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Beeps Bops & Beats

Beeps Bops & Beats

Come join the BBB crew, three friends locked in a room together as we celebrate video game music by sharing selections from various games in a show-and-tell fashion. Often this leads to fun or ridiculous personal anecdotes as we discuss the games themselves along with the showcased music from them. Join our Discord: discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8 Contact: BeepsBopsAndBeats@gmail.com

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95:34

Skies of Arcadia

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/09/29

Uh oh, it seems we've really put ourselves in another pickle... Listening to JRPG music from a game that none of us have played again. This time we're seeking out grand adventure with Skies of Arcadia, hosted by special guest Zack from the OverClocked ReMix Podcast. Developed by Overworks and published by Sega for the Dreamcast, composed by Yutaka Minobe and Tatsuyuki Maeda. Roam the skies in the Little Jack as you plunder for booty and challenge the Valuan Empire with the swarthiest of

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109:12

SNES Celebration

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/09/22

In today's episode the group falls back into the good ol' days as we share our favorite classics with SNES Celebration. With a whole slew of music from Donkey Kong Country, F-Zero, Sim City, Star Fox, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Jurassic Park, and more - There's a lot of composers and companies to thank for helping shape our collective childhoods on today's episode. As always, pull up a chair or join us on the couch while we listen to some of the most rad 90's we could muster up. Join the BBB

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34:05

bbb: Flamecraft

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/09/15

Hey everyone! Welcome to a new format we're trying out. "bbb", or "Baby b's" as we've been calling it. In between our normal bi-weekly releases we look to get in and drop bite sized episodes with a small sampling of three or four songs in it. And for our first outing we have a magical treat for you...The music of Flamecraft, a truly whimsical fantasy score set to the digital adaptation of the board game of the same name where little dragon buddies help you manage the shops in a small town

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88:30

The Legend of Dragoon

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/09/08

Welcome to the long lost world of JRPGs with Sony's offering, The Legend of Dragoon, hosted by special guest Melissa (@MissLissaDreams). Developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the original PlayStation, composed by SIE / Dennis Martin and Takeo Miratsu. We learn a lot about the deep lore of the game, what a dragoon is, the dragon campaign from 10,000 years ago, moon princesses, black smoke monsters, and Winglies... There's so much, and that's just the beginning! Betrayal,

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81:51

Splatoon Series

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/08/25

We hope you're fluent in Sploosh, as today Laura takes us swimming through the Splatoon series and all of its wild music and lore. Developed and published by Nintendo, and music composed by primarily by Toru Minegishi, Shiho Fujii. There's a lot to unpack, but the vibes are immaculate as in-game bands sing in a fictional language with all the passion and soul you'd expect from a world ravaged by ink wars by evolved marine life... Especially when having to battle mutated space bears as the

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66:42

Dancing Mad (from Final Fantasy VI)

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/08/11

You thought we were done, son?! Dancing Mad (from Final Fantasy VI) takes us back for one more dip into the game we covered last week. Developed and published by Square, and music composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Our episode today primarily focuses on breaking down the 4 movements of this 17+ minute song in all its organ glory. This time the 1994 SNES JRPG classic goes to church and progs hard as you build your party up to attack and dethrone god, the ascended Kefka. Special guest Melissa joins

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114:31

Final Fantasy VI

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/07/28

Uh oh, it's another episode with Random Encounters turned on! Joshua braves the hotseat as he puts his mettle to the test with Final Fantasy VI. Developed and published by Square, and music composed by Nobuo Uematsu - This 1994 SNES JRPG classic offers some of the best music and most mature storytelling of the 16-bit era. The question is how well can Joshua link those two together as he's tested on how well he remembers the songs and when they play during the game after decades of play and

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73:18

de Blob 2

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/07/21

Laura brings to us a game where the world needs color and she's more than happy to oblige in de Blob 2, a 2011 puzzle platformer developed by Blue Tongue Entertainment and published by THQ. This funky groovetastic soundtrack builds as you play with a dynamic score complements of composer John Guscott and performed by The Bamboos. Come experience the perfect vibes to revolutionize yoots with while bodyslamming paint into their life to fight the power. Join the BBB Discord

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121:59

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/07/14

In today's episode the group increases their friendship ratings by discussing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Released in 2024, developed and published by Square Enix (Creative Business Unit 1), this continuation from FF7 Remake is a turn based/action RPG is a reimagining of the 1997 classic that brought JRPGs to the West in a big way on the original PlayStation. Continuing right where the story left off on Remake, we have a whole slew of new settings, side quests, and story bits to chomp

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66:02

Axiom Verge 2

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/07/07

So we're back with Axiom Verge 2! Today Joshua walks us through this 2021 metroidvania prequel. As with Axiom Verge previous covered here, this game was developed, published, and composed by Thomas Happ. A lot of the similarities end there though as there's a heavy divergence from the heavy synythetic chiptunes with a whole new sound from Happ as Joshua supplies trip hop beats, melodic world music, and the beautiful vocals by Mayssa Karaa lending a bit of spirited life into the mix. A new

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86:22

Secret of Mana

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/06/30

SNES JRPG royalty comes barreling back to Beeps Bops and Beats as Chris brings us Secret of Mana, a 1994 action-RPG developed and published SquareSoft. Composed by Hiroki Kikuta, this beloved entry in the Mana series was the first to land in the US with its own moniker while enthralling a generation with the promise of high adventure. Ancient sorcerers, flying on dragons, finding legendary weapons, and saving the world from total annihilation. Everything one could ask for in a (mostly)

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117:36

Pokémon Power Hour!

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/06/23

Welcome to the World of BBB! Today we'll be joined by Professors Laura, Joshua, and Chris as we bring to you the Pokémon Power Hour! We cover a whole heaping of everyone's favorite Pokemon Company creatures while exploring the music from as far back as the original GameBoy releases all the way up to the most recent ooting with Pokopia on Switch 2! As varied as the creatures are, the music runs the gamut of frenetic battles on space whales, deep beats from the streets, dazzling Hollywood

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86:26

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/06/16

Eager to bring more cyberpunk to the podcast, Chris is coming in today with 2016's waifu booze-em-up VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action. Developed by Sukeban Games, published by Ysbryd Games, this indie hit is composed by Michael Kelly aka Garoad. In this dystopian visual novel you sling drinks as a bartender trying to make in a crazy world where talking corgis run companies, android pop singers run the entertainment circuits, and Mega Christmas was saved thanks to a wrestling match

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90:59

Breath of the Wild (The Legend of Zelda)

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/06/09

Link, wake up. You've been snoozing for a century! Laura bringing us Breath of the Wild despite it not having any music somehow? Really though, the soundtrack for this 2017 action-adventure game that developed and published by Nintendo was composed by Hajime Wakai, Yasuaki Iwata, and Manaka Kataoka. Somehow its ambient, yet threatening - but also melancholic and triumphant? Things are getting dicey with the timeline as we explore the latest setting with Link while challenging shrines,

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94:31

Nostalgia Hour

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/06/02

The perks of getting old is having a lifetime of gaming under your belt, and today the BBB crew leans hard into that during this Nostalgia Hour(+), sharing with each other beloved games, memories, and music from our collective childhoods. Some of us were Hylian adventurers or blue hedgehogs, others were farmers in remote mountain villages, rapping dogs, or purple dragons and eco terrorists... It takes all kinds, and we definitely pillage our memories for some of the good special stuff

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83:20

Skyward Sword (The Legend of Zelda)

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/05/26

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, wait, it's Laura bringing us Skyward Sword today while riding a massive loftwing in this 2011 action-adventure game, developed and published by Nintendo. Compositions by Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, Mahito Yokota, and Takeshi Hama. Continuing our journey through the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series, we find ourselves way way up in the skies, but also way way in the past with the start of the timeline where it all began. Meet some frenemies, get

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59:06

Axiom Verge

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/05/19

So what IS the Axiom Verge? Today we found out as Joshua walks us through this 2015 indie homage to Metroid that leans heavily into the retro feel of the genre. Developed, published, and composed by Thomas Happ, this side scrolling action adventure game takes the scientist Trace through a foreign alien world ruled by technology while piecing together what happened to the world you woke up in, and what piece you play in it all. The music ties heavily into the brooding industrial tech heavy

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88:06

Character Themes

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/05/12

What would games be if not for the characters that let you live there stories? Today we're putting our heads together and coming out with some of our favorite Character Themes across all manner of games, genres, and decades. Summoners, mole men, self-proclaimed badasses, space bounty hunters, devout murderers, and fish people about. Join the BBB Discord @https://discord.gg/FEAYdbePt8Follow us on TikTok @beepsbopsandbeatsOr on BlueSky @BeepsBopsAndBeatsClick here for a YT Playlist of

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69:25

Tetris Effect

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/05/05

Today Chris is bringing the wub wubs with 2018's release Tetris Effect. Developed by Monstars / Resonair / Stage Games, published by Enhance Games, directed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, with compositions by Hydelic. Drop blocks, make lines, clear out the puzzle. We all know Tetris. Now add in some panache fueled by various electronica beats, entrancing visualizations to match the music, a desire for a zen state of gaming, and you have the synthesia masterpiece known as Tetris Effect. Join the

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69:15

Dave the Diver

Beeps Bops & Beats ·

2026/04/28

In today's episode Joshua serves up his favorite su... tunes from Dave the Diver. This 2023 indie darling has a blend of action-adventure and management gameplay as you play as Dave exploring the depths of The Blue hole to catch fish to serve at his friend's sushi diner. Developed by Nexon, published by Minitrocket, and composed by D'Anthoni Wooten and Jukio Kallio, there's never been a better time to celebrate the sea with this dynamic soundtrack ranging from chill dread to dance beats and

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