This week, tomfoolery is afoot as a wild quizmaster appears to celebrate our 100th episode by testing our knowledge.

Do we really know what's video game music and what isn't? Can we tell if a song is in Super Smash Bros.? And who can pander the best to our gracious quizmaster Ranakel? The only way to find out is by listening through...

You can play along with our quizzes by checking the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwyCfmXgbLJuvwCKNLgYKKsNKq9TqVTs1&jct=yTl9HOan3euIgXV8WbTg8g

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com⁠

We're also on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/music-arcade.bsky.social

And on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

On this episode:

Pregame: Do we know OC Remix well enough?

Part 1: Can we tell video game music from non-video game music?

Part 2: Can we remember details about our own podcast?

Part 3: Who can pander to Ranakel the best?

Part 4: Can we tell which songs found their way into Super Smash Bros. games?

Part 5: Trial by fire - aka: can we tell what the hell Ranakel is singing?

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Sam "Zeral"

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Art and design:

Alex Hadzaman

This week, the crew gets distracted from the main quest to delve into some mini-games on the side.

Of course, Final Fantasy mini-games can't be ignored, but we also dive into Pokémon, Tekken, ULTRAKILL, and more!

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: Music Arcade #99

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com⁠

We're also on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/music-arcade.bsky.social

And on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

Song credits (in order of discussion):

Final Fantasy VIII - "Shuffle or Boogie" by Nobuo Uematsu

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time - "Sewer Surfin'" by unconfirmed composers (credited as Konami Kukeiha Club)

Pokémon Red/Blue - "Rocket Game Corner" by Junichi Masuda

Rogue Galaxy - "Factory (In Editing)" by Tomohito Nishiura

Tekken 8 - "Our Tekken Ball (Climax)" by Shogo Nomura

Final Fantasy X - "Blitz Off" by Masahi Hamauzu

Tiny Toon Adventures: Wacky Sports Challenge - "Birdman Contest" (unconfirmed title) by an unconfirmed composer

ULTRAKILL - "Lakeside Songbook" by Heaven Pierce Her

Soul Calbur III - "Nameless Calamity" by Ryuichi Takada

Yakuza Kiwami 2 - "Cabaret Grand Prix" (unconfirmed title) by an unconfirmed composer (credited soundtrack composers include: Yuri Fukuda, Keitaro Hanada, Hidenori Shoji, Saori Yoshida, Sachio Ogawa, Chihiro Aoki)

Destiny - "Circuit Runner" by Skye Lewin (unconfirmed title and composer)

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Ranakel

Edie Alexsander

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

Art and design:

Alex Hadzaman

This week, friend of the podcast Sam finds an isolated Galen and the duo decides to make lemonade out of the lonely lemon by tackling themes of isolation.

From isolation in the magical world of Final Fantasy VI to an isolated vampire in Vampyr, we try not to let things get too lonely.

You can listen along to the music discussed here via the playlist on our YouTube channel: Music Arcade #98

Looking to get in touch with us? You can find us at ⁠music.arcade.podcast@gmail.com⁠

We're also on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/music-arcade.bsky.social

And on Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/aM5WWGU

Song credits (in order of discussion):

Final Fantasy VI - "Dark World" by Nobuo Uematsu (unconfirmed arranger - full list of "A New World" arrangers include: Arnie and Eric Roth, Shiro Hamaguchi, Adam Klemens, Casey Ormond, and Nobuo Uematsu)

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - "The Lost Woods" by Manaka Kataoka

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward - "Anxiousness" by Shinji Hosoe

Silent Hill 2 (Remake) - "White Noise (Actual Noise)" by Akira Yamaoka

Persona 4 - "Who's There?" by Shoji Meguro

Vampyr - "The Struggle" by Olivier Deriviere

Nier: Automata - "Dependent Weakling" by Kuniyuki Takahashi

Production credits:

Hosts:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Sam "Zeral"

Audio producer:

Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone

Executive producer:

Ranakel

Writing and publishing:

Edie Alexsander

Art and design:

Alex Hadzaman