FM Towns and PC-98 RPG soundtracks from 1994 hit a very specific sweet spot. Eiyuu Shigan uses that FM synth hardware to create these bright, punchy compositions that sound huge for the platform. "We are Aspiring Heroes!"
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opens with an upbeat fanfare that's so earnest it loops right back around to charming. "A Girl's Fighting Spirit" is the battle theme and it absolutely rips, fast tempo with layered FM channels pushing the chip hard. "Quest Inside the Darkness" goes moody with these descending minor key runs.
The track titles are wonderfully literal too. "This, Please!" for the shop. Just telling you exactly what's happening. Deep-cut Japanese PC RPG territory here, perfect for anyone who digs the Falcom Sound Team era of FM synthesis.