Composer Yuzo Koshiro making first VC appearances.
Yuzo Koshiro? Who’s that?
Yuzo Koshiro was the composer behind the astonishing music in the Actraiser series on the SNES, and he recently did some of the music for Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (along with series mainstay Michiru Yamane, of course). What I did not know was that he also did the music for Streets of Rage and Beyond Oasis. Beyond Oasis? Well, I’d never really heard of it, but when I read an article at NWF that made a big deal out of the one recently-announced Genesis game that’s VC-bound that I’d never heard of, I decided to look it up. And it turns out the good Yuzo Koshiro did the music. Whee, doggies. I’m also seeing Legacy of the Wizard on that list too. Didn’t know he did that one, I loved the music in that game.
Streets of Rage recently hit the Virtual Console as well. Just this week, if I’m not mistaken. Being a bit of a gaming music audiophile, I find myself considering picking this game up based on the hype on NWF and the history I have with this man’s music.
Has anyone else picked up a VC game on word of mouth like this yet? It’s interesting to me to hear about what drives people to pick specific games other than when they have a history with the title.
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Scott Bristow
