They actually made a brand new GBA soundtrack in 2025 and it goes off. Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution leans all the way into that crunchy Game Boy Advance sound with compositions that feel authentic to the hardware. Learnin' Town has this bouncy, warm chiptune melody that instantly clicks.
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Into the Crypt flips the energy with darker tones and tighter rhythms pushing you forward. Bramble Maze gets weirdly atmospheric for GBA, like it's squeezing every bit of expression out of those sound channels. A Daring Escape is pure adrenaline.
The fact that someone sat down and wrote a full retro-style OST for handheld speakers in this era is honestly kind of beautiful. Perfect for anyone who misses when portable games had real personality.