Controls: WASD or Arrow Keys to fly around, and Space or LeftMouse to…. use your… weapon.
(The controls can be configured in the setup screen, and joysticks/gamepads are supported too)

Mac OS X Build
Tested on 10.8.2, may work on earlier versions

Windows Build
Tested on XP, W7, and W8

Original Soundtrack (MP3)

Watch out, the difficulty ramps up very quickly in the second half (after the mountains!)

FX4 will be released tomorrow night, at the fabulous chip net-label, Ubiktune! It’s been over 4 years since FX3 came out, and I’ve learned a lot of new tricks and techniques since then. This album contains all of them, and will actually run on a real Nintendo Entertainment System — my days writing soundalike NES music are over, because FamiTracker is awesome now.

Tomorrow night’s episode of Noise Channel is going to feature FX4, played in its entirety! WHOA!

We’ll talk briefly about the history of the FX albums, and about the creation of this latest one. Immediately after the show is over, we’ll unveil the full, free album over at Ubiktune, but if you want to hear it before anyone else gets to (and see the reactions of your fellow first-time listeners) join us in Arecibo’s chat room while you listen to the show! A podcast version will be available afterwards, as well.

During the broadcast, stop by the Arecibo Radio chat room. There you’ll find friends old and new from the game music fan community, the chiptune scene, and the demoscene, listening together and talking about the show! Thanks to Scott’s massive, eclectic collection, you might find yourself falling in love with entire genres of music you didn’t even know existed. If that’s not enough to convince you, Kris will also play several new unreleased songs of mine, which you won’t be able to hear anywhere else for months to come!

Then, once you’re madly in love with our new friend Luna and her planet-skipping escapades, head over to my brand new Bandcamp site, and pick up a copy of the Complete Original Soundtrack, which not only includes all the music from Mighty Milky Way, but ALSO all the music from our previous DSiWare game, Mighty Flip Champs! That’s two WayForward soundtracks at once. Can you handle it?

The best part of all: Just like my Shantae: Risky’s Revenge OST, this is another “pay what you want, IF you want” setup. You can download the MP3s for free, no strings attached (follow the link back here from the Bandcamp site) or name your own price. As before, all proceeds will go directly back into music gear for my studio.

I hope the soundtrack brings a smile to your face, because — fair warning — when Bloodrayne: Betrayal ships, you’re not going to have much of a face left after it EXPLODES WITH JOY.

I had to jump in on principle, of course! I will make an arrangement of any song from any game, exactly to your specifications, if you win the auction in question. As of this writing, there are only 4 days left — so hurry up and bid! Not only do you contribute to a really good cause, but you ALSO get me as your personal musical rentboy, to do with as you please. Yes!

They’re also auctioning CDs (including autographed copies of Rocked’n'Loaded and the Kwakfest album) and other amazing stuff like tickets to Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concerts, and custom artwork by talented artists! Go! Bid on it all!

The sequel to Dark Maze Studios’ much-loved, totally awesome video game-themed adventure comedy, Press Start, is NOW SHIPPING! Reflecting several years of indie filmmaking practice, it’s amazingly well-crafted. The writing is sharper, the editing is better, the graphics are tightened, and it continues the original film’s story in a hugely satisfying way!

Once again, I handled the musical score, and it’s a lot more 80s / 90s synthy this time around — there are parts where I am practically quoting Uncle Vince, and New Jack Swing is present within the first 10 minutes of the film. I’ll try to get a soundtrack album together before too long, as well.

1) Late last year, at the suggestion of my friend Ryu Umemoto (who is himself a highly talented game composer and chiptune artist) CAVE hired me to arrange the entire soundtrack of their previous game, “Ketsui”, to be used in the alternative “Arrange Mode” of their Xbox 360 port of Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu Black Label. Ketsui’s original score was written by one of my biggest heroes, Manabu Namiki, and has been arranged on several occasions by many of my other heroes, including Hitoshi Sakimoto and Michiko Naruke. So I had some pretty huge shoes to fill, and the seriousness of the task wasn’t lost on me. Naturally, due to a perfect storm of scheduling excitement, I ended up with two weeks to do the entire thing, so I did not sleep — and may actually be dead (if this is the afterlife, that’d explain a lot). The game has been released in Japan, along with a soundtrack album! Shoot-em-ups for life!

2) I’ve joined the roster at the Max Steiner Agency, and am now with the same group that represents Norihiko Hibino (Metal Gear Solid 2+3+4, Bayonetta), Jeremy Soule (Morrowind, Oblivion), Kevin Riepl (Gears of War, Unreal Tournament 3), and Sam Hulick (Mass Effect 1+2). I am still in shock — this is essentially a “force multiplier” for the hard work I already do on my own, and I’ll be equipped to bid on the most huge, badass projects. I can’t wait to announce what’s already coming up. I’ll have a new portfolio website finished next week (to replace the old jake.vgmix.com), and I’ll be at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, meeting new friends and Crashing the IGF awards.

3) If you haven’t heard ‘em yet, I urge you to go check out Up and Soundshock: FM FUNK MADDNESS!! over at Ubiktune. I’m on both of them, but everyone else’s tracks are completely astonishing, they’re two of the best chiptune releases in a long time.

4) We’re releasing WayForward’s Mighty Milky Way soundtrack as soon as the game comes out, under the same “pay-if-you-want” deal as Shantae: Risky’s Revenge. It will be bundled with a brand new recording of the Mighty Flip Champs OST, in case you were on the fence. Any day now…

If you don’t have a radio or aren’t within range of the station, you can stream the show live from anywhere in the world. Just visit KSPC’s website and look for the “Listen Live!” section on the right.