Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Dale and I speak to Brent Weinbach - prolific comedian, Pound House star and probably the biggest VGM enthusiast we've had on the show besides myself. Despite being big fans of his comedy, our over 20 minute talk stays focused on VGM and Brent's long history with it. Brent hosts his own podcast on the subject, The Legacy Music Hour, which you can check out here:
legacymusichour.blogspot.com
All future LIVE episodes stream every Friday, 7:30pm (GMT):
youtube.com/channel/UC9jf-ef67-A3H79fLoRDtoQ
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All backdated episodes of The Sound Test LIVE are available through Patreon: patreon.com/_secretcave
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Dale and I speak to Brent Weinbach - prolific comedian, Pound House star and probably the biggest VGM enthusiast we've had on the show besides myself. Despite being big fans of his comedy, our over 20 minute talk stays focused on VGM and Brent's long history with it. Brent hosts his own podcast on the subject, The Legacy Music Hour, which you can check out here:
legacymusichour.blogspot.com
All future LIVE episodes stream every Friday, 7:30pm (GMT):
youtube.com/channel/UC9jf-ef67-A3H79fLoRDtoQ
Requests and contact:
twitter.com/GreenT128
All backdated episodes of The Sound Test LIVE are available through Patreon: patreon.com/_secretcave
Audioboom:
audioboom.com/posts/7226817-the-sound-test-live-05-04-19-feat-brent-weinbach-weekly-vgm-radio
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/0nt97mhg0PgE3pqUmDXmhC
iTunes:
itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sound-test/id1418674203?mt=2
![Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Video Game (30th Anniversary Edition) [#1] / Text Adventure, 1984](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tWN-GwSAqx0/mqdefault.jpg "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Video Game (30th Anniversary Edition) [#1] / Text Adventure, 1984
The first part of my live Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy playthrough!
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy started out as a radio series in the 70s, before soon being followed by a number of adaptations in other mediums. Most versions, including the books, TV series and (to an extent) the film were written by Douglas Adams, whos also known for his work on Doctor Who and with Monty Python. Each iteration of the guide followed the exploits of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox and Trillian as they get hurled around the galaxy for a classic sci-fi comedy adventure, following the destruction of Earth to make room for a hyperspace bypass.
One of the most intriguing versions of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is its video game adaptation, which is styled as a text adventure. In fact, it was one of the best received and top selling text adventures of the 80s and remains an intriguing look at the story. Designed and written by Douglas Adams himself (along with Steve Meretzky), it manages to be both incredibly authentic as well as wildly original. The plot and events differ quite strongly from what fans may know, particularly in their structuring, but they always manage to cleverly (and hilariously) hark back to much-loved jokes and passages. Most excitingly, the game introduces a plethora of new material and lore that sits comfortably in the established universe, and is all penned - importantly - by a particularly inspired Douglas Adams.
I hope you enjoy my playthrough of this true gem!
Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/greentearooms
NOTES:
Walkthrough used:
https://www.ign.com/faqs/2008/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-walkthrough-429003
Version played:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1g84m0sXpnNCv84GpN2PLZG/the-game-30th-anniversary-edition
Throughout this stream, I played music by:
Joby Talbot, Boards of Canada, Pink Floyd, C418, Vangelis & DJ Shadow
This playthrough is dedicated to the memory of Douglas Crombles; partly named after Douglas Adams.")
![Yellow [ONE-NIGHT VGM, Vol. 2: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u1T5Y3pNqbI/mqdefault.jpg "Yellow [ONE-NIGHT VGM, Vol. 2: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy]
God what a terrible hangover it had earned him. He looked at himself in the wardrobe mirror. He stuck out his tongue.
Yellow, he thought. The word yellow wandered through his mind in search of something to connect with...
A preview of my upcoming second volume of One-Night VGM recordings; an entire fantasy OST for the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy text adventure!
The full album is coming soon, but you can hear a sampler of it here:
https://greentearooms.bandcamp.com/album/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-one-night-vgm-vol-2-sampler
Twitter:
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![THE SOUND TEST #04 - The Binding of Isaac (w/Danny Baranowsky and Jules Conroy) [COMPOSER INTERVIEW]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vW1r9bOoiLk/mqdefault.jpg "THE SOUND TEST #04 - The Binding of Isaac (w/Danny Baranowsky and Jules Conroy) [COMPOSER INTERVIEW]
This episode goes behind the curtain of The Binding of Isaac with its original composer, Danny Baranowsky. Along with the games guest guitarist, Jules Conroy, we plunge into its dark depths — from its smallest cues to it most epic boss themes.
This is the first edition of a spiritual two-parter, and next weeks episode finishes The Binding of Isaacs aural story with insight from RIDICULON!
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https://twitter.com/FamilyJules7x
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