FM synthesis screaming at you through a tiny PC-88 speaker and somehow sounding incredible. Yuzo Koshiro and Mieko Ishikawa wrote these Ys I and II tracks in the late 80s, and the Chronicles release preserves that original chip sound in all its raw glory.
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"First Step Towards Wars" is one of the greatest action RPG overworld themes ever composed on FM hardware, "To Make the End of Battle" absolutely shreds with layered square waves pushing the sound chip to its limit, and "Feena" still hits emotionally even through lo-fi synthesis.
"Tower of the Shadow of Death" builds dread with just a few channels. The way these melodies cut through the hardware limitations is something else entirely. If you want to hear why Falcom Sound Team became legendary, this PC-88 mode is where that reputation was born.