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Okay, bad example.  Maybe you just want to be taken on an audio tour through a game series with some seriously kick-ass music.  Well, I have the show just for you!  Just what series is that?  Ah heck, I’ll tell ya, darlin’ – Unreal, of course!

This podcast is my first serious audio project, or project of any kind, in years.  Besides, y’know, this whole website.  But whereas I cranked out the most lengthy and meticulously-edited post in two days, this thing has sucked up literally every second of free time I’ve had since I started working on it eight days ago.  I had been thinking about some way to do a radio show for a very long time, and the idea for this one literally came to me as I walked to work one Friday morning.  When I got home, I tossed around some ideas and made that eleven minute preview I posted up last week.  Confident that I “still got it”, as the kids say, I decided to try and write the entire rest of the show and get it up as soon as possible.

I had no idea that it would end up taking over fifteen hours to write, edit, and record, and then another eight hours to produce, level, and master.  The script ended up being over 6,000 words long, making it the single-longest piece I’ve ever written.  All the production on top of it just makes it the most challenging endeavor I’ve ever undertaken.  It was completely worth it, of course, but I’m definitely going to wait a bit before I start my second one of these.  ‘sides, I gotta play some games to be able to talk about ‘em, right?

So!  Give ‘er a listen and let me know what you think.  If you listened to the preview I posted last week, you can safely skip the first eleven minutes of part one if you like as that part is completely unchanged.  I really hope you enjoy it!

VG Panda Radio Episode 1 Part 1 [43:12]  (Right-clicky save-asy!)
VG Panda Radio Episode 1 Part 2 [43:16]  (Right-clicky save-asy!)

Track list after the break — but listen to the show first!  It’ll sound better that way, I promise.

You might have to throw a wide, ten second lasso around these times, as the VBR encoding makes exact time-seeking in long files a bit of an awkward science.

Part 1:
[00:00] Ninja Gaiden (NES) – First Level
[01:22] Chris Child – Background Loop 01
[01:37] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES) – First Level
[02:41] Super Mario Brothers (NES) – Level 1-1
[03:29] Metroid 2 (Game Boy) – Opening Area
[05:27] Rise of the Triad (PC) – Run, Smeg, Run!
[06:57] Heroic Deeds MIDI by Unknown Artist
[07:52] Journey Begins – MIDI Music Demo by Jeremy Soule
[09:31] Purple Motion – Aqua
[11:13] Unreal (PC) – Flyby
[12:05] Unreal: Return to Na Pali (PC) – Return to Na Pali Theme
[14:24] Unreal (PC) – Dusk Horizon
[16:18] Unreal: Return to Na Pali (PC) – Interlude II
[18:51] Unreal (PC) – Newmca7
[21:27] Unreal: Return to Na Pali (PC) – Main Title
[24:28] Unreal: Return to Na Pali (PC) – Nagomi Passage – Day
[27:09] Unreal: Return to Na Pali (PC) – Neve’s Crossing
[32:00] Unreal Tournament (PC/PS2) – Title
[33:58] Unreal Tournament (PC/PS2) – Menu
[35:03] Unreal Tournament (PC/PS2) – The Course
[37:12] Unreal Tournament (PC/PS2) – Go Down
[38:34] Unreal Tournament (PC/PS2) – Razorback
[40:06] Unreal Tournament (PC/PS2) – Ending
[41:56] Unreal Tournament (PC/PS2) – Botpack #9
[42:58] Chris Child – Background Loop 01

Part 2:
[00:10] Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC) – UT2004 Menu
[01:12] Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC) – Main Menu
[02:34] Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC) – Mercs Entrance
[03:35] Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC) – Jugs Entrance
[04:30] Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC) – Stage Music
[06:04] Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC) – Skaarj Assault
[08:05] Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC) – Corrugation Rise
[10:09] Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC) – Convoy
[11:44] Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC) – Rankin
[13:39] Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC) – Level 3
[14:08] Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC) – Level 6
[16:30] Unreal II (PC/Xbox) – Hybrid
[18:18] Unreal II (PC/Xbox) – Intro
[19:43] Unreal II (PC/Xbox) – Sanctuary
[24:18] Unreal II (PC/Xbox) – Hell
[25:25] Unreal II (PC/Xbox) – Ending
[26:55] Unreal II (PC/Xbox) – Sulferon
[31:30] Unreal Tournament III (PC/PS3/360) – Unreal Tournament Theme (UT3 Remix)
[32:41] Unreal Tournament III (PC/PS3/360) – Unreal Tournament Title (UT3 Remix)
[33:36] Unreal Tournament III (PC/PS3/360) – Afterburn
[34:52] Unreal Tournament III (PC/PS3/360) – Defector
[36:28] Unreal Tournament III (PC/PS3/360) – Plasma Oscillator
[39:15] Unreal Tournament III (PC/PS3/360) – Frozen Babylon
[42:46] Unreal Tournament III (PC/PS3/360) – Robo Mall
[43:55] Unreal (PC) – Nali Chant
[44:30] Unreal (PC) – Escape From Na Pali

This first show is about video game music.  I don’t know if all of the shows will follow the same format but with different games (assuming my charred remains can still function to create more shows) but this should give you a feel for the kind of show I’ve always wanted to hear.  As it is primarily about the music, I tend to step out of the way and let you listen and enjoy for yourself — I’m just the guide, jumping in now and then to provide context and keep things moving.

This preview, then, is the first eleven minutes of the show, which is how long my introduction ended up taking before getting to the main topic.  And just what is that topic?  You’ll have to tune back in when the finished project goes up here in a week or so!

Until then, I hope you enjoy!

VG Panda Radio Episode 1 Preview!  [11:00]  (Right-clicky Save As plz!)

P.S.  Happy Halloween, kids.  It’s my face.

*collapses*

More to come.  In the meantime, here’s a picture of me indicating that I think you, yes you, are awesome!

Hot DAMN you’re lookin’ fine tonight!