arrangers:
- link: artist/3546
  names:
    en: 'Advantage: proGrammar'
- link: artist/1452
  names:
    en: The Advantage
catalog: MM-002
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Arrangement, Vocal
composers: []
covers:
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discs:
- disc_length: Unknown
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Summer Camp (Wizards & Warriors, Intro)
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Evil Inside You (Double Dragon III, Egypt)
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Sebastian & Lulu (Marble Madness, Stage I)
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Goonies 'R' Good Enough, Dude (Goonies II, Theme)
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Money Can't Buy Happine$$ (Bomberman II)
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Aluminum Hybrid Cars (Bubble Bobble)
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Jennifer (Ducktales, Moon Stage)
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Not Afraid of Getting Old (Mega Man II, Bubble Man Stage)
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Revenge (The Legend of Zelda, Fortress)
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Shout Outro! (Bionic Commando, P.O.W. Camp)
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Evil Inside You (Double Dragon III, Egypt) RADIO EDIT
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Money Can't Buy Happine$$ (Bomberman II) RADIO EDIT
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Aluminum Hybrid Cars (Bubble Bobble) RADIO EDIT
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Revenge (The Legend of Zelda, Fortress) RADIO EDIT
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Shout Outro! (Bionic Commando, P.O.W. Camp) RADIO EDIT
    track_length: Unknown
link: album/7729
lyricists:
- link: artist/3547
  names:
    en: proGrammar
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2008-03-29T12:08
  edited_date: 2025-08-14T15:21
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T02:35
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 3194
name: 'Advantage: proGrammar!'
names:
  en: 'Advantage: proGrammar!'
  ja: 'Advantage: proGrammar!'
  ja-latn: 'Advantage: proGrammar!'
notes: 'I first heard of The Advantage, an amazing band from Sacramento, CA that plays
  instrumental versions of Nintendo theme songs (theadvantageband.com), through a
  piece in the Technology section of the NY Times sometime around 2004. I quickly
  fell in love with their music and began attending shows by them, introducing myself.
  I asked at one of these shows if they wouldn''t mind if I wrote and recorded some
  singing / rapping to their stuff and they said Sure. I think they were still a bit
  surprised to see me at another show 6 months later when I offered to spontaneously
  perform what I had written. They were into it so I made this record and they invited
  me to come on tour with them for a bit.

  This project hasn''t been entirely free of controversy, however. A lot of the gaming
  nerds who love their music hate what I do to it (even tho they can still buy it
  and listen to it free of me.) When I briefly joined The Advantage on tour during
  the Summer of 2006, I was viciously heckled at our first show in Boston (it was
  largely my fault, as I had made the decision to give no explanation on anybody''s
  part to a capacity crowd about what we were doing.) There are also lots of entertainingly
  negative comments on our MySpace page (myspace.com/AdvantageproGrammar) and the
  iTunes page for this album (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=193411161&s=143441).

  The dope thing about The Advantage''s music, from my perspective as a writer, is
  how some of the songs are perfect for singing, and some for rapping. It seemed tailor-made
  to me or an artist just like me.

  I recorded this album in Caitlin''s bedroom in Brooklyn and Paul Gold mastered it
  at his former room at Brooklynphono. Click here to view the REMIX of this album
  mixed by Eric Ronick and mastered by Michael Sarsfield.

  Caitlin Rosen featured on Sebastian & Lulu (a song about her sugar-gliders;) Tim
  Perry featured on Aluminum Hybrid Cars; Charlie Gilbert, Greg Mackenzie, Timmy Dowling,
  Tim Perry featured on Jennifer.

  -proGrammar'
organizations:
- &id001
  names:
    en: Media Mackenzie
  role: publisher
performers:
- link: artist/3546
  names:
    en: 'Advantage: proGrammar'
- link: artist/1452
  names:
    en: The Advantage
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picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/92/7729/7729-1206821768.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/92/7729/7729-1206821768.jpg
platforms:
- NES (Famicom)
products:
- link: product/7325
  names:
    en: Wizards & Warriors
    ja: 伝説の騎士エルロンド
    ja-latn: Densetsu no Kishi Elrond
- link: product/12034
  names:
    en: 'Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones'
    ja: 双截龍III　ザ・ロゼッタストーン
    ja-latn: 'Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stone'
- link: product/18468
  names:
    en: Marble Madness
    ja: Marble Madness
    ja-latn: Marble Madness
- link: product/7286
  names:
    en: The Goonies II
    ja: グーニーズ2 フラッテリー最後の挑戦
    ja-latn: 'Goonies 2: Fratelli Saigo no Chousen'
- link: product/9421
  names:
    en: Bomberman II
    ja: ボンバーマンII
    ja-latn: Bomberman II
- link: product/24772
  names:
    en: BUBBLE BOBBLE
    ja: バブルボブル
    ja-latn: BUBBLE BOBBLE
- link: product/6055
  names:
    en: DuckTales
    ja: わんぱくダック夢冒険
    ja-latn: Wanpaku Duck Yume Bouken
- link: product/2071
  names:
    en: Mega Man 2
    ja: ロックマン2 Dr.ワイリーの謎
    ja-latn: 'Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo'
- link: product/416
  names:
    en: The Legend of Zelda
    ja: ゼルダの伝説
    ja-latn: The Legend of Zelda
- link: product/2126
  names:
    en: Bionic Commando (NES)
    ja: ヒットラーの復活 トップシークレッ (NES)
    ja-latn: 'Hitler no Fukkatsu: Top Secret (NES)'
publish_format: Doujin/Indie
publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '2006-09-06'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: USD
  price: 9.9
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://cdbaby.com/cd/programmar5
  name: CD Baby
- link: http://itunes.apple.com/album/advantage-programmar!/id193411161
  name: iTunes
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/7729?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: http://www.programmar.net/music/advantageprogrammar/advantageprogrammar.html
    name: 'Advantage: proGrammar "Advantage: proGrammar!"'
