HyperZone, developed by HAL Laboratory, was released in 1991 – very early in the SNES’s life. As shoot ’em ups go, it wasn’t considered the best of the bunch, but it came packaged with a textured and unique Jun Ishikawa soundtrack that Ed fell in love with as a child.

Join him in his very first VGMbassy solo show as he rolls through the amazing music and dishes out a few facts and opinions on the title!

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The Tracklist:

HyperZone

1 – Title Theme

2 – Material Factory

3 – Blast Furnace

4 – Old Capital

5 – Grassland

6 – Ripple Field

7 – Neo Megalopolis

8 – Bioplant

9 – HyperZone

10 – Last Boss

11 – Stage Clear

12 – Ending