I hope you like Tetris
Hi everyone,
I think this is the best episode so far, even though Topher’s still in the bucket. There’s a lot of music and a few cutaways in this week’s show, so let me know if you like this or if it’s a little too much. The opening sketchcame from here.
The first 50 minutes are devoted to talking about puzzle games, specifically the type that tend to task you with moving stuff around on a single screen. The NES Tetris commercial that played at 7:39can be viewed here.
The interlude at 30:00 was theTroika song programmed into the Tengen version ofTetris.
The interlude at 50:25 is Dr. Mario ‘Funky Pills’ by Jake “Virt” Kaufman. You canfind it on OCRemixorlisten to it on YouTube.
I wanted to ensure Jonathan had a chance to weigh in on the recently announced remake ofMetroid 2, so we broke format a little. From 50:55 to 1:10:30 we talked about Nintendo’sReturn of Samusthat was announced at E3, and the interlude at 1:10:30 is the music that plays on the surface of SR388 inAM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake).You canlisten to the whole track here, and I highly recommend it.
From 1:11:20 to 1:34:30 we answered listener questions, and one of the first we got to asked about our favorite music tracks from puzzle games. There are clips inserted from 1:21:00 to 1:25:00, but if you want to listen to the entire tracks you can findAlex’s here,Topher’s here, andmine here.
I mentioned the different international Marios that were inserted into the Game Boy version ofQix,and if you’d like to see the collection you cancheck them out here. This version will probably never get a rerelease, but it’s still cool to see a callback inSuper Mario Odyssey.
The final interlude at 1:34:30 is a track fromPuyo Puyo Tetriscalled Unsavvy Tetra Force! As always, the intro song comes from Sunsoft’sJourney to Siliusand our outromusic isNES Metroid Ending – arrange versionby nicoMS0122 on YouTube.
If you missed either of the earlier episodes, you can catch up by listening to themhereandhere. This week’s topic was suggested by a listener, and we’re always interested in hearing from the audience. Let us know what you like about the show and what you’d like to hear us discuss on future episodes! You can give your feedback in the comments below, or you can always reach us@RetroidPodcaston Twitter.
