March Madness is alive and well and what better way to celebrate than with a spotlight on some of the best game music that has adorned the courts of basketball game’s most celebrated titles! From Mike’s nostalgic stories about Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls fashion of the 90s, playing on the basketball courts and…going to restaurants just to play NBA Jam?! Niko joins Mike as the quarterly co-host this round, and we get to hear stories from Niko about his time in San Antonio routin’ for the Spurs as a youngin’! Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop and more are featured here so expect lots of bass and urban flows comin’ atcha! It’s enough groovin’ VGM to make you say…DAMMMMMMMM, JI!
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TRACK LISTING:

Intro – Jordan vs Bird: One on One (C64 – 1988) “Title Screen” Rob Hubbard
1 – Coach K College Basketball (GEN – 1995) “Menu Theme 2” Jeff van Dyck
2 – NBA Jam Tournament Edition (SNES/GEN – 1995) “End of Game” Rick Fox
3 – Jammit (3DO – 1994) – “LOVEPUMP” Dwight Stone, Dominique Widiez, Terry Barnum
4 – NBA Showdown ‘94 (GEN – 1994) “NBA Finals World Champion” David Whittaker(Arranger,) Traz Damji
5 – NBA Live ‘98 (PS1/SAT/PC – 1997) – “Fresh Trip” Traz Damji
6 – NBA Live 2K3 (GCN/XBOX/PS2 – 2002) “Streetball Theme” Matt Hales, Scorpio Sound, HSP, DaBeatminerz
7 – Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (DS – 2006) – “Sherbert Land” Masayoshi Soken
8 – NBA In The Zone (GBC – 1999) “BGM 08” Unknown Composer (Possibly Hirotaka Kurita)
9- NBA Live ‘95 (DOS – 1995) – “Pause” Traz Damji
10 – NBA Street (PS2/GCN – 2001) “The Chase” Ron Coté, Bart W. Gurr, Lori Wilson, Traz Damji, Marc Jorgenson, Robert Elliott

Many video game music composers try their best to fit into different musical genres but few do it as well as composers like Shinji Hosoe. On today’s episode of XVGM Radio, Mike and Ed discuss several of Hosoe’s game soundtracks, highlighting a wide variety of musical tracks. From techno and jungle to power metal and back to chiptunes, you can truly appreciate his chameleon-like nature to fit his music with a different style. It’ll make you say “I WONNDAAAAAAA” why you maybe haven’t explored his catalog before! Hear Mike and Ed give each other the internal shaft on this exciting episode of XVGM Radio!

We’d love to hear what you thought about this game and the tracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at XVGMRadio@gmail.com or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio
Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn
Special thanks to X X for their Patreon pick, and as always, thanks to all of our wonderful Patrons: Scott McElhone, Ryan McPherson, Cam Werme, Rayjkayj, Reptile, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Brad Austin, Nick Davis, Red Hua, & Kitty Sparks. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio
Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format!
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TRACK LISTING:

(All Tracks composed by Shinji Hosoe, with exception to “Mountain” & “Alien Snider” – see updates below. We learned of the error after-the-fact and apologize for the misinformation)

Intro – Fighting Layer (ARC – 1998) “Allen Snider” (composed by Takayuki Aihara)
1 – Mega Man Network Transmission (GCN – 2003) “Densan Area”
2 – Rave Racer (ARC – 1995) “Wrong Love”
3 – Dragon Spirit (TG16 – 1989) “Hyouga”
4 – Ibara (ARC/PS2 – 2005) “Rose Garden (Stage 6)”
5 – Patreon Request: Ryan Mcpherson – Ibara (ARC/PS2 – 2005) “Showtime”
6 – Giga Wrecker/ Giga Wrecker Alt. (PC – 2017) “Empress of Nymphs”
7 – Dirt Dash (ARC – 1995) “Mountain” (composed by Hiroto Sasaki)
8 – Prismatic Solid (XB360 – 2010) “Internal Shaft”
9 – Tetris: The Grand Master (ARC – 1998) “Hardening Drops (Instant Death Mix)
Outro – Tekken 8 (PS5/PC/XBox – 2024) “Dive Into the Arcade”

This year, Nintendo is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Wii…and if you’re old enough to remember the release, you might want to go get your cholesterol checked out. Despite this, XVGM Radio is ushering in a new era for its 8th year of existence. As always, NikoTengoku joins us for the January episode, and much to Janine’s dismay, Mike and Justin have brought back Ed Wilson from TheVGMbassy/PixelTunes Radio. This is our first official episode as a quartet hosted podcast! Every January going forward, Mike, Justin, Niko and Ed will be bringing you the tunes, composer info, game discussion and laughs! Starting off with the Wii’s redbook audio tracks, the boys explored multiple levels of genres, kicking things off right with the Wii Shop theme! Stay tuned to hear stories about everyone’s launch day experience, chill songs, Castlevania-themed musical treks, and of course, discussions on Tunas flying through the sky! All on this brand new XVGM Radio episode!

We’d love to hear what you thought about this game and the tracks we’ve picked! What was your favorite track? Shoot us an email at XVGMRadio@gmail.com or join in on the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XVGMradio
Also, we have a Discord Channel! Join us and chat about the show, share a random or obscure VGM song you love, or just chit chat with Mike and Justin about tacos! Join for free here: https://discord.gg/zWxDYfn
Special thanks as always, to all of our wonderful Patrons: Scott McElhone, Ryan McPherson, Cam Werme, Rayjkayj, Reptile, Chris Murray, Claire Myers, Brad Austin, XombieMike, Nick Davis, Red Hua, & Kitty Sparks. Become a Patron, get cool rewards, and more at http://www.Patreon.com/XVGMRadio
Check out all episodes of XVGM Radio on www.youtube.com/dongled for another more visual format!
Our Instagram, and BlueSky are great ways to interact with us! Find us on there under our handle @XVGMRadio
If you’re an Apple Podcasts listener, please consider leaving a rating and a review to let us know how we’re doing! It also helps with getting the show to show up when others are searching for VGM!

TRACK LISTING:

Intro – Nintendo Wii System Music (Wii – 2006) “Wii Shop Music Theme” Kazumi Totaka
1 – Mario Party 9 (Wii – 2012) “Bowser Jr.’s Mad!” Toshiki Aida, Ryosuke Asami
2 – Step to the Beat/Walk it Out! (Wii – 2010) “Belmont’s Destiny” Kinuyo Yamashita
3 – Kiki Trick (Wii – 2012) “Mimi Pro: Contest” Daisuke Shiiba, Shinji Ushiroda, Shinobu Nagata
4 – Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii – 2010) “Mushroom Run” Tomoya Tomita
5 – Wacky World of Sports (Wii – 2009) “Tunas Flying Through the Sky” Tsukasa Tawada
6 – The Last Story (Wii – 2012) “Death Dance” Nobuo Uematsu
7 – Excite Truck (Wii – 2006) “Post Race” Kenji Yamamoto, Masaru Tajima
8 – Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii – 2010) “Prologue B” Yoko Shimomura, Tomori Kudo, Hiroyo Yamanaka, Kenji Hiramatsu, Manami Kiyota, Yasunori Mitsuda