JackKieser

I'm surprised this got to OCRemix JUST NOW. This petition has been around for a few weeks now, at least. ...everyone here should definitely sign this.

Here's some food for thought: Two years ago, I took a major world religions class where the firest assignment was to create a definition for the word "religion" as an inclusive descriptive noun (an example is "sports"; it's a descriptive noun that includes other nouns like football, football (Europe), hockey, tennis, etc.). The assignment ended up being a trick question. Why? Because the only requirement for something to be a religion is that someone believes in it. It can be the most ridiculous and non-religious thing in the world (our professor's example was "Cowboy-ism": a fanatic profession of love for the Dallas Cowboys). This makes the usage of the word "religion" as an inclusive descriptive noun meaningless, because it could theoretically include everything in known existence. Now, how does this apply? Easy. The definition of "art" you're using is an inclusive descriptive noun. It's a meaningless term, since the only requirement for something to be art is that it has to be SAID that it's art. Practically, the law has to deal with religions, does it not? After all, we have a Constitutional protection ensuring we have full freedom of religion, don't we? Actually, no, we don't. Religions that use animals as sacrifice or religions that involve snake handling are banned in the US for animal cruelty and high risk of personal injury, respectively. The government has stepped into the realm of Constitutionally protected religions to make sure that the public isn't doing something stupid and hurting themselves. They've done that with art, too. After all, that's what the WHOLE porn industry has to deal with. Sure, you're "artistic", but it doesn't have to be proven with much to know that almost all porn (if not all of it) is just for sexual gratification. It poses light mental health concerns (people who watch above average levels of porn have mistaken beliefs about sexual deviancy rates, for instance; they believe that certain sex acts are more common that is actually the case) in adults, and potential major health concerns in children under the age of 13,and so this "artform" is restricted by law. Free speech is reined in because people don't know how to control themselves and end up hurting themselves in the process. There is, I think, plenty of precedent that would allow one to propose that a form of music that is sexist, sadist, misogynistic, ultra-violent, and filled with murder, drugs, rape, and other terrible social influences should be restricted, or at very least regulated, to make sure it's not so socially damaging. Like I said earlier, the correlations between heavy gangster rap and crime, drug, and mortality rates are there. Assuming the heavy research supports it, I'd be totally on board for saying that "art" should still have to be responsible for the consequences of its effect on society the same way that porn is. And if it's not being responsibly created, the artists should have to deal with the consequences by being censored.

Irrelevant. Unless the lyrics are specifically referencing those rappers' pasts or events that happened personally to them, they are no longer qualified to comment on what its like to be poor; even if they once were, they no longer are. They are no more qualified than a US Senator pulling over 200k a year is when commenting on "the American people". After a certain point of being out of the loop, you lose the perspective necessary to comment on topics like that. Not at all. You have it exactly in reverse. Just because filmmakers can use nudity to comment on society in an artistic way, that doesn't mean porn is art. Well, it's art in the sense that its expression and that some see the sex act as beautiful, but it's not a commentary. Same thing here. Just because some inner city kid is gifted enough to use profanity in a rap song to make a witty commentary on the poor black condition, that doesn't mean that every time a rapper uses the word "fuck" in a song, he's making an equally witty and insightful commentary. I chose them because I know no other rappers. Also, because the specific rapper is irrelevant to the argument. Woah, woah, woah. Don't go assuming stuff there. I like rap just as much as the next guy. I see its place, its use, and its purpose, especially as it relates to my musical tastes and preferences. I appreciate it for what it is. That does not mean that I agree with the SOCIAL CLIMATE surrounding the genre, nor does it mean that I am willing to let rap ARTISTS conduct themselves in ways that I can clearly demonstrate are socially detrimental. I am willing to separate artist from song (MJ might have raped kids, but he still had an amazing voice, for instance)... but in the case of modern rap, that becomes impossible, because both the artist AND song are socially detrimental (I don't care what freedom of speech argument you use; human rights violations should never be protected, and a lot of current rap speaks directly of what I view as human rights violations, as well as rampant drug use and out-and-out crime).

Yes... but George Carlin has stuff to say. I seriously doubt that "'til the sweat drops down my balls, 'til all these bitches crawl" is a roundabout treatise on the socio-religious climate of the United States the same way some of Carlin's more vulgar work is. This argument that vulgar rap is ok because a few people have something to say with it is bogus. Someone in west LA might have something to say, but I seriously doubt that 'Lil Jon and the Eastside Boys or 50 Cent have something to say about the plight of black Americans... you know, since they are both rich and successful.

Well, Nintendo has 75%, Apple has 10% (if you include the iProducts as gaming devices), and Sony has the rest, since the PSP isn't doing so hot right now. But otherwise, yes, I agree.

I'm not as much surprised at the thread split, because I think that's perfectly justified. If there is a thread dedicated to a specific song, keep the discussion specific to that song. ...what I AM surprised about is the general "fuck off" attitude exhibited by this thread. It'd be one thing if the general attitude was "fuck off to your own thread in gen. disc., where you can then bring up discussion about the state of rap / hip-hop music as it pertains to present day socio-political roles", but that's not what we're getting here. I actually read a post that said "you won't change anyone's minds". That's a HORRIBLE MINDSET for a discussion forum. First of all, art is art, but there is always a discussion to be had there. Sure, I could write a beautiful 4 movement sonata about how women should be in the kitchen and in burkas and never vote, but just because it's art doesn't mean: A ) I'm not bringing up societal issues. B ) I'm not professing a desire for human rights violations. C ) I'm not objectifying an entire group of people. ...which I think is more the heart of this "fiasco" here. I don't know much about the history on OCRemix about this, but I DO know that: A ) most rap music from late 90s-now has markedly more profanity in it than earlier rap. B ) modern rap frequently objectifies women, makes role models out of murderers and drug addicts, and teaches anti-establishment/borderline anarchic philosophies. C ) has a societal crime rate well above any other genre of recording artists, which correlates to an inner city/urban crime rate that is well above the American average and MUCH higher than European counterparts. The profanity, in and of itself, is not the issue. I cuss all the time, and a stray "fuck" isn't going to cause me to kill anyone any more than a round of Halo will (that is to say, not at all). But to suggest that there is not debate to be had here is disingenuous, at best. I'm more disappointed that there are actually people out there who think not discussing because everyone has a viewpoint is a valid way to live. Everyone has a right to a viewpoint, but not every viewpoint is a good one, nor is every viewpoint even socially acceptable. "Blacks should be in jail" is a valid viewpoint, insofar as someone could theoretically logically justify it... but that doesn't mean that it isn't unacceptable for someone to actually hold that viewpoint. To conclude... look at the way the Dutch tolerate so much that they allow Muslims to commit hate crimes in their country out of fear that they are being religiously intolerant by stopping them. Sometimes, you can be too tolerant.

Dear lord, this is an awesome arrangement! Very minimalist at times, but I like that; it feels very atmospheric. Do a few more takes and get the instumentation down pat, and this will be absolutely beautiful, especially the beginning and end. I want to hear not only this piece finished... but the whole suite! PLEASE do 3 more movements... please. ...pretty please.

Brawl+, MORE LIKE LOL+, amirite? ^_- If you like B+, you probably already have a SWF account. Go read up on AltF4's Intellectual Property Law thread in the Debate Hall (it's two sections underneath Melee Discussion). It will not only educate you, but also PISS YOU OFF.

YES, Balanced Brawl FTW! That's what I use, too. I haven't played vanilla Brawl in ages. I played at the Anime Matsuri 2010 tournament, but it wasn't any fun. Too much MK. Lucario is actually my BBrawl main, though I also play lots of BBrawl Pkmn Trainer, Marth, lolimar, and Ganon (lol). Also, I'd rather have this thread do well than NEITHER thread do well. My other thread was more of a total conversion OST replacement than just a general hacking thread. Still, though, for every person that replaces Pirate Ship's music with "I'm on a Boat", I get happier.

Oh my goodness, so many things in this thread... First of all, if you need instructions on how to boot up Brawl hacks without using HBC, check out the Brawl Workshop on Smashboards; they can explain it better than I can. Secondly, the Nintendo v. Galoob case DOES NOT APPLY to Brawl hacking. Brawl hacking (and homebrew in general) is VERY, VERY ILLEGAL. The reason the Galoob case doesn't apply is because you agreed to a End User License Agreement (EULA) when you booted your Wii (and implicitly agreed when you booted your Brawl disc) that states that you RESCIND the ability to run "unauthorized code" on your system. Any, and I mean ANY, unauthorized code results in breaking of your EULA, which automatically voids your warranty... but more importantly, circumventing copy protection (which must be done to run homebrew) is in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which makes you a federal criminal and a pirate. So... just letting you know. Read up on your copyright law. You don't actually "own" your Wii or your Brawl disc; you just "license" the data on them from Nintendo for temporary use that can be taken away from you at any time if Nintendo sees fit. Finally... Lee Martin got 4th at MLG Columbus with a Lucario. That's all I'm going to say about Lucario.

Actually, thanks to an exploit IN BRAWL, you don't need the HBC installed to run custom files in Brawl. Also, I made a thread about this when BRSTM hacking was first started in Brawl, and it was totally ignored; if this thread picks up, I'll be a sad panda. Happy for an influx of hackers, but still a sad panda. T_T

Man, it's a handheld. How much space do you NEED on a handheld? 32, or even 29.8, gigs is PLENTY. The media support topic is much more important than HC v XC. Honestly, as long as it plays MP3s, I'm fine; who actually uses DRM-formats, anyway? If you still do, you should really stop; you're only going to be a pirate when your hard drive crashes and you lose all those files, anyway.

Hey guys, this is a topic about the 3DS! Not the games! Stop getting off topic, it's against the point of threaded discussion. If you want to discuss the games and not the hardware, make a separate topic for games. Of course, when you do that, you'll get off-topic again by discussing SPECIFIC games, and not games in general, and so you'll have to make separate threads for each game. And then threads for each feature in each game. Basically, stop discussing, is what I'm saying. Unless you want to flood gen. disc. with a TON of topics. (lol @ DarkeSword)

Umm... Those look awesome.

I've listened to all three versions, and I have to say, I really love what you've done with this piece! It has a very rockin' beat; I can't wait to hack this into Brawl.

YES YES YES YES YES. I cannot wait for this. This had better come out soon, because I don't think I'll be able to hold this massive erection for the rest of 2010.

They took the Lucky Number Show out of HG/SS, and now the theme is used in the Game Corner(s). T_T

No no no... I mean, obviously, this is AU stuff we're dealing with, and presumably, Pokemon have existed for most, if not all, of human history. When you have access to a creature that can melt minds, guns are kind of unnecessary... so how do we know that ballistic weaponry was ever invented in the Pokemon world? For all we know, Team Rocket doesn't distribute guns to their members because guns literally don't exist.

Do they even HAVE guns in Pokemon? I honestly can't remember ever seeing a firearm alluded to in any of the games, although it's more likely that they would have been talked about in the earlier games (before people got pissy about the content of games), and I can see myself forgetting the dialog of the older games.

Oh, god, Bleck is infecting this thread, too. Quick everyone; ignore him entirely. Having your Pokemon react to YOU more realistically (in a personaly sense) would be nice, but I think that's a change better suited for down the road, and only then to give there a REASON for Frustration to even exist as a move. Otherwise, it's better for them to focus on more important / time-consuming things... like proper animations for 493+ individual Pokemon, including special move animations. That's... a big job.

It's more than just that, though; the difference between mere Exp. builders and actual villains has to do with concequence; every story (game, film, literature, etc.) needs an element of concequence to make it seem more important. This is something that R/S/E did very well; the respective Teams actually accomplished their plans, and we got to see, first hand, the results of their folly. That's part of why Team Rocket is never really a threat in any games; we know they aren't going to succeed, and we know they are only going to have low-level crap Pokemon. The element of surprise helps to drive a story, so Team Rocket needs to surprise us if they want to remain relevant.

There's really nothing wrong with Team Rocket... other than how they are monumental pussies. Along with the whole "game maturity" thing comes Team Rocket's persona(s). Even in the original games, Team Rocket never really meant much; they were (and are) just a ploy for sections of the game where they need a boost in trainers for exp. gains. Team Rocket was never particularly menacing, nor were they particularly scary to fight. Team Rocket's plans in HG/SS were actually better conveyed this time around, although there is still room for improvement. I mean, granted, it was basically the G/S/C story, but using the Radio Tower to force an entire country's worth of Pkmn to go insane is bordering on devious. Here's some tips, Ninty: Team Rocket needs to become less "minor inconvenience" and more "mafia-style crime syndicate". Enough of the under-leveled Rattatas. Give them actually menacing Pokemon; after all, they were supposed to have stolen these Pokemon from legit trainers. I want to see a Team Rocket grunt with a Kangaskahn 5 levels higher than me. On the same note, stop letting me walk in and out of their bases. Oops, I let Koffing explode all over my Dratini; better head to the Pkmn Center really quick. ... ...no. Make me fight 2 guys at once to get in, almost get wrecked, then get locked inside the base with only the healing items I happen to have on me at the time. Then, triple the number of grunts I have to fight, and I guarantee you I'll be a little more frightented by Team Rocket. As for their plan this time around, a good attempt. The scene with the Electrodes was interesting (I chose to capture, instead of kill; they WERE innocent, after all). What SHOULD have happened, though, was that Team Rocket should have succeeded. I should have then had to fight my way to the top of the tower using Pokemon that were being driven mad by the Radio Tower signal; maybe make a special in-battle element for just this section, like a confusion on overdrive... make me feel sorry for my poor, poor Pokemon. I mean, let me see these poor creatures being tortured from inside their heads to make me REALLY hate those Team Rocket bastards. Maybe even let Team Rocket's Pokemon be affected at times to show how little they care about even their own Pokemon. We're always told that Team Rocket is willing to do heinous things to their own Pokemon to acheive their goals; it's about time we saw that in action.

Here are the different things that need doing: 1 ) A full-3D main entry. No cutting corners like with Coliseum. 2 ) Higher quality music. Arrangements are ok as they are; give us a better sound already. 3 ) Full battle animation. Seriously. It's about damn time. And let the Pokemon actually interact for a change. 3 ) MMORPG. You can keep making mini-games all you want, but there comes a point where Battle Frontier isn't enough. The people who built this franchise are all grown up now (I was in 4th grade when Pkmn came to the states, and I'm 22 now), and we'd like a more grown-up game, please. 4 ) Make the Pokemon more alive. Having the Pkmn walk with you and actually interact with you is a great step, but I'm talking things like hibernation and migration patterns. It's about time Pokemon can be found all over the place, like in nature. 5 ) End the National Pokedex. Seriously, we have 500 of these little bastards. It's about time they've populated the whole planet. Stop restricting us to a set of 100 viable, catchable Pokemon before the Elite Four. The Pokewalker helps a lot, but even that has some overlap. 6 ) Let us catch the starters in the wild. It's been over 15 years; I'm pretty sure we've bred enough of them to fill the planet by now. Ok, Nintendo. Get on it.

Dude, he's a troll. Trolls never admit their mistakes. It's a lost cause.

Being someone named Bleck doesn't count since you basically have a dumb name. There's nothing wrong with classic Sonic; Bleck doesn't like them, but that doesn't mean they were poorly designed games, nor does it mean it's somehow "wrong" for people to legitimately enjoy them. Everyone, you're responding to the troll the wrong way: Ignore ignorant comments.