Thirty years of Uncharted Waters music collected into one set and it's basically a timeline of how Koei's composers evolved from the NES era forward. The original "Opening" still has that 8-bit grandeur that made you feel like a real explorer in 1990.
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"CAPRICE FOR LUTE" from the second game is gorgeous Renaissance-flavored composition that holds up decades later. "Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope" captures the romance of Age of Sail adventure in ways most AAA scores can't touch.
The progression from chiptune origins through FM synth into full instrumentation across the tracklist tells its own story. "WIND AHEAD" still gets stuck in your head. If you care about how game music history connects across hardware generations, this anniversary collection is essential listening.