Rock Out With Your Cart Out
140 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJason Arriola shares his favorite video game and video game-adjacent music.
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Rock Out With Your Cart Dream Event 39
September 17, 2022 17:39 - 235 MBTwice a month, I find the games that came out that half of the month in five year increments and pick out music from those games for a really long episode. For this episode, we’re looking at the games that came out in the second half of August 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 38
August 20, 2022 00:21CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE Twice a month, I find the games that came out that half of the month in five year increments and pick out music from those games for a really long episode. For this episode, we’re looking at the games that came out in the first half of […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 37
August 17, 2022 22:12CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE Coming in REALLY late for this one, twice a month, I find the games that came out that half of the month in five year increments and pick out music from those games for a really long episode. For this episode, we’re looking at the games that […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 97 – Masters of VGM (Motoi Sakuraba, Yasunori Mitsuda, Takahiro Unisuga, and Jane-Evelyn Nisperos)
June 30, 2022 20:02 - 96.7 MBI’m coming in just under the wire to get in on the fun of the Masters of VGM topic going around the video game music podcast community, but I made it! I hemmed and hawed over these picks quite a bit, and this list could have turned out differently depending on the day. That said, […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 96 – Fight Back
June 25, 2022 20:23 - 74 MBSome real bad stuff happened yesterday. I don’t have a lot to say here, but hopefully this compilation I put together helps keep you fired up to do what needs to be done to get things back to at least where they were. I go over my feelings about the whole thing at the end, […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 36
May 24, 2022 17:43CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE! Twice a month, I find the games that came out that half of the month in five year increments and pick out music from those games for a really long episode. For these episodes, we’re looking at the games that came out in the first half of […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 35
May 14, 2022 01:25CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE FIRST PART! CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE SECOND PART! Twice a month, I find the games that came out that half of the month in five year increments and pick out music from those games for a really long episode. For these episodes, we’re looking at […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 34
April 26, 2022 22:10CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE! Twice a month, I find the games that came out that half of the month in five year increments and pick out music from those games for a really long episode. For this nearly 3 hour long episode, we’re looking at the games that came out in […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 95 – Airgrave (PS1)
April 08, 2022 11:35 - 47.6 MBIt’s no Illumination Laser, but we’re going with another soundtrack to a not particularly well known vertical scrolling shooter. This time, it’s Airgrave for the PS1! Hey, at least this game came out when the PS1 was a viable platform. The X68000 was more or less long dead by the time Illumination Laser came out. […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 33
March 31, 2022 22:33CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE FIRST PART! CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE SECOND PART! Twice a month, I find the games that came out that half of the month in five year increments and pick out music from those games for a really long episode. For these episodes, we’re looking at […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 94 – 30 Day Video Game Music Challenge (with Michael Hughes)
March 30, 2022 09:47 - 2 hours - 153 MBI’m joined by my friend and Patreon backer, Michael Hughes, to talk about his picks for the 30 Day Video Game Music Challenge that was floating around Twitter in late 2020. If you dug the idea of this sort of thing, Michael came up with his own version as well. Jump on the bandwagon and […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 93 – Earnest Evans (Mega CD and Genesis)
March 26, 2022 08:09 - 42.3 MBBack already? You bet! This time, we go with something more akin to my usual tastes and listen to Motoi Sakuraba’s work on the Mega CD/Genesis game, Earnest Evans. And I thought I had it tough with the last name “Arriola”, imagine your first name being “Earnest”? Support me on Patreon! Join the Discord! The […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 92 – Smash Court Tennis: Pro Tournament (Playstation 2)
March 24, 2022 03:40 - 48.5 MBI’m not going to sit here and try to explain or justify why I picked this one. Just listen to the episode and you’ll understand. It’s a rather great example of what I think of when thinking about music that sort of personifies the PS2 in my mind. Rock? Jazz fusion? A little prog rock? […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 32
March 21, 2022 22:05CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE! Twice a month, I find the games that came out that half of the month in five year increments and pick out music from those games for a really long episode. For this episode, we’re looking at the games that came out in the first half of […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 31
March 06, 2022 00:08CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE! Twice a month, I find the games that came out that half of the month in five year increments and pick out music from those games for a really long episode. For this episode, we’re spending four hours on the games that came out in the second […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 91 – Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll (Cotton Fantasy)
March 03, 2022 02:22 - 75.1 MBSometimes there’s no real rhyme or reason for the games I pick for this show. I’ve never played a game in the long running, cute-’em-up franchise, Cotton. Hell, I’ve never listened to any of the music from them either. But I stumbled on the soundtrack to Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll (changed to Cotton Fantasy for […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 30
February 15, 2022 18:34CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE! This episode is exclusive to Patreon backers who subscribe to the $3 a month and above tiers. This episode alone is over three hours long! Subscribing gets you access to all the previous episodes as well! Head over to my Patreon and kick in that $3 a month to […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 90 – Here You Go, You Little Shits. You Ruined Your Birthday.
February 10, 2022 02:26 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBAs I’ve done for the past two years (episodes 38 and 54), this one is a tribute to my grandma who passed away February 9, 2019. It’s more for me than anything else. My grandma is probably the only reason this site and podcast exists as she was always indulging me in whatever I was […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 89 – Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (Part Two)
February 07, 2022 01:54 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBAnd here’s part two of my favorite tracks from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl! As we’re covering some of the music from the latter half of the game as well as post-game stuff, just be warned that some of the track titles might delve into spoiler territory if that’s something you’re worried about. If […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 88 – Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (Part One)
February 06, 2022 03:22 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBAfter spending a good chunk of time playing Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, I came to realize I actually like the remake of the fourth generation. Not only the gameplay improvements, but the music as well. No longer held back by the DS hardware, it was nice to hear some of the music from Diamond, Pearl, and […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 29
January 31, 2022 15:17CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE! This episode is exclusive to Patreon backers who subscribe to the $3 a month and above tiers. This episode alone is over three hours long! Subscribing gets you access to all the previous episodes as well! Head over to my Patreon and kick in that $3 a […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 87 – Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Famicom Disk System, NES, and Remixes)
January 14, 2022 20:35 - 54.1 MBAnother year, another Zelda game hitting a major milestone. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link released this day 35 years ago! While the game itself was a large departure from the original, Akito Nakatsuka’s work on the Zelda II’s soundtrack might have some of the more memorable and catchy tunes in the whole series. While […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 28
January 12, 2022 18:56CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE! This episode is exclusive to Patreon backers who subscribe to the $3 a month and above tiers. This episode alone is over three hours long! Subscribing gets you access to all the previous episodes as well! Head over to my Patreon and kick in that $3 a […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 86 – Burning Force (Arcade)
January 11, 2022 05:06 - 46.1 MBGet your hoverbike ready because we’re rockin’ to the soundtrack of the Namco classic, Burning Force! Support me on Patreon! The ROWYCO theme song is “Kaze Fuma” and was created by chibi-tech for the podcast. The ROWYCO logo was designed by Melissa Diaz. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Get the podcast at any of these […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 27
January 07, 2022 03:44CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE! This episode is exclusive to Patreon backers who subscribe to the $3 a month and above tiers. This episode alone is over three hours long! Subscribing gets you access to all the previous episodes as well! Head over to my Patreon and kick in that $3 a […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 85 – Winter Wonderland 2021
December 28, 2021 21:11 - 43.1 MBWell, it’s that time of year again. I’ve got another batch of winter-y themed pieces for you to listen to. I thought for sure I’d start struggling to find some new ones, but it looks like I’ll be able to keep this going for a few more years. Anyway, even if it’s not really snowing […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 84 – The Music of Harvest (scythe and Kabayama)
December 18, 2021 03:14 - 64 MBSince this is a video game and video game adjacent music podcast, I thought I’d delve into a couple of chiptune artists I’ve grown pretty fond of in the last year and a half. With their second album, Time Goes On, Harvest (comprised of scythe and Kabayama) has shown they definitely work well together to […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 26
December 18, 2021 01:31CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE! This episode is exclusive to Patreon backers who subscribe to the $3 a month and above tiers. This episode alone is over three hours long! Subscribing gets you access to all the previous episodes as well! Head over to my Patreon and kick in that $3 a […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 83 – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Remixes)
December 03, 2021 08:05 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBFollowing up on episode 82, here are some of my favorite remixes from A Link to the Past. Some of these, much like the remixes on the ROWYCO on The Legend of Zelda, I’ve had kicking around on various hard drives and devices over the last 20 years. Others are more recent remixes, or, at […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Event 25
December 02, 2021 17:51 - 3 hours - 212 MBThe Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Events are normally reserved for our Patreon backers at the $3 a month and up tier. But in the spirit of giving thanks and all that, I thought I’d throw this one out there for you. Hopefully hearing this and knowing what you’ll get twice a month […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 82 – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
November 21, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBWe go from one important game celebrating a big anniversary to another. This time, it’s The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past turning 30 years old. We’ll be listening to the soundtrack for the game by itself since there’s a lot more to it than there was for the original The Legend of […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 81 – Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)
November 15, 2021 00:01 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBIt’s a little surreal to say this, but Halo: Combat Evolved turns 20 years old today. Not only is the original Halo one of the most important releases to ever come out, but, on a more personal note, it’s really the only first-person shooter with a soundtrack that’s ever stuck with me. So, to celebrate […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out Dream Even 24
November 14, 2021 21:22CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EPISODE! This episode is exclusive to Patreon backers who subscribe to the $3 a month and above tiers. This episode alone is over three hours long! Subscribing gets you access to all the previous episodes as well! Head over to my Patreon and kick in that $3 a […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 80 – Space Manbow (MSX)
November 12, 2021 21:45 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBWe’re digging into the soundtrack for the Konami shooter that time forgot, Space Manbow. With music by Yuji Takenouchi, , Tsuyoshi Sekito, and Michiru Yamane, you can’t go wrong. Support me on Patreon! The ROWYCO theme song is “Kaze Fuma” and was created by chibi-tech for the podcast. The ROWYCO logo was designed by Melissa Diaz. Follow me […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 79 – Bio-Ship Paladin/Space Battleship Gomora (Arcade/Genesis)
October 24, 2021 23:57 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBWe haven’t listened to a soundtrack from UPL since episode 48, so I think it’s time to listen to one that doesn’t need anyone to redeem it. As I mentioned in the show, head over to Yoshio Nagashima’s Twitter and get some of his new music if you’re able. Support me on Patreon! The ROWYCO […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 78 – Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake – Disc 2 (MSX)
October 16, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBRather than be bummed out about not getting the Metal Gear: Snake’s Revenge soundtrack on vinyl, I thought it would be nice to appreciate that I got Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake on vinyl. Since it’s a pretty substantial soundtrack (you might say it’s one of “substance”), we’re going to split it up over two […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 77 – Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake – Disc 1 (MSX)
October 10, 2021 22:58 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBRather than be bummed out about not getting the Metal Gear: Snake’s Revenge soundtrack on vinyl, I thought it would be nice to appreciate that I got Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake on vinyl. Since it’s a pretty substantial soundtrack (you might say it’s one of “substance”), we’re going to split it up over two […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 76 – The Walter Murphy Files 5
September 25, 2021 00:34 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBI’ve previously done some digging about video game music that sounds awfully similar to other stuff. The other four of those episodes are behind a $3 paywall on Patreon. But, going forward, I’ll be putting these out on the main feed. This time, we’re looking into some of Koji Kondo’s “inspirations”. Support me on Patreon! […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 75 – Evolving Chiptune with Trevor Lentz
September 12, 2021 22:56 - 2 hours - 138 MBI don’t get a chance to talk to too many musicians, so I jumped on the chance of having Trevor Lentz on. I got a chance to talk with him about his recent album, What? Chiptuneis Evolving!, how he got started in music, some of the projects he’s previously done, and stuff he’s currently working […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 74 – Hotdog Storm
September 10, 2021 23:26 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBRidiculous name? Check. Kick-ass soundtrack? Check. A pretty average vertical-scrolling shooter? Check. Sounds like we’ve got a game tailor-made for ROWYCO. Support me on Patreon! The ROWYCO theme song is “Kaze Fuma” and was created by chibi-tech for the podcast. The ROWYCO logo was designed by Melissa Diaz. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Get the […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 73 – Aerobiz (SNES) and Air Management ’96 (Saturn/PS1)
September 02, 2021 23:52 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBI’m doing a little bit of a comparison episode for the fist time in a while. What could be more exciting to listen to than the soundtrack to an airline business simulation? Why, the soundtrack to one of those and the remake of it! Support me on Patreon! The ROWYCO theme song is “Kaze Fuma” […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 72 – Aerostar (Game Boy)
August 25, 2021 20:40 - 32 minutes - 30 MBThis week, I’m doing something I haven’t done in quite a while – a Game Boy game! Aerostar has a peppy little soundtrack that I hadn’t heard until recently. Yes, it’s another obscure shooter, and no, I’m not apologizing for it. Support me on Patreon! The ROWYCO theme song is “Kaze Fuma” and was created […]
Rock Out With Your Cart 71 – Chase H.Q. and Special Criminal Investigation (Arcade)
August 23, 2021 00:32 - 45 minutes - 42 MBThis week, we’re checking out the soundtracks to the arcade versions of Chase H.Q. and its sequel, Special Criminal Investigation. The late Takami Asano made some great tunes to ram bad guys off the road to, so let’s start going through the series with the first two entries! Support me on Patreon! The ROWYCO theme […]
Rock Out With Your Cart – Feeling Like an Eevee with Angelia Arriola
August 08, 2021 06:00 - 73.8 MBThis week, I’m joined by a very special guest. While she’s not famous quite yet, she’s an up-and-coming violinist who also happens to love video game music. Oh yeah, she also happens to be my daughter! Nepotism. Ain’t it grand? Anyway, I’m joined by Angelia Arriola to talk about some of her favorite video game […]
Rock Out With Your Carts 70 – Feeling Like an Eevee with Angelia Arriola
August 08, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBThis week, I’m joined by a very special guest. While she’s not famous quite yet, she’s an up-and-coming violinist who also happens to love video game music. Oh yeah, she also happens to be my daughter! Nepotism. Ain’t it grand? Anyway, I’m joined by Angelia Arriola to talk about some of her favorite video game […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 69 – Mega Man X
August 01, 2021 22:26 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBTo coincide with us doing Mega Man X on our latest Game club podcast, I decided to do something I didn’t think I would do on ROWYCO – cover Mega Man X. Sure, I did Mega Man Maverick Hunter X way back on episode 2 of this, but that’s going on three years ago now. […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 68 – The Adventure Pals
July 28, 2021 20:13 - 29 minutes - 29.5 MBThis week, we’re checking out the unrelentingly peppy soundtrack to the adventure platformer, The Adventure Pals. Composed by Chris Geehan and Dan Bryne-McCullough who make up HyperDuck SoundWorks, this soundtrack will brighten your day, no matter what’s going on around you. Can’t get enough of it? I couldn’t either, so you should go buy it […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 67 – Illumination Laser (X68000)
July 20, 2021 08:37 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBI swear I’m not trying to out-obscure myself every few episodes, but I stumbled on this one and had to share. I mean, I’ve said how much I love a good shooter soundtrack and how much I love a good X68000 soundtrack. Now, a good X68000 shooter soundtrack? Yeah, right in my wheelhouse. Anyway, you’ll […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 66 – Metal Gear: Snake’s Revenge (NES)
July 14, 2021 01:07 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn a series of odd ducks, Konami’s Snake’s Revenge is the oddest duck of them all. Hideo Kojima not only had no input into its development, but it was also made without his knowledge. Funny how things can get away from you even that early on, huh? Support me on Patreon. The ROWYCO theme song […]
Rock Out With Your Cart Out 65 – Metal Black (Arcade)
July 08, 2021 03:28 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBOn this episode, we’re checking out an arcade side-scrolling shooter from Taito called Metal Black. Metal Black was composed by Yasuhisa Watanabe, a memeber of Taito’s legendary sound team, Zuntata. I actually had never heard of this game, never mind its soundtrack, until I bought Zuntata Arcade Classics Volume 1 on vinyl. Interspersed with music […]