That early 90s arcade FM synth hitting like a wall of bright distortion. NMK's Thunder Dragon and Hacha Mecha Fighter scores are packed onto this second volume, and the hardware sings. Wild Thunder rips through its stage BGM with this urgent pulse that makes you feel like quarters are burning in your pocket.
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Then Fly To Live keeps alternating versions of itself across stages, each one shifting the arrangement just enough to stay tense without ever repeating the trick. In the Rain has this moody downshift that catches you off guard between levels.
The whole collection just bleeds that specific arcade board sound, raw FM channels pushed right to the edge. If you grew up pumping credits into shmups, this stuff is basically home.