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Where I philosophise on the Ego Shooter genre and the affect of videogames on youth. sWitch by Marcin 'Cedyn' Czartynski from Painkiller by People Can Fly; Suspicious Afternoon by Seth Parker from Octodad by DePaul Game Experience; and A Storm is Coming and Deployment by Mateo Pascual from Commandos 2 by Pyro Studios.

Strategic combat has many forms; Semi real time battles, turn based and console FPS. Fight V1 and Liligue by Noriyuki Iwadare from Grandia II by Game Arts; Main theme (Wormparty) by Bjørn Lynne from Worms Armageddon by Team 17; and Byelomorye Dam and Cradle by Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope, Robin Beanland from Goldeneye 007 by Rare.

Carribean dictator and obscure puns. Intro, title and theme of Bubble Bobble by Zuntata from Bubble Bobble by Taito; Perrito Callejero by Daniel Indart from Tropico by PopTop Software; Trace Memory by Makoto Hagiwara, Kenjiro Matsuo, Yuichi Nakamura from Another Code: Two Memories/Trace Memory by Cing; and Empty Halls by Olivier Derivière (performed by Children choir of the Opéra national de Paris) from ObsCure by Hydravision Entertainment.

In which I completely fail in talking about one of the largest videogame franchises in existance, and chart the rise of a single guy who made a series of games before gaining a popular web video series. Remember the Days by Mark Lovegrove from Trilby's notes Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw; Battle Music by Junichi Masuda from Pokemon Yellow/Red/Blue by Game Freak; and selection of music by Satoshi Okubo from Hotel Dusk: Room 215 by Cing.

Just because a piece of videogame music is notable or remembered, doesn't mean it's good! Intro & opening by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, Michael Landfrom from Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle by LucasArts; DK Rap by Grant Kirkhope from Donkey Kong 64 by Rare; and Ending theme by Tarnya from G-LOC: Air Battle by Sega.

In which I discuss one of the most absorbing and addictive games I ever played. Track 01 by Jesper Kyd, Albert Olson, and Raymond Watts from MDK2 by BioWare; Theme by Hisayoshi Ogura, Yasuko Yamada, Yasuhisa Watanabe from The New Zealand Story by Taito; Main theme by Lind Erebros from King's Bounty: The Legend from Katauri Interactive; and Myst Theme by Robyn Miller from Myst by Cyan.

Like music with haunting orchesteral chants? Night of the Mutants by Howard Drossin from Comix Zone by SEGA; Halo by Martin O'Donnell from Halo by Bungie; and Daniel's Ending by Mikko Tarmia from Amnesia: The Dark Decent by Frictional Games.

In which I express the joys of no loading times and play a song from a game that lets you choose the next verse. Ship Song by Michael Land from Curse of Monkey Island by LucasArts; Toxic Caves by Howard Drossin from Sonic Spinball by SEGA; Sentinel Beach by Mutato Muzika from Jak and Daxter by Naughty Dog; and Cornered and Won the Lawsuit - The First Success by Sugimori Masakazu from First Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney by Capcom.

Another great selection of videogame music that hits right across the emotional spectrum! Stage 1-4 by Masanobu Tsukamoto (Mats), Einosuke Nagao, Masanori Hikichi, Masayuki Nagao from Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine by Compile, Sega Technical Institute; Everybody Jump Around by (Yukifumi Makino, Fumitaka Shibata,) Richard Jacques from Jet Set Radio by SEGA; Max Payne theme by Kärtsy Hatakka from Max Payne by Remedy Entertainment; and Link and Marin's Song by Yuichi Ozaki, Kazumi Totaka, Minako Hamano & Kazue Ishikawa from Link's Awakening by Nintendo.

In which I put off the inevitable, and play the video game song that the internet has been alive with. Diva Comeback Amore by Oleksa Lozowchuk sung by Patricia Drake from Dead Rising 2 by Capcom; Concentrate by nervous_testpilot (electronic musician from the UK) from Frozen Synapse by Mode 7; and Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton and performed by Ellen McLain from Portal by Valve.

In which I spread the Christmas cheer from the limited selections of games that involve Christmas. Labtown by Toshihiko Sahashi from Blue Stinger by Climax Graphics; Christmas on Dobuita Street by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi and Yuzo Koshiro from Shenmue by Sega; Theme by Richard Joseph from James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod by Vectordean Ltd and Millennium Interactive; and Dreams Dreams A Cappella by Atsushi 'Sushi' Kosugi, Makoto Suzuki, Marlon D. Saunders, sung by Marlon D. Saunders, Gabriel Morris, Issa Clemon from Christmas NiGHTS by Sega, reused in Sonic Adventure as downloadable Christmas theme, also by Sega.

In which I play some Irish music that was in a big budget videogame! Intro music by Barry Leitch from Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 by Magnetic Fields; Breakbt2 by Tom Bible from Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death by Rebellion Developments; Just You And Me (And Ted E. Bear) by Jared Emerson-Johnson from Sam & Max Save the World: Episode 3: The Mole, the Mob, and the Meatball by Telltale Games; and The Best is Yet to Come by Rika Muranaka (sung by Aoife Ní Fhearraigh) from Metal Gear Solid by Konami.

In which I play the full version of a long piece of music, because you deserve it! Cassis Beep by Philippe Vachey from Toy Commander by No Cliché; Joe(highway 2) by Yuzo Koshiro from The G.G. Shinobi by Sega; Turrican 2: The Final Fight theme by Chris Hulsbeck from Turrican 2 by Factor 5 and Rainbow Arts; and Toki ending theme by Pierre-Eric Loriaux from Toki by TAD Corporation.

In which I introduce my listenership to remixes. Music played: Calling 'Calling' (vocal by Leah) by Takeharu Ishimoto from World Ends With You by Square-Enix; Tee Off by Bottom Up Interactive; Tetris Theme A by Hirokazu Tanaka (based on Russian Folk tune 'Korobeiniki' [Deer Hunter]) for Tetris by Bullet Proof Software & nintendo & Alexey Pajitnov; and Knuckleduster - Dan Baranowsky - Remix of Marble Garden Zone music by Brad Buxer, Bobby Brooks, Darryl Ross, Geoff Grace, Doug Grigsby III, C. Cirocco 'Scirocco' Jones, Michael Jackson (uncredited) from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 by Sega.

In which my bike gets stolen and I improvise the show's theme around it. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Theme music by Michael Hunter from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas by Rockstar North; Paperboy theme by Mark Cooksey from Paperboy by Atari Games; Cliff Rock by Yoshie Arakawa from Prop Cycle by Namco; and Justified performed by Drea Gunness, and by Sean Lacefield and Chris Frazier and from Dead Rising by Capcom.

In which, for the first time, I play music from a game I've played music from before; then discuss the role of cut-scenes in games. Bouncer by Seth 'Beatfox' Peelle (intro theme). Intro theme by Jean-Francois Freitas from Another World by Eric Chahi; Intro by Attila Dobos, Andres Magyari, David Javelosa and Andy Armer from Ecco: The Tides of Time by Novotrade[Appaloosa] International; and Closing by Toshihiko Sahashi from Blue Stinger by Climax Graphics.

Sonic Special: In which to celebrate Sonic Generations and Sonic's 20th Anniversary, I cram the show with a (questionable) selection of Sonic Music! Title theme by Masato Nakamura from Sonic the Hedgehog (16bit) by Sega; Starlight Zone by Masato Nakamura (and Dreams Come True) from Sonic 1 by Sega; Living in the City by Richard Jacques and TJ Davis from Sonic R by Sega and Travellers Tales; Sunset Park Act 3 by Yayoi Wachi from Sonic Triple Trouble by Aspect Co.; Believe in Myself - Tails Theme by Jun Senoue (Crush 40) and Karen Brake from Sonic Adventure by Sega; Escape from the City - City Escape theme by Jun Senoue (Crush 40) vocals (Ted Poley and Tony Harnell) from Sonic Adventure 2 by Sega; and Reach for the Stars by Tomoya Ohtani and Jean Paul Makhlouf of Cash Cash from Sonic Colours by Sega.

I play a song that had previously been played on the radio, though maybe not for the best of reasons. Bouncer by Seth 'Beatfox' Peelle (show intro theme); Cave Story (Plantation) theme by Daisuke 'Pixel' Amaya from Cave Story by Daisuke 'Pixel' Amaya; Professor Layton's Theme by Tomohito Nishiura from Professor Layton and the Curious Village by Level-5; Supermarioland by Ambassadors of Funk (Inspired by Super Mario Land from Nintendo and it's music by Hirokazu Tanaka; and End theme by Jean-Francois Freitas from Another World by Eric Chahi.

Back to basics with more videogame tunes, from games that gained alarmist newspaper headlines to addictive Flash games. Bouncer by Seth 'Beatfox' Peelle (intro theme); Theme by Danny 'danny B' Baranowsky (http://www.dbsoundworks.com) from Canabalt by Adam Atomic; Doom theme by Bobby Prince from Doom by id Software; Sewer by Tim Smolens and Jeff Attridge of Game Audio Magic (seems from Estradasphere - Feed Your Mama's Meter) from Gish by Chronic Logic (including Edmund McMillen; and Runaway Main theme by David García Morales composed Liquor from Runaway: A Road Adventure by Pendulo Studios.

Interview with Glen Moran, developer on the upcoming Tesla! (http://teslathegame.com/). We also play some of his favourite videogame music: The Last Level You Will Ever Play by Danny 'danny B' Baranowsky (http://www.dbsoundworks.com) from Fathom by Adam Atomic (http://adamatomic.com); Toccata by Dave S-B, based on Johann Sebastian Bach from Revenge of the Titans by Puppy Games; and Robots FTW by Mike Morasky from Portal 2 by Valve Software.