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2008 VGM Primer

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2007 VGM Primer

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2006 VGM Primer

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2004 VGM Primer

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DISCLAIMER: This episode goes into detail about Koichi Sugiyama's anti-LGBT+ and war denial opinions. While Dragon Quest games have been covered in the past, Sugiyama's views have not been presented until now. While the episode itself attempts to cover his views from an objective standpoint, I personally do not condone any of Sugiyama's political views.

This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years. Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. The games featured in order: Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Katamari Damacy
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune
Gradius V
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Half-Life 2
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Cave Story
WRITTEN SOURCES Anime Hearld Asia Policy Point CocoeBiz Dolby Forbes Gamasutra Inside Dance Music Kotaku Medium Moby Games RocketBaby RPG Fan SoraNews24 Square Enix Music Square Haven VGMDB Video Games Daily Video Game Music Online VIDEO SOURCES AngstedGames Blaze1337 Bolloxed Caravan Kidd CaTAngel chuggaaconroy Commissar_Roach CRAZYDOX Duck360Gaming2 Full Playthroughs GeneFreakPlays Jallen Kuukunen Lulu2127 Mage Masher Miles Q NintenU OneWingedMenace Productions Pain007Productions Parmin Gaming PEG Public Content Database RickyC Ricops SourceSpy91 StoryGamer TCGRyan vanRafaHD Official ZanyWitch7 Zaptroxix
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2003 VGM Primer

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This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years. Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. The games featured in order: -Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
-Mega Man Zero 2
-Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
-Silent Hill 3
-Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
-F-Zero GX
-Tales of Symphonia
-Drakengard
-Beyond Good and Evil
-Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
RESEARCH CREDITS: BG&E Myth Eurogamer FANDOM Gamasutra Gamefaqs IGN IMDB MobyGames Rocket Baby Shmuplations Siliconera Square Enix Music VGMDB Video Game Music Online Video Game Music Preservation Foundation FOOTAGE CREDITS: 
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS ADVANCE hejops Marita C
MEGA MAN ZERO 2 Amy Rose Longplays
CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW Tsunao
SILENT HILL 3 Nubzombie P.B. Horror Gaming
STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC Citizen Sleeve Enemy AI UnderTheMax
F-ZERO GX DerfsonicGaming Livio De La Cruz Madao Joestar
TALES OF SYMPHONIA DarkShadowRage2 Denny Ayard Dezolate KaosHavok
DRAKENGARD BuffMaister GrandLethal16
BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL ItsYogSothoth
MARIO AND LUIGI: SUPERSTAR SAGA NOUFozzy
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2002 VGM Primer

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This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years. Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. The games featured in order: -Xenosaga Episode 1
-Kingdom Hearts
-The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
-Guilty Gear XX
-Medal of Honor: Frontline
-TimeSplitters 2
-Metroid Fusion
-Metroid Prime
-Mega Man Battle Network 3
-The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker RESEARCH CREDITS:

Arc System Works

Asia Pacific Arts

Moby Games

Rocket Baby

shmuplations

Square Enix Music

Video Game Music Online

FOOTAGE CREDITS: 
Xenosaga Episode 1 Tsunao Kingdom Hearts Artificialraven CeruleanNight Crevox gothicyoda heorotlinea RickyC The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Bippo Ernesti PSeXu Guilty Gear XX Aubue deskawa Fry
Medal of Honor: Frontline
AFGuidesHD
TimeSplitters 2
EmosewaMC
gammerkid10
Muckluck
Metroid Fusion
biospark
joshohare
Metroid Prime
Krow's Graveyard
SonamyYoshi
Mega Man Battle Network 3
MegaQuint
TheRockmanExeNetwork
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Emsinamic
Krow's Graveyard
Rockstar TK
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M Disk Playlist VGM Primer 2001

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This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years. Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. The games featured in order: -Conker's Bad Fur Day -Gitaroo Man -Final Fantasy X -Sonic Adventure 2 -ICO -Silent Hill 2 -Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty -Halo: Combat Evolved -Super Smash Bros. Melee -Rez RESEARCH CREDITS: Destructoid FACT Magazine GamesIndustry.biz IGN RMF Game Music RocketBaby Sandusky Register Sega Scream VGMDB Xbox.com FOOTAGE CREDITS: -Conker's Bad Fur Day The Gaming Restoration Karl Grenier -Gitaroo Man EightBitHD -Final Fantasy X fayt1488 heorotlinea Isaac Padilla konsiders RickyC Tsang Sir -Sonic Adventure 2 RickyC -Silent Hill 2 CarcinogenSDA Ken McDougall youngkirie -Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty DerfsonicGaming Nova Nebula Sondre Huhtala -Halo: Combat Evolved Spazbo4 -Super Smash Bros. Melee Tsunao -Rez Retro And Modern Game Plays Thumbnail by canva.com This series is purely for educational purposes, and falls under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976: Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

M Disk Playlist VGM Primer 2000

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This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years. Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. The games featured in order: -Vagrant Story
-Wario Land 3
-Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
-Mega Man Legends 2
-The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
-Perfect Dark
-Jet Set Radio
-Final Fantasy IX
-Skies of Arcadia
-Phantasy Star Online

Research Credits: DASH Republic

Forbes

Gamespot

OKeijiDragon

Rittor Music

RocketBaby

Square Enix Music

Video Game Music Online Footage Credits: -Vagrant Story- FAIR/PLAY

RiskBreakerY -Wario Land 3- mariofan98 -Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards- NPI -Mega Man Legends 2- Final Boss Games All Bosses Mega Man Legends Center

MegaQuint -The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask- BlueKnightNight fkualol flyffkid Sonic8000 Tunglekrok -Perfect Dark- Good Old Days Gaming

-Jet Set Radio-

LongplayArchive

-Final Fantasy IX-

Bizkit047 GoingCrazy201 Thabeast721 the4toedjoe TheLilGecko

-Skies of Arcadia-

 Brightslap retoroflmao SkeithMaster

-Phantasy Star Online-

iPlaySEGA MasterLL tickeroo torers Vysethedetermined2 XHolyPuffX

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M Disk Playlist VGM Primer 1999

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This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years. Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. The games featured in order: -Silent Hill

-Final Fantasy VIII

-UmJammer Lammy

-Legend of Mana

-SoulCalibur

-System Shock 2

-Chrono Cross

-Pokemon Gold/Silver

-Donkey Kong 64

-Space Channel 5

Research Credits: Business Insider Chrono Compendium Dolby Electronic Gaming Monthly FACT Magazine Hidden Power of Masuda Innovation & Tech Today Polygon Rocket Baby Footage Creditss: -Silent Hill- AdamSpencer87 Tarosan -Final Fantasy VIII- RickyC -UmJammer Lammy- Mad-Matt -Legend of Mana- Felipe Nascimento TOMAS08011984 -SoulCalibur- Rage Quitter 87 -System Shock 2- MrSnuggleduck

-Chrono Cross-

xRavenXP

-Pokemon Gold/Silver-

Dictator gamer

FCsSuperMario1

FrostBytez Gaming Experience

KoRnFlakes1408

pokemonchannel2

ZloolS

-Donkey Kong 64-

Doctormario4600

konamikoden

-Space Channel 5-

Nintendo Complete

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M Disk Playlist VGM Primer 1998

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This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years. Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. The games featured in order: -Bust a Groove -Xenogears -Parasite Eve -Soukaigi -Banjo-Kazooie -Metal Gear Solid -Grim Fandango -The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time -Suikoden II -Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure

Research Credits: Ben Schweitzer Chrono Compendium Diehard Gamefan FACT Magazine Gamnesia Hardcore Gaming 101 IcyBrian Jayson Napolitano metalgearsolid.net N-Sider Original Sound Version OverClocked Remix Polygon Siliconera Soundtrack Central Square Heaven Video Game Music Database Video Game Music Online Footage Creditss: -Bust a Groove- Connor Greg -Xenogears- xenochaosxc XenogearsXenosaga -Parasite Eve- Tsunao -Soukaigi- Peter k Ritokure Usetsu -Banjo-Kazooie- Hyperresonance PunkDemonNeo Tyvamin Antonin -Metal Gear Solid- glupilogin RickyC theenglishman -Grim Fandango- Game Destroyer Mike Lebowski -The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time- RickyC Zelda Dungeon -Suikoden II- xRavenXP -Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure- NintendoComplete

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M Disk Playlist VGM Primer 1997

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This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years. Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. The games featured in order: -Final Fantasy VII

-Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

-Final Fantasy Tactics

-Mischief Makers

-GoldenEye 007

-Total Annihilation

-Bomberman 64

-Einhander

-Diddy Kong Racing

-Grandia Research Credits: Designing Sound Eurogamer Flash Flash Revolution Gamasutra La Musique d'Image PostalMalone Shmuplations Square Enix Music spelmusik.net Footage Creditss: 

Final Fantasy 7 RickyC via World of Longplays Castlevania: Symphony of the Night SpaghettiOhh Tsunao via World of Longplays virusinfection1 Final Fantasy Tactics Final Fantasy Tactics Complete Playthrough and Transcript Mischief Makers NST Gaming GoldenEye 007 Mutch Games

Total Annihilation

박건태

FullHealth

Mythonian

Pantera Północy

Squeakenet

Bomberman 64

Randy Strye

Tarosan via World of Longplays

Einhander

ScHlAuChi via World of Longplays

Diddy Kong Racing

Mad-Matt via World of Longplays

Grandia

Edward Tohr

Johnny Takigero

saebaryo76

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M Disk Playlist VGM Primer 1995

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This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years. Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. The games featured in order: -Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals -Chrono Trigger -Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island -Clock Tower -Seiken Densetsu 3 -Secret of Evermore -Terranigma -Vectorman -Panel de Pon (Tetris Attack) -Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Credits: gamezero Lord Cloud Strife (Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals) music4games Our Millenial Fair OverClocked Remix ratix98 RPGFan SaikyoMog (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest) Sam Kennedy Square Enix Music terry93d Valet2 World of Longplay Credits: Ironsharp+KTheorem (Seiken Densetsu 3) MadMatty (Vectorman) ScH1AuChi (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) Spazbo4 (Chrono Trigger) Tsunao (Panel de Pon+Secret of Evermore+Tetris Attack) xRavenXP (Terranigma) Check out these YouTube channels while you're at it: https://www.youtube.com/user/LordClou... https://www.youtube.com/user/SaikyoMog https://www.youtube.com/user/Valet2 And also, this OverClocked Album discussed in the primer: http://dkc2.ocremix.org/ Thumbnail by canva.com This series is purely for educational purposes, and falls under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976: Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

M Disk Playlist VGM Primer 1994

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This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years.

Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. 

The games featured in order:

-Skyblazer

-Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (and Knuckles)

-Super Metroid

-Final Fantasy VI

-Earthworm Jim

-Demon's Crest

-Contra: Hard Corps

-Earthbound

-Uncharted Waters: New Horizons

-Donkey Kong Country

Credits:

Brave Wave Productions

Billboard

BoboTheVulture (Uncharted Waters: New Horizons)

Destructoid

Gamika

HFPlaythroughs (Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles)

IGN

Kotaku

Metroid Database

musicpowers

N-Sider

Pig Goes Moo Productions (Uncharted Waters: New Horizons)

SeafoamGaming (Uncharted Waters: New Horizons)

SaikyoMog (Earthbound)

Sonic Retro

videogamefan2315 (Donkey Kong Country)

World of Longplay Credits:

Azul Fria (Donkey Kong Country)

Ironsharp (Final Fantasy VI)

Parazzing (Super Metroid)

SmokeFrostHeart (Earthworm Jim)

Tsunao (Contra: Hard Corps + Skyblazer)

xRavenXP (Demon's Crest)

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M Disk Playlist VGM Primer 1993

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This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years. Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. The games featured in order: -Kirby's Adventure
-The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
-Secret of Mana
-Sonic CD
-Plok!
-Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
-Sam & Max: Hit the Road
-Illusion of Gaia
-Mega Man X
-Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys

Credits: GameInformer Hardcore Gaming 101 NintendoComplete (Sam & Max: Hit the Road) Oppaiman100 (Sonic CD) Pikachu Play (Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys) Retro Collect SaikyoMog (Secret of Mana) Shmuplations Sonic Retro Square Enix Music US Gamer Video Game Music Online ZeldapediaVideo (The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening)
World of Longplay Credits: lemmy556 (Kirby's Adventure) Parazzing (Illusion of Gaia + Mega Man X) ScHlAuChi (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood) T-0815 (Sonic CD) Tarosan (The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX) Tsunao (The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening) Thumbnail by canva.com This series is purely for educational purposes, and falls under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976: Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

M Disk Playlist VGM Primer 1991

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This series is dedicated to giving people a beginners recommendation to the best music from video games throughout the years. Ten games from each year are chosen, combining what was popular, innovative, and I will even try to include lesser known recommendations as well. The games chosen for each year are based on when they were originally released. Not when they were released in certain countries. The games featured in order: -Final Fantasy IV
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
-Police Quest III: The Kindred
-Rockin' Kats
-Sonic the Hedgehog
-Street Fighter II
-Streets of Rage
-U.N. Squadron
-Super Castlevania IV
-Super Ghouls n' Ghosts Sources of Info/Footage: -Rebecca Capowski -GlitterBerri
-Ben Schweitzer -Tommy Bollin Archives -Red Bull Music Academy -Sonic Retro

https://www.youtube.com/user/HFPlaythroughs
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheInnocentSinful1
https://www.youtube.com/user/SaikyoMog
World of Longplay Credits: Tsunao (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, U.N. Squadron) JagOfTroy (Police Quest III: The Kindred) kireev20000 (Rockin' Kats) Tarosan (Streets of Rage) ULTIMA (Super Castlevania IV) ScHlAuChi (Super Ghouls n' Ghosts) Thumbnail by canva.com This series is purely for educational purposes, and falls under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976: Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.