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DarkeSword · #1 08-13-2012, 03:04 PM

Mega Man X: The Grand Maverick Remix Battle 2012
Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums

Introduction
The Grand Maverick Remix Battle is upon us! It's the fall season of the year 2X12, and Mavericks of all shapes and sizes, colors and creeds are converging at OCR to duke it out in a battle of musical supremacy! So begins OCR's second Grand Maverick Remix Battle!

Current News
Shieldner Sheldon and Sting Chameleon have called a truce and decided to share the title! Phonetic Hero and Theory of N have collaborated on a track together. It's available in the archival release of the GMRB2012 competition. Get it now!

Collaborations with and contributions from outside artists are allowed, but the primary artist must be the actual competitor. Match-ups are live and in the brackets section. Remember to submit WAV files, not MP3s.

Check the Releases section of this post for the latest remixes.

Check the Voting and Results section of this post for voting rules and guidelines.

A final note from your tournament organizer:
The archival release is every entry re-encoded and retagged for metadata consistency. It also includes the badge graphics. I hope everyone enjoys listening to these tracks again. I think everyone did a really great job, and I'm sorry that the schedule got so out of whack (I blame Hurricane Sandy). People really brought their A-game (as they always do), and I'm really proud of everyone who participated, especially the folks who were initially unsure of their mixing abilities.

Our next competition in the CapCompo Series will be this summer. We'll be doing another Wily Castle Remix Gauntlet, with a little bit of a twist that I don't want to give away. Some of you out there know what's going to be happening, so please don't tell anyone if you do. There's still a few months until then, so in the mean time make sure you check out the other competitions that are happening here on the forums.

Releases
The Grand Maverick Remix Battle 2012 Archive Release [205 MB]

Brackets

The X Bracket
Match-ups

Phonetic Hero - Shieldner Sheldon

Eliminated

Superior X - Rainy Turtloid
Tuberz McGee - Wheel Gator
AMT - Flame Stag
Enigami - Vanishing Gungaroo
Neblix - Crescent Grizzly
Xarnax42 - Optic Sunflower
wildfire - Boomer Kuwanger
prophetik - Blizzard Buffalo
chthonic - Magna Centipede
urdailywater - Frost Walrus
Jakesnke17 - Crystal Snail
Cash and Change - Overdrive Ostrich
BlackPanther - Blast Hornet
Prophecy - Volt Catfish

The Zero Bracket
Match-ups

Theory of N - Sting Chameleon

Eliminated

Yami - Magma Dragoon
Zerothemaster - Infinity Mijinion
Ectogemia - Bubble Crab
Trism - Spike Rosered
Amphibious - Slash Beast
pixelwave - Armored Armadillo
SilvernixSP - Crush Crawfish
WillRock - Spark Mandrill
Gario - Blaze Heatnix
Metal Man - Flame Mammoth
jnWake - Wire Sponge
TheRexAsaurous - Storm Eagle
ProjectSpam - Toxic Seahorse
hakstok - Storm Owl
Sir Nuts - Chill Penguin

Badges

X and Zero art are official artworks by Capcom.
Nana art is fan art by Diana Da Costa.

Voting and Results
Voting takes place at the GMRB social group, here on the forums. Things to keep in mind when voting:

Everyone is allowed (and encouraged) to vote.
The most important thing to consider when voting is how well the remix incorporates and arranges both themes. Production and enjoyability should also be considered.
You are required to vote in each battle taking place during the round. If you don't, none of your votes will be counted for that round.
You are not required to vote in battles that have a competitor advancing by default (in the case of missed deadlines or resignation). Generally, a voting thread for these battles will not be made.
You are required to make an actual decision between two competitors for each battle, meaning, you cannot declare a draw or a tie. This will be counted as not voting and your other votes for other battles will not be counted.
You are allowed (and encouraged) to vote for your own entry when voting in your own remix battle.
Do not post reviews in the voting thread. Compile your reviews for a round into a single post in this thread.
Post the name of the remixer you're voting for in boldface text.
Post only once in each voting thread.
Everyone must adhere to the Competitions Code of Conduct.

Submission
All entries must be sent to me (DarkeSword) via PM on the forums. Please include the name of your bracket and the round number in the subject line of your PM.

This year I will be encoding all MP3s myself, so please send me your submissions in WAV format. Do not send MP3s.

File names must be in the following format:
Remixer - Title (Remixer's Maverick vs. Opponent's Maverick).wav

Example:
DarkeSword - Snow Problem (Chill Penguin vs. Blizzard Buffalo).wav

Please note that the Maverick names are two words (e.g. Chill Penguin, not Chillpenguin). Also note that versus is abbreviated with a period (e.g. Chill Penguin vs. Blizzard Buffalo, not Chill Penguin vs Blizzard Buffalo). Your artist name and mix title can be whatever capitalization you want but the Maverick names must be capitalized properly (e.g. Chill Penguin, not chill penguin).

Properly formatted file names make it much easier for me to tag everything properly, which ensures good, consistent metadata on all the files that will be distributed to voters.

You must adhere to this file name standard. If you don't, I will seriously consider disqualifying you, and I don't think anyone wants to be disqualified just because they couldn't name their file properly. In the past I have received really cryptic file names like gmrb2wip.wav and frost.wav, and that is unacceptable, especially now that the submission format is WAV.

FAQ
How does it work?
You, the remixer, choose any Maverick from Mega Man X through Mega Man X8. Choose wisely, because this will be your Maverick throughout the entire tournament. Once all competitors choose their Mavericks, they'll be matched up with an opponent.

When the round begins, remixers will have one week to write a "vs. remix;" that is to say, a remix featuring the themes of their own Maverick and their opponent's Maverick.

When the round ends, a public voting period of one week will be conducted for each battle.

The tournament will be single-elimination, with two brackets competing on alternating weeks to make things manageable. There will be an X Bracket and a Zero Bracket.

All participating competitors and voters will adhere to the Competitions Code of Conduct.

So do I just pick a Maverick? Is it first-come-first-served?
I'll be doing a draft for Maverick selection. If you're planning on participating, please post a list of five Mavericks you're interested in claiming, in the order of preference. 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 Maverick for the competition. Keep in mind certain Mavericks shared themes, so they will be treated as the same theme for the draft.

Mavericks that were chosen in previous competitions are allowed, but I encourage everyone to try someone new.

When does it start?
The draft/recruitment period will last two weeks or so, so tell your friends and get people to participate! I'm shooting for 16 remixers, but if we get 24 or 32 that'd be phenomenal. Once we have the minimum amount, I'll gauge how much more interest there is and go from there.

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 would be a big help. Please wait until I nail down the visual design for this competition before making anything though. I'd like things to be more visually consistent this time around.

What about Mega Man/Legends/Battle Network/Zero/ZX?
This tournament is limited to the X series.

Can I pick Sigma/Doppler/Repliforce, etc?
No. The competition is limited to the main 8 Mavericks chosen during stage select in each of the 8 main Mega Man X games. Command Mission themes are also ineligible.

Isn't this all just your way of tricking people into making Mega Man remixes for you?
Yes.

BlackPanther · #2 08-13-2012, 04:21 PM

Always lookin forward to remixing Mega Man music in pressuring conditions!

Blast Hornet - MMX3
Gravity Beetle - MMX3
Neon Tiger - MMX3
Chill Penguin - MMX
Tunnel Rhino - MMX3

SuperiorX · #3 08-13-2012, 05:54 PM

Awesome... Sign me up:

1. Rainy Turtloid - X6
2. Tornado Tonion - X7
3. Squid Adler/Volt Kraken - X5
4. Bubble Crab - X2
5. Shining Hotarunicus - X5

I'm going to be out of town the weekend of labor day, August 31 - September 3, so I'd rather not mix that week if possible please. Shariq - if you do your regular "mixing round starts on Saturday", I'd just want to avoid that Saturday, September 1st mixing week. Sat, August 25 week (if we start that early) or the Sat, Sept 8 week are fine with me. Thanks!

wildfire · #4 08-13-2012, 05:55 PM

I'm interested. But I've never played Mega Man before, so I have no idea what a maverick is.

prophetik music · #5 08-13-2012, 05:56 PM

and i already got a PM telling me to participate. nice =D

alright, folks, who should i do? never played the games. nothing could be worse than carnival failtrain man or whoever i was last time...that was the worst theme of all time.

Cash · #6 08-13-2012, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildfire

I'm interested. But I've never played Mega Man before, so I have no idea what a maverick is.

Same here.

Jason Covenant · #7 08-13-2012, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildfire

I'm interested. But I've never played Mega Man before, so I have no idea what a maverick is.

I'm likewise ignorant, but I've found the wikia to be a useful resource. Here's what a Maverick is:

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

Here's a list of them:

http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Mavericks