Monster Lair Wallpaper & PCE TRIVIA CHALLENGE :)

[esteban]

Some goodies for you including:

• Monster Lair Wallpaper (Standard, Widescreen, iPhone)
• Red Book Soundtrack

I called it a "trivia challenge", for lack of a better term. And to pique your interest. And to inspire you to put on your J.B. Harold hats.

I need your help tying up some loose ends. If you gurus and sleuths can provide any info/feedback, that would be swell:

• TRIVIA CHALLENGE: Some unanswered questions

I'd love to hear about anything you'd like to add. For example, I don't know much about the composer, Shinichi Sakamoto, beyond the profile I linked to in the article.

[ccovell]

According to Game Music Composer List, Shinichi Sakamoto made:

AC Argus
PCE Blue Blink
PCE Appare Gateball
AC Aurail
PS/SS Kekkon
AC Psychic 5
AC Senjyou (Battlefield)
AC Valtric
PCE Power Eleven
FC Wataru Gaiden
AC Wonder Boy
AC Wonder Boy Monster Land
AC Wonder Boy III Monster Lair
MKIII Monster World II
GG Monster World II
MD Wonder Boy V Monster World III
SEGACD Dungeon Explorer
PCECD Blood Gear (Opening only)
VB Tobidase! Panipon
PCECD Star Parodier (PSG)

And wasn't Monster Lair (Blood Gear too?) arranged by T's Music?

[esteban]

Thanks for the link

I am pretty clueless on the whole VGM scene/composer thing. I don't really know what the authoritative resources are, for example.

It was interesting to see Dungeon Explorer (Sega-CD) on the list, as well as his role in the PCE titles, so I pulled out Dungeon Explorer and this is what I found:

Music:
Jin W.
Shinichi Sakamoto

FX Creator:
Shinichi Sakamoto

Voice Actors:
Shinichhi Sakamoto
Hidewa Nakazima
Jin W.

And I immediately thought Jin W. = Jin Watanabe, who did music for Battle Lode Runner (PCE), Monster World IV (MD), Star Parodier (PCE)...

Jin Watanabe

91 AC ライオットシティ (作曲・SE)  -  Riot City
92 SCD スターパロジャー  -  Star Parodier
93 PCE バトルロードランナー  -  Battle Lode Runner
94 MD モンスターワールドIV  -  Monster World IV
94 SCD ブラッド・ギア (サウンドデザイン・作曲・SE)
95 SECD ダンジョンエクスプローラ   - Dungeon Explorer
PS2 シャドウハーツ (サウンドマニピュレーション)
AC/PS ブラッディロア2 (2曲)

It seems that Shinichi and Jin were both involved (in different capacities) with Star Parodier, DE and Blood Gear.

And wasn't Monster Lair (Blood Gear too?) arranged by T's Music?

Our first lead...

[ParanoiaDragon]

Yeah, I'm almost positive it was done by T's Music.

[nat]

I'll third that.

[esteban]

I'll third that.

OK, it's been thirded. Is this credit coming from the Japanese or NA version version of the game?

I want to beat the game and verify it in the ending credits...

[ParanoiaDragon]

I've beaten it many times using the cheat with unlimited continues, & I recall(in the US version) it saying T's Music.

[ccovell]

The ending for Monster Lair actually says the musical arrangement was done by A.Chikuma, AKA Jun Chikuma:

Hmmm... No T's Music help at all?

SFC Crystal Beans
SS Saturn Bomberman
PCE Necromancer
SFC Super Bomberman 1,3,4,5
FC Takahashi Meijin no Boukenjima
FC Doraemon
PCE Doraemon Meikyuu Daisakusen
SFC Doremi Fantasy Milon
PCE/PS Nectaris
GB Nectaris GB
FC Faxanadu
FC Bomberman 1,2
PCE/PS Bomberman
PCE Bomberman 93、94
GB Bomber Boy 1、2
N64 Bomberman Hero
PCE Makyou Densetsu
VB Tobidase! Panipon
ROM2 Monster Lair (Arrange)

[esteban]

The ending for Monster Lair actually says the musical arrangement was done by A.Chikuma, AKA Jun Chikuma:

Hmmm... No T's Music help at all?

SFC Crystal Beans
SS Saturn Bomberman
PCE Necromancer
SFC Super Bomberman 1,3,4,5
FC Takahashi Meijin no Boukenjima
FC Doraemon
PCE Doraemon Meikyuu Daisakusen
SFC Doremi Fantasy Milon
PCE/PS Nectaris
GB Nectaris GB
FC Faxanadu
FC Bomberman 1,2
PCE/PS Bomberman
PCE Bomberman 93、94
GB Bomber Boy 1、2
N64 Bomberman Hero
PCE Makyou Densetsu
VB Tobidase! Panipon
ROM2 Monster Lair (Arrange)

THANK YOU! Whew hoo, Jun Chikuma is dear to my heart.

You rock, Mr. Covell.