[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2E17: “20th Century Floppies”

Today’s Broadcast is C2E17 for Theme Thursday, April 11th 2024. Today’s broadcast is a focus on pre-turn of the century music from computer systems (as opposed to consoles) - on a program we’re calling “20th Century Floppies”.

 

Tracklist

 

Track Number / Track / Game / System(s) / Composer(s) / Selected by

 

01) Bootup Sequence - N/A (System Music) - FM Towns Marty - Unknown - St. John

a) Earcatcher - 00:00:00

b) Music - 00:00:02

c) Intro - 00:01:35

d) Opening Track Discussion - 00:02:30

e) Top of Show Business - 00:06:04

02) Meadow's Edge 2 - Apidya - Amiga - Chris Hulsbeck - Hugues

a) Music - 00:18:30

b) Discussion - 00:21:16

03) Traveller's Tales (Stage 4-2) - Knight Arms - X68000 - Toshiya Yamanaka - St. John

a) Music - 00:25:34

b) Discussion - 00:28:03

04) Title - Jaguar XJ220 - Amiga - Martin Iveson - Hugues

a) Music - 00:32:47

b) Discussion - 00:35:32

05) Music #3 - LED Storm - C64 - Tim Follin - St. John

a) Music - 00:40:07

b) Discussion - 00:42:41

06) High Score - Hawkeye - C64 - Jeroen Tel - Hugues

a) Music - 00:51:47

b) Discussion - 00:53:51

07) Zanzibar Breeze - Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - MSX (SCC) - Konami Kukeiha Club - St. John

a) Music - 00:56:05

b) Discussion - 00:59:05

08) Britannic Lands - Ultima V - Atari ST - c: Kenneth W. Arnold / a: Wally Beben - Hugues

a) Music - 01:02:49

b) Discussion - 01:05:28

09) The Demon's from Adrian's Pen - DOOM - PC (OPL3) - Bobby Prince - St. John

a) Music - 01:09:57

b) Discussion - 01:12:39

10) Wondering About my Loved Ones - Wolfenstein 3D - PC DOS - Robert Prince - Hugues

a) Music - 01:17:12

b) Discussion - 01:19:40

11) Swirls - Marathon - Mac (MIDI) - Alex Seropian - St. John

a) Music - 01:22:11

b) Discussion - 01:24:54

12) Crystal Garden - King's Quest V - PC DOS - Ken Allen and/or Mark Seibert - Hugues

a) Music - 01:27:59

b) Discussion - 01:30:53

13) Jazz 3 - Sim Copter - PC - Jerry Martin - St. John

a) Music - 01:34:07

b) Discussion - 01:39:25

c) End of Show Business - 01:45:36

d) A sorta kinda semi-announcement [unofficial] - 01:48:55

d) Closing Track Discussion - 01:54:19

e) Sign Off - 01:55:14

14) Angel Dust - Star Trader - PC88 - Mieko Ishikawa - Hugues

a) Music - 01:55:25

b) Outtakes - 01:58:12

c) BONUS: [SLOW] Traveller's Tales - 02:01:28

d) BONUS: [SLOW] Jazz 3 - 02:04:54

 

Total Episode Runtime: 02:12:14

 

Hugues’ blog can be found here: 

 

https://huguesjohnson.com/

 

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Thanks for listening! Join us again later this month on Ch 1 for C1E84: TwoFer Tuesday - vol. 9, and sometime next month for C1E85 - FaceOff Friday - vol. 6. Delicious VGM on Noise from the Hearts of Nerds - and wherever you are….Fly the N!