Unoriginal Soundtracks #78: Pac-Man

Every other Wednesday, I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Make requests to @USPodcast on Twitter.

This podcast was originally going to be about Puck-Man, but I was scared of mis-speaking. So enjoy this playlist of hip hop, rock and roll, and country about Pac-Man.

Unoriginal Soundtracks Podcast: Civilization Edition

Every other Wednesday I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, songs about world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for random terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and rediscover old classics.
Civilization has earned its "epic" label. It's 20 years old and still going strong, its campaign spans almost all of human history, and (for many gamers) it has been around forever but doesn't get old. It also showed me that metal is a good medium for a history lesson.

Unoriginal Soundtracks: Civilization 4 Edition

Every other Wednesday I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, songs about world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for random terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and rediscover old classics.

Civilization 5 is just around the corner, taunting me from Steam's "Coming Soon" list. I know it'll consume me, swallow my free-time whole just like Civ 4 did. After hours of empire-building, I start to perceive personalities in the algorithms of my artificial opponents, and create my own stories from a game that has almost no script.