Nostalgia Hour

Nostalgia Hour

The perks of getting old is having a lifetime of gaming under your belt, and today the BBB crew leans hard into that during this Nostalgia Hour(+), sharing with each other beloved games, memories, and music from our collective childhoods. Some of us were Hylian adventurers or blue hedgehogs, others were farmers in remote mountain villages, rapping dogs, or purple dragons and eco terrorists... It takes all kinds, and we definitely pillage our memories for some of the good special stuff musically to share with you all on this episode. Join the BBB Discord @https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 [https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8] Follow us on TikTok @beepsbopsandbeats [https://www.tiktok.com/@beepsbopsandbeats] Or on BlueSky @BeepsBopsAndBeats [https://bsky.app/profile/beepsbopsandbeats.bsky.social] Click here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJfl6G5e3JFHs6_eNFHMMWcwdhjy10Oox&si=sO8KhN50CZC1235Q]for a YT Playlist of today's featured tracks.  ------------ * (00:01) - Contra, "Jungle Theme" * (02:54) - (Talky Bits) * (14:25) - Final Fantasy VII, "The Prelude" * (17:14) - (Talky Bits) * (22:08) - Spyro the Dragon, "Title Screen" * (25:37) - (Talky Bits) * (34:19) - PaRappa the Rapper, "Chop Chop Master Onion" * (36:44) - (Talky Bits) * (42:59) - Age of Empires, "Conquest" * (46:33) - (Talky Bits) * (56:13) - Harvest Moon 64, "Moon Mountain" * (58:31) - (Talky Bits) * (01:09:27) - Sonic the Hedgehog, "Green Hill Zone" * (01:11:48) - (Talky Bits) * (01:19:33) - A Link to the Past (TLoZ), "Select Screen" * (01:20:31) - (Talky Bits) * (01:32:37) - Pokemon Red & Blue, "Opening"

Skyward Sword (The Legend of Zelda)

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, wait, it's Laura bringing us Skyward Sword today while riding a massive loftwing in this 2011 action-adventure game, developed and published by Nintendo. Compositions by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, and Takeshi Hama. Continuing our journey through the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series, we find ourselves way way up in the skies, but also way way in the past with the start of the timeline where it all began. Meet some frenemies, get kicked off a sky island, create a sword woman, and learn why the cycle of Link, Zelda, and Ganon rages on eternal in todays episode with some of the most epic orchestration we've seen in Hyrule yet.  Join the BBB Discord @https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 [https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8] Follow us on TikTok @beepsbopsandbeats [https://www.tiktok.com/@beepsbopsandbeats] Or on BlueSky @BeepsBopsAndBeats [https://bsky.app/profile/beepsbopsandbeats.bsky.social] Click here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJfl6G5e3JFFjTFiaGM6jl052XLyLUpzs&si=KskPlC7ANB8HHFjy] for a YT Playlist of today's featured tracks.  ------------ * (00:01) - Ballad of the Goddess (Main Theme) * (01:32) - (Talky Bits) * (13:57) - Skyloft * (17:10) - Exploring the Skies (Overworld) * (20:27) - (Talky Bits) * (29:13) - Zelda's Theme * (31:57) - Groose's Theme * (33:38) - (Talky Bits) * (39:20) - Skyview Temple * (42:59) - Lanaryu Mining Facility * (46:06) - (Talky Bits) * (53:48) - Ghirahim's Theme * (56:40) - The Imprisoned Reborn * (57:38) - The Demon King, Demise Battle (Finale) * (59:21) - (Talky Bits) * (01:10:25) - Leaping from the Clouds * (01:11:18) - A Sudden Crash Landing * (01:11:37) - (Talky Bits) * (01:20:50) - Fi's Farewell

Axiom Verge

So what IS the Axiom Verge? Today we found out as Joshua walks us through this 2015 indie homage to Metroid that leans heavily into the retro feel of the genre. Developed, published, and composed by Thomas Happ, this side scrolling action adventure game takes the scientist Trace through a foreign alien world ruled by technology while piecing together what happened to the world you woke up in, and what piece you play in it all. The music ties heavily into the brooding industrial tech heavy setting with an unapologetically 80's vibe carrying us through it up. Come on in and enjoy the ruined world with friends and wild chiptune glitch techno vibes. Join the BBB Discord @https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 [https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8] Follow us on TikTok @beepsbopsandbeats [https://www.tiktok.com/@beepsbopsandbeats] Or on BlueSky @BeepsBopsAndBeats [https://bsky.app/profile/beepsbopsandbeats.bsky.social] Click here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJfl6G5e3JFEpePGV4zbBVqsZ6OKLgoy_&si=9RpCFRCE5UB4enIE] for a YT Playlist of today's featured tracks.  ------------ * (00:01) - The Axiom * (03:25) - (Talky Bits) * (11:32) - Trace Awakens * (15:33) - (Talky Bits) * (19:14) - Trace Rising * (22:50) - Otherworld * (26:17) - (Talky Bits) * (33:59) - Rusalka * (37:16) - Apocalypse * (41:51) - (Talky Bits) * (45:21) - Without Place * (49:38) - (Talky Bits) * (55:06) - Trace Reborn

Character Themes

What would games be if not for the characters that let you live there stories? Today we're putting our heads together and coming out with some of our favorite Character Themes across all manner of games, genres, and decades. Summoners, mole men, self-proclaimed badasses, space bounty hunters, devout murderers, and fish people about.  Join the BBB Discord @https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 [https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8] Follow us on TikTok @beepsbopsandbeats [https://www.tiktok.com/@beepsbopsandbeats] Or on BlueSky @BeepsBopsAndBeats [https://bsky.app/profile/beepsbopsandbeats.bsky.social] Click here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJfl6G5e3JFFaLR_vpjUJ1zIdtWvAnUCp&si=wMS-FK1PSlaZlG6z] for a YT Playlist of today's featured tracks.  ------------ * (00:01) - Breath of the Wild,"Mipha's Theme" * (02:40) - (Talky Bits) * (12:22) - Final Fantasy 7 Remake,"The Oppressed ~ Beck's Badasses" * (15:43) - (Talky Bits) * (18:07) - Mega Man 3,"Proto Man Theme" * (28:03) - (Talky Bits) * (33:31) - Dragon Age Origins,"Leliana's Song" * (37:26) - (Talky Bits) * (41:36) - Skyward Sword,"Theme of the Mogmas ~ Ledd & Cobal's Theme" * (48:03) - (Talky Bits) * (51:59) - Metroid Dread,"Theme of Samus Aran" * (01:02:58) - (Talky Bits) * (01:07:14) - Bastion,"Build That Wall (Zia's Theme)" * (01:09:56) - (Talky Bits) * (01:16:39) - Octodad Dadliest Catch,"Octodad (Nobody Suspects a Thing)" * (01:19:31) - (Talky Bits) * (01:27:05) - Final Fantasy 4,"Rydia's Theme"

Tetris Effect

Today Chris is bringing the wub wubs with 2018's release Tetris Effect. Developed by Monstars / Resonair / Stage Games, published by Enhance Games, directed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, with compositions by Hydelic. Drop blocks, make lines, clear out the puzzle. We all know Tetris. Now add in some panache fueled by various electronica beats, entrancing visualizations to match the music, a desire for a zen state of gaming, and you have the synthesia masterpiece known as Tetris Effect. Join the BBB Discord @https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 [https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8] Follow us on TikTok @beepsbopsandbeats [https://www.tiktok.com/@beepsbopsandbeats] Or on BlueSky @BeepsBopsAndBeats [https://bsky.app/profile/beepsbopsandbeats.bsky.social] Click here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJfl6G5e3JFEuNGUFL5jDRI9XmkxOVkR7&si=rbyHuMKzwoB21EUb] for a YT Playlist of today's featured tracks.  ------------ * (00:01) - E3 2018 Announce Trailer/"Connected" * (02:40) - (Talky Bits) * (12:22) - All on You * (15:43) - City Lights * (18:07) - (Talky Bits) * (28:03) - All Nations * (33:31) - (Talky Bits) * (37:26) - Look Up * (41:36) - (Talky Bits) * (48:03) - Chains * (51:59) - (Talky Bits) * (01:02:58) - You and I