I kept writing down “smart” as an adjective for songs I wanted to play on the show, and I eventually got enough smart tracks that they became their own episode. Listen and watch your IQ go up!
Special thanks for this episode goes out to:
- Fellow VGM podcaster Jameson of barSILENCE podcast for contributing cover art. You can and should find barSILENCE wherever you download podcasts, and check out his website at barSILENCE.com.
- LongTones, an experimental electronic jazz project that provides promotional consideration to Professor Tom. You can find their work on Spotify by searching for “LongTones” or on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/jon_no_h
- BokiBokiPixelArt for the show logo. You can find him on Twitter @BokiPixelart.
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Track Listing:
00:00 - Show Tagline
00:05 - Super Black Bass 3 (Super Famicom) - Track 14 (composers: Michiya Hirasawa and Tsukushi Sasaki)
00:55 - Talk Segment 1
02:27 - Boomerang Fu (multiplatform)- Spilt Milk (composer: Paul Kopetko featuring Zorsy and Maryske)
06:34 - Persona 3 (PS2) - During the Test (composer: Shoji Meguro)
08:27 - VA-11 Hall-A (multiplatform) - Out of Orbit (composer: Garoad)
11:41 - Planet Puzzle League (DS) - Engimatology (Background Theme #8) (composer: Masanobu Matsunaga)
16:20 - Talk Segment 2
17:55 - Redline F-1 Racer (SNES) - Staff Roll (composer: Katsuhiro Hayashi)
19:10 - Last Bible II (Game Boy Color) - BGM 18 (composers: Iwao Mitsunaga and Hiroyuki Yanada)
20:41 - SaGa Frontier 2 (PSX) - Feldschlacht I (composer: Masashi Hamauzu)
26:09 - Persona 5 (multiplatform) - Life Goes On (composer: Shoji Meguro)
28:36 - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All (DS) - Search ~ Opening 2002 (composer: Naoto Tanaka)
30:02 - Talk Segment 3
32:46 - Side Pocket (Game Boy) - BGM 02 (composer: Yusuke Takahama)
34:26 - Esper Dream 2 (Famicom) - Book 2: Train (composers: Shigemasa Matsuo and Kinuyo Yamashita)
36:21 - Doomsday Warrior (SNES) - Liquid Creature (LC-38X) (composer: Junta)
40:07 - Galaxy Force II (arcade) - Alone Fighter (Scene D - Level 4) (composers: Katsuhiro Hayashi and Kouichi Namaki)
42:53 - Street Fighter III: Second Impact (arcade) - ESCAPE (composer: Hideki Okugawa)
47:45 - Outro Talk Segment
49:40 - Super Baseball 2020 (SNES) - Managerial Menu (composers: Junichi Kuramochi and Hiroo Ikeda)
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