Category: The Last Wave

KVGM “The Last Wave” (11/3/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (11/3/19)

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.

Next week, it’s the Last Wave’s birthday. But this week, it’s the Last Wave’s pre-birthday party, featuring pachi slot games, naughty PC-98 games, PG PC games, Side Pocket, Korean MMORPGS, and everybody’s favorite Sims composer, Jerry Martin. Send us your favorite moments from the Last Wave’s inaugural year and let us know what you hope to see in the future. Is the format okay? Do we need more guests? Let us know how the Last Wave can be the best wave possible.

 

Playlist

Viento – S.F.A.
(Tree of Savior, PC)

Victory – Sizila Okamura
(Jissen Pachi Slot Hisshouhou! 2, Super Famicom)

Paint Party – USK Soundware
(C’est la Vie, PC-98)

Latin Radio 6 – Jerry Martin
(The Sims, PC)

Gameplay – Yusuke Takahama
(Side Pocket, Game Boy)

Match Report – Kenji Yamamoto and Daisuke Matsuoka
(Nintendo Pocket Football Club, Nintendo 3DS)

No Pain (Staff Roll) – Takao Ohshima
(Over Top, Arcade)

Age….. (Staff Roll) – Manabu Namiki
(Bloody Roar 2: Bringer of the New Age, Arcade)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/27/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/27/19)

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.

This weekend, my wife and I celebrate our anniversary in a cabin in the woods somewhere (with a hot tub, by the way), but KVGM is also celebrating another fantastic episode of the Last Wave, with casino magic, alchemy, virtual living, and of course, RACING, because the Last Wave wouldn’t be complete without a smooth racin’ jam! We’re also finally caught up on the outstanding requests so if you haven’t submitted a favorite track, send it our way and we’ll play it on the show.

 

Playlist

Options – Kenichi Hirata
(Rainbow Cotton, Sega Dreamcast)

Casino Theme 1 – David Hayes
(Caesar’s Palace, Nintendo)

Game 7 – Unknown
(Mind Quiz: Your Brain Coach, Nintendo DS)

Race Over – Yusuke Takahama
(Nakajima Satoru F-1 Hero ’94, Super Famicom)

Orchestra “To Lovely You” – Toshiharu Yamanishi
(Atelier Elie: Alchemist of Salburg 2, Sony PlayStation)

Load Music (Theme of O/S Software) – O/S Software Sound Team
(Blue Wings 2: Blue Knights, X68000)

Fancy Restaurant – Daisuke Matsuoka and Asuka Ito
(Tomodachi Life, Nintendo 3DS)

Ending 1 – Satoru Wono
(Racingroovy VS, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Coda ‘BRIGANTY’ (Ending) – Takahiro Yonemura
(Briganty: The Roots of Darkness, PC-98)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/20/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/20/19)

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.

Resting, golf, cute cafes, ladies of dreams…there’s always a little something for everybody here on the Last Wave. Keep the requests comin’ in and we’ll be sure to play them on the show. If you haven’t given the show a rating or review on iTunes, please consider it as it helps the Last Wave reach new listeners. Jams are meant to be spread, so let’s keep spreadin’ them!

 

Playlist

Rest 1 – Koji Hayama
(Front Mission 3, Sony PlayStation)

Title – Unknown
(Atsushi Onita’s Anytime, Anywhere Politics Quiz, Nintendo DS)

Valentine Kiss – Hideshi Saito
(Café Little Wish: Mahou no Recipe, Sega Dreamcast)

Area Full of Waldo Watchers – Masanao Akahori and J. Enoki
(Wally wo Sagase, Super Famicom)

Name Entry – Soyo Oka
(Yuuyuuki, Famicom)

Seaside Resort – Motoi Sakuraba
(We Love Golf!, Nintendo Wii)

Dream Lady – Funky Seta, Nobuhiro Makino, Mito Unit, Shinchan
(Kounai Shasei, X68000)

Staff Roll – Reiichi Yamanaka
(Kosodate Quiz: Motto My Angel, Sony PlayStation)

Special Request

Liberty – Kemmei Adachi
(Gran Turismo 5, Sony PlayStation 3)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/13/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/13/19)

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.

We head back to the world of Final Fantasy to relax and reflect on our current life’s progression, whether that’s as a fashion mogul or a fisherman or even a team manager holding important…team meetings. Also, we’re nearing the Last Wave’s historic one year anniversary, which, to be honest, didn’t quite feel like a year. The seasons are blurring together now. But regardless, yay, one year! Thanks for making it happen, listeners! Let’s cross our fingers for two years!

 

Playlist

Relax and Reflect – Yoko Shimomura
(Final Fantasy XV, Sony PlayStation 4)

Team Meeting Mode (Final Match) – Keiji Yamagishi, Mayuko Okamura, and Mikio Saito
(Captain Tsubasa 2: Super Striker, Famicom)

BGM 18 – Masayoshi Sasaki
(Pop Cutie!: Street Fashion Simulation, Nintendo DS)

Choose Area – Eriko Sakurai
(Sega Bass Fishing Duel, Sony PlayStation 2)

R_2 – Akira Sato
(Lam-Mal, X68000)

Private Garden – ave;new
(Doko he Iku no, Ano Hi, Sony PlayStation 2)

Special – CUBE
(Kishin Douji Zenki: Battle Raiden, Super Famicom)

Staff Roll – Hisao Inoue
(Super Albatross, PC-Engine CD)

Special Request

Skill Shop – Kenji Yamamoto
(Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, Sony PlayStation 2)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/6/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (10/6/19)

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.

Summer’s officially over but that doesn’t mean the jams have to stop. In fact, they won’t stop, can’t stop, unless you, the listeners, decide that they must stop because they’re too smooth. But is that possible? Can a jam truly be considered too smooth? I don’t think so…I’ll have to ponder that one. In the meantime, we’ve got Takeshi Abo, unused greatness from Daytona USA, Masaki Shimono master bassing, and Jake Hunter drivin’ his Mini Cooper and smoking cigarettes. So much smooth.

 

Playlist

Forest Island (No Use) – Fumio Ito
(Daytona USA 2, Arcade)

World Map – Motokazu Shinoda
(Crusader of Centy, Sega Genesis)

Usually Time 2.0 – Takeshi Abo
(Phantom Breaker, Microsoft Xbox 360)

BGM 2 – Minoru Endo, Makoto Igarashi, and Hironobu Yahata
(Carom Shot 2, Sony PlayStation)

June Moon – Iku Mizutani, Kinuyo Yamashita, and Shinya Kurahashi
(Masaki Shimono no Fishing to Bassing, Super Famicom)

Track Edit – Hajime Wakai
(F-Zero X Expansion Kit, Nintendo 64DD)

Alone – Seiichi Hamada
(Jake Hunter – Detective Story: Memories of the Past, Nintendo DS)

Staff Roll – Daiki Kasho
(Kaido Racer: Touge no Densetsu, Sony PlayStation 2)

Special Request

Chillville – Barrie Gledden and Richard Lacy
(Pure Chess, Sony PlayStation 3)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/29/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/29/19)

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.

Welcome to the world of business and money and profit margins – it’s the world we currently inhabit, and it has its fair share of problems. Fortunately, we’ve got smooth video game music to help soothe the pain, and when someone tells you “Game over, man!” – just remember, you can always continue. Nobuo Uematsu makes his second appearance on the show with an even smoother jam than before, and the request line continues to ring off the hook so keep ’em coming!

 

Playlist

BGM 6 – Koei Sound Team
(Top Management II, Super Famicom)

Trophy Gallery – Nobuo Uematsu
(Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Nintendo Wii)

Title – Yuka Tsujiyoko
(Backgammon, Famicom Disk System)

Money Makes Money – Hidenori Shoji
(Yakuza 0, Sony PlayStation 3)

Game Over ~ Continue – Shotaro Sasaki and Aka Ishibashi
(Striker Gunner S.T.G., Super Nintendo)

Network Mode (Unused) – Tetsuya Shibata and Mitsuhiko Takano
(Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Sega Dreamcast)

Sky – Jake Kaufman
(Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, Nintendo 3DS)

Staff Roll – Michiru Yamane and Tsuyoshi Sekito
(Motocross Maniacs 2, Game Boy Color)

Special Request

Game 1 – Nobuyoshi Sano
(Dunk Mania, Arcade)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/22/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/22/19)

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.There are a lot of unknowns in life but especially when it comes to the composers of certain video game soundtracks. Who are these mystery composers? Listeners, I turn to you to help fill in some of this historic gaps in our collective awareness of video game composers. Do you know something the KVGM interns do not? Hit us up right here — let us know who is who. Otherwise, enjoy the jams!

 

Playlist

Royalty in the Desert – Tamayo Kawamoto
(Yuuyu no Quiz de Go! Go!, Super Famicom)

Beach – T’s Music
(Reel Fishing: Angler’s Dream, Nintendo Wii)

Hunter’s Pub – Hiroshi Tamawari
(Azure Dreams, Game Boy Color)

Ballad of AT – Yasuhiro Tamaki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Tomoyo Nishimoto, and Yasushi Hasegawa
(Armored Troopers Votoms, Sony PlayStation 2)

For the Sake of a Man from Time – Kazunori Hasegawa
(Rune Worth 2: Jikuu no Shinsen, PC-98)

Brave Heart – Yasuhisa Watanabe
(WarTech: Senko no Ronde, Microsoft Xbox 360)

Complete – Martin Iveson
(Wolfchild, Super Nintendo)

Staff Roll – Katsumi Mirai
(Marble Cooking, PC)

Special Request

Safe Haven – Michael “Garoad” Kelly
(VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, PC)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/15/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/15/19)

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.

What’s an Air Force situational comedy? Why is Osaka the greatest town? Is virtual scuba diving stress free? Are murder mystery games family friendly? So many questions, not a lot of answers, but a ton of straight up jams by a ton of legendary composers, including Ryu Umemoto, Yuzo Koshiro, and Yoko Kanno.

 

Playlist

Marriage Blue, In Door – Kaori Ohkoshi and Yousuke Yasui
(Everblue 2, Sony PlayStation 2)

Osaka – Tenpei Sato
(Hisshou 777 Fighter: Pachi-Slot Ryugu Densetsu, Super Famicom)

Day by Day – Ryu Umemoto
(Instant Brain, Microsoft Xbox 360)

Name Entry – Toshiyuki Ueno
(Hokkaidou Rensa Satsujin, Famicom)

Unused – Nobuhide Isayama and Masako Ogami
(Air Combat, Sony PlayStation)

A Brief Rest – Yuzo Koshiro
(7th Dragon 2020, Sony PlayStation Portable)

Triscope – Masafumi Ogata
(Heavenly Symphony: Formula One World Championship 1993, Sega Mega-CD)

Silent Groove (Staff Roll) – Kazuko Umino
(Under Fire, Arcade)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/8/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/8/19)

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.

While Hammock is off somewhere along the coast celebrating his birthday, you can celebrate the music of Tsukasa Tawada and Ryuji Sasai, the relaxing vibes of fishing resorts and golf courses, the spicy nightlife of Faeria, the intensity of naval and space warfare, and the mystery of the MURDER MYSTERY RPG. A special thanks to the Legacy Music Hour for a shout out on their latest episode. And a special thanks to each and every one of our listeners. High five.

 

Playlist

Offense & Defense on the Surging Seas (Naval Battle 1) – Minoru Mukaiya
(Sangokushi III, Sega Mega-CD)

Chapter – Unknown
(Gensou Maden Saiyuuki: Hangyaku no Toushin Taishi, Game Boy Advance)

Lobby Music 1 – Yasuko Yamada and Koji Yamada
(Fishing Resort, Nintendo Wii)

Name Entry – Tsukasa Tawada
(Earth Defense Force, Arcade)

BGM #2 – Katsumi Yokokawa
(True Swing Golf, Nintendo DS)

Rika #2 – Daisuke Minamizawa
(YAKATA: Nightmare Project, Sony PlayStation)

City of Fire ~ Faeria – Yasuhiro Kawakami
(Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest, Super Nintendo)

Staff Roll – Isao Abe, Setsuo Yamamoto, and Masato Kouda
(Quiz Nanairo Dreams: Nijiirochou no Kiseki, Sega Saturn)

Special Request

Arcadia Village – Takanori Arima
(Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, Sony PlayStation 2)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/1/19)

KVGM “The Last Wave” (9/1/19)

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.

Golf? Check. Tennis? Check. Casinos? Check. Bars? Check. We hit a lot of familiar territory on this week’s show but also explore caverns with therapeutic hot mineral springs, contemplate the many options of the world map, and seek to achieve the art of balance in our everyday lives. If you tap an armadillo on the top of their shell, they will pop right into the air. I’m not suggesting you go around scaring armadillos but it’s a fascinating sight. Okay, thanks, enjoy the show!

 

Playlist

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

World Map – Matt Furniss
(Puggsy, Sega CD)

Dice – Hiroshi Senba
(Kouryaku Casino Bar, Super Famicom)

World D – Martin Schioeler
(Art of Balance, Nintendo Wii U)

Eternal Move – Toshiya Yamanaka
(Spindizzy II, X68000)

Time Forecast – Nobuhiro Ohuchi, Ayako Yamaguchi, Kaori Idaya,
Masashi Sugiyama and Kenichi Takahara
(Smash Court Tennis: Pro Tournament, Sony PlayStation 2)

BGM 6 – Hideki Naganuma
(Bartender DS, Nintendo DS)

Ending – Yumi Kinoshita
(Harukanaru Augusta 2: Masters, Super Famicom)

Special Request

MAGAMI Online Center – Satoshi Ishikawa
(Digimon World 3, Sony PlayStation)