Video Game Music re-arranged, re-orchestrated, and re-made…
Sometimes going the wrong way is a good thing… Just ask Douglas Groce Corrigan, a pilot who decide to fly in the ‘wrong direction’, and we’re celebrating National Wrong Way Corrigan Day on July 17th. It was on this day, back in 1938, that Corrigan didn’t follow his submitted flight plan, from New York to […]
Today we’re celebrating the 26th anniversary of Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec, back in July 10, 2001, exclusively for Sony’s PlayStation 2. It was the third installment and is the series’ first game within the sixth generation of consoles. While there is multiplayer mode via Arcade Mode, the core Gran Turismo experience lies in Simulation Mode. […]
Happy 250th Birthday, America! On July 4th, delegates of the Second Continental Congress met to sign a document that would set a course for the Thirteen Colonies. Intense debate and voting sessions in previous days and weeks were required to ensure that all the colonies were in agreement. All knew they were declaring themselves traitors […]
This week’s episode is a special tribute to Bobby Prince (aka Robert Caskin Prince III), the composer for several id Software games and their series, such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Duke Nukem, and Rise of the Triad. He passed away recent on Jun 16th. Bobby Prince had an interest in MIDI technology during the late […]
There was a time when people carried time with them all the time. Whether it was on a wrist or attached to a chain, people had a watch, a device that had a face with marks for hours and seconds and three hands (hour, minute, second). Some watches were either mechanical (gears and winding knob) […]
This week, we are celebrating Metal Slug 4, a run-and-gun side-scrolling shooter, released for the NEO-GEO AES (Advanced Entertainment System) console. Initially released on the NEO-GEO MVS arcade cabinet, Metal Slug 4 finds Marco Rossi and Fiolina Germi fighting against a new threat called Amadeus Syndicate that plans to upload a virus that take control […]
Every day is a new day. A chance to start fresh and anew. It’s an opportunity to begin again and not be burdened by the past. And so we’re celebrating “National Start Over Day” on June 5th. “National Start Over Day” was created by Doug “Snoop” Philp, the Social Media Specialist and Web Administrator for […]
With the end of May near, it’s that time for our special episode of “On Stage Now”, where we feature a remixer or musician of video game music. For this month, it’s Player2. Player2 is a remixer of video game music done in the style of EDM and also a music producer and recording engineer. […]
Every fourth Friday of May, there’s a day called “National Title Track Day” that celebrates the title tracks of albums. These tracks were often the same as the album title, like The Beatles’ “Let It Be” or Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. They can also be tracks that were first released before the album is made available […]
It’s time to deal with today’s celebration of International Casinos Day, held on May 15th, which happens to be the founding day of Las Vegas. Created by an online site, the day was intended honor the casinos and gambling halls of the world but not just for the slot machines and card tables; it was […]