Episode #45: Game Arts

Game Arts is a game developer and publisher that is mostly known in the West for the RPG series Lunar and Grandia. The company had their start on Japanese computer systems of the 1980s, where they produced some classics like Silpheed or Thexder. Much of the catalog from this early period was scored by the sound team Mecano Associates.

Download Episode #45: Game Arts (76 MB, mp3) here

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Track announcements provided by Ed Wilson of PixelTunes Radio

Intro music by Paul van der Valk

Playlist:

01 “The Legend of Silpheed” – Demo (2003, NES) by Sekishun

02 “Stage 3” – Alisia Dragoon (1992, Mega Drive) by Mecano Associates

03 “Normal Battle” – Lunar: The Silver Star (1992, Mega CD) by Noriyuki Iwadare

04 “Mission 2” – Fire Hawk: Thexder The Second Contact (1990, MS-DOS) by Rob Atesalp

05 “Asteroid Belt” – Silpheed (1993, Mega Drive) by Mecano Associates

06 “The Rescue” – Gungriffon II (1998, Saturn) by Yasutaka Hatade

07 “Unknown Track” – Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium ’89 (1989, PC-8801) by Mecano Associates

08 “Saigo no Ippo” – Urusei Yatsura: Dear My Friends (1994, Mega CD) by HIRO, Takao Konishi

09 “Thexder” – General MIDI demo track by an unknown arranger

10 “Battle Theme” – Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (1998, Saturn) by Noriyuki Iwadare

11 “To a New Adventure” – Zeliard (1990, MS-DOS) by Fumihitu Kasatani, Nobuyuki Aoshima

12 “Staff Roll” – Gungriffon (1996, Saturn) by Motoaki Takenouchi

13 “Crowded Street Corner” – Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (1998, Saturn) by Noriyuki Iwadare

14 “Ending” – Gambler Jiko Chuushinha 2 (1992, Mega CD) by Mecano Associates