STAGE 34: PUZZLE GAMES

Retro VGM Revival Hour

Long before the Wii brought casual games to consoles and mobile devices kick started a new era of pick-up-and-play and socially driven titles for gamers and non-gamers alike, there were puzzle games. Of all the classic video game genres, puzzle games are among the most classic,Whether you prefer a hardcore match-three session, brain teasers or just a five minute distraction on your morning commute, this genre has something for everyone. So put aside your prescription from Dr. Mario, and embrace some of the finest puzzling experiences you can find in this Stage of the retro VGM revival hour. =====Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System==== 1.) Portal 2 - Mike Morasky - “Reconstructing More Science" - April 19, 2011 - Valve Corporation - Windows PC,PS3,Xbox 360,OSX,Linux 2.) Adventures of Lolo 3 - Hideki Kanazashi & Jun Ishikawa - "Level Theme” - 1990 - HAL Laboratory - NES 3.) Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo - Tatsuro Suzuki, Isao Abe, Yuko Takehara, Syun Nishigaki, Setsuo Yamamoto, Takayuki Iwai, & Masato Kouda - “Ryu Stage” - June 20, 1996 - CAPCOM - Arcade, Sony Playstation, PSN & XBLA 4.) Pictionary: The Game of Video Quick Draw - Tim Follin - “Title Theme" - July 1990 - Software Creations/LJN - NES 5.) Lemmings 2: The Tribes - Brian Johnston, Alasdair Houston, David Whittaker & Raymond Usher - “Classic” - 1993 - DMA Design/Psygnosis - Commodore Amiga 6.) Edge - Romain Gauthier - "Kakkoi!" - December, 2008 - Mobigame - Linux, iOS, Android, PSN, Windows, Mac OS X, Wii U & Nintendo 3DS 7.) Portal - Jonathan Coulton and sung by Ellen McLain - “Still Alive” - October 9, 2007 - Valve Corporation - Windows PC, PS3, XBOX 360, MAC OS X & Linux 8.) World of Goo - Kyle Gabler - “Ode to the Bridge Builder”- October 13, 2008 - 2D BOY - Windows PC, iOS, OS X, Linux & Nintendo Wii 9.) Puzzled - Thomas Mogensen - “BGM 3” - 2001 - Elo Interactive/Conspiracy Entertainment - GameBoy Color 10.) Scribblenauts Unlimited - David Franco - “Edwin’s Farm” - November 13, 2012 - 5th Cell/Warner Bros. Interactive & Nintendo - Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Windows, IOS & Android 11.) Tetris Attack - Masaya Kuzume & Yuka Tsujiyoko - “Sea World (Lunge Fish Stage)” - August 1996 - Intelligent Systems/NINTENDO - SNES 12.) Puyo Puyon (Puyo Puyo IV) - Daisuke Nagata - “Preparations OK! Lady 2 Fight” - March 4, 1999 (japan Only) - Compile/SEGA - Sega Dreamcast 13.) Magnetis - Romain Gauthier - “Solo” - December 7, 2009 - Yullaby - Nintendo Wii (WiiWare) & PC 14.) Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft - Jason Hayes & Peter McConnell - "Don't Let Your Guard Down” - March 11, 2014 - Blizzard Entertainment - Windows PC, MAC OS X, iOS & Android 15.) Tetris - Jim Andron - "Level 5” - 1992 - Philips Media - The Philips CD-i 16.) Boulder Dash - Shogo Sakai & Yusuke Takahama - "World Map” - 1990 - Sakata SAS/JVC - NES 17.) Puyo Puyo Tsuu - Tsuyoshi Matsushima & Tomonori Minami - “Level 6 Theme (last Area)” - February 12, 1994(Japan Only) - Compile/SEGA - Sega Genesis (MegaDrive) 18.) Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - Marc Derell - “Background 1” - March 16, 2007 - Infinite Interactive/D3 Publisher - Nintendo DS, PSP, XBOX 360, PS2, PS3, Mac OSx & IOS 19.) Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Tomohito Nishiura - “Theme of Professor Layton, Mysterious Girl & Pursuit at Night " - February 10, 2008 - Level-5/Nintendo - Nintendo DS 20.) Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Masanori Hikichi, Masayuki Nagao & David Javelosa - "Exercise Mode” - November 26, 1993 - Compile/SEGA - Sega Genesis 21.) Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure - Shinya Okada & Tadayoshi Makino - “Level Select/Map Theme (The HideOut)“ - January 18, 2008 - CAPCOM - Nintendo Wii Edgar Velasco: @MoonSpiderHugs FB: www.facebook.com/groups/vgmrevivalhour/ Tumblr: retro-vgm-revival-hour.tumblr.com/ AND NOW AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE PLAY: https://play.google.com/music/m/I2uvnfvy4ymwbhmjslzhtzu45yi?t=RETRO_VGM_REVIVAL_HOUR