Mar 6, 2019
They might not have been the AAA-budget titles of the 1990s, but shareware games were perhaps even more well-known due to the proliferation of these demos. Studios such as id, Epic, and Apogee made their mark with these titles -- and the simple but memorable tunes from each got lodged into our brains. Joining Syp today is Chaos Constant from Occasional Hero, who is a self-professed retro game music fan and has plenty to say about the shareware era!
Show notes
- Intro (feat. "Cruising with Stryker" from Major Stryker and "The City Streets" from Duke Nukem 3D)
- "Title Theme" from Halloween Harry
- "Toy Factory Table" from Epic Pinball
- "Main Theme" from Duke Nukem 3D
- "Welcome to a Kick in the Pants in Good Old Hillville" from Commander Keen 4
- "Main Theme" from Mystic Towers
- "Spiders" from Jill of the Jungle
- "Shooting Star" from Major Stryker
- "Episode 1 Levels 4-6" from Stargunner
- Outro ("Beach Bunnies" from Jazz Jackrabbit)