Welcome back to my Super Robot Wars 30-Day Music Challenge. Last time we kicked off the challenge with JAM Project’s Shining Storm. Today, we take a look at another Main/Opening/Title Theme.

Before we get into it, I wish to say that I’m aware that even though I’m using SRW A Portable for the game entry, the accompanying video I’ve got is taken from SRW Original Generations. However, the two games share the same composition of this particular song, and the PS2’s sound quality is better than the PSP, hence my decision.

Day 2: Instrumental Main Theme – Extremely Close to an Exceedingly Distant World (SRW A Portable)

While JAM Project’s OPs never fail to get the blood pumping, it’s only fair to shine the spotlight on the many instrumental themes that have appeared in Super Robot Wars. The first song to be considered a “Main Theme” was Toki wo Koete, aka Transcending Time. Created all the way back for Super Robot Wars 3 on the SNES, it was re-used in the remaining games that make up the ‘Classic’ series.

Now while Toki wo Koete has more than held up over time, even getting two remixes for 2nd SRW OG on the PS3, I ended up choosing a different theme for this entry. Extremely Close to an Exceedingly Distant World is the main theme of Super Robot Wars Advance for the GBA. If you know the original plot elements of that game, you know how fitting that admittedly long name is.

While I’ll always be a fan of GBA chiptunes, I just had to pick the version of this song that was made for OGs and reused in the PSP remake of Advance. Although, this song was almost a viable choice for the first entry in this list. To promote the release of A Portable, Banpresto commissioned a vocal version of this theme. It was used in a promotional video, but it didn’t end up making it into the game proper.

The group that recorded this version remains unknown, and there’s no completely ‘clean’ version, as the PV also has sound effects and voice clips. However, if you’re interested in hearing it, this video has the first part half of the song ‘clean’, though the latter half still has those sound effects in place.

So, which version of Extremely Close to an Exceedingly Distant World is your favorite? Is there an instrumental theme you like more? Go ahead and leave your picks for this entry in the comments, and I’ll see you here again on the morrow for more music picks!