Episode #440 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan and Bedroth hop into the nearest questionable-looking mine cart, release the brake, and immediately regret every decision that led them here. From haunted ruins and glowing mushroom caves to muddy swamps, abandoned factories, ancient shipyards, and whatever OSHA nightmare Donkey Kong has waiting underground, we're taking a ride through one of gaming's most beloved traditions: the mine cart.

We'll race canaries, dodge Ganados, help Nancy Drew make an escape, survive a few tracks that probably haven't been inspected since 1995, and somehow even bring a tiny dog along for the ride. So keep your hands and feet inside the cart, lean into the turns, and whatever you do, don't look down!

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EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS

1. Escape from Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon [Kevin Manthei, 2005]
2. Moodymaze Marsh -Minecart- from Yooka-Laylee [David Wise, 2017]
3. Mine Cart from Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok [Rich Douglas, 2022]
4. Shipyard Minecart Ride from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword [Hajime Wakai, 2011]
5. Look Out Behind Us! -Factory- from Rail Chase 2 [Maki Morrow & Seiichiro Matsumura, 1995]
6. Moleville Mountain Rail from Super Mario RPG Remake [Yoko Shimomura, 2023]
7. Lost Labyrinth Zone -Act 2- from Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I [Jun Senoue, 2010]
8. Racin’ With Mary from Banjo-Tooie [Grant Kirkhope, 2000]
9. Minecart Escape from The Dog Island [Eriko Chubak, 2007]
10. Thrill Ride! from Resident Evil 4 Remake [Kota Suzuki & Nozomi Ohmoto, 2023]
11. World 3 Minecart from Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries [Vicky Fysika, 2018]
12. JunimoKart -Glowshroom Grotto- from Stardew Valley [Eric Barone, 2016]
13. Balankanche Mine from Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure [Lee Scott, Robert Higgins & David Kneuper, 1995]
14. Mine Kart Madness from Donkey Kong Bananza [David Wise/Naoto Kubo, 2025]

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