FM synth warmth pouring out of a PC-98. AlsharK dropped in 1991 as a sci-fi adventure on Japanese home computers, and the soundtrack has that unmistakable early-90s FM synthesis character. "Sand Ocean" and "Sadness City" paint huge emotional landscapes with limited hardware, the kind of compositions that punch way above the chip count.
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"SMaaaaaSH!" brings frantic battle energy, while "Shoko, My Love" is this gorgeous arrange version that turns a love theme into something genuinely moving. The special arrange tracks elevate the original FM sound into something fuller without losing the soul.
Town themes, space themes, combat themes, all killer. For anyone who thinks the PC-98 era was peak video game music and wants more evidence.