This episode focuses on two games, Misty Blue and the Bit.Trip collection, playing several tracks from each as its centrepieces, to help give a more rounded impression of the games and their music.
Listener request: Aakadarr (Misty Blue)
Additional links:
Dino Lionetti, composer of River City Ransom: Underground, previously headed the chiptune prog rock band Chromelodeon. All known Chromelodeon music, albums and live performances, can be accessed on The Chromelodeon Archive: https://chromelodeonarchive.com/
Ian Stocker, composer of many GBA and DS titles, uploads archival recordings of his works to YouTube, often at much higher quality than is otherwise available: https://www.youtube.com/@IanStocker
Ambisagrus's subtitled Let's Play of the Bit.Trip games is a fantastic way to experience the games and explore the deeper themes present within the narrative: https://lparchive.org/BITTRIP/
The Sailor's Dream uses real-world coordinates as navigation through its world, with actual landmarks found at the locations. In 2015, an avid player of The Sailor's Dream emailed a travellogue of their adventures in Sweden visiting the landmarks at the appropriate locations to Simogo, who have published the document on their website: https://simogo.com/work/the-sailors-dream/the-mysteries-of-oresund/
Setlist:
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