Square put together an absurd lineup of composers for a PS1 fighting game and it shows. TOBAL No.1 features Yasunori Mitsuda, Yoko Shimomura, Masashi Hamauzu, Kenji Ito, and more, all contributing tracks that sound nothing like a typical 90s fighter.
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Electrical Indian goes full percussive groove with this Latin-infused rhythm that has no business being in a fighting game. Vision on Ice is pure ambient chill. Then Toridon!! hits with aggressive drum-and-bass energy. The whole album bounces between hip hop beats, jazz, samba, and ambient textures without ever feeling scattered.
Every stage sounds like a different genre experiment. If you want proof that Square's golden era extended way beyond RPGs, put this on immediately.