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VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 6: July 1985
Video Wizards Podcast
07/06/20 • 245 min
In the 6th episode of the Video Wizards Podcast we travel all the way back to July in the year 1985. In this month, Yu Suzuki and SEGA go “full body” and unleash the Super Scaler revolution on arcade goers with the legendary superbike racer Hang-On. Namco show their quirkier side with the autorunner inspiring Metro-Cross and the cutesy-yet-slightly-disturbing alien shooter Baraduke, while Konami are all about stabbing Soviet saps in Green Beret. And then there is Atari’s Peter Pack Rat.
As Queen and Freddy Mercury rock Live Aid in Wembley, Madonna and a host of 1980s R&B artists get party people into the groove. Marty McFly aims to travel through time in a direction opposite to ours in what might be the quintessential 1980s Hollywood flick, while Roger Moore delivers his final role as James Stock, er, James Bond. Join us on this wild ride through the mid-point of the mid-eighties!
Other top billing arcade games of the era we discuss on Episode 6, L-R: Baraduke, Metro-Cross, Peter Pack Rat, Green BeretShow theme tune: NEON CITY, composed by Ed 「イートレム」 Tremblay for Mudprints Music and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2019 Mudprints Music, all rights reserved.
Other music used in this episode:
- TV Theme Style (The Winner) – by Colin Thomson, 2018
- Title – by ??? for Hang-On, 1985
- Main Theme – by ??? for Hang-On, 1985
- Name Resist – by ??? for Baraduke, 1985
- BGM – by Nobuyuki Onogi for Metro-Cross, 1985
- Stage 1 Medley – by Brad Fuller for Peter Pack Rat, 1985
- Death/Game Over – by ??? for Green Beret, 1985
- BGM 1 – by Tamayo Kawamoto for Commando, 1985
- Title – by ??? for Doki Doki Penguin Land, 1985
- Human Beat Box (Part II) – by Fat Boys, 1985
- Hangin’ on a String (Contemplating) – by Loose Ends, 1985
- P.S.K. What Does It Mean? – by Schoolly D, 1985
- Ready to Strike – by King Kobra, 1985
- Mechanix – by Megadeth, 1985
- Into the Groove – by Madonna, 1985
- In My House – Mary Jane Girls, 1984
- All Fall Down – by Five Star, 1985
- Josephine – by Chris Rea, 1985
- A View to a Kill – by Duran Duran, 1985
- Toppop Tune – by Tonny Eyk, 1970
And finally: our special thanks to Andy Hofle.
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VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 1: February 1989
Video Wizards Podcast
02/18/20 • 242 min
In the first offical episode of the Video Wizards Podcast, we’re traveling back to February 1989 and look at a surprisingly horror-inducing selection of arcade games like Splatterhouse, Ghouls’n Ghosts and Hard Drivin’.
We also give an update on our home gaming situation of the day, catch the wave of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, find ourselves in the midst of Hip Hop’s golden era and are confronted with the horrors of war via Metallica. Of course, Ben pulls out another quiz for Michiel and we share some brilliant correspondence from the listeners as well!
Other top billing arcade games of the era we discuss on Episode 1, L-R: Turbo Outrun, Dynamite Düx, Ghouls’n Ghosts, Hard Drivin’Show theme tune: NEON CITY, composed by Ed 「イートレム」 Tremblay for Mudprints Music and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2019 Mudprints Music, all rights reserved.
Other music used in this episode:
- TV Theme Style (The Winner) – by Colin Thomson, 2018
- Opening – by Katsuro Tajima & Yoshinori Kawamoto for Splatterhouse, 1988
- Ending – by Katsuro Tajima & Yoshinori Kawamoto for Splatterhouse, 1988
- Shake the Street – by Hiroshi Kawaguchi & Yasuhiro Takagi for Turbo Outrun, 1989
- Downtown – by Hiroshi Kawaguchi for Dynamite Düx, 1988
- Stage 2 (Village of Decay) – by Tamayo Kawamoto for Ghouls’n Ghosts, 1988
- Instant Replay – by Don Diekneite for Hard Drivin’, 1989
- Powermeter – by Motoaki Furukawa for The Final Round, 1988
- Stage 1 – by Toshikazu Tanaka, Yoko Osaka & Kazuhiro Nishida for P.O.W.: Prisoners of War, 1988
- Countdown to Armageddon – by Public Enemy, 1988
- Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos – by Public Enemy, 1988
- The Ruler’s Back – by Slick Rick, 1988
- Eye Know – by De La Soul, 1989
- One – by Metallica, 1989
- Can U Dig It? – by Pop Will Eat Itself, 1989
- Say a Little Prayer – by Bomb the Bass featuring Maureen, 1988
- Rocket – by Def Leppard, 1987
- EastEnders theme tune – by Simon May & Leslie Osborne, 1985
And finally: our special thanks to Andy Hofle.
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VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 9: October 1988
Video Wizards Podcast
10/05/20 • 276 min
Episode number 9 of the Video Wizards Podcast sees us travel back to October 1988, where things are about to get all sorts of horrifying! In the arcades, werewolves are fighting zombies, vile monsters and a dark sorcerer in SEGA’s legendarily oddball autoscrolling beat ’em up Altered Beast. Also, Ryu Hayabusa ends up in his buzzsaw filled personal hell when the player runs out of lives in Ninja Gaiden/Shadow Warriors and the maniacal blue and red clad mercenaries of Cabal find themselves facing the horrors of war once again. Meanwhile, cinema goers are exposed to the now cult creepfest of Pumpkinhead and the most terrifying movie Stanley Kubrick has ever seen: local Dutch film production The Vanishing.
Apart from that, we cover the usual broad variety of topics related to the time, extending to the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the Western version of Super Mario Bros. 2, the cute-but-deranged antics of Tiki the Kiwi in The New Zealand Story, the Ultramagnetic MCs’ debut album and other boundary pushing going on in the world of Hip-Hop, Milli friggin’ Vanilli, Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker (the movie, this time around), nunchuks, a pitbull terrier called Dutch, flip glasses and taco nazis. It’s business as usual then, in the month of October and there’s absolutely no further spookiness going on, we promise!
Other top billing arcade games of the era we discuss on Episode 9, L-R: Scramble Spirits, Ninja Gaiden, Cabal, The New Zealand StoryShow theme tune: NEON CITY, composed by Ed 「イートレム」 Tremblay for Mudprints Music and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2019 Mudprints Music, all rights reserved.
Other music used in this episode:
- TV Theme Style (The Winner) – by Colin Thomson, 2018
- Rise from your Grave – by Toru Nakabayashi for Altered Beast, 1988
- Haum Germer – by Toru Nakabayashi for Altered Beast, 1988
- BGM 1 – by Toru Nakabayashi & Yasuhiro Kawakami for Scramble Spirits, 1988
- BGM 2 – by Mikio Saitou, Ichiro Nakagawa, Ryuichi Nitta & Tamotsu Ebisawa for Ninja Gaiden, 1988
- Level Theme – by ??? for Cabal, 1988
- Main Theme – by Hisayoshi Ogura, Yasuko Yamada & Yasuhisa Watanabe for The New Zealand Story, 1988
- Mid Boss A Outside – by Tamayo Kawamoto & Yoshihiro Sakaguchi for Forgotten Worlds, 1988
- Title – by Jeroen Tel for Cybernoid 2, 1988
- Break North – by Ultramagnetic MCs, 1988
- The Symphony – by Marley Marl, 1988
- Roses are Red – by Mac Band, 1988
- Everything I Miss At Home – by Cherrelle, 1988
- Flower – by Soundgarden, 1988
- Daydream Nation album medley – by Prolefeed101, original recordings by Sonic Youth, 1988
- Pour Some Sugar on Me – by Def Leppard, 1988
- Girl You Know It’s True – by Milli Vanilli, 1988
- Wonderful Tonight – by Eric Clapton, 1988
- Theme from Spoorloos – by Henny Vrienten for the motion picture Spoorloos, 1988
- This Morning Theme – by David Pringle, 1988
And finally: our special thanks to Andy Hofle.
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VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 17: Summer 1996
Video Wizards Podcast
10/05/21 • 430 min
In this episode of Video Wizards, we ambitiously travel back to 3 months in one single episode: June, July and August, all in the year 1996. In this Olympic summer, arcade floors are dominated by 3D fighting games like Last Bronx, Star Gladiator and errr... Fighters’ Impact by Taito. SNK, meanwhile, represent two dimensions with the fantastic The King of Fighters ’96 and SEGA take the beat ’em up genre into 3D for Die Hard Arcade. And then there is Konami, riding the current events wave with the happy button mashy athletics mini game fest Hyper Athlete, which nicely derives from their lineage of Track & Field games.
While the Nintendo 64 and its killer app Super Mario 64 see a release in Japan, SEGA is already fighting a losing battle against Sony’s PlayStation monster, over here in Europe. This while the seismic Quake finds its way to those that play games on their personal computers.
With some exceptionally trashy chart music assaulting our ears, we find refuge in the import record shops, where one great Hip Hop album after another can be lifted from the crates. Heltah Skeltah and Jay-Z make their debut and OutKast release their confident and unapologetically eclectic sophomore joint. Meanwhile, 2pac drops the extra inflammatory diss record Hit ‘Em Up, which unfortunately does not help to lead him off his destructive path.
And then there are 2 major summer block busting movies we’re looking at, namely Independence Day and The Rock, as well as the more slow burning, but more enduring Matilda and The Cable Guy. Plus there is all the Local Dutch News, Trash from the Classifieds and Video Wizards Quiz material you’re used to from us.
Follow Ben and Michiel on this enormous marathon of a Video Wizards podcast episode and warm yourself in the sunrays of the 1996 summer!
The top billing arcade games of the era we discuss on Episode 17, L-R-T-B: Star Gladiator, Hyper Athlete, Last Bronx, The King of Fighters ’96, Dynamite Deka/Die Hard Arcade, Fighters’ ImpactShow theme tune: NEON CITY, composed by Ed 「イートレム」 Tremblay for Mudprints Music and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2019 Mudprints Music, all rights reserved.
Other music used in this episode:
- TV Theme Style (The Winner) – by Colin Thomson, 2018
- Federal Headquarters (Elevator) – by Isao Abe, Yūko Takehara & Michio Sakurai (XTC) for Star Gladiator, 1996
- Score Board – by Kosuke Soeda for Hyper Athlete, 1996
- Lust Subway (Yoko’s Stage) – by Tomoyuki Kawamura for Last Bronx, 1996
- Arashi no Saxophone 2 – by Hideki Asanaka, Kazuhiro Nishida, Masahiko Hataya, Toshio Shimizu, Yasumasa Yamada, Yasuo Yamate, Brother-Hige, Akihiro Uchida & Miwa for The King of Fighters ’96, 1996
- Track 3 – by Howard Drossin for Dynamite Deka, 1996
- Be Cool (Sanson’s Stage) – by Yasuhisa Watanabe for Fighters’ Impact, 1996
- Street (TJ Combo’s Theme) – by Robin Beanland for Killer Instinct 2, 1996
- Main Theme – by Kōji Kondō for Super Mario 64, 1996
- Drop a Gem on ‘Em – by Mobb Deep, 1996
- Music Makes Me High – by Lost Boyz, 1996
- 8 Steps to Perfection – by Company Flow, 1996
- My Kinda N***a – by Heather B (featuring M.O.P.), 1996
- Undastand – by Heltah Skeltah, 1996
- Dead Presidents – by Jay-Z, 1996
- Stakes is High – by De La Soul, 1996
- Get a Hold – by A Tribe Called Quest, 1996
- Ridin’ Dirty – by UGK, 1996
- Elevators (Me & You) – by OutKast, 1996
- Hit ‘Em Up – by 2Pac (featuring Outlawz), 1996
- Mama Said – by Metallica, 1996
- Nancy Boy – by Placebo, 1996
- Call It in the Air – by Jimmy Eat World, 1996
- Got me Wrong (Unplugged) – by Alice in Chains, 1996
- 3 Lions – by Skinner, Baddiel & Lightning Seeds, 1996
- Born Slippy – by Underworld, 1996
- Trash – by Suede, 1996
- Fu-Gee-La – by The Fugees, 1996
- Fastlove – by George Michael, 1996
- Twisted – by Keith Sweat (featuring Kut Klose), 1996
- Return of the Mack – by Mark Morrison, 1996
And finally: our special thanks to テクノワールド奥州.
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VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 13: February 1982
Video Wizards Podcast
03/02/21 • 251 min
In this episode, the Video Wizards travel back further in time than they ever have, all the way to February 1982. In this month, SEGA make a splash with the visually striking axonometric space shooter Zaxxon while Atari revisits Asteroids in a tethered fashion for Space Duel. Gaming’s first diva appears in the form of a yellow orb with a red bow and a beauty mark and chef Peter Pepper has ingredients coming after him in Burger Time by Data East. And then there is the pioneering, but rather mad Jump Bug by the fledgling Alpha Denshi.
Much like Video Wizard Ben in 1982, both gaming at home and the Hip-Hop genre of music in its recorded form are still in their relative infancy, with gaming consoles not being a widely adopted commodity in Europe yet and the home computer boom just barely waiting around the corner in the former’s case and record labels adopting a wait-and-see kind of attitude in the latter’s case. But the music charts bring the goods this time, with a lot of diversity and musicianship on full display. And movie theaters are blessed by the well performing cult flicks Swamp Thing and Death Wish 2.
All this, some shocking memories of gruesome accidents and much, much more is what you’ll find in this new episode of the Video Wizards podcast!
Other top billing arcade games of the era we discuss on Episode 13, L-R: Burger Time, Ms. Pac-Man, Space Duel, Jump BugShow theme tune: NEON CITY, composed by Ed 「イートレム」 Tremblay for Mudprints Music and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2019 Mudprints Music, all rights reserved.
Other music used in this episode:
- TV Theme Style (The Winner) – by Colin Thomson, 2018
- Main Theme – by ??? for Burger Time, 1982
- Act 1: They Meet – by Chris Rode for Ms. Pac-Man, 1982
- Level 2 Mid-Point – by ??? for Jump Bug, 1981
- That Girl – by Stevie Wonder, 1981
- Call Me – by Skyy, 1981
- Simon Says – by The Sequence, 1982
- Run to the Hills – by Iron Maiden, 1982
- Screaming for Vengeance – by Judas Priest, 1982
- Town Called Malice – by The Jam, 1982
- The Model – by Kraftwerk, 1978
- Golden Brown – by The Stranglers, 1981
- Senses Working Overtime – by XTC, 1982
- Poison Arrow – by ABC, 1982
- Cambodia – by Kim Wilde, 1981
- I Won’t Let You Down – by Ph.D., 1981
- Don’t You Want Me – by The Human League, 1981
- Spirits in the Material World – by The Police, 1981
- I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) – by Hall & Oates, 1981
- Theme for The Equalizer, by Stuart Copeland, 1985
- Intro (AVRO’s Kinderbios), by Clous van Mechelen (featuring Jody Pijper), 1981
And finally: our special thanks to Andy Hofle.
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VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 23: Summer 1994
Video Wizards Podcast
10/18/22 • 390 min
In episode 23 of Video Wizards, we return to the year 1994 to bask in the sunrays of the summer, for another seasonal spectacular. With the midpoint of the ’90s just one year away and the ’80s now full and well behind us, we find ourselves in a period of cultural turmoil, where the arcade industry, the music industry AND the film industry seem to lack a general direction and focus and throw a lot at the wall to see what sticks. In the arcades, we deal with the hodge podge of flat shaded polygonal experiments Wing War and Desert Tank by SEGA and Midway’s bizarre attempt to put aging rockers Aerosmith forward as dangerous symbols of youth culture that need to be silenced by a sinister fascist government in the lightgun shooter Revolution X. Atari, meanwhile, goes full stop motion animation for the feral fighter Primal rage, as we can still count on Capcom and SNK to deliver noteworthy, quality fighting games in the shape of Darkstalkers and the first entry in the The King of Fighters series.
And what about those other industries? The pop charts in the UK and the Netherlands are generally a mess, but there is a lot of solid music being made in the scenes of Hip-Hop and metal. And in theaters we see more scattershot releases, with a massive, animated movie centered around a family of lions by Disney, a bit of 20th century history viewed through the eyes of a lovable simpleton who has a knack for cutting to the core of things and the comedic exploits of a band called The Lone Rangers, as they take a radio station hostage to get their demo played on air.
With the Atari Jaguar out on shelves and a new generation of CD-based consoles around the corner, all bets are off when it comes to this chaotic period in the late-early nineties. But these are still simpler times, and we invite you into their comforting, sun drenched embrace, for the next 6 and a half hours.
The top billing arcade games of the era we discuss on Episode 23, L-R-T-B: Wing War, Revolution X, Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, Desert Tank, Primal Rage, The King of Fighters ’94Show theme tune: NEON CITY, composed by Ed 「イートレム」 Tremblay for Mudprints Music and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2019 Mudprints Music, all rights reserved.
Baller of the Month Jingle composed by Yuli Anna and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2022 Yuli Anna, all rights reserved.
Other music used in this episode:
- Cracking! (Stage 4) – by Tamayo Kawamoto / Zuntata for RayForce, 1994
- Title / Yak 141 – by Tomoyuki Kawamura for Wing War, 1994
- Wake Up! & Up Against the Wall – by Chris Granner for Revolution X, 1994
- Felicia’s Theme – by Takayuki Iwai & Hideki Okugawa for Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, 1994
- The Cove – by Jeanne Parson for Primal Rage, 1994
- Napolitan Blues – by Masahiko Hataya, Bros.Hige, Pearl Sibakiti & Akihiro Uchida for The King of Fighters ’94, 1994
- Brinstar (Underground Depths) – by Kenji Yamamoto & Minako Hamano for Super Metroid, 1994
- Stress – by Organized Konfusion, 1994
- Regulate – by Warren G featuring Nate Dogg, 1994
- Props Over Here – by The Beatnuts, 1994
- Under the Sun – by Terminator X & The Godfathers of Threatt featuring Joe Sinistr, 1994
- Represent – by Grand Daddy I.U., 1994
- Where My Homiez? – by Ill Al Skratch, 1994
- Oh My God (Remix) – by A Tribe Called Quest, 1994
- Wrong Side Of Da Tracks – by Artifacts, 1994
- Tears of the Dragon – by Bruce Dickinson, 1994
- Vasoline – by Stone Temple Pilots, 1994
- Get Your Gunn – by Marilyn Manson, 1994
- Davidian – by Machine Head, 1994
- Faster – by Manic Street Preachers, 1994
- Live Forever – by Oasis, 1994
- 100% Pure Love – by Crystal Waters, 1994
- Dissident – by Pearl Jam, 1994
- Big Time Sensuality – by Björk, 1994
- Bombtrack – by Rage Against The Machine, 1993
- Feel What You Want – by Kristine W, 1994
- Liar – by Rollins Band, 1994
- Te Land, Ter Zee en in de Lucht Leader (1994) – by Hans van Eijck, 1994
- No Mean City (Theme from Taggart) – by Mike Moran, 1985
Episode edited by: Juli Reed & Michiel Kroder
And finally: our special thanks to Andy Hofle.
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VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 22: May 1988
Video Wizards Podcast
08/15/22 • 334 min
In episode 22 of Video Wizards, we find ourselves in the glorious year of 1988, where the 2D shoot ’em up still reigned supreme as the most dominant video game genre. In the arcades we see releases of heavy hitters like Vulcan Venture a.k.a. Gradius II by Konami, Forgotten Worlds by Capcom and Silkworm by Tecmo, the three of them pushing boundaries and technology all in their own particular way. And then there is the oddball 1 versus 1 brawler Kageki by Kaneko, taking super deformed fisticuffs to new extremes.
In terms of gaming at home, SEGA and Nintendo are continuing their efforts to break the choke hold that micros like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64 and MSX have over the European game industry, with their 8-bit consoles. Music, meanwhile, is in a very interesting place, as Hip Hop has landed in its most revolutionary era and a line is drawn in the sand, glam rockers Poison are trying to stink up metal, while Judas Priest and Living Colour fight back, and the charts are incredibly varied, with a bit of a theme of sociopolitical engagement running through more than one song. We also look at the successes and failings of the mega expensive silver screen blockbusters Willow and Rambo III and delve into some interesting stories from the world of television at the time.
What relevant movie quote does editor Juli drop in the middle of this month’s Video Wizards Quiz? Can Ben hold it together as Michiel drops yet more culturally significant Dutch TV personality names? Does the fact that Gradius II is the main arcade game talking point this month lead to a rift between Michiel and Ben? Will doors be slammed and angry letters be written? Find out in a new 5 and a half hours Video Wizards throwback audio tour extravaganza!
The top billing arcade games of the era we discuss on Episode 22, L-R: Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou, Forgotten Worlds, Silkworm, KagekiShow theme tune: NEON CITY, composed by Ed 「イートレム」 Tremblay for Mudprints Music and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2019 Mudprints Music, all rights reserved.
Baller of the Month Jingle composed by Yuli Anna and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2022 Yuli Anna, all rights reserved.
Other music used in this episode:
- TV Theme Style (The Winner) – by Colin Thomson, 2018
- Theme from Butsuzou – by Masahiko Ishida for Ninja Spirit, 1988
- Burning Heat – by Shinji Tasaka, Motoaki Furukawa, Kenichi Matsubara & Seiichi Fukami for Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou, 1988
- A Shooting Star – by Shinji Tasaka, Motoaki Furukawa, Kenichi Matsubara & Seiichi Fukami for Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou, 1988
- Stage Four – by Tamayo Kawamoto & Yoshihiro Sakaguchi for Forgotten Worlds, 1988
- Main Theme – by ??? for Silkworm, 1988
- Street Theme – by Hirokazu Tanaka for Gumshoe, 1986
- My Philosophy – by BDP, 1988
- Just Got Paid – by Johnny Kemp, 1988
- Run’s House – by Run-D.M.C., 1988
- Keep Risin’ to the Top – by Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew, 1988
- I’m Still #1 – by BDP, 1988
- Are You Ready for Freddy – by Fat Boys (featuring Robert Englund), 1988
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn – by Poison, 1988
- Cult of Personality – by Living Colour, 1988
- Ram it Down – by Judas Priest, 1988
- Blue Monday – by New Order, 1983
- Theme from S’Express – by S’Express, 1988
- Everywhere – by Fleetwood Mac, 1987
- Yé Ké Yé Ké – by Mory Kanté, 1987
- Beds Are Burning – by Midnight Oil, 1988
- Alphabet St. – by Prince, 1988
- Preparations – by Jerry Goldsmith for the motion picture Rambo III, 1988
- Theme from M.A.S.K. – by Shuki Levy & Haim Saban, 1985
Episode edited by: Juli Reed & Michiel Kroder
And finally: our special thanks to Andy Hofle.
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VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 24: Autumn 1998
Video Wizards Podcast
01/10/23 • 511 min
In the 24th episode of Video Wizards, we travel to a time close to the “mark of the millennium”, as we find ourselves covering the autumnal months of September, October and November of 1998 for yet another very substantial seasonal spectacular. Arcade games increasingly lose floor space to slot machines and the ones that don’t have specialised cabinets often see very accurate home ports. In that category we find the monumental 2D fighting game Street Fighter Alpha 3, Taito’s 3rd game in the “Ray” series of vertical shoot ’em ups, RayCrisis, and to some extent Gauntlet Legends by our good friends at Atari. Cave’s odd disco themed shoot ’em up Dangun Feveron DID get a home port, but that would come only 18 years later. And Neo Geo games like Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad being available at home as well is nothing new... if you had the funds, that is. On the other hand, we of course still get SEGA spectacle cabs, as we take a closer look at the zeitgeist friendly Star Wars Trilogy Arcade.
Gaming at home, then, is massive in the fall of 1998, with Half-Life coming out for the PC, Tekken 3 coming out for the PlayStation, Japanese import favourite Marvel Super Heroes Vs Street Fighter coming out for the Saturn and F-Zero X coming out for the N64. As well as a whole host of other titles. And with the U.S. president fighting off impeachment in the midst of an adulterous sex scandal at the background, we see everything from Google getting founded, Hip-Hop concept albums seeing the light of day, the rise of Nu-Metal, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker teaming up on the silver screen and Edward Norton taking a paycut for a defining role in the incendiary American History X to the first airing of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in the UK and everyday people living our their odd sexual fantasies on Local Dutch National TV. That’s right, the world is getting ready to party like it’s 1999.
Get extra comfortable as this all makes for the lengthiest episode of our podcast yet. For the next 8 and a half hours we’ve got you covered with another riveting, uproarious and nostalgic audio journey, right back to the later half of 1998.
The top billing arcade games of the era we discuss on Episode 24, L-R-T-B: Street Fighter Alpha 3, Dangun Feveron, Gauntlet Legends, Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad, Star Wars Trilogy Arcade, RayCrisisShow theme tune: NEON CITY, composed by Ed 「イートレム」 Tremblay for Mudprints Music and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2019 Mudprints Music, all rights reserved.
Baller of the Month Jingle composed by Yuli Anna and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2022 Yuli Anna, all rights reserved.
Other music used in this episode:
- Steeple Chase – by Howard Drossin for Dynamite Cop, 1998
- Prismatic Stars (Theme of R. Mika) – by Takayuki Iwai for Street Fighter Alpha 3, 1998
- Dancing Bomber – by T’s Music for Dangun Feveron, 1998
- 2nd Mission – by Masaki Kase for Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad, 1998
- Lavender Blue – by Zuntata for RayCrisis, 1998
- Opening – by Nobuyoshi Sano, Keiichi Okabe, Yū Miyake, Hiroyuki Kawada, Yoshie Arakawa, Minamo Takahashi & Hideki Tobeta for Tekken 3, 1998
- Second Round K.O. – by Canibus, 1998
- Can I Get A... (Instrumental) – by Irv Gotti, 1998
- Let the Games Begin (Instrumental) – by Young Trey, 1994
- Ha (Instrumental) – by Mannie Fresh, 1998
- John Blaze – by Fat Joe featuring Nas, Big Punisher, Jadakiss & Raekwon, 1998
- Definition – by Black Star, 1998
- Aquemini – by OutKast, 1998
- Pad & Pen – by A Tribe Called Quest, 1998
- Magnum Force – by Heltah Skeltah featuring Representativz & Ruste Juxx
- Tha Game – by Pete Rock featuring Prodigy, Raekwon & Ghostface Killah, 1998
- Take Your Time – by Pete Rock featuring Carl McIntosh & Jane Eugene of Loose Ends, 1998
- Spazzola – by Method Man featuring Masta Killa, Streetlife, Inspectah Deck, Killa Sin & Raekwon, 1998
- Holocaust (Silkworm) – by RZA as Bobby Digital featuring Holocaust, Doc Doom, Ghostface Killah & Ms. Roxy
- Freak on a Leash – by Korn, 1998
- Faith (Live at the UNO Lakefront Arena 1998) – by Limp Bizkit, 1998
- If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next – by Manic Street Preachers, 1998
- Tsunami – by Manic Street Preachers, 1998
- The Bartender and the Thief – by Stereophonics, 1998
- Music Sounds Better with You – by Stardust, 1998
- Doo Wop (That Thing) – by Lauryn Hill, 1998
- Are You That Somebody? – by Aaliyah, 1998
- Cocktail – by Postmen, 1998
- More Days to Come – by E-Life featuring The Anonymous Mis & Karima, 1998
- Inte...
VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 25: Winter 1983/1984
Video Wizards Podcast
03/22/23 • 267 min
For this 25th episode of Video Wizards, we find ourselves back in the earlier 1980s, when health and safety regulations were of a lesser concern. It’s the cold, cold winter of 1983 going on 1984 and the arcade industry was rocked to the core by the “Atari Shock”. Picking up the pieces and strapped for cash, developers West and East had to make do with what they had, with incredibly varied results, ranging from Midway’s Tapper to Nintendo’s Punch-Out!! and even complete oddities such as unkowns Diatec’s Uncle Poo. Irem, meanwhile, released the influential 10-Yard Fight, Konami put out the cute and clownesque Circus Charlie and our good friends at Atari dropped a not-half-bad laserdisc game with a title that’s tough to look info up on in Altavista: Firefox.
With consoles such as the mighty Vectrex failing to etch out anything even resembling a lucrative piece of the market, it was up to computers like the MSX, C64, the freshly launched Macintosh and the ZX Spectrum to bring home some gaming goodness. All while Slayer released their first LP and Hip Hop’s early beginnings were documented with the original soundtrack of the film Wild Style. And while we’re on the topic of film, how about some iconic 80s silver screen fare like Brian de Palma’s Scarface and Footloose, as well as the incredibly poor Hot Dog... The Movie.
Grab a blanket, grab a hot beverage and get ready to warm yourself with a new four and a half hours of seasonal Video Wizards fun!
The top billing arcade games of the era we discuss on Episode 25, L-R-T-B: 10-Yard Fight, Uncle Poo, Tapper, Circus Charlie, Punch-Out!!, FirefoxShow theme tune: NEON CITY, composed by Ed 「イートレム」 Tremblay for Mudprints Music and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2019 Mudprints Music, all rights reserved.
Baller of the Month Jingle composed by Yuli Anna and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2022 Yuli Anna, all rights reserved.
Other music used in this episode:
- Track 3 – by Rick Hicaro for Tapper, 1984
- Track 2 – by ??? for Circus Charlie, 1984
- All Night Long – by Lionel Richie, 1983
- Subway Theme – by Grand Wizard Theodore, 1983
- The Final Command – by Slayer, 1983
- Bark at the Moon – by Ozzy Osbourne, 1983
- Radio Ga Ga – by Queen, 1984
- Relax – by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, 1983
- Holiday – by Madonna, 1983
- Hey You (The Rocksteady Crew) – by Rocksteady Crew, 1983
- Owner of a Lonely Heart – by Yes, 1983
- Just Be Good to Me – by S.O.S. Band, 1983
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Theme – by Keith Stachan, 1998
- Intro Theme for The Snowman – Howard Blake, 1982
Episode edited by: Juli Reed
And finally: our special thanks to Andy Hofle.
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VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 3: April 1986
Video Wizards Podcast
04/06/20 • 268 min
In the third episode of the Video Wizards Podcast we’re traveling a bit further back again, to April 1986, and enter the Fantasy Zone for some unique shoot ’em up stylings by SEGA. Japanese developers continue making their mark as we also look at a string of Capcom hitters like Trojan, Gun.Smoke and Section Z and Konami’s oddly similar looking Double Dribble and Jail Break. And SEGA doesn’t just leave it at releasing a cute shooter, but also publishes the delightful and ubiquitous Wonder Boy.
Under the shadow of the Chernobyl disaster and the ever present 1980s threat of a nuclear apocalypse, two shape shifting alien bounty hunters use the Power of the Night to lay waste to a small rural town in the U.S.A., when on the lookout for sharp toothed extraterrestrial vermin, and Rakim, with help of Eric B, changes the face of rap music with a single song.
Other top billing arcade games of the era we discuss on Episode 3, L-R: Slap Fight, Wonder Boy, Double Dribble, TrojanShow theme tune: NEON CITY, composed by Ed 「イートレム」 Tremblay for Mudprints Music and licensed exclusively to The Video Wizards Podcast, ©2019 Mudprints Music, all rights reserved.
Other music used in this episode:
- TV Theme Style (The Winner) – by Colin Thomson, 2018
- Opa Opa – by Noah Toku for Fantasy Zone, 1986
- Keep on the Beat – by Noah Toku for Fantasy Zone, 1986
- Area 1 to 10 – by ??? for Slap Fight, 1986
- Main Theme – by ??? for Wonder Boy, 1986
- U.S.A. National Anthem – by ??? for Double Dribble, 1986
- Stage 3 – by Ayako Mori for Trojan, 1986
- Theme of Terra Cresta – by ??? for Terra Cresta, 1985
- Section A to E – by Tamayo Kawamoto for Section Z, 1985
- Eric B is President – by Eric B & Rakim, 1986
- When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going – by Billy Ocean, 1985
- Why Can’t This Be Love – by Van Halen, 1986
- (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin’ – by Whistle, 1986
- Living Doll (Comic Relief) – by Cliff Richard and The Young Ones, 1986
- Don’t Waste My Time – by Paul Hardcastle featuring Carol Kenyon, 1986
- Just Say No – by The Cast of Grange Hill, 1986
- Power of the Night – by “Johnny Steele”, 1986
- Jossy’s Giants Theme – by Mike Amatt, 1986
And finally: our special thanks to Andy Hofle.
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