Bright FM synth melodies pushing the PC-88 sound chip into full fantasy mode. Hydlide 3 dropped in 1988 with a score that gave T&E Soft's action RPG way more atmosphere than most people expected from the series. "Main Theme" opens with this triumphant fanfare that loops in your head for hours, and "Fairyland" shifts into something dreamy and airy that genuinely feels like stepping into another world.
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"Dragon!" hits with the kind of urgent, driving energy that makes boss encounters actually feel dangerous through 8-bit speakers. Then "Battle in the Splash Cave" layers in these rapid arpeggios over pounding bass that keep the tension cranked.
The alternate arrangements of the main tracks near the end of the tracklist show a different side of the same melodies. If you think Hydlide was just the butt of retro RPG jokes, this soundtrack says otherwise.