Releases:

This month we’ve seen some interesting new IPs come out of the wood works.   The long awaited PS3 exclusive “Heavy Rain” brings adventure gaming to the next generation of consoles.  “The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom” for the Xbox 360 acts as this months “must get” indie game, with puzzle platforming to rival that of Jonathan Blow’s “Braid.”  “Star Trek Online” adds another frontier to MMORPG gallery.  And “Bioshock 2″ (a much talked about game on the site) brings us back to Rapture for another adventure; this time as a Big Daddy.

So it’s been another month that will be favorably looked upon throughout history, if history judges the past solely on monthly video game releases.

So what were we doing?:

This month Rob discussed his experiences with “Mass Effect 2” and “Bioshock 2.”  Speaking of “Bioshock 2,” Skizz also brings up his play through of the game and also talks about “WET.”

Chad plays some more of The People’s Games, this time featuring: “depict1,” “Cosmosa,”"Starfeld,” “Balloon in the Wasteland,” “Vatn Squid,” and “Nuclear Baby.”  He also reviews “Vanitas” and “Noby Noby Boy” for the iPhone and retrospectively looks at “Feel the Magic: XY/XX.”

And Tom plays for us another Battle Tunes.

As arguably one of the best made games of all time, Super Mario Galaxy must have one of the best video game soundtracks I’ve ever had the pleasure to hear. This particular song is a remix of an old school Super Mario 64 track, Bowser Star Reactor just pumps you up for the battle ahead. Tune in, enjoy.

Nintendo – Super Mario Galaxy – Bowser Star Reactor

Konami – Silent Hill – Tears Of…

I wrote a review for The World Ends With You a while back, and as you know, I loved it. One of my favorite parts about this game is how the music quickly goes from grating, offensive, and against the norm, to catchy, fun, and empowering. Here’s Shibuya, one of the most common tracks in the game. Enjoy! This particular track has an almost Jet Set Radio feel to it. Very scratchy, very awesome.

Square-Enix – The World Ends With You – Shibuya

Just found this while browsing the interwebs. Doctor Octorok has just released an amazing Christmas album! His site is getting hammered right now, so we here at 72 decided (along with just about half the internet) to lend a hand and throw a mirror up here. Give this stuff a listen. Its made for the Christmas Nerd in you. 8-Bit Jesus is a classic NES-style take on the Christmas carols of old, and by God do they rock! Hit his site up and give him a comment or two!

Link to Doctor Octorok (And to the music)

This link to the music pack in case his server is loaded!

Again, total thanks to Doctor Octorok for this amazing set!

Damn! As if one remix by JigginJonT was enough! Here’s another to satisfy your F-Zero Remix cravings. A piano remix of Big Blue, one of the most recognizable songs from the F-Zero world. I’m a huge fan of piano music, but mix F-Zero and a piano and you’ve pretty much have an instant post from the Battletunes perspective.

Hit it up again:

OC Remix

JigginJonT

OC Remix – F-Zero – The Flood Plain

Yea!! Battletunes is back! Have I got a great tune for you all: Its your standard Mute City remix alright, but kicks so much ass. From the subtle way it first integrates the base tune to the way it kicks your ass with rockitude. 

Enjoy F-Zero – Voices Broken by the amazing JigginJonT of OC Remix Fame

OC Remix – F-Zero – Voices Broken

Original Remix Page

Such a classic game. Everything about it, from the music, to the combat,
to the puzzles, to the nostalgic charm. Everything about The Legend of
Zelda: Link’s Awakening is perfectly classic in the best way. It plays
like a classic Zelda game through and through. In case you don’t know
how that feels, here is the gameplay in a paragraph:

You play as Link who has to save Zelda, but this game is different,
there is no Zelda, but you need to get off this island that you’ve crash
landed onto. You travel through towns, dungeons, keeps, caves, and
forests collecting weapons and items that will help you throughout the
course of your adventure.

The game has held up extremely well over time. Everything from the
graphics, to the sounds, to the controls, to the story has held up and
remained fun to play in this age of normal mapped, spectral-lit, dynamic
character models, its refreshing to see wonderful gameplay, and a main
character made out of less than 50 pixels. The music, by far, is the
still the most awesome part of the game. From the jumping and busy Tal
Tal Heights, to the full version of Ballad of the Wind Fish, the music
will draw you into the adventure like nothing else.

I highly suggest you check this out:
Game Boy – The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

Here’s a bonus song for you (remixed from this game):
Nintendo – Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Tal Tal Heights

Yea, been a while since Battletunes showed up, but after finishing the editing of Ep 16 of 72 Pin Connector Podcast, I remembered what a good song this was. Water levels tend to have the best music in a game, and Dire Dire Docks in no different. Chill to this classic Mario 64 Tune.

Nintendo – Super Mario 64 – Dire Dire Docks

This tune is very light. Kinda like something you’d see if you were watching a movie set in the 1940′s with the main character walking down the street greeting everyone he knew.

Final Fantasy VII – Descendent of Shinobi