FM synthesis guitar riffs screaming over drum machine fills at 200mph. Super Hang-On's original arcade score by Koichi Namiki and the Sega Sound Team defined what speed sounded like in 1987, and this 20th anniversary collection brings both the originals and slick arranged versions.
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Outride a Crisis is still the crown jewel, that opening synth brass melody hitting pure adrenaline every single time. Sprinter rides a tighter groove with funkier bass, while Winning Run opens up into this triumphant pop-rock celebration.
The Mickey arrange versions add cleaner production and fuller instrumentation without losing that YM2151 soul. If you ever white-knuckled an arcade cabinet while music this good blasted from the speakers, you already know.