I beg to differ. It is Earthbound verbatim. Same rhythm. Take a listen.

If you did that unintentionally, you just rewrote one of the best melodies of all time, so conglaturation!

Well I do see the uncanny resemblance to "Pollyanna", but I honestly swear I didn't reference that. :lol:
On a slightly related note, music video for those who like that sort of thing.

Hi, everybody!

Happy to report safe (if excessively delayed) travels, and we're finally settled in on base in Afghanistan. Just got my internet activated a few hours ago. :) It's slower than dirt, but at least it's enough to browse. And, as far as I can tell, I should be equipped to contribute whatever's asked of me in our mystery round.

I have managed to get a hold of all the mixes (with the latest batch ready in the next few hours), and I never fail to be impressed. I'll post more in depth impressions when I get a chance.

Merry Christmas!

Synthesize This! – Definitely a departure from your normal style, but I’m definitely likin’ it! Plant Man’s theme works well in this style, too. I was a little worried near the beginning of the song that it wasn’t going to blend the two themes together very well, but from 0:50 proved that wrong. Nice fadeout, too. This one’s in the “top three contender” category right now.

Cruise Control – Pretty epic rock remix. Really diggin’ it. Nice melding of the two themes, too. Also, nice integration of the WillRock solo. I almost didn’t notice it (and not because it wasn’t great, but because it wasn’t used for the rest of the song to take a vacation, it was fluidly added in). Not much more to say about it, I guess. Very solid piece.

Drag me Up (to Heaven) – Chiptune goodness from Gario. I like the change of pace you used in this song. It seems to work well with Magnet Man’s theme, and the Wily theme was inserted so well that you almost don’t notice the transition. Great stuff. You guys aren’t making it easy for me to pick a top 3.

Tomahawk's Final Chapter – Pretty much echo Ecto here. A little jarring with the voiceovers, but I do love the weirdness of it. Solid arrangement with some small production issues.

Towering Shade – Definitely not like your normal arrangements, but I do like it. Like Ecto said, it’s a bit dry and conservative. Filling it out a little bit would do wonders for it, and I would love to hear it after it’s been through the WIP forums.

Subarctic Nightfall – This reminds me quite a bit of a song from the first Armored Core game (good thing). Great chillout stuff, and just a great improvement overall since the start the compo. A big reason why I love these things (aside from all of the great music). Keep it up!

Top This – Probably liking this one the most of your three entries. Nice dance arrangement with all of the craziness. Adding it to the pile of songs that may make it into my top three. Gotta stew on them all for a bit.

Ivory Tower – Nice piano arrangement! Not that much to say about this one except that I am very impressed that you were able to arrange the two themes on the piano so expertly. Adding it to the pile…

Current Events – Yeah, Ecto, I can tell you like weird sounding stuff. But I really dig this, so I guess I like weird sounding stuff, too. Nice job on making those sound effects sound random, but still have them actually arranged. Adding to the pile of “possible top three”, but I have to admit that it’s nearer to the top. Nice work!

Electropuncture – Man, SuperiorX, you’ve come a long way since the start of this compo. Very nice blending of the two themes. The first transition is seamless. Just so many great sounds going on in here, and they are all well-integrated. Great use of chiptunes and Mega Man SFX. Adding it to the “top three” pile!

The Return of Gangsta Man – I really like this one. This is actually probably my favorite of yours from the compo so far. Can’t really explain why. I guess it seemed a little less jarring than some of your earlier ones. Great style choice. Now we just need someone to create a 8-bit picture of Gangsta Man to go along with the song.

Well, I can’t decide right now. I have some inkings on my top songs, but I have to listen some more to be able to make a concrete decision.

Great mixes this round!!

It's Nekofrog's turn for Cold Steel.

@Ecto and Orlouge

I am a huge fan of dry/hollow soundscapes in my trance... so it'll probably still be pretty dry if I ever get around to finishing it... however, you are correct, it is rather conservative, and SHORT. That last part could go on a for a bit longer with an arrange lead or ARP and be cool, and that one break could go for longer with some adjustments and an arranged lead or something going over top of it.

Though, once again, other than the climactic parts, I am a rather huge fan of dry soundscapes in my trance/house. Thanks for the feedback though!

Thanks for the quick reviews about my track here a few notes about it:

The plot:

Tomahawk having been rescued from Wily's control has a unique perspective on the evil Wily is capable of. He chooses to go against Dr Wright's wishes and overpowers him, taking his time machine back to Mega Man 1 to end Dr Wily. The section from 0:57-1:22 is the Time machine ride and crash. at 1:23-2:00 Tomahawk looks up and is at the foot of Wily's Tower and proceeds to get his bearings and head inside but falls into Wily's Labyrinth of Mechanical Madness at 2:02 he spends the next 24 seconds overcoming obstacles and cryptic mechanical riddles. At 2:27 he see's a door and assumes he's home free, but at 2:40 the door opens and the original master robots pop out and battle him in a death waltz. At 3:07 he over comes the initial wave and proceeds through Wily's final chamber, at 3:30 he proceeds to battle Wily who has taken refuge on the shoulders of a giant robotic dinosaur in the final death waltz. At 3:56 the main theme The Lament of Vigilante Justice and Wily is brought to justice.

I hope this explains the piece. HAHAHAHAHA.

I had a lot of fun with this one. This competition has been great as well. I've learned a lot. I did this remix in basically two sittings because old friends from out of town kept visiting since its the holiday season. I'm really happy that I managed to get something submitted. Its really fun having such a time crunch and seeing what can happen. There are obvious production flaws and a few sections I had in mind that I had to leave out. I might revisit this, and post it somewhere.

And special thanks to Main Finger and my roomate Ocean for providing extra voices.

Cast:

Me: Tomahawk Man
Ocean: Dr Wright
Main Finger: Dr Wily

And yes it is a joke. So feel free to laugh a lot.

Thanks, dude. Assuming you're talking about the synth from 1:08 - 1:30, that was a Nutritious solo. WillRock did the guitars for this mix :)

Aha, the more we know. I almost suspected that in the beginning but remembered the rhythm guitars in "Real American Hero" and soon thought Will contributed elsewhere. Nice insight :-)

Merry Xmas Mega Mixers.