47:24) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:00:03) - Monoco
• (01:02:25) - Ancient Sanctuary - Gestral Summer Party
• (01:05:42) - Esquie's Bath
• (01:08:02) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:12:20) - Flying Waters - Goblu
• (01:15:18) - Rain from the Ground
• (01:18:20) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:24:40) - Tics Tacs

We hope your rolled for initiative because this episode goes straight into some bangin' Battle Bops today as the BBB team brings in some of their favorite fightin' music. Going to the gamut through the eras from Gameboy to PlayStation 5, 'Shmups to RPGs, East, West, and everything in between - We hope this puts you in the mood for punching baddies and finding victory with our series of selections today!

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• (00:01) - Undertale, 'Stronger Monsters'
• (01:02) - (Talky Bits)
• (10:05) - Sea of Stars, 'Encounter Elite!'
• (12:59) - (Talky Bits)
• (19:42) - Mercenary Force, 'Track 1'
• (22:35) - (Talky Bits)
• (29:42) - Pokémon Black & White, 'Battle! (Team Plasma)'
• (32:47) - (Talky Bits)
• (41:23) - The World Ends with You, 'Hybrid'
• (44:25) - (Talky Bits)
• (52:07) - Immortals of Aveum, 'Battle Imminent'
• (56:24) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:01:58) - Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, 'Descendant of the Shinobi - Battle Edit'
• (01:05:11) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:14:09) - Tales of Symphonia, 'Full Force'
• (01:15:35) - Tales of Symphonia, 'Won the Battle'
• (01:16:10) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:24:58) - Final Fantasy 7 Remake, 'Let the Battle Begin REMAKE'

Don't worry when looking at the title of this episode, your feed is not corrupted with a virus, but the game collection of .hack//IMOQ is. Today's episode Chris brings us an episodic JRPG series that spawned a cross-media story of novels, manga, anime, and video games back from yesteryear in 2002-2003. Pronounced "dot hack", the games were Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, and Quarantine, collectively referred to as IMOQ. Developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai exclusively on the PlayStation 2, it focuses on the story of people trapped in an online fantasy game (a game inside the game) due to some wild AI programming and sci-fi shenanigans. With a blend of fantasy and sci-fi from the turn of the millennium, composer Chikayo Fukuda goes in a lot of creative directions to bring us the soundscape of a Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) gone berserk while your team unravels the mysteries driving all the plot of the game.

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• (00:01) - Loop1 (Vol 1 Opening)
• (01:28) - (Talky Bits)
• (09:00) - toppage (_The World_ Top Page)
• (10:32) - desktop (Desktop)
• (12:05) - (Talky Bits)
• (16:54) - rtown0 (Alpha Server Aqua Capital Mac Anu)
• (19:09) - stage01 (Prairie Rain Field Normal ~ Battle)
• (21:23) - (Talky Bits)
• (27:23) - blackrose (BlackRose's Theme)
• (29:22) - mia (Mia's Theme)
• (30:25) - (Talky Bits)
• (35:54) - rtown1 (Theta Server - Highland City, Dun Loireag)
• (38:19) - stage19 (Desert Field Normal ~ Battle)
• (40:55) - (Talky Bits)
• (48:21) - ev00 (Net Slum)
• (50:02) - dgn03 (Forest Field Normal ~ Battle)
• (52:29) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:02:55) - Bowser says hi
• (01:03:22) - ev05 (Phase #1 Skeith)
• (01:05:59) - ev17 (Phase #6 Macha)
• (01:08:31) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:17:39) - ending (Ending)

In today's episode of BBB Laura brings us into a new realm with Twilight Princess, a 2006 action-adventure game, developed and published by Nintendo. Compositions by Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ota, and some rearrangements from Koji Kondo's iconic scoring for the franchise. Come for the Zelda, stay for the Midna and her wild ghost hand head, as actual wolf Link does his best to save the lands of Twilight in this Wii launch title on the year of its 20th anniversary!

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• (00:01) - The Legend of Zelda Orchestra Piece
• (02:04) - (Talky Bits)
• (11:30) - Faron Woods
• (14:21) - (Talky Bits)
• (20:22) - Twilight
• (23:49) - (Talky Bits)
• (31:36) - Midna's Lament
• (34:41) - (Talky Bits)
• (39:16) - Gerudo Desert
• (42:43) - (Talky Bits)
• (46:49) - The Hidden Village
• (49:05) - (Talky Bits)
• (53:30) - Zant Battle
• (58:27) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:04:03) - Hyrule Castle
• (01:07:04) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:14:26) - Final Battle #4
• (01:17:54) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:23:52) - Midna's Parting

In today's episode Joshua brings to us platforming royalty with Donkey Kong Country. This 1994 Super Nintendo gem was developed by Rare, published by Nintendo, and brought a truly unique 3D art style to a generation that was almost exclusively 2D sprite work. To stand out on a console known for its platformers takes a lot of firing on all engines and the soundtrack definitely did its fair share of lifting from composers David Wise, Evaline Fischer (Novakovic), and Robin Beanland.

And yes, THAT song will be discussed.

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• (00:01) - DK Island Swing
• (02:47) - (Talky Bits)
• (11:59) - Cranky's Theme
• (13:16) - Bonus Room Blitz
• (14:15) - Candy's Love Song
• (16:27) - Funky's Fugue
• (18:40) - (Talky Bits)
• (22:14) - Aquatic Ambiance
• (25:35) - (Talky Bits)
• (28:18) - Bad Boss Boogie
• (30:17) - Gang-Plank Galleon
• (33:31) - K. Rool's Cacophony
• (33:50) - (Talky Bits)
• (37:32) - Life in the Mines
• (39:44) - Mine Cart Madness
• (42:08) - Ice Cave Chant
• (45:25) - (Talky Bits)
• (50:56) - The Credits Concerto

In today's episode each of the BBB crew rummaged through their sofas and junk drawers to bring in a bunch of cool songs we wanted to share with each other and the listeners that didn't quite fit into any one specific mold. So buckle up and get ready for a really cool collection of tunes as we tackle all matter games ranging from beat 'em ups, mobile gatcha, MMOs, open world, rad racoons, and of course games with mech suits in them.

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• (00:01) - Laika, 'Bloody Sunset'
• (02:53) - (Talky Bits)
• (16:53) - Horizon Zero Dawn, 'Aloy's Theme'
• (19:12) - (Talky Bits)
• (28:04) - Split Fiction, 'Gravity Bike'
• (31:08) - (Talky Bits)
• (38:32) - Panzer Paladin, 'Mexico'
• (41:28) - (Talky Bits)
• (49:25) - Portal 2, 'Robots FTW'
• (53:01) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:05:05) - Umamusume Pretty Derby, 'Japan Derby Arima Kinen URA Finals'
• (01:08:02) - Umamusume Pretty Derby, 'Japan Derby Arima Kinen URA Finals Last Deciding Match'
• (01:08:53) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:18:39) - River City Girls, 'We're the River City Girls'
• (01:20:18) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:28:06) - Everquest, 'Main Theme'
• (01:30:08) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:43:09) - Tanuki Sunset, 'Tanuki'