Looking at the tracklist, I can safely say
almost all of these have been released on disc before (whether by Konami themselves, Scitron or via EGG MUSIC's own Famicom Chronicle series), but the following are
new to CD (ignoring
Konami Ending Collection):
- Majou Densetsu II: Daimashikyou Galious (a.k.a. Knightmare II FC)
- Cosmic Wars
- Quarth
- Parodius Da!
- Yume Penguin Monogatari
- Parodius Da! (GB)
Cosmic Wars and
Quarth actually got digital releases from EGG Music and then rereleases by Konami (which are still up on Amazon and Apple Music as of this writing); but
Knightmare,
Parodius and
Yume Penguin are brand new! Good to see Konami acknowledging
Knightmare (well,
Majou Densetsu technically), wasn't expecting that.
Parodius Da! GB thrown in as a bonus is interesting, since the full OST was never released on CD before. Maybe a hint at an upcoming Game Boy Antiques OST box?
Some more notes:
- Green Beret - The Underground BGM has been restored! This FDS-exclusive track was absent from the EGG MUSIC CD (and all subsequent digital releases) for some reason.
- It probably won't happen, but I hope they redo the OSTs for the 3 Contra games. The EGG MUSIC release somehow completely messed up the DPCM levels, making the drums and orchestra hits sound extremely quiet compared to actual hardware (seriously, compare Super C's Stage 1 - this vs. THIS!).
- Parodius da! - Looks like this just has the original Japanese release, so the different ending theme from the European PAL release is sadly omitted: https://tcrf.net/Parodius_(NES)#Ending_BGM
- Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa - Seems they're just doing the original FDS OST, so no revised OST for the Famicom cart port here unfortunately.
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Originally Posted by Aifread
I went and compared the game list to the 3 EGG volumes (which I assume a lot of these recordings are sourced from since most of the digital ones Konami themselves had on Amazon until recently were originally on EGG) and while this set has many games that weren't on those albums, two are missing: Double Dribble (NES and FDS versions) and Blades of Steel. Wondering if there's some copyright/royalty issue with the NBA or NHL or if they were just cut for space.
Also of note, Lagrange Point is complete including the fan-submitted tracks that were cut from EMCA-0021.
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I also noticed
Gyruss is missing for some reason? Weird. But at least both the FDS and NES OSTs can be found on the
Konami Shooting Collection box (though it's OOP and super expensive now...). Good to hear Lagrange Point is getting its full OST restored however!