Episode 102 The Musical History of Natsume Part 2: Natsume Inc.

Published: June 21, 2023, 5 p.m.

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\\nContinued from Episode 99, Mike and Justin hit the dusty trail of Natsume\\u2019s musical history for a second time to uncover the North American-based publishing (and sometimes development) side of the company. Splitting from Natsume Co. Ltd. in 1995, Natsume Inc. began publishing a wide variety of games mostly in North America. From tales of what happened to the later years of the Harvest Moon series to discussion of the publisher\\u2019s focus on handhelds (almost exclusively,) the XVGM Radio boys take shovel to dirt to uncover some of Natsume Inc\\u2019s publishing history and how the Natsume Co. Ltd still sometimes worked with them on many projects. You\\u2019ll hear a few throwback tracks to the Co. Ltd days with composers like Iku Mizutani and Kinuyo Yamashita while exploring new ground with a bevy of RPGs, fishing games and\\u2026.anime hamsters?! Yep, That\\u2019s XVGM Radio, alright. Stay tuned for a future episode where we bring you part 3 (sometime in 2023.)
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\\nTRACK LISTING:
\\nIntro – Highway 2000 (SAT – 1996) \\u201cTrack 2\\u201d T\\u2019s Music (Yasutaka Hatade)
\\n1 – Legend of the River King 2 (GBC – 1999) \\u201cFish On Hook\\u201d Unknown Composer
\\n2 – Hole in One Golf (GBC – 1999) \\u201cBGM #01\\u201d Iku Mizutani
\\n3 – Lufia: The Legend Returns (GBC – 2001) \\u201cTo Doom Island!!\\u201d Yasunori Shiono, Akiko Ishibashi, Tomoko Morita, Yukio Nakajima
\\n4 – Medabots Infinity (GCN – 2003) \\u201cGame Over\\u201d Kinuyo Yamashita (Iku Mizutani Arranged)
\\n5 – CIMA: The Enemy (GBA – 2003) \\u201cThe Final Decisive Battle\\u201d Tomoko Morita, Yasunori Shiono, Yukio Nakajima
\\n6 – Hi! Hamtaro Ham-Ham Challenge (DS – 2008) \\u201cBijou’s Mixed Juice Stand\\u201d Unknown Composer
\\n7 – Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley (PSP – 2010) \\u201cMining\\u201d Unknown Composer
\\n8 – Gabrielle\\u2019s Ghostly Groove 3D (3DS, 2011) \\u201cDNC 08\\u201d Beatmaniac Inc, Takane Ohkubo
\\n9 – Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning (3DS – 2012) \\u201cSummer Theme\\u201d Kumi Tanioka
\\n10 – Harvest Moon: One World (PC/PS4/SWI/XB1 – 2019) \\u201cChildhood Home\\u201d Tsukasa Tawada
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