Episode 3: Rivals, Rogues, and Frenemies

Ep. 3 Rivals, Rogues, and Frenemies:

Welcome to Episode 3 of Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast! We are your hosts, bedroth and Shootkapow, a father/son duo who love music and video games and especially music IN video games!

This episode is all about those characters in games that you love - or love to hate! Rivals have been around as long as there have been heroes to compete against, or develop a complicated relationship with. From the obscure to the more-beloved-than-the-hero, here are very good themes based on some of our favorite video game rivals!

This one includes a special bonus segment featuring picks from our earliest listeners and good friends from podcast fandom. We're both big fans of lots of other great VGM podcasts, and if we mention them on the show, you should really check them out! No time stamps for the fan-picks-lightning-round. We don't want to spoil the surprises!

We hope you enjoy the show. If you have any comments, questions, or requests, please send them to [email protected], or leave a comment below!

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Reflexez's original Protoman Theme [Blues] video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQdzH2T2nYg

0:57 - The Rival - Shovel Knight - (PC/3DS/Wii U) - 2014 - Jake Kaufman (Virt) [art by arkalpha]

7:02 - Battle with Kratos - Tales of Symphonia (GameCube/PS2) - 2003 - Motoi Sakuraba [art by by Alex Deza Duenas]

16:47 - Kay Faraday, the Great Truth Burglar - Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS) - 2009 - Noriyuki Iwadare and Yasuko Yamada [art by Hikaru Musume-Sama]

21:57 - Meta Knight’s Revenge - Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS) - 2008 - Jun Ishikawa [art by by ScepterDPinoy]

28:10 - Noontide - Guilty Gear XX (Arcade/PS2) - 2002 - Daisuke Ishiwatari and Koichi Seiyama [art by Dwelian]

33:04 - Battle with Magus - Chrono Trigger (SNES) - 1995 - Yasunori Mitsuda [art by ObstinateMelon]

38:56 - The Chosen One - Shadow the Hedgehog (Multi-Platform) - 2005 - Tomoya Ohtani [art by Akron117]

45:28 - Rival Theme/Final Battle (Champion) - Pokemon Red/Blue (Game Boy) - 1996 - Junichi Masuda [art by EndBlack]

51:02 - Theme of Riku - Kingdom Hearts (PS2) - 2002 - Yoko Shimomura [art by kuchinawa]

54:47 - Ken’s Theme Remix - Super Smash Bros for Wii U - 2014 - Yoko Shimomura/Ryo Hamamoto [art by GENZOMAN]

1:02:11 - Powerful Rivals - Dragon Ball Z: SuperSonic Warriors (GBA) - 2004 - Kennosuke Suemura [art by chibimaronchan]

1:07:25 - Theme of Dark Pit - Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS) - 2012 - Motoi Sakuraba [art by TheMetalicDarkSonic]

1:11:17 - Groose's Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) - 2011 - Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, Takeshi Hama [art by LethargicDuality]

1:17:19 - Star Wolf - Star Fox Zero (Wii U) - 2016 - Rei Kondoh [art by SupaCrikeyDave]

1:22:26 - We Are the Three Bonne Siblings - Mega Man Legends (PlayStation) - 1997 - Makoto Tomozawa [art by SweetLittleCavities]

1:27:38 - Listener Picks Lightning Round

1:40:51 Protoman Theme [Blues] - Mega Man 3 (NES) - 1990 - Yasuaki Fujita (Bun Bun) and Harumi Fujita (remix by Reflexez) [art by MegaRyan104]