VGMporium: Video Game Music and More!

You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist –

It's finally here, The 10th Shop Themes episode! And what better way to donit than a look at music from a series that's all about running you own shop, shops even. A huge shout out to JetWolf EX for ripping and uploading the music from The Conveni 4! Check out their Youtube channel for some … Continue reading "Episode 136: Shop Themes X – The Conveni"

You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist – Title – Lan Master – Alex Semenov (Shiru) Shiru’s Stuff – Soundcloud Opa-Opa! – Fantasy Zone (NES … Continue reading "Episode 135: Homebrews and Bootlegs"

Now I got this buddy Wade and no matter what VGM always weaves it's way into our conversations, whether when hanging out or through text. So what I got today is a selection of tunes that he has shared with me over the last year and a half along with his comments on em. Wade … Continue reading "Episode 134: Wade's Picks"

You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist – Title Screen – Macross VF-X 2 The Pair of The Bells – Twinbee RPG – Hiroshi Tamawari … Continue reading "Episode 133: PS1 And Chill"

America Oudan Ultra Quiz, Also known as Trans-American Ultra Quiz, was a Japanese TV gameshow series starting in the late 70's where thousands of of contestants would test their knowledge of America (Mostly the US) with only 50 of them being able to proceed to a cross country trip through the Americas while also taking … Continue reading "Episode 132: America Oudan Ultra Quiz"

You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist – crazygoji – Sonic You Can Do Anything – Sonic CD – C. Masafumi Ogata, V. Keiko Utoku, … Continue reading "Episode 131: Special Orders 13"

You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist – Tima Attack – AMS II: Take Revenge for the Ruined Master – Naoto Ishikawa Time Trial – … Continue reading "Episode 130: Time Attack!"

https://mastersofvgm.com/ You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist – -Kozue Ishikawa- Tal Tal Heights – The Legend of Zeld: Link's Awakening Hen's Nest – Wario … Continue reading "Episode 129: Master of VGM Year 3"

Such delight within a grab bag, in this case extras that did not make it into previous episodes. You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist … Continue reading "Episode 128: Grab Bag 7"

Yes indeed more shop themes for your shopping experience! You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist – Shop – Langrisser 2 – Isao Mizuguchi November … Continue reading "Episode 127: Shop Themes IX"

Visual Novels and amazing FM chiptune, a conbo that juat cannot lose! Such is the case for Read Only Memories: Neuro Diver. Sequel to 2015's Read Only Memories, it is a treat for the eyes and ears! Lovingly crafted pixel art by the Midboss team and Awesome FM tunes, made using the YM2608 (OPNA) soundchip, … Continue reading "Episode 126: Read Only Memories: Neuro Diver"

Sad News. It was announced after I had finished this episode that Jon Miller, one of the Creators of GEMS, has passed away. This episode shall be dedicated in his honor Been 2 1/2 years but here it is, more Jams from the GEMS engine! It is has a bad rap for being the reason … Continue reading "Episode 124: GEMS Jams 2"

You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist – Jam Virtuattak – Pastmaster – Swat Kats – Tomoyuki Hamada Pocket Eleri – Sky Babylon Act 1 … Continue reading "Episode 123: Special Orders 12"

You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist – All song composed by Keishi Yonao and Yasuo Ito – Mahjong Fantasia – Opening Ballad Heavy Music … Continue reading "Episode 122: Mahjong Fantasia / IF"

I've seen a fair share of anime, both well known and obscure, but I felt that I needed someone with more experience in this field. Enter Pernell!! We get to talkin' about games based on (if you haven't guessed already) anime, with some good ol' R&P quality tangents throughout! So please enjoy in the plentiful … Continue reading "Episode 121: Weebin' with Pernell"

2 years ago I did an episode about 7 GRAND DAD which. according to my Spotify statistics, has the highest number of plays and listeners by a huge margin compared to other episodes..very strange. So today we're gonna dive into a game that takes it and so many other Bootlegs/romhacks and mashes them all into … Continue reading "Episode 120: GRAND DAD Reboot"

The Compact Disc format was revolutionary, so much potential! And some folks would try to seize this to create THE all-in-one home entertainment console. Unfortunatley most of these attempts failed due to trying to focus on to much as well as trying to compete with devices that could do the individual elements far better and … Continue reading "Episode 119: CD/Disc Based Failures"

You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist – BGM Shop – Grand Trucker Aniki: Shigoto to Kenka to Koimoyou – Unknown Shop (FM Kidz) – … Continue reading "Episode 118: Shop Themes VIII"

Electronic music is pretty dang cool. So cool in fact that listener and fellow music madman crazygoji has come in to talk about it in it's many forms in VGM. Is any if actually techno though? Thats for you to decide! crazygoji is a musician of eclectic and ecstatic style. You can listen to their … Continue reading "Episode 117: Talkin' Techno With crazygoji"

My cat guy is 2 years old and he is the BIG dungus. Such a special dude he gets an episode dedicated to him! Enjoy Cat VGM!! You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, … Continue reading "Episode 116: My Cat Is 2"

In tribute to the passing of Akira Toriyama I'll be sharing a playlist of VGM from games based on his works. And it's more than Dragon Ball! You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, … Continue reading "Special: Toriyama Tribute"

Martyrus, host of Re-VGM. has come back into the shop to to talk about memories of games we played during our school years. And of course everything we're playing are remixes! You can follow Re-VGM At Twitter – Instagram and listen at Apple Podcast – Spotify – Terraplayer You can find VGMporium at at the … Continue reading "Episode 115: School Dayz with Martyrus"

Yes indeed another batch of Special Orders are in, leaning a little heavier on the western side this time around. If you'd like to place a special order you can send it in to vgmporium@gmail.com, on Discord or to any of the socials linked below You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – … Continue reading "Episode 114: Special Orders 11"

Today I've got a really special guest in the Shop, professional video game music composer Chase Bethea! And he has come in to talk about a subject that has been on his mind with celebrating 13 years in the Video Games Industry, that beingComposers Legacy and what it means to him. His hope in talking … Continue reading "Episode 113: Composers Legacy With Chase Bethea"

You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist – Valentine – Shoichiro Harada Love's Password – Tokimeki Memorial 3 – Shoichiro Harada LOVE ESCALATOR – Love … Continue reading "Episode 112: Another Valentines Day with Donatello Valentino"

You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord – Youtube And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook – Youtube Tracklist – Title – Moto Roader II – Shipwreck Cliff – Legend of Zelda: The … Continue reading "Episode 111: Grab Bag 6"

Boy howdy I do love me some Sega Mega Drive tunes! And you wanna know who else does? St. John, host of Noise Noise Radio! And together we're getting into some of Our favorite FM jams with a few surprises in store. And what's really cool is all the songs were recorded off real hardware … Continue reading "Episode 110: Great Mega Drive Trax with St. John"

Would you believe me if I told you that I've played more games in 2023 than i did the entirety of the past 10 years? Well it's true! All thanks to the advent of being gifted a Switch at the end of december 2022 and then getting a Miyoo Mini Plus halfway through 2023. And … Continue reading "Episode 109: Games of 2023"

You ever be playing a game when all of a sudden you hear a phat beat that just makes you wanna spit some mad verses? Well you're not the only one! Rob Nichols, of Rhythm and Pixels, is here at the shop to share some VGM that could very well be rapped to. Get ready … Continue reading "Episode 108: Could Be Hip Hop Instumentals with Rob Nichols"

Geezy Weezers 2 years already! Pretty crazy. In celebration i'm Gonna be sharing my favorite tracks of 2023, one from every month. A lot of great tunes and many thanks to be had, especially to all those listening and supporting VGMporium! You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google … Continue reading "Episode 107: 2nd Year Anniversay"

Got Gene Dreyband back in the shop to talk about California based game developers that, due to various reasons, no longer exist. Defunct if you will! Gene shares his memories of some these companies, one of which he lived nearby as a kid. Also a fun aside, I had to figure out how to install … Continue reading "Episode 106: Defunct California Developers with Gene Dreyband"

You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – Instagram – Facebook Tracklist – Diamond Dust Zone Act 2 (SNES Remix) – Sonic 3D Blast – C. Tetsuyuki Maeda / A. … Continue reading "Episode 105: Special Orders 10"

Christmas is almost here, And that can only mean one thing! Santa Clause, that most jolliest of jolly men, is a comin'! You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer – Twitter – Instagram– Discord And you can find me, rayjkayj, here Twitter – Soundcloud – … Continue reading "Episode 104: A Jolly Fellow Is He"

Celebrating 36 years of Mega Man with a big mix of tracks from the many, and surprising, Spinoff games! If you're hankering for more Rockman goodness, check out the Mega Mix I did last Year Ep 49: Mega Man 35th Anniversary Mega Mix You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast … Continue reading "Episode 103: Mega Man Other Mix"

Oh yes, time for more shop themes! And got some pretty interesting ones this time around. infomercials giving hope to 35 year old layabouts, a roulette to get items to help take down world leaders in Mahjong, dealings with a shady organization that has a “truce” with demons. You can find VGMporium at at the … Continue reading "Episode 102: Shop Themes VII"

Though they haven't shown all that much over the last year, I quite a few Employees helping to stock the shop with all kinds of great VGM. So today I'm going to have some of them sharing tracks from their curations and getting all kinds of appreciated. You can find VGMporium at at the following … Continue reading "Episode 101: Employee Appreciation"

Here we are, The big 100! What wild and wacky adventure it was to this milestone. But I wouldn't have made it to this point without the support and encouragement from my Customers(listeners)! So today in appreciation I will be playing track chosen by the customers from previous episodes! Thank you all for shopping at … Continue reading "Episode 100: Customer Favorites"

Wavetables are an interesting sort of synthesis, especially in the context of VGM. It sits in a strange space between simple PSG and complex FM, easily moving closer to one or the other. Inspired by a monthly compo hosted on Button Mashers Discord channel, this month being polled between 4 types of wavetable soundchips, we're … Continue reading "Episode 99: Waves of Wavetables"

The 80s and 90s. I was born in the point when one was bleeding into the other and there is a phantom nostalgia I have for this time that I was not developed enough to be aware of. So today I am going to share Original, Non vgm tracks that have been made within this … Continue reading "Episode 98: That 80s/90s Vibe"

Tracklist – Music 4 – Heavens Will Mission: Escape From Hell – City Hunter Attract Mode – World PK Soccer V2 BGM 4 – Jyangokushi: Haoh no Saihai Stage 1-5, 3-5 – B.Rap Boys BGM 2 – Blockout You can find VGMporium at at the following Spotify – Apple Podcast – Google Podcast – TerraPlayer … Continue reading "Episode 97: Composer Unknown"

Got All kinds of creeps to help get you in the mood for Halloween! Reanimated corpses, mutated VHS junkies, mind disfiguring Elder Gods and even elongated skeletons ensconced in entrails! Tracklist – Opening – Dead of The Brain – Ryu Takami, Marina Cherry Nightmare – Fatum Betula – Simone Peltier Bandcamp Forest Mystery: Investigation – … Continue reading "Episode 96: Creeptastic"

Oh man, The 9th round of special orders are in! Got a lot of long one shots here, one from a game that has been passed just this week! If you'd like to place a special orde you can send it to vgmporium@gmail.com, join the discord and place your order there or hit me up … Continue reading "Episode 95: SPOs 9"

Yes indeed more shop themes! Whether you're in need of weapond for deep dungeon crawling, parts for your squat vehicle or just doing some light night window shopping we got just the tune for your shopping experience Tracklist – Shop – Galaxy Fraulein Yuna – Takanori Arisawa Exciting Shop – Dinosaur – Meiko Ishikawa, Masaaki … Continue reading "Episode 94: Shop Themes VI"

Sometimes you come across a soundtrack that really grabs you, and this here is one of those! Lam-Mal, a game released on both SharpX68000 and NEC PC98, has diverse and stunning OST and I'm pretty excited to share it! This originally was going to be a shorter episode focusing on the music due to there … Continue reading "Episode 93: Lam-Mal"

It's always exciting when new Packs are added to one of my favorite sites VGMrips! Yoday I'll be sharing a batch of tracks from .vgm packs uploaded this year of 2023. Episode 100 is coming up soon! To celebrate it will be Customer Favorites. What's happening is you, the customer, will send me your favorite … Continue reading "Episode 92: Fresh From VGMrips 2nd Batch"

Tracklist – Intro – J.R.R. Tolkiens The Lord of The Rings: Volume One – Charles Deenen, Kurt Heiden Karnak – Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile – Strategic Music Studio White Tower – Wheel of Time – Robert Berry, Leif Sorbye BGM 1 – Dracula Hakushaku – Ryu Takami, Hanemori Naoki Dragon Riders of Pern … Continue reading "Episode 91: Games Based on Books"

If you were a kid in the 90's there was one cartoon that truly is part of our DNA, The Ren and Stimpy Show! Gross? Check. Surreal? Most definitely. One of the funniest things to happen on Tv? You bet your Keester! Today I'll be sharing music from the unfortunately not so great games based … Continue reading "Episode 90: Ren And Stimpy Games"

What happens when I Don't enough time to put together a proper episode? YOU get a Grab Bag! What good stuff will you get this time? Tracklist – Title – Bound High! – Takaaki Ota Clash Pennant Race 2 Result display BGM arrangement ver – Yuji Takenouchi Stage 9 – Bomberman: Panic Bomber – Jun … Continue reading "Episode 89: Grab Bag 5"

Tracklist – Clue Scrubbing – Read Only Memories – 2mello Salish-Shidhe – Shadow Run – Sam Powell Dekora's Dance – Blade Runner – Frank Klepacki Doc Ido's theme/Repair Shop – GUNMM: Martian Memory – Sumito Sato Mad Dog (Stage 1) – Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth (Megadrive version) – Keishi Yonao I Wanna Kno – … Continue reading "Episode 88: Cyber Punk"

Another day, another batch of special orders. Got a pretty nice mix of tracks in this one, From rivals that love funky sax to atmospheric demo style tracker tunes on GBA. If you'd like to place a special orde you can send it to vgmporium@gmail.com, join the discord and place your order there or hit … Continue reading "Episode 87: SPOs 8"