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Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
BGM from the indie homebrew MSX2 shmup "Kanzen Kouryaku Kyokugen," a.k.a. "The Ultimate Conquest KYOKUGEN: The Shooting Star Children," developed and released in 1997 by M-KAI and receiving a Dutch English release in 2000 from MSX-Info Blad.
A soundtrack CD for both this title and its sequel, "Pleasure Hearts," was produced and sold in Japan by Primitive Sound, though the website's order form unfortunately no longer seems to be active. I'm still seeking a copy of this soundtrack, but in the meantime, a kindly anonymous donor ripped the disc for me after I mentioned how much I liked it, and I'm sharing it on here in its entirety with his permission. This is an unauthorized upload done for the purpose of preservation, and I will gladly and immediately take down this video if M-KAI, Primitive Sound, or anyone else associated with this music asks me to. I claim no ownership of it, and sincerely apologize if this upload causes anyone any trouble in any way.
As far as I can tell, its composer is the same guy who made the entire game: Shinobu Hatakeyama, who went on to create a ton more shmups for a bunch of different systems, including legendary titles like "Judgement Silversword" and "Eschatos." (The music is simply credited to M-KAI, but the in-game credit scroll accompanying B- and C-rank endings seems to imply that M-KAI was basically just him at this point in time.) This was his very first shmup, and it's pretty much one of the best shmups on the entirety of the MSX in my opinion -- you can choose from any of 12 different playable characters at the start of the game (including Izumi from his previous JRPG title, "Izumic Ballade"), all of which have wildly different shot and bomb types, as well as different attack, defense, and speed stats. There are also 2 time-attack modes, 4 additional unlockable characters/ships, 7 difficulty levels (the upper 3 of which bring with them an FMV-esque cutscene and an additional stage with additional bosses), 2 gameplay styles (regular and double-size), and a second loop through the game when completing it on the hardest difficulty. Add to that unique endings for each character on each difficulty level (most of them consisting of textual changes only, but still!), and you have one impressive outing for a game made on an 8-bit platform by a single high school kid (yeah, he was still in high school when he made this!).
For more information on the soundtrack CD, please check out its listing on Primitive Sound's official website here (though, again, the order form seems to no longer be functional):
primitivesound.info/pscd1001.html
You can also check its VGMdb listing here:
vgmdb.net/album/17784
I hope you enjoy this music as much as I do!
BGM from the indie homebrew MSX2 shmup "Kanzen Kouryaku Kyokugen," a.k.a. "The Ultimate Conquest KYOKUGEN: The Shooting Star Children," developed and released in 1997 by M-KAI and receiving a Dutch English release in 2000 from MSX-Info Blad.
A soundtrack CD for both this title and its sequel, "Pleasure Hearts," was produced and sold in Japan by Primitive Sound, though the website's order form unfortunately no longer seems to be active. I'm still seeking a copy of this soundtrack, but in the meantime, a kindly anonymous donor ripped the disc for me after I mentioned how much I liked it, and I'm sharing it on here in its entirety with his permission. This is an unauthorized upload done for the purpose of preservation, and I will gladly and immediately take down this video if M-KAI, Primitive Sound, or anyone else associated with this music asks me to. I claim no ownership of it, and sincerely apologize if this upload causes anyone any trouble in any way.
As far as I can tell, its composer is the same guy who made the entire game: Shinobu Hatakeyama, who went on to create a ton more shmups for a bunch of different systems, including legendary titles like "Judgement Silversword" and "Eschatos." (The music is simply credited to M-KAI, but the in-game credit scroll accompanying B- and C-rank endings seems to imply that M-KAI was basically just him at this point in time.) This was his very first shmup, and it's pretty much one of the best shmups on the entirety of the MSX in my opinion -- you can choose from any of 12 different playable characters at the start of the game (including Izumi from his previous JRPG title, "Izumic Ballade"), all of which have wildly different shot and bomb types, as well as different attack, defense, and speed stats. There are also 2 time-attack modes, 4 additional unlockable characters/ships, 7 difficulty levels (the upper 3 of which bring with them an FMV-esque cutscene and an additional stage with additional bosses), 2 gameplay styles (regular and double-size), and a second loop through the game when completing it on the hardest difficulty. Add to that unique endings for each character on each difficulty level (most of them consisting of textual changes only, but still!), and you have one impressive outing for a game made on an 8-bit platform by a single high school kid (yeah, he was still in high school when he made this!).
For more information on the soundtrack CD, please check out its listing on Primitive Sound's official website here (though, again, the order form seems to no longer be functional):
primitivesound.info/pscd1001.html
You can also check its VGMdb listing here:
vgmdb.net/album/17784
I hope you enjoy this music as much as I do!
![[MSX2 Game OST] Kyokugen - GO MAD! (9th BOSS2)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zer8XVRUK6k/mqdefault.jpg "[MSX2 Game OST] Kyokugen - GO MAD! (9th BOSS2)
BGM from the indie homebrew MSX2 shmup Kanzen Kouryaku Kyokugen, a.k.a. The Ultimate Conquest KYOKUGEN: The Shooting Star Children, developed and released in 1997 by M-KAI and receiving a Dutch English release in 2000 from MSX-Info Blad.
A soundtrack CD for both this title and its sequel, Pleasure Hearts, was produced and sold in Japan by Primitive Sound, though the websites order form unfortunately no longer seems to be active. Im still seeking a copy of this soundtrack, but in the meantime, a kindly anonymous donor ripped the disc for me after I mentioned how much I liked it, and Im sharing it on here in its entirety with his permission. This is an unauthorized upload done for the purpose of preservation, and I will gladly and immediately take down this video if M-KAI, Primitive Sound, or anyone else associated with this music asks me to. I claim no ownership of it, and sincerely apologize if this upload causes anyone any trouble in any way.
As far as I can tell, its composer is the same guy who made the entire game: Shinobu Hatakeyama, who went on to create a ton more shmups for a bunch of different systems, including legendary titles like Judgement Silversword and Eschatos. (The music is simply credited to M-KAI, but the in-game credit scroll accompanying B- and C-rank endings seems to imply that M-KAI was basically just him at this point in time.) This was his very first shmup, and its pretty much one of the best shmups on the entirety of the MSX in my opinion you can choose from any of 12 different playable characters at the start of the game (including Izumi from his previous JRPG title, Izumic Ballade), all of which have wildly different shot and bomb types, as well as different attack, defense, and speed stats. There are also 2 time-attack modes, 4 additional unlockable characters/ships, 7 difficulty levels (the upper 3 of which bring with them an FMV-esque cutscene and an additional stage with additional bosses), 2 gameplay styles (regular and double-size), and a second loop through the game when completing it on the hardest difficulty. Add to that unique endings for each character on each difficulty level (most of them consisting of textual changes only, but still!), and you have one impressive outing for a game made on an 8-bit platform by a single high school kid (yeah, he was still in high school when he made this!).
For more information on the soundtrack CD, please check out its listing on Primitive Sounds official website here (though, again, the order form seems to no longer be functional):
http://www.primitivesound.info/pscd1001.html
You can also check its VGMdb listing here:
https://vgmdb.net/album/17784
I hope you enjoy this music as much as I do!")
