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Retro Reprise Episode 17: The shareware show!

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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)
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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)
  continue reading

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