S10E08 - Unexpected Sonic Appearances (20 Jun 2026)

As The Hidden Palace airs on RadioSEGA, we're all about the music and this episode is no exception as we're looking at video games on Sega consoles which feature musical artists in some form. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Welcome to The Hidden Palace 00:04:47 - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker [Mega Drive] - Round 2 - Street (Beat It) 00:06:46 - X-Men 2: Clone Wars - BrainChild 00:09:17 - This is The Hidden Palace 1 00:13:01 - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker [Arcade] - Round 4 - Graveyard (Another Part of Me) 00:15:45 - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker [SMS] - Round 1 (Smooth Criminal) 00:18:04 - This is The Hidden Palace 2 00:25:13 - Revolution X [Saturn] - Eat The Rich (Club-X Concert) 00:26:47 - Rick Wakeman - 02-Callhinor 00:28:42 - This is The Hidden Palace 3 00:31:22 - Revolution X [Mega Drive] - Dude (Looks Like a Lady) 00:33:45 - Samba de Amigo - Samba de Janeiro 00:35:28 - This is The Hidden Palace 4 00:39:59 - The Nomad Soul (Omikron: The Nomad Soul) - Thursday's Child 00:45:26 - L.O.L.: Lack of Love - Dream 00:46:41 - This is The Hidden Palace 5 00:48:43 - Kohina - Neil Baldwin - Hero Quest - Title - NES 00:52:01 - This is The Hidden Palace 6 00:54:37 - Takeru Kanazaki - Blue Skies and a Battle (Thunder)

As there hasn't been an Atlus themed episode of The Hidden Palace in 2026, now is as good a time as any to do it as Skyblaze takes a look at the Etrian Odyssey series. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Welcome to The Hidden Palace 00:07:30 - Etrian Odyssey HD - Strife - First Strike [Normal Battle: 1st Half] 00:10:49 - Etrian Odyssey Nexus (Sekaiju no Meikyuu X) - Battlefield - Death's Crossroad 00:15:13 - This is The Hidden Palace 1 00:20:55 - Etrian Odyssey HD - Labyrinth VI - Claret Hollows [Dungeon: 26F-30F] 00:26:06 - Etrian Odyssey IV - Legends of the Titan (Sekaiju no MeiQ4 denshou no kyoshin) - Cityscape - Lukewarm Peace in the Shade 00:28:00 - This is The Hidden Palace 2 00:32:46 - Etrian Odyssey III HD - Battlefield - The First Battle 00:37:56 - Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl (Shin Sekaiju no MeiQ millennium no shoujo) - Battlefield - Drenched in Red 00:41:11 - This is The Hidden Palace 3 00:45:50 - Etrian Odyssey II HD - Return of the Heroes [Ending 1] 00:49:46 - Etrian Odyssey III HD - Labyrinth VI - Cyclopean Haunt 00:55:36 - This is The Hidden Palace 4 00:57:47 - MD & A - No Boundaries 01:01:50 - This is The Hidden Palace 5 01:04:06 - Poets of the Fall - War

With the 35th anniversary of the spiky blue hedgehog close approaching on the 23rd June, Skyblaze takes a look through some of the non-Sonic games in which he has appeared, or at least been referenced. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Welcome to The Hidden Palace 00:05:06 - Rad Mobile - Soup Up -2011- (NAV. Arrange Ver.) 00:09:15 - Adventures of Quik & Silva - BGM #3 00:11:15 - This is The Hidden Palace 1 00:17:34 - Jazz Jackrabbit - Chelonia IV 00:20:06 - Donkey Kong Country - Aquatic Ambience 00:23:25 - This is The Hidden Palace 2 00:29:20 - Bug! - (unknown track) 00:32:58 - Cookie Run Kingdom - Sonic's Green Hill 00:35:42 - This is The Hidden Palace 3 00:40:40 - Sonic Adventure 2 - Chao Karate 00:43:18 - Crusader of Centy - Anemone Beach 00:44:45 - This is The Hidden Palace 4 00:47:06 - Peter Clarke - Ocean Loader V3 00:49:54 - This is The Hidden Palace 5 00:51:52 - Chris Madin - Free - Main Theme of Sonic Free Riders

If you were a Japanese gamer in 1997 and you wanted great Saturn games at budget prices, you could get them thanks to Satakore, or the Sega Saturn Collection. Join Skyblaze as they take a look at some of the more obscure titles which formed part of the collection that you may not know. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Welcome to The Hidden Palace 00:06:28 - Galactic Attack (Layer Section) - Into Darkness 00:09:27 - Dragon Force - World of the Sleeping Dragon 00:12:50 - This is The Hidden Palace 1 00:16:59 - Galactic Attack (Layer Section) - Vision 00:20:27 - Steep Slope Sliders - Hold Me Close 00:24:20 - This is The Hidden Palace 2 00:29:00 - Yasuhiro Inasawa - Texthoth Ludo 1 (10) 00:31:19 - Mega Man 8 (Rockman 8: Metal Heroes) - Grenade Man Stage 00:33:42 - This is The Hidden Palace 3 00:40:22 - The Conveni: Ano Machi o Dokusen Seyo - The Conven Track 3 00:43:33 - Enemy Zero - Laura's Dream 00:47:25 - This is The Hidden Palace 4 00:49:22 - Kohina - Jochen Hippel - Chambers of Shaolin - Title - Amiga 00:53:53 - This is The Hidden Palace 5 00:55:27 - Persona 5 - Rivers In the Desert

Get connected to this episode of The Hidden Palace as Skyblaze looks back at various online Dreamcast games. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Welcome to The Hidden Palace 00:05:48 - Rune Jade - Run Jade Track04 00:09:13 - Maken X - Last Boss ~Kanazawa Research Institute Arrange~ 00:13:16 - This is The Hidden Palace 1 00:17:41 - Rune Jade - Rune Jade Track 28 00:20:38 - L.O.L.: Lack of Love - Ending Theme 00:26:42 - This is The Hidden Palace 2 00:33:19 - Pro Yakyu Team mo Tsukurou! - Let's Do Some Management 00:36:05 - Toy Commander - Radio S. 00:38:24 - This is SEGA Mixer Drive 00:42:49 - Treasure Strike - Pirates 00:47:00 - ALIENFRONT - Crash and Burn 00:48:21 - This is The Hidden Palace 3 00:51:07 - Treasure Strike - Kikai 00:54:32 - Blue Stinger - STING ME (English Version) 00:59:13 - This is The Hidden Palace 4 01:01:34 - Kohina - Hiroaki Yoshida - Bad Dudes - Theme B - Arcade 01:03:51 - This is The Hidden Palace 5 01:05:22 - zircon - Phantasy Star Online Ragol Weather OC ReMix

When people hear Hudson or Hudson Soft, they may immediately think of Bomberman and for the purposes of this episode of The Hidden Palace they'd be right, as Skyblaze takes a look at all things Bomberman for the Sega Saturn. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Welcome to The Hidden Palace 00:06:18 - Saturn Bomberman - Mr. Meanie's Future World 00:08:56 - Chris Belair - Bomberman Hero "Post Hyper Room" OC ReMix 00:12:51 - This is The Hidden Palace 1 00:18:21 - Saturn Bomberman Fight! – Battle 00:19:51 - Saturn Bomberman - Amusement World 00:22:29 - This is The Hidden Palace 2 00:26:49 - Bomberman Wars - Bomber Castle 00:29:21 - Bomberman Online - Bomber Gun Rock (Altarnative Panel BGM) 00:33:20 - This is The Hidden Palace 3 00:37:45 - Bomberman Online - 5 Gold Medals (Staff Roll) 00:43:54 - Mega Bomberman - Battle Theme 00:46:37 - This is The Hidden Palace 4 00:48:26 - Danimal Cannon - Collision Event 00:54:18 - This is The Hidden Palace 5 00:56:00 - Fantasian - Main Theme

Join special guest host Greyfore on the express route - the Dreamcast Express - as The Hidden Palace looks back on the lore and contents of these unique SEGA demo discs as part of RadioSEGA's 20th Anniversary weekend. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Welcome to The Hidden Palace 00:10:48 - Blue Stinger - STING ME (English Version) 00:15:28 - Buggy Heat (TNN Motorsports HardCore Heat) - Peru 00:19:29 - This is The Hidden Palace 1 00:29:12 - Masaru Setsumaru - Options [Dream Passport 3] 00:31:09 - Soundtrack - Unblessed Soul 00:33:32 - This is The Hidden Palace 2 00:40:48 - Snow Surfers (Rippin' Riders) (COOL BOARDERS BURRRN!) - Axel's Theme 00:44:12 - SUPER PRODUCERS: MEZASE SHOW BIZ KAI - Enka_Remix 00:48:15 - This is The Hidden Palace 3 00:50:33 - Peter Kater - 'Dream Catcher' (Audio Only) 00:54:05 - This is The Hidden Palace 4 00:55:59 - Zoanoids - Dead by Daylight | 'NO ESCAPE (feat. Kevin Woo)' Official Lyric Video

In tribute to the passing of Hideki Sato, The Hidden Palace takes a look at his work on SEGA consoles, from the SG-1000 all the way up to the Dreamcast. Chapters: 00:00:00 Welcome to The Hidden Palace 00:07:07 Panzer Dragoon Saga (AZEL -Panzer Dragoon RPG-) - Sona Mi Areru Ec Sancitu (2018 Re-Arranged) 00:11:42 SONICTEAM Unplugged Live 2004 - I Just Smile / ''Burning Rangers'' : Ending Theme Song 00:16:02 This is The Hidden Palace 1 00:21:19 Turbo OutRun [C64] - Intro ~ Magical Sound Shower 00:27:15 Mega Anser - Data Transfer 00:30:08 This is The Hidden Palace 2 00:36:50 Sonic the Hedgehog CD - Quartz Quadrant 'G' Mix US 00:38:12 maimai GreeN - SEGA SATURN Startup Sound[H.][Remix] 00:39:31 This is The Hidden Palace 3 00:43:15 Sonic Adventure - Run Through the Speed Highway ...for Speed Highway 00:45:22 SEGA SG-1000 30th Anniversary Collection - BLACK BELT Arrange Version 00:47:33 This is The Hidden Palace 4 00:49:21 RushJet1 - Asteroid Run 00:51:30 This is The Hidden Palace 5 00:53:41 Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Title Theme - The Legend of Zelda

Since it's the season for mad people throwing themselves down snowy slopes, it's time for Hidden Palace to look at games about the Olympics on SEGA consoles. Chapters: 00:00:00 Welcome to The Hidden Palace 00:07:29 Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings - Title Theme 00:08:58 Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games - Diamond Dust Zone [from Sonic 3D Blast SMD] 00:13:56 This is The Hidden Palace 1 00:18:53 Olympic Summer Games - High Jump 00:20:39 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Dream Sprint: Bingo Highway (Sonic Heroes) 00:23:47 This is The Hidden Palace 2 00:29:52 Olympic Gold [8-bit] - Menus 00:31:46 Olympic Gold [Mega Drive] - Pole Vault 00:32:55 Winter Olympics (Winter Olympic Games) [8-bit] - Biathlon, Super-Giant Slalom 00:34:45 This is The Hidden Palace 3 00:38:25 YMCK - YMCK「K.I.T.T.E.N」 00:41:22 This is The Hidden Palace 4 00:43:00 Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail - Doomtrain Theme "FINAL FANTASY IX: Battle 2 (Dawntrail)"

The Hidden Palace is back for 2026 as Skyblaze talks about some truly bizarre SEGA peripherals and controllers. Chapters: 00:00:00 Welcome to The Hidden Palace 00:05:50 World Series Baseball (Greatest Nine) - Playoffs 00:08:32 Streets of Rage Remake - Baseball Field 00:09:56 This is The Hidden Palace 1 00:16:24 PGA Tour 96 [Mega Drive] - Title Theme 00:18:32 Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf (Ozaki Naomichi no Super Masters) - Ending Theme 00:20:54 This is The Hidden Palace 2 00:26:59 Streets of Rage 3 (Bare Knuckle III) - Shinobi Reverse 00:30:14 SEGA Channel - Boss Opera (October/July Theme) 00:33:38 This is The Hidden Palace 3 00:38:03 After Burner II [Mega Drive] - Final Take Off 00:41:57 Alien Syndrome [Arcade] - Boss 3 00:44:56 This is The Hidden Palace 4 00:46:33 MASTER BOOT RECORD - 80486DX 00:51:02 This is The Hidden Palace 5 00:54:00 Cult of the Lamb - CHAOS feat. Matthew K Heafy & Mike Malyan