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We’re finally here at the end of the longest year in the history of long, bad years. We barely played any games this year, so pulling together our favorite songs was a mighty task, but we weren’t going to let you walk away empty-handed. Also, let’s be real, it’s way harder to find ten good games than games with good music. Good game music is easy. You here me, Capcom?? EASY! THERE’S NO EXCUSE FOR MEGA MAN TO SOUND LIKE THIS!*ahem*Please enjoy these hours of music and best of lists, and I hope everyone has a great end to the year from hell. May the hell be lessened and the games better in 2019. Thanks everyone, for everything.A few notes: you can find our episode for the music from games we played for the first six months of the year on Abnormal Mapping 79. Also, to enjoy this episode in higher quality than our hosting can support, please consider listening to it on YouTube if you're sensitive to that sort of thing!As always you can find Abnormal Mapping on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!All of our shows, and this entire network, is Patreon supported! Please consider pledging to keep Abnormal Mapping going into 2019! Thank you so much!THE TRACKS IN THIS EPISODE, IN ORDER!Prelude by Hidenori Maezawa from Castlevania IIISoldiers of the Sea by Lucas Pope from Return of the Obra DinnLoose Cargo by Lucas Pope from Return of the Obra DinnThe Doom by Lucas Pope from Return of the Obra DinnThe Alexandrian Pleiad by Sarah Schachner from Assassin’s Creed: OriginsMysterious by Yugo Kanno from NiohGarbage Day by Daniel Koestner & Ben Esposito from Donut CountyMain Theme by Jason Graves from Murdered: Soul SuspectEvery Day is Night by Michael Kelly from VA-11 HALL-ADanganronpa V3 Opening by Masafumi Takada from Danganronpa V3God of War by Bear McCreary from God of WarI’m Yours Forever by Noboru Mutoh from Tetris EffectLook Up by Noboru Mutoh from Tetris EffectRed Flag by Dan Le Sac from Subsurface CircularChecking In by Lena Raine from CelesteHouse Building Theme by Woody Jackson from Red Dead Redemption 2Nuts and Bolts by Joakim Sandberg from IconoclastsNever Stop Sneakin by Hyperduck Soundworks from Never Stop SneakinMain Theme by Motoi Sakuraba from Mario Tennis AcesMemories of Mother by Bear Mccreary from God of WarMain Menu Theme by Joris de Man from Horizon Zero DawnSimple and Clean by Utada Hikaru from Kingdom HeartsHollow Bastion by Yoko Shimamura from Kingdom HeartsBeats in my Head by Hideki Okugawa from Street Fighter IIIJazzy NYC 99 by Hideki Okugawa from Street Fighter IIIKen’s Theme by various artists from Street Fighter VPale Court by Christopher Larkin from Hollow KnightThe Grimm Troupe by Christopher Larkin from Hollow KnightSealed Vessel by Christopher Larkin from Hollow KnightMinsky Dub by Dan Le Sac from Subsurface CircularWily Stage by Marika Suzuki from Mega Man 11Chapter 2 by Joel Corelitz from GorogoaClassic 1989 Theme by Noboru Mutoh from Tetris Effect City of Tears by Christopher Larkin from Hollow KnightMain Theme by Marika Suzuki from Mega Man 11Obelisk by Gavin Allen from The Mummy: DemasteredTitle Theme by Gavin Allen from The Mummy: DemasteredNate’s Theme 4.0 by Henry Jackman from Uncharted 4Overworld Theme by Mahito Yokota from Super Mario 3D LandCibele by Decky Coss from CibeleMain Theme by Koji Hayama from Ape Escape 2Find Me by Szjerdene from TacomaSnowdin Town by Toby Fox from UndertaleSpear of Justice by Toby Fox from UndertaleMetal Crusher by Toby Fox from UndertaleMegalovania by Toby Fox from UndertaleFloating Tower by Yoko Osaka from CrystalisMt Sabre by Yoko Osaka from CrystalisWorld of Sea by Unknown from AthenaReprise Medley by Gavin Allen from The Mummy: DemasteredTitle Theme by Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutan et al from DragonBall FighterZHangar Theme by Unknown from Gundam Breaker 3Main Theme by Koji Hayama from Ape Escape 2The Farthest by Kow Otani from Shadow of the ColossusPilots by Goldfrapp from Vampire: the Masquerade - BloodlinesHollywood by Rik Schaffer from Vampire: the Masquerade - BloodlinesTRAIN-TRAIN by The Blue Hearts from Taiko no TatsujinNext Chapter by Noboru Motoh from Tetris EffectMain Theme by Yugo Kanno from NiohYuna's Theme by Noriko Matsueda from Final Fantasy X-2The Opened Way by Kow Otani from Shadow of the ColossusBeginning by Yoshinori Sasaki, Jun Funahashi et al from Castlevania III: Dracula’s CurseLavender Town by Junichi Masuda from Pokemon RedLavender Town by Shota Kageyama from Pokemon Let’s Go!SS Anne by Shota Kageyama from Pokemon Let’s Go!Pallet Town by Shota Kageyama from Pokemon Let’s Go!Katamari on the Wings by Yuu Miyake, Yoshihito Yano from Katamari Forever

For our latest patreon request, we bring back our old Gameography format and take a look at fifteen games from game maker Nina Freeman. Her most famous game is Cibele but we’ve played all of the avaliable single player games and are here to have a discussion about them. They’re really good and interesting and while we don’t do these styles of episode much anymore, it was an incredibly rewarding experience! I hope you enjoy our discussion.This episode was brought to you by Olivia Zircon (@OliviaZircon), thanks to her support on Patreon. If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping and you too can take control of an episode!If you want to send us comments or questions, shoot us an email at [email protected]!The Games Covered:Beach DateLost Memories Dot NetCibeleKimmyFreshman Yearhow do you Do It?A Pretty Ornament I MadeSpace DadPerishableMangiaLadylikeDeutsches HausMy House My RulesHokuto no Huchen (Fist of the North Karp)A Dating SimThings Discussed: Nina Freeman GamesThis Month's Game Club:Gameography: Nina FreemanNext Month's Game Club: Our GOTY Music Special!Music This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodvaltameri by Decky Cosscibele by Decky Coss

Joined by Aisling (@heartjanedoe), we take a journey to the ancient times of the mid 2000s, when the only thing cooler than tank-tops was the movie Blade II. Some say this remains true to this day.This episode was brought to you by Aisling Quinn, thanks to her support on Patreon. If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping and you too can guest on an episode of us playing whatever you want!If you want to send us comments or questions, shoot us an email at [email protected]!Things Discussed: Magic Online, Hollow Knight, Crayola Scoot, Vampire; The Masquerade - Bloodlines, The AAA Industry Through The YearsThis Month's Game Club:Vampire the Masquerade: BloodlinesNext Month's Game Club: Gameography: Nina FreemanMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodBloodlines Theme by “Rick Schaffer”Isolated by ChiasmAngel by Massive Attack

We are joined once again by our friend Crystal (@ArcaneCrystal) to bring you the hardest hitting takes on the games of one Richard B. Riddick, the world's deadliest Digimon Protagonist.This episode was brought to you by Crystal, thanks to her support on Patreon. If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping and you too can have an episode of us playing whatever you want! And you too can guest!If you want to send us comments or questions, shoot us an email at [email protected]!Things Discussed: Mass Effect, Kingdom Hearts, Hollow Knight, The Chronicles Of Riddick: Escape from Buthcer Bay & Assault on Dark Athena, Doom 3, DishonoredThis Month's Game Club:The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark AthenaNext Month's Game Club:Vampire: The Masquerade - BloodlinesMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodDrone Mile by Gustaf GrefbergTraverse Town by Yoko ShimomuraPrelude by Konami Kukeiha Club

Abnormal Mapping returns with a voyage to the land of primates as we enjoy the machinations of dual shocks, world domination, and 3D platforming. Join us as we are surprised by one of our blind spots and play one of the best games we've played on this podcast!This episode was brought to you by Matt McCoolski, thanks to his support on Patreon. If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping and you too can have an episode of us playing whatever you want!If you want to send us comments or questions, shoot us an email at [email protected]!Things Discussed: God of War, Street Fighter V, Dragonball FighterZ, Jump Force, Fullmetal Alchemist, Ape Escape 2, Ratchet & ClankThis Month's Game Club:Ape Escape 2Next Month's Game Club: The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark AthenaMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodLiberty Island by Koji HayamaSong of the Freaky Monkey Five by Koji HayamaIndestructable by Exile (feat. Flo Rida)

We enter our eighth decade of podcasts by checking back in on our friends in Spira two years after Sin was defeated and the day was saved. What has happened to the world? How has everyone carried on outside the spectre of death? And what, exactly, is up with Nooj's everything? All this and more as the Gullwings take to the skies and we take to our walkthroughs of the most complex Final Fantasy yet!Things Discussed: Things Discussed: Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy, Mario Tennis Aces, Pocket Rumble, Street Fighter vs Mortal Kombat, Virtua Fighter, Advent ChildrenIf you would like to guest on our Podcast or just generally support the show please consider pledging to keep our lights on and our bellies full on Patreon! Thank you to everyone who continues to help us make shows at any level. Abnormal Mapping can, as always, be found on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!This Month's Game: Final Fantasy X-2Next Month's Game: Ape Escape 2Music This EpisdeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodReal Emotion by Koda KumiWe're the Gullwings! by Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi1000 Words by Koda Kumi

Welcome to our summer soundtrack episode! It's been six months since game of the year, so it's time to check in with all the music of all the games we've played in this hell year of 2018 so far. Please enjoy two hours of tunes!We are, as always, a patreon supported show. Go to patreon.com/abnormalmapping to help us keep making podcasts .Thank you.Color Pulse (Off the Hook) by Toru Minegishi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Shiho Fujii from Splatoon 2Majula by Motoi Sakuraba & Yuka Kitamura from Dark Souls IIMain Theme by Daniel Licht from Dishonored 2Delilah's Theme by Daniel Licht from Dishonored 2Right There, Ride On by Hideki Naganuma and Teruhiko Nakagawa from Sonic RushSka Cha Cha by Hideki Naganuma and Teruhiko Nakagawa from Sonic RushMario Stadium / Glare Desert by Masayoshi Soken from Mario Hoops 3 on 3Jr Street by Masayoshi Soken from Mario Hoops 3 on 3Koopa Beech / Sunset Beach by Masayoshi Soken from Mario Hoops 3 on 3New Heights in El Machino by El Huervo from SteamWorld Dig 2A City That Never Sleeps by Garoad from VA-11 HALL-ANighttime Maneuvers by Garoad from VA-11 HALL-AHall of Heroes by Ian Campbell from BleedTheme Hard by David Boitier from SplasherInkorp Frenzy by David Boitier from SplasherTrace Rising by Thomas Happ from Axiom VergeThe Handed Down Name by Yuzo Koshiro from Etrian Odyssey VThe Handed Down Name (FM Ver) by Yuzo Koshiro from Etrian Odyssey VMulti Battle Suspect Battle by Nobuo Uematsu and Tsutomu Narita from Granblue FantasyShopping A by Masami Ueda & others from Bayonetta 2The Great War, Aerial Battle by Masami Ueda & others from Bayonetta 2Twist It by Kota Hoshino from Armored Core 4Special World 8 by Takeshi Hama from Super Mario 3D LandCosmic Clone by Asuka Hayazaki, Mahito Yokota, Shigetoshi Gohara, Takeshi Hama, Yuya Takezawa from Super Mario 3D LandStart Running Hope by Go Ichinose from Pocket Card JockeyJazz Racing Jam by Go Ichinose from Pocket Card JockeyRose and Daughters by Halina Heron from A Mortician's TaleThe Opened Way by Kou Otani from Shadow of the ColossusA Spartan Rises by Martin O'Donnell & Michael Salvatori from Halo 2 AnniversaryMoon Over Mombasa by Martin O'Donnell & Michael Salvatori from Halo 2 AnniversaryUnforgotten Memories by Martin O'Donnell & Michael Salvatori from Halo 2 AnniversaryOne Final Effort by Martin O'Donnell & Michael Salvatori from Halo 3Remix 10 feat. Daisy by unknown Nintendo composer from Super Mario RunLabo Build Music by unknown Nintendo composer from Nintendo LaboUltramarine Deep by Hayato Sonoda, Wataru Ishibashi from Ys VI: The Ark of NapishtimClimax Re-enactment V3 by Masafumi Takada from Danganronpa V3: Killing HarmonyPushing Onwards by Magnus Palsson from VVVVVVPredestined Fate by Magnus Palsson from VVVVVVPopular Potpourri by Magnus Palsson from VVVVVVFins & Fiddles (Bottom Feeders) by Toru Minegishi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Shiho Fujii from Splatoon 2Broken Coral (Ink Theory) by Toru Minegishi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Shiho Fujii from Splatoon 2Via Dolce by Atsuko Asahi and Yasuaki Iwata from ArmsRibbon Ring by Atsuko Asahi and Yasuaki Iwata from ArmsDwelling of Doom by Kenichi Matsubara, Satoe Terashima, Kouji Murata from Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

It is the ides, and we are bringing you a special early Abnormal Mapping! We've got our mid-year soundtrack episode coming out at the end of June, so today we're releasing our June Game Club: a discussion about Fullbright's latest game, Tacoma. We talk corporate dystopias, walking simulators, character interaction and gush about how impressive the central conversation playback mechanic is. It's so good to play a truly great video game again.Abnormal Mapping can, as always, be found on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!Things Discussed: Everybody's Tennis, Bound, Tacoma, Gone Home, Walking SimulatorsThis Month's Game Club: TacomaNext Month's Game Club: Final Fantasy X-2Music This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodFind Me by SzjerdeneDead Weight by Floating Room

Another month comes to a close and we're here to bring you another episode of the hit video game podcast: Abnormal Mapping! This time we're looking at Murdered: Soul Suspect, arguably the final big B-Game of the 360 era, the last gasp of a now forgotten time. But is it any good? Does it hold up in 2018? What is it? These questions and more will be answered within. It's a good show!This month is brought to you by patreon subscriber Mike Cosimano, who used their reward to make us play this game. If you would like to guest on our Podcast or just generally support the show please consider pledging to keep our lights on and our bellies full on Patreon! Thank you to everyone who continues to help us make shows at any level.Abnormal Mapping can, as always, be found on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!Things Discussed: Castlevania II, Castlevania III, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, Assassin's Creed: Origins, Murdered: Soul SuspectThis Month's Game Club: Murdered: Soul SuspectNext Month's Game Club: TacomaMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodMurdered Soul Suspect Theme by Jason GravesKeep Your Head Up! by Masaya MatsuuraAisle 10 by Scapegoat Wax

We might never miss a month but it feels like it's been a thousand years since we've podcasted given how fast the world goes and the strange recording schedule of our seventy sixth episode. Please join us for two hours split across an entire month as we reflect on the games we've played, the games we wish we were playing, and how nothing will ever actually change in this space. Ever.If you would like to guest on our Podcast or just generally support the show please consider pledging to keep our lights on and our bellies full on Patreon! Thank you to everyone who continues to help us make shows at any level.Abnormal Mapping can, as always, be found on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!Things Discussed: God of War, Labo, The Room: Old Sins, Myst, The Floor is Jelly, Celeste, The Company of Myself, Where is my Heart?, the Idle Thumbs podcast Jackson cites is incorrect but I don't have a better idea which podcast it was sorry, Vostok Inc., walking simulators, Campo Santo and Idle ThumbsThis Month's Game Club: The Room: Old Sins and The Floor is JellyNext Month's Game Club: Murdered: Soul SuspectMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodThe Room Main Theme by Dave NewbyThe First Day by Ian SnyderRain in C Minor by DisasterpieceCarrier Zone by Richard Jacques

Abnormal Mapping returns with a dive into the history of Nintendo's favorite greed magnate, a man of refined tastes and great financial need, the second most handsome foil in all of Video Games, Wario! We're joined by a special guest today to discuss non-linearity, the weirdness of a game without death, and just how cool the Game Boy Color aesthetic can be. Join us, on this most lusty adventure!Crystal can be found hosting their Zelda lore podcast, The Book of Mudora, and you can follow them on twitter @ArcaneCrystal If you would like to guest on our Podcast or just generally support the show please consider pledging to keep our lights on and our bellies full on Patreon! Thank you to everyone who continues to help us make shows at any level.Abnormal Mapping can, as always, be found on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!Things Discussed: Metal Gear Survive, The Last Guardian, Part Time UFO, Wario Land 3This Month's Game Club: Wario Land 3Next Month's Game Club: The Room: Old Sins and The Floor is JellyMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodWario Land 3 Main Theme by ‎Kozue IshikawaThe Tidal Coast, Sea Turtle Rocks and Beneath The Waves by ‎Kozue IshikawaWii Dancing by Naoko Mitome, Masanobu Matsunaga, Yasuhisa Baba

Abnormal Mapping is back with a special guest and a long-lived game stricken from Em's backlog forever as Six Dettmar joins us to talk about marriage, weapon triangles, permadeath and more as we explore the strange turn of events that is Fire Emblem: Awakening! With Jackson gone, we get deep in the weeds on fantasy nonsense, anime tropes, and how sometimes what makes a game popular is really hard to pin down. Six can be found co-hosting Novel Not New and on Scanline Media. Ver twitter is @sixdettmar.If you would like to guest on our Podcast or just generally support the show please consider pledging to keep our lights on and our bellies full on Patreon! Thank you to everyone who continues to help us make shows at any level.Abnormal Mapping can, as always, be found on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!Things Discussed: Heat Signature, Bayonetta 2, Fire Emblem Awakening, the Iwata Asks about FE:A, non-spoilery talk about Fire Emblem FatesThis Month's Game Club: Fire Emblem: AwakeningNext Month's Game Club: Wario Land 3Music This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodFire Emblem Awakening Main Theme by Hiroki Morishita, Rei Kondoh, Yuka Tsujiyoko"Oh, it's not so bad, Lissa. Just a healthy little stroll!" by Hiroki Morishita, Rei Kondoh, Yuka TsujiyokoMain Theme (Beach) by Hiroki Morishita, Rei Kondoh, Yuka Tsujiyoko

Abnormal Mapping returns in 2018 with our first Patron-guested episode as we rise to our most massive challenge yet—the iconic Shadow of the Colossus! Em's re-evaluation of a long-disliked game and Jackson's resolve to place an old game in context go head to head as we talk about horses, monsters, remakes, and just how far games have come since 2005. This episode is as wild as any giant beast, and we're just as diligent as any sword boy trying to save a lady. A big thank you to Sam Howitt for suggesting we play this game. You can find Sam on twitter at @SamuelHowitt or on his podcast Myth & Kin!If you would like to guest on our Podcast or just generally support the show please consider pledging to keep our lights on and our bellies full on Patreon! Thank you to everyone who continues to help us make shows at any level.Things Discussed: Halo, The Witcher, book shops, Guardian Heroes, Gunstar Super Heroes, GBA Flash Carts, Austin Walker's review of Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Colossus, Heather Alexandra's Shadow of the Colossus Let's Play, the Legend of Zelda art Em mentions, the HD Shadow of the Colossus remake for PS4, the Boss Fight Book's Shadow of the Colossus book by Nick Suttner, video of someone climbing up to the secret gardenThis Month's Game Club: Shadow of the ColossusNext Month's Game Club: Fire Emblem: AwakeningMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin McLeodRevived Power by Kou OtaniThe End of the Battle by Kou OtaniThe Farthest Land (Reprise) by Kou Otani

Hello everyone and welcome to the very last Abnormal Mapping of 2017! The year is over, we're all bundled up in the tepid cold of this global warming reality playing whatever we decided to get done over holiday break, and that means it's time for us to bring to you the lengthy catalogue of games we played in this hell year of two thousand seventeen. In this THREE (3) [III] hour podcast we have an array of music for you to enjoy during this down week between observed days off. We'll also run down our favorite and least favorite games played in this year, along with some special guests.A few notes: you can find our episode for the music from games we played for the first three months of the year on Abnormal Mapping 65. The Hellblade article we reference in this episode can be found here. Also, to enjoy this episode in higher quality than our hosting can support, please consider listening to it on YouTube if you're sensitive to that sort of thing! As always you can find Abnormal Mapping on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!Special guests this episode include Jen Unkle, Nate Ewert-Krocker, Ryan Persaud, Allen Ibrahim, Amr Al-Aaser, and Heather Alexandra. Big thank you to everyone, see you in 2018!The Tracks in This Episode, In Order!Die House by Evan Skolnick from CupheadLevel Complete! by Robert Prince from Wolfenstein 3DGet Them! by Robert Prince from Wolfenstein 3DLegacy by The Gone Jackals from Full ThrottleSurface of SR388 by Daisuke Matsuoka & Kenji Yamamoto from Metroid: Samus ReturnsQuantum Immortality by John Halpart from Heat Signature Opening Stage by Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara, and Toshihiko Horiyama from Mega Man XA Picture in Motion by Waveshaper from FuriMain Theme by Marc Canham from Driver: San FranciscoMedium Intensity A by Gordy Haab from Star Wars Battlefront IIHigh Above the Land by Jake Kaufman from Shovel KnightIn the Halls of the Usuper by Jake Kaufman from Shovel KnightA Thousand Leagues Below by Manami Matsumae from Shovel KnightMermaid Falls by Jake Kaufman from Shantae: Half Genie Hero Main Theme by David Earl from HeadlanderDantooine by Mark Griskey from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith LordsTower Ascent by Mick Gordon from Doom 4Main Theme by Andy LaPlegua and David García Díaz from Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Soul Sanctum by Christopher Larkin from Hollow KnightDirtmouth by Christopher Larkin from Hollow KnightMind of Hero by Shinichi Sakamoto and Michael Geyre from Wonder Girl: The Dragon's Trap The Monster's Lair (Daimyo Temple) by Shinichi Sakamoto and Michael Geyre from Wonder Girl: The Dragon's Trap See You by Saves the Day from Forza Horizon 3 Heart of Fire by Kinuyo Yamashita and Satoe Terashima from CastlevaniaTheme of Tara by Iku Mizutani, Shigehiro Takenouchi, and Motoaki Furukawa from Metal GearKamatari on the Swing by Shigeru Matsuzaki from We Love KatamariThe Starlit Wilds by Jake Kaufman from Shovel KnightLewis' Coronation - Palace by Jeff Russo from What Remains of Edith Finch The House by Jeff Russo from What Remains of Edith Finch Character Customization by Kemmei Adachi, Yoshio Ueno, Tadashi Yatabe, Hirofumi Sasaki from Everybody's Golf The Elephant Song by Burning Planet from Yono and the Celestial Elephants And the Earth Did Not Yet Bear A Name by Austin Wintory from ABZUWalter's Bunker by Jeff Russo from What Remains of Edith Finch Defiance Bay by Justin Bell from Pillars of Eternity The New Order by Toby Turner from Wolfenstein: The New OrderEnter Hallownest by Christopher Larkin from Hollow KnightWeird Autumn by Alec Holowka from Night in the WoodsMaeBea by Alec Holowka from Night in the WoodsSnow by Alec Holowka from Night in the WoodsMain Theme by Chris Remo from TacomaGregg by Alec Holowka from Night in the WoodsMain Menu by Bandai Namco Sound Team from Gundam VersusLife Will Change by Shoji Meguro from Persona 5Beneath the Mask -rain- by Shoji Meguro from Persona 5Game Character Course Selection by Takushi Hiyamuta from Neo Turf MastersBlue Lagoon Golf Course by Takushi Hiyamuta from Neo Turf MastersGame Over by Takushi Hiyamuta from Neo Turf MastersPeach's Castle by Grant Kirkhope from Mario and Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Rabbid Kong Rumpus by Grant Kirkhope from Mario and Rabbids: Kingdom Battle The Phantom of the Bwahpera by Grant Kirkhope from Mario and Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Side Crawler Dance by Shinichi Sakamoto and Michael Geyre from Wonder Girl: The Dragon's Trap Main Theme by Jack King-Spooner from DujanahCity Ruins (Medium) by Keiichi Okabe and Keigo Hoashi from Nier: AutomataWindy Hill Zone 1 by Tomoya Ohtani and Takahito Eguchi from Sonic Lost World Deadly Six Theme by Tomoya Ohtani and Takahito Eguchi from Sonic Lost World Aqua Road by Tomoya Ohtani, Takahito Eguchi, and Douglas Robb from Sonic ForcesFist Bump by Tomoya Ohtan

Welcome to the penultimate podcast of 2017! We've managed to make it through this hell year and we figured we'd wrap up our normal game club episodes in style by talking about two of our favorite games and one game that makes us look back on games of yore and how we feel about them as people who still engage with them in 2017.Look forward to further adventures of the Abnormal Mapping crew in 2018, and come back in two weeks for our GotY spectacular music spectacular. It's going to be a whole thing!To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!Things Discussed: Vostok Inc, SOMA, Rez, Child of Eden, Thumper, NES RemixThis Month's Game Club: Rez Infinite, Thumper, NES RemixNext Month's Game Club: Shadow of the ColossusMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin McLeodCreation by State of the ArtLevel 7 with Gameplay by Brian GibsonNES Remix Main Theme by Toshiyuki SudoNew Donk City Cafe by Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii‎ & Koji KondoArea X Mix - Blue Version by Hydelic

We head into the distant past and the world of legend this month to discuss one of the critical darlings of the early 00s and its filmic adaptation. What does it mean to re-envision a game before retro throwbacks? How influential can one game be to the idea of cinematic narrative experiences in this space? And most importantly, how can they ruin it trying to turn a video game into the next Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise?All this and more as we gather round one young man and the story he wants to tell us about what it means to live and love in an age of magic. It should be a good story, but he keeps talking about how he dies over and over and then saying it's not actually part of the story. He's a bad storyteller.To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!Things Discussed: Game of the Year, Sonic Lost World, biscuits vs cookies, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Novel Not New, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003), Jordan Mechner's original footage for the animation of Prince of Persia, the GameSpot video review of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the Resident Evil films, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)This Month's Game Club: Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeNext Month's Game Club: Thumper, Rez Infinite, NES RemixMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin McLeodIntroducing the Prince by Stuart ChatwoodThe Sands of Time by Harry Gregson-WilliamsMario 64 Title Theme by Koji KondoThe House of the Rising Sun by Wilbert Eckhart und seine Volksmusik Stars

NICE! Welcome to our weed-numbered episode of our ongoing Final Fantasy Adventure as we cover a game not called Final Fantasy Adventure, but instead take a deep dive into Spira and the wonders and horrors within. Please join us as we curse our old man, remember a time when everyone was laughing but only we meant it, and answered the age old question: what if Final Fantasy XIII was good?To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!Things Discussed: Mario 64, Mario Sunshine, Yono: The Celestial Elephants, Golf Story, The Sonic Forces Discourse, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIIINext Month's Game Club: Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin McLeodOtherworld by Nobuo UematsuTo Zanarkand by Nobuo UematsuSomeday the Dream will End by Nobuo UematsuYuna's Theme by Nobuo UematsuJecht's Theme by Nobuo UematsuSuteki Da Ne by Nobuo Uematsu, Kazushige Nojima, and Rikki

In the second episode of Abnormal Mapping, Em and Jackson have breaking news about the new console generation, Em discovers a beloved franchise maybe isn’t as beloved as they thought it would be, and Jackson hears a question so profound it makes them drop their coffee cup.To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!Things Discussed: Griffin's Nuzlocke run, PlayStation 4, The Swapper and Pokemon X & Y, that cool article about the development of Crash Bandicoot, How much the new Pokemon cards suck. No, really.This Month's Game ClubThe SwapperPokemon X & YNext Month's Game ClubThe Shivah: Kosher EditionVanquish

Hello friends! This week we're doing an extra special grab bag of things. Please enjoy this far reaching discussion of five game club games: Ridiculous Fishing, Bernband, Radiator 2, Gravity Bone, and Balloon Fight. Thanks to everyone who suggested these games on our Patreon.To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!Things Discussed: Ridiculous Fishing, Jetpack Joyride, Bernband, Radiator 2, Hurt Me Plenty, Succulent, Stick Shift, Deathspank (fuck you), Gravity Bone, Balloon Fight, Iwata o7, Iwata Wii U, Iwata Game CentreNext Month's Game Club: Final Fantasy XMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin McLeodMain Theme by Eirik Suhrke Bernband Alien Hallway by Tom van den Boogaart Crybaby by Davey and the Chains Maria Elena by Xavier Cugat Bonus Round by Hirokazu Tanaka Balloon Trip (Brawl ver) by Koji Hayama Blurry by Puddle of Mudd

The mappers find themselves in a glitch world, where the insomnia madness encroaches and the very internet begins to disintegrate. Our intrepid heroes carry on, reversing the course of last month’s progress to embrace the numbers and meters of ye olden games, and ride this regression wave directly into the past to confront the satanic baby of Johns Carmack and Romero within its pixelated heavy metal womb. Will a carton of juice and a shotgun be enough to survive this trek?Games Discussed: Bravely Default, DoomRelevant LinksM’s entire playthrough of DoomMasters of Doom, the book that inspired this podcastthe history of Crash Bandicoot’s developmentMusic in this EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin McLeodTiz’ Battle Theme (live ver.) by RevoE1M1 Music by Robert PrinceFeena by Yuzo KoshiroAnna by Jonathan Eng

On this month's Abnormal Mapping we have a nice treat for you: playing a game, and watching the tie-in movie! The game is good fun, the tie in movie is an unholy abomination, and the podcast is very entertaining! Join us, my lord, and indeed let's embark upon a journey of donut fuelled revenge with Maxy Max and the Payne Bunch.Things Discussed: Max Payne, Jazzpunk, This Dead Rising Video, Max Payne (The Movie), Sin City (The Movie)This Month's Game Club: Max PayneNext Month's Game Club: Radiator 2, Ridiculous Fishing, Bernband, Balloon Fight, Gravity BoneMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodMain Theme of Max Payne by Kärtsy Hatakka & Kimmo KajastoMax Marches On by Marco Beltrami and Buck SandersThe Happy Song by Poets of the Fall

Legends tell of a man, a quiet man, a man who jumps and a man who spins, a man who one day—this day—must rise and save us all. But that man was not available, and so it falls upon this paper plumber to embark upon a journey to the stars to save a princess oft and once more kidnapped. The Mappers embark upon this man’s journey through a twisted land of pun-laden characters and self-aware deconstruction, and arrive finally at the end of their quest with only the corpses of penguins to show for it*.(*No penguins were harmed in the making of this podcast.)As a companion piece to this episode, Em produced an zine for Paper Mario, featuring cool and cute paintings and sketches of the characters and the world of this month’s game! You can (and totally should, it’s really good!) pick it up on gumroad.This episode was brought to you by our patrons. To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!This Month’s Game Club: Paper MarioThings Discussed: Papa’s Donuteria, Racially Diverse Kitchen 3, Metal Gear Solid, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, Roger Ebert’s Great Movies, Player 2, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl, The Minesweeper Wall, Paper Mario, Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars, Iwata Asks for Paper Mario Sticker Star, Upon Reflection, Retro Game Challenge, NES Remix, Shovel Knight, Attack of the Friday Monsters, Yakuza 3, Gone Home, Her StoryMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodAttack of the Koopa Bros. by Yuka Tsujiyoko & Taishi SendaMarch Ahead by Yuka Tsujiyoko & Taishi SendaNice To Meet You by Yuka Tsujiyoko & Taishi SendaDetective Mario by Yuka Tsujiyoko & Taishi Senda

This month we bookend our newest episode with our oldest episode and cover the first Devil May Cry! Inspired by our very first Meta Mapping and voted on by our Patrons, we dig into the past of character action games and Dante, son of Mundus for a trip into all thing stylish and stupid. Come for the combos, stay for the angst. We even touch a bit on old standbys Ninja Gaiden and Bayonetta!This episode was brought to you by our patrons. To support our shows, suggest topics, and vote on games, please check out our Patreon. Any amount of support helps a ton!You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! We're on all the things!Things Discussed: England's world cup win in 1966, the Paris level of Twisted Metal 2, the Neo Paris of Remember Me, Yoshi's Island, RetroArch, Crash Bandicoot 1 & 2, Abnormal Mapping episode 6 covering Crash Bandicoot, So You're Saying There's A Chance, Devil May CryThis Month's Game Club: Devil May CryNext Month's Game Club: Max Payne (and the movie!)Music This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodPublic Enemy by Masami UedaThe Theme of Sparda by Masami UedaLove Peace and Happiness by Kazumi Totaka

Welcome to Meta Mapping, our journey through old episodes complete with new reflections on our current day thoughts on the episode! Today we're revisiting The King And W, an episode idea that our friend Michaela Joffe came to us with where we would do a little improv and interview Bowser, the King Koopa.It turned out extremely well, and we're very excited to bring it to you again! It was recorded only a couple years ago, and yet it feels like a whole different world. A lot can change in a short two years.As always, you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Consider supporting us on Patreon to make future shows possible and receive cool extra gifts.Music This EpisodeSaturday Night Live Theme 1985-1994 by Howard ShoreBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodWario Dance Company by Naoko Mitome, Masanobu Matsunaga, Yasuhisa BabaGamecube Boot Music by Toru MinegishiIgnorance is Bliss by Jellyfish

Hello friends, we're here again at the nearly-midpoint of the year for a celebration of music and magic and wonder. Everyone liked our December music episodes so much and they took so long to make we decided to split them into twice-yearly installments, so enjoy this long list of summer tunes based on what we've been playing since we last checked in.As always, check us out on iTunes, or watch this episode on YouTube if that's your speed. And be sure to support us on Patreon, to keep the good times rolling.With that, here's the full list of music. Enjoy!Music This EpisodeDance Through the Danger by Christina Vee from Shantae: Half-Genie HeroI Made It All Up by Mike Morasky from Portal 2Influence of the Deep by Yoko Shimomura from Parasite EveCara Mia Addio by Mike Morasky from Portal 2Route 1 by Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose from Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreenPewter City by Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose from Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreenVs Champion by Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose from Pokemon Sun and MoonSaferoom by Miwako Chinone from Resident Evil 7On A Pale Horse by Martin O'Donnell from Halo: Combat EvolvedTruth and Reconciliation by Martin O'Donnel from Halo: Combat Evolved 1:50-4:28Linkle's Theme by Masato Koike and Yuki Matsumura from Hyrule Warriors LegendsPrice Sidon by Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, and Hajime Wakai from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildAttack on Vah Medoh by Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, and Hajime Wakai from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildHyrule Castle by Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, and Hajime Wakai from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildAthletic Theme by Asuka Ota, Hajime Wakai, and Koji Kondo from New Super Mario BrosBeach Overworld by Asuka Ota, Hajime Wakai, and Koji Kondo from New Super Mario BrosLonely Rolling Star by Yohihito Yano and Saki Kabata from Katamari DamacyEverlasting Love by Akitaka Tohyama from We Love KatamariOld Town by Kohei Tanaka from Gravity RushLei Colmosna by Kohei Tanaka from Gravity Rush 2A Red Apple Fell From the Sky by Kohei Tanaka from Gravity Rush 2War to War by Keiichi Okabe and Keigo Hoashi from Nier: AutomataMemories of Dust by Keiichi Okabe and Keigo Hoashi from Nier: AutomataMachine Village by Keiichi Okabe and Keigo Hoashi from Nier: AutomataPrologue (A New Act) by Justin Bell from Pillars of EternityDyrwood by Justin Bell from Pillars of EternityFalling Bridge by Takeshi Furukawa from The Last GuardianDelphinus Delphis by Austin Wintory from AbzuTheme of Tara by Konami Kukeiha Club from Metal GearRed Alert by Konami Kukeiha Club from Metal GearZanzibarland National Anthem by Konami Kukeiha Club from Metal Gear 2: Solid SnakeZanzibar Breeze by Konami Kukeiha Club from Metal Gear 2: Solid SnakeEnclosure by TAPPY and Konami Kukeiha Club from Metal Gear SolidInfiltration by Norihiko Hibino from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertyBattle by Norihiko Hibino from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertyBattle in the Base by Norihiko Hibino from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterShowtime by Norihiko Hibino from Metal Gear Solid: Portable OpsNo Place To Hide by Nobuko Toda, Shuichi Kobori, and Kazuma Jinnouchi from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsUninterrupted Signal by Nobuko Toda from Metal Gear Solid: Peace WalkerZero Allies! by Kazuma Jinnouchi and Akihiro Honda from Metal Gear Solid Peace WalkerDepartures/End Credits by Lyndon Holland from Virginia

A year ago this month we played Knights of the Old Republic, and today we complete the saga by taking on Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. Jump in for a journey of discovery, as we experience one of the most heavily recommended subversions of all the aspects of Star Wars that we thought we didn't like, only to realize that without them our hearts feel empty and we feel lost. Maybe the Star Wars we loved was in our hearts all along.No, we will never do the MMO.We are joined by friend of the show Heather Alexandra for segment 2, you can find her work over at Kotaku and follow her on twitter here! You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download directly from the player above.Things Discussed: our Patreon! which is doing well, Driver: San Francisco, Hollow Knight, Mega Man 6, Life is Strange, Star Wars (the movies), Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Traitor (A New Jedi Order Novel), Episode 50: Jump Cut Genocide covering KotOR 1, our episode about Planescape: Torment, Persona 4Game Club This Month: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsGame Club Next Month: Devil May CryMusic This EpisodeStar Wars: Kotor March by Mark GriskeyStar Wars Theme by John WilliamsThrone Room by John WilliamsI'm Han Solo by Kevin Afflack

Welcome to Meta Mapping, our first in a series of re-released episodes from the Abnormal Mapping archives with new content made possible by our Patreon subscribers.We figured it would be best to start with our very first episode, back when all our mics were bad and M used a different name. We didn't want to change any of that, so you get the raw reality of us four years ago for your listening ... pleasure? Pleasure seems like a strong word. We've come a long way, baby! And you can see those humble beginnings here.As always, you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Consider supporting us on Patreon to make future shows possible and receive cool extra gifts.Games Discussed This EpisodeGunpointDmC: Devil May CryMusic Used This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodMelancholia by John Robert Matz, Ryan Ike and Francisco CerdaWhat the Fuck Is Wrong With You by Combichrist

The Mappers delve into the past for an examination of two pillars of 90s PC gaming, as we all tackle the mysteries of Myst together (with returning third chair Destiny), and then I take a moment to talk about Full Throttle Remastered with Kotaku's Heather Alexandra. It's a lot of clicking and a lot of puzzle solving in this wave of computer nostalgia.Note: we have a Patreon! Support us by going to patreon.com/abnormalmapping!You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download directly from the player above.Things Discussed: Persona 5: Jungian Inception, Forza Horizon 3, Injustice, The Patreon Letters, Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, Heather's review for Full Throttle Remastered, Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition, LOOM, 90s PC games versus console games, Myst, Jeff Gerstmann in the RealMyst Quick Look, Rock Paper Shotgun's Myst Opinions, Life is Strange, The Eternal Quest To Defend Pop PunkThis Month's Game Clubs: Full Throttle Remastered, MystNext Month's Game Club: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith LordsMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodGet Outta Town by The Gone JackalsMyst Theme by Robyn MillerThe Temple of Achenar by Robyn MillerThe Last Message by Robyn Miller

Miyamoto, tending his garden, suddenly has a brilliant idea. What if he could recapture the feelings of his childhood in game form? What if it was possible to identify the essence of nature and replicate it on a simple disc. It would be overwhelming, yet familiar. Chaotic, yet calm. Hostile, yet intimate. He toiled with his team for years, until finally the public could join him in the garden.After the sun had set, he opened a laptop, and went to find what the public had said. He did not know if he was truly successful, but he hoped he had reached at least a few. Yet the message he received was not one he understood. He stared at his screen under cover of night, left only with the words: CHIE IS BEST GIRL.--This month we are joined by a very special guest for Segment 2, Amr Al-Aaser. Amr Al-Aaser is a games critic. You can find them on twitter, on Medium, Paste, and even donate to their Patreon! They're good people, and we're very glad to have them.Things Discussed: national health systems, Mark of the Ninja, Mega Man 5, Gravity Rush 2, Need for Speed: the novel based on the movie, the trailer for the NFS movie, Persona 5, Dark Souls, Yakuza, who put the J in JRPGs, GameFAQS, Pikmin 3, Mario 128 demoThis Month's Game Club: Pikmin 3Next Month's Game Club: MystMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodPikmin 3 Title Theme by Asuka Hayazaki, Atsuko Asahi, Hajime WakaiTwilight River by Asuka Hayazaki, Atsuko Asahi, Hajime WakaiFruit Analysis by Asuka Hayazaki, Atsuko Asahi, Hajime WakaiPikmin Ai No Uta by Strawberry Flower

Em and Jackson are here to say goodbye to the Final Fantasy of old and to look forward to new horizons, new podcast art, and a new podcast feed! Final Fantasy IX is a strange game to be approaching after so much time in the SNES Final Fantasies. Does it help to have such immediate context for the games FF9 is trying to reference? Hrm...Meanwhile, Em takes some time to sit in nature and think about the latest Zelda.Things Discussed: SquareSpace, Mothering Sunday, TypeShift, 7 Words, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, Pillars of Eternity, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinThis Month's Game Club: Final Fantasy IXNext Month's Game Club: Pikmin 3Music This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodBlack Mage Village by Nobuo UematsuBreath of the Wild Theme by Manaka Kataoka and Yasuaki IwataLink's Memories by Manaka Kataoka and Yasuaki IwataHyrule Field (Day) by Manaka Kataoka and Yasuaki IwataVamo' Alla Flamenco by Nobuo UematsuYou're Not Alone! by Nobuo UematsuInseparable Hearts by Nobuo UematsuBehind the Door by Nobuo Uematsu

Celebrate the shortest month with the shortest hero as Abnormal Mapping delves into the wide world of rolling up extremely tiny objects in Katamary Damacy. This includes the first game, We Love Katamari, and even some Katamari Forever. Plus, we dip into Keita Takahashi’s development history and philosophy of design. Come for the good conversation, stay for the incredible music. We’re 60 years young and still rolling strong!This Month’s Game Club: Katamari DamacyNext Month’s Game Club: Final Fantasy IXYou can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discussed: Mortal Kombat 9, the coolness of Ninjas, Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, Hatsune Miku Project DIVA Future Tone, Guitar Hero Live, Braid, The Swapper, Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, Ori & The Blind Forest, Mario Galaxy, Gravity Ghost, Katamari Damacy, The Zelda 1 Map in Zelda 2, Katamari Items Twitter, We Love Katamari, Noby Noby Boy, Beautiful Katamari, Wattam (Coming Soon!), Keita Takahashi’s Twitter, The Katamari of Amigara Fault, Ninja Gaiden, Dark SoulsMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Ken MacLeodKatamari Mambo by Yuri MisumiQue Sera Sera by Asuka SakaiCherry Blossom Color Season by Yuu MiyakeKatamari on the Rocks by Yuu Miyake

Hello and welcome to 2017 where we’re getting right into the thick of it with a podcast covering five whole video games today. What happens when you take a decade to tell the story of two women equally dedicated to murdering, climbing, exploring, and looting, and pit them against each other? Today we look at two generations of design by a single company, and ask the question: what exactly is Lara Croft’s job? Because she sure isn’t selling these artifacts or writing papers.Things Discussed: Moderns Warfare 1-3, New Super Mario Bros. U, Super Mario Run, Super Mario Sunshine, Things Were Better Before, the surprisingly nice looking 360 Version of Rise of The Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider Legend, Tomb Raider Anniversary, Tomb Raider Underworld, Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb Raider, Hitman, E3, Our Yakuza 3 Episode, DanganronpaThis Month’s Game Club: Tomb Raider Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Tomb Raider Underworld, Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb RaiderNext Month’s Game Club: Katamari DamacyYou can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Music This EpisodeBlown Away by Ken MacLeodTomb Raider Legend Theme by Troels Brun FolmannJapan 7B by Troels Brun FolmannMan for All Seasons by Robbie WilliamsI Shall Rise by Karen O

Welcome to the very end of the year, where we talk about the good, the bad, and the musical. Please enjoy over two hours of hot, banging audio content. Please enjoy the end of 2016. Please enjoy the end.Next Month’s Game Club: Tomb Raider Legend, Tomb Raider Anniversary, Tomb Raider Underworld, Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb RaiderYou can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.The Best Game Music Choices of 2016!Witcher 3 – Priscilla’s Song – Marcin Przbylowicz, Mikolai StroinskiWolf Among Us – Intro Theme – Jared Emerson JohnsonStellaris – Gravitation Constant – Andreas WaldetoftSuper Mario World – Athletic Theme – Koji KondoLink to the Past – Dark World – Koji KondoSuper Castlevania 4 – Simon’s Theme – Masanori Adachi, Taro KudoMajora’s Mask – Milk Bar – Koji KondoMajora’s Mask – Giants’ Theme – Koji KondoSonic the Hedgehog – Starlight Zone – Masato NakamuraSonic the Hedgehog 2 – Metropolis – Masato NakamuraSonic CD – Stardust Speedway Zone (Bad Future ver) – Spencer Nilsen, David Young, Mark CrewSonic Adventure – Azure Blue World – Jun Senoue, Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi, Masaru SetsumaruYoshi’s Woolly World – Clawdaddy Beach – Tomoya Tomita, Misaki AsadaKirby: Planet Robobot – Float Islands (Blue Lab Area) – Hirokazu AndoDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Mangrove Cove – David Wise, Kenji YamamotoPicross 3D Round 2 – Track II – Megumi Ohara, Hirokazu Ando, Shogo SakaiSuper Hexagon – Courtesy – ChipzelStreets of Rage 2 – Wave 131 – Yuzo KoshiroThumper – Road – Brian GibsonMirror’s Edge: Catalyst – The Shard – Solar FieldsNo Man’s Sky – Blueprint for a Slow Machine – 65daysofstaticRez – Rock is Sponge – JoujoukaStardew Valley – Summer (Tropicala) – ConcernedApeStardew Valley – Winter (Nocturne of Ice) – ConcernedApeKingdom Hearts – Hikari (Orchestral) – Yoko ShimomuraAuld Lang Syne – Frank StanleyBacking MusicRise of the Tomb Raider – Main ThemeUncharted 4 – Nates Theme 4.0Firewatch – Hidden AwayThe Witness: Ambient SoundBullet Hell Monday: Stage OneHeart & Slash – I YouChameleon Run – Trailer ThemeOxenfree – Main ThemeThe Last Guardian – Main ThemeCall of Duty Infinite Warfare – Menu ThemeInside – Main ThemeDigimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Main ThemePokemon Sun – Welcome To AlolaThumper – TunnelRez Infinite – Stage 5Super Hot – Menu ThemeStardew Valley – Starwatcher

We’re here at the end of the year with a very special Christmas episode, where we celebrate not just the best music of the year, but the best music of the games we played this year. That’s a big list, so this is only half of it. Have a merry Christmas and see you in two weeks!You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Tales from the Borderlanes – Retrograde – James BlakeThe Witcher 2 – A Nearly Peaceful Place – Krzysztof WierzynkiewiczFable – Oakvale – Russell ShawUncharted – Small Beginnings – Greg EdmonsonAlex Kidd in Miracle World – Main Theme – Tokuhiko “BO” UwaboLink’s Awakening – Tal Tal Heights – Koji KondoMega Man 3 – Magnet Man – Yasuaki FujitaCastlevania – Wicked Child – Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe TerashimaCastlevania 3 – Mad Forest – Yoshinori SasakiThe Last of Us – The Last of Us – Gustavo SantaolallaAlien Isolation – Lower Hospital – Christian Henson, Joe Henson, and Alexis SmithFirewatch – Stay in Your Tower and Watch – Chris RemoThe Last of Us – Left Behind – Gustavo SantaolallaFFIV – Within The Giant – Nobuo UematsuFF6 – Terra’s Theme – Nobuo UematsuYakuza – Scarlet Scar – Hidenori ShojiDigimon Cyber Sleuth – A Day in A Detective Agency – Masafumi TakadaDigimon Cyber Sleuth – PO-SI-TIVE Pop Girl – Masafumi TakadaRead Only Memories – Step Careful (Lexi’s Theme) – 2MelloHeart & Slash – I You – Michael ChaitFreedom Planet – Fortune Night – Strife and WoofleFlywrench – Speeds – DaedelusDeadly Tower of Monsters – Lost in Space – Patricio MenesesBACKING MUSIC FOR AWARDSDead Rising 3: Nick’s ThemeUncharted 2: Nate’s Theme 2.0Sonic 3: Carnival NightSuper Hot: Menu ThemeBattlefield 4: Main ThemeMetal Gear Rising: Rules of NatureDead Rising: Fly RoutineThe Witcher: Dusk of a Northern KingdomFreedom Planet: Freedom Planet ThemeSonic 2: Emerald Hill ZoneFinal Fantasy IV: Theme of LoveTable Tennis Touch: N/AHitman Blood Money: Ave MariaPure Pool: Voce e BonitoMajora’s Mask: Title DemoNew Vegas: Main TitleMega Man 4: Brightman StageKotor: Main ThemeMetroid Fusion: Press StartYoshi’s Woolly World: Bounceabout WoodsDr Langeskov: Beethoven Symphony No. 7 – II: Allegretto (Columbia University Orchestra)Castlevania Chronicles: Vampire KillerThe Room 2: Main ThemeRise of the Tomb Raider: Main ThemeTales From The Borderlands: Carfire on the Highway

Today we’re rejoined by regular guest and former co-host Destiny Sturdivant for a romp through one of the most storied RPGs of all time. Please enjoy, have a good holiday if you celebrate it, and try to be kind and healthy in these trying times.You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discussed: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, The Witcher, Thumper, NBA2k17, Presbo, Sombra, Final Fantasy VI, the US FF6 commercial, the horniest character in video games, best birthdays in video games, being in the new games bubble, Idle Thumbs 288 about Titanfall 2, The Great Goal Pole in Super Mario 3D WorldThis Month’s Game Club: Final Fantasy VINext Month: MUSIC and GOTYSongs in This EpisodeOmen by Nobuo UematsuBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodAria di Mezzo Carattere by Nobuo UematsuCoin Song by Nobuo UematsuDancing Mad by Nobuo Uematsu

Polyblank, have a seat, we have much business to discuss.Right. Basically, we need you to listen to this here episode of Abnormal Mapping. They played this videogame Jazzpunk, recorded all manner of thoughts and opinions on it, and for reasons unknown uploaded it to the internet on a publically identifiable server. Your mission is to find any compromising information, ie, anything rude about me, and extract it from the file.As usual, here are your pills. Good luck, Polyblank.You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things discussed: Style Savvy: Fashion Forward, British film history, League of Legends, Sonic Adventure adventures, The Witcher 3, Picross 3D Round 2, FIFA 2017, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Snotgirl, Clean Room, Jazzpunk, Haunting Starring Polterguy, Best Train Levels, Retronauts, Slow Guns, M’s appearance on Badland Girls, Jackson’s anime podcast is not out yet, M’s blog All of the Wonder WomanThis Month’s Game: JazzpunkNext Month’s Game: Final Fantasy VIMusic This MonthBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodCircumflex Apts by Luis HernandezBaba Yetu by Christopher TinMetroid Title Theme (Analogue Synth remake) by Luminist

The Mappers bring you a short and sweet podcast this time covering a short and sweet game from Em’s past. We also talk anything but games, including the now regular comic book corner segment, where Jackson regales us with tales of the Marvel Ultimate Universe (RIP).You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discussed: Chameleon Run, Reigns, Roman Reigns, Comics Talk Round Two, Batman: Year One, The Ultimates, East of West, Attack on Titan (the Manga), Metroid FusionThis Month’s Game Club: Metroid FusionNext Month’s Game Club: JazzpunkMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin McLeodMain Deck by Minako Hamano Akira FujiwaraThe Truth Reigns by Jim Johnston

The Mappers celebrate the long season of heat by refusing to turn their PCs on and instead delving into the wide world of mobile games. This is a secret place, full of dark mystery and a thousand alluring traps, but they will persevere. Teasing apart of a puzzle is just human nature. The soul of humanity abhors a secret. What could possibly go wrong?You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discussed: Comics, Atop The Fourth Wall, Assassin’s Creed IV, The Wolf Among Us, Style Savvy, Style Savvy’s British Localization, Jetpack Joyride, The Room, The Room Two, The Room Three, Friends At The Table, This Episode of Yu Gi Oh! AbridgedThis Month’s Game Club: The Room 1, 2, and 3Next Month’s Game Club: Metroid FusionMusic This EpisodeThe Room Theme by David NewbyJetpack Joyride Main Theme by HalfbrickDive Man by Minae Fujii

We’re back with a new Abnormal Mapping, this time with the return (after four weeks) of the glorious Game Club! In the meantime, we deviate from Video Games to talk about all the things that aren’t, mostly TV and movies and our feelings about how episodic shows are broken and need rehabilitation. And then we talk about how games are broken and need rehabilitation. And then then we talk about how WE’RE broken and need rehabilitation. It’s a cycle that never ends, just like this podcast. Maybe.You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discussed: Tap Tycoon, Inside, Best Persona 4 Girl, Best Persona 3 Boy, Cowboy Bebop, Stranger Things, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Beyond, Alien: Resurrection, Binary Domain, Vanquish, Bionic Commando, Bayonetta, Tales from the Borderlands, Chappie, i RobotThis Month’s Game Club: Binary DomainNext Month’s Game Club: The Room 1, 2, and 3Music This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodJulia’s Song by Yoko KannoAmerican Currency by Yoko KannoRobot Spider by Mitsuharu FukuyamaRandy Dandy Oh by Sean Dagher, Nils BrownLet’s Dance, Boys by Hiroshi Yamaguchi

We said we’d do it, and we weren’t lying. This is our first free form episode, where we just sit and talk about games. Please let us know if it’s okay or not! Neither of us had a lot of confidence in our ability to carry a podcast like this, so we really need validation or feedback. Emails to [email protected]!You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discussed: #BREXIT, Otome vs Tity RPGs, Mega Man, Tony Hawk’s Final 900, The X-Games, blink-182’s New Album, Assassin’s Creed III, Mickey Mouse, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Link’s Awakening, Deads Rising 1-3, The Psycho (1960) of Video Games, Old Games, Analogue: A Hate Story, Hate Plus, Noby Noby Boy, Jackson’s Video Game WaifusMusic This Episode:Blown Away by Kevin MacLeodConnor’s Life by Lorne BalfeGone Guru by Lifeseeker

The Abnormal Mapping podcast survives after its final episode to reach this, its milestone episode. It has been five decades since we began our humble journey, from our first game club of Space War through the Arcade Years and the Decade of Nintendo to this, our current configuration in our fiftieth annual episode. Blades will bleed. Shields will shatter. And we’ll travel back through our memories of a long long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, when the Younglings gathered around their vidscreens and peered into the void to ask the age old question:“Master Skywalker, what company won E3?”You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discussed: E3, #SPIDERMANPS4, Spider-Man 2, Mass Effect, Watch Dogs 2’s Promotional Videos, FIFA 17: The Journey, West Bromwich Albion Football Club (The Baggies), David Baddiel, Miitomo, Dishonored II, The Tragedie of Shigeru Miyamoto, Dirt 3, Uncharted 3, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, Too Many Notes, Kingdom Hearts, Yakuza 3’s tragic love story, The Sasuke ProblemMusic This Episode:Blown Away by Kevin MacLeodJoy by Shoji MeguroFootball Crazy by Robin Hall and Jimmie MacgregorStar Wars and the Revenge of the Sith by John WilliamsBallad of the Wind Fish by Minako Hamano and Kozue IshikawaUnder Logic by Yuzo Koshiro

A dark day comes in the lives of any video games person. A day where the joy is gone, and the game pad falls to the floor in utter defeat. This is not true despair, though, for that instead can be found on the internet, where said intrepid gamespeople go when their play is through, only to find a cesspool of fear and hate and suffering. That is the true gauntlet of horrors, eroding all of us into shapeless forms of old dreams, spent energies, and a dim animal sense that the world shouldn’t so easily gobble up things that are fun and convert them into things that are burdens.For three intrepid gamespeople, in one tiny little boat of a podcast, in an endless sea of trivial bullshit? That day is today.Come for the end. Stay for the beginning. Listen as we render all good things to dust and say goodbye to a friend in this, the last episode of a podcast that was, and a discussion of a podcast that might yet be.You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discused: Lego Marvel Superheroes, Stardew Valley, Uncharted 2, Hitman: Blood Money, Become A Great Artist in 10 Seconds, Car on a StickThis Month’s Game Club Game: Hitman: Blood MoneyNext Month’s Game Club Game: …Music This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodHome Sweet Home by Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu TanakaSuper Mario 2 Ending Theme by Koji KondoAve Maria by Franz Schubert and Vienna Boys Choir.

Just another day in a podcast without end…ABNORMAL MAPPINGAt last, the time has come. Just under a year ago, I started playing the Metal Gear games, and now, 42 articles and 5 podcasts later, the journey is complete. I hope you have enjoyed the ride, and if you’re new, then feel free to come along on this quest anytime. For this final episode, we’re discussing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, the honest-swear-to-god-for-real final game in the Metal Gear Solid Trilogy. Come on in for a chat on trauma and colonialism, exploitation and capitalism, and most importatly, The Life and Times of Punished “Venom” Snake.I am joined in this final episode by @woundww, a friend and writer for the Arcade Review – currently on Kickstarter! – many thanks to them for smart insights throughout.Fair Warning: There are a couple audio issues in the podcast! Nothing too bad; a little echo, some birds in the background, but I thought I’d give a heads up nonetheless! Enjoy!Things DiscussedMetals Gear 1 – VMusic This EpisodeHeres To You by Joan BaezQuiet’s Theme by Akihiro Honda, Ludvig Forrsell, and Stefanie JoostenNuclear by Mike Oldfield

The Mappers take a turn away from video games this spring to talk about M’s experiences watching bad super-hero movies and how many of the wrong things they have learned from video games. With Marvel’s Civil War nearly upon us, the question becomes: how much premium currency do I have to spend to unlock single-mecha-glove Tony Stark in Marvel Heroes/Future Fight/Conquest of Champions/Disney Infinity 3.0? We then talk about how weird and hard it is to write kids entertainment, which I guess could be about Civil War but definitely isn’t because they don’t really make those movies for kids.They make them for Loot Crate subscribers.You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discussed: Majora’s Mask 3DS, Miitomo, Stardew Valley, Trackmania Turbo, Chris Kanyon (RIP), Behind the Sausage returns, Thor 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Halo and N7 armor design, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Episode II: Attack of the Clones, the Jackie Chan movie of video games, Indian Jones and the Last Crusade, Lili: Child of Geos, Rebel FMThis Month’s Game Club: Lili: Child of GeosNext Month’s Game Club: Hitman: Blood MoneyMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin MacLeodMy Enemy by Hans Zimmer, The Magnificent Six, Pharrell Williams, Johnny MarrMill Hill theme by UnknownThe Wind Can be Still by ConcernedApeSandstorm by Darude

War has changed. In the penultimate podcast, Jackson reaches the ultimate, final ending of the Metal Gear franchise, just over half-way through the number of Metal Gear games. Don’t worry if you don’t understand, we’re here to guide you through on this Nanomachine Odyssey!My guest for this episode is Austin Howe, Freelancer around the internet and found often on Critical Switch. They’re also on twitter!You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discussed: Metals Gear 1-4, Peace Walker, Rising, John Cena’s Favourite Anime, Final Fantasy VIIIMusic This EpisodeLove Theme by Nobuko Toda & Jackie PrestiFather and Son by Harry Gregson-WilliamsMetal Gear Saga by Harry Gregson-Williams

Welcome to another fantastic edition in the internet’s favourite Tella fan club podcast. This month, we’re counting down our top ten Tella moments, and we’re asking our audience the million dollar question: what would you do… with that much MP? Tella all your friends, and rate comment and subscribe!EDITORS NOTE: we are not fans of Tella or his Moon Dwelling Counterpart and never shall be. The host responsible for implying such a thing has been reprimanded appropriately and regrets their words and deeds. Please enjoy this Tella-free discussion of Final Fantasy IV. Thank you.You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things Discussed: Ben Kuchera’s boob controller, booby Vita ad, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Jackson’s thoughts on Season 2 of The Walking Dead, 10000000, Hatsune Miku Project Mirai DX, David Letterman Miku, Wossy, Final Fantasy IV, Legends of Localization breakdown of FF4 script differences, Final Fantasy IV’s two different logos, M’s Final Fantasy XIII breakdown via LPThis Month’s Game Club: Final Fantasy IVNext Month’s Game Club: Lili: Child of GeosMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin McLeodMain Theme of Final Fantasy IV by Nobuo UematsuTheme of Love by Nobuo UematsuBattle with the Four Fiends by Nobuo Uematsu

Emerging from the wreckage of the Big Shell, Jackson travels through time to meet Cameron Kunzelman in the depths of the russian jungle, on a secret mission to stop a tank which can go really fast. In this third entry into the Metal Gear podcasts, Cameron and Jackson drill into the big questions: who does Snake kiss? Is it possible to make an anti-war War Game? And is Metal Gear even that ridiculous at all?This is a fantastic episode and I hope you can take the time to give it a listen! Big, big thanks to Cameron for stopping by, you can find their writing at This Cage Is Worms, Paste and Twitter, their games here or on Steam, and a variety of Youtube fun stuff, well, on Youtube.You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Things discussed: Metals Gear 1-5, Shigeru Miyamoto, Final Fantasy VII, Leigh Alexander on MGSVMusic This EpisodeSnake Eater by Norihiko Hibino & Cynthia HarrellFanfare (FFVII) by Nobuo UematsuWay To Fall by Starsailor

do you know the nunchuck manthe nunchuck man, the nunchuck mando you know the nunchuck manwho lives on ninja laneAtop a transmission tower, a lone ninja stands and surveys his land. Once, he was a brutal man, a member of the Dragon Lineage who to whom death was second nature and who felt incomplete without a sword clasped in his hand. But with age, the man sought destruction no more, and looked to the future to build. One night, he met Isabelle, who gave him new purpose and – at last – a twinge of hope. For many long years he served as mayor of a beautiful town, and was wanting for nothing more and nothing left. Now, the town is in flames, and Isabelle in ashes. He feels the heat below boil his blood within, and clasps his sword for the last time. Once thought long dead, now vengeful blood runs through the veins of Young Ninja, Ryu Hayabusa…You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Earlier this week, Jackson wrote an article for ZAM on Autism and The Witness! Check it out here.Things Discussed: Animals Crossing, M’s farewell to their Animal Crossing: New Leaf town, what we wanted to be when we grew up, Ninja Gaiden Black, Buying Mature Games as Children, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Link to the Past, Buying an Xbox, Tony Hawk, Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden II, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, Bloodborne, Destiny, Dead or Alive The Movie, Screened, Beyond the Black Rainbow: The Metal Gear Solid V of Movies, Maybe?This Month’s Game Club: Ninja Gaiden BlackNext Month’s Game Club: Final Fantasy IVMusic This EpisodeBlown Away by Kevin McLeodKapp’n’s Song by Shohei TsuchiyaAirship by Ryo Koike, Wakana HaraMoat of Zarkhan by Ryo Koike, Wakana HaraBusy Earnin’ by Jungle

After conquering the base of Shadow Moses, Jackson continued on to Big Shell, accompanied this time by none other than the fantastic Heather Alexandra! This episode is an in-depth critical discussion on Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, where we talk about (among other things) the game’s commentary on player and player character agency, the societal implications of The Patriots, and the varying quality of the members of that poor Emmerich Family.I’m incredibly proud of this discussion, so if you’re at all interested in critical discussions on Metal Gear then you should definitely have a listen, I think it’s an intresting conversation about a really dense game. This episode couldn’t have been made without special guest Heather Alexandra, whose writing can be found on her website and you should also follow her on twitter!You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here+.Things discussed: Metals Gear 1-5, Driving Off The Map, Metal Gear RisingMusic This EpisodeMetal Gear Solid Main Theme by TAPPY & Harry Gregson-WilliamsFortune by Norihiko HibinoCan’t Say Goodbye To Yesterday by Rika Muranaka, Carla White

In what will hopefully become a semi-regular fixture of short, impomptu podcasts, Em and Jackson sit down to have a chat about The Witness. There aren’t any spoilers for solutions here, and instead we get into our feelings on the cultural context of the game and its creator. Let us know if you enjoy the episode, and we’ll bring you some more when circumstances align!You can get our podcast on iTunes, on Stitcher, or you can download it directly by clicking here.Games DiscussedBraid, Not Myst, The WitnessMusic UsedBlown Away by Kevin McLeod