Beep City

Alex Wonder brought a lot of heart and innovation to the NES when he broke away from his employers at LJN to start his one-man outfit, Wondersoft Game Corp. His first release—which he designed from the ground up, from the art to the music and programming—took everyone by surprise, throwing the player in the shoes of a young boy named Billy, who gets trapped in the Dream Dimension and has to find his way out before the final grain of sand in the hourglass tumbles down. And then he has to fight the hourglass!

This particular track comes from the snowy forest stage, which fans fondly remember for its wispy visuals and melancholy tone. Perhaps one day we’ll see the return of Wondersoft, but for now we can all reminisce with this.

Snow-Steeped Forest (November)

Song by Moldilox. Created using Milky Tracker (OSX)

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