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Drakken
10-26-2004, 01:12 AM
First, I'm new to these forums. Hi, everyone.

I run a video game music radio station called The VG Experience. I play old and new, known and unknown music, with the majority being from RPGs & Nintendo games, though there's other stuff as well.

Since this is a retro gaming community, I thought I'd let you know about my Retro Classics program. It's on Mondays and Thursdays, from 7-9 PM Eastern time. I play mostly NES music, with some Amiga and SNES thrown in for good mesasure.

I've put a lot of time & effort into it, so please give it a listen, and let me know what you think!

Here's the website: http://www.vgexperience.cswarehouse.net
And here's the message board: http://s3.invisionfree.com/The_VG_Experience/index.php?act=idx
Here's a list of games I play music from: Game List (http://www.vgexperience.cswarehouse.net/songlist.htm)

In addition to the regular playlist, I have special scheduled programs.

Schedule (http://www.live365.com/broadcast/scheduler/?stationname=djdrakken) (all Eastern times):

Every day 12 - 3 AM - Electric Relaxation
Sunday 7 - 8 PM - Epic Battles (all battle music)
Sunday 8 - 10 PM - ReMixed (all remixes, bands, orchestral, etc.)
Monday 7 - 8 PM - Retro Classics
Tuesday 7 - 8 PM - Koji Kondo Hour
Wednesday 7 - 8 PM - The Chrono Hour
Thursday 7 - 8 PM - Retro Classics Encore
Friday 7 - 8 PM - Final Fantasy Friday
Friday 8 - 9 PM - Top 25 Songs of the Week
Friday 11 PM - 12 AM - BPM: Friday Edition
Saturday 8 - 9 PM - Top 25 Encore
Saturday 11 PM - 12 AM - BPM: Saturday Edition
Habeeb Hamusta
10-26-2004, 01:23 AM
Wow. It's a little wierd someone takes time do something like this. You must have a lot of free time. Are you thinking about becoming a game music developer thingy thing? :)
SoulBlazer
10-26-2004, 03:10 AM
Hey, this sounds like a great idea! I like the range of games selected and the choices of the music.

I can't try it out now, cause my roommates are sleeping, but is the station stream on 24-7?

I bookmarked that sucker so I can try out in the morning. :)
Sph1nx
10-26-2004, 10:12 AM
Looks nice man, tuning in now.
Drakken
10-26-2004, 10:18 AM
Wow. It's a little wierd someone takes time do something like this. You must have a lot of free time. Are you thinking about becoming a game music developer thingy thing? :)

Well, I love video game music. And yes, I hope to become a vgm composer in the future.


Hey, this sounds like a great idea! I like the range of games selected and the choices of the music.

I can't try it out now, cause my roommates are sleeping, but is the station stream on 24-7?

I bookmarked that sucker so I can try out in the morning. :)

Yep, the station is always on. The regular playlist is on whenever there aren't any special programs going.
SoulBlazer
10-26-2004, 10:28 AM
Well, I'm listening to it right now, and I'm very impressed.

Had it on for about half a hour, and I've heard music ranging from Contra and Blaster Master on the NES, to FF X-2 for the PS2, to Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga for the GBA to a Kirby game for the SNES. And only one 'commercial' break during it.

I'll defentily check out the programs in the evenings. :)

But keep up the good work! I'll defnetily have this on in the background now on when I'm not doing much else. :D
kainemaxwell
10-26-2004, 10:52 AM
Looks great!
Jibbajaba
10-26-2004, 10:58 AM
I almost speechless. This is the coolest fucking thing I have seen in a long time. Dude, you're awsome.

Chris
Sniderman
10-26-2004, 11:03 AM
Groovy! Not to steal yo0ur thunder, but Good Deal Games has been running something similar for a while too.

http://www.gooddealgames.com/WGDG.htm

So now we have even more videogame music to choose from. Great stuff!
kainemaxwell
10-26-2004, 11:06 AM
I can't get it to work right though I signed up onto live365.
Drakken
10-26-2004, 11:22 AM
I can't get it to work right though I signed up onto live365.

Hmm...can you explain the problem more? If you're having a problem with the Live365 player, you can also use Winamp or another media player. If you have AIM, you can contact me on there (my sn is Drakken688).

Thanks for the compliments, everyone! :)
morphx
10-26-2004, 11:46 AM
Don't forget about http://www.gamingfm.com

Online request list and 24/7 gaming music.
kainemaxwell
10-26-2004, 12:02 PM
Ok, signed up at Live365. Tried to load up your page, pop-up came up. hit the triangle play button and dled the play.pls file. played in Winamp and keeps coming up with the commerial for signing up to Live365.
TougherToast
10-26-2004, 12:34 PM
Very cool man! Keep up the good work. I listen to videogame music whenever Im on my computer. Its nice to hear stuff that I don't already own.
Lady Jaye
10-26-2004, 12:40 PM
Will certainly add you to my iTunes internet radio playlist tonight!
Drakken
10-26-2004, 12:44 PM
Ok, signed up at Live365. Tried to load up your page, pop-up came up. hit the triangle play button and dled the play.pls file. played in Winamp and keeps coming up with the commerial for signing up to Live365.

That's odd, but I think I know what you're talking about. I'll look for you on AIM later today.


Thanks, guys. If you like the station, please post in the forums (http://s3.invisionfree.com/The_VG_Experience/index.php?act=idx). You can request songs, see what songs are new, talk about video game music, and check out the Tales of Symphonia raffle (http://s3.invisionfree.com/The_VG_Experience/index.php?showtopic=96) that's going on right now to raise funds for the station.
kainemaxwell
10-26-2004, 12:54 PM
No problem Drak, I'll be on AIM again tonight sometime after work at 10ish.