[djpretzel]

What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix.

[Xelebes]

Dammit Coop, you've got another one. I should so submit a remix.... but... meh.

Ok, onto the track.


Pretty ok techno piece. Arrangement is pretty good but the quality of the sound is not great. Aw well, you can't always win. It doesn't help that I've never owned a SEGA system to play the game to become versed and be somewhat nostalgic to oberlook the quality of the sound.

The drums need to be tightened up. Pretty good basic rhythm you have, just that it need s to be tightened up a bit with a bit of tweaking. The synths - sequencing is pretty good. The management of the synths are very poor as they are not very clean, flowing or... what's that word. Forget it, it just does not meet that potential of energy that could have been set. The first few synths are not bad, actually pretty good but it gets a little production sloppy.

I guess you are not too interested with the sound quality as opposed to the arrangement but the synths are not too bad. But they certainly could have been a lot better.

[StClair]

Nice mix! (says this listener)

FYI, the title of the original tune is "Captain Neo."

[Kamikaze Noodle]

I like this piece. The weak sampleset isn't as big a factor as it was in his orchestral remix, and I think it gives it a nostalgic feel. It sounds for the most part like an upgraded SNES song, which is what it is. And because it's a quirky little piece that touches my heart with it's over-the-top musical stylings in wondrously low-quality synth style.

[Streets of Rage bum]

cool, it's nice to hear more remixes of jetshoot-em ups. Although i never played the original Darius, i did get to play SuperDarius (2?) when it came out and i own the PCengine version of it. This track is fun to listen to, it starts off kinda quiet but when everything starts goin and falling into place, it's a great combination of sounds :D

ps: can anyone try remixing other classic shooters like TwinCobra or Slapfight? man, those bring back memories!

[neostormx]

YAY YAY YAY... waited for someone to remix this tune.. thank you. this gives me chills. memories.

i was going to remix it too.. it would make for a great freestyle remix.

good job with your remix btw. i love the synths. Im not feeling the drum samples much though. shrug

[OA]

Though the synths on this aren't especially strong, the arrangement is fantastic and more than carries the mix.
Things seem to be a bit centered in the middle, which is too bad, because there is a lot going on, and some of it occasionally gets lost.

The song starts out good, with the melody taking up most of the spotlight, with the bass, drums, and pads keeping things moving, but staying out of the way. About halfway, things pick up for a bit before smoothly transitioning to a calm breakdown and buildup, and that's when the song kicks into high gear.
The sixteenth note runs are excellent, though by this point, the drums start getting a little stale, and could use a change in rhythm.
Overall this is a good mix despite a few flaws, and would be completely at home in a PS2 soundtrack.

[DragonAvenger]

The sound quality doesn't bother me that much, but perhaps I was preparing for the worst reading the other reviews. It's certainly not great, but it's not that bad that it really detriments my enjoyment of the mix.

Nice composition, and I enjoyed listening to it. Soem parts felt a little slow, with only the melody over the bass, but the parts that had more going on were nice.

[Polo]

Overall, I like this. Listening closely, my reactions are a mixed bag. Examples:

0:07-0:13 - Huh. Sounds like a combination of Super Metroid and Out of this World.
0:32 - Odd little bit, but it doesn't stay too long, so no biggie.
0:45 - Yeah, we rockin'! BAM!
0:53 - Whoa, disappointing drop in intensity...
1:26 - Ew. The lead synth sounds cheesy when exposed like that.
1:47 - Now that's totally 80s right there. Awesome.
2:06 - Oo, sounds like an epic tale of reminiscence or something.
3:38 - It's the 80s all over again. Rejoice!
4:11 - Fitting ending, but could be more pronounced if the synths weren't so muddied together.

Basically, certain synth choices draw different levels of "WTF?" from me, but they aren't dealbreakers if I casually listen to this mix. Others (drums and bass particularly) are strategically placed as underlying mood intensifiers when transitioning to the next section. As said before, The Coop's arrangement prowess exceeds the production side of his mixes. I'm no expert on mixing/mastering/EQing and whatnot, but I think that for its time, this mix isn't that bad.

[Master_Yoshi]

I'd like to take this time to say that mixes that employ several seconds of near-silence to start are not very friendly with me, since I have the instinct to check my headphone volume/mute switch.

I am not familiar with the original. Can't comment on (re)arrangement, but it didn't bore me once I sat down and listened. The instrumentation did sound kind of generic/dull to me though, there wasn't very much beef to hook me in with that. Still pretty good stuff.