The Wily Castle Remix Gauntlet 2011

[DarkeSword]

The Wily Castle Remix Gauntlet 2011

Introduction
Mega Man's fight for everlasting peace has touched the robotic hearts of Robot Masters everywhere! The time has come for the Robot Masters to band together and rise up against the oppressive rule of the evil Dr. Wily! Only through the use of the wickedest rock, the phattest of beats, and the sweetest of sounds will the Robot Masters be able to journey through Wily's Castles, racing against their brethren to defeat the evil tyrant!

The Wily Castle Remix Gauntlet (WCRG) is a team-based remix competition. Each remixer will choose a Robot Master, and then remixers will form teams of three.


At the start of every round, I will reveal the Wily Castle theme, and the team-members will decide who will be the remixer for that round. All team members must remix for a round before there can be repeats.
The chosen remixer will then write a single remix using both their Robot Master's theme and the Wily Castle theme for that round. The other team members are allowed to help with production, playing instruments, etc., but the chosen remixer must act as the primary artist/arranger. The easiest way to think of this is that you are taking turns remixing for your team every week.
At the end of the round, voters will rank their top three entries, and placing entries will receive points.
At the end of the competition, points will be tallied, and the team with the most points wins.

Current News
The Wily Castle Remix Gauntlet scores have finally been tallied up! Here's the final ranking for the teams!


Block Rockmen Beats - 61
The Hard Men - 58

Bad Guy Robots from Mega Man - 55
Blue Bomber Brotherhood - 46
The Gentlemaster's Club - 45
The Concrete Men - 43
The Mega Ballers - 34
The Beat Busters - 18
Cold Steel - 16
The Skull Men - 16
Energy Tank - 13
Dr. Light's Luminosity Legion - 8


Check the Roster and Scoreboard (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0Ahj26_pb-xdxdGdhZzhsY1A0V3ZtOU1hOXNjdE43ZHc&single=true&gid=6&output=html) for round to round points.

For anyone interested in raw tallies, this is the sheet I'm using (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AuKjMgHZXcEddGtrOXUzMGhpbmgtUndFYlpEQ0lfYlE&output=html), graciously provided by SectorZ, with improvements made by myself.

Congratulations to all competitors for an incredible competition, and especially to the folks that came out on top!

Archive
The Wily Castle Remix Gauntlet 2011
Round 1 - Mega Man 10, Wily Stage 1 (http://darkesword.com/wcrg/WCRG2011%20-%20Round%201.zip)
Round 2 - Mega Man 2, Wily Stage 1 (http://darkesword.com/wcrg/WCRG2011%20-%20Round%202.zip)
Round 3 - Mega Man 5, Wily Stage (http://darkesword.com/wcrg/WCRG2011%20-%20Round%203.zip)
Round 4 - Mega Man 6, Mr. X Fortress (http://darkesword.com/wcrg/WCRG2011%20-%20Round%204.zip)
Round 5 - Mega Man 8, Wily Tower 2 (http://darkesword.com/wcrg/WCRG2011%20-%20Round%205.zip)
Round 6 - Mega Man 4, Cossack Fortress 2 (http://darkesword.com/wcrg/WCRG2011%20-%20Round%206.zip)
Round 7 - Mega Man 7, Wily Stage 4 (http://darkesword.com/wcrg/WCRG2011%20-%20Round%207.zip)
Round 8 - Mega Man, Wily Tower (http://darkesword.com/wcrg/WCRG2011%20-%20Round%208.zip)
Round 9 - Mega Man 9, Wily Stage 2 (http://darkesword.com/wcrg/WCRG2011%20-%20Round%209.zip)
Round 10 - The Wily Machine (http://darkesword.com/wcrg/WCRG2011%20-%20Round%2010.zip)

Past Competitions
The Grand Robot Master Remix Battle 2011 - Final Release (http://darkesword.com/ocr-grmrb/2011/grmrb-2011-final-release.zip)
The Grand Maverick Remix Battle 2010 - Final Release (http://darkesword.com/gmrb/The%20Grand%20Maverick%20Remix%20Battle%202010.zip )
The Grand Robot Master Remix Battle 2010 - Final Release (http://darkesword.com/ocr-grmrb/2010/archives/grmrb2010-final-release.zip)

Submissions and File Name Rules
All remixers must PM me a link to their remix before the end of the round. Don't send it to me via AIM, don't email it to me, don't mail me a CD that you burned your mix on, don't call me up and play it for me on the phone. Upload it to a reliable file host and send me a PM with the link.

File names must be in the following format:
Team Name - Artist - Title (Robot Master in Wily Stage).mp3

For example: Everlasting Peace - DarkeSword - Imitation System (Fake Man in Wily Castle 10-1).mp3
If one team member helps you with your entry in a significant way and you want to give him or her credit, add his or her name as follows: Everlasting Peace - DarkeSword feat. OA - Imitation System (Fake Man in Wily Castle 10-1).mp3
If both team members help you with your entry in a significant way and you want to give them credit, add their names as follows: Everlasting Peace - DarkeSword feat. OA & DragonAvenger - Imitation System (Fake Man in Wily Castle 10-1).mp3
Notes:

I will tell you exactly what you need to write for the Wily Stage part of the file name every week.
Robot Master names are two words. Centaur Man, not Centaurman.
Team names, Robot Master names, and Wily Stages need to be capitalized properly. Artist names and remix titles can be whatever case you want.
Put spaces on both sides of the hyphens between Team Name, Artist, and Title.

I am dead serious about file names guys. You need to make sure you follow the format exactly, because I use the file names to make sure that all the metadata is correct when I re-tag everything properly. It is a massive pain sitting there renaming, re-spacing, and reformatting so that everything works properly with mp3tag's file-name-to-tag tools, and ultimately it means that when you all do it right, I can get the music up for voting way faster.

If you or your team repeatedly submits remixes with bad file names, you will be disqualified from further rounds, I will award you no points, and may God have mercy on your souls.

Voting
Voting is conducted publicly in the social group (http://ocremix.org/forums/group.php?groupid=13). Every week, a thread will be created for the most recently completed round of remixing. Voters should post their top three remixes in the thread as follows:


first place vote
second place vote
third place vote

Competition participants should not place their own team's remix in their rankings, regardless of whether they remix for that round or not. However, by voting, they will earn a first place vote for their team's remix. If you are on a team, please post what team you are on in your vote so I can make sure your team gets your voting bonus.

Do not post reviews for remixes in the voting thread. Post reviews here in the main WCRG thread.

Please consider arrangement, production, and enjoyability when casting your votes.

FAQ
So do I just pick a Robot Master? Is it first-come-first-served?
I'll be doing a draft for Robot Master selection. If you're planning on participating, please post a list of five Robot Masters you're interested in claiming, in the order of preference. Choose any Robot Master from the following games:


Mega Man 1-6 (NES)
Mega Man 7 (SNES)
Mega Man 8 (PSX/Saturn)
Mega Man 9-10 (DLC)
Mega Man and Bass (SNES/GBA)
Mega Man Powered Up (PSP)

Once everyone posts their lists, I'll go through and assign everyone their first-pick, resolving any conflicts with a coin-toss and moving down the lists as necessary. You will only be assigned one Robot Master for the competition. Every team member must post their own five picks.

Are you assigning teams or do we get to make our own?
I won't be assigning teams. Please feel free to form a team with your friends or artists that you already work well with.

Can we have team names?
Team names need to be Mega Man themed and rated E for Everyone; keep it clean, folks. Some examples of good team names: The Mega Man Killers, The Yellow Devils, Team Metool, ENERGY*TANK, etc. Stuff like that.

Wait, so we have to all collaborate every week on a remix?
Not at all. The whole idea is that each team member will take their turn at remixing. Collaboration is not required at all; in fact, I really want to avoid one single guy carrying the entire team every week throughout the competition. That's not how this is supposed to work, and I'm trusting everyone to play by the rules and make sure that the primary remixer is changing every round.

How many rounds are there?
I'm planning on running six rounds; possibly nine, with maybe some special rounds thrown in, depending on how the competition is going. Each round will be one week long, and because remixers are rotating every round, the rounds will run continuously, week to week; as soon as one round ends, the voting stage and the next round will start together.

Why are you doing this instead of another Grand Robot Master Remix Battle?
I wanted to try something new. This competition is a little different in that it's not a tournament. There is no elimination. If you're in it at the start, you're in it until the end, but at the same time, the schedule is not as grueling because team members will rotate as the primary remixers. I think a team based competition will be pretty fun, and while it might yield less music overall, I think the quality will still be pretty high. Plus people like the Wily Castle themes, so I figured it would be nice to do something with that.

I'm not a remixer but I want to take part somehow. What can I do to help?
We need sigs and artwork and stuff, so if you're good with The Photoshop, that'd be a big help. Also spread the word and let the internet know what's going on.

[Abadoss]

Is there a limit to the size of a team?

[DarkeSword]

Teams need to be three people. :|

[SuperiorX]

Oh this sounds absolutely fantastic Darke. I'm free this time, so I will definitely participate. I'll post my Robot Master choices when I get home from work. Anyone want to team up?

[Amphibious]

To clarify, this isn't just for posted remixers is it? The GRMRB had some people who weren't posted as far as I recall, so I assume they are allowed to participate in this one as well. I'm definitely interested.

[WillRock]

Anyone interested in teaming up with me? Lets rock this Remix Gauntlet!

[Rexy]

I'm up for it! I'll have my robot master list sent through, and if anyone's interested in collabing with me, give me a knock ^_^

[Chernabogue]

I'm in, if someone is interested in having me. :)

@Darke: Maybe you should make a list of interested people. This way other members will be able to ask interested people to work with them. Just throwing an idea. :wink:

[Rexy]

While I'm here, I've worked out a list. First of all, a bit of lulz from discussing the whole thing with Shariq and Will 2 weeks ago:

01[20:25] <+Rexy> you know, just for irony, if I'm still sneezing like hell by the time the compo starts I know exactly WHAT robot master I'd be picking:
01[20:25] <+Rexy> cold man
06[20:26] * +Rexy rimshots

Although, I'm feeling a little better now so that's out of the question. :razz: Anyway, my five from highest priority downwards:

1 - Plant Man [MM6]
2 - Magma Man [MM9]
3 - Top Man [MM3]
4 - Wood Man [MM2]
5 - Guts Man [MM1]

[Prophecy]

I have a team. It's myself, AkumajoBelmont and RoeTaKa. We are still coming up with a name.

[DarkeSword]

To clarify, this isn't just for posted remixers is it? The GRMRB had some people who weren't posted as far as I recall, so I assume they are allowed to participate in this one as well. I'm definitely interested.
Anyone can participate.

[prophetik]

i'd be up for teaming up with someone who is interested. let me know if you're up for something =)

[orlouge82]

I'm going to take a couple of weeks off before I start my next competition. Grand Maverick Remix Battle will be pushed off a bit to make room for what I have planned for the fall. It's a bit of a different format and may possibly yield less music overall, but I think it'll be really fun for a lot of people.

Rest assured, I will be doing another GMRB; if not this year, then very early next year (think January).

I'm assuming that this is "what [you] [had] planned for the fall"? As awesome as this is going to be, are we still going to have the Maverick battle?

[LuketheXjesse]

I am 100% down. If anyone wants me on board, reach me on IRC or send me a PM.

[DarkeSword]

I'm assuming that this is "what [you] [had] planned for the fall"? As awesome as this is going to be, are we still going to have the Maverick battle?
Yes, GMRB will be a few weeks after this competition is done (probably in January/February-ish), and there'll be another GRMRB next year as well (Summer-ish). If this works out, we'll do another WCRG too next year.

[orlouge82]

Yes, GMRB will be a few weeks after this competition is done (probably in January/February-ish), and there'll be another GRMRB next year as well (Summer-ish). If this works out, we'll do another WCRG too next year.

Awesome. Awesome to the max.

[LuketheXjesse]

My Robot Master Picks are the following:

Skull Man
Pharaoh Man
Dive Man
Blizzard Man
Shade Man

[SuperiorX]

So it says our Robot Masters must be picked by Saturday, October 22nd. Does that mean the competition will be starting the week of the 23rd, or will it be the week after? I'll be out of town a few days the week of Oct. 23, so I'm just thinking logistics. Thanks Darke.

[Chernabogue]

Here we go:
1. Crash Man
2. Air Man
3. Pharaoh Man
4. Skull Man
5. Fire Man

[Rozovian]

Props on the idea, Darke. :D

Hm...

[DarkeSword]

So it says our Robot Masters must be picked by Saturday, October 22nd. Does that mean the competition will be starting the week of the 23rd, or will it be the week after? I'll be out of town a few days the week of Oct. 23, so I'm just thinking logistics. Thanks Darke.
No, it will probably start a week after or so. Not sure yet.

[Mirby]

Hey Darke, I could help with the graphical side of things. I've got a few ideas for some already.

[Neblix]

Flash Man
Tornado Man
Ground Man
Metal Man
Galaxy Man

[WillRock]

My Five Robot Master Picks.

Crash Man
Air Man
Magnet Man
Skull Man
Wood Man

Nearly got a group together, its only a matter of time :D

[Amphibious]

Sweet, if anyone is interested in having me on their team I would love to :D Would definitely like to experiment a lot with this contest. Let me know!

Here are my picks:

1) Shadow Man
2) Wave Man
3) Tomahawk Man
4) Astro Man
5) Gemini Man

[prophetik]

jordan, team with me!

we would still need one then.

[Mirby]

Here's a few WIP sigs I just whipped up (no pun intended).
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/dakirbymaster/WCRG%20Sigs/wcrg2.png
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/dakirbymaster/WCRG%20Sigs/wcrg3.png
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/dakirbymaster/WCRG%20Sigs/wcrg4.png

Of course, once teams are chosen, I can do my best to make custom team-based sigs too. Already got ideas for those too.

[plovianx]

Is this just Wily Castle themes, or is it also pseudo-Wily Castle themes?

i.e. Dr. Cossack's Citadel, ProtoMan's Castle, King's Fortress, Mr. X's Castle

That last one technically is a Wily Stage, since, well, if you've played the game you know why.

I hope at least Mr. X's Castle counts because its Stage 1 music is awesome.

[WillRock]

Ok, I've got a team together!

Nutritious, halc, and myself.

Together, we are....

Halctritious Rock

Get exited! :D

[Ectogemia]

I'm in. Who needs meeeeeeeee

[Gario]

Okay Prophetic, I'll join your posse.

I'll have my five picks up shortly. Interesting idea - no elimination this time around. :nicework:

[Mirby]

Ok, I've got a team together!

Nutritious, halc, and myself.

Together, we are....

Halctritious Rock

Get exited! :D

Shall I make your custom sig image now, or wait until your 'bots are picked? :D

[SuperiorX]

Ok, I think these will be my picks:

1. Needle Man
2. Dive Man
3. Top Man
4. Metal Man
5. Burst Man

Anyone interested in joining a team? PM me if you want to discuss.

I've never collaborated with anyone before so I'm a little unsure as to the best way to do this. Do people find it easier if everyone uses the same software to exchange project files (but then I guess that also means everyone needs to have the same plugins and VSTs)? Or just offer suggestions? Or is there a better way, just curious?

[DarkeSword]

Ok, I've got a team together!

Nutritious, halc, and myself.

Together, we are....

Halctritious Rock

Get exited! :D
Team name needs to be megaman themed. :|

[DarkeSword]

Ok, I think these will be my picks:

1. Needle Man
2. Dive Man
3. Top Man
4. Metal Man
5. Burst Man

Anyone interested in joining a team? PM me if you want to discuss.

I've never collaborated with anyone before so I'm a little unsure as to the best way to do this. Do people find it easier if everyone uses the same software to exchange project files (but then I guess that also means everyone needs to have the same plugins and VSTs)? Or just offer suggestions? Or is there a better way, just curious?
Please read the first post thoroughly. You don't have to collaborate on anything. You're just taking turns.

[orlouge82]

Team name needs to be megaman themed. :|

Halctritious Rockman?

[SuperiorX]

Please read the first post thoroughly. You don't have to collaborate on anything. You're just taking turns.

I did, but you said the other team members could help with production, playing instruments, etc. So I was just wondering what the best/easiest way is to collaborate with other remixers, if I wanted help with production.

[Neblix]

I did, but you said the other team members could help with production, playing instruments, etc. So I was just wondering what the best/easiest way is to collaborate with other remixers, if I wanted help with production.
If you wanted production help, you could send stems (renderings of each instrument individually) to someone else as wav files to minimize project software conflict.

[Sir_NutS]

Well... I used to do stuff with sadorf, but he's not around much anymore D:. So I guess I'm alone for this QQ.

If you want to include me in a team or something, here are my picks:

1-Plant Man
2-Blizzard Man
3-Wood Man
4-Gravity Man
5-Bubble Man

EDIT: Prophetik and Gario, if you need one more I'll be glad to join.

[Gario]

Team name needs to be megaman themed. :|

Halctritious Rockman

You're welcome.

[prophetik]

Well... I used to do stuff with sadorf, but he's not around much anymore D:. So I guess I'm alone for this QQ.

If you want to include me in a team or something, here are my picks:

1-Plant Man
2-Blizzard Man
3-Wood Man
4-Gravity Man
5-Bubble Man

EDIT: Prophetik and Gario, if you need one more I'll be glad to join.

pick good songs for me so i don't have to research, and i'd be up for this. as long as you finish a song for once, sir_nuts!

[Xarnax42]

I'm very much interested in this but would be pretty much out of commission most of December. After the first round of mixing, are you going straight to the second, or will there be a full period of voting in between? (And I'm assuming the rounds are one week, yes?) Basically, I'm trying to figure out if it's feasible for me to contribute enough without leaving a team hanging at the end, or if I'm just going to have to enjoy the awesome music from the sidelines this time around.

[SuperiorX]

pick good songs for me so i don't have to research, and i'd be up for this. as long as you finish a song for once, sir_nuts!

What, you don't want Spring Man again? And I think Sir_Nuts finished all his tracks except 1 from the GRMRB :whatevaa:

[C7]

Hey, I'd love to join up on a team. I'll post my top 5 in a little bit, but I wanted to throw my post in here. I had a track on Rockin' Sockin' Cinder Blockin' and some other stuff on adamprack.com (http://www.adamprack.com) for the people who haven't heard anything of mine.

Alright, here we go:

1. Chill man
2. Splash woman
3. Galaxy man
4. Metal Man
5. Ice Man

[orlouge82]

pick good songs for me so i don't have to research, and i'd be up for this. as long as you finish a song for once, sir_nuts!

Here are some of my suggestions in no particular order:

Tenguman (Saturn Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTlK3Svd94g

Time Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfL5NoUMvbU

Dust Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1SzqrhOAGY

Wind Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXGBC7jpmF0

Needle Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbLpD0lDRio

[orlouge82]

Halctritious Rockman?

Halctritious Rockman

You're welcome.

Beat you to it.

[Xarnax42]

Get exited! :D

Trying to kick us all out before we even show up, eh?:tomatoface:

P.S. I am excited. There's some serious firepower in that group, and I'm really intrigued to see how your three distinct styles come together.

[Sir_NutS]

pick good songs for me so i don't have to research, and i'd be up for this. as long as you finish a song for once, sir_nuts!

Hey I finished all my tracks except for one and that was a busy week! which I guess can't happen in this compo because we will rotate.

Now we just need a team name...

EDIT: as for tracks for you, here are some of my personal favorites:

Tornado Man, Dust Man, Freeze man, Metal Man, Snake Man, Burst Man, Heat Man, Flash Man, Air Man, Needle Man, Skull Man. Pick your five :P.

[Amphibious]

pick good songs for me so i don't have to research, and i'd be up for this. as long as you finish a song for once, sir_nuts!

Wait, so is it you, Gario and Sir_NutS then? D:
Little old me will still need a team if that's the case.

[SilvernixSP]

Wow that's a great idea you got there Darke, I'm gonna look foward for this.

[SectorZ]

Here are some of my suggestions in no particular order:

Tenguman (Saturn Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTlK3Svd94g


Ooooh, I second Saturn's Tengu Man. No one ever thinks about that one.

[AMT]

Count me in! My list:

-Shade Man
-Pirate Man
-Tornado Man
-Skull Man
-Frost Man

I'm on a team with Neblix. Not sure who our third is.

[Rexy]

Do you think the thread would benefit from having a list of applicants otherwise not in teams? I'm sure it may help a lot of us that still don't have partners/a stable lineup yet.

As for me, I have 2 offers so far, but neither of them want to work with each other. So I guess I'm going to struggle in regards to putting a team together. :/

(and before anyone asks about the 5am post, I can't sleep o.O)

[Zerothemaster]

I'M SO IN ON THIS

I'll join whoever wants me. I don't care.

blahblahPMmeblahblah

Will post picks later :3

[Sir_NutS]

You can also try and contact some of the previous GRMRB mixers, that's what I was going to do anyways. Off the top of my head: Prototyperaptor, Theguitarheroe, Anti-Syne, Hylian Lemon, BlackPanther, Mainfinger, Pixelwave and Rozovian haven't shown up yet and they all were in the previous competition.

[prophetik]

Wait, so is it you, Gario and Sir_NutS then? D:
Little old me will still need a team if that's the case.

jordan we both know that you're not even good at LoL, let alone this musicking thing :<

as for tracks, here's mine: Tornado Man, Dust Man, Freeze man, Metal Man, Snake Man

[Zerothemaster]

Wait, so is it you, Gario and Sir_NutS then? D:
Little old me will still need a team if that's the case.

I will take you on, if you want crappy ol' me.

[Amphibious]

jordan we both know that you're not even good at LoL, let alone this musicking thing :<


D: My heart is broken.

Do you think the thread would benefit from having a list of applicants otherwise not in teams? I'm sure it may help a lot of us that still don't have partners/a stable lineup yet.

Yeah I think that'd be good. I'm relatively new around here and don't really feel comfortable asking around to peoples, so being on a nice little list would help with recruitment I imagine.

*EDIT:
I will take you on, if you want crappy ol' me.

Hey I'm no superstar myself, so we can give it a shot. Guess we just need a third then.

[prophetik]

D: My heart is broken.

because you never play LoL with me!

[Prophecy]

1. Yamato Man
2. Shade Man
3. Centaur Man
4. Dust Man
5. Metal Man

[halc]

blade man
chill man
shade man
sheep man
air man

[LuketheXjesse]

Got Jakesnke17 on board my team, just need one more.

[Chernabogue]

Got Jakesnke17 on board my team, just need one more.
I'm still looking for a team, so if you want a Shizzie fellow, I'm all in. 8)

[Phonetic Hero]

I'm so down for this

I'm in. Who needs meeeeeeeee

Hello Ecto, I lieks ur sexy-tune-chippies, wanta team wif me?

Pretty much anyone who wants to team with me I'm down. I just want to expand my own repertoire a bit and pay homage to some kickass games. If you want listens, I have links, just PM me

AS FOR MY PICKS

Charge Man
Tengu Man (Saturn)
Stone Man
Dust Man
Wind Man

[Neblix]

Waiting on a decision from someone for a third, but yes, AMT is alliance-ing with me.

[C7]

Hey I'm no superstar myself, so we can give it a shot. Guess we just need a third then.

Up for me for a third?

[Bundeslang]

Awesome idea. I'll keep an eye on this and try to vote for every round

[Ectogemia]

Ecto still needs team.

[DarkeSword]

I'm very much interested in this but would be pretty much out of commission most of December. After the first round of mixing, are you going straight to the second, or will there be a full period of voting in between? (And I'm assuming the rounds are one week, yes?) Basically, I'm trying to figure out if it's feasible for me to contribute enough without leaving a team hanging at the end, or if I'm just going to have to enjoy the awesome music from the sidelines this time around.
You only have to mix for one round in a set of three rounds. Rounds are every week.

Also I'm serious about the team names. Gotta be something from Mega Man, not a combination of your artist names. This is not difficult. If you can't think of one I'll give you one.

First post is updated with rosters and picks, just for my own tracking purposes. Check the sheets, make sure it's all correct.

[Hylian Lemon]

Looks like I'm teaming up with Rexy and Brandon Strader! If we have a name, I don't know it yet.

My picks:

1. Crystal Man
2. Hornet Man
3. Slash Man
4. Commando Man
5. Spark Man

[Zerothemaster]

Up for me for a third?

I'm good with it if Amphibious is good with it.

[Hylian Lemon]

Current Teams and Picks (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0Ahj26_pb-xdxdGdhZzhsY1A0V3ZtOU1hOXNjdE43ZHc&output=html)
In case we end up getting down to my third pick (which probably won't happen, but still), it's Slash Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfDZmdtrZ68), not Splash Woman. Just to clarify.

[DarkeSword]

Fixed. It will update in 5 min.

[Nekofrog]

Who wants me on their team?

[SuperiorX]

So I've been slacking and haven't gotten myself on a team yet. Luke, do you still need someone or are you teaming with Chernabouge?

Looks like Nekofrog and Ecto need teams too?

[Xarnax42]

I'll throw my name into the pot. Teammates pending.

1. Spark Man
2. Wind Man
3. Bright Man
4. Cut Man
5. Quick Man

[Zerothemaster]

From reading the rules, I assume I can't pick themes from Mega Man II or Mega Man V? Just checking, because I like those soundtracks.

[Phonetic Hero]

Ecto and I need a third, if anyone wants dibs

[Zerothemaster]

BTW My picks (will change if GB games are allowed)

Search Man
Hornet Man
Tomahawk Man
Magnet Man
Galaxy Man

[AkumajoBelmont]

My picks:

1 - Cold Man
2 - Splash Woman
3 - Hornet Man
4 - Crystal Man
5 - Dynamo Man

[DarkeSword]

Ballade isn't a Robot Master, can't pick him. Also why are you picking Bond Man? Bond Man isn't in any games and doesn't have stage music. :|

GB games are not allowed either, for clarification.

[AkumajoBelmont]

Ballade isn't a Robot Master, can't pick him.

GB games are not allowed either, for clarification.

Damn... back to the picking again haha. Can you tell Ima don't play MM games?

EDIT: and fixed

[LuketheXjesse]

Who the fuck is Bond Man?

[AkumajoBelmont]

Who the fuck is Bond Man?

Also fixed. I thought I found a Bond Man theme on YouTube... turns out the music wasn't it.

[LuketheXjesse]

http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Robot_Master

[Cyril the Wolf]

PM Me if you want me on your team.

Also, I dunno what Robot Master, but for now It'll be either Shade Man, Cloud Man, Pharaoh Man, Snake Man or... what the hell, Crash Man

[LuketheXjesse]

You have to pick up to 5, dawg.

[Neblix]

You have to pick up to 5, dawg.

He picked 5.

[SuperiorX]

Who the fuck is Bond Man?

Bond Man. James Bond Man.

He's a secret spy robot master. Duh.

[orlouge82]

Bond Man. James Bond Man.

He's a secret spy robot master. Duh.

Maybe he was thinking of a bail bondsman?

[Brandon Strader]

Splash Woman
Crystal Man
Electric Man
Shade Man
Top Man

[Amphibious]

I'm good with it if Amphibious is good with it.

Works for me. Amphibious, Zerothemaster, and C7 shall be our team.

Name pending.

[Zerothemaster]

Mega Man Knowledge Man To The RESCUEEEeeeee

Bond Man was a prototype robot master for the original Mega Man game, but was not included because they decided to only have six RMs instead of 8.

http://www.themmnetwork.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bond_Man

You probably heard a fan version, I remember hearing that too.

[Nutritious]

Napalm Man
Gravity Man
Wave Man
Snake Man
Metal Man

[SuperiorX]

Ecto and I need a third, if anyone wants dibs

I'll team up with you guys if you want.

[Phonetic Hero]

Hell yeuh, so I suppose it's me, Ecto, and SuperiorX. So, team name: Rock-hard for Rockman. Oh wait, you said E-rated, right...? So.. I guess I'll get back to you on that haha

pH

[SuperiorX]

Hell yeuh, so I suppose it's me, Ecto, and SuperiorX. So, team name: Rock-hard for Rockman. Oh wait, you said E-rated, right...? So.. I guess I'll get back to you on that haha

pH

Awesome. Not sure on the team name though... :whatevaa:

[Prophecy]

My team has picked a name. We are The Concrete Men.

[Ectogemia]

pH & SuperiorX: name = what?

My idea: The Capitals of Science.

Totally retarded and remote reference to Yamoto Man's level (or was it Knight Man's?), but totally retarded enough to be our name.

[SuperiorX]

pH & SuperiorX: name = what?

My idea: The Capitals of Science.

Totally retarded and remote reference to Yamoto Man's level (or was it Knight Man's?), but totally retarded enough to be our name.

We could name ourselves after a weapon or item, like "The Mega Busters" (my fav), "The E*Tanks", or some combination of each of our Robot Masters weapons, once we know what they are.

[Phonetic Hero]

pH & SuperiorX: name = what?

My idea: The Capitals of Science.

Totally retarded and remote reference to Yamoto Man's level (or was it Knight Man's?), but totally retarded enough to be our name.

Oh hell yeah, I'm TOTALLY down for a TOTALLY retarded reference, as long as "science" is in all caps to reference THIS gem as well as an obscure Mega Man level name: SCIENCE (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/science/)

SCIENCE!!!!!!!!
SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!

EDIT: Oh, and Ecto, you gotta choose your 5 rob'ts

[SuperiorX]

Dr. Light blinded us with science?

[Ectogemia]

CAPITALS OF SCIENCE!!!! = name?

Anyway, my robots are:

1. Flash Man
2. Spark Man
3. Elec Man
4. Magnet Man
5. Crystal Man

[Abadoss]

Oh hell yeah, I'm TOTALLY down for a TOTALLY retarded reference, as long as "science" is in all caps to reference THIS gem as well as an obscure Mega Man level name: SCIENCE (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/science/)

SCIENCE!!!!!!!!
SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!

EDIT: Oh, and Ecto, you gotta choose your 5 rob'ts

That's not that obscure. It's just Centaur Man's stage...

[Ectogemia]

That's not that obscure. It's just Centaur Man's stage...

CENTAUR MAN. Here I was thinking it was Yamoto Man.

Regardless, "The Capital of Science" is such an awesomely stupid location.

[Neblix]

1. Flash Man
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4691/fuuuuuuuu.jpg

[zach72]

My robot picks:

1. Fire Man
2. Snake Man
3. Wave Man
4. Wind Man
5. Top Man


I'm up for teaming up with anyone (be warned: I suck lol)

[Orangedragan]

I'm interested in helping out this (hopefully) amazing contest, but I am not an artist or a remixer. I can, however, sing. If I wanted to contribute, would I have to fill a spot on a team, or could I just volunteer my voice to teams just as an instrument?

[Abadoss]

CENTAUR MAN. Here I was thinking it was Yamoto Man.

Regardless, "The Capital of Science" is such an awesomely stupid location.

We're both wrong. It's Knight Man. Centaur Man is Ancient City and Yamato Man is Impregnable Fortress. :/

[Ectogemia]

We're both wrong. It's Knight Man. Centaur Man is Ancient City and Yamato Man is Impregnable Fortress. :/

Well, looks like this damn contest is off to a great start for both of us :cry:

I bet Google raised an eyebrow at you when you searched "Which robot master lives in the CAPITAL OF SCIENCE?"

[Zerothemaster]

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4691/fuuuuuuuu.jpg

INORITE

THIS MEANS I MIGHT HAVE TO REMIX THAT THEME

(ihatethattheme)

[Abadoss]

Well, looks like this damn contest is off to a great start for both of us :cry:

I bet Google raised an eyebrow at you when you searched "Which robot master lives in the CAPITAL OF SCIENCE?"

Naw. No need. Just loaded up the game itself. Google didn't have it anyway. :P

[LuketheXjesse]

He picked 5.

He edited his post.

[LuketheXjesse]

I'm still looking for a team, so if you want a Shizzie fellow, I'm all in. 8)

Since you asked first, you're in.

[Phonetic Hero]

That's not that obscure. It's just Centaur Man's stage...

I was just meaning that nobody actually remembers the names of the stages... or if they do, apparently they don't remember who belongs to said stage :P Also, "impregnable" is a funny word no matter what word follows.

[Neblix]

INORITE

THIS MEANS I MIGHT HAVE TO REMIX THAT THEME

(ihatethattheme)

It's not a tournament... :/

[Magellanic]

I don't know too many people round here and so if you would like me on your team please let me know. I'll sort out my robot masters asap. Had a brief read through the thread but I'll be on later to read through more thoroughly, so anyone without team-mates know that I'm happy to be on your team :)

[Zerothemaster]

It's not a tournament... :/

....

RULES READING FAIL

derp :D

[Phonetic Hero]

@ Lidawg


Current Teams and Picks (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0Ahj26_pb-xdxdGdhZzhsY1A0V3ZtOU1hOXNjdE43ZHc&output=html)

If your name is blue, it means you are in a team but need one more person.
If your name is red, it means you don't have a team but you've expressed intent in competing.

There you go pal, start sendin' out them PM's :)

pH

[prophetik]

gario needs to pick masters, and we need a name, guys!

[Sir_NutS]

Yeah I told him to come up with a name cuz I suck at being witty.

[WillRock]

Team name needs to be megaman themed. :|

Ok... er...

We are thus called Block Rockmen Beats!

[Magellanic]

@ Lidawg



There you go pal, start sendin' out them PM's :)

pH


Cheers for that bud :smile:. For now, here are my robotmaster selections:

1.Slashman
2.Tomahawkman
3.knightman
4.Strikeman
5.Burstman

I'll get messaging. Also feel free to PM me

[Sir_NutS]

I hope someone picks Burst Man, I love that theme and there aren't many remixes around.

[SuperiorX]

I hope someone picks Burst Man, I love that theme and there aren't many remixes around.

I almost did. It's definitely an underappreciated track, much like all of MM7.

[LuketheXjesse]

I will do Burst Man when I am better at slap bass. :p

[Gario]

Alrighty, I got my masters lined up.

1. Magnet Man

2. Spark Man

3. Napalm Man

4. Turbo Man

5. Shade Man

As for a name for the group, let's go with the Blue Bomber Brotherhood. :mrgreen:

[Amphibious]

*EDIT - Still deciding on a name :<

[prophetik]

that name sucks but we're not going to come up with anything cooler, so let's do it.

:<

[Neblix]

What is up with these team names? :twisted:

[Ectogemia]

What is up with these team names? :twisted:

Same thing that's up with all of our stupid artist handles :(

[Neblix]

Same thing that's up with all of our stupid artist handles :(

...Touche.

[Hylian Lemon]

Can we wait to name our team until we know our robot masters for sure? It's kind of hard to make unique team names without any idea who we are in the first place.

[Jakesnke17]

Alrighty then, let's see here:

I'm going with...

1) Grenade Man
2) Gravity Man
3) Astro Man
4) Stone Man
5) Time Man

[WillRock]

Can we wait to name our team until we know our robot masters for sure? It's kind of hard to make unique team names without any idea who we are in the first place.

Thank you! My team agrees with you entirely. I was a little concerned that because of not knowing what robot masters we would be, people would go for names relating to the series in general. Reason thats not a great thing is that it's surprisingly limiting... all the names I've seen so far, my group came up with variations of ourselves when trying to name our group.

[Nekofrog]

I'm still available for a team.

[prophetik]

elipzo....

The Wily Castle Remix Gauntlet 2011

Introduction
Mega Man's fight for everlasting peace has touched the robotic hearts of Robot Masters everywhere! The time has come for the Robot Masters to band together and rise up against the oppressive rule of the evil Dr. Wily! Only through the use of the wickedest rock, the phattest of beats, and the sweetest of sounds will the Robot Masters be able to journey through Wily's Castles, racing against their brethren to defeat the evil tyrant!

Current News
Robot Master selection and team formation begins! Form your teams and post your Robot Master picks before Saturday, October 22, 2011. You must be in a team of three if you want to participate! I'm looking for about four or five 3-man teams to participate, but will accept more if the response is high! Remember guys, every team member needs to post a list of five picks.

Current Teams and Picks (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0Ahj26_pb-xdxdGdhZzhsY1A0V3ZtOU1hOXNjdE43ZHc&output=html)

If your name is blue, it means you are in a team but need one more person.
If your name is red, it means you don't have a team but you've expressed intent in competing.

FAQ
How does it work?
The Wily Castle Remix Gauntlet (WCRG) is a team-based remix competition. Each remixer will choose a Robot Master, and then remixers will form teams of three.


At the start of every round, I will reveal the Wily Castle theme, and the team-members will decide who will be the remixer for that round. All team members must remix for a round before there can be repeats.
The chosen remixer will then write a single remix using both their Robot Master's theme and the Wily Castle theme for that round. The other team members are allowed to help with production, playing instruments, etc., but the chosen remixer must act as the primary artist/arranger. The easiest way to think of this is that you are taking turns remixing for your team every week.
At the end of the round, voters will rank all entries, and placing entries will receive points.
At the end of the competition, points will be tallied, and the team with the most points wins.


So do I just pick a Robot Master? Is it first-come-first-served?
I'll be doing a draft for Robot Master selection. If you're planning on participating, please post a list of five Robot Masters you're interested in claiming, in the order of preference. Choose any Robot Master from the following games:


Mega Man 1-6 (NES)
Mega Man 7 (SNES)
Mega Man 8 (PSX/Saturn)
Mega Man 9-10 (DLC)
Mega Man and Bass (SNES/GBA)
Mega Man Powered Up (PSP)

Once everyone posts their lists, I'll go through and assign everyone their first-pick, resolving any conflicts with a coin-toss and moving down the lists as necessary. You will only be assigned one Robot Master for the competition. Every team member must post their own five picks.

Are you assigning teams or do we get to make our own?
I won't be assigning teams. Please feel free to form a team with your friends or artists that you already work well with.

Can we have team names?
Team names need to be Mega Man themed and rated E for Everyone; keep it clean, folks. Some examples of good team names: The Mega Man Killers, The Yellow Devils, Team Metool, ENERGY*TANK, etc. Stuff like that.

Wait, so we have to all collaborate every week on a remix?
Not at all. The whole idea is that each team member will take their turn at remixing. Collaboration is not required at all; in fact, I really want to avoid one single guy carrying the entire team every week throughout the competition. That's not how this is supposed to work, and I'm trusting everyone to play by the rules and make sure that the primary remixer is changing every round.

How many rounds are there?
I'm planning on running six rounds; possibly nine, with maybe some special rounds thrown in, depending on how the competition is going. Each round will be one week long, and because remixers are rotating every round, the rounds will run continuously, week to week; as soon as one round ends, the voting stage and the next round will start together.

Why are you doing this instead of another Grand Robot Master Remix Battle?
I wanted to try something new. This competition is a little different in that it's not a tournament. There is no elimination. If you're in it at the start, you're in it until the end, but at the same time, the schedule is not as grueling because team members will rotate at the primary remixers. I think a team based competition will be pretty fun, and while it might yield less music overall, I think the quality will still be pretty high. Plus people like the Wily Castle themes, so I figured it would be nice to do something with that.

I'm not a remixer but I want to take part somehow. What can I do to help?
We need sigs and artwork and stuff, so if you're good with the Photoshops, that'd be a big help. Also spread the word and let the internet know what's going on.

[Nekofrog]

Should probably say that when I'm looking for team members, if you're a newb who has no work on the site, I will need a sample before I even consider you.

[Magellanic]

Could you put me and Cyril the Wolf down as part of a team. Still looking for at least one more, so PM away.

Edit: We now have a three man team. Obtuse will be joining us :)

[Rozovian]

I'm joining neblix' and AMT's team unless the position has been filled or my would-be teammates have a problem with that.

As for robot masters, all I've got so far is Chill Man. The rest... I'll figure out later. I'm not at home atm.

[Neblix]

I'm joining neblix' and AMT's team unless the position has been filled or my would-be teammates have a problem with that.

As for robot masters, all I've got so far is Chill Man. The rest... I'll figure out later. I'm not at home atm.

Hold on that, soldier, we're waiting on a decision from another right now. If he says no, there's another guy who had dibs before you. I'd have to ask him if he still wants on our team or if he wants to relinquish it to you.

[Brandon Strader]

Team Hylian Lemon / Rexy / Me should churn out some gooooood stuff, seems like all the musical bases are covered....

[SuperiorX]

Hold on that, soldier, we're waiting on a decision from another right now. If he says no, there's another guy who had dibs before you. I'd have to ask him if he still wants on our team or if he wants to relinquish it to you.

Lolz Rozo is getting turned down. What is the world coming to?

[Neblix]

Lolz Rozo is getting turned down. What is the world coming to?

Not picking random teammates. :nicework:

[Bolo_Tank]

Hey does anyone know how to get in contact with Pixelwave?

Or has anyone spoken with Main Finger?

I learned from his YouTube page that TheGuitahHeroe is on hiatus from mixing now because he just started college, so he won't be joining.

[Rexy]

Or has anyone spoken with Main Finger?

Try his Twitter page (http://twitter.com/mainfinger). I see him being more active there than the forums, so it might be the best shot you've got if you want to get him involved somehow.

[WillRock]

Not picking random teammates. :nicework:

If you're turning down rozo you'd better have a good person in his stead :tomatoface:

[Ectogemia]

Yo Darke:

Could I get you to take me off my current team and add me to a new one with chthonic? We live pretty near to one another, and we've been wanting to work on something together for a little while. We thought this would be a good time.

Sorry to pH & Superior X!! It's just convenient for me to team up with chthonic is all :( I think Rozovian is looking for a team. SNAG'EM.

Ben will post his robot master picks later.

[SuperiorX]

Yo Darke:

Could I get you to take me off my current team and add me to a new one with chthonic? We live pretty near to one another, and we've been wanting to work on something together for a little while. We thought this would be a good time.

Sorry to pH & Superior X!! It's just convenient for me to team up with chthonic is all :( I think Rozovian is looking for a team. SNAG'EM.

Ben will post his robot master picks later.

Boooooooooooooo...nah, it's fine :whatevaa: good luck man.

Yeah Rozo, we'd gladly have you on our team if you want to join!

[chthonic]

sorry about breaking up the band, guys... ecto and I hang out in person fairly often. when he told me about the nature of the gauntlet, and I heard that halc+willrock+nutritious were joining forces, I basically forced him to team up with me

I'll post my robo master choices soon

[SuperiorX]

sorry about breaking up the band, guys... ecto and I hang out in person fairly often. when he told me about the nature of the gauntlet, and I heard that halc+willrock+nutritious were joining forces, I basically forced him to team up with me

I'll post my robo master choices soon

Nah it's cool. We'll find someone else. It's good to see you join the compo too, it should be fun.

[Neblix]

If you're turning down rozo you'd better have a good person in his stead :tomatoface:
Whatchu know about our team picks hater

[Ectogemia]

Sorry again, guys. I kinda feel like a dbag ditching you like that! Just kick my ass in the compo, and all karma will be realized :D

[Phonetic Hero]

Damn, sons of a bitches!! Rozo, what say you?

Btw, no hard feelins, fellas, we'll survive :)

[Nekofrog]

No takers?

[Rexy]

Is this your first time taking part in a Megaman-themed competition, Nekofrog?
Don't worry, it's my first time too; sometimes for fresh blood in regards to these gatherings, it's hard to get started on the right foot. And leaving posts in the thread can be seen as a risk to people completely whizzing them over.
There's two things I can suggest - look for people that you get on extremely well with, and ask them if they would like to take part with you (which seems to be the case for a good majority of these team formations).
Or you can do what Sir Nuts suggested and contact some people who took part in the past and see if they're interested.

If my team wasn't full I could've taken you on board since I see you on IRC a lot, but I really hope that you'll end up somewhere in the end.

[Sir_NutS]

Some of the remixers from previous competitions have shown up, these are the ones who I guess can still be contacted:

TheguitahHeroe, Starphoenix, Anti-Syne, Draconiator, Blackpanther, PrototypeRaptor, Dusk, Geoffio, fredrikd, chroxic, Main Finger, Geeky Stoner and AeroZ.

Also, someone please get Gecko Yamori on this. (oh and Txai too)

[DusK]

Dusk
I'm actually gonna sit this one out. I have too much on my plate. I'll definitely be watching, though.

[Obtuse]

I want in. Just need to find team mates.

Heat Man
Spark Man
Charge Man
Stone Man
Tomahawk Man

[Elipzo]

looking for a team. please PM

[WillRock]

Some of the remixers from previous competitions have shown up, these are the ones who I guess can still be contacted:

TheguitahHeroe, Starphoenix, Anti-Syne, Draconiator, Blackpanther, PrototypeRaptor, Dusk, Geoffio, fredrikd, chroxic, Main Finger, Geeky Stoner and AeroZ.

Also, someone please get Gecko Yamori on this. (oh and Txai too)

Just to add to this list: Fishy, Sixto Sounds and OA.

Def get Gecko, Txai and Zircon back in on this cause the having the last 2 people in each compo all competing here would be pretty awesome.

[Rexy]

From what I saw in the IRC on the announcement day, Sixto and OA are too busy to take part. But we can definitely still do with some union amongst those interested to join but not in teams :)

[Obtuse]

I've got a team with Cyril the Wolf and Lidawg.

[Abadoss]

I've got a team with Cyril the Wolf and Lidawg.

You could keep with the wolf/dog theme and call yourselves Team Treble. :P

[Prophecy]

Unfortunately, it seems Roe's going to be too busy to participate. So, The Concrete Men has lost a member and has an open 3rd slot.

[DarkeSword]

Sheet updated.

[Main Finger]

This is a super cool idea! I am really tempted to sign up. But I'm not quite sure if I have the time. I will have to mull it over.

[shadow24]

This is awesome guys :) Please get Gecko to join in the fray! I'd love listening to more music with his style. I'm also glad to see Prototype Raptor and Jake Snake back. Too many fabulous artists :)

PS: I dare someone to use a Theremin...

PSS: You've inspired me to continue working on my 2D shooter game! I'm using a verlet physics engine. It sucks now but I gotta keep working on it :)

[Rozovian]

My picks:

top man (3)
chill man (10)
crystal man (5)
solar man (10)
star man (5)

And if there's no further team shuffling going on atm, I'm joining SuperiorX and Phonetic hero. They'll make it official if I'm in.

[SuperiorX]

My picks:

top man (3)
chill man (10)
crystal man (5)
solar man (10)
star man (5)

And if there's no further team shuffling going on atm, I'm joining SuperiorX and Phonetic hero. They'll make it official if I'm in.

Confirmed. Rozo is going to join our team. Welcome sir!

[Obtuse]

Cyril, Lidawg, and me are known as ... Dr. Light's Luminosity Legion.

[Phonetic Hero]

Confirmed. Rozo is going to join our team. Welcome sir!

Hell. Yes. We're ready to take this thing by storm! OCR SUPER TEAMS, BEWARE!! :D

[Brandon Strader]

Our team that consists of Rexy, Hylian Lemon and myself will be called Bad Guy Robots from Mega Man

[orlouge82]

Some of the remixers from previous competitions have shown up, these are the ones who I guess can still be contacted:

TheguitahHeroe, Starphoenix, Anti-Syne, Draconiator, Blackpanther, PrototypeRaptor, Dusk, Geoffio, fredrikd, chroxic, Main Finger, Geeky Stoner and AeroZ.

Also, someone please get Gecko Yamori on this. (oh and Txai too)

Does anyone have contact info (besides OCR) for anyone on the list?

chroxic and Geeky Stoner have been active in the GRMRB Exhibition Match thread, so I don't know if they just haven't checked this one or not, but they should both join.

I think someone mentioned earlier that TGH is not currently doing any remixing, but it still might be worth a try bringing it to his attention. His Twitter account is "TheGuitahHeroe".

Pixelwave is pretty hard to get ahold of, but his Twitter account is "aer0blue". I don't have Twitter, or else I would contact them myself.

Anyone else up to the task?

[Xarnax42]

I have gotten PMs from both Geeky Stoner and TheGuitahHeroe. They're both pretty busy right now and aren't available. :(

[Elipzo]

i need a team.

1.- slashman
2.- junkman
3.- airman
4.- shademan
5.- galaxyman

[Rozovian]

So, four remixers without a team, three incomplete teams, and three days or so left...

btw, when can I start talking about making salad out of the other teams? :D

[Flexstyle]

I'm joining Jason Covenant and AkumajoBelmont. Here are my choices:


1. Gemini Man
2. Top Man
3. Air Man
4. Spring Man
5. Heat Man


I'll probably be going last, as I've got a ton on my plate, but once Jason asked me to join, I couldn't say no. :-D

[Gario]

btw, when can I start talking about making salad out of the other teams? :D

Salads represent the utter removal of other participants. This tourney is set up where no one is removed. Sorry, Rozo, but no salading for you this time.

[Phonetic Hero]

Salads represent the utter removal of other participants. This tourney is set up where no one is removed. Sorry, Rozo, but no salading for you this time.

Then we'll have the soup, please

[Gario]

Silly Phonetic Hero, 'Souping' is not a word.

Silly Phonetic Hero.

[Phonetic Hero]

Silly Phonetic Hero, 'Souping' is not a word.

Silly Phonetic Hero.

Tee hee!!!!!!!! :)

[SuperiorX]

Silly Phonetic Hero, 'Souping' is not a word.

Silly Phonetic Hero.

According to Urban Dictionary, souping is when "teenagers drink expired soup in an attempt to get high". They have other definitions too, but I'll let you guys look those up :-) Regardless, I don't think there will be any souping in this compo either.

[Main Finger]

I am leaning increasingly toward "yes" on joining this competition. I am in talks with maybe having Geoffio (from GRMRB2011) joining my team and then having an open spot for somebody, but he's not 100% sure if he's entering yet and well, neither am I. But hopefully we'll make up our minds by Thursday night. We will see!

[Mr. L]

Well... I can put bars on the screen in LMMS and make sounds... and apply some effects so ears bleed a little less... sometimes it sounds okay-ish.

So, I'm good to go, right? :-D

Well, I'll just put down these picks...

1. Burst Man
2. Dust Man
3. Junk Man
4. Drill Man
5. Time Man

...and unless something changes soon, the next 6 - 9 (?) weeks should be open.

Here goes nothing: first time entering one of these and remixing *anything*.

[DarkeSword]

Make sure you guys find a team and if you haven't posted your picks yet, post them.

[Nekofrog]

guess i'm out then

[AkumajoBelmont]

I'm joining Jason Covenant and AkumajoBelmont. Here are my choices:


1. Gemini Man
2. Top Man
3. Air Man
4. Spring Man
5. Heat Man


I'll probably be going last, as I've got a ton on my plate, but once Jason asked me to join, I couldn't say no. :-D

Oh hell yes... this is a little meta, and a little awesome :D

[plovianx]

guess i'm out then

Seriously, no one's picking up Nekofrog? There are two unfinished teams, and both of them should be trying to recruit him.

Neko, if you are trying to be a bit selective, you should look into joining Benjamin Briggs's team. I think they are still short one.

[Rexy]

Nekofrog, it's not too late; if there's anyone you're interested in working with, make contact. It is however too late to hope for the best, so you got to get out there and find someone; NOT relying on someone finding you.

[WillRock]

guess i'm out then

If you wanna be on a team go and put a team together or ask if you can join a team, rather than expecting people to ask you to join theirs. Your chances of getting on a team are much much higher that way.

[Prophecy]

Oh hell yes... this is a little meta, and a little awesome :D

The Concrete Men are now filled!

[Gario]

Yeah, Neko; don't sit there waiting for a team to pick you. Just join a team yourself. It'd be a waste to not participate because no one picked you when you could very easily join someone else's group.

[Ectogemia]

I think Ben and I nabbed neko? I think??????

[Phonetic Hero]

I think Ben and I nabbed neko? I think??????

At least there's no gray area confusion there, haha

[Neblix]

Our team has been assembled.
NEBLIX
AMT
JEWBEI

We are "The Beat Busters"

[Emunator]

I'm joining Jason Covenant and AkumajoBelmont. Here are my choices:


1. Gemini Man
2. Top Man
3. Air Man
4. Spring Man
5. Heat Man


I'll probably be going last, as I've got a ton on my plate, but once Jason asked me to join, I couldn't say no. :-D

Holy crap this competition is now officially awesome.

[geoffio]

Count me in, I will be on Main Finger's Team. I will update my robot master picks tonight.

[Xarnax42]

elpizo, zach72, and myself are [team name pending]

[Mr. L]

DarkeSword, sorry for the bit of trouble and time adding my name and picks, but I'm going to respectfully request to back out; I just don't think my skills are quite good enough for this particular competition and everyone has a team ready to go (nice lineups, by the way!).

[Neblix]

DarkeSword, sorry for the bit of trouble and time adding my name and picks, but I'm going to respectfully request to back out; I just don't think my skills are quite good enough for this particular competition and everyone has a team ready to go (nice lineups, by the way!).

Competitions are the best way to gain skill. Besides, there is no elimination in this competition. It doesn't matter if your remix doesn't win, you still get to keep going. :mrgreen:

[Prophecy]

Competitions are the best way to gain skill. Besides, there is no elimination in this competition. It doesn't matter if your remix doesn't win, you still get to keep going. :mrgreen:

I must concur. I think that competitions have been very important in my own development. Mr. L, I think you would be missing out on an excellent opportunity if you passed this up.

[Main Finger]

Ok, as Geoffio mentioned, we're both in!

Here are my picks:
1) Gemeni Man (MM3)
2) Slash Man (MM7)
3) Dust Man (MM4)
4) Yamato Man (MM6)
5) Dive Man (MM4)

We don't have our third person yet, but our team name is "Cold Steel". If you don't think that name has enough to do with Mega Man than you obviously haven't seen this:
http://www.mainfinger.com/misc/cold-steel.jpg
http://www.mainfinger.com/misc/cold-steel.jpg

[Gario]

I think Ben and I nabbed neko? I think??????

If you did, you'd better confirm this with Neko and Darkesword, and Neko had better pick his robot masters by tomorrow.

[Sir_NutS]

I must concur. I think that competitions have been very important in my own development. Mr. L, I think you would be missing out on an excellent opportunity if you passed this up.

^This. Some of my posted mixes are from competitions like this, and that's how I got started around here. I had to go against people way beyond my own skill, including Jason! so don't be discouraged if you really want to start making music, because this is the best way.

Also, glad to have you on board Main Finger and Geoffio!

[Ectogemia]

If you did, you'd better confirm this with Neko and Darkesword, and Neko had better pick his robot masters by tomorrow.

I sent neko a PM yesterday afternoon. No response yet :/

[Mr. L]

@neblix, Prophecy, Sir_NutS, Xarnax42: Thanks for the encouraging words; I just see some of the names in here and feel like a dust speck *laughs*. Sorry for the bit of trouble.

It did look like everyone already had a team and I was the only one left (and most of my friends are busy / already taken *laughs*). :mrgreen:

Edit: Only one team has two people now, and I see Nekofrog is still available, officially. That wraps things up nice and neat! :smile:

[Neblix]

Thanks for the encouraging words all; I just see some of the names in here and feel like a dust speck *laughs*. Sorry for the bit of trouble.


I don't think you realize this but I was in GRMRB 2010. :roll: You know, back when I sucked. Hardcore. I knew guys like zircon were joining. Didn't stop me.

[MindWanderer]

If I had time I'd ask to be in this, even though I truly suck. I'll definitely try to be in the next GRMRB though; worst-case scenario is that I force someone better than me to mix a tune of my choice!

It's too bad the teams weren't allowed to coordinate their choices. I'd love to see teams like:
Air Man, Wind Man, Tornado Man: The Blue Sky Bombers
Fire Man, Heat Man, Flame Man: Team Atomic Fire
Dive Man, Wave Man, Spash Woman: Team MegaWater
Shadow Man, Bright Man, Shade Man: The Doctors of Light
Toad Man, Gravity Man, Centaur Man: The Mega Busters (because they "bust" everything on the screen)
Flash Man, Bright Man, Time Man: Rock Man Around the Clock
etc.

Speaking of MegaWater, I wish The Wily Wars was a legal source of robot masters. I'm really not sure why it's not, along with MM2/5 GB. Hopefully we'll get some Wily themes from WW and the GB games, as well as Dr. Cossack, Dark Man, and Mr. X.

[Mr. L]

@neblix
Oh, I remember very well - I have all of the mixes on my external hard drive and queued up on my play list -- quite amazing hearing the 'back then' and the 'later on'. Also, I disagree that you 'sucked. hardcore', but that's just my opinion. :)


Speaking of MegaWater, I wish The Wily Wars was a legal source of robot masters. I'm really not sure why it's not, along with MM2/5 GB. Hopefully we'll get some Wily themes from WW and the GB games, as well as Dr. Cossack, Dark Man, and Mr. X.

I really, really, really hope that this theme comes up in the competition; I've wanted to hear a remix of it, and Mega Man 7's Wily Station 1 ever since I played the games and listened to them... (back then)... :neutral:, but I'm not sure if it, Mr. X's Castle Theme, that is, officially counts as a "Wily Castle" theme. Guess we'll see! :smile:

[Emunator]

Alright, screw it all. I'm joining up with Ben Briggs and Ectogemia. Here's my choices (sorry, I don't know many of these themes so I'm going with the more popular ones, haha)

1. Bubble Man
2. Elec Man
3. Flash Man
4. Galaxy Man
5. Snake Man

[chthonic]

my choices:

snake man
metal man
cut man
wood man
tornado man

emunator's on our team now! when do we make a team name?

[Ectogemia]

Alright, screw it all. I'm joining up with Ben Briggs and Ectogemia.

my choices:

emunator's on our team now! when do we make a team name?

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

We can make a team name whenever. I suggest The Hard Men. The competition is boned.

[SuperiorX]

Wow so it looks like we're going to end up with 12 rather impressive teams. Has there even been a greater congregation of incredibly awesome people before? I think not :)!!

[Helios42]

I don't think you realize this but I was in GRMRB 2010. :roll: You know, back when I sucked. Hardcore. I knew guys like zircon were joining. Didn't stop me.

The Galactic Jungle earned its salt though.

And Latin Starflake was amazing. Just thought I'd plug that in there.

Alright, screw it all. I'm joining up with Ben Briggs and Ectogemia. Here's my choices (sorry, I don't know many of these themes so I'm going with the more popular ones, haha)

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited for that group. Drowning Blue is my favorite track on the Missingno tracks. Can't wait to hear what you all produce!


Wow so it looks like we're going to end up with 12 rather impressive teams. Has there even been a greater congregation of incredibly awesome people before? I think not :)!!

I think all we're missing is Cerrax and Devastus. Oh, and Zircon too! I miss cerrax in these comps! The Space of Blades. So. Good.

Anyways...

I am really excited for this. Like, uber excited. Saying if I am more excited for this than GRMRB 2011 or Maverick... that'd be a hard choice. Like picking your favorite child. But I am SOOOOOOOO excited, this is such a great idea with such a great turnout of amazing remixers and up and coming remixers and such. Excitement level?

Over 9000.

[Gario]

Let's see, that leaves one person to join, and one team that needs a member.

Nekofrog, hurry up and join with that last team (the one with Main Finger & Geoffio in it). I want to hear all of you participate. :neutral:

[geoffio]

My Robit Masters:

Tomahawk Man
Guts Man
Toad Man
Snake Man
Hard Man

[Main Finger]

Ok, Cold Steel (Geoffio and I) need one more person and frankly we don't care who it is at this point. So if you don't have a team, just hop on it.

[Phonetic Hero]

Not only am I incredibly excited to take part in this competition, but I'm incredibly honored to have the opportunity to test my mettle and go up against this array of amazing musicians. I'm incredibly enthused about all the music that's going to come out of this thing, and about all the shit I'm going to learn in the process (especially being teamed up with Rozo, production's not my strong area at this point)!!! Plus I just hopped onto another album project, so I'm going to be very musically busy, and I couldn't be happier about it. Excitement level, over 9000? I couldn't agree more!!

[Ectogemia]

Not only am I incredibly excited to take part in this competition, but I'm incredibly honored to have the opportunity to test my mettle and go up against this array of amazing musicians. I'm incredibly enthused about all the music that's going to come out of this thing, and about all the shit I'm going to learn in the process (especially being teamed up with Rozo, production's not my strong area at this point)!!! Plus I just hopped onto another album project, so I'm going to be very musically busy, and I couldn't be happier about it. Excitement level, over 9000? I couldn't agree more!!

And it's all thanks to Ecto leaving your team! You couldn't have done it without me.

[Phonetic Hero]

And it's all thanks to Ecto leaving your team! You couldn't have done it without me.

Right. Btw, SERIOUSLY?! You come up with "Hard Men" AFTER you leave us?! Dammit man, you're breaking my balls

EDIT: Although, I still think the Capitals of SCIENCE!!! is pretty hilarious

[Mirby]

You do realize that if you go by The Capitals of SCIENCE!!! all your track names will have to be science-related, right?

[Sir_NutS]

Main Finger and Geoffio need a member guys, lets get one more on board!

[SuperiorX]

You do realize that if you go by The Capitals of SCIENCE!!! all your track names will have to be science-related, right?

One of the track titles could've been "Dr. Light Blinded Me With Science".

[Mr. L]

EDIT: *Nekofrog hops in.*

Awesome deal.

Another competition, another time. Good luck everyone!

[Nekofrog]

1. cutman
2. bubbleman
3. crashman
4. Metalman
5. Darkman

[Rexy]

So I guess this means we need Jewbei to pick his robot masters, and we're all set.
Good luck everyone! An amazing turnout may mean such an amazing competition :D

[DarkeSword]

Need picks from Jewbei.

Also everyone check your team names on the sheet, I don't have all of them.

[Abadoss]

I find it amusing that none of the "Concrete Men" picked Concrete Man's theme as one of their choices.

[Prophecy]

I find it amusing that none of the "Concrete Men" picked Concrete Man's theme as one of their choices.

Well, Akuma and I just remixed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdCOXU7WM4c") his theme, so it would've been just a tad redundant. Flex has also remixed (http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02303/) it.

[Rexy]

Team names that might've gone missing:

As for a name for the group, let's go with the Blue Bomber Brotherhood. :mrgreen:

Cyril, Lidawg, and me are known as ... Dr. Light's Luminosity Legion.

Our team that consists of Rexy, Hylian Lemon and myself will be called Bad Guy Robots from Mega Man

We can make a team name whenever. I suggest The Hard Men. The competition is boned.
Right. Btw, SERIOUSLY?! You come up with "Hard Men" AFTER you leave us?! Dammit man, you're breaking my balls

EDIT: Although, I still think the Capitals of SCIENCE!!! is pretty hilarious

Other than that, there are definitely some team names missing. If you're in a team and haven't decided on a name, come up with one quick! :wink:

[SuperiorX]

Rozo, PH, and I were thinking of "The Amp Men" (our first name initials and musically relevant), if that would be considered MM enough. I'm not sure if we finalized that decision though, so I'll let those guys weigh in.

[WillRock]

My team with halc and nutritious is called "Block Rockmen Beats" since names are being mentioned again.

[Rexy]

In regards to individual competitor banners, an idea somehow struck for me as I was coming home from a wedding this morning. Tried it out in GIMP as well to see how it would come out:

http://instaidgrace.com/freqrexy/wcrg-demo.png

If this design would work out, then I'm up for forming 35 images similar to this one :wink:

[SuperiorX]

@Rexy, wow i love that design, it's awesome! Thanks for picking our team too :) I'd love a banner if we go with that!

[Phonetic Hero]

In regards to individual competitor banners, an idea somehow struck for me as I was coming home from a wedding this morning. Tried it out in GIMP as well to see how it would come out:

http://instaidgrace.com/freqrexy/wcrg-demo.png

If this design would work out, then I'm up for forming 35 images similar to this one :wink:

Holy bejesus!! This is friggin incredible! I feel so special :) Thanks a million!

pH

[Mirby]

In regards to individual competitor banners, an idea somehow struck for me as I was coming home from a wedding this morning. Tried it out in GIMP as well to see how it would come out:

http://instaidgrace.com/freqrexy/wcrg-demo.png

If this design would work out, then I'm up for forming 35 images similar to this one :wink:

Dangit Rexy, I was gonna make images for the teams.

And then you had to make one that's like 100 times more awesome than what I had planned. XD

[Main Finger]

@Rexy

Hey, that's slick!

@Nekofrog

Just listened to some of your stuff. Wowza! Great stuff. We'll try not to slow you down ;)

[Flexstyle]

Well, Akuma and I just remixed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdCOXU7WM4c") his theme, so it would've been just a tad redundant. Flex has also remixed (http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02303/) it.

This. The name is incredibly apt (especially since I might do a remix of the Akumajo/Prophecy remix at some point since they handed me the vocals a while back). :-D

Plus, we are solid ReMixers. :-P

[Zerothemaster]

Zerothemaster, C7 and Amphibious are to be known as The Gentlemaster's Club.

And I wish for my image of Search Man to have a monocle. (loljk)

[DarkeSword]

In regards to individual competitor banners, an idea somehow struck for me as I was coming home from a wedding this morning. Tried it out in GIMP as well to see how it would come out:

http://instaidgrace.com/freqrexy/wcrg-demo.png

If this design would work out, then I'm up for forming 35 images similar to this one :wink:

Love it. Make it happen. :)

[Rozovian]

In regards to individual competitor banners, an idea somehow struck for me as I was coming home from a wedding this morning. Tried it out in GIMP as well to see how it would come out:

http://instaidgrace.com/freqrexy/wcrg-demo.png

If this design would work out, then I'm up for forming 35 images similar to this one :wink:

Looks great but it's quite tall. The thread is gonna look more like a gallery than a discussion if everyone's got one of those in their sig, especially if they've got other stuff in their sig, too.

btw, separate colors for each team?

[Rexy]

@Rozovian:
I can arrange for colors if a team wants something specific. I do understand what you mean with the gallery though; basically I was paying more attention to the 250px height limit (this one is 200px), though if you got recommendations for how tall the signatures should be, I'm all ears. :)

[Sir_NutS]

Love the banner! as Rozo said it might have to be a little smaller but other than that it looks great. Since we are the Blue Bomber Brotherhood I guess our color should be blue :P Anyways, nice work on that!

[Neblix]

@Rozovian:
I can arrange for colors if a team wants something specific. I do understand what you mean with the gallery though; basically I was paying more attention to the 250px height limit (this one is 200px), though if you got recommendations for how tall the signatures should be, I'm all ears. :)


100 pixels is a pretty good height limit for a sig with stuff in it but w/o making the thread, as Rozovian said, look like a gallery.

[Rozovian]

100 pixels is a pretty good height limit for a sig with stuff in it but w/o making the thread, as Rozovian said, look like a gallery.

A hundred is pretty good, no more than a hundred, imo. The last GMRB ones were 91 pixels tall, and I requested and got one that was 74. Not sure how well your design will work with that, tho. If they're around a hundred (or more), they'd need to be fairly wide to not look too box-y.

Dunno if our team has any color preference, but I do think the teams could be given different colors so ppl can tell them apart more quickly.

[Neblix]

I was under the assumption Phonetic Hero's was red because his robot master was red. 8)

[Rexy]

A hundred is pretty good, no more than a hundred, imo. The last GMRB ones were 91 pixels tall, and I requested and got one that was 74. Not sure how well your design will work with that, tho. If they're around a hundred (or more), they'd need to be fairly wide to not look too box-y.

Like this?

http://instaidgrace.com/freqrexy/wcrg-sigdemo2.png

[Brandon Strader]

I liked the big sig but I also like the smaller sig. It doesn't concern me so much cause my monitor is 52" at 1920x1080 resolution so nothing on this forum really seems all that big except for the insane OCAD sigs that were like 9,001 pixels

[Neblix]

I liked the big sig but I also like the smaller sig. It doesn't concern me so much cause my monitor is 52" at 1920x1080 resolution so nothing on this forum really seems all that big except for the insane OCAD sigs that were like 9,001 pixels

It doesn't matter what your monitor resolution is. That's not the point of keeping sigs small. :whatevaa: