When looking back at old video game soundtracks it is often important to put into context what else was happening at the time when the game was released. For this week when looking at Lufia and the Fortress of Doom’s contemporaries we can see that Final Fantasy IV had already been out in the United States for over 2 years, and Secret of Mana had been out for 2 months previous to it’s release. Both of these games had fantastic soundtracks, especially when looking at the type and variety of music and sounds that had been created for Secret of Mana.

When looking at how to release a video game soundtrack to the public it seems more often the not that some of the tracks are just put on to a CD and thrown in with the special edition of the game, leaving you with an incomplete and remorseful feeling of having spent an extra few bucks for a few choice cuts from the soundtrack. While it may seem like a complaint that would apply to only a small minority of the “metal case enthusiast” special edition buyers, when publishers and developers put additional time and effort into releasing content for these editions of the game or as stand alone products, it is easily noticed.