Bouncy, caffeinated 8-bit energy that never lets up. Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES has one of the most stacked soundtracks in the Famicom library. Every world map has its own personality, from the sunny World 1 Map to the ominous World 8 Map.
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The Athletic BGM is pure adrenaline, this frantic pulse that kicks in on platforming stages. The Airship BGM is all tension and forward momentum, like the hardware is working overtime to stress you out. Fortress BGM hits different too, darker and boxed in.
Thirty tracks and every one earns its slot. The range Koji Kondo squeezed out of the NES sound chip is honestly ridiculous. If you grew up on 8-bit platformers, this soundtrack is the reason why.