Tight, methodical arcade puzzle and shooter synth from 1990 that Konami quietly stacked with quality. Konami Game Music Collection Vol.2 covers Quarth and Trigon, two arcade games that most people have completely forgotten about.
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"The Theme From Quarth" is a surprisingly groovy puzzle game BGM that has no business being this catchy, "Beyond The Terminus" delivers a proper ending payoff, and "An Ominous Predicament" from Trigon shifts the whole mood into something darker.
Quarth even got an overseas rebrand as "Block Hole" with alternate versions of the title and main themes included here. Hearing both versions back to back is a neat look at how Konami localized even their music. This is deep-cut Konami catalog material, the stuff completionists live for.
If you have ever wondered what a Konami puzzle game from 1990 sounded like at full blast in an arcade, now you know.