[djpretzel]

What we really need, rather than merging game entries, is a way of establishing game equivalence, such that a mix of one game always counts as a mix of the other, if the soundtrack is identical.

The mixcount for Red should be the same as the mixcount for Blue, right? And it isn't, and that seems to be the real problem, in my mind...

[Liontamer]

Originally Posted by djpretzel

What we really need, rather than merging game entries, is a way of establishing game equivalence, such that a mix of one game always counts as a mix of the other, if the soundtrack is identical.

The mixcount for Red should be the same as the mixcount for Blue, right? And it isn't, and that seems to be the real problem, in my mind...

Exactly. Another one for the to-do list.

[Rozovian]

Seems like my insistence on attributing Blue Haze and Spume to Pokémon Blue is doing its job of raising this issue. :D

My solution for this would be to make games list everything made for the sources in those games, not just those attributed to that game, e.g.:

Pachelbel's Canon would be listed under OoT normally, but also under ALttP, below the mixes attributed to OoT by the remixer. On the page of the source song, the remixes would be listed with the game they were attributed to, and there'd be a list of games in which the song is used, in this case including OoT, ALttP, and others.

Blue Haze would then end up on both Red's and Blue's remix lists of remixes (Blue mixes further down on Red's page and vice versa), but when looking up the song itself, it'd be attributed to Blue, while PromoToed's mix would be attributed to Red. Both Red and Blue (and Yellow as well? idunno) would be listed as games that use that song.

Dunno if this is overcomplicating, but it's what I'd like to see so ppl can stop thinking Zelda's Theme was invented in OoT when it was used in ALttP first.

[pokemoneinstein]

Originally Posted by djpretzel

What we really need, rather than merging game entries, is a way of establishing game equivalence, such that a mix of one game always counts as a mix of the other, if the soundtrack is identical.

The mixcount for Red should be the same as the mixcount for Blue, right? And it isn't, and that seems to be the real problem, in my mind...

Either this or the solution proposed by The Damned should be implemented. They both work fine, as long as the system isn't set up in the somewhat-confusing way it is, now. Assuming I understand them correctly, Rozovian's thoughts would be ideal.

On a similar note, in addition to listing remixes on both games, "related remixes" would be a great solution to this and the problem Rozovian brings up. When on the page for that remix, it could suggest related remixes, using songs from the same game, as well as other remixes of the same source. Most importantly, it would included remixes of remixes of the source. Take the invincibility theme from the original Super Mario Bros, for example. When viewing a remix, it would not only suggest other remixes of that song and remixes of other songs from the original SMB, but it would also show remixes of the invincibility theme from Super Mario 64 (which, itself, is a remix of that from the original NES game). Anyway, I feel like I've done a terrible job explaining what I'm trying to say. Do you guys understand me, or should I make it clearer?