Chunky retro chiptune energy with a modern punch. FOX n FORESTS is a 2018 throwback platformer that wears its 16-bit love on its sleeve, and the soundtrack matches that perfectly. "Forest Plaza" has this bouncy, adventurous groove that instantly puts you in exploration mode, and "It's Showtime" ramps up with boss-fight intensity that gets the blood going.
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"Crystal Caves" brings these sparkling arpeggios that sound straight out of a SNES cartridge. The whole OST nails that retro platformer feel without sounding like a copy of anything specific. Season-changing mechanics in the game mean the music shifts too.
That 100-year old piano version of Gorgeous Gorge is something else entirely. Queue this up if you've been craving that 16-bit platformer soundtrack energy in a modern package.