ReMix: Mega Man 2 'CraniumCastle'
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- Game: Mega Man 2 (Capcom, 1988, NES)
- ReMixer(s): Gecko Yamori
- Composer(s): Manami Matsumae, Ogeretsu Kun, Yoshihiro Sakaguchi
- Song(s): 'Dr. Wily Stage 1'
- Posted: 2002-02-15, evaluated by djpretzel
First submission from Gecko Yamori (hey, does anyone remember the older, 2D Gex games? Fun!), this is straightforward Mega Man 2 techno, nothing too fancy. Solid beat, with the whole track relying on the fuzzy bassline doing a dum-da-da-dum line. While the filtering and distortion on this line is nice, I would have liked to see more variety and some breaks or transition spots where things get jiggy-crazy. I like the delayed ending, though, and certainly the track is solid and no one element stands out as sub-par. Just needs some extra spice - Mega Man and techno fans should check it out, most certainly. Not AE, but not bad, and (here comes his favorite line again) good quality for a first submission.
Discussion: Latest 12 comments/reviews; view the - Mr igloo on November 10, 2008
The source is obviously good, hence why there are so many tracks of this theme. That both improves and hurts this particular mix. It helps because the familiarity with the original (and it's awesomeness) automatically raise this one up a few notches. It hurts the mix because this certainly isn't the best mix out there, and I would put it somewhat lower on the list of OCR MM2 dungeon mixes.
However, the opening with the the low fuzzy bass starts a good groove, and when the drums come in you know that the track is going to be a fast paced techno. The theme first comes in, and the dropout is sudden but a good contrast. Sound quality isn't great, but it doesn't necesarily bother me that much.
The melody stays pretty close to the source, and the techno feel is pretty standard. The bass, when present, does the same thing throughout the track. I think that's what bothers me the most. Something different would have been welcome.
Overall, worth a listen, and the source will always remain awesome, but there are better mixes out there of the same theme.
- DragonAvenger on November 7, 2008
Bummerdude wrote: Väldigt bra. Den började grovt, mörk synth tillsammans med en bra takt som hängde på senare. Sen när den andra synthen kom med i bilden blev den helt plötskigt helt mycket bättre. Det var först vid 1:47 som resten av rhytmen kom, och sen efter det började melodin dra igång på allvar. Sen började även strängarna i bakgrunden dra igång, vilket gjorde den till en väldigt bra techno-låt, den hade allt det nödvändiga, plus lite mer.
Snyggt gjort Gecko.
Very good. It began with a dark synth that got hooked up by some beats later. But when the other synth got into the picture, it suddenly got alot better. It was first at 1:47 when the mix started to get serious as the rest of the equipment got out on the scene. The strings in the back was very nice, which together with everything else made it a great techno-track. It got the necessary stuff, plus a little more.
Well done Gecko.
*sigh* Again?
But yeah, the beat, technoey mixness to it, is just perfect. double synths..... nice....
9.5/10
- SakakiAzu on November 13, 2005
Snyggt gjort Gecko.
Very good. It began with a dark synth that got hooked up by some beats later. But when the other synth got into the picture, it suddenly got alot better. It was first at 1:47 when the mix started to get serious as the rest of the equipment got out on the scene. The strings in the back was very nice, which together with everything else made it a great techno-track. It got the necessary stuff, plus a little more.
Well done Gecko.
- Bummerdude on November 12, 2005
The techno mood is fun to listen to, though i wish it could a bit more...extensive. Great remix nonetheless.
- muzikal-phoenix on August 24, 2005
- MrNemo on August 23, 2004
Anyway, though I like GY's stuff in general, I was kind of disappointed in this. Samples were a bit low quality, and the song was generally empty and repetitive. I always prefer either compact, masterful audio, or layers upon layers of sound coming at you (Mega Man 2003 is like that).
- zircon on July 31, 2003
- GeckoYamori on July 27, 2003
This is a well put together techno song- sounds are high quality, nothing sounds that out of place - but somehow I can't shake the feeling that I've heard it all before. I guess this isn't a bad song, it just doesn't strike me as a terribly original formula at all.
- orkybash on May 24, 2002
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