Category: The Last Wave

KVGM “The Last Wave” (12/1/24)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (12/1/24)

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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.

Post-Thanksgiving jams featuring the legendary Yukihiro Takahashi, dirty adult visual novels…again, Yakuza spin-offs, fashion princess land, and a couple of hot FM jams. Enjoy.

Playlist

FantaStep (Opening Theme) – Yukihiro Takahashi
(FantaStep, Sega Saturn)

AfterNoon Days – Soshi Hosoi
(Sora wo Tobu, Nanatsume no Mahou., PC)

Play Ball! – Naoshi Mizuta
(Pro Yakyuu ga Suki Da! 2017, Apple iOS)

Cabaret Prime BGM 3 – Hyd Lunch
(Kurohyo 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Asurahen, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Tree of SENATE – fripSide
(Areas ~Sora ni Utsusu Kimi to no Sekai~, PC)

Charmstoned – Solid Tune
(Cosmetic Paradise: Princess Life, Nintendo DS)

Taikyoku BGM 4 – Unknown
(Yakuman Houou, Nintendo Wii U)

ResortLand- Maiko Iuchi, Yui Isshiki, and Elements Garden
(FUTA·ANE, PC)

Soft-Boiled – Katsuya Yoshida
(Piyo-tan: Oyashiki Sennyuu Daisakusen!, Sony PlayStation 2)

Butterfly (Ending) – hasu
(SevenTailsButterfly, PC)

Special Request

Funk Lullaby – Barry Leitch
(Sleepwalker, Amiga)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” Six Year Anniversary (11/17/24)

KVGM “The Last Wave” Six Year Anniversary (11/17/24)

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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 celebrate SIX YEARS on the air, which is hard to believe but we did it…despite where we are in the world currently and how grim the future may be…but you know, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade…and once you’ve made lemonade, add some green tea and make an Arnold Palmtree. We take a break from our usual anniversary format to bring you fresh uplifting jams…because when life gives you boysenberries…you know how it goes. THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING SIX YEARS A REALITY!

Playlist

after a rain… – Toshiyuki Takizawa
(re-laive, PC)

The Smell of Hot Milk – Shinichiro Matsumoto
(Café Enchanté, Nintendo Switch)

Taikyoku BGM 8 – Unknown
(Yakuman Houou, Nintendo Wii U)

S – MANYO
(Kara no Shojo, PC)

Training & 2 Player Game – Yuka Tsujiyoko
(Backgammon, Famicom Disk System)

solitary – fripSide
(Areas ~Sora ni Utsusu Kimi to no Sekai~, PC)

Mission 2 – Tooru Hontani and Takumi Hishida
(Last Bullet, Nintendo DS)

Massage in a Bottle – Unknown
(Relaxation Yuubi ~Anata Dake no Himitsu no Iyashi, PC)

Kiryu’s Holiday – ALVINE
(Shirogane x Spirits!, Sony PlayStation 4)

Credits – Jun Funahashi
(Bottom of the 9th, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Coconut Palm Garden – Data East Sound Team
(Birdie Try, Arcade)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (11/3/24)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (11/3/24)

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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.

Post-Halloween jams from favorite composers Naotoshi Nishino and Yuji Ohno, diet management plans, RC racing, dirty typing, mahjong, party planning committees, and so much more as we brace ourselves for what could be a disastrous week.

Playlist

Blondie Ponytail – seibin
(Destiny Child, Apple iOS)

Vitamin – Naotoshi Nishino
(Shukujo no Tsuyagoto, PC)

Data Entry – Kennosuke Suemura
(Shibou Nenshou Keikaku: YaseTore!! DS, Nintendo DS)

Murasaki Town – Kyoko Miyamoto and Akira Fujiwara
(Sakura Momoko no UkiUki Carnival, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)

Isn’t it Nice Being Together? – Funczion SOUNDS
(Harem Party, PC)

Schedule – Unknown
(Gekitou! Crush Gear Turbo: Gear Champion League, Bandai WonderSwan Color)

To the Moon – Yoko Tagaya
(Wandaba Style: Totsugeki! MIX LIVE JUICE, Sony PlayStation 2)

Type Dirty to Me – Yui Takase
(INDA 3, PC)

Main Menu – Unknown
(Yakuman Houou, Nintendo Wii U)

Memory of Silver Jewel (Bossa Ending Version) – Yuji Ohno
(Lupin III: Lupin is Dead, Zenigata is in Love, Sony PlayStation 2)

Special Request

Rest on Space – Hiroaki Omori
(Hover Racing, Sony PlayStation)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/20/24)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/20/24)

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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 hit up Playstations 1 through 4, return to the Super Family Computer for a racing jam, trade some baseball cards on our mobile telephones, and get a little dirt on the personal computer, as per usual.

Playlist

Enter the Rainbow Gate – Maki Mannami
(Gran Turismo Sport, Sony PlayStation 4)

Warm Embrace – TrioDesign
(Oshioki ~Gakuen Reijou Kousei Keikaku~, PC)

My Hero – Naoshi Mizuta
(Pro Yakyuu ga Suki Da! 2017, Apple iOS)

Practice Dream – Masaru Tajima
(Mini-Yonku Let’s & Go!! Power WGP 2, Super Famicom)

CG Mode – MARI
(Clover no Kuni no Alice, Sony PlayStation 2)

Olivier – Saori Yoshida
(Yakuza 5, Sony PlayStation 3)

Encyclopedia – Unknown
(Shoukou Shindan Training DS, Nintendo DS)

A Glance Without Color – Takehiro Kawabe, Noriyasu Agematsu, Ebi, and Remain
(Mizuiro, Sega Dreamcast)

love (Erotic Theme 2) – Yasuhisa Watanabe
(Majokko de’GO♪GO♪ ~Paul to Mira☆Kuru Daisakusen~, PC)

Ending – Makoto Asai and Haruya Ooi
(Hikaru no Go: Insei Choujou Kessen, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Prize 3rd – Kazumi Totaka
(Wave Race 64, Nintendo 64)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/6/24)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/6/24)

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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 got everything you could ever ask for – more Naotoshi Nishino, a return for Yuzo Koshiro, Dancing Eyes, Gundam fighting, FISHIGN, even solitaire on the Galapagos Islands…all that and more, including a very special request from a good friend of mine.

Playlist

Options – Hiroyuki Iwatsuki
( Battle Assault 3 Featuring Gundam SEED, Sony PlayStation 2)

Sleepless Town (Swaying Street Lights) – Osamu Ishikawa
(Yuuyake -November-, PC)

Fishing Log – Toshiyuki Sudo and Megumi Inoue
(Ultimate Angler, Nintendo 3DS)

ALuminium ICE (Stage 8) – hasu
(Cyber Squad, Apple iOS)

Galapagos – Takahiro Urano and Masashi Kageyama
(Simple 1500 Series Vol. 8: THE Solitaire, Sony PlayStation)

Woman’s Feelings – Naotoshi Nishino
(Aniyome wa Ijippari, PC)

Character Select – Yuzo Koshiro
(Ueki no Housoku: Taosu ze Robert Juudan!!, Sony PlayStation 2)

Space Pirate Theme – Masahiro Fukuzawa and Takayuki Ishikawa
(Dancing Eyes, Arcade)

BGM 10 – Kinuyo Yamashita
(Shingata Medarot, Game Boy Advance)

Sad Piano (Ending Theme) – Yuuko Watanabe
(Yuki-iro no Karte ~Karte von Schnee~, PC)

Special Request

“Temple Del Sol” from Temple Del Sol – Takahito Abe
(Falcom Special Box ’89)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/22/24)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/22/24)

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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 from the beautiful Aegean, suntanned and ready to jam the funk out with a 45 minutes of fresh VGM – we’re heavy with the PC this week but we’ve got the Game Boy making its long awaited return, as well as some Super Family Computer and some make-your-own team games with scrumdiddlyumptious jams.

Playlist

Anxiety Theme – I’ve Sound
(Haramiko, PC)

BGM 4 – Unknown
(Ore no Nioi wa Hatsujou Switch, PC)

International School – Masaru Tajima
(Mini-Yonku Let’s & Go!! Power WGP 2, Super Famicom)

Financial Statement – Junko Shiratsu
(J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2, Sega Saturn)

The Red Slope – Barbarian on the Groove
(Koi de wa naku — It’s not love, but so where near., PC)

BGM 12 – Dota Ando
(Tsuri Sensei, Nintendo Game Boy)

In My Father’s Arms – Hikoshi Hashimoto
(Fifth Aile, PC)

BGM 6 – Jun Senoue
(Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 3, Sony PlayStation 2)

After All, I’m Lonely – C MUSIC Professional Library
(Jankirou, FM Towns)

Ending Credit Roll (Unused) – Sätuna Sound Team
(Ripple Dot Zero, PC)

Special Request

Summer – Noriko Ishida, Eri Yasuda, and Yousuke Agou
(Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness, Nintendo DS)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/8/24)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/8/24)

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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 still on vacation but the jams aren’t – there’s plenty for everyone, from gambling in a virtual casino to managing your favorite J.League team, to reading the news and celebrating a post-race victory with the ladies. All that and more!

Playlist

You Forgot to Feel It – Joe Down Studio
(Virtual Casino, Sega Saturn)

地下アトリエのパリジェンヌ(たち) – Arte Refact
(Otome Riron to Sono Shuuhen: Bon Voyage, Sony PlayStation Vita)

A Man’s Daily Life (Night Arrange) – Toshinori Orikura
(Free Friends 2, PC)

Melody of an Everyday – Shun Narita
(Our World is Ended., Sony PlayStation Vita)

Office – Keiichi Nishimoto
(J.League Tactics Soccer, Nintendo 64)

Time Trial & Interval – R.H
(Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo- melody of the sun and sea-, Sony PlayStation 2)

BGM 2 – Unknown
(Mainichi Shinbun 1000 Dai-News, Nintendo DS)

BGM 3 – Rikei Hirashima
(For Season. 2 ~Utsuriyuku Kisetsu, Wasurena, PC)

After the Race – Akira Motoyama, Manami Wada, Mutsumi Ishimura, and Ken Yamagami
(Zero4 Champ Series: Drift Champ, Sony PlayStation 2)

Credits – Yoshimi Sugiyama
(Azumanga Dontara Daiou, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Main Menu – Masahito Miyamoto
(Kachou Shima Kousaku: The Super Business Adventure, Super Famicom)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/25/24)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/25/24)

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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.

As Hammock takes off for summer vacation, he leaves you with a very chill episode this week with plenty to write home about to mom and dad. Naotoshi Nishino is back, Tremolo Vibration makes their debut to try and take the throne from PK Turtles for best composer name. We’ve got more convenience store and city management simulations, plus a trip to the food court for something tasty.

Playlist

Entrance 1 – Yoshiki Igarashi
(Hissatsu Chikannin II, PC)

BGM 3 – Hiroaki Shibata
(The Conveni 2: Zenkoku Chain Tenkaida!, Sony PlayStation)

Food Court – Momo Michishita
(NEW LovePlus, Nintendo 3DS)

Shy as Flower – Naotoshi Nishino
(Gin’iro no Ki ~Konayuki no Photograph~., PC)

Do You Remember? – Kang Hyoseok
(Mayday Memory, Apple iOS)

Track 4 – Minoru Yakohne
(Soukoku no Nocturne, PC)

BGM 3 – Katsuya Yoshida
(Soshite Bokura wa,…and He Said, Sony PlayStation 2)

BGM 10 – Tremolo Vibration
(Denpa no Dorei, PC)

Olives and Martinis – Lush Life
(Cities: Skylines, PC)

Finale – Junya Nakano
(Another Mind, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Car Maintenance – Kim Gahae
(KartRider: Drift, Microsoft Xbox One)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/11/24)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (8/11/24)

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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 back with more Naotoshi Nishino, more Legend of Heroes, more Gran Turismo, with a special guest appearance by Johnny Bazookatone himself. Plus a special request that may not technically be legal but we’re playing it anyway!

Playlist

sub specie aeternitatis [as part of an infinite plane] – Viewtorino and Fuminori Matsumoto
(Tsui no Sora, PC)

Paging Doctor Beat – Unknown
(Team Batista no Eikou: Shinjitsu o Tsumugu 4-tsu no Karte, Nintendo DS)

BGM 30 – Shuji Ohta and nkis
(Kikou Busou G-Breaker: Legend of Cloudia, Sony PlayStation 2)

Fleeting Rest – Hiroto Saitoh
(Ace Strikers, PC)

Entertainment City Raquel – Hayato Sonoda
(The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, Sony PlayStation 4)

Ain’s Theme – Kang Hyoseok
(Mayday Memory, Apple iOS)

BGM 2 – Soshi Hosoi
(Rozen Maiden: Gebetgarten, Sony PlayStation 2)

Urgent – Unknown
(LyricaL!, PC)

Red – Yuki Oike
(Gran Turismo Sport, Sony PlayStation 4)

Credits – Andi McGinty and Des Tong
(Johnny Bazookatone, Sega Saturn)

Special Request

New Age – Unknown
(Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, PC)

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KVGM “The Last Wave” (7/28/24)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (7/28/24)

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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 weekend, Hammock is on vacation but with the Last Wave, you can be on a virtual vacation of sound with some dope tracks from KVGM favorites like Naotoshi Nishino (and new favorites like PK Turtles). We’ve got mahjong, bingo, baseball, air traffic control…what’s not to love?

Playlist

Medica – PK Turtles
(Evenicle 2, PC)

Single – Naotoshi Nishino
(Meshimase Roman Sabou, Sony PlayStation 2)

What is Love? – Ryo Mizutsuki
(Karumaruka * Circle, Sony PlayStation Vita)

On Base – Konami Sound Team
(Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2014, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Stage 1: Who is Controlling the Ground Traffic? – Koji Ueno
(Air Traffic Controller 3, PC)

Now Then, Let’s Start – PYON-MO
(Castle Fantasia 3 ~Erencia Senki~ Renewal, PC)

Result – Unknown
(Bingo Collection, Nintendo 3DS)

Island Romance – Mutsumi Ishimura and Akihi Motoyam
(Natsuiro High School: Seishun Hakusho, Sony PlayStation 3)

Riichi – Micronet Sound Team
(Mahjong-kyou Jidai Cogal Houkago-ken, Sega Saturn)

Ending 2 – Toyo Kusanagi
(Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Skull Leader, PC-98)

Special Request

Seria’s Gate – Hyeon Choi
(Dungeon & Fighter, PC)

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