Beeps Bops & Beats

Come on in and celebrate with today's episode where Chris brings in Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game for it's 15th Anniversary. Originally released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2010 alongside the movie, this side scrolling beat 'em up was a beloved throwback to yesteryear that paid more respect to the comic books with heavy fan service for gamers with neat nods to classic franchises an...

In today's episode Joshua brings us Chrono Trigger  in anticipation of it's 30th Anniversary this month. Originally released on the SNES in 1995, this Square Soft developed game solidified its place in the pantheon of greatest games of all time with it's strong characters and time traveling narrative backed by Yasunori Mitsuda's legendary soundtrack. Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYd...

In today's episode Chris brings us Persona 4 Golden , a 2012 JRPG developed and published by Atlus for the PlayStation Vita, as a much enhanced version of the 2008 PlayStation 2 release. The series is known for it's lighthearted slice of life gameplay as a Japanese high schooler, smashed against deep existentialism as you use captured monsters to battle your inner demons and face your true self......

In today's episode Laura, Chris, and Joshua celebrate the anniversary of Nintendo's debut system! With the NES turning 42 years old and 40 in the US, we wanted to back and dig up some childhood favorites and jam out to chiptuney goodness. We travel to the moon, become a dinosaur, and dream a little dream while swinging around by our mechanical arm and punching things REALLY hard, to wake up and wo...

In today's episode Laura takes us on a genre hopping journey as she showcases some hidden gems from Xbox Game Pass. With a massive library of games to choose from Laura has picked nine games that have been available on Game Pass this past year that just maybe you've overlooked. So come on in and join us as we go from 80's run-and-guns to relaxing cooking sims and every game and musical genre in be...

In today's episode Chris, Joshua, and Laura were tasked to bring in old songs, but remixed, rearranged, or just snazzed up into a new treat for our ears. Come on in and join us on rediscovering classic gaming songs that we all know and love... Through a new lense of piano, orchestra, fun house mirror worlds, electronica, or even just reinterpreted by the original developers years later.  Join the...

[Potential NSFW warning, this wasn't meant to air so we're a bit more loose than usual with the language.] In this special release straight from our Kingdom Hearts, come behind the scenes of BBB for a discussion on the totally normal relationships of Kingdom Hearts characters. We hope you enjoy as we look over an infograph and go down the Sora / Xehanort Trees to discover if Joshua should go back...

In today's episode Chris brings us Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days , a 2013 action JRPG developed and published by Square Enix on the Nintendo DS. It's a game who's series reputation for being as convoluted as it's naming structure, we focus on the most black sheep of all the games and it's oft-overlooked amazing soundtrack. Music is composed by the legendary Yoko Shimomura. Join the BBB Discord @ https...

In today's episode Laura brings us stirring music from the cult classic The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask , a 2000 adventure game developed and published by Nintendo. As a follow up to the wildly successful series entry Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask took players deeper into a world on the brink of destruction with arguably the most emotionally mature release in the series even to this day. Origi...

In today's episode Joshua brings us Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist , a 2025 action role-playing platform game developed by Adglobe and Live Wire, published by Binary Haze Interactive, and composed and performed by Mili, the Japanese indie group that also composed for the previous release Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Click here for a...

In today's episode Chris brings us the celebrated remake of an iconic JRPG, Final Fantasy VII Remake. Released in 2020, developed and published by Square Enix, this turn based/action RPG is a reimagining of the 1997 classic that brought JRPGs to the West in a big way on the original PlayStation. While Final Fantasy VII on it's own would make for a great episode, we wanted to focus on it's new musi...

In today's episode Joshua brings us a peculiar game from the Super Famicom with Ihatovo Monogatari (roughly translated "Ihatovo Stories"), a 1993 adventure developed and published by Hect and unreleased outside of Japan. In modern times a fansub has been released making it playable in the West, but those fortunate enough to have encountered it as an import rental in the 90s would have quite a tale...

In today's episode Joshua, Chris, and Laura bring us tracks that get us jazzed up and ready to go and punch cars while snowboarding down city streets. Classic bangers, new hotness, chiptune rock, and some unsuspectingly hype songs make a great mix to help you power through the day. There's plenty here for everyone and hopefully it's something new for your ears this week. Join the BBB Discord @ htt...

In today's episode Laura rolls in with the cult classic Katamari Damacy , a 2004 action-puzzle game developed and published by Namco. Originally released on PlayStation 2, its had a myriad of sequels and rereleases over the years for PSP, Xbox 360, iOS, Vita, PS3, PS4, Switch, Xbox, and even Google Stadia. Music compositions by Yuu Miyake, Asuka Sakai, Akitaka Tohyama, Hideki Tobeta, Yoshihito Yan...

In today's episode the group celebrates the music from the award winning 2003 MMO of the Year, Toontown Online. Developed by Disney's Virtual Reality Studio and Schell Games,  composed by Jamie Christopherson, this iconic video game soundtrack filled the robust family friendly world of cream pie-throwing hijinks. Come in and reminisce with us as we remember this online gem from 2003 on PC and all...

In today's episode Joshua brings us music from the much beloved farming simulator game Stardew Valley. Developed and composed by ConcernedApe, this 2016 cozy game is a love letter to a bygone era of SNES' Harvest Moon and was released initially on PC, eventually finding its way all modern platforms. Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Click here for the complete soundtrack on Conc...

In today's episode Chris takes us on a journey through a slice of history for the Shmups genre of video games. A wide range of games and composers in this one as we listen to shoot 'em up spaceship games (ala Galaga) across four decades of arcades, PC, and console releases. Strap in and get ready to blast off (and trance a bit) as these songs find a new home in your heart and in your brain. Join t...

In today's episode Chris, Laura, and Joshua bring us vocal track selections across nine different games. Going from Big Band Jazz to Jpop, Jrock to Classic Rock... Heck, let's even throw in ballad and grunge tracks while we're at it. There's plenty here for everyone and hopefully it's something new for your ears this week. Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Click here for a YT Pl...

In today's episode Laura brings us the critically acclaimed classic Okami , a 2006 action adventure developed by Clover Studios and published by Capcom. Originally released on PlayStation 2, subsequently released on Wii, PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox One, Switch, and Windows. Music compositions by Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh, and Akari Kaida. Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FE...

In today's episode Joshua brings us the esteemed classic Super Castlevania IV , a 1991 side-scrolling action-platformer developed and published by Konami released during the Super Nintendo launch window. The music is composed by Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo. Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Click here for a YT Playlist of today's featured tracks.  ------------ (00:01) - Prolog...

In today's episode Laura, Joshua, and Chris bring us boss track selections across nine different games. Come in ready to fight for your life, because whether we're fleeing, fighting, flying mechs, or are strapping in for a gameshow against a wild robot that needs its switch flipped for an attitude adjustment - We got beeps, bops, & beats coming at you from every direction this week. Join the B...

In today's episode Laura brings us Wild Hearts , a 2023 action roleplaying monster hunting video game developed by Omega Force, published by EA under their EA Originals label. The music is composed by Junya Ishiguro, Masashi Hamauzu, Daisuke Shinoda, Ippo Igarashi, and Modanqing Zhu. Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Click here for a YT Playlist of today's featured tracks.  ----...

In today's episode Chris brings us Cyberpunk 2077 , a 2020 first person action roleplaying game developed by CD Projekt Red, published by CD Project, based on the tabletop RPG series Cyberpunk by Mike Pondsmith. Music is composed by P.T Adamczyk, Marcin Przybylowicz, and Paul Leonard-Morgan. Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Click here for a YT Playlist of today's featured track...

In today's episode Joshua brings us Narita Boy , a 2021 action-adventure platformer video game developed by Studio Koba, published by Team17, and composed by Salvador "Salvinsky" Fornieles. Join the BBB Discord @ https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Click here for a YT Playlist of today's featured tracks.  ------------ (00:01) - Narita Boy Theme (04:17) - (Talky Bits) (12:13) - Narita One (13:38) - Techn...

In today's episode Joshua, Laura, and Chris bring selections in from Final Fantasy X and X-2. Released in 2001 and 2003 respectively, these classic JRPGs were developed and published by Square Soft on the PlayStation 2 prior to their merger with Enix. Music is composed by a team of Nobuo Uematsu, Misashi Hamauzu, and Junya Nakano for Final Fantasy X, while X-2 is composed by Noriko Matsueda and Ta...