BitNote show

BitNote

Summary: As a half-hour weekly radio show, BitNote gives fun, nuanced and energetic views of video games and the wide variety of music they have. Broadcasts Fridays, 3:30pm GMT on Dublin South FM.

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Podcasts:

 Bn071 - US Gvt funds video games | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:00

In which BitNote gets POLITICAL! Main theme by Brian Johnson, Raymond Usher and David Whittaker from Lemmings 2: The Tribes by DMA designs; Music by Machine Head, Tobias Enhus, Chris Neilman from Full Spectrum Warrior by Pandemic Studios; Where are you? and Gravity and by David Housden from Thomas Was Alone by Mike Bithell

 Bn070 - Choice and consequences | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:16

Totally underrated; also the different endings a game can have! Menu theme by Martin Stig Andersen from Limbo by Playdead; and Your Weapon Is Choice by Jason Graves and Main Theme by Jason Graves and DJ BT (Brian Wayne Transeau) from Alpha Protocol by Obsidian Entertainment.

 Bn069 - Rick, Laura, now Nate! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:49

It doesn't matter whether you're an armed archeologist, a luchador or a six foot rabbit, Adventure awaits! Nate's Theme by Greg Edmonson from Uncharted: Drake's Fortune by Naughty Dog; Time to Bounce! by Brain Allen Holmes from Burrito Bison by Juicy Beast; and music3 & Barren Wastelands from Lugaru by Wolfire Games.

 Bn068 - My computer plays for me | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:56

In which I make the computer play my game for me. Solace and Felling Giants from Solace by Tettix; and LeftRightExcluded.mp3 by Matt Klingensmith used in 10000000 by EightyEight Games.

 Bn067 - Music now, game release later | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:55

Music from a game you've never played before; and another MIDI. City Center Groove (Mahjong Theme) by Leila "Woofle" Wilson from Freedom Planet by GalaxyTrail Games; Main Theme by Brian Min, and Time Traveller Remix Featuring DJ Cam by Brian Min and Camden Stoddard from The Cave by Double Fine Productions; and Trip Through The Grand Canyon (canyon.mid) by George Stone (of Passport Designs) from Microsoft Windows by Microsoft.

 Bn066 - Playing piano with your feet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:58

In which I play music to dance to, or more precisely, music you have to dance to (usually in an arcade)! iRiver, Catch the digital flow! by iRiver; Drop the Bomb by Scotty D., "I Feel ..." by Akira Yamaoka, V (for EXTREME) by dj TAKA (based on The Four Seasons - Winter by Antonio Vivaldi) from Dance Dance Revolution by Konami; and Let's Go Away and Sky High by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi from Daytona USA by SEGA

 Bn065 - Flip a Switch | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:50

In which I play "The music you hear when you beat Windows"! onestop.mid by David Yackley from Microsoft Windows by Microsoft; Music by Jesse Stiles from Every Day the Same Dream by Molleindustria & Paolo Pedercini; Flip a Switch by Chris Ballew from Quantum Conundrum by Airtight Games

 Bn064 - Memory card or Tamagotchi? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:49

In which I talk about how a game console memory card became a Tamagotchi and how a game made me feel like John McClane. Theme of the Chao by Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi and/or Fumie Kumatani from Sonic Adventure by Sonic Team; In-game music by Junichi Saito from Die Hard [NES] by Pack-In-Video [thanks to Videogame Music Preservation Foundation Wiki for finding the author]; and Cold Reader by The Voodoo Trombone Quartet and The Dirt by William Honda from Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers by Black Pants Game Studio.

 Bn063 - Finally, your own factory! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:55

Crowdfunding, factories and bright and colourful worlds, in that order! Menu music by Dusan "sepromatiq" Doskocil from Factorio; and The Windmill Song and Lephise's Song by Eriko Imura, Junko Ozawa, Kanako Kakino, Tetsukazu Nakanishi, Kota Takahashi, Hiroshi Okubo, Hiromi Shibano, Tomoko Tatsuta and/or Takaki Horigome from Klonoa: Door to Phantomile by Namco.

 Bn062 - Space travel isn't easy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:00

In which I cover things that videogames have affected in wider culture. Interview with Normand Corbeil by Emily Reese from Top Score; Space Cruise (Title) by Ben Prunty from FTL by Subset Games; and Wreck-It Ralph by Henry Jackman from Wreck-It Ralph movie by Disney.

 Bn061 - Normand Corbeil | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:00

In which I pay tribute to a great composer, and finish up with music from a different adventure game. Ethan Mars Theme, Bulldozer and Painful Memories by Normand Corbeil from Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream; and Intro C2 and Village by Radek Szamrej from Teenagent by Metropolis Software.

 Bn060 - Global Games Jam 2013 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:23

Where I check out the Global Games Jam 2013 by visiting Griffith College Dublin. Music includes Steampunk Robot by Martin O'Shea for one of the Global Game Jam games.

 Bn059 - Sport is finally fun! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:55

From brutal sports to poignant puzzle adventures. This is BitNote! Music by: Intro by Russell Shaw from Theme Park by Bullfrog Productions; Main theme by Nation 12/Simon Rogers (coded by Richard Joseph) from Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe by Bitmap Brothers; Iris (Instrumental) by Tomohito Nishiura (sung by Salyu) from Professor Layton and Pandora's Box by Level-5.

 Bn058 - Goals: Good for AI and you! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:56

In which I play a Jonathan Coulton song which wasn't really from a video game in the first place. Music: Overworld by Koji Kondo from Super Mario Bros 2 (originally Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic) by Nintendo; Re: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton as appears in Left 4 Dead 2 by Valve; Garage Battle by Nathan Grigg from FEAR by Monolith Productions and Victory by Nathan Grigg from FEAR: Extraction Point by TimeGate Studios.

 Bn057 - Game: The Future of Play | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:59

In which we visit the Game: The Future of Play in the Science Gallery, Dublin, and tour the great variety of exhibits with Vicky Twomey-Lee.

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