<<Pal Game>> is one of my favorite RPG. The game is completely in Chinese, so is 
the style of the tune from the game soundtrack. Give it a try, you might be surprised!

*** Archive info *** 
Archiver: ZeroWY
Type: Game Rip 
Format: MID (GM, GS)
Original Composer: 
Sequencer: 
Num of tunes: 86 
Complete: 100% (DOS version)

*** Game info *** 
Name: Pal Game (Note: See additional info)
Platform: PC, DOS
Year: 1996 
Genre: RPG 
Publisher: Softstar, Taiwan
Developer: Softstar, Taiwan

*** Additional info *** 
<<Pal Game>> is a 1996 Chinese RPG for the PC DOS platform. It is rather unknown
outside Hong Kong, Taiwan and China. Lately a new version of the game is published
on Chinese Win9x platform. "Pal" is the abbreviation of the word "Paladin", but the
meaning hardly describes what the Chinese title of the game suggests, and no official
English name (in translation) is available for the moment.

The game's homepage (in Chinese) can be reached at
http://www.softstar.com.tw/product/products/RPG/pal/pal.htm

In summary, the story took place in ancient China. It is about the adventure of its
hero, Lee; and the love stories between him and his three lady companions (heroines)
Zhao, Lim, and Arn Lo. Contrary to most western and Japanese RPG, the game (at least
for the DOS version) has a sad ending, where Zhao (a semi-witch, semi-human, inherited
from her mom and dad respectively) sacrificed herself to save Lee, Arn Lo and the whole
world - while Lim was deeply injured in another battle and her survival remains unknown.
(She's also supposed to be dead, but the ending hinted that her life was prolonged or 
resurrected with some witch magic from Mongolians.)

Lee and Zhao also had a children before Zhao passed away (actually Zhao disappeared
with the boss altogether after the final battle), and the fate of that children should
be revealed in the sequel of the game, which is still under development.

The tunes from <<Pal Game>> have a rather different, unique Chinese style in the
composition. Gamers from the west should be able to tell the difference, which is
distinguishable in style/mood from other game soundtracks from Japanese or western RPGs.


Here's some guidelines for listening:
(number # refers to the file Music_#.mid, for eg. 01 refers to Music_01.mid)

Recommended tunes:
Normal theme: 08, 12, 14, 15, 24, 30, 34, 35, 49, 51, 55, 69*, 74, 78, 86
Battle theme: 18, 20 (remix in 44, 45), 36, 39, 46, 47, 85


Here's the categories:
- Battle theme
 
  20,44,45    Boss
  18          Final Battle
  36,37       Normal Battle #1
  38          Normal Battle #2
  39,40       Normal Batlle #3
  41  	      Normal Battle #3
  42          Normal Battle #4
  43	      Normal Battle #5
  46,47       Normal Battle #6
  85          Meeting with Drunken Swordman Master
  02, 03      Battle Victory
  01	      Battle Lost

- Opening, Start Game
  04, 05

- Ending Theme
  17
  
- Emotion Theme (Light)
  06, 07, 09, 13, 27, 55, 57, 60, 66, 71

- Emotion Theme (Heavy)
  17, 22, 24, 54, 58, 61, 74, 75, 86

- Main Theme
  15, 27, 67, 83

- Town, Market, Bar, Casino & Shop

  08          Market
  12          White River Town
  30          Aunt Lee's Motel
  48, 49 
  50, 73      Lim's house
  51, 52
  53, 63, 64, 65, 70, 72

- Big Crisis
  11, 23, 25, 26, 29

- Dungeon and Cavern
  10, 16, 19, 21, 28, 31, 56, 59, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82

- Challenge for the bride (Lim)
  14

- Go after the (crying?) demon!
  33

- Mongolia
  68, 69*, 76

- Mysterious, out alone in the night
  32, 34, 35 

- Others
  62, 84

  * Check this one out!