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No I had a lot of trouble this round as well I hope we get enough votes in but am doubtful because of the holiday...

All, Here is a very unprofessional review ranked in order of my preference. Please take it with a grain of salt. Thanks for making all these wonderful songs! 1) Far From Home You know it's a good song when it ends and you weren't even staring at the slider bar lol. Seriously though the tropical arctic vibe along with the snazzy vocals is very mellowing and causes the head to bob along with the beat AWESOME stuff 2) Attracted To Power Gario never disappoints. Nuff said. The blending of the themes is handled well and the change ups keep the song fresh throughout Maybe changing up the instruments more could make it a bit better but its only a guess from a guy who hasn't ever really mixed anything. I couldn't really find anything bad to say about this piece. 3) Light Your Way I'm not a big fan of the acoustic parts but thats just my preference. The selling point of this piece is how the artist makes sure you never get bored with the song. Constant change ups and reinterpretations of the themes will ensure the audience never grows tired or can predict what will come next. Great work! 4) Shadows Of Wily It pained me not to put this in the top three because it was so awesome I've never liked shadow man's music but Amphibious not only managed to blend both themes expertly, he made shadow man's music sound soooooo good Mad props to you amphibious. Wish it were a bit longer though. Thus song will remain in my playlist for a very long time 5) No Ticket! Another great song that didn't quite make my top. I love the special effects that you incorporated throughout the song. They made the song feel very authentic and like you were at a train crossing while the train whizzed by. I can't say anything bad about this piece. I wonder if it could be improved if you went off in ad-lib land and came back tying it to one of the themes. Good Stuff 6) Wily's Inferno 41 seconds seemed like a bit of a long time before the real song started. That said once the song got started it was very good. I thoroughly enjoyed the WillRock solo sections To me it seems the themes were performed more separately from one another and not blended so much. A great piece nonetheless. 7) The Root of All Things. The Wily theme is a bit more dominant in this song and the Plant Man theme is more subdued but it plays well. The softer melody is somewhat soothing. Personally I think straying a bit further from the sources could really make this a far more interesting piece. A solid piece nonetheless. 8 ) Mr. X was Wily the WHOLE TIME The instrument choices didn't seem to mesh with one another so well but this fact sort of gave the whole song a very unique vibe I kinda like the feel of it. I could see this being used in a castlevania game in a section where your Belmont character is trudging through a maze with lots of fodder monsters. Nice work! 9) Glacial Age Your a brave man to create a primarily piano piece Mr. L. This is a very different piece that is simple yet soothing. This is a great one to listen to while playing Skyrim and exploring the arctic tundra. 10) Glitch in the System I love the drum beats at the beginning. Didn't care for the organ so much. The voices samples were interesting especially with the echo added. I think the song could be improved with the layering of more instruments. Also a more broad interpretation of the pieces could give you the space needed to blend the themes more successfully. The themes felt a bit forced together during the last 50 seconds. This is still a good piece. 11) Smooth Heat Didn't seem very adventurous with the interpretation of both songs but a very solid piece nonetheless. It sounds too similar to some of the other remixes already posted on OCR though… Add more flare, ad-lib, and throw caution to the wind and I think you could make this piece really stand out 12) whatever.jpg This is a very soft piece. Not my cup of tea but I suppose it would be great to try and go to sleep to this piece. It sorta reminds me of Jayson Litrio's wedding piece. Good work

DarkeSword, I know someone has probably pointed this out but could you please fix the voting thread name to say Round 2? It currently says "2011 Round 1 - Mega Man 2, Wily Stage 1" Thanks! PS: Awesome mixes this round from everyone Great job!

My bad your right. I actually like the snake man voice in Ben's song PS: Looking forward to some Akumajo goodness

At least I'm not the only one who felt the same way lol

Dude, I don't remember that voice in any of the original NES games. I enjoy most of the music everyone creates here a lot. I think even WillRock said it was borderline annoying in his own words in his review. I'm sure you wouldn't tell him that his life has lost all meaning lol. It's just that I think the song would've benefited more without that sound clip. Only my opinion and I respect that everyone else may not agree with it. BTW: Can you use that picture I made, do I need to improve upon it, or does anyone even care about. Just asking

Double Doctors lost two ranks in my top ten because of the wily laugh.... So sad. The rest of the song is fantastic though Sorry Main Finger.

Hey guys, Do you think you could use this somewhere? I hope it looks good. Just trying to contribute to this effort in a different way. Spliced this image together from various sources from the net

If anyone has used both which one would you prefer if you were just starting out? Will thanks for the reply I'll eventually get something but opted for a full sized semi-weighted keyboard controller last time we spoke. Its made composing sooooooo much easier even though I'm musically uneducated. Maybe I should just take the plunge "purchase Reason" and struggle through learning how it works for a couple weeks.

Hey Darke, How does the following line strike you????? |-------------------------------------------------| | Sigma Fortress Remix Fiasco 2012 | |-------------------------------------------------| Just throwing it out there..... :)

Don't feel bad ZTM. I wish I was experienced and felt as confident as you to even join the competition lol. I'd be dead last and laughed out of the competition if I were to join (I know this isn't true cuz you guys are all too nice). Just keep at it man and eventually you'll be as good as the top remixers on the site If I know anything its that persistence is key to accomplishing great things. BTW: Any tips on upgrading from Garage Band to a real software suite? I haven't bought Reason yet but maybe I can convince myself it will be a good Christmas present to myself I just don't know if I can adjust to it....

This is awesome guys Please get Gecko to join in the fray! I'd love listening to more music with his style. I'm also glad to see Prototype Raptor and Jake Snake back. Too many fabulous artists PS: I dare someone to use a Theremin... PSS: You've inspired me to continue working on my 2D shooter game! I'm using a verlet physics engine. It sucks now but I gotta keep working on it

I'd love to play something like retro standard occasionally. It'd be cool to say ok everyone can use the Tempest block, Urza's block and the core set that was valid then for this week Everyone could vote on which retro blocks to use ahead of time Just something to spice it up

This sounds like fun but count me out for about two weeks cuz i'll be in Korea

Let's all ask Sixto if he is interested I'd love to see the awesomeness of a Gario and Sixto collaboration

I enjoyed these songs a lot (In no particular order) The Tragic Drowning Of Heat Man (Catchiest beat, I keep coming back) Hard Day's Night (Seamless blending of two themes) Hardly Clubbed To Death (Such a strong personality for a remix) The Toad Gang's Heist (Great mello sly cooperish feel. The title suits it) Wonderful Shadows By The Electric Sheep Orchestra (Diggin the Hawaiian Vibe Pull The Plug (Just keeps building up the epicness and playing off itself) Total Eclipse Of The Sun (Another great catchy beat) Switchblade Fangs (I can't describe it... Mello trance goodness? Windswept Bubbles (Gario's mixes are always awesome. PS: Crystal Snail and Armored Armadillo combination music is awesome. I desire more) Air Friction (A wonderful remix) PS: I'd really like to hear more music by Jake Snake and Prototype Raptor. I feel they got knocked out too early. (No offense to the winners who had awesome mixes. It's just you hate when two great remixers are paired up cuz one of em has to get knocked outta the tourney)