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 the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

We’re well past our half-year anniversary and boss rushin’ straight for the big ONE. We’re clearing scenarios, riding camels, strollin’ right on down to the harbor lounge, where all our futbol dreams will likely die in a pint of ale. But let’s hope not – let’s hope for the best – that maybe one day, all of our futbol dreams will come true. Every single one of them. Or just the one, whichever. Stay positive, stay cool. 

(International Superstar Soccer, Super Nintendo)

Stroll On – John Broomhall
(Transport Tycoon, PC)

BGM 3 – Konami Kukeiha Club
(Whistle! Day-37-kai Tokyo-to Chugakkou Sogo Taiku Soccer Taikai, Game Boy Advance)

Browser Music (Addiction) – Jogeir Liljedahl
(Wii Homebrew Channel, Nintendo Wii)

Harbor Lounge – Takenobu Mitsuyoshi and Hideaki Miyamoto
(Shenmue, Sega Dreamcast)

Ending Theme 1 (World Championship) – Yoshinori Kawamoto and H. Umino
(Ball Jacks, Sega Mega Drive)

Staff Roll – Sachiko Oita
(World Sports Competition, PC-Engine)

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 the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Battling a cold is never fun and sometimes the cold gets the better of you but you let it have its moment and then you move on (see episode). But when you’ve got the better of the cold, it’s all right! Life’s a beach, the afternoons are shinier, the mahjong is mahjongin’ and you maybe you take a step back and say, “Gun-DAMN, it’s good to be alive!”. 

(Bishoujo Janshi Suchie-Pai, Super Famicom)

GunDAMN! – Youchi Sakai
(Shirogane no Cal to Soukuu no Joou, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Shiny Afternoon – Kikuko Hataya
(Top Player’s Golf, Neo Geo)

Field (Chapter 5) – Minoru Yuasa
(Traysia, Sega Genesis)

It’s All Right – Katsuhiro Hayashi
(Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku, Sega Saturn)

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

Ranking – Neil Baldwin
(Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge, Nintendo)

Special Request

A Bell is Tolling – Hiroki Kikuta
(Secret of Mana, Super Nintendo)

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 the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

DOWNLOAD – THE LAST WAVE (6/30/19)

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 the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

From Virtua Fighter to Virtua Cop…from the neighborhood Home Depot to the Lowe’s across town…we once again stress the importance of chill music when doing your shopping and/or customizing your life in any aspect. Also, let’s be honest, the Western school system is a complete mess and you can’t expect kids to sit still for eight hours listening to outdated history lessons…at least, there are PLENTY of school-based simulation games to choose from to enhance whatever real-world school experience you had/have.

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 the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

This week, we drop in on some of the leading authors of the “Book of Smooth VGM”, including Takeshi Abo, Katsuhiro Hayashi and Shinji Hose, as well as revisit a childhood favorite of little Hammock’s from Mario Paint. We once again admire the life and duty of the space fighter pilot and drop some Coca Cola knowledge. Are you one of 2,000,000 people who owned a Phillips 3DO system? If so, say hello! 

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 the Last Wave on KVGM with your special guest host, Oke, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

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 the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

But it’s Saturday? That’s right, this is a special ‘early edition’ of the Last Wave as Hammock embarks on a little Hammock time. I’m currently inside an airport in New York City, which is nowhere near Aqua City, and I’m going even further from breezy Pacific Ocean. I’ll be back in two weeks for more jamzzzzzzz but in the meantime, we’ve got something special lined up for you, the listener, as part of KVGM’s new summer internship program. For now, enjoy the jams and I’ll catch you back on the beach in two weeks!

(Super R-Type, Super Nintendo)

Credits – Tomoya Koga
(F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa, Sega Dreamcast)

(My World My Way, Nintendo DS)

Re:Vanishment (code:VFD Ver.) – Yuzo Koshiro
(7th Dragon III code:VFD, Nintendo 3DS)

Return of the Magic Girl – Masanobu Tsukamoto and BA. M
(Madou Monogatari II: Arle 16-Sai, Sega Game Gear)

Sunset Seaside (Team Select) – Tsukada Tawada
(Kick Off, Arcade)

Staff Roll – Akihi Motoyama and Manami Wada
(Tokyo Beat Down, Nintendo DS)

Special Request

BGM 4 – Tokuhiko Uwabo
(Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf, Sega Genesis)

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 the Last Wave on KVGM with your host, Hammock, bringing you thirty minutes of the best video game jams(z) from all your favorite composers and consoles, each and every week from our beachside studio in sunny Aqua City Island. Sit back, relax, and get ready to catch…the Last Wave.

Moms everywhere, rejoice! The smoothest jams on the planet (aka Mother Earth) are here to help you celebrate YOUR day! Whether you’re spending the day with loved ones (see Katsuhiro Hayashi), or taking a stroll through your favorite city (see Toshio Okamoto), the Last Wave’s got your back. It is baseball season so you could totally be hanging out, watching baseball, Mom (see Yuji Takenouchi). And the cherry on the top? BIRDMAN!