PCCB-00064: Shintairiku -G.S.M. TAITO 6-

[Jodo Kast]

I can not find information about a Taito game called 'Side Effect'.

My suspicion is that 'Side Effect' might be 'Racing Beat'. Here is a link I found:

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_de...p?game_id=9229

The type of music that plays on this CD sounds like one would expect from a game called 'Racing Beat'.

Also, here is another piece of related information:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?p=983144

Also, one is limited to racing games made in 1991 or prior to 1991, and Racing Beat fits that requirement.

And, my reason for editing the tracklist...

I used the same track title (Ride the Pelican! Everyone Friends!!) from Liquid Kids (Mizu Baku Great Adventure) that is posted for PCCB-00052.

I did not change Side Effect to Racing Beat, because I'm not sure if it's correct.

[Myrkul]

I think better scans should solve the problem.
That mysterious game is the one on bottom-middle on the back cover.
I really can't read the Japanese title though

Also, this picture probably shows a part of the liner notes.. so i guess it's the composers of the album

[Jodo Kast]

Originally Posted by Myrkul

I think better scans should solve the problem.

Better scans might solve the problem. I had already scanned this album, years ago, at a time when 350 x 350 was "pretty big".

There's always the option of finding a way to play the arcade game (Racing Beat) and comparing the music in the game to what's on this disc. I'm not going to do that, though.

This album is kind of a "stinker", a low point in Zuntata arranged music. The fact that I never questioned "Side Effect" until now ought to show how much I have thought about this music. The pitiful nature of this album might explain why G.S.M. Taito 7 is so good.

[seanne]

There are some composer/arranger credits given here: http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~nantoca/scitron/gsm_taito6.htm

Don't know if they are correct though, but they might come from the booklet.

<Arrange Version>
01 ～Ⅰ～ The Story 作曲：小倉久佳 編曲：上野耕路
02 Aquarius 作曲：高木正彦 編曲：OTO
03 Notification 作曲：河本圭代 編曲：近田春夫・岡田陽助
04 Rune & Ark 作曲：渡部恭久 編曲：西脇辰弥
05 仲よくしようよ！みんな友達さ！！ 作曲；海野和子 編曲：福田裕彦
06 Muse Valley 作曲：小倉久佳 編曲：上野耕路

[GoldfishX]

Originally Posted by Jodo Kast

This album is kind of a "stinker", a low point in Zuntata arranged music. The fact that I never questioned "Side Effect" until now ought to show how much I have thought about this music. The pitiful nature of this album might explain why G.S.M. Taito 7 is so good.

Aw man, I was all happy I was able to land a copy of this until I saw this. How bad is bad here?

[GoldfishX]

Originally Posted by GoldfishX

Aw man, I was all happy I was able to land a copy of this until I saw this. How bad is bad here?

And...I got my answer. Very bland synthpop. First couple tracks seem like they could be cool -synth orchestra with electronic effects here and there- but it gets worse towards the end .

Most of the OST tracks are the same as what I have on the L'ab Normal albums. As a mini-greatest hits album, it's passable. As an arrange...bottom of the barrel.

This is one that can stay obscure for a LONG time.

[CHz]

Originally Posted by Jodo Kast

I can not find information about a Taito game called 'Side Effect'.

My suspicion is that 'Side Effect' might be 'Racing Beat'.

Side Effect is listed on the obi in Japanese with the rest of the games, so I'm pretty sure it's legit.

Based on some brief mentions in JP, it looks like a 1991 horizontal shooting game that may have never been released.

The song "Notification" also doesn't appear in Racing Beat.

[Jodo Kast]

Originally Posted by GoldfishX

Aw man, I was all happy I was able to land a copy of this until I saw this. How bad is bad here?

You got your answer before I noticed this thread again. For the most part, the G.S.M. albums by Taito are not that great (I think only Taito 7 is really good). Both Capcom and Sega released the most polished of the G.S.M. albums, with Capcom slightly edging out Sega.

[GoldfishX]

I'm a fan of Taito GSM 4. Decent arranges and Darius II/Nightstriker. It's always been a listening staple. And I lucked into a copy of 7 awhile back and that one is solid as well.

I'll probably hold onto 6 to pad my collection with an obscure Zuntata album, but definitely not for the music.

[suicider]

Scans added, the game in question is called Side Effect.

And I like the album quite a bit. Sure, it's no Ninja Warriors or Metal Black but it isn't as bad as you guys want me to think it is

[Revoc]

I've corrected the composer credit of the fifth track. "Let's be Friends! We're all Friends!!" actually is composed by Kazuko Umino.