Video games inspired by anime and manga have been around for quite a long time.
A manga series becoming so popular that an anime series results from it, only to have it made onto a video game seems to be the next logical step.
Why not? I mean Alot of anime is filled with over-the-top action and unique characters that the end result does lend well to a video game adaptation.
So with that, this STAGE of the retro VGM revival
hour is dedicated to video games based on a manga/anime series.
Download this episode directly HERE (right-click and choose “Save As”!)
Full track listing:
===========Game – Composer – Title – Company========
1.) Ghost in the Shell – Takkyu Ishino – “Ghost in the Shell”- July 17, 1997 – Exact & Production I.G /THQ – Sony Playstation
2.) Lupin III: Densetsu no Hihō wo Oe! (Rupan Sansei: Densetsu No Hihou wo Oe!) – Toshio Ogawa – “Boss Battle Theme & Last Battle” – December 27, 1994 (Japan Only) – SAS Sakata/Epoch – Super Famicom
3.) Mamono Hunter Yōko: Dai 7 no Keishō (Devil Hunter Yohko: The 7 Bells) – Keiichi Yamamoto – “Boss Theme” – March 22, 1991 (Japan Only) – KLON / Masaya – Sega MegaDrive
4.) Cowboy Bebop: Tsuioku no Serenade (Cowboy Bebop: Serenade of Reminiscence) – Yoko Kanno – “What Planet Is this!” – August 25, 2005 (Japan Only) – Banpresto/BANDAI – PS2
5.) Astro Boy: Omega Factor – Norio Hanzawa & Tsuyoshi Kaneko – “Antarctica & Stage Select” – December 18, 2003 – Treasure & Hitmaker/SEGA – Gameboy Advanced
6.) Mobile Police Patlabor (Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidou Seyo!) – Unknown – “Title Theme & gameplay ”- October 23, 1992 (Japan Only) – Advance Communication/MaBa – Sega MegaDrive
7.) JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken) – Noboru Yamane – “Title Theme, Fierce Battle & The World (Dio’s Battle Theme)” – March 5, 1993 (japan Only) – WinkySoft/Cobra Team – Super famicom
8.) Sailor Moon (Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon) – Aki Hata – “Staff Roll” – July 8, 1994 (Japan Only) – Arc System Works/MaBa – Sega MegaDrive
9.) Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode – Michiharu Hasuya – “Title Screen” – September 1988 – Vic Tokai & Seibu Lease/ Vic Tokai – NES
10.) Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen – Shinji Amagishi – “Training & Overworld Theme 1” – August 7, 1992 (Japan Only) – TOSE/Bandai – Famicom
11.) Kamen no Ninja: Akakage – Tomohisa Mitsuyasu & J-Walk – “Area Theme 2, Area Theme 7 & Final Boss” – May 20, 1988 (Japan Only) – Shouei System/ Toei Animation – Famicom
12.) Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan no Sōsōsei Kengō Retsuden) – Arc System Works Sound Team – “Village of Miracles & Ai Wo Torimodose! (full version)”- March 29, 2007 (Japan Only) – Arc System Works/SEGA – Arcade/PS2
13.) Sword of the Berserk: Guts’ Rage (Beruseruku Sennnen Teikoku No Taka Hen Wasurebana no Shō) – Susumu Hirasawa – “Parasite” – December 16, 1999 – Yuke’s Media Creations/Eidos Interactive – Sega Dreamcast
