Game: Mystic Towers
Song: "Baldric Fun"
Composers: Steven Baker

Above: "Baldric Fun" from Mystic Towers

Aw, hell yeah, it's Mystic Towers! Australian developer Animation F/X created this DOSaction-puzzle game, which was distributed internationally by Apogee Software. You can even still from 3D Realms, becaus🔯e they're weird like that.

Above: What do you mean you have no idea what this is?!

The music is mentioned as two of t🉐he game's features: "Digital soundtrack with simultaneous sound effects" and "Atmospheric music and sound effects." That's because the music kicks ass, especially for a 1994 DOS game at a time whenour ears were mostly being spit at by MIDI. This 'aint MIDI, bitch! Animation F/X was using MOD - that's four channels and fifteen instruments of joyous digital jammin'!

And while we're on the subject of 3D Realms-published DOS games, let's hear a track from, yet another little-known '90s game. Terminal Velocityisthe kind of action flight sim no one is making anymore (WHY?!), andlike Mystic Towers, it features a digital soundtrack. While themusicisn't quite notable enough to warrant its own GMotD, it's still sweet. Though it does sound a lot like Nine Inch Nails🐼, which can be said for most '90s DOS game music.

Above: "Tame" from Terminal Velocity

Oh wait, one more track, but only♐ because the fellas' at developer Terminal Reality completelꦕyborrowed 2Unlimited's obnoxious-as-hell

Above: "Mark" from Terminal Velocity

Oct 13, 2010

Our first guest submission! Larry Oji discusses this odꦐdball NES entry

Ending theme by Ryoji Yoshitomi

Anthem and Another Winter by Anamanaguchi