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In which I do another playthrough of a text adventure, this time 9:05 by Adam Cadre. I also play Heaven Ruins by Masaharu Iwata from Evolution: The World of Sacred Device by Sting (game developer).

In which I play videogame music and talk about the games they are from, surprisingly. Intro and Guile's theme by Yoko Shimomura from Street Fighter 2 by Capcom; McPixel theme by Sos from McPixel by Sos; and BGM 4 and Conclusion by Erina Niwa, Masafumi Takada, & Masakazu Sugimori from Vanquish by Platinum Games.

In which I use Donkey Kong Country to explore vital areas of videogame history. All music from Donkey Kong Country by Rare Ltd. Simian Segue by Eveline Fischer, Theme, DK Island Swing and Aquatic Ambience by David Wise. Theme based on original theme by Yukio Kaneoka from Donkey Kong by Nintendo.

In which we have our first BitNote Storytime! The Story of Stefan Erikson and the Doomed Console. Music from: General music from Trailblazer by Gizmondo Studios Manchester; and Main theme from Hit & Myth by Gizmondo Studios Austin.

In which I finally plunge into the 'games as art' debate and spend ages talking about a game I recently finished playing that most played a decade ago. You Were There and Heal by Michiru Oshima with vocals by Steven Geraghty (of Libera) from ICO by Team Ico; and Mission 1 BGM and Ending music by Seiichiro Matsumura from Confidential Mission by Sega.

In which I talk about another Humble Bundle, this one being a music bundle! Ending credits music originally 'Mall Music' by Hideki Okugawa and Marika Suzuki from Dead Rising 2: Off the Record by Capcom Vancouver [Formerly Blue Castle Games]; Dao Zai Fan Ye (feat. Jia Ruhan) by Christopher Tin from Civilisation IV by Firaxis Games; Dr. Mario fever theme by Hirokazu Tanaka from Dr. Mario by Nintendo, redone version for Super Smash Bros. Melee also by Nintendo; and Angry Birds theme by Ari Pulkkinenfrom Angry Birds by Rovio; performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra and Andrew Skeet.

In which I demonstrate my willingness to get out there and get you great videogame music. Earthworm Jim cartoon series intro by William Anderson; Koroem and Greater Lights (voice Charlotte Martin) by Tommy Tallarico, Emmanuel Fratianni, Michael Ploughman, Laurie Robinson Plowman from Advent Rising by GlyphX Games; and Maenam by Jami Sieber from Braid by Jonathan Blow.

In which I validate my taste in video game music by relating the story of a recent hugely successful Chris Huelsbeck Kickstarter campaign. Forest Theme and main theme by Media Sorcery (Adam Gilmore/Mark McCloud) from Simon the Scorcerer by Adventure Soft; and New Junk City and Ending theme by Tommy Tallarico/Mark Miller Earthworm Jim by Shiny Entertainment.

We have a car themed show with music from my favourite car and racing video games (which I honestly don't have that many of). Driver Theme by Marc Canham (original by Allister Brimble) from Driver: San Francisco by Ubisoft Reflections; Theme by Barry Leitch from Super Cars II by Magnetic Fields; Here I Am by The Explosion from Burnout 3: Takedown by Criterion Games; and music from Speed Devils by Ubisoft Montreal.

In which I talk about video game enemy racism, then play music from a cute platformer! Awkward tonal shifts are a trademark of this show. GUN theme and Dodge City theme scored by Christopher Lennertz from GUN by Neversoft; and Woods of Light and Ending Sequence by Eric Chevalier from Rayman 2: The Great Escape by Ubisoft.

In which, having recently finished it and got the CD Soundtrack of, I play a heck of a lot of great music from Solatorobo: Red the Hunter. CODA, Basset, #3 (Airdale), #12, Re-Coda composed by Chikayo Fukuda (LieN), performed by Tomoyo Mitani from Solatorobo: Red the Hunter by CyberConnect2.

In which I talk about the Humble Indie Bundle and play music from one of the games in the bundle that was on at the time. 7 Years Bad Luck theme by Matt Coldrick from Crush by Zoe Mode; and Meat Circus and Credits by Peter McConnell from Psychonauts by Double Fine Productions.

In which I break the rules and instead of music, do a Let's Play of the classic 80s text adventure Zork by Infocom, and I narrate my adventures through the game as it happens!

SAS shooting, shooting at zombies, over the top criminal shooting, we cater for many shooting tastes in this show. Intro theme by Jim Rose from Hidden and Dangerous by Illusion Softworks; Taank, One Bad Man by Mike Morasky from Left 4 Dead/L4D2 by Valve; and Underground Weapon Storage by Kentaro Koyama from Virtua Cop by Sega.

In which the New York Theme lingers, and a 'cutesy' theme falls down on the last track. Title theme and New Quack City (Juliette) them by Rick Fix, Stephen Root, Mick Pummell, Simon Robertson, Nelson from Fur Fighters by Bizarre Creations; Beach Theme by Andy Blythe & Marten Joustra & Matt Furniss & Shaun Hollingworth from Puggsy by Traveller's Tales; and With My Mind by Cold from Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy by Midway Games.

In which the theme does emerge for the show, one New York, for completely arbitrary reasons! Title and Stage 1 background by Ash Hogg from CJ In The USA by Genesis Software; Alex Theme by Sascha Dikiciyan & Cris Velasco from PROTOTYPE by Radical Entertainment; Main theme by Michael McCuistion from Spider-Man 2 (console) by Treyarch; Soviet Connection (theme) by Michael Hunter from Grand Theft Auto IV by Rockstar North; and Ending theme by Naoki Tokiwa, Kentaro Koyama from Gunblade NY by Sega.

In which a clear theme does not emerge. RollerCoaster Tycoon Theme by Allister Brimble from Roller Coaster Tycoon by Chris Sawyer Productions; Ridin In That Black Joint by Wale from Saints Row 2 by Volition, Inc; Fortune by Tony Cox, Russell Shaw from Theme Hospital by Bullfrog Productions; and Beneath a Steel Sky End theme by Dave Cummins from Beneath a Steel Sky by Revolution Software.

In which I explore how video games influnced web culture, and the musical offerings produced as a result. Trocadero's 'Blood Gulch Blues' from the web series Red vs. Blue by Rooster Teeth based on Halo by Bungie; Tripod - Gonna Make You Happy Scod (Scott Edgar), Yon (Simon Hall) and Gatesy (Steven Gates); Water on the Dancefloor(Hydrocity WIP) by AkumajoBelmont based on Hydrocity Zone music from Sonic 3 by Sega; and Unlikely Heroes by cyberseth inspired by RPG World by Ian Jones-Quartey inspired by RPG games such as the Final Fantasy series.

In which I play music from an open source videogame! City, Snow, Castle and golf by John Dum, Jonatan Nilsson, Daniel Martin from Hedgewars; Hell by Knorke Sounds from The Great Jitters: Pudding Panic by kunst-stoff; and Main tune by Allister Brimble from Fantasy World Dizzy by the Oliver Twins.

In which I play the full version of my intro theme and give a long overdue explanation of indie games as well as play a very long tune from an early indie game. Bouncer by Seth 'Beatfox' Peelle; The Blue Valley by Karsten Koch from from Uplink by Introversion Software; and Katamari on the Rock by Yu Miyake from Katamari Damacy by Namco.