In 1989, an MSX2 version of the first installment that kicked off the extremely popular Final Fantasy franchise was released. It was ported by Microcabin, a game developing and publishing company notable of Xak fame.
While the original Nintendo soundtrack already showcased brilliant compositions by industry legend Nobuo Uematsu, especially considering the technical difficulties and limitations of the era (while using an MSX!), Microcabin's chief composer Tadahiro Nitta did a masterful job at arranging Uematsu's iconic tunes.
Every MSX fan knows that nothing beats real hardware when it comes to hearing the many wonderful soundtracks created on our favorite platform. However, until now these renditions could only be enjoyed - without having to play the game, that is - on YouTube or by means of .KSS files, using for instance an application such as Hoot.
Fortunately, this is a thing of the past now, as MRC user sd_snatcher extracted the original .MCM song files from the game disk and made them available on his page. Finally, you can enjoy this piece of gaming history on a real MSX using Manuel Pazos' MCDRV, which is available here at GitHub.
Relevant link: FRS' MSX Page - Rare MSX Softs
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