[djpretzel]

Gets some more variety at the end. Quirky; I liked it... -djp


HI.

It's a "Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move" remix, named "Silver Dragon's Bubbles".
Length: 3min 21 sec. File Size: 3,07 MB.

Some infos about the games (including sounds and music):
http://taito.overclocked.org/pbobble.html

I've got an OCR profile ("COUCOU"):
http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/profil...profile&u=6655
but here I confirm some informations:

Remixer NAME: COUCOU
WEB: http://gjandot.free.fr/
MAIL: gjandot@freesurf.fr

Thanks.

[Protricity]

THE DUCKS HAVE TAKEN OVER. ITS ALL UP FOR HUMANITY AT THIS POINT.

I imagine a lo tempo dance room full of poping baloons and ducks all over the floor. And a bunch of people are stepping on the ducks.

..ok well, I really dont have any other way to explain whats going on here.

It could use better instrument choice for the entire beginning and middle.

Song only gets good in th e last minute or so. I'd like to have seen more of that going on.

One suggestion would be to try working with some of the modern gems of technology - reverb, delay, mastering etc.

NO

[Israfel]

Completely ridiculous. I like it.
It's sort of like the goofy music you hear in places like the Pharmacy in Persona- it's happy, silly, yet strangely comfortable.

Mix doesn't really do anything wrong, and it's pretty cool, so


YES

[DarkeSword]

Originally Posted by Protricity

One suggestion would be to try working with some of the modern gems of technology - reverb, delay, mastering etc.

Can't stress this enough. The mix sounds a bit...dry? Not much depth to the sound here; sounds Casio keyboardish. Not that the samples suck...I suppose it's part of the goofy charm, but a lot of it sounds like default preset Fruity business.

Drums could come out a bit more too.

I dunno...seems like a lot more work could go into this. The arrangement's pretty basic too, and those solos at the end sound obligatory rather than natural.

NO

[Disco Dan]

I like this one a lot. It DOES sound a bit dry and empty, though it reminds me a little of "Popcorn." Personally, I don't mind the ending, and while I don't really want to make a habit of handing out yesses like pamphlets at a college fair, I'm gonna have to say that the quirky appeal makes up for the other shortcomings. I personally like the choice of synths as well.

YES

D

[danny B]

I'd like to preface this with saying that I played Bust-a-move so much in my earlier days, that I think this song is now a dominant part of my subliminal mind.

The percussion is a bit more subdued than I would like, and an EQ-fest would more likely fix that than an actual volume increase. E.G., fatness in the snare (~250 Hz), Thump in the Kick (80-150 Hz), etc etc etc. But given the silly-ass nature of the piece, I don't think it subracts too much from it.

The synths are well programmed, obviously a lot of care was put into their portamento and timbre in general. The gutteral, analogish bass works great with the more floaty leads.

Enter 2:25, the lead solo. Very well done. A bit on the louder side, doesn't blend as well as it could, but still acceptable. I actually like the "Casio Keyboard" sound to it. Mmmm... Nostalgia.

Aside from minor balance, EQ and blend issues, I see no reason not to pass this.

JA (yes, auf Deutsch)

-D

[Digital Coma]

rubber ducky, you're the one / rubber ducky, oh so fun

Coucou aka CUCKOO wants to lighten our often overly-serious selves with an off-the-wall bouncy mix that sports a bubbly synth and other squeaky clean bathtime sounds, making a rubbery arrangement of a game that doesn't try to be cool. The only weakpoint in notation lies in the drumwork, which is simplistic; other than that, this piece gets props for the leads and bass. The production doesn't scream finesse, but there are times when creative, shameless fun is good enough.

YES

[Protricity]

Just a note on this song, even though it is indeed accepted already.

I listened to the spc recently and concluded that at least more than half the song is exact with the spc, and I mean exact.

SPC:

Maybe it will change a vote. Maybe not. Either way, I thought I'd mention it.

[danny B]

Like I said, I know the song extremely well. It expands upon it enough, I say.

-D

[Digital Coma]

A close adaptation for sure: the lead's notation and accompaniment are very similar to the original's. But I think the new bassline, solo, and change in style make this a keeper.