WaveBack Music Podcast

The WaveBack Music Podcast is all about the most interesting video game music around, and what makes it great. Join Geekade's Kris Randazzo (Stone Age Gamer Podcast) and Matt Raimo (Turning Tracks) as they take a nostalgic trip into the past and present of VGM and explain why these soundtracks are worth listening to whether you're a fan of video games or not.

WaveBack Episode 188: The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang

Show Notes For Kris’s pick this month, he chose the SNES cult favorite The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang. An uncommon game with some uncommonly great music!  Useful Links The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang Hisashi Matsushita Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

09-10
01:02:03

WaveBack Episode 187: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Show Notes For Matt’s pick this month, he chose the NES classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It’s a game everyone had, but not everyone liked. Regardless, it’s got some great music!  Useful Links Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Konami Kukeiha Club Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

08-13
57:21

WaveBack Episode 186: Super Mario Kart

Show Notes For Kris’s pick this month, he chose the Super NES classic Super Mario Kart in celebration of the arrival of Mario Kart World.         Useful Links Super Mario Kart Soyo Oka Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch

07-02
01:01:55

WaveBack Episode 185: Wizards & Warriors

Show Notes For Matt’s pick this month, he chose the NES classic Wizards & Warriors.        Useful Links Wizards & Warriors David Wise Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

05-14
59:33

WaveBack Episode 184: Undertale

Show Notes For Kris’s pick this month, he chose the indie hit Undertale.        Useful Links Undertale Toby Fox Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

04-16
01:34:25

WaveBack Episode 183: Earthworm Jim

Show Notes For Matt’s pick this month, he went with Earthworm Jim, specifically the Special Edition for Sega CD.       Useful Links Earthworm Jim Mark Miller Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

03-17
01:22:12

WaveBack 182: DuckTales Remastered

Show Notes For Kris’s pick this month, he decided to make the first show of the new year a killer with the soundtracks of both DuckTales for NES and DuckTales Remastered.      Useful Links DuckTales DuckTales Remastered Hiroshige Tonomura Jake Kaufman Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

02-05
01:40:58

WaveBack 181: While the Iron's Hot

Show Notes For Matt’s pick this month, he went with the indie crafting game While the Iron’s Hot.      Useful Links While the Iron’s Hot Buy the Soundtrack here! Alan Monteiro Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

12-11
01:15:59

WaveBack 180: Mario & Luigi - Bowser's Inside Story

Show Notes It’s a listener request episode! Matt and Kris listen to the music of Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story just in time for the new Brothership Gam to hit Nintendo Switch.      Useful Links Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Yoko Shimomura Social Stuff WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

11-13
01:13:37

WaveBack 179: Spooky Special X

Show Notes Happy Halloween! Matt and Kris have put together another playlist of terrific terrors to brighten up your holiday. Enjoy!     Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

10-31
01:41:33

WaveBack 178: Castlevania - Rondo of Blood

Show Notes For this month’s game, the October tradition continues with Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. How does this legendary game’s soundtrack hold up? Let’s find out!    Useful Links Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Akira Souji Keizo Nakamura Tomoko Sano Mikio Saito Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

10-10
01:16:33

WaveBack 177: Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos

Show Notes For Kris’s pick this month, he chose the NES sequel Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos. Does this followup live up to the lofty reputation of its predecessor? Let’s find out!    Useful Links Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos Ryuichi Nitta Mayuko Okamura Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

09-11
01:07:36

WaveBack 176: Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind

For Matt’s pick this month, he chose the Super NES Sonic-imitator Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind. This game sure has a bad reputation, but does its soundtrack deserve the hate? Let’s find out!    Useful Links Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind Matt Berardo Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

08-14
01:03:28

WaveBack 175: Stunt Race FX

For Kris’s pick this month, he chose the Super NES polygonal racer Stunt race FX. Just how good is 16-bit bluegrass? Let’s find out!    Useful Links Stunt Race FX Shinobu Amayake Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

07-10
01:17:13

Episode 174 – Golden Axe

Show Notes For Matt’s pick this month, he went with the arcade classic Golden Axe. This beat em up has quite a legacy, but is its soundtrack as legendary as its gameplay? Let’s find out!   Useful Links Golden Axe You Takada Tōru Nakabayashi Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

06-05
01:01:24

Episode 173 – Frogger

Show Notes For Kris’s pick, he went with the PlayStation reimagining of the arcade classic Frogger. This retro revival has it all, including an excellent “cute funk” soundtrack. Enjoy! Useful Links Frogger Andrew Barnabas Paul Arnold Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

05-08
49:50

Episode 172 – Mega Man 3

Show Notes For Matt’s pick, he decided to go with one of Kris’s all-time favorite games, Mega Man 3! Why exactly does he consider this game to be the best in the series? Let’s find out!  Useful Links Mega Man 3 Yasuaki Fujita Harumi Fujita Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

02-21
01:16:43

Episode 171 – Donkey Kong Land

Show Notes It’s finally time to cover one of Kris’s favorite Game Boy soundtracks, Donkey Kong Land! How do the 16-bit stylings of the DKC series translate to the Game Boy? Let’s find out!  Useful Links Donkey Kong Land David Wise Graeme Norgate Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

01-17
57:54

Episode 170 – Dead Cells

Show Notes It was Matt’s pick, and in true Matt fashion, he chose a game that couldn’t possibly be less  Christmass-y for our final episode of the year, Dead Cells!  Useful Links Dead Cells Yoann Laulan Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch

12-27
01:36:44

Episode 169 – Double Dragon

Show Notes It’s almost amazing that after all these years, this show has never covered a Double Dragon game. It’s finally time to correct that as Matt and Kris spend some quality time with the short but spectacular soundtrack of the NES version of the original Double Dragon. Useful Links Double Dragon Kazunaka Yamane](https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Kazunaka_Yamane) Social Stuff WaveBack Overplay WaveBack Discord Support us on Patreon WaveBack Facebook Geekade Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Twitch Website

11-08
45:25

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