[Black Squirrel]

There's a theme in Fantasy Zone which is used for the parts shop. It sounds a bit like this:

Fantasy Zone Gear has it too, and I imagine Super Fantasy Zone does if you enable the "classic" music.

I came across a factoid somewhere which stated that Hot Rod borrowed it, which turned out to be correct. I figured it was just a bit of laziness on Sega's part with the idea that nobody would notice.

But today I found something - the same tune is used in Turbo OutRun for its part shop. And it's also in Super Hang-On

is this some crazy Sega tradition... do we know if there are any other games which borrow this theme?

[Falk]

Am I retro if I was thinking of Fantasy Zone just from seeing the thread title from forum index? :V

Although that's a little coincidental... I mean, OutRun definitely was a more well-known franchise back then. Maybe it's because Fantasy Zone had more music that stood out.

[Andlabs]

Isn't it funny that it's always a shop theme?

Were all the games by the same composer?

This post has been edited by Andlabs: 31 March 2012 - 10:36 AM

[BSonirachi]

FZIIDX uses it in the first level's shop as well.

[muteKi]

Andlabs, on 31 March 2012 - 10:35 AM, said:

Isn't it funny that it's always a shop theme?

Were all the games by the same composer?

Not in the case out Super Hang-On actually; I don't think Hiroshi Kawaguchi did anything for that game other than the shop theme in question. But I'd definitely have to check to be sure.

[ICEknight]

They just used to insert many references to other SEGA games back then, I don't think the composer needs to be the same one.

[Mercury]

ICEknight, on 31 March 2012 - 06:44 PM, said:

They just used to insert many references to other SEGA games back then, I don't think the composer needs to be the same one.

And Fantasy Zone in particular. Opa-Opa (the weird little winged ship) is a character in Zillion, and the main theme is used in Phantasy Star 4 (in the infamous dancing girls scene) and is called "Pao-Pao" in the sound test.

[Andlabs]

Also in either Parlour Games or Casino Games (I forget which) if you don't specify a name and specify yourslef as male you're Mr. Opa-Opa...

Yeah I was thinking this was more cross-referencing; I guess that's the most logical explanation then :/

[ICEknight]

I must confess that I was introduced to Opa-Opa in Arnold Palmer's Tournament Golf.

This post has been edited by ICEknight: 31 March 2012 - 07:49 PM

[Kogen]

ICEknight, on 31 March 2012 - 07:49 PM, said:

I must confess that I was introduced to Opa-Opa in Arnold Palmer's Tournament Golf.

That's a good man. BGM #1 is the best music ever, by the way.

I distinctively recall hearing the parts music in two other games, one on Genesis and another on Saturn, but I have forgotten both!

[mentski]

Segagaga has a version of the shop theme, too (@0:23)



And Planet Harriers, when you're playing as Opa Opa (@2:18)

[Xilla]

It's in GP Riders too.

I remixed it for Streets of Rage Remake but it ultimately wasn't used.

[mentski]

Xilla, on 01 April 2012 - 08:26 AM, said:

I remixed it for Streets of Rage Remake but it ultimately wasn't used.

I remember us having a conversation about the shop music on the SoRR forums a long time ago. In fact, I think it might have been me that suggested that song should be used. Shame it wasn't, I liked your remix for it.

This post has been edited by mentski: 01 April 2012 - 12:28 PM