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30 Days of VGM — Day 9: Music from a Licensed Game
Many of you probably know Magic: the Gathering is a big part of my life. Over the past 10 years it has been my hobby, my competitive passion, my social circle, and my career. Prior to Magic, I never owned a deck or went to a physical card shop. But I had played a few…
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30 Days of VGM — Day 8: Shooter Music
Today’s theme is shooter music. I nearly chose something from the DOOM soundtrack, since Mick Gordon gets it. But instead I’ll be pulling from probably one of the least Day 8: Shooter Music Game: Metroid Prime Track: Phendrana Drifts I’m glad I got to experience Metroid Prime when it first came out. I’d probably consider it…
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30 Days of VGM — Day 7: Indie Game
Day 7: Indie Game Music Game: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Track: Diptera Sonata I don’t have much to say today, but I’ve played a fair bit of Binding of Isaac (>500 hours) and this song rips. Cool combination of instruments, great buildup. Repetitive enough to get you in a trance, but highly replayable. Brings…
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30 Days of VGM — Day 6: Relaxing Music
Day 6: Relaxing Music Game: Genshin Impact Track: A New Day With Hope Genshin Impact is a beautiful game. It’s a Breath of the Wild clone, but you don’t have to be pro-gacha or anti-Zelda to enjoy it. The first hundred hours or so of gameplay are so good, I’d honestly recommend everyone give it…
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30 Days of VGM — Day 5: Hub/Overworld Music
Back home today – 6 week travel marathon complete! Day 5: Hub/Overworld Music Game: ActRaiser (SNES) Track: Birth of the People ActRaiser is a game I downloaded and played in my late teens specifically after hearing its music. Rather than “chiptuney,” it’s more of a traditional orchestral soundtrack. It draws from 18th century European music…
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30 Days of VGM — Day 4: Console Exclusive
It’s the morning of day 2 of BlizzCon. My social battery is still recharging, and I’ve got 2 hours before the WoW deep dive. Edit: haha I ended up writing way more than I originally anticipated and once again didn’t finish until late. Today’s theme is console exclusive, the least restrictive theme so far. Today’s…
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30 Days of VGM — Day 3: 8-Bit Music
It’s 9:30 pm. I just finished a LONG day 1 of BlizzCon, followed by Din Tai Fung with The Guildies. Good times. Time for the third and final day of NES chiptunes, featuring my favorite track from my favorite NES soundtrack. Day 3: 8-Bit Music Game: Mega Man 6 Track: Knight Man Mega Man is…
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30 Days of VGM — Day 2: Opening Level Music
I was hoping to get this out earlier in the day, but I’ve been on the road to BlizzCon. Actually, I still am. But Shelly’s back to driving and it’s dark enough that I can type! Day 2: Opening Level Music Game: Super C (NES) Track: Gates of Fort Firestorm (Spoiler: for some reason all…
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30 Days of VGM — Day 1: Title Screen Music
This image was trending in 2020 but I apparently missed it. Granted, Discord is my main social network, so it’s not unusual for me to miss Twitter trends. But when I saw this last month, I had to do it. Video game music hugely impacted my music taste. 14 years ago I didn’t know who…
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Hello
Well, I spent some time messing with alternatives, but in the end I just like WordPress. I’m never quite happy with solutions I engineer myself, but I’m fine with WordPress’s shortcomings. Not sure what I’m doing here or for how long, but lately I’ve been trying new things, so here goes!