SUPER TAKAHASHI - "The 16th Year Anniversary of PCE"

[wilsonw111]

I was running around old shops in HK lately and found something interesting.  I'm not sure if this is rare or not; but it's PCE related and was my first time seeing it. It's supposed to be some CD for "The 16th Year Anniversary of PC Engine."

So I paid around USD 12 for it, and it looks pretty cool;  below are the some pics to show ya all.

[nat]

So..... What is it? Just an audio CD?

[SuperPlay]

Looks like it is an audio CD :-)

http://vgmdb.net/album/12725

I managed to make out the cd code on the pic wdcd-0023


Further Info:

http://www2.odn.ne.jp/puchi/html/stakahashi.html

[ParanoiaDragon]

Wow, I thought everyone knew about this, I've had it for several years, got it off ebay, I don't recall paying much for it, it's pretty decent from what I recall, it's got a bunch of remade PCE tunes.  I also have a Legend of Xanadu 1 doujin cd, & another cd that has various PC Engine songs remade along with SFC, MC, Arcade, PS1, etc.

Lessee, I'm flippin thru the cd right now, the songs on Super Takahashi are:

1-CD Warning track
2-not sure, it sounds like something that would be in Star Parodia, but, I don't recognize it
3-it's either the 2 minute or 5 minute caravan song used in various games, like Super Star Soldier
4-some of this sounds familiar, but can't quite place it, but it's gotta be a shmup
5-another one that sounds familiar but can't quite place it
6-the 1st overworld theme from Tengai Makyou 2
7-the 1st level of Super Star Soldier
8-sounds familiar but can't quite place it
9-final level of Gunhed/Blazing Lazer
10-the main theme of Double Dungeons(with an Ys'ish sound)
11-the tower level of Valis 3, this one is my favorite on the cd, lot's of guitar n' stuff
12-another familiar one that I can't place
13-from something in Tengai Makyou 2, but, I haven't played the game very far, something very subtle, slow & beautiful

[BlueBMW]

If it has a cd warning track.... doesn't that mean there must be some "he system data" content on there too?  If its just an audio cd then why have a warning?

[SignOfZeta]

I think the warning was probably for nostalgia purposes. After a while the warning tracks got to be a thing you always listened to to see what sort of wacky skits they would perform, or whatever. Since track 2 is audio, its definetly not for the HE System.

Anyway, I've never seen this thing before. I feel kind of left out...

[BlueBMW]

Ahh good point.  Yeah the first time I heard the drac x warning track I lol'd.

[Tatsujin]

exactly so it is

[SuperPlay]

Is there a web site that lists the official soundtracks for the PCE?

I can find some by digging around http://vgmdb.net  howerver a search of "pc engine" does not show all!

Thanks

[wilsonw111]

From that last picture I posted,  I wonder if there are such Hu-card ? probably just an Ad... hmm.

[NecroPhile]

Neato - thanks for sharing.  As for the Huey: yeah, it's probably a mock-up, as the label doesn't look right (kinda like a sticker).

[Tatsujin]

same thoughts.

[Arkhan Asylum]

Can you make like a high res scan of the cover art and stuff  ?   I like it.

[esteban]

Anyway, I've never seen this thing before. I feel kind of left out...

Same here. ;)


Anyway, are all of these tracks exclusive to this release, or are some (all) of them recycled from previous releases?

Code Select Expand

TRK

タイトル

出典作品

アレンジャー
０１
Artichoke

オリジナル


プチ
０２
Meet the Dream
銀河お嬢様伝説ユナ


プチ
０３
Power Up時BGM
スターソルジャー


coba
０４
ソルジャーブレイドメドレー
ソルジャーブレイド

ＯＺ
０５
NECTOL
ネクタリス


モロコ
０６
Ｌマップ（通常）
天外魔境Ⅱ 卍MARU


かみき
０７
Into The Super Battle
スーパースターソルジャー


高瀬裕司(MTK2)
０８
ステージ開始時
チャレンジャー

tom
０９
AREA9
GUNHED

ma-ko
１０
メインテーマ
ダブル・ダンジョン

A-TACKQ
１１
グラメスの塔
ヴァリスIII THE FANTASM SOLDIER


平松俊紀
１２
ボンバーキングの歌
ボンバーキング

ハドソン無線機器店〜アルタイル支店〜

１３
宇宙空間
天外魔境II 卍MARU

けも


[nat]

"Artichoke" sounds promising.

[ParanoiaDragon]

AFAIK, they're exclusive, but my knowledge on this only goes so far.  Maybe if I lived in Japan, I'd be more likely to see these doujin cd's first hand, otherwise, I'm at the mercy of ebay......& the internet in general.

[esteban]

"Artichoke" sounds promising.

You can never go wrong with artichokes, squash and/or kumquats, as far as I am concerned.

Where are the VGM gurus? Help me! Should I covet this CD? I see GUNHED on there...

[nikdog]

i want it

[BlueBMW]

I want a rip of it

[Vecanti]

I have the album in mp3 format. A bin+iso would always be nice though. ;)

[dshadoff]

This one now too:

wayback://ebay.com/Dangerous Mezashi Cat Newtype Destroyer PC Engine and CD-ROM2 Sound Arrange CD

[esteban]

This one now too:

wayback://ebay.com/Dangerous Mezashi Cat Newtype Destroyer PC Engine and CD-ROM2 Sound Arrange CD

OK, I'm intrigued by the cover alone!

Kato & Ken.

[ParanoiaDragon]

And here's all the songs on youtube, which just solidified my need to buy this!

https://www.youtube.com/user/GenG3000/videos?query=newtype

[esteban]

And here's all the songs on youtube, which just solidified my need to buy this!

https://www.youtube.com/user/GenG3000/videos?query=newtype

All you had to do was link to this single track:

That's all I needed to hear to want this.

Of course it doesn't hold a candle to the original.

[ParanoiaDragon]

This has got to be my favorite, gives me a Naruto vibe with all it's asian gloriousness mixed with guitars!

wayback://youtube/watch?v=cGJeN8KFSuU

_{Backup: https://www.mediafire.com/file/zyl19c2390uc1lb/NewtypeDestroyer07.mp3/file}

[esteban]

This has got to be my favorite, gives me a Naruto vibe with all it's asian gloriousness mixed with guitars!

_{Backup: https://www.mediafire.com/file/zyl19c2390uc1lb/NewtypeDestroyer07.mp3/file}

Yes, I thought that was a great track, too. Sounds like the closing credits to a period drama set in feudal Japan aimed at adolescents.