FM synth doing actual prog rock on arcade hardware from 1990. Shinji Hosoe wrote Dragon Saber's score on the Namco System 2 and somehow made those chips sound massive. Submerged City is the one that gets everyone, this upbeat melody that genuinely captures the feeling of flight while arcade-era timbres crackle underneath.
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Volcano shifts into something heavier with a progressive B-section that has no business sounding this good on period hardware. The collection also packs in System 2 arrange versions of Dragon Spirit stages, which is a nice touch.
Bonus arrangements from Yuzo Koshiro and Yousuke Yasui too. If you grew up on 90s shmups and never heard the source material clean like this, fix that.