Category: After Dark

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/4/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/4/26)

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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.

We’ve got a kid friendly show for the most part, with only one naughty PC visual novel but the rest…no problemo! We’ve got mahjong, fishing, chess, and a return to the Legend of Heroes series, as well as an arranged track and a too-cool-for-school request.

Playlist

Masquerade (Katarina’s Theme) – Kenji Ito and A-Dash
(Romancing SaGa 3, Super Famicom)

Tutorial – Unknown
(Another World Mahjong Girl, Nintendo Switch)

Calendar – Unknown
(Sanspo Fishing: Keiryuu Ou, Super Famicom)

Revolutionary Army – Kenichi Okuma
(MeltyLancer: The 3rd Planet, Sony PlayStation)

BGM 2 – Unknown
(Chess 2000, Sony PlayStation)

Wonder – Emitt Brown and am0 : ∞
(Himitsu: Yui ga Ita Natsu, Sega Dreamcast)

Past Scene – Shuntaro Koguchi
(Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki, Sony PlayStation 4)

Exile to the West – Hiroyuki Suzuki
(Sora no Fudousan, Sharp X68000)

Raining – Takeshi Abo
(Omoide ni Kawaru Kimi: Memories Off, Sega Dreamcast)

End Roll – Daisuke Nagata
(BAKUSA ~Chained Heart~, PC)

Special Request

Intermission – Zorrovian
(Vital Shell, PC)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/20/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/20/26)

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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.

This week, we stay pretty dirty on the PC through half of the show because…the jams are there. But also we get a little horse racing simulation and golf and pachi-slots and, of course, a J-Fusion arrangement of a Tokimeki Memorial track.

Playlist

Koto (Arranged) – Konami Kukeiha Club
(Tokimeki Memorial, PC Engine)

The Unstoppable Crowd – Naotoshi Nishino
(C’ ~can’t live without you~, PC)

Welcome to Tumaz Again! – 3R2
(Dusk Diver 2, Nintendo Switch)

Rest – Rie Tanaka, Jun Yamaguchi and Masanori Akita
(Pocket G1 Stable, Nintendo Game Boy Color)

Playing Alone – M’s
(Sense Off ~a sacred story in the wind~, PC)

Clubhouse – Unknown
(Eagle Eye Golf, Sony PlayStation 2)

Psychologistics II – Whale House Music
(Wasurekaketa Kokoro no Kakera, PC)

Track 15 – Daisuke Nagata
(Soukoku no Nocturne, PC)

SILVER MOON – Acchorike
(BLESS ~CLOSE YOUR EYES,OPEN YOUR MIND.~, PC)

Credits – Sound Media
(Virtua Pachi-Slot V, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Hanger – Jerry Martin
(SimCopter, PC)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/6/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/6/26)

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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.

Today is Hammock’s birthday! And to celebrate, we’re dishing out all the deep crust jams, with royalty free music from the C MUSIC library, Naotoshi Nishino goodness, PANDA express, mahjong music, Bomberman, and, of course, some dirty visual novel business for the dirty birds in their birdhouses.

Playlist

Envy – Naotoshi Nishino
(Entrance, PC)

Competition – Richard Hill-Whittall
(World of Pool, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Music 3 – Masashi Kageyama
(Benkei Gaiden, PC Engine)

Frisbee on the Plateau – C MUSIC Professional Library
(Marine Philt, FM Towns)

Happy New Life – kyp
(SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim, Nintendo Switch)

Afternoon – Takashi Okamoto
(Kochira, Haha Naru Hoshi Yori, Sony PlayStation 4)

Back to the Home – PANDA
(Argonauts, PC)

Riichi – Unknown
(Wai Wai 3-nin Uchi Mahjong, Sony PlayStation)

Ending? – Unknown
(Kyonyuu Dosukebe Gakuen ~Shojo-tachi no Tomaranai Koshizukai~, PC)

Credits – Hideki Sakamoto
(Bomberman, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Special Request

World Map ~ The Ordinary Zone – Hideki Naganuma
(Sonic Rush, Nintendo DS)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/9/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/9/26)

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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.

More royalty free music this week, as well as the return of some legendary VGM Jam Masters, as well as some NES bliss, baseball, mahjong, and at least 50 WACKY jobs. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for talk-free mixtapes of all the episodes, as well as track uploads and a 24/7 livestream playing all the Last Wave hits to date!

Playlist

Opening – Masanao Akahori
(Ide Yosuke no Mahjong Kazoku, Sony PlayStation)

Dolphin Tea Time – C MUSIC Professional Library
(Custom Mate & Denwa no Bell ga, FM Towns)

Resort Captain – Yoshihiro Tsukahara
(Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs, Nintendo Wii)

Event 4 (Success) – Tomoaki Hirono, Takashi Shirayama, Mitsuhiro Furuya, Kamara Kimura, and Keiichiro Obayashi
(MLB Power Pros, Sony PlayStation 2)

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

LEASE – Takeshi Abo
(My Merry May, Sega Dreamcast)

Hot Snow (Round 5) – Hiroshi Kawaguchi
(Fantasy Zone, Nintendo Entertainment System)

Enjoy! – Yoshiki Ara
(Pri-Pia ~Prince Pia♥Carrot~, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Evening – Wataru Yumura, Riyou Kinugasa, and Yuki Hisamatsu
(Queen’s Gate: Spiral Chaos, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Staff Roll – BEAT MANIAC
(Formula Grand Prix: Team Unei Simulation 2 – 1997 Han, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Encouraging News – The Music Bakery
(Eagle Eye Golf, Sony PlayStation 2)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (7/26/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (7/26/26)

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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.

This week, we check out what the cool kids are listening to at the cool lunch table, including holdmusicwave and fishingwave and flightsimulatorwave and fashionwave…all the waves, plus a Famicom track that goes harder than it needs to and plenty of smutty jams for the smutty fans.

Playlist

Wavelet – Takumu Kotohira
(NUKITASHI, PC)

Black Opal – Masashi Yano
(Pigeon Blood, PC)

Takafumi Wakaoji (Cool) – Sound AMS
(Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side: 2nd Season, Nintendo DS)

Windsurfing on the Lake – C MUSIC Professional Library
(Demon City, FM Towns)

North American Reservoir – Tomoyuki Hamada, Satoshi Miyashita, and Chamy
(Reel Fishing: Wild, Sega Dreamcast)

Photo Egg Frame – Hirokazu Koshio, Norio Nakagata, Nobuyuki Shiota, Koji Urita, and Akari Kaida
(Fashion Dreamer, Nintendo Switch)

Eiko’s Theme – Naotoshi Nishino
(Hidamari no Kage de, PC)

Lab Results – Unknown
(NANO DIVER, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Stage A2 – Story Begins at Night – Koji Ueno
(Air Traffic Controller 3, PC)

Staff Roll – Shinichi Sakamoto
(Majin Eiyuuden Wataru Gaiden, Famicom)

Special Request

The Missing Link ~Chun-Li Stage~ – Yoko Shimomura and Yuji Toriyama
(Street Fighter II Alph-Lyla With Yuji Toriyama, Arcade)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” 300th Episode (6/28/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” 300th Episode (6/28/26)

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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.

On our historic 300th Episode, we asked the smooth operators who have supported the show through the years to submit some of their favorite jams for us to play on the show, and that’s exactly what we did! What’s next for the Last Wave after 300? Well, tune in…and find out for yourselves.

Playlist

redial – Jun Chikuma
(Bomberman Hero, Nintendo 64)

Green Grove Zone (Act 1) – Richard Jacques
(Sonic 3D Blast, Sega Saturn)

PRECIOUS HEART (Sakura) – Takayuki Aihara
(Street Fighter EX Plus α, Sony PlayStation)

At School Again this Morning – Manack
(Asanagi no Aquanauts, PC)

When Mother Was There – Shoji Meguro
(Persona 5, Sony PlayStation 3)

Mog Resort – Naoshi Mizuta
(Final Fantasy XI, PC)

A Morning Calm – Fumio Ito
(Aero Elite: Combat Academy, Sony PlayStation 2)

My Home Town – Hiroshi Fujioka
(Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness, Sony PlayStation 2)

Three Z Exhibition – Yang Wutao
(Zenless Zone Zero, Sony PlayStation 5)

Goin’ For a Stroll (In BellHorn City) – BlueLonerWolf
(Party Project, PC)

Orange Twilight so Close – Funczion SOUNDS
(Yume Miru Kusuri, PC)

Ending – Yoshinori Kawamoto
(Super Family Tennis, Super Famicom)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/14/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (6/14/26)

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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.

We’re only one episode away from the historic 300th episode and we’ve got everything you need to chill the funk out. Mahjong, pachi-slot, shopping, and some quality one-on-one time with that special person in your life…

Playlist

Romance – blue
(Present For You, Sony PlayStation Vita)

Menu – SOUND MEDIA
(History of Kita Denshi, Sony PlayStation)

Ride the Autumn Breeze – Manack
(Tsukikagerou, PC)

Lobby – Unknown
(Nihon Pro Mahjong Renmei Kounin: Tetsuman Menkyokaiden, Sega Dreamcast)

E808-01 – Nash Studio
(Kirara★Kirara NTR -Mahou Shoujo wa Kawatte Iku…-, PC)

Kikyou’s Flower (BGM 2) – Keishi Yonao
(If, PC-98)

Base Shop – Kenichiro Iwasaki
(Lost Heroes 2, Nintendo 3DS)

Hideout -3rd- – Toshiki Konishi
(Persona 5 Tactica, Nintendo Switch)

Evening – Yamajet
(ROOM Girl, PC)

Staff Roll – Yasunori Yamabe
(NuPa: Numeric Paint Puzzle, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Movin’ On (Stage 1) – Yuji Takenouchi
(ChainDive, Sony PlayStation 2)

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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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KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/19/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/19/26)

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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.

This week, we’re livin’ life, lovin’ life on all the consoles, including a stunning return to the Family Computer 64 Double D, as well as some original Family Computer baseball action, some English guides on the DS, a little motorcycle racing on PS2, and of course, some puzzle action on the PC and PS1.

Playlist

In the Mahjong Club – Masafumi Ogata
(Sho-Ki, PC)

Beginning Premonitions – Kenichi Okuma
(Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 3, Sony PlayStation 2)

Title – Alexander Lazutin
(3D Aqua Slider, PC)

Other Match Results – Atsushi Fujio
(Ganbare Pennant Race!, Famicom)

Gallery – Tatsuya Maeda
(RS II: Racing Spirits, Sony PlayStation 2)

Stroke Play – Kenichiro Shinzawa
(Japan Pro Golf Tour 64, Nintendo 64 DD)

Micro 2 Step – Unknown
(Simple DS Series Vol. 19: Yareba Dekiru!: The Micro Step Gijutsu de Oboeru Eitango, Nintendo DS)

On the Green – Phil Wood
(John Daly’s ProStroke Golf, Sony PlayStation 3)

Out of Qualification – Masanao Akahori
(Final Stretch, Super Nintendo)

Ending – Unknown
(SuperLite 1500 Series: Oekaki Puzzle, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Main Menu – Unknown
(Virtual Kyoutei ’98, Sony PlayStation)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/5/26)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (4/5/26)

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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.

Spring has officially sprung and with it, we have plenty of jams to celebrate from the Switch and Wii and Family Computer 64, to the PlayStations 1 and 2, the PC and the PC-1998, and even a brand new console to the show, the Playdate!

Playlist

Shallow Lights – Nash Music Library
(Fading Afternoon, Nintendo Switch)

Fight Night with Flibby Boss Battle – Justin Scharvona
(Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, Sony PlayStation)

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

Slow Beat Jam – BR◎THER-NA●
(Low Devil!, PC)

Gameplay BGM – Ippei Okada
(Ide Yosuke no Mahjong Juku, Nintendo 64)

recesses – Takeshi Abo
(Subete ga F ni Naru ~The Perfect Insider~, Sony PlayStation)

Rheen X – g3ntlebreeze
(Vaygren: Lustful Temptation, PC)

Wasteland – Masami Kobayashi
(Lua, PC-98)

The World Inside – Nekono Comet
(True Tears, Sony PlayStation 2)

Tournament End – Katsumi Yokokawa
(Harukanaru Augusta, PC)

Special Request

Express Connection …for Main Menu – Hunter Bridges
(Zero Zero: Perfect Stop, Playdate)

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