Equip released a visionary tape towards the end of this year, documenting a video game dreamworld increasingly envisioned by a bit-obsessed branch of the vaporwave family tree. He’s provided us with a neat little mix of classic and underrated gaming scores. Hit ↑, ↑, ↓, ↓, ←, →, ←, →, B, A, start, select, and enjoy…

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Playlist:

1. Koji Kondo – Epona’s Song (from Ocarina of Time)
2. Jade Statues – Executive Suite (Dream Catalogue)
3. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer, Robin Beanland – Mine Cart Madness (from Donkey Kong Country)
4. Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer, Robin Beanland – Cave Dweller Concert (from Donkey Kong Country)

Equip’s Mix:

1. Crystal Room (from Final Fantasy III) – Nobuo Uematsu
2. Bonds of Sea & Fire (from Xenogears) – Yasunori Mitsuda
3. Always Together (from Secret of Mana) – Hiroki Kikuta
4. Secret of the Forest (from Chrono Trigger) – Yasunori Mitsuda
5. The Serpent Trench (from Final Fantasy V) – Nobuo Uematsu
6. Robo Gang Johnny (from Chrono Trigger) – Yasunori Mitsuda
7. Save Music (from Final Fantasy) – Nobuo Uematsu
8. Fishing (from Socotra Island) – Amun Dragoon
9. Over The Waterfall/Miniboss (from Secret of Evermore) – Jeremy Soule
10. Fanfare (from Final Fantasy VII) – Nobuo Uematsu
11. Flight (from Panzer Dragoon) – Yoshitaka Azuma
12. Night In Dream City (from Dreams) – Winter Sleep
13. Ancient Weapon 1 (from Panzer Dragoon Orta) – Yutaka Minobe
14. Incidents of Mirror Travel (from Dream Date OST) – Dog Man
15. People Of The Moon (from Final Fantasy IV) – Nobuo Uematsu
16. The Legend (from Secret Of Mana) – Hiroki Kikuta
17. ………..melancholic……. (from OST (1).zip) – R23X
18. Final Battle (from Final Fantasy IX) – Nobuo Uematsu
19. Any Snack You’d Like (from Divorce Batteries) – Peach & Plum

Post-mix tunes:

1. Koji Kondo – Inside the Castle Walls (from Super Mario 64)
2. Equip – Reunited (Dream Catalogue)
3. Aftawerks – Linton Acid (Acid Waxa)
4. Expanding Universe – Cosmic Energy (Sector 12/12)
5. Kobayashi Yamoto – The Android’s Spirit – アンドロイドの精神 – Story　１９９６ (Dream Catalogue)