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Show Notes For Matt's pick this month, he chose the NES classic Wizards & Warriors.        Useful Links Wizards & Warriors David Wise Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes For Kris's pick this month, he chose the indie hit Undertale.        Useful Links Undertale Toby Fox Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes For Matt's pick this month, he went with Earthworm Jim, specifically the Special Edition for Sega CD.       Useful Links Earthworm Jim Mark Miller Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes For Kris's pick this month, he decided to make the first show of the new year a killer with the soundtracks of both DuckTales for NES and DuckTales Remastered.      Useful Links DuckTales DuckTales Remastered Hiroshige Tonomura Jake Kaufman Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes For Matt's pick this month, he went with the indie crafting game While the Iron's Hot.      Useful Links While the Iron's Hot Buy the Soundtrack here! Alan Monteiro Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes It's a listener request episode! Matt and Kris listen to the music of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story just in time for the new Brothership Gam to hit Nintendo Switch.      Useful Links Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Yoko Shimomura Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes Happy Halloween! Matt and Kris have put together another playlist of terrific terrors to brighten up your holiday. Enjoy!     Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes For this month's game, the October tradition continues with Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. How does this legendary game's soundtrack hold up? Let's find out!    Useful Links Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Akira Souji Keizo Nakamura Tomoko Sano Mikio Saito Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes For Kris's pick this month, he chose the NES sequel Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos. Does this followup live up to the lofty reputation of its predecessor? Let's find out!    Useful Links Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos Ryuichi Nitta Mayuko Okamura Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

For Matt's pick this month, he chose the Super NES Sonic-imitator Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind. This game sure has a bad reputation, but does its soundtrack deserve the hate? Let's find out!    Useful Links Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind Matt Berardo Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

For Kris's pick this month, he chose the Super NES polygonal racer Stunt race FX. Just how good is 16-bit bluegrass? Let's find out!    Useful Links Stunt Race FX Shinobu Amayake Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes For Matt's pick this month, he went with the arcade classic Golden Axe. This beat em up has quite a legacy, but is its soundtrack as legendary as its gameplay? Let's find out!   Useful Links Golden Axe You Takada Tōru Nakabayashi Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes For Kris's pick, he went with the PlayStation reimagining of the arcade classic Frogger. This retro revival has it all, including an excellent “cute funk” soundtrack. Enjoy! Useful Links Frogger Andrew Barnabas Paul Arnold Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes For Matt's pick, he decided to go with one of Kris's all-time favorite games, Mega Man 3! Why exactly does he consider this game to be the best in the series? Let's find out!  Useful Links Mega Man 3 Yasuaki Fujita Harumi Fujita Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes It's finally time to cover one of Kris's favorite Game Boy soundtracks, Donkey Kong Land! How do the 16-bit stylings of the DKC series translate to the Game Boy? Let's find out!  Useful Links Donkey Kong Land David Wise Graeme Norgate Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes It was Matt's pick, and in true Matt fashion, he chose a game that couldn't possibly be less  Christmass-y for our final episode of the year, Dead Cells!  Useful Links Dead Cells Yoann Laulan Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch

Show Notes It's almost amazing that after all these years, this show has never covered a Double Dragon game. It's finally time to correct that as Matt and Kris spend some quality time with the short but spectacular soundtrack of the NES version of the original Double Dragon. Useful Links Double Dragon Kazunaka Yamane](https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Kazunaka_Yamane) Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes Happy Halloween! Matt and Kris have cooked up yet another spooktacular episode filled with the eeriest video game music they could find! So get into the spirit of the season, and enjoy!  Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes As has become tradition around here at the WaveBack podcast, every October Matt and Kris focus on the music of a different Castlevania game in chronological order. This time they're cracking their whips at an often overlooked entry in Konami's classic vampire killing franchise, and one that didn't find its way to North America until well after its initial release overseas. Watch out for trees being struck by lightning because tonight they listen to the music of Akumajo Dracula for the Sharp X68000. Useful Links Akumajo Dracula Konami Kukeiha Club Background Music Various songs from the PlayStation version of Castlevania Chronicles Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes Matt and Kris tackle the excellent Contra followup for NES, Super C. It's the best Contra game out there that's not actually called Contra!  Useful Links Super C Hidenori Maezawa Yūichi Sakakura Background Music Various songs from Super Contra (arcade), Contra (arcade), Contra (NES), and Contra 4 (DS).  Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch

Show Notes Matt and Kris take on the time traveling ninja epic, The Messenger. Since this game has two versions of its soundtrack, Kris decided to mash them up with some killer results. Enjoy!   Useful Links The Messenger BUY THIS SOUNDTRACK!!! Background Music The single versions of the tracks Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch

Show Notes Matt and Kris tackle Just Shapes & Beats, which is an extremely apt title, even though the game is so very much more.        Useful Links Episode art by Radiant Dream Just Shapes & Beats Background Music More songs from JSAB because the entire soundtrack rules. Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes Matt and Kris tackle what's arguably the best version of tetris ever made, Tetris DS. It's NES themed!       Useful Links Tetris DS Minako Hamano Akira Fujiwara Background Music Mostly just the NES versions of the Tetris DS songs Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes Matt and Kris take a listener request and dive into the classic PlayStation game Xenogears.      Useful Links Xenogears Yasunori Mitsuda Background Music Various other songs from Xenogears.  Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes Matt and Kris lament the closing of the eShop by listening to the classic NES goodness of Art Style: PiCTOBiTS.      Useful Links Art Style: PiCTOBiTS YMCK Background Music Various other songs from PiCTOBITS and the original songs from the games referenced in PiCTOBITS.  Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes Matt and Kris dive into the expansive soundtrack to The legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.      Useful Links The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Manaka Kataoka Yasuaki Iwata Hajime Wakai Background Music Various other songs from Breath of the Wild Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

Show Notes Matt and Kris proudly present the return of the WaveBack Awards, featuring the best of the best in VGM from 2022.  The intro music for this episode was Cyclic Oscillations from Super Mega Zero by DDRKirby. Our team tragically overlooked this game until it was too late, so it unfortunately wasn't given any considerations for this year's awards. It's a phenomenal soundtrack though, so we've linked to it here.  Super Mega Zero by DDRKirby And the nominees are:  Best Menu/Map Music Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - Menu Theme by Bob Baffy Atari Mania - Museum Theme by Pascal Lamarche Nintendo Switch Sports - Menu Theme by Haruko Torii and Takuhiro Honda Vampire Survivors - Dust Elementals by Daniele Zandara Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Iris Network by Manami Kiyota  Best Game Opener Blossom Tales II - Title Screen by Josie Brechner Donut Dodo - Funhouse Fiasco by by Sean Bialo Infernax - A Good Day to Be Alive by Olivier Couillard  Tunic - Memories of Memories by Lifeformed and Janice Kwan Yars Recharged - An Army of One by Megan McDuffee  Best Stage/Area Music Atelier Sophie 2 - Distant Lightning by Kazuki Yanagawa, Daisuke Achiwa, Tatsuya Yano, and Ryudai Abe  Donut Dodo - Construction Site Chaos by Sean Bialo  TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Mutants Over Broadway by Tee Lopes featuring Anton Corazza  Vampire Survivors - Forest Night Fever by Filippo Vicarelli  Yars Recharged - Zorlon Cannon by Megan McDuffee Best Cinematic/Event Music Blossom Tales 2 - Story by the Campfire by Josie Brechner  God of War: Ragnarok - Gjallarhorn (With His Sound) by Bear McCreary Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Kirby and the Mysterious Vortex  Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - A Life Sent On (Unison) by Yasunori Mitsuda Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Weight of Life by Yasunori Mitsuda, arrangement by Kenji Hiramatsu  Best Shop Music Blossom Tales 2 - Shopping! by Josie Brechner Cuphead DLC - Porkrinds Provisions by Kristofer Maddigan  Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Waddle Dee's Weapons Shop by Hirokazu Ando  Return to Monkey Island - Fish Shop by Michael Z. Land, Peter McConnell, and Clint Bajakian Shovel Knight Dig - Overground (Hoofman's Shop Layer) by Jake Kaufman  Best Boss Music Cuphead DLC: Bouree on the Board by Kristofer Maddigan Infernax - Test Your Might by Jason Letourneau  Shovel Knight Dig - The Forger by Jake Kaufman TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Clash of the Outcasts by Tee Lopes Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Mobius Battle by TOMOri Kudo  Best Soundtrack from a Remake or Remaster Chrono Cross by Yasunori Mitsuda  Crisis Core FF7 Reunion by Takeharu Ishimoto  Live a Live by Yoko Shimomura  Sonic Origins by Sonic Team Turrican Anthology by Chris Huelsbeck Best Original Song Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - Menu Theme by Bob Baffy Kirby and the Forgotten Land - A Trip to Alivel Mall by Hirokazu Ando  Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Jubilife Village by Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, and Hiromitsu Maeba Shovel Knight Dig - Spore Judgement by Jake Kaufman Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Weight of Life by Yasunori Mitsuda, arrangement by Kenji Hiramatsu Best Original Soundtrack Infernax by Jason Létourneau, Jules Conroy, and Olivier Couillard  Shovel Knight Dig by Jake Kaufman TMNT: Shredder's Revenge by Tee Lopes Tunic by Lifeformed and Janice Kwan Xenoblade Chronicles 3 by Yasunori Mitsuda, Et al Social Stuff Support us on Patreon WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris start their engines for a race through the Mario Kart 64 soundtrack.            Useful Links Mario Kart 64 Kenta Nagata Background Music Various other songs Mario Kart 64 Super Mario Kart Social Stuff Support us on Patreon WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris dive into an the memorable soundtrack of the Dreamcast classic Jet Grind Radio           Useful Links Jet Grind Radio Hideki Naganuma Background Music Various other songs from Jet Grind Radio Social Stuff Support us on Patreon WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris dive into an all listener request episode dedicated to the TurboGrafx-16. Specifically the platform's vast array of amazing shooters.           Useful Links Blazing Lazers by Masatomo Miyamoto, Keiji Takeuchi, and Masanobu Tsukamoto Soldier Blade by Masaaki Inoue Air Zonk by Daisuke Morishima and Hisashi Matsushita Nexzr by Tatsuya Watanabe, Katsuya Yoneda, and Yasushi Wada Star Parodier by Hiroshi Saito Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams by Kenichi Hirata Rayxanber II by Yasuhito Saito Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire by T's Music Gate of Thunder by M. Takeda Lords of Thunder by Satoshi Miyashita Background Music Various other songs from the games featured Social Stuff Support us on Patreon WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris bring you the 8th annual Spooky Special, chock full of eerie tunes guaranteed to get you in the mood for the Halloween season. Enjoy!          Useful Links Killer Instinct Gold by Robin Beanland Dadish 3 by Tom Young Infernax by Jason Létourneau, Jules Conroy, and Olivier Couillard Cuphead by Kristofer Maddigan ARMS by Atsuko Asahi, and Yasuaki Iwata Shovel Knight by Jake Kaufman Yoshi's Island by Koji Kondo Katana ZERO by LudoWic Xenogears by Yasunori Mitsuda  Beetlejuice (GB) by David Wise The Messenger by RainbowDragonEyes Haunted Castle by Kenishi Matsubara Background Music Ultimate Ghosts n Goblins Super Ghouls n Ghosts Various other songs from the games featured Social Stuff Support us on Patreon WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris continue their October tradition with the next chronological Castlevania release, Super Castlevania IV for Super NES. This game was a watershed moment for SNES sound design, and has more than earned its legendary status. Enjoy!          Useful Links Super Castlevania IV Masanori Adachi  Taro Kudo Background Music Various other Castlevania songs from the series history Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Social Stuff Support us on Patreon WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris come back from Summer break with a hidden NES Sunsoft gem, Gimmick! Filled with beautifully impressive music, especially by NES standards, this game has more than earned its cult status. Enjoy!         Useful Links Gimmick!  Masashi Kageyama Background Music Gimmick! 30th Anniversary OST (He Edition) by R3 Mr. Gimmick Social Stuff Support us on Patreon WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris join up with various other podcasters for Masters of VGM, a month-long celebration of the very best in video game music composers. This week's episode is all about Matt's picks. Enjoy! NOTE: We'll be going on hiatus for the summer thanks to our busy schedules. We'll be back in September though! Have a great summer, everyone! Useful Links Masters of VGM Yuzo Koshiro Takashi Tateishi Satoe Terashima Koji Kondo Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris join up with various other podcasters for Masters of VGM, a month-long celebration of the very best in video game music composers. This week's episode is all about Kris's picks. Two are obvious, and two may be a bit less so. Enjoy! Useful Links Masters of VGM Hirokazu Tanaka Soyo Oka David Wise Naoki Kodaka Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris are joined by Vicky to go over the best songs they neglected to cover in previous episodes. Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris conclude their revisit series with Katamari Damacy Reroll, the delightfully quirky PlayStation 2 game that recently resurfaced on modern platforms.      Useful Links Katamari Damacy Reroll WaveBack Episode 6 Yuu Miyake Asuka Sakai Akitaka Tohyama  Yoshihito Yano Yuri Misumi Hideki Tobeta Background Music Fugue #7777 by Sam Griffin An awesome cover of Lonely Rolling Star by DDRKirby An awesome cover of Katamaritaino by The OneUps Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris revisit IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II for NES! This David Wise classic was originally covered by Kris back in episode 7 from July 2015, but this time Matt's here! And Matt makes everything better.      Useful Links IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II WaveBack Episode 7 Background Music Wizards & Warriors Wizards & Warriors X: Fortress of Fear Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros - Visions of Power Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris revisit the music of Wonder Boy III, only this time instead of the Master System original, they go with the phenomenal remake Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap.     Useful Links Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap WaveBack Episode 3 Background Music Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap Various Wonder Boy covers by Banjo Guy Ollie Dragon's Curse Side Crawler's Dance by JerryTerry Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris travel back in time to revisit the topic of the second episode ever of the WaveBack Podcast, Mega Man X. Useful Links Mega Man X Setsuo Yamamoto WaveBack Episode 2 Terminal Montage: Something About Mega Man X Something About Mega Man X: Storm Eagle's Revenge Background Music Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris celebrate the best music they heard for the first time in 2021. Useful Links No spoilers! Background Music That would be a spoiler too! Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us

Show Notes Matt and Kris take a dip in the ocean with the wonderfully weird music of Ecco the Dolphin for Sega Genesis.    Useful Links Ecco the Dolphin Spencer Nilsen Brian Coburn Andras Magyari Background Music Ecco the Dolphin (Sega CD) Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website Contact Us