Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata worked on both.
When you’re talking about all-time classic video game soundtracks, Metal Orange EX (X68000) and Chip-Chan Kick (PC-FX) might not seem like obvious candidates for a vinyl re-release, but these two games have been trust into the limelight thanks to a frankly bizarre legal battle over their ownership.
As detailed in this excellent post by gosokkyu, the soundtracks of these games – which include contributions from the legendary Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata – have been “illegally monetised and policed” by an individual called Yusup Dalmaz, a representative of MetroVG – a firm which apparently manages a catalogue of music penned by his father, who, it is claimed, was a resident in Japan in 1990s and wrote video game music under pseudonym.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata worked on both.
When you’re talking about all-time classic video game soundtracks, Metal Orange EX (X68000) and Chip-Chan Kick (PC-FX) might not seem like obvious candidates for a vinyl re-release, but these two games have been trust into the limelight thanks to a frankly bizarre legal battle over their ownership.
As detailed in this excellent post by gosokkyu, the soundtracks of these games – which include contributions from the legendary Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata – have been “illegally monetised and policed” by an individual called Yusup Dalmaz, a representative of MetroVG – a firm which apparently manages a catalogue of music penned by his father, who, it is claimed, was a resident in Japan in 1990s and wrote video game music under pseudonym.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
