# Stephen Rippy

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Episode 5

Folge 5 versucht wieder mal zu ergründen, was Aufbaumusik eigentlich sein soll. Dafür läuft auf der einen Seite die Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition, die 2019 von Todd Masten und der Semitone Media Group komplett neu remastered wurde. Das Spiel selbst ist von 1999 (Microsoft Game St ...

Episode 46 – Real-Time Strategies

At last! A guest appears on Forever Sound Version once again! Ross visits my house to jam on some diverse and often quite breathtaking compositions from Real-Time Strategy titles. So, plug in your mouse, and please go and see a doctor about those corrugated ankles… Listen: https://ia601508.u ...

8-Bit Hipster #006: Back from Hiatus! Contest Winners and more!

((iTunes Formatting Sucks! View the show notes, complete with working URLs atwww.8bithipster.com)) We're back from the illness hiatus with special guest Dave! We're proud to announce that our winners of the contest are: Team Entry: Ed & Josh each win a copy of Atom Zombie Smasher and Terraria Ru ...

Episode 114: Age of Mythology

Ensemble Studios blew the world away with Age of Empires way back in 1997.  It took a different approach to the RTS formulae than Westwood or Blizzard, and was rewarded heavily for it.  Being able to advance your entire civilization's technology level was a heady drug, and balancing the varied n ...

Episode 114: Old School Gaming (National Retro Video Game Day)

Today is National Retro Video Game Day, celebrating a special time in the history of video games. Sure, we could debate about what constitutes ‘retro’, but I believe it’s more important to consider why March 8 is a special day: it is the birthday of Ralph H. Baer, considered by many in the indus ...

War in Old Kingdom Egypt

Before the fall (c.2600 - 2200 BCE). Early Egyptians were fierce and active warriors. Our evidence for the Old Kingdom “army,” however, is scattered and fragmentary. Sifting through the pieces, we can reconstruct some elements of the early armed forces. In this episode, we explore royal texts th ...

How the Clarinet Broke Us - Music Arcade #71

The wheel of instruments is spun again, landing on clarinets - and its curse strikes, as usual, though in an unexpected way. Stick around to see how many times the words "yep, that's actually an oboe" are uttered as we talk games such as Age of Mythology, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Castlevan ...

Real Western, Fake Cowboys - Music Arcade #79

This week, turns out this town IS big enough for exactly two of us to talk about Westerns. It's time to tackle the most American genre without our resident American around - from the more straight interpretation of it in Gun.Smoke to the more indirect in Bastion. Just make sure to leave your hor ...

Pause And Check Your Gear - Music Arcade #101

This week, the crew presses the pause button a bit too strongly after the big quiz and get stuck in the menus. Our navigation goes from the iconic Age of Empires II menu to the classic save game menu from Final Fantasy Tactics and the watch you probably already have in your mind from GoldenEye 0 ...