Arctic Main BGM - Arctic

Arctic Main BGM

Composer Unknown Released 1988-05-?? Title Origin Sound Test Loops Yes

Arctic Main BGM is the song that plays both during the title screen and during gameplay in the game Arctic. It was written by an unknown composer in an unknown method.

The song title comes from the sound test found in the Famicom and MSX2 versions.

Games

Arctic (PC98)

Arctic (PC98)

Arranger Unknown Released 1988-05-?? Length 1:47 BPM 195 Format VGZ

Arctic (MSX2)

Arctic (MSX2)

Arranger Unknown Released 1989-07-?? Length 1:54 / 1:33 BPM 180 / 225 Format VGZ

Arctic (FC)

Arctic (FC)

Arranger Yoshio Kobayashi Programmer Kazuhisa Mitani Released 1990-02-23 Length 1:55 BPM 180 Format NSF

The Famicom version is about on par with the computer versions. However, the part from 0:19 to 0:31 plays an octave lower than the PC-9801 version for an unknown reason.

The Famicom version has a second variant that plays during the levels called Arctic Game BGM. It is the same song, but plays slightly quieter and the second square wave is muted.

The song was arranged for the Famicom by Yoshio Kobayashi, who sequenced his music on his PC-8001 mkII, and gave his music to the game's programmer Kazuhisa Mitani to convert into sound code.