Weeks 18-19: Double Dragon / Jewel Master / Splatterhouse 3 / Wonder Boy 3
DOUBLE DRAGON (NES)
11 tracks, 13:01. Samples-
The Famicom/ NES version of Double Dragon was released in 1988. I can assume that everyone reading this blog remembers this game, if not the Main Theme at least. The theme was reused several times throughout the series, and it also made a surprise appearance in River City Ransom.
One of the neat bonuses that comes from listening to emulated soundtrack rips is finding either unused tracks, or longer versions of tracks that existed within the game’s data— but didn’t make it into the game play itself. In the case of Double Dragon, you never got to hear more than a couple seconds of the Mission Screen music, but the nsf I sampled this from revealed a longer version.
As I encounter more tracks like this in the future (I know there are a bunch like this from the Mega Man series), I will label them with “(ext)” in the mp3 tag.
Wikipedia entry on Double Dragon.
JEWEL MASTER (Sega Genesis)
22 tracks, 34:47. Samples-
Jewel Master is a 1991 sidescrolling action game for the Sega Genesis. Some of the track names reference various rock songs, specifically several from Yes. The music is composed by Motoaki Takenouchi.
Wikipedia entry on Jewel Master.
SPLATTERHOUSE III (Sega Genesis)
30 tracks, 30:20. Samples-
Opening Theme
Stage 3
Unknown (Sound Test 02)
Unknown (Sound Test 19)
Released for the Sega Genesis in 1993, Splatterhouse 3 is the latest title in everyone’s favorite horror/ gore themed beat-em-up series. It was one of the earliest titles to recieve a rating from Sega’s now defunct Videogame Rating Council. The series is just being picked up again now, after a 15 year long hiatus.
The opening theme is mega-catchy and I love it! I recorded a drum track for a cover that never got finished, which would have wound up on Sprite Slowdown V2. Bummer it got scrapped, I was really looking forward to hearing the final product.
Composed by Milky Eiko.
Wikipedia entry on Splatterhouse 3.
WONDER BOY III (Sega Master System)
15 tracks, 18:45. Samples-
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap is a 1989 platformer for the Sega Master System. I was introduced to the music by my friend Dino, and I really like the “Side-Crawler’s Dance”.
The music was composed by Shinichi Sakamoto.
You can see various gameplay footage on youtube.
Wikipedia entry on Wonder Boy 3.
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