Star Cruiser (スタークルーザー)-Star Cruiser

[@BakiX]

Man this song REALLY shows just how masterful some companies were with the music chip for the Genesis while others....were not lol. The Genesis could really pump out some gorgeous tunes

[@ryzmaker11]

That's the beauty of the Mega Drive sound hardware: it's an instrument on its own. In fact, it's TWO instruments since it has two sound chips: one FM and one PSG. And the FM chip can also play multiple samples via the 6th channel which can turn into DAC mode while the PSG chip has a white noise channel. It's a complex sound hardware that requires skill and allows for many possibilities. There are many Mega Drive games from back then that sound awesome and with a huge variety of styles partly thanx to massive support from every regions in the world (Japan, North American, Europe...) and people still push things further, up to this day, as can be heard in demos such as Overdrive 2, games such as Xeno Crisis or covers of music from other systems, many of which I gathered in my playlist "VGM | Originals vs Mega Drive covers". You can even stream music via the aforementioned DAC and use the rest of the sound channels for other purposes. The homebrew "Sonic the Next Level" does this.

[@Trid3nt861]

Wow.... I never played this game even back in the 90's but listening to this tune... I might just play it on my computer or pick up a physical cart for collection.

[@mariusamber3237]

Both SC1 and SC2 were fan-translated, so thankfully enough there is a way to play them in English, as they're rather text-heavy. Great soundtracks too, of course!

[@HeroYui84]

If I heard this music every time I went in to work I might actually like my job.

[@BlurkFromUtterSpace]

The PSG is perfect.

[@LukeAvedon]

Wow missed this game as a kid somehow. Great score!

[@PXLISATION]

Excellent Music ! one of the best of the megadrive. I have the game at home just simply for this intro ^^

[@mouchiboudin2296]

Merci azenet de m’avoir fait découvrir cette musique ^^ merci beaucoup !

[@EnlightenmentToAll]

3 Dislikes? Guess some people will never cruise the stars...