Pure FM synthesis doing more with three tracks than most games do with thirty. Albatross on the PC-88 is a Telenet game with a tiny soundtrack that punches above its chip count. The 2008 release packages Normal Sound Source and Sound Board II versions.
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"Rising up" opens with that unmistakable PC-88 FM crunch, bright and aggressive. "Love & tears" pulls back into something melodic and aching, the kind of thing the YM2203 was born to do. "Twilight Blue" rounds it out with atmosphere that feels massive for the hardware.
Hearing each track across three sound configurations is fascinating. The Sound Board II versions add richness that shows what the upgraded chip brought to the table. Same melodies, different souls. For anyone who wants to hear what composers could squeeze out of late-80s Japanese home computers.