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\nHigh score rankings have been a thing since the 70s in video games. But the music layered behind them didn\u2019t really pick up until the 80s. Justin and Mike examine these tunes to explore the eastern vs western comparisons. Eastern composers tend to create much shorter high score music than western composers and the guys find a few tracks here and there that do show the differences in tone and style. Filled with influences from prog and classic rock, funk, r&b, dance and new wave genres, today\u2019s episode pulls no punches with tracks from Amiga, arcade, 16 bit systems and even some redbook audio! There\u2019s even a newer track buried in here to prove that high score tunes have a life beyond the 80s and 90s! We hope you\u2019ll rank this one high on your podcast list!
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\nTRACK LISTING:
\nIntro – Ridge Racer Revolution (PS1 – 1996) \u201cHigh Score Screen\u201d Nobuhide Isayama, Hiroshi Okubo
\n1 – Spider Man/X-Men Arcade\u2019s Revenge (SNES – 1992) \u201cHigh Score Table\u201d Geoff Follin, Tim Follin
\n2 – Leatherneck (1988 – AMI) \u201cHigh Score\u201d David Whittaker
\n3 – GODS (GEN – 1992) \u201cHigh Score Tune\u201d Richard Joseph, Nation 12 (John Foxx,) Jason Page (Mega Drive Conversion)
\n4 – Dangerous Seed (ARC – 1989) \u201cName Entry\u201d Yoshinori Nagumo
\n5 – Patreon Pick: Ryan McPherson – Kirby\u2019s Pinball Land (GB – 1993) \u201cHigh Score Entry\u201d Tadashi Ikegami
\n6 – Gradius III (SNES – 1990) \u201cKing of Kings\u201d Kazuki Muraoka, Kazuhiko Uehara, Harumi Ueko, Yukie Morimoto
\n7 – Final Vendetta (SWI/Xbone/PS4- 2022) \u201cHigh Score Board\u201d Featurecast, Utah Saints
\n8 – Strider Returns: Journey from Darkness (1993 – GEN) \u201cHigh Score\u201d Unknown Composer
\n9 – Battle Squadron (AMI – 1989) \u201cHigh Score 2\u201d Yvo Zoer, Ron Klaren
\n10 – Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire (PCE-CD – 1995) \u201cHigh Scores – Name Entry\u201d T’s Music Limited Company