Battle Bards Episode 209: Superhero MMOs

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When they’re not saving the world from bad tunes, the Battle Bards stuff themselves into spandex and try out for sixth-tier superhero teams. Because saving the world is en vogue, don’t you know? In today’s episode, the crew takes a tour through the music of superhero MMORPGs past, present, and future!

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Episode 209 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Freedom Court” from City of Heroes, “The Rime Woods” from Champions Online, and “Credits” from Marvel Heroes)
• “Digital Death Dream” from City of Titans
• “Nightclub District 2” from Marvel Heroes
• “Funk” from City of Heroes
• “Asgard Town” from Super Hero Squad Online
• “Arkham Asylum” from DCUO
• “Desert Disaster” from Champions Online
• “A Brave New World” from City of Heroes
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener notes from Katriana
• Jukebox Picks: “Welcome to a Kick in the Pants in Good Old Hillville” from Commander Keen 4, “The Winding Meadow” from RuneScape Orchestral, and “Opposites Attract” from It Takes Two
• Steff’s Best Books of 2021 list
• Outro (feat. “Metropolis 13” from DCUO)

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Battle Bards Episode 208: Valheim

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

Mighty Vikings and meek bards come together to sing the praises of the soundtrack to 2021’s smash hit Valheim! Syl does her best to sell us all on the game (and, perhaps occasionally, its soundtrack) as the threesome hack, slash, and plunder the score to see what spoils might be taken back to the homeland.

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Episode 208 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Moder v2,” “Mountain,” and “Yagluth”)
• “Menu Theme”
• “Entering Valheim”
• “Black Forest”
• “Meadows”
• “Home Base”
• “Plains”
• “Sailing”
• Which one did we like best?
• Jukebox Picks: “In the Belly of the Beast” from Deep Rock Galactic, “Forest of Mystery” from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and “Main Theme” from Deathloop
• Outro (feat. “Eikthyr”)

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