Eighteen tracks from Raizing/8ing's Great Mahou Daisakusen — known in the West as Dimahoo, the sequel to Sorcer Striker that pushed arcade shoot-em-up music even harder. Every track pairs a creative title with its function: "SCRAMBLE!
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~ Stage 1" through "DARK PLOT ~ Stage 6" chart the progression. "THE GENIUS OF BATTLE ~ Rival" gives the mid-game antagonist encounter its own intensity. "IRON NUCKLE" and "OVERWHELMING EXISTENCE" power the mid-game stages with raw force.
"VELVET FIRE" and "THUNDER STORM" bring elemental energy. "SOFT MACHINE" — possibly a Pink Floyd nod — closes the ending with unexpected gentleness. "MECHANICAL PETRIFACTION" scores the ranking screen with a title that sounds like a spell.
"PERFECT MEDICINE ~ Last Stage Clear" rewards completion. "BROKEN BODY ~ Game Over" doesn't sugarcoat failure. The S.E. Collection compiles the sound effects. Raizing's arcade shooters always had soundtracks that punched above their genre's weight — Great Mahou Daisakusen's ALL CAPS intensity matched the bullets filling the screen.