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

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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)

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Episode Opener! Hugues' "Wild Card" track - from C2E12: "House Music" (originally selected by Hugues)
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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

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First Trip through 2023 - "Hugues Tracks" (tracks which Hugues picked for the original episodes)
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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
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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
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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

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Episode Closer! St. John's "Wild Card" track - from C2E15: "Animal Planet" (originally selected by St. John)
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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