Digg it! - Fans go pro: How OC ReMix put its stamp on Street Fighter II

[djpretzel]

Digg it! - Fans go pro: How OC ReMix put its stamp on Street Fighter II

http://digg.com/gaming_news/Fans_go_pro_how_OC_ReMix_put_its_stamp_on_Street_F ighter_II

*** We need your help spreading the word by digging the above article/interview!! ***


For those of you who haven't heard, OC ReMix is providing the remixed soundtrack to Capcom's Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, a high-definition remake of the classic fighter! The Digg above links to an article/interview over at Ars Technica - we need your help in getting the word out about this game and our involvement in it, since the game (currently in beta) is about to release in a few months on Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) and and PlayStation Network (PSN).

We've actually done three interviews:
Ars Technica: http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/ocremix.ars
Console Arcade: http://www.console-arcade.com/2008/07/17/overclocked-remix-on-street-fighter-ii-hd/
Fidget: http://www.fidgetonline.com/fidget/public/feature/28We've got more interviews coming up, but we need your help! Digg them, Slashdot them, blog them, LiveJournal them, Facebook them, MySpace them! Whatever you can do to spread the word on OC ReMix doing the Street Fighter HD Remix soundtrack, we'd be grateful for!

You can also stop by Capcom's official forums and let them know YOU LOVE OC REMIX doing this soundtrack:

http://www.capcom-unity.com/super_street_fighter_ii_turbo_hd_remix_beta_feedba ck/go/thread/view/7521/893041/HD_Remix_soundtrack_by_ocremixorg_How_do_you_like_ it

And if you know of any web, print, television or radio media that would be willing to talk with OC ReMix about Street Fighter HD Remix or our free video game music ReMixes, please let us know with an email. We'll send you free OCR bumper stickers! We believe this soundtrack is going to open the OC ReMix community's music up to a much broader audience, in a good way, and we're looking forward to sharing it with everyone when the game is released!

Thanks,

David Lloyd (djpretzel) & Larry Oji (Liontamer)
www.ocremix.org (http://www.ocremix.org)

[conker]

AWESOME!!! once i get my 360 fixed (or a new one) i will gladly spend points to get the game just for the soul fact of hearing your guys' remixes

[SnappleMan]

That's awesome news, but at least half of those songs are not up to snuff. I really hope the artists were forced to go back and improve their work.

[OA]

I hope a ton of people buy the game so poor Andy can afford some shoes. ;_;

[kupernikus]

I wasn't sure if I'd pick this game up since A I suck at fighting games, and B, Since I suck at them I cant play them for too long. But hell if its supporting our remixers. I'll pick it up for sure.

[Sir_NutS]

Nice interview. I hope this is just the first of many projects for OCR.

[CC Ricers]

A few people are already spinning this story into a negative light - such as "Capcom being too lazy to make their own music is supposed to be impressive?" and "Boo Capcom for taking advantage of its fans to do free work". I think it's a nice portfolio piece if you like to make music. And fans do stuff for free anwyays.

[CHz]

please lord jesus; capcom pay these people. the music is ok (weird as hell but ok); however, look at the wallpaper on Big Giant Circles (Jimmy Hinson)'s wall. IT HAS PONIES and TRAINS and little SOLDIERS and LETTER BLOCKS. dude is obviously still in mom's basement. help him help himself capcom, please. Andrew Aversa can't afford PANTS?! my god, the humanity.
I am dying.

[SnappleMan]

A few people are already spinning this story into a negative light - such as "Capcom being too lazy to make their own music is supposed to be impressive?" and "Boo Capcom for taking advantage of its fans to do free work". I think it's a nice portfolio piece if you like to make music. And fans do stuff for free anwyays.


Capcom has nothing to do with the game other than licensing out the rights. But yeah, I do hope this is the first in many OCR scored games. As much as the BotA songs don't fit a fighting game, they'd still be better than the poor sounding shit some "official" composer can put out (these days at least).

[Liontamer]

I am dying.

Jimmy owns his house. He just didn't care about ripping down the existing wallpaper.

As for Andy not having pants, maybe he's a nudist in training. But I wouldn't wanna see it. Hairy. SnappleMan might. :lol:

[zircon]

Those are shorts! SHORTS!

http://www.youngandtrendy.ca/store2/images/pt_501.jpeg

[SnappleMan]

The band was either hugging your nipple or you had em rolled up, because we were an inch away from a testicle sighting.

[JH Sounds]

Those are shorts! SHORTS!

http://www.youngandtrendy.ca/store2/images/pt_501.jpeg

hahahahaha

[José the Bronx Rican]

Ars Technica: no link to my site? FAIL.

I probably prefer they didn't, however, because once again the next update will seem to have taken a full year when it finally does happen. (Soon, promise!)

[Groovemaster303]

I think it's one of the best things to happen in the video game music scene in a long time.
Anyone else fed up with licensed music (EA sports anyone?) and orchestral soundtracks.

As for people saying Capcom are lazy and taking advantage... I totally disagree.
If SF2HDR acts as a springboard to better things for everyone involved in the project, It would be the icing on the cake.
If not, well hey at least you can say you contributed to one of the best gaming franchises in VG history.

Respect to you all.

[SnappleMan]

Agreed, we need more recognition for all the hard work we do here.

[The Pezman]

Those are shorts! SHORTS!

http://www.youngandtrendy.ca/store2/images/pt_501.jpeg
You just can't put your legs away, now can you?

[Tricklozen]

Those are shorts! SHORTS!

http://www.youngandtrendy.ca/store2/images/pt_501.jpeg

Somehow, I knew this would be mentioned as I saw that picture in the interview. :p


Congrats. Keeps taking off. err.. I mean, taking off in another clothed, err context.

[Thin Crust]

Ok, somethings not right. Here's BGC's workspace from the article.
http://media.arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.media/circles.jpg

And here's what we see from the funny pictures thread.

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa23/biggiantcircles2/sloppycomputer.jpg

This is supposed to be the same person?

From this page.
http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9160&page=9

[dfcentre]

In Adelaide that there pile-o-trash would be worth a handsome $40 at least! Nice work...

What awesome news!!! Where will we be able to download samples of this collection. Will the game be released for PS3 ?? I want to buy!!

[nesper]

how many songs from bota got axed?

[big giant circles]

digged and dugged.

i srsly need new wallpaper...

*EDIT*

lmao, didn't even see the bit over at the ars technica forums! XD

[Shhteve]

I dug it. I really hope this passes through officially -- it'd be absolutely amazing to see my community represented in something as iconic as Street Fighter.

[deadfrog]

Congrats, dudes. This will truly be one of the most significant and immortal pieces of our pop-culture to which OCR could ever have possibly contributed. It's an incredible gig to score and I don't doubt for a second that the soundtrack will be amazing and classic... and it needs to be: HD Remix (a.k.a. SFHD) is poised to stand the test of time.

I'm sure you're all familiar with SF in general, but I wanted to explain this "immortality" in detail for anyone here who hasn't looked into the hardcore (competitive) fighting game scene.

SF2 is the game that defined its genre, the very first game to really make the versus fighter its very own genre of game. The genre itself is one of the few genres that is still commercially viable today without having had any fundamental alterations to its format since that conception. The original Super Turbo (abbr. ST) is overwhelmingly considered the definitive version of SF2 by the community. People still flock to ST for tournaments almost fifteen years since the release of that specific iteration, and almost twenty years since the first SF2! Very few other fighting games can boast anything this impressive. Years younger than StarCraft and Counter-Strike, I actually don't think there are any other video games its age that still hold such a large active player-base, and it's shown no signs of dying any time soon. Despite waxes and wanes in popularity over the years, fighting games today are still thriving. The vast majority of the fighting game community expects that, assuming it all plays as well as it seems like it will, HD Remix will replace ST and become the defacto SF2.

HD Remix will in all likelihood be one of the very few titles in the history of gaming that will still be widely played years (probably decades) after its release. It's as nerdy as it is epic. OCR has certainly become somewhat legendary in its own right, but I want to emphasize that it will now be prominently featured in something that will last (in the eyes of our modern civilization) forever.

[collect_the_blu]

This remix is excellent! I'm an amateur mixed martial artist, and I've decided to use Balrog's theme as the music that I enter the ring/cage to.

[Bigfoot]

Yay, Kotaku'd

http://kotaku.com/5028486/fans-made-super-sf-ii-tubro-hd-remix-soundtrack

[Orange Pylon]

Holy crap. I couldn't believe it when I read the GI article about OCR. This is a great opportunity for you guys, and I'm extraordinarily proud to have been a part of this community at one point.

I don't post here much anymore, but I still enjoy the occasional ReMix, and I have a good deal of respect for some of the talent I've heard here over the last six years or so. This community has had its fair share of conflict and drama, but none of that really matters when you have such talented musicians putting out quality music from my favorite hobby. Keep up the good work OCR, and I look forward to hearing your stuff in the new SF2!

[muzikal-phoenix]

wow...
OCR mixin' it with SF


cant wait to listen: should be awesome

[John Revoredo]

OMFGODHELLYEAH

[Kizyr]

Ok, Digged (joined Digg just for this).

I'm looking forward to hearing how this all turns out. Particularly all the ending themes. KF

[Webbut]

i read about this in GI i was really excited now i need a 360 so i can support

[reelmojo]

I just got the Beta mostly just to hear the OCR music in game. I played about 5 matches and didn't win one... I'm reminded as to how much I suck at Street Fighter.

As far as the ending themes go, can anyone say whether or not Blood on the Asphault (Richter Mix) will still be used as Guile's ending theme? That's one of the few OCR tracks that I add into non-OCR playlists consistently. I recently played it for my girlfriend and she really liked it too. If not the Richter Mix then perhaps there will be a new mix that includes Shael's vocals?