Chunky TurboGrafx-16 waveforms getting the tribute treatment. KATOKEN is a composer history album from Takeaki Kunimoto covering games like Kato-chan & Ken-chan and Victory Run, classic Hudson Soft territory. "BOSS THEME RAG" reimagines a boss fight as a ragtime number and somehow it works.
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"海ステージ～三味線アレンジ～" takes an ocean stage theme and rearranges it with shamisen, blending PC Engine chiptune roots with traditional Japanese instrumentation. The original stage tracks like "地上" and "空" keep that authentic late-80s console sound intact.
There is a live medley from FCB13th in here too, real performance energy layered over retro material... One for the Hudson Soft faithful who remember when the TurboGrafx had something to prove.