Game Pops - a challenge to your video game music knowlegde

[stevencoltrane]

Hi,

I've been visiting OCR and the forums for ages, but decided to go a little beyond that by sharing a little project I've been playing with in my free time. Nothing pretentious.

It's a simple web game featuring some tunes from classic 8-bit and 16-bit video games. You listen to the tune and try to guess the game. Both well-known classics and more obscure songs are represented. We have a specialist crowd here, so I think we should expect pretty high scores! :-P

It's kinda of beta right now, probably there are bugs. Comments, suggestions and bug reports are very welcome. I hope you have fun:

http://www.superguitarra.com.br/gamepops

Thanks!

[Armoured Priest]

Nice.

A surprising amount of Sega's Master System seems to be represented

Some selections that I recalled, I was not expecting, either.

Would I be correct in guessing there are no TG-16 selections, though?

Oh, I managed to guess 28 of 50.

[DragonAvenger]

Oh man I know 28, but I can't remember the name...augh.

[SynthesizedStampede]

Wow, you guys are fairing much better than I am.

I managed to get 22% with numbers 3, 8, 9 , 10, 11, 13, 20, 27, 39, 42, and 45.

Dang I suck haha. :-(

[Jarvi]

Man, I recognize a lot of the songs, but I don't know the game that goes with it.

[Bigfoot]

Yeah, there's plenty of Castlevania ones, but I couldn't get them all.

I got 24%.

[Polo]

Oh man I know 28, but I can't remember the name...augh.

Yo! Noid.

I got 22 (44.0%). Some of them I could guess what system they were on based on the types of sounds playing.

[Ajax]

26%. I got numbers 3,7,8,9,10,13,17,20,23,35,39,45,48. Also, #48 is not using the name of its US release! Had me stumped for the longest time...

[Sinewav]

Man. 14%. I consider myself humbled. I only got 3, 9, 10, 13, 39, 43, and 45. Man, do I suck.

I recognized most of these, but I couldn't remember from what game. A few of them I was sure of, like the Castlevania ones, but my answer wouldn't take for some reason.

AND WHAT IS 35???? IT'S DRIVING ME MAD!!!

[Hemophiliac]

I got 23 of 50 46%.

the ones i got were: 3,5,7-10,13,14,17,18,20,22-24,26,28,33,35,39,42,45,48 and 49.

to whoever made this: 42 is supposed to be one word not 2.

and to anyone who likes this kinda thing: http://vgmq.garoux.net/
^much harder more variety, and less chance of cheating occuring. CHz and I have been going at vgmq since it opened...can be quite a challenge at times.

[Polo]

A few of them I was sure of, like the Castlevania ones, but my answer wouldn't take for some reason.

AND WHAT IS 35???? IT'S DRIVING ME MAD!!!

Super Castlevania 4. ;-)

[Sixto]

18%! I scored a lot higher than I thought I would.

[Hemophiliac]

Polo, stop cheating for other people, revealing on the boards is not cool man...this was a problem on vgmq before the designer changed the system as to prevent cheating like this.

[The Coop]

Came out of it with a score of 31 (1,6,7,8,9,10,12,15,16,17,18,19,20,22,23,24,26,27, 28,29,32,33,34,35,38,39,42,43,45,46, and 49), and there are several I'm certain I know, but their games aren't coming to me... namely 2,3,5,37, and 48.

[GeckoYamori]

32. I was pretty bad at the Master System games, even though I owned one. At least I got 25, 40 and 41.

[Fishy]

Dear god.

14%?

I suck at NES era.

[OA]

I got pwned as well. :-(

3,7,9,13,17,18,34,35,39,45,48

basically the super hits. I know 36 super well, but i can't place the game. :-(

[Kanthos]

I got 6, or 12%. What's really sad is that two of the 6 I got were songs I only knew from remixes here.

[Calpis]

Score: 14 (28%)
I missed almost every Sega game, never owned one.Anyway, this is pretty cool. It'd be really cool if it were like a weekly-updated thing.

:nicework:

[Sinewav]

It would be neat if it was a dropdown box or something besides typing it in. Apparently I knew several of them, but missed them because I didn't use the right iteration of their names.

[Dafydd]

32%, plus Alex Kidd (I don't know which one in the series though, and I guess I have to write the full name...).

Is there a full list somewhere? Anyone who knows #2 is welcome to share the secret over pm.

EDIT: Thanks, I got it now.

[Sole Signal]

18%! I scored a lot higher than I thought I would.
18% here too.

I got 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17, 24, and 45. Didn't recognize a single one other than these 9.

[The Coop]

I went back and gave them a listen again. Got my score up to 38 (1,2,4,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 ,24,25,26,27,28,29,31,32,33,34,35,38,39,41,42,43,4 5,46, and 49). I'm almost certain I own a copy of 40, and 3, 5, 37, and 48 are really bugging me.

[Hausdog]

5 out of 50.
*hides in shame*

[DJ SymBiotiX]

48.... really?... I figured that would be like the easyest just because of how popular those games are in the vgm community :P... I think anyways. lol

I havent gotten many, I just started.

[The Coop]

HAHA! It finally came to me. 48 is solved, and 39 is now my score :-D

[Sole Signal]

...and 3...

Really? I took that one as a gimme. Of course, I got only nine so what do I know. :smile:

[Yoshi3gg]

I was able to figure out 18 songs.

3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 24, 30, 35, 37 (took me a while before I was able to mentally place it though), 39, 45, 48, and 49.

Edit: Oh, also, 22, but I didn't count it because my girlfriend knew it right away and I was able to figure it out from that, but I had never actually played the game before myself.

[The Coop]

Up to 41 now. I figured out 3 and 5. I'm still almost sure I own the games that are 40 and 37, and now 30 and 44 are nagging at me. The rest are total blanks.

[SynthesizedStampede]

and to anyone who likes this kinda thing: http://vgmq.garoux.net/
^much harder more variety, and less chance of cheating occuring. CHz and I have been going at vgmq since it opened...can be quite a challenge at times.

OMG I barely know ANY of those songs >_<. Makes me a bit sad inside, nah just kidding, definitely seems harder considering I only answered one with confidence so far and guessed on one out of about 20 songs so far. All the others I've encountered: no flippin' idea.

[Darklink42]

I got 13 (26%), but I feel that I should have known 6,32,43, and 49.

3,7,8,9,10,17,23,24,35,39,45,47,48

7-10 were ridiculously easy for me, but two of those I know like the back of my hand. 24 was a pleasant surprise though.

To Coop: I know what 47 is. I used to play it all the time as a kid. I can't believe you stalled on 3 though. At this point, you don't even have to have played the original game to know it (although I did).

[The Coop]

To Coop: I know what 47 is. I used to play it all the time as a kid. I can't believe you stalled on 3 though. At this point, you don't even have to have played the original game to know it (although I did).

Well, I didn't grow up with that system, so 3 was a tough one since I'd never played it until about a year ago.

[friendlyHunter]

12 songs for me! Although I recognized remixes of about 5 more of them, which I'm sure I could look up on OCR. Man, very nostalgia-tastic! And a third of them sounded like Castlevania songs so I kept typing in "Castlevania 2" *backspace* "3" *backspace* "4"... and Number 18 is really bugging me, I can't stop listening to it and not remembering what this funky goodness is!!!

And I can't believe 16 is on there...! It seems to be a different system than what I played it on too. That game is so bad it's good ;)

And song 36 - I didn't know that game existed! I couldn't stop grinning when I realized where that tune was from, five seconds after the song had finished :mrgreen:

Trouble with 3 and 48??! That's unpossible! 3 especially, as it's been remixed time and time again in newer installments...



But some REAL feedback: All the while I was thinking it'd be cool if games in the same row or column as each other all had something in common - it'd be fun to decipher what these commonalities are, and they'd serve as hints for those songs you just ALMOST know.

[The Coop]

If 18 gets to the point of driving you utterly mad, PM me and I'll give you the name.

And 38 didn't give me any trouble. I got it less than a second after it started. It's 37 that's getting to me. I'll figure it out yet, along with 30, 40, and 44.

[friendlyHunter]

And 38 didn't give me any trouble. I got it less than a second after it started.

Did I say 38? I meant 48, heh (fixed in above post). I have no clue what 38 is ><

[stevencoltrane]

Hey,

It's great that you are playing the game and apparently enjoying it. Thanks for the feedbacks! :smile:

I have to admit that it's also fun to read your reactions, already knowing the answers. :mrgreen: When you recognize the song but can't remember the game it's really a pain... but I think this is what makes the game fun, increasing the addictiveness.


Nice.

A surprising amount of Sega's Master System seems to be represented

Some selections that I recalled, I was not expecting, either.

Would I be correct in guessing there are no TG-16 selections, though?


Yeah. Here in Brazil the Master System was a commercial success, with good distribution, games translated to portuguese and even some exclusive titles. I couldn't avoid paying homage. :smile:

You are right, there are no TG-16 selections.


Also, #48 is not using the name of its US release! Had me stumped for the longest time...


Are you sure? I am pretty certain that I've included both Japanese and North-American names, in addition to even some spelling variations. :-?


to whoever made this: 42 is supposed to be one word not 2.


Looks like both the one and two words variants are correct spellings. I've added the one word version. Thanks!


But some REAL feedback: All the while I was thinking it'd be cool if games in the same row or column as each other all had something in common - it'd be fun to decipher what these commonalities are, and they'd serve as hints for those songs you just ALMOST know.


That's a really great feedback. I'll try to implement something like this in future versions. Thank you very much!

[Darklink42]

I got 23 of 50 46%.

the ones i got were: 3,5,7-10,13,14,17,18,20,22-24,26,28,33,35,39,42,45,48 and 49.

to whoever made this: 42 is supposed to be one word not 2.

and to anyone who likes this kinda thing: http://vgmq.garoux.net/
^much harder more variety, and less chance of cheating occuring. CHz and I have been going at vgmq since it opened...can be quite a challenge at times.
Well, I tried it, but I downloaded five songs and recognised none of them...
Although, I'm kind of curious as to what #28672 is, because I downloaded it, but skipped it later and suddenly couldn't go back...

[Raziellink]

30%. Not half bad.

EDIT: Wow, are the Coop and I the only ones who know #1?

[The Coop]

30%. Not half bad.

EDIT: Wow, are the Coop and I the only ones who know #1?

Not many people gave the game much of a chance. It's kind of an underrated jem (no folks, that's not a hint on any level :-P).

[mr.wholesome]

I got 38%overall i managed to get.

1,2,3,7,8,9,10,11,19,20,22,24,32,33,35,37,45,47,48 .
I know most of the Mega Drive ones. really rubbish with the 8 bit machines.

one complaint though.

number 23,41 what is the correct thing i should be typing?
I even went as far as to reference the songs on my computer just to be
certain and the game titles wont work.

Nice test though.

EDIT: i just realised number 33 came out on more than one console with a title resembling the platform in some way...sorry bud.

[The Dennis]

I got 32%, not bad! I could SWEAR I know #5 but I have the wrong answer. Me and my bro came to the same conclusion but it seems we're both wrong.

[stevencoltrane]

Game Pops enjoyed pretty good success, and I've decided to create a second version. Also, looks like a lot of people found the original game kinda difficult, so I've decided to put tips for it, too. Game Pops 2 and the original Game Pops with tips can be played at:

http://www.superguitarra.com.br/gamepops

Have fun!

[The Coop]

#39 needs to be more specific. It's answer right now is too general.

[Armoured Priest]

#39 needs to be more specific. It's answer right now is too general.
Agreed

10 char

[The Coop]

I'm up to 39 right now, with 2, 19, 22, 35, and 43 bugging me.

[stevencoltrane]

#39 needs to be more specific. It's answer right now is too general.

Indeed. Fixed.
The right (more specific) answer was also configured as correct but the generic one was left from an initial development phase.
Thanks for pointing that out.

[Wipomatic]

Haha, it's nice to be reminded of the Disney Master System games that I used to play with my dad when I was but a lad.

[Darklink42]

Haha, it's nice to be reminded of the Disney Master System games that I used to play with my dad when I was but a lad.

Wait, you mean you played #47 then? Wow, not too many people have played that one as far as I'm aware. While Disney, that game was actually pretty solid and I still enjoy it.

EDIT Apparently 31 is also the same game, just for a different system. Never played that one though.

[Sindra]

I got 12 out of 50, so 24%.

1,8,9,10,18,20,23,26,34,35,39,45


A bunch sounded familiar, and I was doing everything in my power not to check out the hints.

Edit: Ok, did the second one too, and am ashamed to say I only got 10% (11,22,29,32,50)...but I know 39 and it won't take my answers, and I know the tunes to both 47 & 48 but can't place the games.

[suzumebachi]

this thing is super broken in firefox.

[The Coop]

Works fine in FireFox for me. Do you have No Script or anything running?

[suzumebachi]

no. the applet seems to load, but it's just a white screen.. none of the buttons appear until you move your mouse over them, and typing in answers does absolutely nothing. and if you scroll up or down and back, the screen goes back to white again.

[Ramaniscence]

So...without hints I'm at 18 (36%). I was actually able to guess 22 based solely on the style of the first few seconds, and when the title didn't work by itself, I through a 2 in there for the win.

Edit: 27 with hints (54%). 36 annoys the crap out of me because I KNOW what it SOUNDS like, and the hint confirms it, but I got nothin'. :((

Also: Special thanks to starla for 48, and Garian for 42. COuldn't have done it without you guys!

Note: This is proof positive that I know more video game MUSIC than I do games themselves >_>

[suzumebachi]

OK i managed to at least get it functional, though it's still horribly broken. on my first try without hints I got 36 (72% - Did you used to record game tunes...). There's a few that I know but I just can't recall the game.

What I got right:
2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,17,18,20,22,23,24,26, 30,31,32,33,34,35,38,39,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49

What I done failed:
1,4,15,16,19,21,25,27,28,29,36,37,40,50

[stevencoltrane]

no. the applet seems to load, but it's just a white screen.. none of the buttons appear until you move your mouse over them, and typing in answers does absolutely nothing. and if you scroll up or down and back, the screen goes back to white again.

Another user reported exactly the same problem... :?
I was unable to reproduce it, but using another browser solved the issue for him. You didn't tell your what your JRE is, but probably installing a newer one could solve it, if you really want to go into the hassle... I use version 1.6.0_04 from Sun. The bytecode was compiled with version 1.4.2 and afterwards compatibility, though :-?

I know that Java isn't the most popular platform to do things like this (probably Flash is), but while I was motivated to create the game, I can't say the the same about learning Flash. :roll:

Fortunately most people are able to play it without major problems.

[Ramaniscence]

God, I finally got 36, and I hate myself for not realizing it earlier >_<

[zircon]

This is pretty hard.. harder than VGMQ, I think, which is exactly this kind of thing. My initial score was 21 (42%)... you'd think it would be higher after being a judge for three years, but I guess not :P

[The Coop]

Up to 41 on the second quiz (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, and 50), tying my score on the first one. Numbers 1, 35, 43, and 47 are getting to me (especially 35 and 43).

[Darklink42]

#1 isn't too hard if you've ever really played Nintendo games. Give you a hint, one of the regular posters here features the character from this game taking a walk in his sig.
PM me if you still don't get it.
#43 is also one that I know very well, and you should too if you keep up with recently remixed music. Well, relatively recently remixed music...
And interestingly enough, #47 is a game that I know as well, and I feel like everyone should give a try once in their lives. A hint is that it was a popular cartoon back in the early 90's.
Again, PM me if they drive you utterly mad.

[The Coop]

Oh sure, now I find hints after I've already bruised my brain getting those three :lol:

44 now, with 1, 43 and 47 added. #35 is driving me nuts, as I'm almost certain that I own the game (or at least played it more than a few times), and the music has a style and sound that I usually link to a given system and company. But so far, nothing's clicked. So it's pretty much that one, and #2 (namely because I was sure it was from a certain series, but I've typed in all the games from that series on that system, and none were right).

[Darklink42]

Thread necromancy go!

Whatever happened to these? I enjoyed the hell out of pummeling my brain trying to get some of them. Will there ever be more?

[atmuh]

no .

[Darklink42]

Sometimes, Atmuh, I think you just post replies for the sake of doing so...