WEEK 6: Ecco: The Tides of Time / Falsion / Rune Worth / Zan Gear
ECCO: THE TIDES OF TIME (Genesis)
16 tracks, 41:20. Samples-
As the sequel to Ecco the Dolphin, Ecco: The Tides of Time was released in 1994 for the Sega Genesis. A large portion of the soundtrack is made up of dark and moody themes, with a greater feel of ambiance over melody.
I was first introduced to this soundtrack by the cover of the Title Theme on the first Sprite Slowdown release.
FALSION (NES)
10 tracks, 12:36. Samples-
Released for the Famicom Disk System in 1987, Falsion is a Konami space SHMUP that made use of a peripheral “3d” effect. The 3d system was an option you could select at the menu screen, if you had your special 3d Nintendo goggles on hand.
Thanks to MegaMatt for helping me name the tracks! He played through a rom of the game to come up with the track listing.
Atari Gaming Headquarters write-up on Falsion.
RUNE WORTH (MSX)
26 tracks, 41:39. Samples-
Developed by T&E Soft in 1990, Rune Worth is a Japanese RPG for the MSX computer. The titles in the track listing are based off of corresponding tracks from the official arrange album, “All Sounds of Rune Worth”. Translated by Audun (thanks!).
Sampled from the .kss rip, there are a couple tracks missing. On the flip side, there are some tunes here that weren’t used on the official album. The kss rip included the soundtrack put through two different soundchips supported by the MSX— the PSG and the OPLL. I sampled the OPLL version in favor of the smoother, more soothing sound.
Watch the introduction sequence to Rune Worth on youtube.
ZAN GEAR (Sega Game Gear)
7 tracks, 16:30. Samples-
To be honest, I know very little about this title, even after searching around the net. Zan Gear was released in October of 1990 by Nippon Telenet, less than a month after the Game Gear itself. It was a Japanese-only title.
As a random find, I think the music in this game stands out compared to other Game Gear soundtracks I’ve heard. Check it out!
4 years ago—-previous uploads—-
