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Strong tracks from both teams! Love to hear it, just like from GSM 1 :D I find it interesting that both teams’ tracks are about the same length for each mash up as well. Twenty minutes of good listening altogether ❤️

Won't say much here, considering the circumstances and can give in-depth feedback on each track if people would like me to (on here or Discord)... ...However, I wish both teams great luck, and Team Whips--lots of love and I'm cheering over here with pom-poms, for real. Unconditional support all around. :) *hugs* Also...Dracula Flow. ♡ *kiss*

Hi, I'm currently working on a ludomusicology paper for my MA, which is looking at the reasons that gamers remix and perform video game music. I would like to address the mentorship aspect of participatory culture by looking at cases in which the feedback offered through OCR may have played a role in helping very contributors with very little musical experience develop to the point that they are achieving "YES"s, or even going on to work on professional projects. If anyone feels they fit that category and feel OCR has been central to your musical development and would be up for sharing their story as a case study for including in the paper, I'd be very grateful if they could let me know so we could talk further. Many thanks, Josh

Voting Guidelines Teams were tasked with writing three mashup arrangements of two songs each, one from a Metroid game and the other from a Castlevania game. In order to make your vote, listen to the remixes and, for each pair, choose the remix that fulfills the following criteria (listed in order of importance): The remix arranges both source tunes in an interesting and identifiable way into one cohesive piece of music. The remix is well-produced within the conventions of the genre. The remix is enjoyable to listen to. Stream the remixes via Soundcloud or Download the Round 1 Remix Pack (MP3). For your reference, here are the source tunes for each matchup: Super Metroid vs. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Brinstar (Red Soil Swampy Area) Beginning Metroid Prime vs. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Phendrana Drifts Lost Painting Metroid Fusion vs. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Sector 4 (AQA) Heart of Fire You can also use this thread to leave comments about the tracks. Remember to be kind and constructive. Thanks for listening, and thanks for voting!

Messaged Jortio about this, he's going to make some tweaks based on Brad's conditional vote and Jack's feedback as well.