Ray Falling
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I can't even remember 1999 all that well. Did we even have internet back in those days?
I too used to record game music to make mix tapes
I didn't even know about this remixing phenomenon untill 2005 or something 0_0;I think the people involved with this site are doing a really good job at keeping it all together and I think that's what makes a succesful community. That, and of course the artists who provide us with great music
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When I hear the music I listen to, I see scenes from my work in progress novel/story play out in front of me. Images matching sounds...sort of like a movie trailer (the clip, not the vehicle).
It's quite awesome really
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Lol, I just thought the site didn't render completely but now I see what is going on. I'll give it a try the coming days.
It always bothered me that there were so many links and texts and I couldn't really find anything which was sort of off putting.
Looks alright now, I guess
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Eh fair enough though I have a hard time seeing how one would spend that much time on it and ruin thy health as well. I may seem like I play 24/7 based of my recommendations and experience but I think I don't play any more than something around 2 hours a day; and even then it can be sporadic.
Also try looking at the Wii VC section and check out some oldies like Super Castlevania IV...
I suffer from ME/CFS, which may or may not be the result of my past lifestyle. I think that says enough
Once you ruin your day/night rhytm you're pretty much screwed.VC section is a good alternative yes. There are some classics that I really appreciate and certain SNES games NEVER get old
I somehow feel like we don't get half the library of available Wii games here in Holland either.
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As someone who doesn't know what VG Mix was/is: what does it offer and besides obviously VG mixes, what is it about?
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Lol, not at all
But games have taken up a lot of my time and health. I was more of a Halo PC man, myself -
First of all, why does your Christian faith effect your videogame playing? Perhaps that's a topic for a different time and place...
Second, Metroid Prime Trilogy will take you a very long time to finish, and it's incredible.
I can briefly answer that by saying I experienced priority shift and liberation of a lifestyle that leaned towards addiction.
Ah, the Prime Trilogy. I already own all 3 Prime games though, and 2 and 3 are my least favourite to play through again. Would you say the addition of motion control makes the original Prime worth the purchase of the bundle though?
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I stopped liking videogames when I returned to the Christian faith
They (videogames) just don't "do it" for me anymore.Are there any games for Wii right now though that have a long lifespan? Something I can't finish within 5 hours and are actually fun to play over and over again?
If not then I'll probably have no choice but to go through certain RPGS again
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Videogames were a huge inspiration in my young years for drawing. Ever since I came up with my one character I had him appear in many videogame ideas, just like Mario HAS to appear in just about EVERYTHING.
Videogames also destroyed my neighbourhood peace for some reason. Once I had my own SNES and Donkey Kong Country 3 all hell broke loose in the streets and kids started to hate each other (true story).
They also contributed to years of isolation and insomnia, which I'm still paying for today
x_x argh!But mostly good stuff came from it
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I vote that it's still stereotypical. But not so much because they don't know how else to portray women, but seriously to just attract horny guys.
I've actually started to get annoyed with it a long time ago. Especially the Evony ads are really an example of how redicilous this advertising strategy is (albeit effective, probably)
But okay, its more about in game characters, rather than advertising.
Honestly, I just can't take the women, as you described them, serious in games. Because I just can't make the click in my head. Which in itself may be stereotyping as well. I just go "this woman should have been a model, not some gun wielding biatch". It just doesn't make sense to me.
Some realism would be nice. Just take a common looking girl/woman for once and make that your game character. And make her do things appropriate to her background story...and make the background story appropriate as well...It's all about context and credibility
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I complete missed the point didn't I?
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Well, I remember having a blast playing FF:Crystal Chronicles with a friend. Most of the time I prefer to play alone though. I just can't count on people to focus enough to get things done
People tend to get bored and then ruin your game or they're just not skilled at gaming.One game that has been the absolute best to play with a friend for me though is Red Star (PS2/XBOX)! My best friend is someone you can count on to be strong slow guy, while I am lightning fast skinny chick
We played that game sooo many times, just trying to beat the boss which seemed impossible to beat at first
We're really good at it now and it's a very rewarding game, especially playing together.
We killed Halo a lot too
I very rarely let anyone play my games when they visit me. They seem to not mind watching me play, and I seem to be able to get away with it everytime
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I actually won't know how long I've been coming here untill I check my post haha
I remember it must have been around 2005/early 2006 when I signed up though. I first heard OCremixes through my best friend, altough he never actually checked this site untill I later told him "this site has more stuff like that!"
I actually signed up to comment in a thread about homemade trading card games
Because I "produce" my own card games too.One of the things I appreciate about this place is how serious/dedicated it is to doing what it does. I don't think you'll see this place go down anytime soon.
It's great to read about how OCRemixers are involved with "official" game projects and to see the site get more and more exposure and appreciation
Community wise...I don't know. It's a little hard to get appreciated here and there's the circle of people who've known eachother for a while longer.
This is probably the same on every forums though, so it's no big deal.
It all depends on what you want out of this community experience I guess.
(And granted I've not made myself very popular with certain views of mine)
I never seen the "old" design as far as I can remember. I appreciate it when I occasionally discover a design element added which just makes it all "click".
The first remixes I heard must have been Donkey Kong country 2 mixes
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I had a rather depressing...well, week actually and I been having some trouble sleeping.
So last night, I look out my window just to enjoy the quiet and no less than 5 minutes into it I see this thing flashing by.
I was reminded of this topic and so I decided to stay and watch for more.
About 10 minutes later I saw another one. It lasted not even a second but it was quite beautiful to see. I never seen anything like this before, and I was quite surprised to even see one, let alone two "shooting stars" from silly ol' Holland where nothing special ever seems to happen.
I'm sure it was even better to see the real thing where ever it was best visible. It was still nice to see what I saw
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I don't necessarily feel any kind of loyalty to the industry. I do always buy new, when a game comes out and I really want it/ want to try it.
So far, the only game I bought new this year is The Conduit. I can't support Nintendo if they don't make something I actually enjoy
Anything I bought for PS2 was second hand, or uber cheap.
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It's so sad that now, just days after his death, all the nastiness is coming out like people wanting to get custody of his kids, his doctor 'disappearing from the face of the planet' and newspapers saying it was an overdose of meds (so...suicide?).
I hate the media, seriously.
This Jackson guy didn't really have an impact on me at all, so I guess I have more of a neutral stance to the whole thing that's been happening. But I can see why people all over the world are so upset with his demise.
I'm just not looking forward to all the tribute bullshit that's gonna be on TV and the internet from here on...
People die, everyone does. MJ is just a person too.
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This is an interesting thread
After years of isolation, depression and overuse of computers I finally hit an all time low, almost exactly one year ago.
When my girlfriend broke up with me I suddenly had two things on my mind: read the bible and see a doctor about my health.
For years I had seen doctors about my fatigue and other problems, but not once during those years did anyone mention something about me weighing no more than 45 kilos!!! T__T; Not even when I specifically asked if I'm not too thin.
Anyway, I decided I needed to do something about my condition and started going to this gym at the local recreation center.
The first thing the fitness instructor told me after we did a fit test and getting my statistics that I was rather close to being at health risk.
Very odd how a doctor didn't pick that up, but a instructor did...
So the plan was to see a diet specialist and work on my condition while trying to gain weight.
Right now I weigh around 54 kilos and my goal is to reach 66, which is the ideal weight for my age/height [age 24, height 1,76 m].
I work out about 2 or 3 times a week and they gave me this personalized schedule with exersises to do.
It feels real good to be doing this. It's a lot of fun and I can keep up pretty well for someone who hasn't moved in years
I'm doing mostly cardio because I obviously don't need to lose weight, and I have a scheme for using certain strength building equipment, but that has proven to be quite tiring at this stage.
I'm on my 6th week now and I'll evolve to health level 3 (out of 7) by the end of week 10. (hmmm rpg elements...)
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You can't possibly be serious. Between this and the Left4Dead2 thread, I think I'm done with gamers.
The whole point of Galaxy was not to "bring something refreshing and new." The whole point of Galaxy was to make a fun game. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a sequel to a very fun game, and that's a bad thing?
Why does everything have to be BRAND NEW I'VE NEVER PLAYED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE MY MIND IS BLOWN? What is so bad about more of a good thing?
First off, it is my opinion and how I feel about gaming. Altough my 'getting tired of gaming' comment did not come from Galaxy 2, but from how I've experienced gaming since the launch of the Wii. But that's not relevant right now.
I personally didn't enjoy Galaxy for many reasons, and so I personally am not happy with a sequel like that. That doesn't mean I'm saying they should change things because I'm one person who doesn't like the idea.
But making a Galaxy 2, on such small a time frame...that doesn't sit right with me.
Every bit of energy that is put in one project can not be put into something else. So usually that means the 'slot' for a certain franchise is taken and you don't have to expect anything better for at least so many years.
I felt the same way about Starfox, Donkey Kong and others.
I agree change isn't always better, but same-old, same-old isn't always better either.
It's fine if people enjoy these things, it just means that I'll have to wait, or look for something else. And that, I get tired of (and the disappointment
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I'm actually offended by Mario Galaxy 2.
The whole point of Galaxy was to bring something refreshing and new and the reason it took so long was because it was supposedly so hard to outdo Mario 64.
Bringing a sequel sort of undermines that whole idea in my opinion.
It doesn't look like it'll bring much new, exciting elements and I refuse to collect 120 stars AGAIN!!!
I'm just so done with gaming (in general), seriously ;_;
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i remember playing Super Metroid and loving every second. The end when the Metroid dies protecting you actually mad me very upset. Seeing that trailer brought back memories.
OMG spoiler! Thanks for ruining it for me! ;_:
Just kidding >_>
Anyway, I can't and won't deny that this game looks great and has a lot of potential.
My one gripe with it is that the video looks very violent/aggresive and that doesn't really feel right to me in regards to my experience with the other Metroid games. Of course this could just be because of the montage.
To clarify: Samus' moves seem a bit more uhm, brutal. Maybe that has something to do with the story though.
Looking forward to learning more about how you actually play through the levels.
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I'm curious about this, and thought that maybe the community might be of help with this. I've recently started reading a certain self-help author, and thought that maybe someone might shed light on any opinions they might have. Now, I realize this thread might belong elsewhere, but until the moderators see fit, I'd like to ask that it be left in Community, because I think it's a beneficial topic for everyone to read, and doesn't deserve to be sent to the Help forum.
So, the author in question is Anthony Robbins. He's written such books as "Awaken the Giant Within" and "Unlimited Power" which both outline ways and means to change your life. Now, I don't know about anyone else, but I know that what I've been reading so far has been helping, and may just be what I've been looking for to have a profound effect on myself to help me change my life. As it stands, or stood, thus far, I've been running from myself, been depressed, and dissatisfied with life as it is now. But I've come to the belief that I can change, and that I can change my life into something better and beneficial for not only myself, but for others as well.
Therefore, part of this thread is also about how you, as a person, have changed after reading a self-help author's work, such as Anthony Robbins. How has it impacted you professionally, personally, financially? Have you had a better experience in your life? Have your beliefs changed?
I thank you for responding, and hope this generates some interest with all of you.
Interesting
Good job for taking action to better yourself. I don't know a lot of people willing to do that."But I've come to the belief that I can change, and that I can change my life into something better and beneficial for not only myself, but for others as well."
I'm especially glad to hear you're taking other people into account as well, so it's not a selfish quest for finding personal glory.
I'm a big fan of discovering things about oneself and am all about becoming a better person.
I was personally 'touched' by God before I turned my life around after years of pain, depression, loneliness etc. So uhm, I didn't really read a book first, but I suppose you could say the Bible has been good for pointing out some practical things I didn't know at first.
At the moment I'm reading a book called (roughly translated) 'Rather happily messy, than unhappily perfect'.
It's about how to deal with perfectionism, which is kicking my ass since always and prevents me from doing things I actually enjoy, like writing and art, not to mention it impairs me at work.
I'm also reading a book 'Teaching yourself to think'. I'm not sure what to expect of it yet, but it covers some 5 methods of thinking and I figured that may be of some help with my stress related issues (they often come from me not thinking enough).
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Hmm, well the general idea is that evil just cannot stand light. In the theological sence, the evil/sin etc. don't like light because it exposes their evilness 0_0; or something (which is why most bad stuff happens in the dark
)I don't really see how emotions or concepts of hatred can manifest themselves like that. Which was the question right?
Emotions and thoughts simply lead to action, so the action a person would undertake would be the only 'manifestation' that could hurt the physical world.
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You're not trying to learn magic spells to hurt the physical world, right?
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First off, congrats on finally releasing the project.
Second though, I must say I was very disappointed ;_; I actually felt that the sound quality of some tracks or their samples was really odd, which made them a pain to listen to. Especially my favourite tracks didn't do it for me.
That's not to say that as a whole it was bad; it just didn't work for me even though I had high hopes after having heard the preview compilation a while back (the things that bothered me back then still bothered me now).
The project was a great community effort and it's good to see it still came out after all that time.
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The Tales project killed its own thunder
I dunno about anyone else here, but I don't really see these things as "stealing the other's thunder". I'll listen to both projects and enjoy them as much as I can anyway. 0_0;
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Ah I see.
If only I knew a webdesigner...
Most underrated videogame OST's
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I would go with:
Baten Kaitos (both games in the series) for Nintendo GameCube. Both games never really made it in Europe, in fact, Origins wasn't even released here. I don't think a lot of people know this game.
Though the quality of the music tracks could be better (or maybe it's just my TV set), the tracks themselve are really something in my opinion
And also:
That one Power Rangers game for the SNES
It has some sweet tracks. There should be a remix somewhere in the WIP forums too.