Bright, chirpy FM synthesis that screams mid-80s Japanese home computer. Euphory ran on the Sharp X1, and this 2008 soundtrack release preserves both the FM and PSG versions of every track, which is honestly a gift. "ベルテス" (Bertes) has this catchy, adventurous melody that loops in your head for hours.
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"海底迷宮" (Undersea Labyrinth) goes darker and more claustrophobic, perfect dungeon crawler energy. "マグマ" (Magma) cranks up the intensity with rapid arpeggios and that gritty FM distortion. Hearing the same songs in both FM and PSG versions shows how much the sound chip matters.
The PSG versions feel stripped down and raw while the FM ones are fuller, warmer. For retro computing fans who want to hear what Japanese devs could squeeze out of 1980s hardware.