The Diad Presents: A VGM Podcast

Welcome to The Diad Presents! I am still not recovered, so I had to convert this episode into a mixtape. A little more info at the top of the show. Hopefully back to normal next week... The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Alisia Dragoon - Evil Priest - Genesis / MD - Mecano Associates (Fumihito Kasatani, Nobuy...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! My throat hurts! I'm groggy! And Tired! Enjoy the show! The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: And the track list is below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - "Dragon Slayer - Eiyuu Densetsu II" - UNUSED ENDING 2 - Genesis / MD - Mieko Ishikawa & Atsushi Shirakawa 2 - New Eitango Target 1900 DS - Counter-Strike - NDS - Yousuke Yasui 3 - Ch...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! A lot of Japanese PC offerings this week, a few tangents, and a couple exclamation points. What more do you need to know? The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: Some resources I relied on, and the links I discussed on the show can be found here: https://kotaku.com/5930361/how-konami-cheated-to-get-around-a-silly-nintendo-rule  http://www.usgame...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! This week we get back to the typical show format. The forecast calls for thunderous beats, a sprinkling of jazzy jams, and gale force .. um... talking from me, your host. The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: And the track list is below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Eschatos - Stellar Light - Xbox 360 - Yousuke Yasui 2 - Moero!! Pro Yak...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! This week features part two of a two-part spectacular! Get your WonderSwan on. The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: Some of the sources I relied on are here: Jeremy Parish Article And the track list is below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Raku Jongg - Track 15 - WonderSwan - ? 2 - Engacho! - Ending Theme - WonderSwan - Suguru Yamaguchi...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! This week features part one of a two-part spectacular! Get your Game Boy on. The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: Some of the sources I relied on are here: Hanafuda info Yokoi Interview History of Nintendo's R&D1 And the track list is below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Ottifanten - Der Zoo Music - Game Boy - Stello Doussis 2 - Dry...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! We're a bit late this week, but we made it. No time to type a bunch of gobblydeegook, we've got to get to the music! The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Dungeon Explorer - Town - PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 - Tsukasa Masuko 2 - Zico Soccer - Locker Room - SNES - Akira Takemoto 3 - S...

Hey everyone. If you're reading this, no show this week. Hurricane Irma ate it. Listen to my short description of where I'm at. This was recorded last week, so the timeline is a little off

Welcome to The Diad Presents! Depending on Hurricane Irma, this may be the last show for a little bit. Let's hope not! The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: The picture of the excellent depiction of Shredder is here: And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Double Dragon Neon - "City Streets 2 (Mango Tango - Neon Jungle)" - PSN/XBLA - Jake Kaufman (voc...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! We're back (a dinosaur story). Diad makes lemonade out of lemons, when there isn't quite enough time to rock. The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: The Link picture I mentioned is here: And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Illusion Blaze - Opening - IBM PC - D.A.C. (Seung-Hwan Ro, Myung-Jin Ahn) 2 - Famicom Grand Prix...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! Vacation All I ever wanted Vacation Had to get away The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Wurm - Act 4 : Ziggy - NES - Unknown 2 - Pop'n Music GB - Monde Des Songe - GBC - (Sound Design): Takeshi Iwakiri, Sōtarō Tojima, Kōzō Nakamura, Tomoaki Hirono & Hajime Takai 3 - Ufo Senshi...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! A brief history lesson on a familiar Japanese word, a criticism of a popular TV show, and your weekly does of hot, hot fire VGM jams. The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: The Japanese writing I mentioned:  くノ一 (pronounced ku, no and ichi), Kanji for “woman” = 女. The episode of the Gaming Historian I mentioned: And the track list below: #...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! Deep in the heart of France the blood of a Gaul runs. The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 0 - Asterix (1993) - Infogrames Fanfare - SNES / SFC - Frederic Mentzen 1 - Asterix and the Magic Cauldron - Track 4 - C64 - Neil Brennan 2 - Asterix (1992) - Rescue the Indian Princess - Arcade...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! From space pilots to legendary kings, we rock each and every one of you. The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: The link to the article I reference is  here .  And this is "The" round table: And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Galaxy Force - Take Back - Arcade - Katsuhiro Hayashi 2 - Efera & Jiliora: The...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! (see below for updates. Apologies if this screws up the feed!) This week we explore the forgotten corners of Nintendo's history. The Virtual Boy may have been a financial flop, but it is musically rich! The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: ***UPDATE*** In the original post for this episode, I neglected to include the links to the two websites I di...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! This week we are going back in time all the way to the future. It's a 10-track-stravaganza! The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: Here is the link to the YouTube video I referenced on the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvx4xXhZMrU And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Shovel Knight - Strike the Earth! (Plains of...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: Frederic Motte's bandcamp link to the soundtrack is:  https://elmobo.bandcamp.com/album/fury-of-the-furries-ost-dos-adlib And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Final Fight 2 - Fret Street Beat-Beat - SNES - Yasuaki Fujita (Bun Bun), Mari Yamaguchi, Yuki Satomura, Setsuo Yamamot...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! Sorry for the delayed post this week. I was traveling and Alan was not in the studio for the holiday weekend. As I said on twitter, sorry I ruined your morning commute! This week is all* about vikings! *and anything else I can tie to vikings. The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: Here is the trailer I mention: And here is one of my own personal pic...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! This week we go old school. Actually, we kinda do. Like 1930's old school. Check it out! The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: Also, the Uproxx article on terrible Superman games I referenced during the episode can be found: here And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - "Coronado - Ship...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! This week, if you don't buy me a second super expensive convertible, I'm going to throw another huge tantrum. Also, I want a second giant party and you have to invite Ashley H. and Ashley P. I'm even more super serious about this. Totes. The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Cy...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! This week, if you don't buy me a super expensive convertible, I'm going to throw a huge tantrum. Also, I want a giant party and you have to invite Chris H. and Chris P. I'm super serious about this. Totes. The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Burning Angels - Title - TurboGrafx-16...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! I'm playing catch-up, and making headway. I had the extra time to correct myself this week, and even got some work done on the next episode. Everything is coming up Milhouse! The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Metal Max - Battle Theme - FC - Satoshi Kadokura 2 - Thunder Dragon 2...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! No real preamble this week, let's just get right to it. The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes - Boss Theme - Mega Drive - Mieko Ishikawa & Masaaki Kawai (Falcom Sound Team JDK) 2 - Rune Worth: Kokui no Kikoushi - Zanoba Fortress - PC-88 - Kazu...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! First, a correction. Between the time I recorded the episode and posted the finished mp3 file, I discovered that I had misstated the composer information for Casino Kid II. Originally, I read that the soundtrack was composed by Toshio Murai, but the actual end game credits list the composers only as “EIM Ltd.” "EIM" stands for "Entertainment Imagination and Magnificen...

Welcome to The Diad Presents! We are crammin' in the music this week. Might as well start now! The show can be  downloaded here , or streamed here: As for the links mentioned during the show: The OSW Review website:  http://oswreview.com/ The Jackie Chan mini-doc : And the track list below: # - Game - Track - System - Composer 1 - "Kirby 64 - The Crystal Shards" - Shiver Star - N64 - Jun...