Pure FM synth chaos pouring out of every arcade cabinet from 1986. The Beep Reprint Edition Sonosheet CD is a compilation pulling together Sega and Konami arcade gold alongside Master System and PC-88 cuts. Space Harrier's Main Theme still goes impossibly hard, and then you get Fantasy Zone's OPA OPA!
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being the most aggressively cheerful thing a sound chip ever produced. Super Hang On's Out Ride A Crisis hits different when you remember people were white-knuckling motorcycle cabinets to this. The FM sound version of Terra Cresta's medley is a treat.
Gradius Stage 4 and both Salamander tracks remind you Konami's sound team was operating on another level. Everything here sounds like it was beamed in from a smoky Japanese game center circa 1987. If you ever wanted one disc that captures what arcade sound design felt like before CD audio took over, this is the one to grab.