It's #VGMWednesday and todays theme is #SuperSixteenBit One of my favorite and most played Sega Megadrive (Genesis) games was Streets of Rage 2. The soundtrack is still a banger!
It still blows my mind that composer Yuzo Koshiro was only 22 back then 🤯 He started composing video game soundtracks when still in high school. Check out a photo of his setup in 1989 in this recent feature:
I have never been into Beat 'em ups but have some of the classics like Streets of Rage 2 in my collection. 🥊
Are there any titles you suggest trying out although I am not the biggest fan of the genre? 🤔
Yuzo Koshiro was 18 when he composed his first soundtracks at Nihon Falcom, he started composing as a hobby in high school. His list of game soundtracks is insane 🤯 #StreetsOfRage, Ys, #EtrianOdyssey, Dragon Slayer, Revenge of Shinobi, Trials of Mana, Tales of Phantasia, Sonic the Hedgehog, Shenmue and so many more (Wiki link below).
💡 In the European version the main title has the same "Streets of Rage" title image used in the US version, but uses the roman numeral "II" similar to the Japanese title. The American release simply uses the number "2".
Aller ! Mes dernières créations m'ont donné envie de poster toooouuut ce qu'on a fait en perles à repasser avec ma compagne. Je commence avec ce portrait de Blaze de Streets of Rage:
Streets of Rage: Perfect Soundtrack - Moon Beach · YUZO KOSHIRO / Sega (www.youtube.com)