Greetings, Gamers! For this episode we're joined once again by Skeletroy as we go through the NES library (plus a couple of bonus Bat-tracks) of renowned Sunsoft composer Naoki Kodaka. We have a blast[er Master] discussing one of our very favorite composers who, while he definitely gets attention, is not as widely-known as industry titans like Kondo, Uematsu, and Shimomura. 

Still, as this episode will show, few could rival the talents of Kodaka and his team in the realm of Very Good Music on the Famicom/NES.

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Playlist: (all games by Sunsoft, all for the NES except where noted)

10:28 - Main BGM 2 - Batman: The Video Game (TG-16) (1990)

17:34 - Zone Theme 1 - Atlantis no Nazo (1986)

22:38 - Tower/Castle - The Wing of Madoola (1986)

28:52 - Stage 5: Terrorist Hideout - Freedom Force (1988)

36:28 - Area 2- Blaster Master (1988)

43:21 - Boss Battle - Fester's Quest (1989)

53:07 - Stage 3 - Journey to Silius (1990)

1:01:49 - Stage 1-2: The Office - Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

1:12:56 - Slippery Slope - Uforia: The Saga (1991) 

1:21:09 - Ending theme - Batman: The Video Game (GB) (1990)

Links mentioned in show:

Skeletroy's Journey to Silius Album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMDd3tSfLEk

BGMania Kodaka Episode: https://anchor.fm/bgmania/episodes/Composer-Appreciation-Naoki-Kodaka-e1272ns/a-a5pn5de

Shmupulations Interview: http://shmuplations.com/sunsoftmusic/

Special thanks to our Patrons:

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Skeletroy, creator of SNES Thrash Remixes on YouTube

Ryan Steel, composer of Catlandia: Crisis at Fort PawPrint

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Forrest Shamlian, creator of Castle Corp and Bomb Show on YouTube

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The Mysterious Nathan

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Naomi Rubin - patreon.com/naomirubin | comics at moonsproutstation.com

Carlos Leon Roman - Instagram.com/kf_carlito

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Skeletroy - patreon.com/skeletroy