During the development of Pilotwings, Dan was the in-house composer for Paradigm Simulations / Entertainment. In addition to his work on Pilotwings 64, Dan wrote the music for F1 World Grand Prix for N64. Pilotwings 64 continues the tradition of a lightweight flight sim where you use a variety of flight tools like a hang glider, jet pack, gyrocopter to complete simple objectives, or just fly around more casually.ĭan Hess is a composer, performer and sound designer with over 30 years experience.
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We've got a great show today with Dan Hess, the composer behind Pilotwings 64! It was released as a launch title for the N64 in 1996 by Paradigm Simulation and is the second in the series (Pilotwings, Pilotwings 64, Pilotwings Resort). Worst Video Game Ever - Drakkhen YouTube video mentioned on show, just for fun Dogs Bower!Īlso a big thanks to Dee Liteyears for providing the delightful episode artwork! Follow them on Twitter Dogs Bower (and Bubsy)!Ġ:00:00 “Main Menu” Pebble Beach Golf Links (SNES) by Yumi Satake (née Kinoshita)Ġ:07:57 "HG101 (Golf Remix)" remix of Pebble Beach Golf Links arranged by XerxesĠ:15:21 “Howl of Crow” Black Bird: Tori Tachi no Tooboe (PC-98) by Takeaki WatanabeĠ:24:02 “Character Making” Drakkhen (SNES) by Hiroyuki MasunoĠ:28:38 (Background) “House in Fire Area” Drakkhen (SNES) by Hiroyuki MasunoĠ:37:10 “Staff Roll (OPN)” Metal Force (PC-98) by Daisuke TakahashiĠ:59:15 “Impossible One” - Cho Ren Sha 68k (X68k, PC) by Ruzarin Kashiwagiġ:13:22 “Opening Title” Division Guardian: Twinkle-Star (PC-98) by Hiroaki Sanoġ:21:34 “Ending B” Puyo Puyo Tsu (GEN/MD) by Tsuyoshi Matsushimaġ:31:17 “Ending 1” Rhyme Star (PC-98) by Takeshi Aboġ:47:23 "Ending” Possessioner (PC-98) by Hiroaki Sanoįor more Hardcore Gaming 101, check out the links below:Īrticle on Korean gaming (old site, mentioned in show) Shout out to our friend Norm aka for lending his voice to the HG101 Golf Remix and the main Top 47k Games theme song. It's a really fun show and as always we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Rob brings us a selection of fantastic deep cuts of early to mid 90s Japanese VGM used in the show, most of which are intro and ending tunes. We talk about his background, how the podcast is made, the excellent resource Hardcore Gaming 101, along with our usual jovial banter. On today's episode we're joined by Rob aka Xerxes of Hardcore Gaming 101's "Top 47k Games" podcast.