Month: May 2026

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/31/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/31/26)

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Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of KVGM “The Last Wave”, with your host, Hammock. A biweekly VGM podcast bringing you the jammiest video game music from all your favorite composers and consoles. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Hammock’s back in the saddle again after a much needed vacation abroad. Thanks again to Norm aka NormallyRetro for filling in at the KVGM studio and bringing the jammage. But we’re back to business as usual with golf music, detective music, Soichi Terada and Soshi Hosoi, and of course, a little jam from Dr. Usui, PhD.

Playlist

Ruins – Makoto Asai, Yuichiro Honda, Kenichi Ohkuma, and Masaki Tanimoto
(Mystic Ark: Theatre of Illusions, Sony PlayStation)

Neutral Walk – PANDA, Ether_ELE, Yoshihito Hata, and Dr. Usui
(burst error -EVE The 1st.-, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Wandering Around #1 – Haruki Yamada
(Seikimatsu Days: Our Era’s End, Apple iOS)

Beatrice – Soshi Hosoi
(Shuumatsu Shoujo Gensou Alicematic, PC)

Cool Wind – Kikuko Hataya
(Top Player’s Golf, Neo Geo CD)

Sex-SaidA – M.U.T.S. Music Studio
(Hissatsu Chikannin II, PC)

TILL DAWN – Soichi Terada
(Psychometrer EIJI, Sony PlayStation)

Lively Feeling – Eriko Tsukayama
(Hurrah! Sailor, Sony PlayStation 2)

Hitomi no Oku, Yureru “Sazanami” – tiko-μ, Kyohei Nishizaka, and Miyaji
(Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu., PC)

Game Over – Seiichi Hamada
(Saburo Jinguji Detective Story: Prism of Eyes, Nintendo Switch)

Special Request

Gameplay BGM – Naoyuki Sato
(International Superstar Soccer 3, Sony PlayStation 2)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” featuring Normally Retro (5/17/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” featuring Normally Retro (5/17/26)

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Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of KVGM “The Last Wave”, with your host, Hammock. A biweekly VGM podcast bringing you the jammiest video game music from all your favorite composers and consoles. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

While Hammock is still in Scotland, he made a phone call to friend of the show Norm aka Normally Retro to reprise his role as special guest host. You can check out Norm’s incredibly hilarious video series, A Question of Character, but Norm knows his way around the smooth jams, so enjoy!

Playlist

Your Selection – Sabakuma Yuki and Tomo Chan
(Natsuki Crisis Battle, Super Famicom)

Station – Takeshi Abo
(Starfire, PC-98)

Spirit – Masahiro Andoh
(Arc the Lad, Sony PlayStation)

The Queen of Speed (Arranged) – Takenobu Mitsoyoshi
(Daytona USA, Arcade)

Tekbossa – Hiroaki Takahashi and Takafumi Inamori
(Gallop Racer 2000, Sony PlayStation)

Team Select – Unknown
(NFL Football, Nintendo Game Boy)

Nineball Game – Naofumi Hataya and Hiroshi Kubota
(Kiss Shot, Sega Mega Drive)

Big Shadows – Cincinnati Shogo, Buffalo Koremasa, and Oww Furukawa
(Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend, Sega Saturn)

Wind Commander (Arranged) – Hideki Kanazashi and Masao Himura
(Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally, Famicom)

Race Heat – Normally Retro

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/3/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (5/3/26)

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Do you hear that sound? Can you feel it? The cool ocean breeze in your hair, the salt on your tongue. It’s the smooth crash of KVGM “The Last Wave”, with your host, Hammock. A biweekly VGM podcast bringing you the jammiest video game music from all your favorite composers and consoles. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Live from Edinburgh, Scotland this week, where the weather is…Scottish. Please enjoy the following jams from the PlayStations and the Nintendos and of course, the personal computers.

Playlist

Orion – Daisuke Nagao
(KissBell, PC)

Library – Hidehiro Kawai
(Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational, Sony PlayStation Vita)

Results – Dan Hess
(Pilotwings 64, Nintendo 64)

Tutorial – Masaru Tajima and Shinji Ushiroda
(ThruSpace, Nintendo Wii)

Downtown – PURE SOUND
(Bounty Hunter Sarah: Holy Mountain No Teio, Sega Dreamcast)

The Fine Weather Index is 200 – Sound AMS
(Chikyuu no Heiwa o Mamoru tame!!, PC)

Together… – SoundTeMP
(Arcturus: The Curse and Loss of Divinity, PC)

Akihabara – Kenichi Sudo
(Silent Möbius: Genei no Datenshi, Sony PlayStation)

Shiori’s Theme – Naotoshi Nishino
(Sakurairo no Tegami, PC)

Staff Roll – Masahiko Hagio
(Staff Roll to GT Straight Victory: Hoshino Kazuyoshi e no Chousen, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Game Menu – Unknown
(Sega Ages Memorial Selection Vol. 2, Sega Saturn)

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