STAGE 52: BOSS MUSIC 3 (w/ Special Host Robert Menes)

Retro VGM Revival Hour

What would a video game themed show be without boss battles? You’ve made your way through plenty of stages so far, but now it’s time to battle more bosses than ever before! We’ve got some of the nastiest, most powerful bosses lined up for you to take down before you can proceed to the next stage, so get ready to take ’em all out! Make sure you’ve saved your progress, stocked up on plenty of Energy Tanks, potions,weapons, and everything you need, because we’re about to go on an epic rumble with some of the deadliest bosses you’ll ever encounter! =======Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System==== 1.) Ninja Gaiden – Keiji Yamagishi – “Showdown at the Portal of Death” – March 1989 – Tecmo – NES 2.) Sonic Mania – Tee Lopes – ”Ruby Delusions (Robotnik Fight 1)” – Aug 15, 2017 – Christian Whitehead/Headcannon Games/Pagoda West/Sega – PS4, XB1, Switch, Steam 3.) Mega Man X6 – Naoto Tanaka – “VS Investigator” – Dec 4, 2001 – Capcom – Sony PlayStation 4.) Axelay – Taro Kudou – “Spiders” – Sept 1992 – Konami – Super NES 5.) God Hand – Masafumi Takada – “Smoking Roll (VS Elvis)” – Oct 10, 2006 – Clover Studio/Capcom – Sony PlayStation 2 6.) Street Fighter II: The World Warrior – Yoko Shimomura, Isao Abe, Syun Nishigaki – “M. Bison’s Theme” – Feb 6, 1991 – Capcom – Capcom CPS1 Arcade System 7.) Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim – Falcom Sound Team JDK – “Mighty Obstacle” – Feb 22, 2005 (PS2)/Apr 28, 2015 (PC) – Nihon Falcom/Konami(PS2)/XSEED Games (PC) – Windows, PS2 8.) Bravely Default – REVO – “That Person’s Name Is” – Feb 7, 2014 – Silicon Studio/Square Enix/Nintendo – Nintendo 3DS 9.) Rise of the Triad – Andrew Hulshult (original Lee Jackson) – “Hellero” – Jul 31, 2013 – Interceptor Entertainment/Apogee Software – Windows 10.) Final Fantasy VIII – Nobou Uematsu – “Force Your Way” – Sept 9, 1999 – Squaresoft – Sony PlayStation/PC 11.) Shantae: ½ Genie Hero – Jake Kaufman – “Dynamo” – Dec 20, 2016 (PS4, XB1, WiiU, Vita, Steam)/Jun 8, 2017 (Switch) – WayForward – PS4, XB1, WiiU, Vita, Steam, Switch 12.) Viewtiful Joe – Masakazu Sugimori & Masami Ueda – “VS Blade Master Alastor” – Oct 7, 2003 (GC)/Aug 24, 2004 (PS2) – Clover Studio/Capcom – Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2 13.) Ys Book I & II – Yuzo Koshiro & Mieko Ishikawa (Composers), Ryo Yonemitsu (Arranger – “Holders of Power” – Dec 21, 1989 – Nihon Falcom (original)/Alfa System/Hudson Soft – TurboGrafx-CD 14.) No More Heroes – Masafumi Takada & Jun Fukada – “Pleather for Breakfast (VS Bad Girl)” – Jan 22, 2008 – Grasshopper Manufacture/Ubisoft – Nintendo Wii 15.) Jet Set Radio – Hideki Nagamura – “Grace & Glory” – Oct 30, 2000 – Smilebit/Sega – Sega Dreamcast 16.) Mega Turrican – Chris Huelsbeck – “The Machine” – June 7, 1994 – Factor 5/Data East – Sega Genesis 17.) Phantasy Star IV – Izuho Numata – “Ooze” – Feb 1995 – Sega – Sega Genesis 18.) Lunar 2: Eternal Blue – Noriyuki Iwadare – “Boss Battle” – Sept 15, 1995 – Game Arts/Working Designs – Sega CD 19.) Chrono Trigger – Yasunori Mitsuda – “World Revolution” – Aug 11, 1995 – Squaresoft – Super NES 20.) Shovel Knight – Jake Kaufman – “The Betrayer” – June 26, 2014 – Yacht Club Game – Nintendo 3DS 21.) Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 – Ryo Kawakami – “Indigo Destiny (Lola & Lumen Mix)” – Sept 29, 2016 (3DS)/Aug 31, 2017 (Switch) – Inti Creates – Nintendo 3DS/Switch Edgar Velasco: @MoonSpiderHugs FB: www.facebook.com/groups/vgmrevivalhour/ Official Site: nostalgiaroadtrip.com/ AND NOW AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE PLAY Special Host for this STAGE - Robert Menes: @LambdaCalculus