A deep-cut Japanese PC game soundtrack preserved across multiple hardware versions, and every variation tells a different story. DOME was originally a PC-8801 adventure game dealing with political intrigue and corporate scandal, and this 2008 complete collection gathers every version of the music from PC-8801, FM7 PSG, FM77 FM synthesis, and X68000.
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Hearing the same "オープニング" rendered through each platform's sound chip is like watching the same scene through different cameras. The PC-8801 versions have that unmistakable beeper-era charm, raw square waves doing their best to convey drama.
"スキャンダル" and "ニュース" carry a tense journalistic energy even through the limited hardware. The FM7 PSG renditions are thinner but somehow more urgent, while the FM77 FM synthesis versions of "筑波科学博" and "スタッフロール" finally give the melodies the richer tonal palette they were reaching for.
This is a preservation effort as much as a soundtrack release. The fact that someone tracked down and compiled every platform variant of a relatively obscure adventure game speaks to genuine love for the material. "バッドエンド" across three different sound chips is a masterclass in how hardware shapes emotion.