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16
Aug
2021
STAGE 72: Mascot Games

STAGE 72: Mascot Games

Ever since Super Mario Bros. hit the NES in 1985, Nintendo’s red cap wearing mustachioed hero has reigned supreme as a prominent face for his company Nintendo and video games as a whole. With the introduction of Mario and its success came a new sub-genre of video games, dubbed the “mascot platformer” in which a colorful character would hop, run and swim his way through vast and colorful worlds filled with Unique characters and challenges that await the player upon popping in a cartridge. Through the years, there have been plenty of games that have come and gone that tried to emulate Mario’s success, with many developers introducing fresh, new characters that have tried their hands in surpassing Mario in popularity. Continue reading →

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02
Aug
2017
STAGE 28: The Legend of ZELDA

STAGE 28: The Legend of ZELDA

The Legend of Zelda (or known in japan as ゼルダの伝説 Zeruda no Densetsu) is a high-fantasy action-adventure video game series created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka in 1986 and first appeared on the Famicom Disk System in japan Before being later converted into a cartridge game for the American Nintendo Entertainment System.

Centered around link, a green capped hero of Hyrule who must must save Princess Zelda and defeat the Evil wizard Ganon. The series’ gameplay incorporates elements of action, adventure, puzzle solving and exploration. This franchise has spanned every console in Nintendo’s History and spawned products like cartoons, Manga , toys , and even breakfast cereal making it one of Nintendo’s most prominent franchises.

And this is why this STAGE of the retro VGM revival hour Is dedicated to this amazing video game franchise: THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

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02
Aug
2017
STAGE 25: Super Mario Bros.

STAGE 25: Super Mario Bros.

Hard to believe it has been 30 years since we were first told “our princess is in another castle.” For those of you not familiar with the reference, “Super Mario Bros.,” one of the most popular video games of all time, turned 30 this year.

Super mario bros. has grown to become one of the most popular video game series of all time and it’s main protagonist, Mario , is the closest thing to Mickey Mouse in the world of video games, an instantly recognizable symbol of gaming and a mascot for its company, NINTENDO

so this STAGE of the retro VGM revival hour is dedicated to that video game icon, Super Mario…

here we goooooooooo!!!

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01
Aug
2017
BONUS STAGE

BONUS STAGE

you’ve encountered Many Difficult stages, But with the hard work is a great reward, and what better way to reward you, The Fellow listener, with a spacial BONUS STAGE of the Retro VGM Revival Hour. No theme, or subject, just a selection of random tracks of the past and present as a reward for showing much love and respect to the art of Video Game Music. So as you unwrap your favorite gifts, just Listen to these amazing tracks to get you excited to take on whatever lies a head.

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01
Aug
2017
STAGE 19: Wrestling Games

STAGE 19: Wrestling Games

It’s WrestleMania season, and for many wrestling fans this is the pinnacle of a years worth of storylines, subplots, feuds and rivalries . Their desire to see their favorite superstars compete against each other in whats considered the Super Bowl of wrestling is the greatest experience to behold.

Wrestling video games are built for our imagination. To take your favorite wrestler and put him down a path that you won’t see on TV, or to make your own pro wrestler and have him chase the for Championship.

So Today we are going to look at some of the best video games to ever be made about Pro Wrestling by listening to their amazing Music.

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31
Jul
2017
STAGE 10: Castlevania

STAGE 10: Castlevania

It’s time to have your whip handy and make sure you stock up on plenty of holy water, because you’re about to face the master of darkness himself, DRACULA!

And what better way to Overcome his incredible armies of the dead than to have these amazing tunes playing through the background, reassuring that his end will soon be near.

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