Tiny crunchy chiptunes that somehow carry more emotion than they have any right to. The original Gameboy Pokemon Red and Green soundtrack is the one that started it all, and every single bleepy melody here is permanently lodged in your brain.
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"Theme Of Pallet Town" hits with that warm nostalgic ache the second it starts. "Road to Viridian City" makes walking through grass feel like an actual adventure. And then "Battle (VS Wild Pokemon)" kicks in and suddenly you're ten years old with sweaty palms again.
The Gameboy's tiny speaker was pushed hard here. Junichi Masuda squeezed real tension and wonder out of four sound channels. That Pokemon Center recovery jingle alone could probably cure sadness. If you ever want to feel like a kid picking your starter for the first time again, just press play.