A podcast which shares, discusses and analyzes the best in video game music from all different generations. Topics of discussion include: composition, melody, harmony, chords and rhythm, as well as technical aspects, such as hardware limitations and production. Enjoy a new episode every Monday!
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For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in August of 2014- "Humor in Video Games (#126)!" Enjoy this unique episode! Rebroadcast: Humor in Video Games Super Marcato Bros. Download Rayman Origins – Christophe Héral & Billy Martin – Ubisoft – Xbox 360/PS3/Wii – 2011 -Desert of Dijiridoos ~ Shooting Me Softly The Secret of Monkey Island – Michael Land – Lucasarts – PC – 1990 -Guybrush and Elaine Banjo Kazooie – Grant Kirkhope – Nintendo – N64 – 1998 -Mumbo’s Mountain de Blob 2 – John Guscott – THQ – PS3/Xbox 360/Wii – 2011 -Prisman Holiday Super Mario
Let's hit the beach! In this laidback summer-themed and inaugural Karlcast episode, Karl plays and discusses some awesome VGM with the theme of beach and vacation! This playlist was submitted by our wonderful discord community. Enjoy! Karlcast: Beach & Vacation Tunes! Super Marcato Bros. Download The Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Kazuhiko Uehara - Keep an Adventure Log Persona 4: Golden - Atsushi Kitajoh - Let's Hit The Beach Twinbee Yahho! - Akihio Juiichiya - Over the Sea Red&Green - Seashell Collecting Super Mario Sunshine - Koji Kondo - Delfino Plaza Animal Crossing (Cover) - Super Gipsy
In this episode, Karl & Will celebrate and spotlight the incredible new score by Jake Kaufman to Mina the Hollower! If you're a virt fan (why would you not be) you'll not want to miss this! Marcato Classic: Mina the Hollower Super Marcato Bros. Download Mina the Hollower - Jake Kaufman - Yacht Club - 2026 -Cinematic: A Most Curious Letter -Cinematic: Intro -A Sinking Feeling (Loner's Landing) -Boss: Nether Kraken -Ribbon Cutting Ceremony -Thorne's Echolocation -Central Ossex -Embarked East (Outskirts) -At Last We Rest (Old Graveyard) -Boss: The Duchess -The Good Harvest (Septemburg) -As One Le
It's time for another installment of Marcato Radio! Once again, it's another non-stop collection of outstanding video game music. Some tracks you've heard before, and some you have not! Enjoy! Marcato Radio 43 Super Marcato Bros. Download Granada - Motoi Sakuraba - Bumpy Road Danganronpa 2 - Takada Masafumi - Beautiful Ruin Wii Fit - Toru Minegishi, Manaka Tominaga - Training Menu Decline's Drops - ModalModule - Athletic Gravity Rush 2 - Kohei Tanaka - Light and Dark Dragon Ball FighterZ - Takanori Arima, Toshiyuki Kishi - Rocky Field Stage PROTODOME - Caterpillar Cake Club Rhythm Thief - Tomo
For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in December of 2015- "Indie Games (#193)!" Enjoy this blast from the past, featuring some amazing VGM from Indie Games! Rebroadcast: Indie Games Super Marcato Bros. Download Terraria - Scott Lloyd Shelly - Re-Logic - PC - 2011 -Overworld Day FEZ - Disasterpiece - Trapdoor - PC - 2012 -Adventure Super Meat Boy - Danny Baranowsky - Team Meat - PC/Xbox 360 - 2010 -Dr. Fetus' Castle, Forest Funk Braid - Shira Kammen - Microsoft - Xbox 360/PC - 2008 -Lullaby Set Gunpoint - Ryan Ike - Suspicious Developments - PC -
In this very special episode, Karl presents the entire Ultraglide set professionally recorded live from VGM Con 2026! Enjoy! Performance: Ultraglide Live at VGM Con! Super Marcato Bros. Download Ultraglide - Live at VGM Con - 2026 - Available on Youtube and Bandcamp -Moonlight Canyon (Kirby and the Forgotten Land) -Lava Reef Zone (Sonic & Knuckles) -Magma Man (Mega Man 9) -Strange Sunset (Street Fighter EX) -Moon Factory Zone (Sonicesque: Flashfield) -KK Cruisin' (Animal Crossing) -Shy But Deadly (Yoshi's Woolly World) -Quick Flight (Atelier Firis) -Loose Grip (Structured Improvisation) -Big B
In this DELIGHTFUL episode, Karl & Will spotlight on the first 2 scores in the beloved Kirby series! This is Dream Land and Adventure! Enjoy this celebration of some of the most iconic VGM, back to where it all started. Kirby OG Duo Super Marcato Bros. Download Kirby's Dream Land - Jun Ishikawa - 1992 -Title -Green Greens -Bubbly Clouds -Float Islands -Ending -Castle Lololo -Mt. DeDeDe -Spicy Food, Minty Leaf Kirby's Adventure - Hirokazu Ando - 1993 -Rainbow Resort -Green Fields -High Hills -Forest Trail -Tower to the Sky -Cloud Tops -Starry Sky -Fountain of Dreams
Enjoy this special timely Marcato Radio featuring awesome music from just some of the guests that will be at VGM Con 2026 this year! Marcato Radio: Guests of VGM Con 2026 Super Marcato Bros. Download Nico64 - Yoshi Star Galaxy (MKW) Instrumentmaniac - Kokiri Forest Randy Derricott - Welcome Horizons (C's House Remix) Los Veros - Hyrule Castle Windfall - Meadow Breeze Geekswag - ?? Do a Barell Roll - Bless the Mines Laurentheflute - Meridian Child DiscoCactus - Fear the Old Funk Elite 4 Jazz Band - Corridors of Time dannyBstyle Band - The Battle of Lil' Slugger Ultraglide - Moonlight Canyon The
For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in January of 2015- "Final Levels (#148)!" Enjoy this blast from the past, featuring mostly old-school tracks, but a few killer modern tracks as well! Rebroadcast: Final Levels Super Marcato Bros. Download Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Masato Nakamura – Sega – Genesis – 1992 -Death Egg Zone Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Jun Funahashi – Konami – NES – 1989 -Final Stage Mario Kart: Super Circuit – Kenichi Nishimaki – Nintendo – GBA – 2001 -Rainbow Road Alisia Dragoon – Nobuyuki Aoshima & Mamoru Ishimoda – Sega – Genes
In this ROCKING episode, Karl & Will spotlight on the underrated, outstanding score to Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, composed by the very talented Sean Bialo! As a bonus, they also share a couple awesome Sean tracks from an upcoming game Denshattack! as well. Enjoy! Marcato Classic: Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind Super Marcato Bros. Download Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind - Sean Bialo - Digital Eclipse - 2024 -Main Menu -Side Scrolling Stage 1 -Combat Training Tutorial -Brawler Boss Battle -Side Scrolling Stage 2 -Angel Grove Juice Bar Theme -Dinozord Scroll Stage -Side Scrolling Stage 3 -Arcade S
For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in November of 2014- "Game Boy Advance (#136)!" Enjoy this blast from the past, where the guys spotlit on some of the best music for this very nostalgic handheld system! Rebroadcast: Game Boy Advance Super Marcato Bros. Download Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga – Yoko Shimomura – Nintendo – GBA – 2003 -Battle F-Zero: Maximum Velocity -Masaru Tajima, Mitsuteru Furukawa, Naoto Ishida – Nintendo – GBA – 2001 -Title Screen Castlevania: Circle of the Moon – Sotaro Tojima, Hiroshi Mitsuoka – Konami – GBA – 2001 -Awake
In this laidback and conversational episode, Karl & Will catch up and talk about what's been going on lately, share and discuss a couple great VGM tracks, and answer a handful of listener questions. Enjoy! Catching Up: Winter 2026 Super Marcato Bros. Download Play In: LagMage and Arda - Summer Chip XV - Welcome to Star City Nintendo Switch Sports - Takuhiro Honda - Chambara God Eater - Go Shiina - Flame Dance Play Out: Tales of Legendia - Go Shiina - A Cheerful Bandit
It's time for another installment of Marcato Radio! Once again, it's another non-stop collection of outstanding video game music. Some tracks you've heard before, and some you have not! Enjoy! Marcato Radio 42 Super Marcato Bros. Download Ganbare Goemon 4 - Kazuhiko Uehara - Ice Moon Fortress Atelier Sophie 2 - Kazuki Yanagawa - Dream Drops Spirou - Alberto Gonzalez - Title Screen Bahamut Lagoon - Noriko Matsueda - Ending Assassin's Creed 3 - Lorne Balfe - Welcome to Boston ricora - memories of blue Nights of Azure - Hayato Asano - How can I help you (Shopping) Dragon Knight 4 (X68) - Tsuyoshi
For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in August of 2015- "1991 (#176)!" Enjoy this blast from the past, where the guys spotlit on one year in video game music history, and arguably one of the most seminal years there ever was: 1991. Rebroadcast: 1991 Super Marcato Bros. Download Batman: Return of the Joker – Naoki Kodaka – Sunsoft – NES – 1991 -Deserted Tunnel Pilotwings – Koji Kondo – Nintendo – Super NES – 1991 -Helicopter Sunset Riders – Motoaki Furukawa – Konami – Arcade – 1991 -Stage 1 Streets of Rage – Yuzo Koshiro – Sega – Genesis – 1991 -K
It's Guest Host Takeover time!! 4 mystery hosts spotlight on 2 incredible and very different recent beat-em-up soundtracks: TMNT- Shredder's Revenge & Absolum! Enjoy! Guest Host Takeover: Shredder's Revenge & Absolum Super Marcato Bros. Download TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Tee Lopes - TMNT Theme Absolum - Gareth Coker - The Resistance (Main Theme) TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Tee Lopes - Rumble in the Zoo Absolum - Gareth Coker - Giggling Forest TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Tee Lopes - King of the Spill Absolum - Gareth Coker - Stonedale Medley TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Tee Lopes - Mall Meltdown A
In this ROCKING episode, Karl & Will celebrate the incredible music of both Hades 1 & 2, by Darren Korb! Featuring a killer playlist hand-picked by the 4 biggest Hades fans in the marcato discord! Marcato Classic: Hades 1 & 2 Super Marcato Bros. Download Hades - Supergiant - Darren Korb - 2020 -Scourge of the Furies -Lament of Orpheus -Out of Tartarus -God of the Dead -On the Coast -In The Blood -The Unseen Ones -Good Riddance Hades II - Supergiant - Darren Korb - 2024 -Moonlight Guide Us -Coral Crown -I Am Gonna Claw (Out Your Eyes...) -Sightless Sheperd -Mountain of the Gods -Olympus Aflame
For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in July of 2014- "Zelda: A Link to the Past (#122)!" Enjoy this blast from the past, where the guys took an in-depth look at the legendary SNES score! Rebroadcast: Zelda: A Link to the Past Super Marcato Bros. Download The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – Koji Kondo – Nintendo – Super NES – 1991 -Hyrule Field Main Theme -Title -Seal of the Seven Maidens -Majestic Castle -Safety in the Sanctuary -Kakariko Village -Lost Ancient Ruins -Anger of the Guardians -Great Victory! -Unsealing the Master Sword -Fores
Part 2! Karl, Will & Marty once again spotlight on the incredible score to Mario Kart World! This time, they focus on the phenomenal remixes. There's really something for everyone here. Enjoy! Nintendo Month '25: Mario Kart World Part 2 Super Marcato Bros. Download Mario Kart World - Atsuko Asahi, Maasa Miyoshi, Takuhiro Honda, Yutaro Takakuwa - Nintendo - Switch 2 - 2025 -GC Peach Beach -SNES Vanilla Lake -Ground BGM (Super Mario Bros.) (Day) -Easton Kingdom (Super Mario Land) -N64 Koopa Troopa Beach (Day) -Title Theme (MK8) (Night) -Athletic (Super Mario Bros. 3) -Sky Station Galaxy (Super M
It's Nintendo Month! This year, Karl, Will & Marty spotlight on the incredible score to Mario Kart World! For Part 1, they focus on the amazing original music, and Part 2- the phenomenal remixes. Enjoy! Nintendo Month '25: Mario Kart World Part 1 Super Marcato Bros. Download Mario Kart World - Atsuko Asahi, Maasa Miyoshi, Takuhiro Honda, Yutaro Takakuwa - Nintendo - Switch 2 - 2025 -Dandelion Depths -Crown City -Salty Salty Speedway -Good Results (2nd Place) -Starview Peak -Cheep Cheep Falls -Bowser's Castle -Dry Bones Burnout -Rainbow Road (Full Version) -Credits
For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in January of 2014- "Best of the Nintendo 64 (#96)!" Enjoy this blast from the past, where the guys discussed some of the best music for this nostalgic system. Rebroadcast: Best of the Nintendo 64 Super Marcato Bros. Download Super Mario 64 – Koji Kondo – Nintendo – N64 – 1996 -Bob-omb Battlefield Star Fox 64 – Hajime Wakai – Nintendo – N64 – 1997 -Starwolf’s Theme Banjo Kazooie – Grant Kirkhope – Nintendo – N64 – 1998 -Treasure Trove Cove Pilotwings 64 – Dan Hess – Nintendo – N64 – 1996 -Birdman Wonder Projec
In this spooky episode, Karl & Will spotlight on the underrated, groovy score to Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia for the DS! Happy Halloween! Marcato Classic: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Super Marcato Bros. Download Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Michiru Yamane, Yasuhiro Ichihashi - 2008 -The Colossus -Chapel Hidden in Smoke -Emerald Mist -Cantus Monteeten 1 -Symphony of Battle -Ecclesia & Rituals -A Clashing of Waves -Rhapsody of the Forsaken -Jaws of a Scorched Earth -Wandering the Crystal Blue -Edge of the Sky -Hard Won Nobility -Sorrow's Distortion -Lament to the Master -An Empty Tome
For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in July of 2014- "Adventure!" (#120)!" In this blast from the past, the guys share some of the best music from both classic point-and-click adventure games from the likes of Lucasarts and Sierra, but also other kinds of adventure games too. Enjoy! Rebroadcast: Adventure! Super Marcato Bros. Download Grim Fandango – Peter McConnell – Lucasarts – PC – 1998 -Casino Calavera Leisure Suit Larry & the Land of Lounge Lizards – Al Lowe – Sierra – C64– 1987 -Main Theme Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis – M. Land, C.
It's time for another Guest Host Takeover! Mystery hosts present a fun episode called "Japanese Games Go Hollywood!" What an interesting topic. Enjoy some awesome VGM and discussion! Guest Host Takeover: Japanese Games Go Hollywood! Super Marcato Bros. Download Little Nemo: The Dream Master - Junko Tamiya - Opening Little Nemo: The Dream Master - Junko Tamiya - Cloud Ruins New Ghostbusters II - Jun Ishikawa - Title & Stage 4 New Ghostbusters II - Jun Ishikawa - Stage 3: Apartment Casper (Japanese) - Iku Mizutani, Kinuyo Yamashita - Unknown Song Fester's Quest - Naoki Kodaka - Boss Battle Mothe
In this episode, Karl & Will spotlight on 2 short but awesome chiptune soundtracks released this year. Bunny Bomber Blast and Dreams of Aether. Enjoy some excellent recent chiptune VGM! Chiptune Double Feature Super Marcato Bros. Download Bunny Bomber Blast - Sean Bialo - 2025 -Bunny Blaster -BGM -Burrowing the Hatchet -BGM -Short Fuse -BGM -Grave Detonator -BGM -Continue & Name Entry -Do Not Feed the Moles -BGM Dreams of Aether - flashygoodness - 2025 -Heart of Many Dreams -Customization (Advance Ver.) -Boss: Oceanic Breeze -Friends We Made Along the Way -Stage 2: In a Sleepy Tavern -Boss: Th
It's Marcato Radio time! But not just that, a very special Marcato Radio! This time around, the (incredible) playlist was outsourced to our wonderful discord community. Karl & Will even give their thoughts about the highest rated tune. Enjoy some awesome VGM! Marcato Radio: Outsourced! Super Marcato Bros. Download Dodonpachi SaiDaiOuJou - Hibi Under Night In-Birth II - Elefee's Healing Magic Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Monoco Rabbit & Steel - Red Darkhouse (Action) Tuberz McGee - Legend of the Bear Punch Donkey Kong Bananza - Zebra Bananza Night Slave - Initial Velocity Border Down - Girl of
