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Rhythm Encounter 162 – A Very Nintendo Summer

Rhythm Encounter 162 Nintendo Music - characters from Pokemon Gold and Silver, Fire Emblem Engage, Super Mario RPG

The Switch 2 is here! Is what we would have opened with had this episode gone up on time. Still, Nintendo’s latest is the newest console on the market and it’s doing pretty well, so we gathered up some fans of Nintendo music for this one. To try something new and to celebrate a wider range of Nintendo music history, each panelist was allowed to choose one non-RPG song, which resulted in a great episode of both expected and unexpected musical choices.

Even branching out like this barely scratches the surface of Nintendo’s long music history, but we gotta start somewhere! If you’re still reading this, we both know there’s only one way to kick this off: Let’s-a-go!

Featuring: Mike Salbato, Gio Castillo, Matt Wardell, Tom Cox; Edited by Mike Salbato

Tracklist

Block of Affection
0:27:38 – ‌Because I Love You (Keiichi Suzuki, arranged by Kenji Kondo) – Mother 1+2
0:31:01 – Caring (Kazuki Komai) – Fire Emblem Engage

Giants and Monsters
0:47:24 – ‌Yellow Giant (2023 Remaster) (Tatsuhiko Asano) – Doshin the Giant
0:49:54 – Ecruteak City (Go Ichinose) – Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver

Butter Galaxy
1:16:46 – ‌Gusty Garden Galaxy (Mahito Yakota) – Super Mario Galaxy
1:19:10 – Butter Building (Tomoya Tomita, Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando) – Kirby’s Epic Yarn

From the Stars
1:38:08 – ‌Title (Kenji Yamamoto) – Metroid Prime
1:40:16 – Fight Against Smithy (Yoko Shimomura) – Super Mario RPG (Remake)
2:09:40 – Tom’s Bonus Track! 

Album Links (RPGs Only)

Fire Emblem Engage Original Soundtrack

Mother 1+2 Original Soundtrack

Nintendo DS Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Music Super Complete

Super Mario RPG (Remake) Original Soundtrack

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Mike Salbato

Mike has been with RPGFan nearly since its inception, and in that time has worn a surprising number of hats for someone who doesn't own a hatstand. Today he balances his Creative Director role with his Editor-in-Chief status. Despite the amount of coffee in his veins, he bleeds emerald green.

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