The MSX, while extremely popular in Asia, South America, and parts of Europe, unfortunately never gained footing on U.S. even though some of the most influential games of the 80s debuted on the home computer. Many publishers released gems on it but Konami was a company that made a huge impact on the platform while leaving some true gaming classics, like the Knightmare series, behind.

Knightmare (魔城伝説 Majou Densetsu), The Maze of Galious, and Shalom were released between 1986 and 1987 and even though they are all completely different (in terms of gameplay) they share an intriguing story, detailed graphics, and some of the catchiest chip tunes around.

Track List:

0:00:04 Opening Theme - Knightmare III

0:08:15 BGM 1 - Knightmare

0:09:15 Boss 1

0:09:35 Boss 2

0:10:01 BGM 2

0:19:45 BGM 1 - SCC+ Konami Games Collection #1

0:20:18 BGM 2

0:20:56 Ending Theme

0:24:06 Prologue - Knightmare II

0:30:23 Castle BGM

0:31:52 World BGM

0:33:00 Great Demon

0:42:34 Castle BGM - Famicom version

0:43:40 Room Theme

0:44:15 Dungeon BGM

0:47:54 Town Theme - Knightmare III

0:53:44 Event BGM 1

0:55:08 Event BGM 2

0:55:56 Field Theme

1:03:30 Farewell

1:04:34 Mountain Theme

1:06:14 To the Final Battle

1:18:03 Ending

1:22:42 Stage 1 (BGM 1) - Knightmare GOLD remixed by Parn

Knightmare composed by Miki Higashino

Knightmare II: Maze of Galious composed by Kazuhiko Uehara, Kinuyo Yamashita and Miki Higashino

Knightmare III: Shalom composed by Kinuyo Yamashita, Iku Mizutani, Yoshinori Sasaki and Kazuhiko Uehara