Liontamer

There are light glitches/pops at :07, :12 and :18 that could stand to be fixed, but they aren't dealbreakers. Unreal Tournament OSV - "Foregone Destruction" Well, I'm certainly interested in seeing what direction this goes in after a second resubmission. Intro seems pretty straightforward, finally changing up at :47. Lead at :50 felt flimsy despite the effects. The beatwork joining in at 1:00 helped flesh things out more, but I can't help but feel like the overall texture was underwhelming. Feels like the sound balance from 1:12-1:35 could be tweaked so that the sounds don't mush together. It's not terrible, but the various sounds aren't distinct. A lot of the percussion patterns are being drowned out, making the beatwork seem too simplistic on its own. Same goes for the supporting synths seeming very muffled and low. It definitely all undermines the complexity and layering presented in the writing. 1:37 moves over into what's basically the source's chorus. 2:00 goes for a changeup into some synths, before bringing back 1:12's lead at 2:07. Feels like there's something missing to this to really drive the song forward. After 2:12, it feels like there's a lot of volume and effects to give this a thicker sound, but in reality the texture's kind of thin. Same issues as with 1:12-1:35 where the flooded soundfield ends up obscuring a lot of the supporting ideas, making the track seem very simplistic. I'd address those issues with the synths and beats being drowned down. Right now, the arrangement is more where it needs to be. But with the sound textures seeming so simple during the beefier sections, the track creates the impression of lacking substance where it counts. Good luck on the rest of the vote, Kai. NO (refine/resubmit)

Saw this badass sig from The Shizz, courtesy of matsunami: Could anyone make 32x32 images of the fighters with their regular faces, with the game background included? Could also be from the matchup screen, if those images don't look bad with a resize. EDIT: Oh shit, don't forget Mr. Dream.

What a good turnout so far. I've decided to make username changes (only through me, mind you) a permanent feature of the boards. The quick info's in the first post. If I can hook you up, let me know.

Not stepping over Douli or TO's toes, but this is fine. It wouldn't be the first competition of this type originating from the OneUp Studios boards. And keep it mind, it IS a competition. He's asking for everyone to compete in order to win the prize. Let it ride, I say. Also, if anyone has qualms about a cash prize, either request Almasy to donate it to a charity of your choice, or donate the money yourself.

It's your call. I do like your current name though.

Weird. I'll look into it.

How about everybody submit a mix that isn't from any of the Castlevania, Chrono, Donkey Kong Country, Final Fantasy, Mario Bros., Mega Man, Seiken Densetsu, Sonic the Hedgehog, Xeno, or Zelda series?

SQUAWK!

28 tickets x $37.44 = $1048.32 Gonna head to the Kennedy Center shortly to make the final purchase. Thanks to everyone who ponied up the dough. Make sure you have OCR T-shirts to sport at the concert. If you DON'T have a t-shirt, djpretzel has a nice stash at his house. Holler at me, and I can find out if he has the size & color you're looking for. I don't believe we have new hoodies yet though. In any case, shirts will be at the special $10 price, since there's no shipping costs and y'all are right here in the DC area to represent. At this point, we'll be... 1) Definitely figuring out who's game for Saturday night's concert (We probably won't be able to buy at a discount, but let's try to group together out seating!) 2) Doing some informal planning about how we're gonna be hanging out on VGL weekend 3) Coordinating rides 4) Promoting these upcoming DC concerts

While it's easier on many levels to arrange older, less complex tracks, newer music has exciting possibilites of its own. I'd say dig around chiptune sites and listen to various NSFs, VGMs, SIDs and the like. There's lots of music from the NES, Genesis/Megadrive and Commodore 64 that will catch your attention, often from games you may have never played.

The more, the merrier.

Yes, right away, sir! Yes, right away!

You win!

I've got no issue with the NO votes. But I did want to iterate in light of the criticisms that I'm still solid with a YES on this one. A medley format can restrict developement of the individual sources, and most medley submissions we receive are unable to coherently weave the themes together. But there was a reasonable degree of personalization in the performance and the themes were skillfully pieced together, enough so that I remain firmly ok with the YES.

Is Jeremy taking a jab at stuff like VG Live in his sub letter? I hope it's not PLAY! though, since Uematsu was the most heavily involved in that concert series. Maybe he can give some more background on that; I know I'm interested. http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=ff6 - "Dancing Mad (part 1)" [ff6-314a.spc] Honestly, I wasn't overly impressed by the sound quality. That's not to say it's bad at all. It's fine, and the samples are clearly good. But I've heard more cohesive, deeper-sounding, richer-sounding stuff. It could partly be an issue of the low volume making things seem a lot less impactful. Like djp mentioned in #judges, the choral work is where this shines. The vocals are very realistic. The rest sounds ok, but not blowaway. Wouldn't have minded a more extended transition to the next section of Dancing Mad at 3:38. I know it's mimicking the original, but it also ends up sounding a lot more abrupt than the original. Ha, a "Terra" cameo at 5:20. The changeup to the cameo felt a bit choppy/abrupt; will listen more. Very minor crit. For the most part, the arrangement held fast to the structure of the original, but the writing is nicely expanded and personalized with epic-sounding spices. But of course... YES

Yeah, stuff really has to be well in progress or very assuredly going to be finished to get the custom title. Everything updated in the first post of the RD thread to show that it's getting close to completion? And how's the overall song quality? I can check out whatever you need me to.

Tell your friends, relatives and significant others. If you'd like your forum name updated, please drop me a PM or reply to this thread. Gimme your current forum name and the change you'd like. As soon as I'm available, I'll provide you with the new name and email you your current password just in case you're somehow logged out of the account. This is not a service to be abused, so if you're not intending on using a name permanently, don't press your luck.

My custom titles are my e-penix.

There's no option. The post counts no longer appearing on individual posts was an unintentional effect of a recent vB upgrade, but at the same time, post counts aren't important and the character title underneath the name give enough info. In short, it's not a bug, it's a feature. They may come back. It's only my one opinion, but I wouldn't care if they stay gone.

Indeed, he has one waiting. For the record, out of the 10 no's so far, 6 are from ReMixers. Of the 60 yes's so far, 39 are from ReMixers. Fun stats! FUN!

Just saw this through a MySpace Bulletin courtesy of the band: If you've seen these guys at MAGFest or anywhere else, you know they can tear it up. "Armcannon" is at the bottom of the list, so swing by and give them some support.

I'd say Ronald Reagan National Airport. If you want to fly into Washington-Dulles, good luck getting a ride.

The composer's Nobuo Uematsu?!? And why's a 3-minute song at 112kbps? - LTRemixer: smartpoetic E-mail: smartpoetic@hotmail.com User ID: 12824 Composer: Nobuo Uematsu Game: Zelda: Ocarina of Time System: Nintendo 64 Copyright: Nintendo, 1998 This is an arrangement of Serenade of Water and Zelda's Lullaby from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This piece is a simple, waltzlike melody--the chord progressions reminiscent of Serenade of Water--with the serene sound of the lake's calm water and the sound of birds chirping. However, this piece has a feel of darkness to it--is Zelda dreaming of a brighter day at the shore? Thanks for Listening! ~Smartpoetic

Nice work, Dain. Great plugs for that crappy remix site. Onward and upward from here, bro!

Cover + extended solo, but the quality's not bad; Besides, Power Rangers? We never get that - LT GAME: Power Rangers The Movie STAGE 1 From the SNES console Comments: All instruments sampling and recorded by Patricio Stiglich, Mixed and mastered by Patricio Stiglich at P.S.C. Studios, Bogotá, Colombia. I have been contributing to vgmusic archives since 2000 with many transcriptions, but never made an arrangement with all instruments recorded and sampled. as a sesion guitarrist I decided to create a solo to give te theme more "power". This arrangement is dedicated to my girlfriend LAURA ---------------------------------------------------------------- OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZE! http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=prmv - "Shopping Center" (prmv-03.spc) I love the South American rock arrangers. The following of VGM arranging in Southern America is bigger than you think. BrainCells & Megadrive are bueno! This however is way, WAY below the bar. The soloing, the fact that your playing isn't poor, and the fact that the movie features IVAN OOZE (!) were the only reasons this hit the panel. The drums are straight up ripped from the SPC, which is not what we're looking for. There may be a language barrier, but you still need to read up on our Submission Standards and Instructions. In any case, there's some extra nice extended soloing/wankage after 1:47-2:47, but it's all original and barely works with the source melody at all. Then there's some very minor additive material underneath the melody from 2:47 until the end; contributions that are really minor. Invoking the "Mid Night" precedent, cover + well-performed, unrelated solo does not equal a pass. goat, BrainCells, Sixto Sounds. Those are people who's arrangement creativity you want to aspire for. Expand and interpret the original music, and then fuse your own original ideas into the picture. In short, put more effort into making this yours. IvaN Ooze