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Psychic Overdrive (Instrumental)

[Instrumental: authentic 8-bit VRC7 FM Synth and limited NES internal square wave pulse, mono mix] [Intro] [Minimalist 2-channel FM bassline loop, thin square wave pulse chirping like an 8-bit alarm] [Main Theme] [Sparse Koei-style dramatic melody, played strictly by a single-line VRC7 FM brass preset, backed by a simple noise-channel snare drum] [Bridge] [Melancholic minor chord progression using only 3 FM channels, leaving plenty of silence between notes to mimic hardware limits] [Fast Synth Arpeggio Solo] [A single, rapid VRC7 FM synth line shredding a complex melody, with no background chords to save polyphony] [Main Theme Recapitulation] [The main theme returns, square wave pulse and one FM voice playing in unison for a classic chiptune doubling effect] [Outro] [Sudden volume decrease, fading out with a cold, repetitive hardware loop]