ReMix: Wizards & Warriors 'CheDDer'
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- Game: Wizards & Warriors (Acclaim, 1987, NES)
- ReMixer(s): CheDDer Nardz
- Composer(s): David Wise
- Song(s): 'Title'
- Posted: 2000-08-04, evaluated by djpretzel
Wizards and Warriors just about drove me insane in my younger years, as it had a lot of those vertical platform levels where you can fall ALL the way DOWN and have to start over again. I believe it emotionallly traumatized me. "CheDDer Nardz" comes in with a beautiful FIRST submission that reeks of creativity. Using lots of vintage drum sounds, and jumping to different styles (especially at the end), this W&W ReMix is a fun ride, and features an excellent sound selection in addition to the creative arrangement. Bravo!
Discussion: Latest 13 comments/reviews; view the Seeing the words "vintage drums" in a writeup like this is making
me think that this might end up being rather experimental in
nature, though whether it could work or not may be a different
thing altogether.
Hearing the familiar intro chiptune riff in the background was a firm touch, though it seemed to be bridged by this awkward detuned original section within the first minute and that kind of style was awkwardly maintained for most of it. But I felt the hip-hop segment at 2:30 managed to save it for me with some stronger writing based around the source; the piano may be awkwardly mechanical, but the amount of light echo on it at least managed to give it a fuller texture.
I can at least understand what he was trying to do in interpreting the theme in as many different styles of electronica as possible, but in the end it comes off as rather minimalist and rough and almost infringing the site's vision even back then within the opening moments, which is to be understood considering this was within the site's first 100 contributions.
But as a more experimental take on the source it's alright, but I have to be honest; of all the takes on this theme I heard over the holiday, I'm not really as keen on this as Israfel's and Grodan Grobi's entries, sorry to say :|
- Rexy on December 29, 2011
Hearing the familiar intro chiptune riff in the background was a firm touch, though it seemed to be bridged by this awkward detuned original section within the first minute and that kind of style was awkwardly maintained for most of it. But I felt the hip-hop segment at 2:30 managed to save it for me with some stronger writing based around the source; the piano may be awkwardly mechanical, but the amount of light echo on it at least managed to give it a fuller texture.
I can at least understand what he was trying to do in interpreting the theme in as many different styles of electronica as possible, but in the end it comes off as rather minimalist and rough and almost infringing the site's vision even back then within the opening moments, which is to be understood considering this was within the site's first 100 contributions.
But as a more experimental take on the source it's alright, but I have to be honest; of all the takes on this theme I heard over the holiday, I'm not really as keen on this as Israfel's and Grodan Grobi's entries, sorry to say :|
- Rexy on December 29, 2011
Hm, I'm not too sure what to say about this one. I don't *hate* it,
and it's certainly not the worst arrangement I've heard, but I
can't say that I dug what was being attempted here. The song felt
like it was jumping all over the place and didn't really flow in
any sort of cohesive manner, imo.
While not my thing, I still recommend people who like NES-type sounds/music at least give it a chance.
- Otakatt on December 2, 2009
While not my thing, I still recommend people who like NES-type sounds/music at least give it a chance.
- Otakatt on December 2, 2009
Excepting the creative stuff that happens before the 1 minute mark
near the 2 minute mark, this song rubs off as a rip from the game
with drums and a synth layered on top. I definitely would've
favored more work with the source, as it seems like this is more of
an original piece than a rearrangement until the last minute of the
song kicks in, but that's way too long to wait until it takes hold.
- Bahamut on September 14, 2009
- Bahamut on September 14, 2009
Dungeon -y and Medieval -y.
It sounds to me like every stereotypical Medieval song I've heard redone in techno.
I just wish the piano at 2:38 had been playing the entire song. :-(
I think that there's too much going on in this mix, but it keeps it interesting.
Not one of my personal favorites though.
- 42 on December 11, 2008
It sounds to me like every stereotypical Medieval song I've heard redone in techno.
I just wish the piano at 2:38 had been playing the entire song. :-(
I think that there's too much going on in this mix, but it keeps it interesting.
Not one of my personal favorites though.
- 42 on December 11, 2008
Very sinister first minute. A lot of the source tunes here (or is
it just a synth line that sounds similar?). The bells parts have an
ethereal quality to them. The piano part has this cool alternating
intensity underneath it. First the bass drum hits and then a synth
line comes in.
So much going on here, combining to form a quality ReMix.
- Lint on December 11, 2008
So much going on here, combining to form a quality ReMix.
- Lint on December 11, 2008
this is trippy. both of your remixes are called CheDDer...?
not familiar with the source. hearing some classical references at 1:08 that carry until the end.
percussion break at 1:50 is killing me, that clap has gotta go. the break at 2:20 was much more enjoyable for me.
I like the low-bit sounds a lot, but when that piano comes in... i wish you had used another chip sound or at least a more realistic sample.
the ending left me down.
some of the other reviews were a bit harsh. there is some good stuff in here, but not up to par with OCR's current standards imo
- halc on December 11, 2008
not familiar with the source. hearing some classical references at 1:08 that carry until the end.
percussion break at 1:50 is killing me, that clap has gotta go. the break at 2:20 was much more enjoyable for me.
I like the low-bit sounds a lot, but when that piano comes in... i wish you had used another chip sound or at least a more realistic sample.
the ending left me down.
some of the other reviews were a bit harsh. there is some good stuff in here, but not up to par with OCR's current standards imo
- halc on December 11, 2008
"Sonic vertigo", as OA put it, describes this well at the
beginning. I feel like I could be standing on a building looking
down through 100 stories of sound. Actually, it's kinda cool, but
not the most pleasing sounds.
The rest of the mix really isn't bad. The percussion is a bit cookie cutter, but it's alright.
The variations on the theme aren't bad, though I'm not crazy about all the sound choices. Oh, and where's the ending?
An alright mix, not as bad as I expected when reading the reviews. Worth a listen, at least.
- DragonAvenger on December 11, 2007
The rest of the mix really isn't bad. The percussion is a bit cookie cutter, but it's alright.
The variations on the theme aren't bad, though I'm not crazy about all the sound choices. Oh, and where's the ending?
An alright mix, not as bad as I expected when reading the reviews. Worth a listen, at least.
- DragonAvenger on December 11, 2007
Very creative ideas, but it might suffer a bit from too many
effects at once in some place. The intro section is the main
culprit here, as I was getting some sonic vertigo. It got a lot
nicer when it broke down to just beats and chiptunes. I love them
chiptunes mmmmm.. except it's just the main melody and no real
expansion. From here it goes onto a little theme and variation
segment, where some cool ideas finally come out. The ending was way
too abrupt as well.
Best remix ever? Not quite.
Best remixer name ever? Yeah, I think so.
- OA on June 21, 2007
Best remix ever? Not quite.
Best remixer name ever? Yeah, I think so.
- OA on June 21, 2007
Trenthian wrote: ... this is absolutely dreadful.
Yeah, I would recommend giving this one a pass.
- Ichitootah on October 22, 2005
... this is absolutely dreadful.
... Perhaps only by todays standards... but yegh.
- Trenthian on September 4, 2004
... Perhaps only by todays standards... but yegh.
- Trenthian on September 4, 2004
excellent job, CheDDer Nardz. this has the whole early 90s
oldschool dance feel (Technotronic, Culture Beat, etc). starts off
almost industrial-like, the lead melody enters (and man, the
string-y/triple layer to it is g00d). then an awesome handclap solo
steals the attention; very befitting of the genre
- tobmaps on October 28, 2002
- tobmaps on October 28, 2002
Wizards & Warriors 'CheDDer'
Pretty good stuff here, though not fantastic. I imagine if you enjoyed the game you will enjoy this tune more. I did not enjoy the game. Lots of NES sounds are used.
- Joe Redifer on June 2, 2002
Pretty good stuff here, though not fantastic. I imagine if you enjoyed the game you will enjoy this tune more. I did not enjoy the game. Lots of NES sounds are used.
- Joe Redifer on June 2, 2002
