Episode 008 – Badass Boss Battles

Bit For Byte

In our latest episode, we tackle our personal lists of some of the biggest boss fights that have managed to be permanently imprinted in our heads. There’s Megaman, there’s King of Fighters, there’s Shadow of the Colossus, there’s World of Warcraft and everything in between. It’s a journey through genres and generations with a single purpose: to kill big bad dudes. But before all that glory and exultance (and sometimes a little pathos) we tackle some news in the form of EGM relaunching, a multiplayer Castlevania and, because Sebastian won’t give it a rest, more Team Fortress 2 news.

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News–

• Castlevania: Harmony of Despair – http://kotaku.com/5528336/rumor-castlevania-hd-whips-up-six-player-vampire-slaying
• Team Fortress 2 Engineer Update Trailer – http://www.destructoid.com/commence-speculating-tf2-engineer-update-coming-soon–172987.phtml
• EGM relaunches! – http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/07/relaunched-egm-subscriptions-now-available-magazine-details-rem/

Music–

1. Desperado – Cancion del Mariachi
2. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – Dracula’s Castle
3. Team Fortress 2 – The Art of War
4. Team Fortress 2 – Playing with Danger
5. The Black Mages – Opening – Bombing Mission (FFVII)
6. River City Ransom – Boss Theme
7. Contra III – No Man’s Land
8. Shadow of the Colossus – The Opened Way ~Battle With the Colossus~
9. Chrono Trigger – Magus (Orchestrated)
10. Megaman 2 – Boss Theme Remix
11. Metal Gear Solid – Mantis’ Hymn
12. Metal Gear Solid 2 – Yell Dead Cell
13. Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children – One Winged Angel
14. King of Fighters ’97 Arranged – Rhythmic Hallucination
15. Carl Orff – O Fortuna
16. Black Mages – The Decisive Battle (FFVI)
17. Devil May Cry – Super Ultra Violet
18. James Brown – The Boss

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