A fan-made Mario DS soundtrack that somehow sounds more ambitious than the official one. Newer Super Mario Bros. DS packs an absurd amount of variety into that DS sound chip. "Freezeflame" blends icy chimes with this warm underglow in a way that's genuinely clever for the hardware.
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"Runbow Road" at maximum speed gets the pulse going with that classic Mario urgency cranked up. Then you hit "Cloudbolt Chasm" and the mood shifts to something almost cosmic. The three-phase final boss theme? Each phase escalating perfectly.
"Crystal Sewer" and "Magmatrack Getaway" are the kind of inventive level themes that make you wonder why Nintendo didn't think of them first. ROM hack fans already know, but platformer lovers need to hear this.