LSG 017: Shaun Panado talks dodging lightning bolts in Final Fantasy X, getting his combos broken in Killer Instinct, and racing to the max level in Phantasy Star Online

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Welcome to Episode 17 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio.

My guest today is my great friend Shaun Panado. If that name seems familiar to you it is because I mention his name every episode because Shaun is the composer of the theme song for Load Save Game, “One Shot One Kill Kestrel.” I am very grateful for Shaun allowing us to use his music for the podcast these past two years. Be sure to check out his music both on Spotify and Youtube, you can find a link to his linktree in the show notes.

Shaun is a music producer, a music teacher, and a lover of video games. I was so happy to finally have Shaun on so he can share the many games he has loved over the years. We talk about a ton of great stuff during the episode like how obsessed his group of friends were with Phantasy Star Online to the point that that they would ditch school to marathon the game and race to reach the max level. He also talks about how he met former guest Steph Han in the arcades battling it out in BlazBlue at Arcade Infinity. Shaun also talks about cutting his RPG teeth on the original Final Fantasy for the NES which fostered a lifelong love of RPGs and the Final Fantasy series. During the pandemic Shaun also decided to try out developing his own game project called “The Starsong Odyssey” a pixel art 2D action side scrolling game in the vein of Megaman with some added fighting mechanics like a Devil May Cry or Viewtiful Joe. Follow The Starsong Odyssey’s Facebook Page so you can see progress on the game.
Shaun Panado’s Music Linktree: https://linktr.ee/shonix

The Starsong Odssey Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562767498947

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Thank you to Shaun Panado for the use of our theme song "One Shot One Kill Kestrel" off of the album Kind of a Big Deal Vol. 2. You can find his music and projects at his Linktree: https://linktr.ee/shonix

Show Art by: Jordan Maeve https://www.instagram.com/thejollity/