Episode 284: Funk Music

In this greasy episode, the guys bring the FUNK! Enjoy this celebration of some of the best Funk Music ever composed for video games! WARNING: This is the funkiest episode of the podcast thus far, and may cause uncontrollable grooving.

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Tetsuya Shibata, Mitsuhiko Takano - Capcom - Arcade - 2000
-Training Mode
Ganbare Goemon 4 - Kazuhiko Uehara, Tomoya Tomita - Konami - SNES - 1995
-The Caves
Wario Land: Shake It! - Tomoya Tomita - Nintendo - Wii - 2008
-Pirate Shop
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Sega Sound Team - Sega - Genesis - 1994
-Hydrocity Zone Act 1
Pokémon Trading Card Game - Ichiro Shimakura - Nintendo - Game Boy Color - 1998
-Ronald's Theme
Supreme League of Patriots - Jake Kaufman - Phoenix - PC - 2015
-Stan's Theme
Interstate '76 - Arion Salazar - Activistion - PC - 1997
-Spineless Funk
Kid Chameleon - Mark Miller - Sega - Genesis - 1992
-City Area
Gran Turismo 6 - Yuki Oike - Sony - PS3 - 2013
-Red
Soundshock 2: FM Funk Terror - coda - Ubiktune - 2012
-Megabits per Second
The Adventures of Bayou Billy - Kyouhei Sada, Michael Maezawa - Konami - NES - 1988
-Stage 1
de Blob 2 - John Guscott - THQ - Wii - 2011
-Stencil Jive
Grounseed - Ryu Takami - Studio Twinkle - PC-98 - 1996
-Morning
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - Shigeru Araki, Kato Yusuke - Konami - N64 - 1997
-Festival Temple Castle
Interstate '76 - Arion Salazar - Activistion - PC - 1997
-Revenge Rocco Style
Metropolis Street Racer - Richard Jacques - Sega - Dreamcast - 2000
-Outside In
Star Fox - Hajime Hirasawa - Nintendo - Super NES - 1993
-Fortuna
Yoshi's Woolly World - Tomoya Tomita - Nintendo - Wii U - 2015
-Vamoose the Lava Sluice!
Mesuneko Hishoshitsu (She-Cat Secretary) - Nakayama Yuki - Melody - PC-98 - 1996
-Ending
Treasure Master - Tim Follin - ASC Games - NES - 1991
-Title Theme
Outrunners - Takayuki Nakamura - Sega - Genesis - 1994
-Last Wave

Episode 160: Katsuhiro Hayashi

Katsuhiro Hayashi, also known as "Funky KH" was one of Sega's earliest and most important composers. He did some of the best arcade work in the mid to late '80s, and then went on to freelance for other companies. He has a very unique, rhythmically centered compositional style, and is one of Karl's favorite game composers. Enjoy!

Quartet – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Arcade – 1986
-Quartet Theme, Sky (Stage 5)
Super Hang On – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Arcade – 1987
-Sprinter
Black Belt – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Sega Master System – 1986
-Boss
Ozumou Damashii – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Takara – Super Famicom – 1992
-Select Player
Galaxy Force II – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Arcade – 1992
-Beyond The Galaxy, Alone Fighter
SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Arcade – 1987
-System Down, Satellite Attack
Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku – Katsuhiro Hayashi – MediaWorks – Playstation – 1996
-Nocturne in C Sharp Major
Final Lap Twin – Katsuhiro Hayashi – NEC – TurboGrafx-16 – 1989
-Race Song 1
Hono no Tokyuji: Dodge Danpei – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sunsoft – Super Famicom – 1992
-Something Epic’s Happening
Terraforming – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Right Stuff – PC Engine – 1992
-Stage 1
Zoom 909 – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – SG-1000 – 1985
-Boss
Super Hang On – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Arcade – 1987
-Outride A Crisis
George Foreman’s KO Boxing – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Acclaim – Game Gear – 1992
-Track 5
Nushi Tsuri 64 – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Victor Interactive – N64 – 1998
-Character Select
Suzuka 8 Hours – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Namco – Super Famicom – 1993
-Race Result
Hihou Densetsu: Chris no Bouken – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Arc Co. Ltd – PC Engine – 1991
-Stage 7
Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku: 2nd Album – Katsuhiro Hayashi – MediaWorks – Saturn – 1998
-A Little Dream
Zero4 Champ RR – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Media Rings – Super Famicom – 1994
-Windy
Gain Ground – Katsuhiro Hayashi – Sega – Genesis – 1991
-Genesis ~Causing (Brave Men’s Theme)