"Go Straight" kicks in and suddenly your Genesis is the hardest nightclub in the city. Yuzo Koshiro composed Streets of Rage 2 using an NEC PC-8801 and his own custom programming language, and the results still sound ahead of their time three decades later.
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"Dreamer" drifts into late-night house territory while "Wave 131" goes full breakbeat in a way that no 16-bit console had any business pulling off. This 2020 Wayo Records remaster includes the original tracks plus a new megamix by Shinji Hosoe that ties everything together.
"Slow Moon" is the quiet one that catches you off guard with genuine atmosphere. Koshiro was literally DJing these tracks in clubs after release. If you think retro game music can't compete with real electronic production, this will change your mind.