Category: KVGM

KVGM “The Last Wave” 200th Episode (10/23/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” 200th Episode (10/23/22)

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 did it, folks – 200 episodes! It’s the end of an era and what better way to celebrate this milestone than a retrospective episode looking back at some of Hammock’s favorite tracks played on the show throughout the years. Join us as we look back on some classic jams from the Last Wave’s history…and we unveil what the future holds for KVGM “The Last Wave”…

Metro City (Night) – Yutaka Minobe
(Astro Boy: Mighty Atom, Sony PlayStation 2)

Customize – Yasuyuki Suzuki
(Kaze no Notam, Sony PlayStation)

BGM 36 – Kenichi Koyano
(Cardangels, PC-Engine CD)

Jazz Fusion (Lighting a Fuse) – Tim Clarke
(The Even More Incredible Machine, 3DO)

Don’t Come Knockin’ (End Credits) – Opus Science Collective
(Crawlco Block Knockers, Nintendo Switch)

Main Theme – Unknown
(Namcot Open, Super Famicom)

Night of the Oath (Oto’s Holiday) – Tatsuya Fujiwara and Yoshihiro Inada
(Seireiki Rayblade, Sony PlayStation)

CTLG05 –  Studio Cliché
(Oretachi no Sabage, Sony PlayStation Portable)

BGM 7 – Toshiaki Tanaka
(Afraid Gear Another, Sony PlayStation)

Last Wave (Outrun) – S.S.T. Band
(S.S.T. Band Live!)

 

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/16/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/16/22)

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 one episode away from the glorious 200th episode (give or take one or two or three episodes) and with Episode 200, the status quo will change…but this week, you know the deal…baseball jams, dirty adult visual novel jams, jangle boppers, oekaki puzzle jams, and an unused sound test that should’ve most definitely been used.

Unknown Track – Takahiro Ogata
(Bases Loaded ’96: Double Header, Sega Saturn)

Mood – Shinobu Kajihisa
(Kasumisan#: Manatsu no Refrain, PC)

Select – Yoshinori Kawamoto
(QuickSpot, Nintendo DS)

A Refreshing Breeze at the Afternoon – Elements Garden
(Sorauta, PC)

Unused Song 2 – Akito Nakatsuka
(BS Nintendo HP 5-31, Super Famicom)

BGM 12 – Kenichi Fujii
(2069 A.D., X68000)

Night Pieces – Doors Music Entertainment
(EVE: New Generation X, PC)

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

Special Request

Sound Test (Unused) – Shoji Meguro
(Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, Sony PlayStation 2)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/9/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/9/22)

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.

Jam-tastic all-star line-up 2022 continues…but more importantly, check out my guest spot on Pixelated Audio this week as we hit the links with a deep dive into T&E golf games and the music that shaped us all.

A Midsummer Nights Ephemera – Doors Music Entertainment
(EVE: New Generation X, PC)

Title – Unknown
(Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Card Almanac, Nintendo DS)

O Bosque! – Kikuko Hataya
(Top Player’s Golf, Neo-Geo CD)

Water Cave – g3ntlebreeze
(Castle in the Clouds, PC)

Local Questions – Konami Kukeiha Club
(Quiz Gakumon no Susume, Arcade)

Spring – Tomoaki Hirono and Naoyuki Sato
(Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 5, Nintendo 64)

hard love – I’ve Sound
(Aneimo 2: Second Stage, PC)

Staff Roll – Kaori Idaya, Masashi Sugiyama, and Lewis M.
(Namco Museum Encore, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

24 Wave – Masafumi Takada
(The Silver Case, Sony PlayStation)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/2/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/2/22)

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 keep things nice and smooth with some dirty visual novelization, back-to-back appearances by Atsuyoshi Isemura, TRAILS!, and our very first pittan, plus a great recommended track featuring Matt Furniss.

Cindy (Mellow) – g3ntlebreeze
(Futa Fix Dick Dine and Dash, PC)

BGM 9 – Shinichi Sakurai and Toshihiko Nishibe
(Confidential Money, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Name Entry – Atsuyoshi Isemura
(F1 Grand Prix Star, Arcade)

Kokorono, Uruoi – Atsuyoshi Isemura
(Eve Haze ~Biyaku no Ou-sama, PC)

The First Pittan – Satoru Kosaki
(Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan, Nintendo Wii)

Fateful Confrontation (Arrangement) – Takahiro Unisuga and Toshiharu Okajima
(The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, Sony PlayStation 3)

Autumn – Yasuhito Saito
(Psychic Detective Series Vol. 5: Nightmare, FM Towns)

End Credits – Naotoshi Nishino
(Synchronize Dream, PC)

Special Request

Hi-Score – Matt Furniss
(Soccer Kid, 3DO)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/25/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/25/22)

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.

More jams…you know the deal by now, I don’t need to tell you what to expect in terms of the smoothness of said jams…we’ve got PC jams, PS1 and 2 jams, DS jams, GBA jams, N64 jams, even a PC-Engine CD unknown jam…plus, a special birthday request from a fellow birthday boy.

BGM 4 – Unknown
(Koikatsu Sunshine, PC)

Airship Theme 2 – Toshihisa Furusawa
(Hunter x Hunter: Altar of Dragon Vein, Sony PlayStation 2)

Machiko’s Theme – Manabu Kunieda
(Doukyuusei 2, Super Famicom)

Falling Bricks – Antal Szvak and Peter Wodzinsky
(Game Hits!: 4 Games in 1, Nintendo DS)

Character and Mech Info – Keishi Yonao
(Metal Stalker: Full Metal Force, PC-Engine CD)

Ending – DesignStudio MB
(Azito 2, Sony PlayStation)

BGM 10 – Naoki Ishii
(Hikaru no Go 2, Game Boy Advance)

Credits – Soshi Hosoi
(Jango Simulation Mahjong-do 64, Nintendo 64)

Special Request

Dear My Friend – Motoaki Furukawa and Koichi Namiki
(Policenauts, Sega Saturn)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/18/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/18/22)

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 on the show, no mahjong, no golf, no fishing games…but plenty of sex, mystery, and asteroids…and also an appearance by the world’s greatest card game, plus a very dope request from a sequel I had no idea existed.

Welcome!! – Doors Music Entertainment
(Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! G.O. Summer Fair, Sony PlayStation 2)

Midori Aso’s Theme – Tonkinhouse and Yasuhisa Watanabe
(L No Kisetsu: A Piece of Memories, Sony PlayStation)

The Sea of Asteroids – Zenji Nishikawa, Tetsushi Takahashi, and Noriyuki Shindou
(Sion II: The First Attack, X68000)

BGM 4 – Kyoko Ide
(Natsukami, PC)

Reiko Fukuzawa – Yoko Watanabe
(Gakko de atta Kowai Hanashi, Super Famicom)

Peaceful Forest – Early Afternoon Street Corner – SoundTeMP and Manack
(Ragnarok Online, PC)

Amber Crescent Moon – Kojiro Nakashima
(Kamaitachi no Yoru Advance, Game Boy Advance)

Ending – Msilaj in Tokyo, Murthy, and Picard 9 Months
(Uno, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Red Light, Green Sake – Keita Inoue
(Soul Hackers 2, Microsoft Xbox One)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/11/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/11/22)

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.

The PC is getting plenty of love this week, as we talk about yummy drugs, murderous sex goddesses, mahjong, baseball, and BUTT BATTLES! Plus we’ve got another request from Professor Tom to seal the deal. ENJOY THE JAMS!!

Study – Yuichi Ota
(Hokenshitsu: Magical Pure Lesson, Sony PlayStation 2)

A Niche Among Friends – Funczion SOUNDS
(Yume Miru Kusuri: A Drug that Makes You Dream, PC)

Black Rose – Hiroaki Sano
(Mime, PC-98)

Adulthood Day – Keiichi Kawamata
(Dainikai Imouto Senbatsu Sousenkyo: 366ninme no Imouto Icha Love Gojitsudan, PC)

BOSA – T’s Music
(Hai-Shin 2, Sony PlayStation)

Substitution – Tomoaki Hirono, Shoichi Tanaka, and Masahiko Kimura
(Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010, Sony PlayStation 3)

In the Sunset (Ayane’s Theme) – Makoto Hosoi
(Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, Sony PlayStation 4)

End Credits – Hanako Ohtsuka
(Pachinko Sexy Reaction, Arcade)

Special Request

Bikini Line – Atsushi Kitajoh
(Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Sony PlayStation Portable)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/4/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/4/22)

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.

It’s September…two days away from Hammock’s birthday…and we’ve got jams out the wazoo, including a bunch of Nintendo generations, a PC visual novel (duh), an unused arcade track, and a couple of PlayStation doozies…not to mention a special request from an online Final Fantasy game. Good grief. Just in case you’re wondering, yes, I love cookie cakes…chocolate chip is fine. But if they can make a snickerdoodle cookie cake, even better.

Summer Bar (Day) – Graham Nesbitt
(Garden Story, Nintendo Switch)

Cheerful Thief Marino – Shinya Okada
(Mega Man X: Command Mission, Nintendo GameCube)

Hair Salon – Atsuhiro Motoyama
(Style Saavy, Nintendo DS)

Angelic Sleep – KIM’s SOUNDROOM
(Puni Puni Handmaid, PC)

Awards – Akira Yamaoka
(Nagano Winter Olympics ’98, Nintendo 64)

VIP Room – Kensuke Inage
(G1 Jockey 4 2006, Sony PlayStation 2)

Unused – Unknown
(Meikyuu Hunter G, Arcade)

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

Special Request

Island Sanctuary – Masayoshi Soken
(Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, PC)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/28/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/28/22)

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.

Okay, we’re back…duh…more jams…duh…mahjong, check…billiards, check…soccer, check…racing, check…adult visual novels, check check…fireworks simulation? Hello. Enjoy the music, consider becoming a Patreon member for more dope music. It would really help us out. Thanks. Byeeeee.

Roman Candlelight – T’s Music
(Hanabi Shokunin Ninarou 2, Sony PlayStation 2)

Takeshi – Naotoshi Nishino
(In’youchuu Shoku ~Ryoushokutou Taimaroku~, PC)

Skyscraper – Azusa Hara
(Pocket Gal, Arcade)

Menu 2 – Micronet Sound Team
(Mahjong-kyou Jidai Cogal Houkago-ken, 3DO)

Sea Breeze – Kensuke Inage
(FabStyle, Nintendo DS)

Gas Station – Hideo Suzuki
(Initial D, Sony PlayStation)

Tournament – Toshiyuki Takine and Gocky in Bose
(’96 Zengoku Koukou Soccer Senshuken, Super Famicom)

Good Night – Arte Refact
(Kimi to Mezameru Ikutsuka no Houhou, PC)

Special Request

Gravure Photo Shoot – Hidenori Shoji
(Yakuza Kiwami 2, Sony PlayStation 4)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/21/22)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/21/22)

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 back, we got more jams for you to digest, from the FM Towns CD to the Game Boy Color, murder mysteries to café love stories, from unknown composers to classic KVGM favorites like Noriyasu Agematsu. Tune in, check out, drift away…and check back in next Sunday for another dose.

Playlist

Tosyo Dungeon – Unknown
(Hyperdimension Girl Quest!, PC)

Stage 2 – Toshiro Mitsutomi
(Excellent 10, FM Towns)

Office – Kenichiro Iwasaki
(Yasuo Uchida DS Mystery Detective Mitsuhiko Asami Series: Fukutoshin Serial Murder Incidents, Nintendo DS)

BGM 2 – Yuji Ohno and Shimami Hasiba
(Lupin the Third: Castle of Cagliostro ~ Reunion, Sony PlayStation)

BGM 11 – Doors Music Entertainment
(Welcome to Pia Carrott!! 2.2, Game Boy Color)

BGM 3 – Noriyasu Agematsu
(Girls Bravo: Romance 15’s, Sony PlayStation 2)

Lemonade Diary – Mitsukiyo
(Blue Archive, Apple iOS)

The End of Day – Yuichi “Masa” Nonaka, Takayuki Azuma, Hijiri Anze, and Takamitsu Kajikawa
(Milkyway 3, PC)

Special Request

coastline – Yuichi Tsuchiya
(Pop’n Music 4, Sony PlayStation)