Aleste

Shooter series Aleste – which benefitted from a Switch collection not so long ago – is getting a new music collection in Japan, which is based on the aforementioned compendium.

The three-disc set launches in April and includes music from Aleste (Sega Mark III, 1988), Aleste (Master System 'overseas version'), Power Strike II (1993), GG Aleste (Game Gear, 1991), GG Aleste II (Game Gear, 1993) and GG Aleste 3 (Game Gear, 2020).

The included booklet features interviews with series sound designers Keishi Takeuchi and Manabu Namiki, as well as illustrations by Kodama "Daigo" Hiroki, who worked as a planner for GG Aleste 1 and 2.

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While it's slightly disappointing that none of the other Aleste titles are included here – we'd like to have seen MUSHA Aleste and Robo Aleste included, as well as Super Aleste (AKA: Space Megaforce), it's understandable, as this is based on Aleste Collection and isn't to be considered a 'complete' soundtrack to the entire franchise.

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Aleste Collection - Music Album
Aleste Collection - Music Album

When we reviewed Aleste Collection back in 2020, we said:

This is unlikely to be the Aleste collection anyone wanted. Those interested in the early days of Aleste will quickly notice the lack of the MSX2 games and the omission of Musha, Dennin (AKA: Robo), and Super Aleste will disappoint those fond of the most popular entries in the series. However, even without those, Aleste Collection still contains five great shmups and represents excellent value for money, especially when you consider this package costs much less than some second-hand cart-only auctions do for single games contained within it – and that's before you even consider GG Aleste 3's very welcome addition.

Here's the full tracklisting:

Disc 1:
1. ALESTE COLLECTION GET-SET & GO MEGA-MIX (TITLE BGM)
2. WORLD GOES ROUND (ALESTE CHALLENGE BGM)

■ALESTE [SEGA MARK III] (1988)
COMPOSED BY : MYARMO / SHANT / SHIN-KUN [M03~32]

-FM Ver.-|-DCSG Ver.-
03|18. EXTEND JINGLE
04|19. ALESTE
05|20. THE CHALLENGER
06|21. TENSION OF DARK SIDE
07|22. THE DEVASTATION
08|23. THE SOLITUDE
09|24. DON'T CRY HI-YAH
10|25. BLOODY JEWEL
11|26. EASYGOING
12|27. RAPID TURNING
13|28. STREET FIGHTER
14|29. DOGODAGA-DOGODEGE
15|30. GO AHEAD
16|31. AGAIN
17|32. TRIUMPH

■POWER STRIKE II [MASTER SYSTEM/Power Base] (1993)
COMPOSED BY : PSG FACTORY [M33~48]

33. EXTEND JINGLE
34. OPENING
35. TITLE
36. STAGE 1
37. BOSS 1
38. STAGE 2
39. BOSS 2
40. STAGE 3
41. STAGE 4
42. STAGE 5
43. STAGE 6
44. STAGE 7
45. STAGE 8 / FINAL BOSS
46. GAME OVER
47. STAGE CLEAR
48. ENDING

Disc 2:
1. EXTEND JINGLE
2. TITLE -OPENING VER.-
3. ROUND 1
4. ROUND 2
5. ROUND 3
6. ROUND 4
7. TITLE -BONUS AREA VER.-
8. BOSS / ROUND 5
9. GAME OVER
10. ROUND CLEAR
11. ROUND 6
12. ROUND 7
13. ROUND 8 / FINAL BOSS
14. ENDING
15. GGA ROUND 1 -FULL ARMORED REMIX-
16. GGA ROUND 3 -CHIP'N ROCK REMIX-
17. EXTEND JINGLE
18. TITLE
19. SELECT WEAPONS
20. STAGE 1 SPACE PLANT
21. STAGE 2 GROUND BASE
22. BOSS
23. BONUS STAGE
24. STAGE 3 BIONIC CITY
25. STAGE 4 ANCIENT RUINS
26. STAGE 5 CYBER ROAD
27. STAGE 5 BOSS
28. GAME OVER
29. CONTINUE SELECT
30. STAGE 6 INTER ALGO
31. FINAL BOSS
32. STAGE CLEAR
33. ENDING
34. BGM UNUSED 1
35. BGM UNUSED 2
36. BGM UNUSED 3

Disc 3:
1. GOOD GEAR NEXT FIGHT (MENU BGM #1)
2. MOVABLE BASE (MENU BGM #2)
3. Extend Jingle
4. Outbreak (Opening)
5. Hacking Storm (Takeoff ~ Wave 1)
6. Unavoidables (Boss)
7. Arc Savior (Wave Clear)
8. Last Messiah (Wave 2) *
9. Shudder (Event ~ Boss)
10. Terra Diver (Wave 3)
11. Perfect Rage (Wave 4)
12. Lunar Crisis (Wave 5-1) *
13. Dogfighter (Wave 5-2)
14. Shadow Dominator (Rival Boss)
15. Redout (Game Over)
16. Whale Cry (Wave 6)
17. Deeper Into Abyss (Wave 7)
18. D (Final Boss) *
19. Zero-G Tears (Ending)