Crystal Forever

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Crystal Forever
Composer Miki Higashino
Released 1986-??-??
Title Origin Official
Loops Yes

Crystal Forever is a song from the Life Force / Salamander games. It was composed by Miki Higashino and first heard in the original arcade release of the game. The title comes from the Salamander ~Again~ album.

Games

  • Note: This song is not included in the ZX Spectrum port. The Amstrad CPC port has not been verified.

Life Force (ARC)

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Life Force (ARC)
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Arranger Unknown
Released 1986-??-??
Format UNK
Loops Yes

Crystal Forever was rendered on the YM2151, VLM5030, and K007232 audio chips and plays as the game over jingle. The arranger is unknown.

Life Force Deluxe (ARC)

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Life Force Deluxe (ARC)
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Arranger Unknown
Released 1987-??-??
Format UNK
Loops Yes

The deluxe edition of Life Force include all new graphics and three new songs. However, Crystal Forver was the same in both versions.

Life Force (NES)

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Life Force (NES)
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Arranger Shinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio
Programmer Atsushi Fujio
Released 1987-09-25
Length 0:08
Format NSF
Loops Yes

Crystal Forever was arranged by Shinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, and Hidenori Maezawa for the NES. Atsushi Fujio most likely wrote the sound code for the port. Like the arcade release, the song plays as the game over music.

Salamander (MSX)

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Salamander (MSX)
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Arranger Unknown
Released 1987-??-??
Format UNK

Like most of the ports, the MSX release plays Crystal Forver if you lose all of your ships. However, unlike the other ports, the MSX version does not loop the game over music, only playing it once before returning to the main menu. The music's arranger is unknown. This song is the only track properly labeled on the Original Sound of Salamander (MSX Version) album.

Salamander (X68)

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Salamander (X68)
Arranger Unknown
Released 1988-??-??
Format UNK

The music for the Sharp X68000 port was rearranged for the YM2151 and the OKI MSM6258V.


Salamander (TG16)

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Salamander (TG16)
Arranger H. Muraoka
Released 1991-12-06
Format HES


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