Aersia

Wow, 10 years and still no cease and desist letters. I'm on a roll!

Let's all remind ourselves of why I started this playlist, because sometimes I forget it. 10 years ago, I compiled a short playlist of around 100 tracks for 4chan /f/ and /v/, as a sort of Christmas gift. It was a silly gift filled with some of my favorite video game music. People enjoyed the playlist, so I continuously expanded on it. Later on, it became clear that I was doing it to share my unique obsession with VGM; which is pretty much the only music I listen to. This playlist is unique in that I like to share all the obscure VGM that's generally overlooked, including talented artists who take the time to arrange their favorite tracks, sometimes even exceeding the quality of the originals. There's just a ton of good VGM out there that people aren't listening to. Hell, I even made a YT channel just so I could share more. I feel like I can keep doing this...

This mellow update covers all sorts of genres, from jazz to world to samba. And damn, it's been a while since this was updated, so let's do this.

Let's start with this brilliant remix from SongeLeReveur, aka Songe. It has a very nostalgic feeling, and not just because it's from Earthbound.

Here's a smooth remix from the OC Jazz Collective. This track is from a Chrono Trigger jazz album that's available for FREE!

You may already know Ben Briggs from the VIP who is popular for his upbeat electronic tracks. Well, here's a complete genre flip from that!

Hey, it's Pilotwings Resort from the VIP that I just copied over. Did I mention this track gives me some...

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated... even more this time around! I guess I have some 'splainin' to do. First of all, a thousand apologies. My absence was due to three key factors: 1. I was in a third-world country for some months with little to no Internet; 2. I was addicted to FF14, which has died down somewhat, because; 3. It's summer. I hibernate in the summer.

But now that I'm here, I forgot how to do the updates. So I'm just gonna wing it; let's goooo! This is gonna be a rocking update.

We're starting off with Karmaflow, a pretty obscure game/rock opera, which is strange because the music features vocalists from popular power metal bands, such as DragonForce, Sonata Arctica, Epica, and more. It's interesting how this small indie game studio managed to gather an all-star cast and even an orchestra for their game.

Oh boy, time does fly when you're playing an MMO. If you guys haven't noticed yet, I've started playing FFXIV. What a godsdamn mistake that was. Now I can't stop playing it! I haven't been this addicted to an MMO since classic WoW. But enough about me, I must needs go through with this update, which doesn't have any FF at all!

Also, today marks the VIP's ⑨th birthday! Who would've thought it'd still be here? I did! I want it to live forever!

This starts the meme block. "AYBABTU" was considered the meme to end all memes back in my day. A lot of people didn't even know it came from a small game called Zero Wing. I was once obsessed with this average game that I wrote really bad fan-fiction and even created game projects based on it. But that's all in the past now.

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. Yeah, I know it's been a while and I apologize for that. I had a big project for a few months at work, which was pretty hectic. Now that the project's done and I'm unemployed, I can get back to shitposting full-time.

Back to the playlist! I've incurred a large amount of update debt, which I will now repay excluding interest! I also added a special notice track for Chrome users.

Let's get the big ones out of the way. NieR: Automata is Yoko Taro's latest mad concoction. If you're not familiar with Yoko Taro, he conjures some of the most macabre stories in gaming. The man is obsessed with death. At the same time, the stories are filled with a disturbingly weird sense of humor. Some say this strange combination may have originated from his...