Podcast appearances and mentions of genesis gems

The Sega Genesis GEMS Driver is often considered one of the worst drivers created for video game music. However, we are optimists when it comes to most chips, so today, we're taking a deep look into the GEMS driver. Who created it, why it was important to Western composers, the benefits of it and the downfalls. Justin and Mike aim to examine the good AND bad parts of it, to unearth some game music that you might not have known about. Aaron Hickman of the Genesis Gems podcast is also known as chiptune and VGM composer DYA. He joins us on this episode to help explain some of the nitty gritty details regarding GEMS and the Sega sound in general. From bad Sylvester Stallone impressions, to Mike absolutely losing it whenever Captain Salty is discussed….to a surprise phone call from someone claiming to be Tommy Tallarico, this episode of XVGM Radio has it all!

The Sega Genesis GEMS Driver is often considered one of the worst drivers created for video game music. However, we are optimists when it comes to most chips, so today, we're taking a deep look into the GEMS driver. Who created it, why it was important to Western composers, the benefits of it and the downfalls. Justin and Mike aim to examine the good AND bad parts of it, to unearth some game music that you might not have known about. Aaron Hickman of the Genesis Gems podcast is also known as chiptune and VGM composer DYA. He joins us on this episode to help explain some of the nitty gritty details regarding GEMS and the Sega sound in general. From bad Sylvester Stallone impressions, to Mike absolutely losing it whenever Captain Salty is discussed….to a surprise phone call from someone claiming to be Tommy Tallarico, this episode of XVGM Radio has it all!

You are Marty McFly, just a typical brother listening to the 2 Dudes and a NES podcast. But after getting behind the wheel of a nuclear-powered sports car turned time machine, you find yourself in the year 1955 where you accidentally tampered with history. Now it must be corrected. You must somehow make sure that Brother Stew falls in love with the NES before the 2 Dudes and a NES podcast fades away and you're left with nothing to listen to. It won't be easy. You'll have to protect Stew from Nick Stephens and Aaron Hickman of the Genesis Gems podcast while doing your best to keep them from beating you up instead. To complicate things, Aaron has a crush on you, so you'll have to dodge his advances while trying to figure out a way to get Nick to call in about his top 10 games of all time. Time is wasting and even if you manage to put all of the pieces in place, there is still no guarantee that you'll ever get back. It will all come down to one brief moment in time when the past, present, and future all meet. Support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/bitbros

Soar where no podcast has gone before! No one noticed when they launched. And now it might be too late to stop them! In remote corners of the globe, Genesis Gem invaders are draining Earth's energy and "feeding" it to their space station. When the power drain is complete, the Genesis Gems plan to vaporize 2 Dudes and a NES with a deadly laser blast. You, dear listener, are Captain Skyhawk - the only person who can stop them! Climb aboard your hi-tech F-14VTS jet - fully equipped with the latest in deadly weapons! A unique spy satellite viewer lets you see your entire plane as you battle the Genesis Gems forces over amazing gridscape graphics! Whether you're soaring over the mountains at Mach 3 with Justin, or floating in hover mode with Michael, your F-14VTS will measure up to any challenge! When you run out of firepower, just rocket up to your space station and Michael's Wifey will load you up with Phoenix missiles, Hawk bombs, and more! The final challenge is still to come! You must destroy the dreaded Genesis Gems podcast. Fire up your afterburners, Brother! It's time to fry some Gems! Brought to you by the Bit Brothers Network

ToeJam & Earl won our Patreon Poll last month, and now that I've the chance to spend time with it, I gotta say - well done, hot dogs. This game kicks an insane amount of ass.    If you've never played it, you control a pair of aliens named Toe Jam & Earl who have crash landed on Earth. You help them collect the pieces of their ship, while avoiding some of the weirdest enemies I've ever seen in a video game. You pick up presents along the way that contain random items; some good, some bad. What makes this game special is that every game can be different. You never know what's in a present until you open it. It's like a retro rogue like, and it's spectacular.    My friend Kait joins me on the show this week, and we geek out all over these stupid aliens and their weird presents. ToeJam & Earl is now one of my absolute favourite Genesis games, and I hope our show this week convinces you to give it a shot if you haven't.   And before we get funky, it's another edition Remember The Game Infamous Intro!    This week, we talk about stuff like kids listening to this podcast, a potential Metal Gear Solid remake, what other consoles would I like to see get the "mini" treatment, and I rant about SEGA Saturn fans again.   Plus, we have another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One'. This time, it's the "Genesis Gems" edition, featuring Comix Zone, Vectorman, and Gunstar Heroes!   Are you on social media? Of course you are. So follow us! We'll probably follow you back ;)   Twitter: @MemberTheGame Instagram: @MemberTheGame Facebook.com/MemberTheGame Twitch.tv/MemberTheGame

COWABUNGA, IT'S A FIRST! VACATIONING 2 DUDES TAKE ON THE ULTIMATE TOURIST TRAP! Surf's up, dude! The 2 Dudes and a NES and the Turtle Flakes podcast make a little getaway to the Sunshine State. Until the Genesis Gems make a major getaway with the entire island of Manhattan! Their power hungry plot gets even more bogus when Brother Tim McGowan becomes part of the heist. What a relaxing vacation. Not! Those mondo Dudes must make waves to get back home to save the podcast and Manhattan, and send the Genesis Gems on a one way trip to geeksville. The hippest in new dude travel, featuring jet powered surfboards, a blimp, and a spaceship to whisk you through 1.5 awesome hours of podcasting. Genesis Gems will show you all kinds of sinister new sights including Typhoon Tidal Pool, Baron Von Spleen's Battle Barge, and a never-before-seen tour of Manhattan's most wicked haunts. Bodacious new turbo attack moves! Michael has the cyclone sword spin to send enemies flying. Rob charges headfirst with his tubular power drill attack. The kangaroo kick is Justin's radical new specialty. And Josh is like a mutant bowling ball with his knockout roll. The germs got a few moves of their own, inflicted by a slew of slugs like Leatherhead, Rahzar, Groundchuck and Tokka. So unless you want the Genesis Gems to ninja kick sand in your face and make off with Brother Tim and your hometown, you better get busy. Squashing him once and for all will be no holiday. Featuring simultaneous play for two players, or play against the NES Brought to you by the Bit Brothers Network

Nick is joined by the creator of Genesis Gems, Rob Luther, as they catch up on life, video games, and other random topics! We were happy to have Rob and appreciate all he did in the early days of Genesis Gems/Retro Junkies. Enjoy! "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" performed by Daniel Tidwell: facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial

Aaron and Landon come back with the latest Genesis Gems episode! "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" and "Battletoads & Double Dragon - Stage 1" performed by Daniel Tidwell: facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode Greg and George are joined by Aaron from Genesis Gems as he brings to the table a Koei game -- Gemfire!  Considered one of the 'easier' of the simulation Koei games, and a cult favorite among fans today, we go into huge detail on the history of the game and the other ports, how the game plays, and how it holds up today.  If you have any questions or comments please leave them on our FB page or send an e-mail to thesnespodcast@yahoo.com and please check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/snespodcast and as always thanks for your support!

Listen in as Nick and Aaron cover the Arcade Port Mercs on the Sega Genesis! Genesis Gems new Youtube Channel: Aaron "Dya" Hickman's song "Lydia" https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-6 "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" and "Battletoads & Double Dragon - Stage 1" performed by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Bubsy gets a bad rap around the gaming community, but does he deserve it? This week, the guys play Bubsy 2 on Sega Genesis to find out. To hear their take on the first Bubsy, check out Genesis Gems podcast episode 59, where Trevor and Johnny are guest! Or go do something with your life. Whichever.

Genesis Gems and Retro Obscura cohost Aaron Hickman joins Johnny and Trevor to discuss Blast Corps for the N64. This was the first Rare game for the system, before Goldeneye or Banjo Kazooie. Find out if they thought it was a blast...or if it left them shaken to the... corps (sorry).

The Dudes are joined this week by Nick Stephens of the Genesis Gems podcast!? Yep, none other than the Germ himself. Turns out, he really likes the NES game Bad News Baseball! Who knew? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this very special episode Greg is joined by guest hosts Aaron of Retro Obscura and Genesis Gems and Joe of the Upper Memory Block and Star Wars Stacks podcasts as they geek out about the three Star Trek games published for the Super Nintendo -- one each based off the original show, Next Generation, and Deep Space Nine. Come celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of Star Trek with us and what we think of these games and how they hold up today! Any questions, comments, suggestions, etc. can be sent to thesnespodcast@yahoo.com or left on our FB page. Thanks again for listening!

Join Aaron, Rob, and Nick as they discuss their favorite Genesis Gems moments and their favorite Sega related Christmas moments. This show contains many of the past skits/songs that are the hosts' favorites. To listen/vote for Aaron's original Genesis tune, click the link below: battleofthebits.org/arena/Battle/2768/FM+Synth/ "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" and "Battletoads & Double Dragon - Stage 1" performed by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Aaron and Nick as they chat about that spooky game Haunting Starring Polterguy! Here at the Genesis Gems, we celebrate Halloween just a bit late. Check out Aaron's SoundCloud at: https://soundcloud.com/diagamblic "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" and "Battletoads & Double Dragon - Stage 1" performed by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Rob Luther picks the Genesis game to play and leaves Aaron and Nick on their own to review it. What a hoser. Either way, join the Genesis Gems crew as they try to find their pony friends in Crystal's Pony Tale. Hopefully they find them all so they can party at the castle. "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" and "Battletoads & Double Dragon - Stage 1" performed by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Aaron, Adam and Paul resurrect old segments from the dead and cover handheld games in this week’s edition of Retro Obscura! Episode 51: It’s Not THAT Bad – Pocket Edition Intro: Contest: Congrats Humberto Montoya – You’ve won a Gameboy Color and games for dropping us a review on iTunes! Outspeak: Galloping Ghost Arcade http://www.gallopingghostarcade.com/ Genesis Gems […]

George and Eric bring on Aaron Hickman from Genesis Gems and Retro Obscura to talk about one of his favorites, R-Type! It’s utter chaos as George hasn’t gotten far in the game and tangents go a muck! Aaron can be found in these places: Twitter-Read More »

Join the Genesis Gems dudes as they surf the waves, and try to find the lost babes in this rad episode. They even find one of their long lost friends! Aaron's Interview w/Keith Robinson http://retroobscurapodcast.com/Episodes/Ep26.mp3 http://retroobscurapodcast.com/Episodes/KeithRobinsonInterviewpart2-64k%20(1).mp3 Nick DeMarco's Gunstar Heroes Review http://nepascene.com/2015/06/turn-channel-3-gunstar-heroes-shoots-up-run-n-gun-competition/ "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" and "Battletoads & Double Dragon - Stage 1" performed by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, Rob and Landon celebrate Christmas a bit late (or early?) by singing songs, battling cyborgs from the future, and discussing all things Killer Instinct! Special thanks to The Retro Gamer in Canton, NC.  Check out their website at: https://www.facebook.com/RetroGamerWNC (https://www.facebook.com/RetroGamerWNC) or at http://www.athomecs.com (http://www.athomecs.com) and be sure to visit Rob and Kelly Worth's store and retro museum and tell them we sent ya! Another special thanks to Aaron Hickman composing The 12 Days of Christmas (Mario Paint Style) and "Don't Be a Hoser" tracks for this episode.  Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/diagamblic/ (https://soundcloud.com/diagamblic/). Big thanks to Josh from Turtle Flakes for providing the Retro News this month and Aaron for providing the 84 and Before segment dedicated to Rogue. Thanks to Willy from ColecoVisions Podcast, Phil from The No Swear Gamer and The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast, Aaron from Retro Obscura, Michael from 2 Dudes and a NES, and Nick from Genesis Gems and NES Podcast for lending their voice talents to our humble skits! (http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_small/8/87790/2575462-box_ki.png) Â

In this episode, Rob and Landon celebrate Christmas a bit late (or early?) by singing songs, battling cyborgs from the future, and discussing all things Killer Instinct! Special thanks to The Retro Gamer in Canton, NC.  Check out their website at: https://www.facebook.com/RetroGamerWNC (https://www.facebook.com/RetroGamerWNC) or at http://www.athomecs.com (http://www.athomecs.com) and be sure to visit Rob and Kelly Worth's store and retro museum and tell them we sent ya! Another special thanks to Aaron Hickman composing The 12 Days of Christmas (Mario Paint Style) and "Don't Be a Hoser" tracks for this episode.  Check out more of his music at https://soundcloud.com/diagamblic/ (https://soundcloud.com/diagamblic/). Big thanks to Josh from Turtle Flakes for providing the Retro News this month and Aaron for providing the 84 and Before segment dedicated to Rogue. Thanks to Willy from ColecoVisions Podcast, Phil from The No Swear Gamer and The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast, Aaron from Retro Obscura, Michael from 2 Dudes and a NES, and Nick from Genesis Gems and NES Podcast for lending their voice talents to our humble skits! (http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_small/8/87790/2575462-box_ki.png) Â

In this episode, Rob and Nick kick back with a turkey leg in hand and discuss the Sega games they're thankful for and watch the first episode of the 1993 cartoon series "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" and "Marble Zone" performed by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Genesis Gems is back! In Episode 9 Nick and the rotating chair (Michael Kelso) talk about Beyond Oasis. "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In episode 8, the guys chow down on some chili dogs and discuss all things Sonic Spinball! High Scores: Nick - 20,215,000 Rob - 19,921,000 Landon - 16,393,500 Josh - 7,000,000 "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial. Special thanks to Julian, Aaron, and John for the written/audio feedback about X-Men. Show notes on Sonic Spinball's soundtrack, courtesy of John Wedgeworth from Nerd Noise Radio: Though this wouldn't have meant anything to me at the time, one thing that stands out to me now in the music to Mojo's Future Crunch (one of the harshest, most abrasive pieces of Genesis music), you get to hear a plain sine wave. Not that that's unheard of in Genesis music, but it's not really common either. Every FM sound the Genesis makes is made up entirely of sine waves, and so it's cool to hear one just by itself, not modified into an FM operation. It's the soft, smooth arpeggio that comes in at 1:00, and sticks around until 1:25. Yes, even that very jarring sound that plays above it is just made up of four of those, manipulating each other into that abrasive shrill. I believe the smooth voice from 0:14-0:29 may be a non-"FM'd" sine wave as well, but it's still not a plain sine wave as at a minimum, it has an LFO applied to it (it could also be a very simple two op FM, but I'm more inclined to believe sine with LFO). The smoothish sounding voice from 0:34-0:53 is NOT plain sine, but FM. However, it's simple FM, and thus, still retains something of an apparent "sineness" to it. Observe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkWuhRUZSGg Also, the short little melody that plays at the very beginning and plays again between each of the transitions mentioned above reminds me very much of Ridley's lair from the original Metroid. See? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbI_zB-VWDg

In Episode 7, the guys break out their adamantium claws and discuss all things X-Men for the Sega Genesis! "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial

Now coming at you live from the Retro Junkies Studio--The Nerdly Crue! Listen as Righteous Rob Luther, Luscious Landon Long, J-Bone Josh Witt and Hoser Nick Stephens discuss Crue Ball for the Sega Genesis! High Scores: Landon: 1,482,000 Nick: 1,857,000 Josh: 1,759,400 Rob: 3,107,200 "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" By Daniel Tidwell--www.facebook.com/DanielTidwellOfficial "Score, High Score" by J-Bone Josh Witt

It's episode 20 and I'm talking about 20th Century Fox games for the first time. I wish I was smart enough to have planned that. Today's games are Worm War 1 and Beany Bopper, both really fun games, I hope you had a chance to try them out. Next week will be Atari's Stellar Track and 3D Tic Tac Toe. Stellar Track is a text adventure on the 2600, so that should be totally awesome! Upcoming games include Star Voyager and Atlantis by Imagic, Space Jockey and Sneak n Peek by US Games, Basic Programming and video Olympics by Atari, and Skiing and Bridge by Activision. Any stories or memories you have of these games can be sent to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net, and I'll read it on the show. Thanks so much for listening, see you next time! Pertinent Links Scott Stilphen's interview with David Lubar David Lubar's website Worm War 1 commercial Genesis Gems podcast Facebook page Twitter page Blog page