barSILENCE: A Video Game Music Podcast
@barsilencevgm
A retrospective video game music podcast celebrating the very best game soundtracks from your favorite games. Listen to the show: 👾 barSILENCE.com 🪐 SuperPodNetwork.com Follow the show: linktr.ee/barsilence
Auto Modellista (Multiplatform - 2002) This super stunning, cel-shaded simulation-esque racer was Capcom's first home console racing game since 1988's F-1 Dream. #RetroGaming #Capcom
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (PlayStation 2 - 2002) The PS2 version was created by EA Black Box and was quite different than the Xbox and Gamecube versions created by EA Seattle. #PS2 #NeedForSpeed #RetroGaming
Beetle Adventure Racing! (Nintendo 64 - 1999) The game was originally intended to be a N64 Need for Speed game. EA almost killed the project, but a licensing deal with Volkswagen refocused the game around the New Beetle and saved the game. #N64 #RetroGaming #VW
barSILENCE Archives: E18 Metropolis Street Racer Hop in the car and turn on The Underground on London's 100.4 FM and get ready to race! Kudos 🏁 superpodnetwork.com/podcast/bars... #SuperPodNetwork #RetroGaming #SEGA
Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast - 1999) Tetsuya Mizuguchi led Sega AM Annex to create this racer before he moved on to Space Channel 5, Rez, and Lumines. #SEGA #Dreamcast #RetroGaming
Excitebike 64 (Nintendo 64 - 2000) Long before Rocket League, this game let four players hit the pitch on dirt bikes to score with a giant soccer ball. #N64 #RetroGaming
Smugler's Run (PS2 - 2000) Long before becoming Rockstar San Diego, Angel Studios put themselves on the map with this day-one PS2 launch title. #PlayStation #RetroGaming
Hydro Thunder (Multiplatform - 1999/2000) The premise: rocket-fueled powerboats going crazy fast in an arcade racer. What more do you need? 🌊🚀 #RetroGaming
barSILENCE Archives: E45 Kaze No NOTAM Let's take this summer day to luxuriate in the wind and listen to the chilled tunes of this hot air balloon simulator on the PS1. 🎈 superpodnetwork.com/podcast/bars... #SuperPodNetwork #RetroGaming
Colin McRae Rally 3 (Multiplatform - 2002) Codemasters' CMR3 challenges you to become the Sparco Rally Champion in Colin McRae's Ford Focus RS WRC '02. 🏁 #RetroGaming #Motorsports
Mickey's Speedway USA (N64 - 2000) A modified version of Rare's Diddy Kong Racing engine powered Mickey & Co's race across America through San Fran, Vegas, Chicago, NYC, and more. #Nintendo #RetroGaming
Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA (N64 - 1998) The tracks were packed with real-world ads for Slim Jims and retro gaming magazines like EGM and GamePro. You could also unlock the Mtn Dew car by finding hidden cans. #Nintendo #RetroGaming
Cruis'n USA (N64 - 1996) Cruisin' USA YEEUUUAHHHH! #Nintendo #RetroGaming
☀️ Show Update 🌴 No new episode in July. I'll be spending the month working on the next few episodes, so stay tuned! The good news? The archives don't take vacations! Tune in: superpodnetwork.com/podcast/bars... #SuperPodNetwork
Daytona USA (Saturn - 1995) DAAAYYYYTOOOOOONAAAA Let's Go Away🏁 #SEGA #RetroGaming
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (PS5 - 2024) Wish you were here... 🏝️✨ #PlayStation #FinalFantasy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (NES - 1992) In New York: Hide in the shadows, use the sewers, wear a disguise. In Florida: Chill on the beach in broad daylight because they aren't the weirdest thing there. #RetroGaming #NES #NinjaTurtles
Final Fantasy X (PlayStation 2 - 2001) The Besaid Aurochs, might be the worst team in the Spiran league. But it sure is pretty there. #RetroGaming #PlayStation #FinalFantasy
Chrono Cross (PlayStation - 2000) Another perfect day in the El Nido archipelago. #RetroGaming #PlayStation
Wii Sports Resort (Wii - 2009) Wuhu Island first appeared as an unnamed island in the E3 demo of a Wii Sports: Airplane mini game that did not make it into the game. You can now find it in over a dozen different games. #Nintendo #WiiSports
Pokemon Snap (N64 - 1999) Nothing says summer like a beachside Pokémon hunt. #Pokemon #N64 #RetroGaming
barSILENCE Archives: E29 Beach Day Mixtape Grab your sunscreen, pop in your earbuds, and let get this pixelated summer paradise started! Stay cool 🏖️ superpodnetwork.com/podcast/bars... #VGM #MusicSky #GameMusic
Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Xbox - 2003) "I want players to play this game and feel it is a gorgeous and relaxing game. Competition is not the focus. Instead, gamers should concentrate on enjoying all of the island's activities." – Tomonobu Itagaki [GMR Magazine] #Xbox #RetroGaming
Dead Island (Multiplatform - 2011) The Zombies in the game were rendered with fully modelled layers of meat and muscle so that they could show multi-layered damage with real-time injuries. #Zombies #DeadIsland
Kingdom Hearts (PS2 - 2002) Destiny Islands #KingdomHearts #RetroGaming
Super Adventure Island (SNES - 1992) Fresh off Streets of Rage, Koshiro landed on the SNES with a killer soundtrack loaded with hip-hop beats, house stabs, and reggae basslines that are perfect for an Everlasting Summer. #SNES #RetroGaming
Next stop: The Chilled Floor. 🛗 I got to return to another episode of Chillscape to drop a set of prime video game elevator music! Check out the episode and make sure to tell a friend! chillscape.xyz #GameMusic #VGM
Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox - 2001) The Silent Cartographer's beachfront view of an impossibly massive Halo ring curving over the horizon is hard to beat. #Xbox #Halo #RetroGaming
Far Cry (PC - 2004) The game's iconic tropical setting evolved from a tech demo by Crytek called X-Isle: Dinosaur Island that was made to show off Nvidia’s brand new GeForce 3 with 64MB of VRAM. #PCGaming #RetroGaming
Outrun Artwork (Multiplatform - 1987) You're cool, the engine's hot, the girl's gorgeous, a tank full of gas and an open road... the rest is up to you..! #Outrun #SEGA #RetroGaming