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Versus Month stretches the definition of what a “month” is and carries on with a question that has raged through the ages: who would win in a battle between robots and vampires? NGI finally answers that question as Kyle is joined by OverCoat this week, filling in for the absent Larry and almost absent Slider. The two check out music from One Must Fall, Turrican 3, Armored Core 4, BlazBlue, Darkstalkers, BloodRayne: Betrayal, and more!

Originally this was slated to be the last round of Versus Month, but with the results of the voting now playing into the KNGI Game Duels EPs, there will be a sixth battle next week. You won’t want to miss the epic confrontation of Demons vs. Dinosaurs!

Since Slider was missing for most of the show, Otakatt filled in and provided the art challenge for this week: Robots vs. Vampires!

Vote in the poll on the sidebar for which side you think defeated the other this week!

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Larry’s out once again, but Stevo “Level 99″ Bortz steps up to handle co-hosting duties with Kyle and Slider. They also welcome very special guest: Jordan “bLiNd” Aguirre! He talks at length, revealing his brand new upcoming JRPG soundtrack project, giving insight into his creative process, detailing how his Super Dodge Ball remix got the attention of deadmau5, and a whole lot more. Stevo also talks a bit about the NiGHTS: Lucid Dreaming project and sings ‘Dreams Dreams’ as Homestar Runner, which gives Slider a hilarious idea and results in her art challenge for this episode! The guys also check out tracks from great electronic artists, like zircon, Beatdrop, Sir NutS, Xaleph, Magical Trick Society, Hidenori Shoji, and as always, many more.

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The classically-trained Abadoss joins Nitro Game Injection and planned to crash the show, but even the most carefully-laid plans can be easily be ruined by a certain Oji.

The crew discusses Nobuo Uematsu’s new band Earthbound Papas, as Kyle admits that he screws up in not making this episode Father’s Day-themed. Larry also spills the beans on his proposal to “The Lady” Paige, and gives his advice on how all men should propose to their ladies: “if you want the shock, you need to wait a long time!”  They also feature two tracks from University of Maryland’s Gamer Symphony Orchestra from their freshly released 2011 Spring session, the top tracks from Dwelling of Duels’ Sony Month,  as well as music from doujin artists PHOENIX Project and Live House S.S.H., and more!

Abadoss give Slider her art challenge this week, and this is the result: FF9 Art Nouveau!

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Yes, we have finally embraced the fact that we play too much Sonic and Mega Man music on this show.

Larry ditches NGI as Archie’s Sonic and Mega Man comic writer Ian Flynn fills in, joining Kyle and Slider for, fittingly, a tribute to the greatest blue heroes of video games: Sonic & Mega Man! He talks a bit about the new Mega Man comic book and gushes over the awesomeness of Sonic Generations, as Kyle talks about the amazing Arnold Schwarzenegger death metal band Austrian Death Machine. They also take a listen to songs from Beatdrop, Game Over, LeeBro, Sukotto42, Jun Senoue, and of course many more.

ALSO: Kyle and Larry sit down with Bassil Silver, the bassist of hardcore nostalgic metal band POWERGLOVE. Bassil joins us from the road as Powerglove tours with Symphony X and Blackguard. Hear how the tour is going, get some insight into the band’s beginnings, their writing, how being signed to a label is working for them, and listen to TWO Sonic & Mega Man-related tracks from their sophomore effort, Metal Kombat for the Mortal Man!

Slider is also issued her NGI Art Challenge for the week, and finally creates Rhino Blastoseed!

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Larry decided that watching sweaty, half-naked men grapple with each other at Wrestlemania was more important than Nitro Game Injection, so Slider slides back into the co-hosting seat to join Kyle for a Mega Man tribute special! The two honor the anniversaries of the Mega Man Battle Network and Mega Man Zero series of games, talk extensively about some of the awesome, hilarious, and ridiculous antics that the various incarnations of Mega Man have gone through and some of the…strange decisions that Capcom have made over the years, and of course, play some great music selections! They check out tracks from ilp0, Vurez, The Megas, BONKERS, Prince of Darkness, and more on this great episode.

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Next week kicks off a very special week in the history of KNGI: The 8-year anniversary of Nitro Game Injection! Larry is taking off for PAX East, so on Sunday, March 13th at 3 PM Eastern, KyleJCrb will be joined by a very special guest co-host, NGI fangirl Slider-Chan! On Monday, March 14th at 9 PM Eastern, Kyle will be hosting an extended episode of GameFuel: Crash Course #2, taking another random whirlwind trip through the KNGI music collection! On Tuesday, March 15th at 9 PM Eastern, it’s the official anniversary of Nitro Game Injection, and it will feature a playlist of requests from you, the listeners, as well as guest co-host Akumu and other special guest appearances! And finally, on Sunday, March 20th, we will be joined for an interview by Grammy award-winning Civilization IV composer Christopher Tin! OH EM GEE exclamation points! It is a huge week for NGI, so don’t miss out.

To make your requests for the NGI Request Special, just email us at kngipodcast@gmail.com, post a comment on this article, or throw in your comment on the NGI Facebook page.

That’s right: Former NGI co-host, game music journalist, and doujin collector Audun Sorlie will be joining Kyle and Larry for the Dec. 5th episode of Nitro Game Injection! He will appear as a special guest co-host to educate listeners on all things doujin. The guys will take a listen to some of the best Japanese fan-made game arrangements of the past and present, as well as discuss what Audi’s been up to since his last visit to the show. Be sure to check it out live on Sunday at 3PM Eastern, only on Arecibo Radio!

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jmr and special guest co-host streifig pay tribute to one of the best video game and chipmusic bands (heck, scratch that: one of the best bands, period! ) with a selection of album tracks and previously unheard rarities from Chromelodeon. (more…)

KyleJCrb was a special guest co-host with the crew on OverClocked After Dark, a podcast that’s not really about OCReMix or game music so much as it’s about three guys being irreverent and hilarious. They talk about entirely random topics, play a few game remixes, and have a great time. Check it out!

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Wizwars takes on co-hosting duties for the last in NGI’s series of guest hosts, bringing loads of chiptunes to the table. Kyle also takes a look into some doujins that have been missing exposure, and talks with Wizwars about some the great new album releases, as well as MAGFest experiences. Grab it now!

Playlist

Abstract Hope – Tales of Phantasia – Fighting of the Spirit
Darkesword & Sixto Sounds – Sonic The Hedgehog Metamorphic Rock (tadakichi.baka.us/Sixto_Sounds/music.htm )
Chromelodeon – Wily’s Castle (www.myspace.com/spriteslowdown )
5/4 Takepod – Final Fantasy Tactics – Pride of the White Knight (3:24 )
Hikarisy – MetalMan
Virt – Choppastyle (FX3 – virt.vgmix.com )
Electro Static Discharge – Turrican 3 – Title (www.esdftw.com )
ViViX – Final Fantasy 9 – DM-Kuja (www.vivix.info/ )
Nullsleep – Dirty ROM Dance Mix (www.nullsleep.com )
Anamanaguchi – Helix Nebula (Power Supply – www.8bitpeoples.com )
USK – Easty Boys (usk.jpn.org )
Magical Trick Society – Sanctuary (Zelda 2 Dungeon ) (www.magicaltrick.com/ )
The Advantage – Castlevania 3 – Boss (Elf-Titled – theadvantageband.com/ )
jdproject – Street Fighter II – The Ken Song (Version 2 )
Bit Shifter – The Information Chase (Information Chase – www.8bitpeoples.com )
Master Hatchet – StarFox – Armada (www.myspace.com/masterhatchet )
The Power-Ups – Metroid (www.scattershot.org/powerups.htm )
Redeemer – Hercules’ Glory – Opening ~ Password Input
x|k – Way of The Highway (Nestek – www.8bitpeoples.com )
Phlogiston – Cosmic Dust (Mode 3 – www.8bitpeoples.com )
analoq – Super Mario World 2 Yoshi’s Island MooSE (www.olremix.org )
Reuben Kee – Final Fantasy VII – Those Who Fight On The Piano (www.reubenkee.com/ )
The Parasprinter – Evergreen (www.myspace.com/parasprinter )
Ges.M – Power Drift – Like the Wind
Armcannon – Mega Man III – Smegmaman 3 (Legvacuum – www.armcannon.com/ )
Zephyr Cradle – Final Fantasy 9 – The Place I’ll Return Someday (3:41 )
Norrin Radd – City Smasher ~ City Smasher (Melodia di Infinitá – www.iimusic.net )
Sprite Slowdown – Red Max (www.myspace.com/spriteslowdown )
Serenade [Azu, Godspeed, Supply] – Seiken Densetsu 3 – Lunatic Nightmare (2:25 )
Minibosses – Ikari Warriors (Brass – www.minibosses.com )
Jesus is Dead – Mother – Eight Melodies
Preludio – Final Fantasy 4 – The Myth of Zemus (homepage3.nifty.com/preludio/ )