ReMix: Super Mario Bros. 'Dancehall Ragga'
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- Game: Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, 1985, NES)
- ReMixer(s): McVaffe
- Composer(s): Koji Kondo
- Song(s): 'Overworld BGM'
- Posted: 2000-09-28, evaluated by djpretzel
Cool . . . McVaffe has sent me several of his excellent ReMixes, but because I've been a bit behind you're only seeing the first of them now. This funky ReMix of the immortal Super Mario theme is really unique as well as great - I do believe it's out first 'Ragga' ReMix submission. It's got some really nice sound effect work towards the end, and is interestingly ambient throughout. Picture Ganja Mario hangin' with Bob Marley somewhere in the great unknown, celebrating the afterlife with some rastafarian rituals and a big-ass bong, and you begin to get da idea :) Nice stuff . . .
Discussion: Latest 14 comments/reviews; view the Ahh. The classic Mario Theme. I like the rhythmic changes from the
original, particularly how it is slowed down. The sound effects are
neat, and the new counter-melodies and bass-lines work nicely.
- SubNormal J3 on February 21, 2011
- SubNormal J3 on February 21, 2011
Haters gonna hate.
This certainly wouldn't be up to today's standards, and the idea itself for the mix is gimmicky, but I wouldn't say this is a bad remix. It IS a throwaway, however.
- Holy Land on October 2, 2010
This certainly wouldn't be up to today's standards, and the idea itself for the mix is gimmicky, but I wouldn't say this is a bad remix. It IS a throwaway, however.
- Holy Land on October 2, 2010
Oh wow... this piece has not aged well. At all. :p
It's pretty much... actually no, it IS a Mario theme cover.
Granted, it's OK, but it's absolutely nothing you haven't seen before.
Nothing to see here, move along.
- 42 on December 27, 2009
It's pretty much... actually no, it IS a Mario theme cover.
Granted, it's OK, but it's absolutely nothing you haven't seen before.
Nothing to see here, move along.
- 42 on December 27, 2009
Yeah, this one isn't really clicking with me. The opening synth
really grated on my nerves, but I actually like the sound of the
synth that you ran with for most of the song :-) Some of the sound
effects later in the song gave it a bit of variety but I can't
really recommend this because it basically loops the same
style/notes over and over.
This would have served as a great introduction to a more fleshed-out electronic remix, but it doesn't really stand on its own.
- Emunator on October 4, 2009
This would have served as a great introduction to a more fleshed-out electronic remix, but it doesn't really stand on its own.
- Emunator on October 4, 2009
Man, such an old song from the annals of OCR history.
This sounds pretty coverish though. Not much going on, and doesn't really vary that much. Can't really say I dig it terribly much due to its simplicity and not really adding much as opposed to the original or the gazillion variants by Kondo and others.
- Bahamut on September 9, 2009
This sounds pretty coverish though. Not much going on, and doesn't really vary that much. Can't really say I dig it terribly much due to its simplicity and not really adding much as opposed to the original or the gazillion variants by Kondo and others.
- Bahamut on September 9, 2009
This strikes me as a great example of how to structure a remix. In
today's standards, it wouldn't get far, but there's a lot of
interesting stuff going on in the background, all the elements are
fairly clear so even the complete n00bs can hear how the different
elements, lead, backing, bass, rhythm, percussion, how they mesh
together. Yeah, it's not the best of McVaffe, it's not the best of
OCR.
The minimalism makes it feel better than a lot of the tracks from 2000. It's got a timeless simplicity to it, imo. And that's strangely impressive.
- Rozovian on December 10, 2008
The minimalism makes it feel better than a lot of the tracks from 2000. It's got a timeless simplicity to it, imo. And that's strangely impressive.
- Rozovian on December 10, 2008
Not the best of McVaffe's works, as pretty much everyone's
mentioned, but it has it's enjoyable moments. A little too close to
the source for me, (melodically and stylistically)I would have
liked something else going on.
Decent, but McVaffe has better.
- DragonAvenger on October 10, 2008
Decent, but McVaffe has better.
- DragonAvenger on October 10, 2008
Good point, I wasn't trying to offend, just compare it to some of
his other work. McVaffe kicks ass, so he has set his own standards
pretty high, and as such, I didn't feel like this had the same
attention paid to it as some of his other early mixes.
Perhaps "super early WIP" is a bit terse on my part, but it does sound like something is distinctly missing.
- OA on May 5, 2007
Perhaps "super early WIP" is a bit terse on my part, but it does sound like something is distinctly missing.
- OA on May 5, 2007
Just curious-- what's with people harshly reviewing ReMixes from
nearly seven years ago? The community was new, as was the "art of
remixing videogames," whatever that may be. Can any feedback really
be considered helpful or necessary?
I can see some of the point of Liontamer's message, where he points out that McV has better songs on the site. But OA's reference to the "super early WIP" is just sort of unfounded. In some sense, it was a work-in-progress-- as was OCReMix in general at that point.
There's plenty of stuff out there where constuctive (or not) criticism is welcome. Check it out!
Oh, and the cool thing about these reviews is that it shows that OCR truly is longevous. Hooray!
- DemanusFlint on May 5, 2007
I can see some of the point of Liontamer's message, where he points out that McV has better songs on the site. But OA's reference to the "super early WIP" is just sort of unfounded. In some sense, it was a work-in-progress-- as was OCReMix in general at that point.
There's plenty of stuff out there where constuctive (or not) criticism is welcome. Check it out!
Oh, and the cool thing about these reviews is that it shows that OCR truly is longevous. Hooray!
- DemanusFlint on May 5, 2007
Doesn't do anything interesting with the theme at all, but it's got
a nice minimalism to it. Can't help feeling though that after about
30 seconds, you've basically heard the whole thing. Mike's got some
much hotter works here.
- Liontamer on May 10, 2006
- Liontamer on May 10, 2006
I like this mix, I tell you.
What I prefer in it:
-the "8 bit" intro
-the stereo lead (nice sound!)
-FX @ 01:40
What I find less good: the ending is a bit "sudden".
- Coucou on October 30, 2003
What I prefer in it:
-the "8 bit" intro
-the stereo lead (nice sound!)
-FX @ 01:40
What I find less good: the ending is a bit "sudden".
- Coucou on October 30, 2003
This mix is a bit disappointing compared to other Mario Bros mixes
because it's so similar to the original, even in terms of
instruments (the main melody sounds almost as if it was ripped from
the NES). It's not bad, though. There's some nice percussion and
background that sounds pretty good, but should've been given a bit
more attention.
- mDuo13 on September 22, 2002
- mDuo13 on September 22, 2002
Super Mario Bros. 'Dancehall Ragga'
McVaffe with another Mario Bros. tune. This time, the classic Mario song is done here. Very minimal, quite wide with not too many instruments and a variety of classic little SFX thrown in near the end. Now I did like this, but it's nowhere near as good as some other McV mixes, and he doesn't do much with the tune here. I was hoping for a little more.
- Jivemaster on May 17, 2002
McVaffe with another Mario Bros. tune. This time, the classic Mario song is done here. Very minimal, quite wide with not too many instruments and a variety of classic little SFX thrown in near the end. Now I did like this, but it's nowhere near as good as some other McV mixes, and he doesn't do much with the tune here. I was hoping for a little more.
- Jivemaster on May 17, 2002
