The 2026 Mid-Year Check-In

It's time once again for our annual mid-year check-in episode, celebrating our favorite video game music of the year thus far. It's also a fine excuse to talk about things like Arby's, Buddhist concepts of reincarnation, and getting the residents of Seth's Tomodachi Life island addicted to edible cigarettes.(00:00) Intro(18:14) Housekeeping(19:58) Sean Capri Presents the State of the Nintendo Music Address(39:22) Pokémon Pokopia(1:12:47) The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish(1:38:26) Wax Heads(1:58:27) Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream(2:18:10) Mina the Hollower(2:45:28) YouTube Comment Oversharing Corner(3:01:34) Voicemails(3:13:21) Patron shoutouts & outro✉️ Send email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📞 Leave voicemail at (216) 230-8540⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵 This episode's music playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠►⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Discord community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support on Patreon for early access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen to Bit Harmony on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☆ Social Links ☆► Matt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mattmurray.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠► Seth on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@twodollarhero.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☆ Podcast art by Natascha Murray ☆► Nastascha on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@couchmochi.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠► ⁠Pastel Arcade on YouTube⁠☆ Radio stingers by Garrett Bugay ☆► Garrett on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@garrettbugay.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵 Music Credits 🎵► Mario Kart World was composed by Atsuko Asahi, Maasa Miyoshi, Takuhiro Honda, & Yutaro Takakuwa► Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment was composed by Keiichi Okabe, Ryuichi Takada, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Oliver Good, Keita Inoue, and Taichi Joraku► Pokémon Pokopia was composed by Hiromu Akaba & Jieun Kim► The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish was composed by Charlie Kilgore► Wax Heads was composed by Gina Loughlin► Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was composed by Toru Minegishi, Shinobu Nagata, Reika Nakai, and Kairi HamadaCraftus ~ Track 1 - Fat Bard (Bubsy 4D)Wakeboarding: Opening Theme - Ryō Nagamatsu (Wii Sports Resort)Underground BGM (Latin Guitar Version) - Mario Kart WorldThe Unknown Abyss - Hyrule Warriors: Age of ImprisonmentThe Traveling Korok - Hyrule Warriors: Age of ImprisonmentSunlit Search - Hidenori Iwasaki (PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse)Dream Island (Dragonite Doll) - Pokémon PokopiaSparkling Skylands (Day) - Pokémon PokopiaVermilion City (Night) - Pokémon PokopiaRoute 24 ~ Welcome to the World of Pokémon! - Junichi Masuda (Pokémon Red/Pokémon Blue)Windsock - The Wide Open Sky is Running out of CatfishIsabella Avenue - The Wide Open Sky is Running out of CatfishTitle Theme - Koji Kondo (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)Give Yourself Up to the Music - Wax HeadsWhispering Fog ~ Aiko Suzuki - Wax HeadsWhere and Wear Clothing - Tomodachi Life: Living the DreamStudio Workshop (Palette House) - Tomodachi Life: Living the DreamMii News - Tomodachi Life: Living the DreamGator Gallup (Nox's Bayou) - Jake Kaufman (Mina the HollowerTheory of Everything (Mirror's End) - Yuzo Koshiro (Mina the Hollower)Gravity Man - Mari Yamaguchi (Mega Man 5)Rolling Steam (Spiral Summit) - Yuzo Koshiro (Mina the Hollower)The Hollower's Guild - Jake Kaufman (Mina the Hollower)chimera solo (sean's version) - AP Thompson (Titanium Court)Stoic Porridge - Craigory Hamilton & Brandon Tanner (Caves of Qud)