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, 1989) - Full Soundtrack
Naoki Kodaka's complete Batman NES score - all stage themes, boss music, and ending. Total: ~9 minutes of extraordinary 2A03 composition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, 1989) - Full Longplay
Complete Batman NES playthrough from Gotham Streets to the Joker's bell tower finale. Five stages, five Kodaka masterpieces.
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.
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.
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
Sunsoft NES Retrospective
A curated retrospective on Sunsoft's NES golden era - history, catalogue overview, and legacy of the studio.
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.
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.
Batman NES (1989) - Retrospective
Retrospective coverage of Batman NES - design decisions, OST legacy, and why the game's reputation has grown rather than faded.