Episode 87 :: Mana Wave Media, Magician Lord, The First Tree
This Video Game Grooves podcast episode finds itself bookended between "magicians making machine gun sounds" and "undeniable cello" somehow, so figure that out. We're joined by Chehade Boulos from Mana Wave Media to talk about the work his young label is doing and how...
Episode 86 :: Guilty Gear Memorial Record, Tekken 3
We're riled up for this episode of the podcast with a select screen full of fighting games! This week we're joined by DJ Mengzy from the dance/club scene in Hong Kong to do some chip damage against Guilty Gear Memorial Record, released by Arc System Works and based on...
Episode 85 :: Very OK Vinyl, Necrosphere, Actraiser
Blog link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/08/29/episode-85-very-ok-vinyl-necrosphere-actraiser/ Your favorite single-button adventure through the round (and flat) world of video game music on vinyl has returned! This week we speak with Scott Geoffrey from...
Episode 84 :: Toy Music Dancing Super Mario Bros, Mario Syndrome
Blog link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/08/18/episode-84-toy-music-dancing-super-mario-bros/ We have returned once again, this time from a time warp to the mid-1980s where we have altered history by stealing away with a couple of choice records from Japan......
Video Game Grooves Gaiden 1 :: GitS Arise, Countach for Giorgio, Welcome to Bright Falls
Blog link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/07/18/video-game-grooves-gaiden-1-gaiden-gits-arise-countach-for-giorgio-welcome-to-brght-falls/ No, you haven't fallen into an interdimensional facsimile of your favorite video-game-music-on-vinyl podcast, this is just the...
Episode 83 :: Horizon Zero Dawn
Blog Link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/06/27/episode-83-horizon-zero-dawn/ In the far-flung future, civilization has collapsed. Humanity has forgotten its roots. Robots roam the earth. CD audio has decayed. Only vinyl records remain. Video game music is...
Episode 82 :: Rozen Extravaganza: Nier Glory to Mankind, The Keyblade War
Blog Link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/06/12/episode-82-rozen-extravaganza-nier-glory-to-mankind-the-keyblade-war/ Here at Video Game Grooves we are not above admitting our mistakes, and we do our best to rectify them. This episode we rectify the error of...
Episode 81 :: Bat out of HAL, Spelunky
Blog Link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/05/29/episode-81-bat-out-of-hal-spelunky/ The procedurally-generated treasure hunt for video game music on vinyl record continues, and we've brought in a couple of strong-jawed Indiana Jones style action archaeologists to...
Episode 80 :: Gradius Rebirth, Dropsy
Blog Link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/05/08/episode-80-gradius-rebirth-dropsy/ The season has turned, and for a brief time in Video Game Grooves climes life will be a bit more active and a bit more moist. So we are joined by Aaron from Ship to Shore Media to...
Episode 79 :: Nick Marinelli, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2
Blog Link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/04/22/episode-79-nick-marinelli-sonic-adventure-1-2/ We're back with a new episode dedicated to the spinning lifestyle: not JUST the vinyl, but the Blue Blur makes a return to the podcast after a rather lengthy wait. We...
Episode 78 :: Paradise Killer, Pepsiman
Blog Link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/04/01/episode-78-paradise-killer-pepsiman/ Welcome to this refreshing AND tasteful episode of Video Game Grooves! This week we throw it back to chrome, shuttered lighting, palm trees, smooth jazz saxophones, and a horrific...
Episode 77 :: Ikaruga, Quake
Blog Link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/03/06/episode-77-ikaruga-quake/ This could be the stressiest episode of Video Game Grooves, as we dive into the merciless black-and-white polarized world of Ikaruga, the insanely difficult vertical shooter from Treasure...
Episode 76 :: Street Fighter III: The Collection
Blog link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/02/03/episode-76-street-fighter-iii-the-collection The World Fighting Championship returns to your turntable in the form of the underappreciated little brother of the Street Fighter franchise: Street Fighter III. We're...
Episode 75 :: Goldeneye 64 Orchestrated, Untitled Goose Game
Blog link: https://videogamegrooves.com/2021/01/23/episode-75-goldeneye-64-orchestrated-untitled-goose-game/ We're putting the needle down on the run-in groove for 2021. It's a little noisy so far, so we might need to damp clean the whole thing. For our first episode...
Episode 74 :: Best of 2020, Frederik “Blipblop” Lauridsen
What a year. Period, not exclamation point. But what a year for video game music on vinyl record! The full VGG crew is joined once again for our annual best-of-the-year episode by Frederik "Blipblop" Lauridsen from BlipBlop.net for the definitive breakdown of the...
Best of 2020 Picks Secret Blog Post
Anthony 1. Street Fighter III: Third Strike 2. Mega Man X 1-8 3. Grandia Paul 1. Signals from the Outer Wilds 2. Vib Ribbon 3. Death Stranding Frederik 1. Tekken 3 2. Vib Ribbon 3. Ultimate Chicken Horse Jeremy 1. Tetris Effect 2. Manawave 3. Metroid Resynthesized...
Episode 73 :: Ultimate DOOM, DOOM (2016)
Show notes and gallery: https://videogamegrooves.com/2020/12/14/episode-73-ultimate-doom-doom-2016/ Oh hello there, welcome to our cozy winter fireside for the latest episo—PROFANE BLOOD OF THE DAMNED DID FLOW OVER THE PLAIN OF TORMENT—of the Video Game Grooves...
Episode 72 :: Manawave, W/F Music from Final Fantasy 13
Show notes and gallery: https://videogamegrooves.com/2020/11/25/episode-72-manawave-w-f-music-from-final-fantasy-13 It's time to talk turkey about video game music on vinyl record, and we're going to start with the drunken uncle at the gathering: lo-fi hip-hop. We're...