Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Music from the 2018 homebrew MSX action/adventure game "Multiverse" by Hikaru Games and Micromancers, composed by Carlo Bandini.

This Metroidvania-esque game sees two characters -- a boy named Monty Scott and his loyal dog, Nicemoon -- traversing two parallel worlds named "Terra" and "Fable" to rescue Monty's missing scientist father.

Players can switch between Monty and Nicemoon on the fly, and will need to do so frequently, as each character has different core abilities needed to complete the game: Monty can jump high, climb ladders, and use weapons, while Nicemoon can jump far and is invulnerable to monsters and basic hazards. Both characters can flip switches, and this will become the main reason to swap between them, as certain switches can only be reached by either Monty or Nicemoon, generally causing obstructions in the other character's section to vanish when flipped.

The game is a lot of fun, and is full of really cute, vibrant, detailed backgrounds, though the character-swapping mechanic is a bit underutilized IMHO -- Nicemoon's role in the adventure is over well before the game's halfway point, and he's only used for brief segments before that, so you'll be spending a good 80% or more of your time playing as Monty.

Fortunately, playing as Monty is fun, and the world is a joy to explore, so Multiverse still comes very highly recommended -- though I do feel Hikaru's previous MSX offerings, "Caos Begins" and "Children of the Night," are overall better games.

One thing's for sure, though: Carlo Bandini's PSG music is absolutely superb in every Hikaru Games release, and Multiverse is most certainly no exception to that! There are two main tracks that play throughout your advehture, changing depending on which character you've selected (though this video is accompanied by Monty's theme ONLY, without sound effects, so as to showcase that particular piece of music).

Monty's theme is the catchier of the two IMHO, but Nicemoon's is very cute and happy, just like Nicemoon himself! It calls to mind Pochi's theme from the MSX versions of Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family (and given his invulnerability to monsters, Nicemoon himself seems more than a little inspired by Pochi!).

Please enjoy, and if you're a fan of MSX homebrew (or Colecovision homebrew!), be sure to support Hikaru Games' physical releases and keep up with their future titles via the Micromancers website here:

micromancers.com