The Sharp X1 port of Makai Fukkatsu gets its own soundtrack release, and it's not just a carbon copy of the PC-88 version. With twenty-two tracks compared to the PC-88's eighteen, this version expands several cues into multiple variations.
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You get four "Dark Clouds" tracks and five "Sorcery Showdown" pieces, giving the horror adventure's key moments more room to develop and shift. The X1's PSG sound hardware gives everything a slightly different character than the PC-88's FM synthesis.
"Underworld Restoration" and "Rural Districts" still set the mood, but the expanded "Disappearance 1" and "Disappearance 2" pair adds a layer of psychological tension the original release didn't quite have. "Possession 1" is a track unique to this version, leaning into the supernatural horror angle with appropriately unsettling tones.
Three "Reiganji" variations and the jump from "Pursuit 1" straight to "Pursuit 4" suggest a numbering scheme tied to in-game progression rather than sequential composition. It's a completionist release for a very specific audience, but if you're comparing sound chip implementations across 1980s Japanese home computers, having both this and the PC-88 version side by side is the whole point.