The main event for Episode 89 is Pro Wrestling Games. Brent and Rob body slam their way through the myriad of wrestling video games released during the 8-bit and 16-bit era. So piledrive your ears in to this no-holds-barred music and get ready to RUMBLE! Full track listing below.
Game – Composer – Song – Company – Console – Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)
The Main Event – unknown – Wrestler Select Music – Konami – arcade – 1988
WWF WrestleMania Challenge – David Wise – Andre the Giant – Rare/LJN – NES – 1990
Toukon Club – Iku Mizutani – Menu – Natsume/Jaleco – Famicom – 1992
Thunder Pro Wrestling Retsuden – T. Saito, Garheu – gameplay – Human – Mega Drive – 1992
WCW World Championship Wrestling – Kenji Yoshida – Tag Mode – Nichibutsu/FCI – NES – 1990
WCW World Championship Wrestling – Kenji Yoshida – gameplay – Nichibutsu/FCI – NES – 1990
WWF WrestleMania Challenge – David Wise – Player 2 – Rare/LJN – NES – 1990
Tag Team Wrestling – unknown – Main BGM – SAS Sakata/Data East – NES – 1986
Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Chou Senshi in Tokyo Dome – Yusuke Takahama – Title Screen – Varie – Super Famicom – 1993
WWF Superstars – David Wise – Title/In-Game Music – Rare/LJN – Game Boy – 1991
JWP Joshi Pro Wrestling: Pure Wrestle Queens – unknown – gameplay – Jaleco – Super Famicom – 1994
Zen-Nippon Pro Wrestling Dash: Sekai Saikyou Tag – Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, Iku Mizutani, Kinuyo Yamashita – Theme of Kenta Kobashi – Natsume/Masaya – Super Famicom – 1993
Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special – Masamichi Yamazaki, Chiyomaru Shikura, Yukie Sugawara, Shintaro Jyocha – gameplay – Human – Super Famicom – 1994
Super Fire Pro Wrestling 2 – Hiroya Niwayama, Masamichi Yamazaki, Hironori Tanaka, Tetsuji Ohtani, Hiroshi Suzuki – Theme of Victory Musashi & Great Shiba – Human – Super Famicom – 1992
Tecmo World Wrestling – Keiji Yamagishi, Mayuko Okamura, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Mitsuhito Tanaka – unknown – Tecmo – NES – 1990
Wow, some of these tracks were really good considering they’re from wrestling games. Also, I wanted to ask, is the Sega CD within your definition of 8 bit and 16 bit “era”? I had thought the Lunar series would be a good listen if neither of you have ever listened to it.