This is Pac-Mania's second stage theme. I got some inspiration from Grandslam's PSG version, made by the late Benn Daglish, but I tried to include all elements from Junko Ozawa's original composition for the Arcade version. The original soundtrack is nice but unfortunately its arrangement brings it down, while Daglish's version, despite the PSG's limitations, is really awesome.

Pac-Mania

Pac-Mania - Pac-Man's Park (VRCVII Version)

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier was originally made for the Japanese NEC PC-8801 home computer in 1986, but I first saw it on an MSX. It has a cool soundtrack composed by Shinobu Ogawa, albeit somewhat limited by the sound hardware of the time. A few years later, I played the 1991 Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) remake, which has an awesome soundtrack and is the main inspiration of this arrangement, made for the Konami VRCVII (also known as VRC7) sound chip.

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier - Pinch Zone (VRCVII Version)

This track comes from the MSX exclusive game Yami no Ryūō Hadesu no Monshō (闇の竜王 ハデスの紋章), published in 1986 by Casio. Its title translates approximately to "Dragon King of Darkness - Crest of Hades", but since it doesn't have an official English name, some people simply call it "Knight Leon", after its main character, inspired by the Konami game Knightmare, which has some similarities. I think it's a charming and interesting game, with a nice soundtrack, and this arrangement, using the Konami VRCVII sound chip (also known as VRC7) covers both the title theme and the main theme.

Dragon King of Darkness - Crest of Hades

Dragon King of Darkness - Crest of Hades - Theme of Leon (VRCVII Version)

This short and fun track is a medley of themes from the MSX exclusive game Konami's Soccer (also known as Konami's Football). I combined the Konami VRCVII (also known as VRC7) with the Nintendo MMC5 for a fuller sound.

Konami's Soccer

Konami's Soccer (2A03+VRCVII+MMC5)

Mega Man IV (also known as Rockman 4) is a game very dear to my brother Ariel. He asked me to make a Dr. Cossack Stage 2 arrangement, which I happily obliged, since it's the coolest track in that soundtrack, composed by Minae Fujii. As usual when using the Konami VRCVII sound chip (also known as VRC7), I tried to pursue a MSX-like sound, despite the different instruments. I think it turned out good, what do you think?

Mega Man IV (Rockman 4)

Mega Man IV - Dr. Cossack Stage 2 (VRCVII Version)

This track comes from Hyper Sports 3, another MSX exclusive game by Konami. It's originally very short, so I looped it three times. This arrangement is based on the later SCC version, not the original PSG one, and uses the Konami VRCVII (also known as VRC7) sound chip for extra FM goodness.

Hyper Sports 3

Hyper Sports 3 - Bicycle Race (VRCVII Version)

I like making video game music arrangements.

New tracks tagged #vrcvii