[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2R3: The Best of Season 3

Today's Broadcast is C2R3 for Wayback Wednesday, December 20th, 2023. Today's episode is our highlights from Season 3 of Nerd Noise Game Club (Channel 2) - our look back at calendar 2023. If you listened to the Channel F which shared every single track featured on Channel 2 this year, and started making some guesses / wishes on what we'd pick, you'll have to let us know how close or far off you were! :-D Tracklist:  Track number / Track Name / Game Name / System(s) / Composer(s) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Episode Opener! Hugues' "Wild Card" track - from C2E12: "House Music" (originally selected by Hugues) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------             01) My Quiet Forest Home - Octopath Traveller - Switch / PC - Yasunori Nishiki                      a) Earcatcher: 00:00:00                   b) Music - 00:00:03                   c) Intro - 00:03:26                   d) Top of Show Business - 00:04:15                   e) Mic talk / "The Boys from Ames" / Oddie HD (AuDHD stuff) - 00:08:07                   f) More Neurodivergent Shout-Outs - 00:12:50                   g) Doom @ 30 / Googling Yourself / One last thing about the mics - 00:14:17                   h) How this Retrospective is going to go - 00:18:22                   i) Opening Track Discussion - 00:19:30   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Trip through 2023 - "Hugues Tracks" (tracks which Hugues picked for the original episodes) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Episode: C2E11 - "It's SPACETIME" Originally released: 03/03/2023 Episode Theme: Space Music Episode Theme by: St. John Episode Title by: St. John Episode Link: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25lcmRub2lzZXJhZGlvL2ZlZWQueG1s/episode/bmVyZG5vaXNlcmFkaW8ucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vNmE2MmZjZjctYjAyMS0zZGM4LTgzY2ItMTc1ODcwMzQxMzli?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjojaS965aDAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ         St. John's "Hugues Track":             02) Asteroid Core - The Dig - PC - Michael Z. Land                   a) Music - 00:22:17                   b) Discussion - 00:26:20          Hugues' "Hugues Track":             03) Track 4 - Alien 3 - Master System - Matt Furniss                   a) Music - 00:27:48                   b) Discussion - 00:31:11     Episode: C2E12 - "House Music" Originally released: 04/27/2023 Episode Theme: Music from Houses and Towns and Inns and Shops etc Episode Theme by: Hugues Episode Title by: Hugues Episode Link: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25lcmRub2lzZXJhZGlvL2ZlZWQueG1s/episode/bmVyZG5vaXNlcmFkaW8ucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vNjcxYjljNjctNDkyMS0zYzJiLThhZjQtMTdlMjU5NTNiMDlh?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjojaS965aDAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ         St. John's "Hugues Track":             04) Shenhua's House - Shenmue II - Dreamcast / XBox - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi,               Yuzo Koshiro,  Ryuji Iuchi, Takeshi Yanagawa, Satoshi Miyashita, Koji Sakurai,               Masataka Nitta,Shinji Otsuka, Fumio Ito, Megumi Takano, Osamu Murata,               and/or Shinichi Goto                   a) Music - 00:34:38                   b) Discussion - 00:38:25          Hugues' "Hugues Track":             05) Dezolis Town 2 - Phantasy Star IV - Genesis - Izuho Numata, and/or               Masaki Nakagaki                   a) Music - 00:41:34                   b) Discussion - 00:43:17   Episode: C2E13 - "Songs of the Unsung" [our "Masters of VGM" episode - www.mastersofvgm.com] Originally released: 07/06/2023 Episode Theme: Music by unsung and undersung composers Episode Theme by: St. John Episode Title by: St. John Episode Link: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25lcmRub2lzZXJhZGlvL2ZlZWQueG1s/episode/bmVyZG5vaXNlcmFkaW8ucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vNjA5MDlkMTYtNzlkNy0zMzkxLTlhYWMtYmYyZmZjMDBiMjcw?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjojaS965aDAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ         St. John's "Hugues Track":             06) Search Break - J.B. Harold Murder Club - TG16 [editor's note: may actually be                PC88 instead] -   Yoshihiko Miyazaki                   a) Music - 00:46:33                   b) Discussion - 00:48:26          Hugues' "Hugues Track":             07) Templo del Sol - Asteka II - PC88 - Takahiko Abe                   a) Music - 00:51:03                   b) Discussion - 00:52:46   Episode: C2E14 - "Escape Artists" Originally released: 10/12/2023 Episode Theme: Music from Escape Sequences Episode Theme by: Hugues Episode Title by: Hugues Episode Link: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25lcmRub2lzZXJhZGlvL2ZlZWQueG1s/episode/bmVyZG5vaXNlcmFkaW8ucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vODRlOWI3M2ItMWRhZC0zMzI2LTkwOWUtZDNhODZjNTMxZWJh?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjojaS965aDAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ         St. John's "Hugues Track":             08) Recollection - 999 - Nintendo DS - Shinji Hosoe                   a) Music - 00:56:02                   b) Discussion - 00:59:54          Hugues' "Hugues Track":             09) Distrust - Dangonronpa - Multiplatform - Masafumi Takada                   a) Music - 01:02:22                   b) Discussion - 01:05:47   Episode: C2E15 - "Animal Planet" Originally released: 11/23/2023 Episode Theme: Music from games with Animal Protagonists Episode Theme by: St. John Episode Title by: St. John Episode Link: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25lcmRub2lzZXJhZGlvL2ZlZWQueG1s/episode/bmVyZG5vaXNlcmFkaW8ucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vYTMxOTIwMjctMjRjMy0zOTU0LWE2MzYtYWU3MTAxZjUyYjA1?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjojaS965aDAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ         St. John's "Hugues Track":             10) Carnival of the Penguins - Thin Ice - Intellivision - George Sanger                   a) Music - 01:08:04                   b) Discussion - 01:09:11          Hugues' "Hugues Track":            11) Cell - Bucky O'Hare - NES - Tomoko Sumiyama                   a) Music - 01:10:55                   b) Discussion - 01:13:14     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Second Trip through 2023 - "St. John Tracks" (tracks which St. John picked for the original episodes) - episode info included again ..... because the redundancy this creates bothers my autism a whole lot less than the asymmetry we'd have doing it the other way!! - St. John :-D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Episode: C2E11 - "It's SPACETIME" Originally released: 03/03/2023 Episode Theme: Space Music Episode Theme by: St. John Episode Title by: St. John Episode Link: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25lcmRub2lzZXJhZGlvL2ZlZWQueG1s/episode/bmVyZG5vaXNlcmFkaW8ucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vNmE2MmZjZjctYjAyMS0zZGM4LTgzY2ItMTc1ODcwMzQxMzli?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjojaS965aDAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ         Hugues' "St. John Track":             12) Snow on the Moon - Fantavision (N.A. vers) - PS2 - Ashif Hakik                   a) Music - 01:16:20                   b) Discussion - 01:21:43          St. John's "St. John Track":             13) Space - Yoshi's Crafted World - Switch - Kazufumi Umeda                   a) Music - 01:23:44                   b) Discussion - 01:26:57     Episode: C2E12 - "House Music" Originally released: 04/27/2023 Episode Theme: Music from Houses and Towns and Inns and Shops etc Episode Theme by: Hugues Episode Title by: Hugues Episode Link: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25lcmRub2lzZXJhZGlvL2ZlZWQueG1s/episode/bmVyZG5vaXNlcmFkaW8ucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vNjcxYjljNjctNDkyMS0zYzJiLThhZjQtMTdlMjU5NTNiMDlh?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjojaS965aDAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ         Hugues' "St. John Track":             14) Town 2 - RPG Maker VX Ace - PC - Unknown                   a) Music - 01:28:37                   b) Discussion - 01:31:25          St. John's "St. John Track":             15) Build Mode 4 - The Sims - PC - Jerry Martin and/or Marc Russo                   a) Music - 01:32:37                   b) Discussion - 01:36:37   Episode: C2E13 - "Songs of the Unsung" [our "Masters of VGM" episode - www.mastersofvgm.com] Originally released: 07/06/2023 Episode Theme: Music by unsung and undersung composers Episode Theme by: St. John Episode Title by: St. John Episode Link: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25lcmRub2lzZXJhZGlvL2ZlZWQueG1s/episode/bmVyZG5vaXNlcmFkaW8ucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vNjA5MDlkMTYtNzlkNy0zMzkxLTlhYWMtYmYyZmZjMDBiMjcw?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjojaS965aDAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ         Hugues' "St. John Track":            16) Zena Lan (Heavily Armored) - Cosmic Carnage - 32X - Hikoshi Hashimoto                   a) Music - 01:39:30                   b) Discussion - 01:41:25           St. John's "St. John Track":             17) Login Screen - N/A (System Music) - PS5 - Unknown                   a) Music - 01:46:22                   b) Discussion - 01:49:03   Episode: C2E14 - "Escape Artists" Originally released: 10/12/2023 Episode Theme: Music from Escape Sequences Episode Theme by: Hugues Episode Title by: Hugues Episode Link: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25lcmRub2lzZXJhZGlvL2ZlZWQueG1s/episode/bmVyZG5vaXNlcmFkaW8ucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vODRlOWI3M2ItMWRhZC0zMzI2LTkwOWUtZDNhODZjNTMxZWJh?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjojaS965aDAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ         Hugues' "St. John Track":              18) Act 2 Part 1 - Ninja Gaiden - NES - Keiji Yamagishi, Ryuichi Nitta, and/or                Ichiro Nakagawa                   a) Music - 01:52:02                   b) Discussion - 01:54:12          St. John's "St. John Track":            19) Escape Theme - Metroid - NES - Hirokazu ("Hip") Tanaka                   a) Music - 01:56:16                   b) Discussion - 01:58:34   Episode: C2E15 - "Animal Planet" Originally released: 11/23/2023 Episode Theme: Music from games with Animal Protagonists Episode Theme by: St. John Episode Title by: St. John Episide Link: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25lcmRub2lzZXJhZGlvL2ZlZWQueG1s/episode/bmVyZG5vaXNlcmFkaW8ucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vYTMxOTIwMjctMjRjMy0zOTU0LWE2MzYtYWU3MTAxZjUyYjA1?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjojaS965aDAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ         Hugues' "St. John Track":             20) Fishing for Seema - Tsuri Tarou - Super Famicom - Katsuhiro Hayashi                  a) Music - 02:02:52                  b) Discussion - 02:05:12          St. John's "St. John Track":             21) Hanging Waters - Ecco: Defender of the Future - Dreamcast - Tim Follin                   a) Music - 02:09:21                   b) Discussion - 02:12:05                   c) End of Show Discussion - 02:12:03                   d) Closing Track Discussion / Sign-Off - 02:20:28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Episode Closer! St. John's "Wild Card" track - from C2E15: "Animal Planet" (originally selected by St. John) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------        22) Spring Yard Zone - Sonic the Hedgehog - Genesis - Masato Nakamura              a) Music - 02:21:38              b) Outtakes - 02:23:57         Total Episode Runtime: 02:31:58   Retro Game Club can be found here:   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retro-game-club/id1453018680   You can also follow Retro Game Club on Facebook and Instagram @retrogameclubpodcast and on Twitter @rgcpodcast.   Hugues’ blog can be found here:    https://huguesjohnson.com/   Hugues' Christmas features:    https://huguesjohnson.com/scans/EBNovember03/   https://huguesjohnson.com/scans/EBDecember94/   https://huguesjohnson.com/random/xmas2023/   Dr. Alondra Rogers:   www.divergentautismservices.com   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dr_alondra_rogers   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_alondra_rogers/   Her Book: "Meeting Myself in the Dark: Guided Shadow Work Journal for Neurodivergent Souls" - (editor's note: Gaahhh, I said "Meeting Yourself in the Dark" instead! I'm so sorry, Alondra!!!!)   https://www.amazon.co.jp/Meeting-Myself-Dark-Journal-Neurodivergent-ebook/dp/B0CLH6B5MP   Brooke Schnittman, MA, PCC, BCC:   https://www.youtube.com/@CoachingWithBrooke https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/ https://www.facebook.com/coachingwithbrooke/ https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithbrooke/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachingwithbrooke/ https://twitter.com/BSchnittman https://www.threads.net/@coachingwithbrooke   "Nucleus" - Alan Parson's Project - I Robot - 1977 - compare this piece to the PS5 Menu music! It's not 1-for-1, but the similarities are unmistakable!....and yes, yes, I chickened out of just putting it in the episode. Figured it wouldn't do to have our year-in-review episode taken off Spotify, right? Anyway, give this track til about the 01:30 mark and then the similarities to the PS5 track will just leap off the page to you - I promise!   https://youtu.be/HuhDSkJH9cc?si=PyVGgO4vd7LfNyzT "The Ames Episodes" - also: "The RE20 Episodes!" (1 of 2) Spotlight Episode 77 - featuring St. John of Nerd Noise Radio* Spotify (Audio-only):  https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EDF0u5Q9LRF5pCMNqrYjN?si=0cn3oX_2RtGKuOJirGtg7A   YouTube (Audio AND Video - so you can see all the silly faces and hand/arm gestures I make when I talk!) [EDIT: Original link defective - replaced with good link!]   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBRBvl0X8eA