Yuzo Koshiro wrote a Caribbean funk album and disguised it as a platformer soundtrack. Super Adventure Island on SNES sounds nothing like what you'd expect from the guy behind ActRaiser and Streets of Rage. The Island of Everlasting Summer opens with steel drum samples and calypso grooves that the SPC700 chip has no business reproducing this well.
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Hop Step and Jazzy Beats lives up to its name completely, all dancehall rhythm and snappy basslines. Then Ice Groove drops this smooth, almost lounge-like vibe that feels like a cocktail bar in Antarctica. Cool Jam, Blue Blue Moon, Hawaiian...
every track name tells you exactly what flavor you're getting. Sixteen tracks of tropical SNES funk from one of Japan's greatest composers just vibing out.