SUNSOFT began developing original games and technology for the home console market in the latter half of the 1980s , with emphasis mostly on the NES which many would say was the golden era for the company. The games they released for the Nintendo Entertainment system were widely considered widely entertaining in both gameplay, graphics and more importantly MUSIC.
Sunsoft developed video games with awesome soundtracks, games like Blaster Master, Gimmick!, and Journey to Silius. And with those few mentions listed, It was no surprise that I would dedicate this entire STAGE of the Retro VGM Revival hour to one of my favorite game companies growing up: SUNSOFT. So get ready to go into a time warp of amazing and legendary SUNSOFT game music.
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Full track listing:
===========Game – Composer – Title – Company========
1.) Blaster Master – Naoki Kodaka – “Area 1: Forest” – November 1988 – Sunsoft – NES
2.) Journey to Silius – Naoki Kodaka – “Stage 2: Underground Concourse” – October 1, 1987 – Tokai Engineering/Sunsoft – NES
3.) Batman – Naoki Kodaka – “Stage 2: Axis Chemical Factory” – February 13, 1990 – Sunsoft – NES
4.) Mr. Gimmick – Masashi Kageyama – “Happy Birthday (Stage 1)” – May 19, 1993 – Sunsoft – NES
5.) Super Spy Hunter – Naoki Kodaka – “Stages 1 & 4: Aquapolis / Collapsible Canyon” – February 1992 – Sunsoft – NES
6.) Freedom Force – Naoki Kodaka – “Stage 3: Airplane Interior” – April 1988 – Sunsoft/Sun Corporation of America – NES
7.) Hebereke(Ufouria: The Saga) – Naoki Kodaka – “Slippery Slope” – September 20, 1991(Japan/Europe) – Sunsoft – NES
8.) Fantasy Zone – Naohisa Morota – “Round 1: Opa-Opa!” – July 20, 1987 – Sunsoft – Famicom(NES) (japan… u.s version was by TENGEN)
9.) Spy Hunter – Naoki Kodaka – “Peter Gunn Theme” – September 1987 – Sunsoft – NES
10.) Albert Odyssey – Naoki Kodaka – “The Road Walked by Heroes” – March 5, 1993 – Sunsoft – Super Famicon(SNES)
11.) The Death and Return of Superman – Glenn Stafford & Michael Morhaim – “ The last Son of Krypton” – August 1994 – Blizzard Entertainment & Sunsoft/Sunsoft – SNES
12.) The Wing of Madoola(Madoola no Tsubasa) – Naoki Kodaka – “Tower City” – December 18, 1986 – SunSoft – Famicon(NES)
13.) Gremlins 2: The New Batch – Naoki Kodaka – “Stage 3: Clamp Centre” – October 1990 – SunSoft – NES
14.) Batman: Return of the Joker – Naoki Kodaka – “Stage 3: Ice Valley ~ Excavation Mine” – December 20, 1991 – SunSoft – NES
15.) Super Fantasy Zone – Naoki Kodaka – “ya da ne” – January 14, 1992(Japan) – SunSoft/SEGA – Genesis
16.) Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors – Masato Araikawa and Takayuki Sasaki – “Power of Fire (ROLF Stage)” – April 21, 1995 – Sunsoft – Neo-Geo CD
17.) Batman – Naoki Kodaka – “Flugelheim Museum (stage3)” – July 19, 1990 – Sunsoft – Sega Genesis
18.) Journey to Silius – Naoki Kodaka – “Stage 4: Inside the Terrorist’s Spaceship” – October 1, 1987 – Tokai Engineering/Sunsoft – NES
19.) Superman – Kenji Yamasaki – “Round 1” – 1992 – Sunsoft – Genesis
