Videos

14 curated videos covering Sunsoft's NES catalogue — full soundtracks, complete longplays, retrospective documentaries, and technical analysis of Naoki Kodaka's 2A03 sound chip techniques.

OST Showcases

Batman NES - Kodaka's OST heard in context
Batman (NES, 1989) - Naoki Kodaka's soundtrack is best heard at high volume.
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Batman (NES, 1989) - Full Soundtrack

Naoki Kodaka's complete Batman NES score - all stage themes, boss music, and ending. Total: ~9 minutes of extraordinary 2A03 composition.

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Journey to Silius (NES, 1990) - Full Soundtrack

Kodaka's hard-rock NES masterwork - originally composed for a Terminator 2 tie-in. The finest example of propulsive NES chiptune composition.

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Blaster Master (NES, 1988) - Full Soundtrack

Co-composed by Naoki Kodaka and Nobuyuki Hara. The Area 1 theme is among the most celebrated NES opening pieces ever written.

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Fester's Quest (NES, 1989) - Full Soundtrack

Naoki Kodaka's score for the notoriously difficult Addams Family top-down shooter. The music is far more generous than the gameplay.

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (NES, 1990) - Soundtrack

Kodaka's score for Sunsoft's 1990 Warner Bros. film tie-in - another demonstration of the composer's ability to establish atmosphere in eight bits.

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Batman: Return of the Joker (NES, 1991) - Full Soundtrack

Kodaka's final major Sunsoft NES score - the Batman sequel's soundtrack maintains the high standard of the 1989 original.

Longplays

Batman NES longplay - gameplay context
Complete longplay runs show how Kodaka's music and the gameplay interact - inseparable experiences.
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Batman (NES, 1989) - Full Longplay

Complete Batman NES playthrough from Gotham Streets to the Joker's bell tower finale. Five stages, five Kodaka masterpieces.

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Blaster Master (NES, 1988) - Full Longplay

All eight areas - tank sections and on-foot action. Kodaka and Hara's area themes heard in their intended gameplay context.

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Journey to Silius (NES, 1990) - Full Longplay

The complete Silius run - each stage theme heard in context, from the electric opening through the boss encounters.

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Hebereke / Ufouria: The Saga (NES, 1991) - Full Longplay

The PAL-only NES cult classic in full - four playable characters, interconnected world, and Sunsoft's characteristic audio quality.

Retrospectives & Technical Analysis

Aero the Acro-Bat SNES - later Sunsoft era
Sunsoft's publishing span extended well beyond the NES golden era into the 16-bit generation.
Retrospective

Sunsoft NES Retrospective

A curated retrospective on Sunsoft's NES golden era - history, catalogue overview, and legacy of the studio.

Technical Analysis

Batman NES - 2A03 Music Analysis

Technical breakdown of how Naoki Kodaka exploited the 2A03 sound chip in Batman NES - channel-by-channel analysis of the stage themes.

History

Journey to Silius - The Terminator 2 Connection

The story of how Journey to Silius began as a licensed Terminator 2 game - the lost licence, the re-skin, and the Kodaka soundtrack that survived.

Retrospective

Batman NES (1989) - Retrospective

Retrospective coverage of Batman NES - design decisions, OST legacy, and why the game's reputation has grown rather than faded.