#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 544: "Confess the Truth 2004" - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations #aceattorney www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtXi... This one is so dramatic and I'm here for it. It fits better than any other version in the series.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 543: "Those Who Stand Against Our Path" - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVmB... Ever had a song that's one of your favorites purely because of one part? That's this for me. 0:31-1:22 is just pure fire. Too bad Territorial Rotbart won't let you.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 542: "Judgement (-Shinpan-) - Yakuza 0 #yakuza www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkVw... An 80s rock ballad like no other. Kiryu's got such a majestic singing voice, there's so much emotion. BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE WORLD!

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 541: "Octodad Medley" - Fraymakers #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=48__... A medley is at it's best when you can't even tell it is one, and the Super Soul Bros. stylings worked wonders on this track. It flows together flawlessly. And that piano is way too good!

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 540: "Iwatodai Dorm -Reload-" - Persona 3 Reload #persona www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj-F... Honestly I go back and forth on which version I prefer, but both are absolute bangers. I love the prominent... brass I think? It's just a smooth, jazzy vibe.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 539: "Space Junk Galaxy" - Super Mario Galaxy #supermario www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2kO... This is one of my quintessential bedtime tracks. It's got such a relaxing hominess to it, despite being set in such a lonely, cold place. One of the best on this soundtrack.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 538: "Glamour City" - Toree 3D #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5My... This one is just pleasant to listen to. Makes me feel happy humming along as I try to blast through the level. It's a distinct contrast to the aesthetic of the game, as well, which I love.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 537: "Don't Stop Girlypop!" - Don't Stop Girlypop! #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f19... A throwback to a long-gone age of pop culture, this track is late 90s/early 2000s culture in kind of the best way. It's pure nostalgia boiled into it's purest form.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 536: "Bun Wrestling Ring" - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogTE... This stage is easily my favorite conceptually, and the music here is just so damn good. Gives massive WWE vibes while perfectly matching the tone of The Fry Cook Games episode.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 535: "Riding A Shell" - Rayman 2: The Great Escape #rayman www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr85... This version is specifically the 64 version, but they're all great. I love the kind of... trillyness? That it has. It's so intense yet nonsensical. I love it.

Can I get some help soon?

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 534: "Summer - Warm" - Pony Town #ponytown www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm06... The music in this little fangame is top notch. Very Animal Crossing/Stardew Valley coded with it's own flare though. It's like a comforting, nostalgic hug to listen to. This one's my favorite.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 533: "Arisu in Fluxtown" - Project x Zone 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7_C... This is my favorite mix of Reiji's theme from the original Namco x Capcom. They may be crunchy, but those bitcrushed electric guitars do rock pretty hard.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 532: "Banana Hunt" - Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble #supermonkeyball www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0EJ... This one is just pure, unfettered joy in musical form. Just hearing it makes me smile. I'm so glad that Monkey Ball continues to live. Get up and dance!

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 531: "Sedum" - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy #thehundredline www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSaf... I just beat Second Scenario last night, and my god, does this song hurt to talk about. Beware: Spoilers for possibly the greatest game ever made abound.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 530: "Food (Comfort)" - Lunistice #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Er... This has such a pleasant, happy vibe to it, and I'm all here for it. A smooth, kind of lofi electro swing as you bounce from giant flying food item to another. I love video games.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 529: "Sami's Theme" - Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp #nintendo www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktub... Sami's theme was always the coolest, from the very beginning. It rocks so hard, and giving it a modern upgrade turned that bitcrushed GBA Jam into a legendary rock anthem.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 528: "The Frozen Peak (Day)" - Sea of Stars #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xer_... A remixed track from the Messenger; I'm starting to realize that it must have an incredible soundtrack. I grooved along so hard going through this area. (1/2)

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 527: "Fireworks Festival" - Animal Crossing: New Leaf #animalcrossing www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfP1... Pure nostalgia of summer days long past. Running through town, watchin the virtual fireworks explode, playing prize games as I did my daily chores. If only...

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 526: "Mākaukau?" - Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep #kingdomhearts www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm2z... I know this world isn't very well beloved, but it's my favorite in Birth by Sleep. I like the choice to set things on the spaceship. And I really like the choice... (1/2)

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 525: "Main Theme" - Tetris 99 #tetris www.youtube.com/watch?v=63ho... My favorite version of the iconic Tetris theme. The electronica, dubstepish stylings pair remarkably well with the melody of this Russian folk song. Though ineligible for the main list... (1/2)

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 524: "A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup ...for Pumpkin Hill" - Sonic Adventure 2 #sonicthehedgehog www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agq-... You ever wanted a song to not have lyrics? That's how I feel about this track. The background instrumental of it is such a great vibe. (1/2)

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 523: "Outdoor Lounge" - HuniePop www.youtube.com/watch?v=0juu... Yes, I'm doing another song from this game. It's got a really excellent soundtrack, okay?! This is like, peak bedtime music, and not even in that way - it's so calming, an absolutely flawless vibe.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 522: "Aqua Illusion" - Gradius III #gradius www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkvM... Easily the best track from this legendary shmup. It's got this relaxing yet hype-inducing vibe that makes me feel both relaxed and excited at the same time.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 521: "A Long-Awaited Spacetime Journey!" - Puyo Puyo Tetris #puyopuyo www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYlC... The de facto theme of Puyo Puyo as a whole and a permanent earworm. I find myself humming that bridge to myself constantly. The lyrical version is a banger too!

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 520: "Theme of Nemesis T-Type" - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 #marvelvscapcom www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUza... Turning Nemesis's chase theme into this absolute bop was one of MvC's best calls. It's still intimidating but it also induces hype. If only he was better.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 519: "Super Sonic Racing" - Sonic R #sonic www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoNH... I don't have a huge amount to say it, but man this has been an earworm since the day I first heard it. It's so groovy and the energy just invigorates me. Shame Sonic R is... Sonic R.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 518: "Applejack's Theme" - My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIPO... Before Them's Fightin' Herds, there was Fighting is Magic. And like many fan games, it had a team that made some genuinely great music. Sampling melodies... (1/2)

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 517: "Counterfeit Phantom" - Persona 5 Strikers #persona www.youtube.com/watch?v=odkq... I'm a sucker for traditional Japanese instruments and this sinister infiltration music uses it so well. My favorite part is how it incorporates the melody of both... (1/2)

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 516: "The Tower of Babel" - Rayman Legends #rayman www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdgY... The main theme of one of the greatest 2D platformers of all time - the medieval-sounding drums and what I think are bagpipes make this a unique theme for a Rayman title.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 515: "Theme of Iron Man" - Marvel vs. Capcom 3 #marvelvscapcom www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNNQ... A very cool, fittingly technotronic theme for Iron Man that just sounds oh-so-cool. So fitting for him that it doesn't even feel like a remix of War Machine's... (1/2)

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 514: "Unexpectancy, Part 3" - Pizza Tower #pizzatower www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kbG... An incredible theme for the final boss. I always get so hype when a recurring leitmotif shows up in a boss theme, and "It's Pizza Time" showing up here is the pepperoni on top.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 513: "Bit Crusher" - Tekken 4 #tekken www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZF8... This song gives me some retro action movie vibes and it's peak. It's peak 80s in all the best ways. Tekken music never disappoints, and it covers so many weird genres.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 512: "Song of Storms" - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time #zelda www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtgH... The song that's way too good to play in one spot in the game but does anyway. It's a simple melody but this has been stuck in my head for 17 years.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 511: "Nostalgia. Bitters. Demerara." - Unbeatable #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRAu... One of the reviewers over at IGN complained that this song was too "aggressive" for their rhythm game about punk culture. Hmm. (1/2)

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 510: "Boss Battle (Takamaru's Ninja Castle)" - Nintendo Land www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuCo... I love this take on the main theme of Mysterious Murasame Castle; it's got this triumphant energy that tells you - you've got this. Best Nintendo Land game too, don't @me.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 509: "Scherzo di Notte" - Kingdom Hearts #kingdomhearts www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk-7... One of my favorite battle themes, it's so intense with that signature Shimomura piano and string combination. Oppressive and striking. Fear the Heartless of Hollow Bastion.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 508: "Round 1-1 ~ Shooting Ristar" - Ristar #sega www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLWW... Peak Genesis scrimblo bimblo energy. That crunchy 16-bit percussion is too good. My experience with it actually comes from Super Smash Bros Crusade. I should play Ristar some time.

Missed a day! You get two songs today.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 507: "SynthRock" - Duck Game #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCK8... God I love Duck Game, easily one of my favorite party titles, and this track in my brain is the quintessential track. Somehow, it always manages to play during the funniest or most hype rounds.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 506: "Bowser's Castle (Main Courtyard)" - Super Mario Odyssey #supermario www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rbR... I love this interpretation of the Koopa Kingdom; this classical Japanese-inspired take is so good, and this theme is perfect for the approach to Bowser himself.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 505: "Waltz of the Damned" - Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX #kingdomhearts www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfFV... This grandiose waltz truly fits the tone of the castle of the Beast to perfection; it's always been a favorite world in my mind. Formality and fury in... (1/2)

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 504: "Dance of Deduction (Type C)" - The Great Ace Attorney www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNP0... This track is an earworm; and it plays during a truly memorable climax. It's not something I'd listen to on it's own but for that moment it's the greatest song ever composed.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 503: "Theme of the Magician" - The House of the Dead #sega www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGFc... An intense and exciting boss theme for the final encounter waiting for you at one of the greatest coin-munchers of all time. Imposing yet very catchy. Arcade version stomps btw

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 502: "Chi Leung's Lounge" - Viewfinder #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5-V... This one's got a real homey vibe that just makes me feel ready to relax and curl up into a nap. It's just all around nice.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 501: "The Power" - Baldur's Gate 3 #baldursgate3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWmv... A great reward for the end of an unforgettable journey. I don't think I can describe it any other way. Credits songs are underrated; there's nothing more satisfying after a game is done.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 500: "Ninja Azami" - Sakura Wars (2019) #sakurawars #sega www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw5M... The theme of the cutest ninja who deserves all the headpats and manju. I'll open up here - I'm a big fan of adorable stuff, and this manages to find the perfect middle... (1/2)

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 499: "Skyah" - Kirby Air Riders #kirby www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdyp... It's not often I prefer an instrumental over a full version but this is one case where I do - the sweeping rise and fall of this glorious track deserves full attention without lyrics. (1/2)

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 498: "RE-TUNED" - Unbeatable #unbeatable #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m3x... I kinda don't wanna say a huge amount because the moment this plays should be experienced for yourself. The diegetic use of sound is brilliant, and the song is too damn catchy.

#365DaysofVGM BONUS ROUND Day 497: "Food World Paradise" - Rayman Origins #rayman www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzv6... A short but sweet track that just gives immaculate vibes; the instrumentation just screams "cooking" and the composer absolutely did cook here. The airiness only adds to it.