Few online game composers have had such an enduring impact on the hearts, minds – and ears – of avid gamers as Yuzo Koshiro has, and now we’ve heard phrase that he’s engaged on a brand new Sega Genesis recreation!

Yes, a model new Sega Genesis recreation!

Even extra spectacular is that a lot of Koshiro’s finest cherished, most fondly remembered work is from the 16-bit period, when the constraints of then-contemporary know-how made it rather more tough to create soundtracks that might age gracefully.

Excitingly, Koshiro has simply introduced that he’s presently engaged on a soundtrack for a brand new Sega Genesis/Mega Drive shoot ’em up!

Introducing Yuzo Koshiro

Seeing as you’re studying this text on Retro Dodo, it’s virtually a given that you just’ll concentrate on Koshiro’s work, even in the event you didn’t essentially know him by identify.

Some of Koshiro’s most well-known soundtracks embrace the exceptional techno tracks for the Streets of Rage video games, the underrated dance music-style soundtrack for SNES title Super Adventure Island and the music for Genesis/Mega Drive motion RPG Beyond Oasis (also referred to as The Story of Thor).

Though Beyond Oasis can be Koshiro’s Genesis soundtrack swansong (till now at the very least), he’s remained lively within the realm of online game soundtrack composition – offering music for video games as numerous because the Super Smash Bros sequence, Kid Icarus: Uprising and the Etrian Odyssey titles.

Naturally, Koshiro additionally contributed to the soundtrack for the belated 2020 sequel, Streets of Rage 4. You’ll discover just a few of the video games Koshiro has composed for on our finest beat ’em up video games checklist!

What Is The New Sega Genesis Game Yuzo Koshiro Is Composing The Soundtrack For?

Koshiro posted just a few tantalising glimpses of the sport he’s engaged on, by way of his Twitter web page – seemingly not anticipating the massive response this might trigger.

A horizontally scrolling shoot ’em up, little in the way in which of particulars have been revealed by Koshiro (he admits in a single tweet on the thread that the sport isn’t presently named, stating, ‘We’ll have to consider a short lived undertaking identify for this one by the way in which.’).

He does allude to the truth that it’s not more likely to be a bullet hell recreation, as a substitute saying that they’re trying to, “…make this a fun game to shoot with a new system, fascinating graphics, characters, and a [sic] soundtrack.”

Do We Know Anything About The Soundtrack Yet?

Unfortunately nothing past some technical particulars have been said relating to the soundtrack, however Koshiro’s drip fed data relating to this has been extremely fascinating.

He states that the soundtrack is utilising the Genesis/Mega Drive’s native YM2612 sound chip, which signifies that it’ll sound precisely like a recreation from the late 80s/early 90s.

How Will This New Sega Genesis Game Be Released?

Again, this isn’t sure, however Koshiro does point out that “We are considering various ideas to release it, including selling physical carts.”

Of course, in recent times, new video games for previous consoles have change into pretty commonplace – with video games launched for numerous previous machines on unique cartridge and disc codecs.

Games on NES, SNES, Genesis and Mega Drive cartridges have been quite a few – and there’s even been a number of Dreamcast video games which have seen the sunshine of day over the previous couple of years too.

Is Koshiro Involved In More Than Just The Music For This New Sega Genesis Game?

Yes! Intriguingly, Koshiro additionally said that, with this upcoming shoot ’em up, he’s concerned in designing the sport as properly – which is first time he’s had a hand in Game Design since 1994’s Beyond Oasis (which you can even discover on our finest Sega Genesis RPGs checklist!).

It’s an thrilling time to be a fan of Sega’s 16-bit marvel machine; who would have thought that might be the case, greater than thirty years after it was initially launched? 

Of course, Retro Dodo can be preserving an in depth, eager eye on Koshiro’s 16-bit shoot ’em up undertaking and we’ll share extra particulars as quickly as they arrive to gentle!

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Jason – who lives within the UK – has had a lifelong curiosity in video video games, which all began when he found Space Invaders within the early 80s. The first recreation he ever accomplished was Wonder Boy in Monster Land on the Sega Master System – which stays considered one of his proudest gaming achievements. Jason is a passionate author – and has been writing about gaming for the reason that late 90s. He presently runs popular culture weblog midlifegamergeek.com, which he updates each day (and has written greater than 700 articles on the weblog alone!).

Outside of video video games, Jason is a eager tabletop gamer, movie buff and comedian e book fan.