SNES JRPG royalty comes barreling back to Beeps Bops and Beats as Chris brings us Secret of Mana, a 1994 action-RPG developed and published SquareSoft. Composed by Hiroki Kikuta, this beloved entry in the Mana series was the first to land in the US with its own moniker while enthralling a generation with the promise of high adventure. Ancient sorcerers, flying on dragons, finding legendary weapons, and saving the world from total annihilation. Everything one could ask for in a (mostly) child friend story supported by some of the most evocative and original music available on the SNES in its heyday. Spooky tunes, aggressive boss music, and music full of longing and hope. Really there's something in here for everyone.

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• (00:01) - Fear of the Heavens
• (01:39) - (Talky Bits)
• (08:29) - A Curious Tale
• (09:59) - The Color of the Summery Sky
• (11:24) - Into the Thick of It
• (13:17) - (Talky Bits)
• (21:13) - The Little Sprite
• (22:04) - Secret of the Arid Sands
• (23:16) - Danger
• (25:25) - (Talky Bits)
• (33:22) - The Legend
• (35:06) - Ceremony
• (36:33) - A Bell is Tolling
• (38:02) - (Talky Bits)
• (48:36) - Flight into the Unknown
• (50:07) - Spirit of the Night
• (51:54) - Prophecy
• (53:04) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:00:42) - The Wind Never Ceases
• (01:01:56) - Leave Time for Love
• (01:03:22) - The Oracle
• (01:05:08) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:12:30) - Morning is Here
• (01:13:36) - Meridian Dance
• (01:15:51) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:25:10) - I Won't Forget

Welcome to the World of BBB! Today we'll be joined by Professors Laura, Joshua, and Chris as we bring to you the Pokémon Power Hour! We cover a whole heaping of everyone's favorite Pokemon Company creatures while exploring the music from as far back as the original GameBoy releases all the way up to the most recent ooting with Pokopia on Switch 2! As varied as the creatures are, the music runs the gamut of frenetic battles on space whales, deep beats from the streets, dazzling Hollywood movie stardom, and even a bit of grand classical orchestra as we bring our favorite tracks across the decades and share some of the weirdest corners of the fandom.

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• (00:01) - Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, "Title Theme"
• (01:39) - (Talky Bits)
• (13:52) - FireRed & LeafGreen, "Mt Moon"
• (17:02) - (Talky Bits)
• (27:05) - Pokopia, "Bleak Beach (Day)"
• (30:38) - (Talky Bits)
• (38:23) - Black & White 2, "Confrontation Battle Theme - Pokestar Studios"
• (39:42) - (Talky Bits)
• (48:31) - Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, "Battle Deoxys"
• (51:28) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:06:04) - Black & White, "Champion Cynthia Theme"
• (01:08:49) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:20:45) - New Pokemon Snap, "Fireflow Volcano - Iluumina Spot"
• (01:22:43) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:31:25) - Sun & Moon, "Battle - Team Skull Leader Guzma"
• (01:36:24) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:56:29) - HeartGold & SoulSilver, "Encounter! Lyra"

Eager to bring more cyberpunk to the podcast, Chris is coming in today with 2016's waifu booze-em-up VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action. Developed by Sukeban Games, published by Ysbryd Games, this indie hit is composed by Michael Kelly aka Garoad. In this dystopian visual novel you sling drinks as a bartender trying to make in a crazy world where talking corgis run companies, android pop singers run the entertainment circuits, and Mega Christmas was saved thanks to a wrestling match against Nega Santa... And your boss may be a secret pro-wrestler? We swear it makes slightly more sense with context, but just barely. Either way the music is a smooth ride as its 80s dark-synth, city pop, EDM, and everything in-between soundtrack powers you through another day in Glitch City at the bar lovingly called Vallhalla.

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• (00:01) - Hopes and Dreams
• (00:43) - (Talky Bits)
• (06:36) - Welcome to VA-11 Hall-A
• (09:45) - Go! Go! Streaming-Chan!
• (11:07) - (Talky Bits)
• (20:50) - Good for Health, Bad for Education
• (24:05) - March of the White Knights
• (25:59) - (Talky Bits)
• (33:44) - Safe Haven
• (36:24) - Your Love is a Drug
• (39:17) - (Talky Bits)
• (47:00) - Digital Drive
• (48:33) - Who Was I
• (49:48) - (Talky Bits)
• (58:24) - Calicomp 1.1 Startup
• (59:13) - Better Luck Next Time
• (59:28) - Calicomp 1.1 Shutdown
• (59:39) - Transition I
• (59:43) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:04:48) - Showtime!
• (01:08:03) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:14:09) - Last Call
• (01:16:15) - Until We Meet Again
• (01:17:01) - (Talky Bits)
• (01:23:28) - Reminiscence
• (01:26:04) - For Marceline