One of the few still-wonderful things about the internet is that it brings people with niche interests together. People who’d otherwise be alone, despite a desire to celebrate the things they enjoy with like-minded individuals. My choice for today’s is a song from the soundtrack to a video game that does not exist: the next Ridge Racer. And it would never have been possible without the interconnected tubes that gathered us here today.

What’s more, it’s not a song by an independent artist with a love for the franchise; it was made by a musician who, in part, shaped the series’ signature sound: Kohta Takahashi. Takahashi was one of the masterminds who worked on , the most beautiful racing game ever made, alongside the likes of and . He, like so many of us, wants publisher Bandai Namco to greenlight a , which hasn’t happened in a decade. Takahashi can’t make that happen alone, sadly, and so he’s given us the next best thing: a soundtrack.

It’s called Reiwa Type 4, and its 40-minutes of blood-pumping electronica in the arcade racing tradition. “Outside,” the song I’ve chosen to highlight here, melds the sort of drum-and-bass you would’ve heard during Ridge Racer’s turn-of-the-millennium prominence with the bombast of dubstep. I’m not normally a fan of dubstep, but Takahashi has opted for a more melodic slant, with breakbeat undertones that evoke. I’m into it.

I honestly believe we’ll one day get a new Ridge Racer, but until that happens, Reiwa Type 4 is a lovely consolation prize that keeps the dream alive. When that day does come, I know what I’ll be listening to. You can purchase Reiwa Type 4 over at .