Rich, emotional SNES RPG music from 1993 that punches way above its weight. Albert Odyssey is a Sunsoft joint that never left Japan, but the soundtrack speaks a universal language. The Road Walked by Heroes has this steady, determined march energy that makes you feel like the quest actually matters.
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Goodnight, Sophia is painfully tender, just a few notes doing all the heavy lifting. And Proof of Mania goes completely unhinged with chaotic intensity that screams late-game villain. There's fairy themes, dungeon crawls, worker songs, twilight zones.
27 tracks and they all sound like the composer was pouring everything into a Super Famicom cart. If you love 16-bit RPG soundtracks and want one you haven't already worn out, start here.