Darklink42
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Happy Birthday Hemo! Hope you're having a good one.
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You can petition for Edios and Crystal Dynamics to make a 6th game here. It would be great to see how the story ends. But I don't think any number of petitions will convince them.
So pissed about Raziel turning into the sword... He was way friggin cooler than Kain.
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It was more of an "OH SHII...." moment, but then I kind of knew it was coming. If anything, I understood it better after Cloud went through the whole existential break down and I figured out why he kept tweaking.
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Ballos from Cave Story sucks. I beat him...eventually. Let me tell you how...
To start off with all your guns get powered down to level one. (Your guns get three levels, each more powerful than the last). This is on top of the fact that you just got done fighting the three final bosses and so all you get is whatever health and ammmo you salvaged after the fight. Next, you have to get through the level with a time limit ticking. Of course, the time limit is simply to record how good you are, thankfully. And if, at any point in the mini level (and it's deadly and looongg) you die, you start all the way back at the beginning again. This includes during the boss battle. Save points and mid-level regens points are apparently for pansies.
So you make it to Ballos. There he is standing in all his pimptastic glory. He starts to attack, and right off the bat he's got some powerful moves. Nothing too hard to handle, but still powerful. I beat him in my first go-round (this was after at least 20 attempts to get to that point though). I sit back to relax, when he transforms to his second form. And before I can even figure out how to hurt him in this giant spherical form (and giant means you can't even see all of him on the screen) he lands on me and one shot kills my ass.
Not one to give up, I go through the level a few more times, and figure out you have to shoot the eyes. Easier said than done. Because as he's bouncing around, you have to find a way to jet yourself up to his level, shoot him in the eyes, and avoid the numerous smaller enemies jetting across the top of the level.
They say that to fight a cheap boss one must use cheap tactics. And indeed I did. I leveled up the one gun that allows you to "fly" (it has enough force when shot at the ground to propel you up, and with proper rationing of shots, will hold you there indefinitely). So now I'm flying around at the very top of the leave, just above the bats, and it takes about thirty minutes of agonizingly short targetable periods before I kill the fucker again. I sit back to rest on my laurels, not even thinking there'd be a third form. But sure enough. And in about three seconds, he's up on the fucking ceiling with me and one shots me again.
It took me at least three days to calm down enough to try it yet again. At last I discovered that I could hide in the corner to avoid his ceiling sweeps. It took as long to kill that third form as it did the second. And jokingly, I mentioned to a friend while I was playing that the worst thing that could happen would be that it had a fourth form.
It did. Fortunately, it proved to be the easiest and I finally beat it with no real troubles...
One of the few bosses that has truely challenged me in terms of time, energy, anger, and key holding durability.
(and as a final note, I hear that there are some people that can do the entire thing in ten minutes...)
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I'd vote Kingdom Hearts 2, if only to see what it is you have in mind and to see the game make it onto the listing.
Edit: You already made the most kick ass KH 1 remix...
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Here's what I came up with.
Deviance
It was a beautiful spring day, the kind that seems to just go on forever in a pleasant way. Down the narrow streets and through the open parks a sweet wind was blowing, and across the sky drifted numerous myriad cumulus clouds. A lot of people were out riding their bikes, or tanning in the sun’s temperate heat, or just soaking up the sheer joyousness of the day. Down one of the narrow streets, a man was walking slowly along. He was dressed in a black t-shirt and blue jeans, and the sound of his black boots echoed quietly up and down the sides of the buildings on either side. They kept a decent rhythm as he moved, but he seemed unaware. At first glance, he might have seemed as if he was just another happy tourist in paradise, but for his dark clothing and solemn facial expression. Even as he walked out into an open area, people side stepped him or biked to the other side of the road.
The man, whose name was Lucas, wasn’t thinking about the day around him. And he wasn’t seeing the brief and resentful stares of the others as they passed. His attention was focused entirely on whatever it was that was going on behind his eyes. As he came around a corner and drew nearer to his destination, several others dressed in similar attire began to arrive from other areas of the town. Some were even waiting on the doorstep as Lucas pulled out the key and unlocked the door. Not a word was exchanged between any of them, even as the door closed and they calmly walked down the bare hallway, black attire a sharp contrast to the white walls. Lucas led them to a door on the left of the hallway and let them in, closing the door behind him. Once he ascertained that the door was locked, he turned to the rest of the people gathered and studied them for a second.
There were maybe twelve of them gathered there, some dressed in black, others in a mixture of different colors, but all of them were wearing mostly dark clothing. Suddenly, breaking the solemnity of the situation, Lucas smiled. A little one at first, but soon it became a full grin as seemingly foreign as his attire had appeared outside.
“I can’t believe that we get away with this every week.” He said, taking a seat in the ring of chairs.
“I can’t believe those losers out there actually believe the rumors.” Said a heavily pierced girl to Lucas’ left.
After a brief laugh, one of the others stood up.
“Well, let’s get started then everyone. Rachel, what’s the news for this week?”
“To start out with, we’ve got a new member today. His name is Alex, and he joined on the Friday before last. The 13th.”
Everyone laughed again, and several introductions were briefly made. Rachel waited until the chatter died down.
“We’re getting a little more press coverage lately, and on Tuesday, the newspaper published an article about us. Titled…oh what was it again?”
“‘Something darker this way comes’.” Said Lucas, chuckling.
“Gabe was accused of posting graffiti on the wall of the rail yard on Wednesday. The cop couldn’t find any evidence to link her to it. Nevertheless, she’s been in hiding since then until the statuette runs out tomorrow. Both of the usual groups deny involvement, however we’ll probably know who it was by the end of next week. Neither can resist the chance to brag. Finally, on Saturday we received word about a certain pressing matter which is why we’re here today instead of on Monday. Ree, if you wouldn’t mind?”
“It seems, ladies and gentleman, that we have a plant. A spy in other words. The Smiles knew exactly where to find Brendan on Thursday and he was almost caught. Now, I would like to point out that until now they have worked on the fringes with some of our agents outside this council. It’s only recently that one of them has come into our inner circle. I’m pleased to announce that he is, in fact, here today.”
There was a lot of murmuring between the various members, but not one of them seemed to look nervous about the accusation.
“Our contact within the Punks has informed me that this man was responsible for Michael’s capture, and the erasure of two of their members, three of ours, and sixteen of the Skaters. Obviously these numbers are subjective, being that the Skaters have over three times our membership but any loss is a hard one to bear. No doubt you all remember poor Pepper.”
“Who is it Ree? Yeah, tell us! Let justice be served!” Several members shouted.
“Ladies and gentlemen, let me pose a question. Which day, before any other day, have we chosen as a day of rest?”
“Friday the thirteenth.” Shouted Lucas, standing up and looking over at Alex with unhidden anger.
“Our newest member Alex. An agent of the Smiles and a spy. What should we do with him?”
Before anyone could say anything, the door was suddenly slammed into with quite a bit of force. All of those assembled reacted quickly, dodging through one of several doors scattered throughout the room. The next strike knocked down the door, and through it poured several officers decked out in riot gear. On their jackets was a large smiley face and the words “Have a nice day”. Alex tried to get through one of the doors, but was punched back into the room by Rachel. Two of the officers tried to get through, but found it locked.
“It’s no use men, they're gone. I thought we had those damn Goths this time too.” He said, rubbing his jaw and standing up.
“What are we going to do then Chief? They’re getting wiser to our tactics.”
“We’ll just have to do what we’ve been doing all along. Erase and re-adjust them one by one. Let’s go.”
As the Smiles left, one of the Goths who had remained hidden behind a wall came out into the open and looked around at the scattered chairs and the broken door. Trying the rest of the doors, he found each locked and nodded in satisfaction when he found them so. As he checked the last one, the third from the end opened and a man in a black leather jacket stepped through. His long brown hair was tied back into a ponytail, and he was frowning.
“Taylor. I didn’t think you’d show.”
“I apologize. I had no idea the Smiles would move so fast Elijah, but I wanted to make sure your guys got out alright. Did they?”
“Yeah, everyone is alright. Hey, how’s Robert holding up?”
“As well as can be expected for such a task as infiltrating their damn HQ. Man, I can’t believe its come down to this.”
“I think they must be recruiting from other cities. There have been a lot more around lately. Did you know they sent the chief in this time?”
“Yes, I knew. I was hoping that you could get some information from him before they got here.”
“The Goths are a small section, and now they are on the top of the most wanted list. A small respite for your Punks, but not much.”
“Come on, let’s go. They’ll be back to wipe the room soon.”
“Right. These are locked and secure.”
The two of them walked back to the still open door and walked through, appearing in a warehouse full of large crates and shelves of wholesale goods. The door closed behind them, and Elijah locked it quickly.
“About time you showed up. Thought they caught you back there.” Said another Goth, running up and hugging Elijah. Taylor laughed, and walked over to where Ree was sitting. Ree looked up from where she was sitting and smiled brightly despite her black eye shadow and lipstick.
“Are the other leaders here too?” He asked her, kissing her cheek lightly.
“Yeah, they’re here.” Was all she said, standing up to follow as Taylor turned and walked around a large crate.
Several others, dressed in various attire matching their respective groups, stood as he stepped around the corner. Behind them was a podium, and beyond that was gathered a great mass of people as looking as equally out of place as the few assembled on the stage. Taylor stepped forward and nodded to the others before taking the podium.
“Today is the day. The Smiles have grown increasingly desperate. It started out as a small movement, designed to eliminate all deviation within one town’s community. It has since spread across the world like a disease, and that town has become the base of operations for its continued existence. I’m talking about this town, our town. Seattle was the start of the Smiles, it will be the end of them. Today is the day that we take back our liberation. Today is the day that we tell them that happiness is not produced but sought. There has to be winners and losers. Don’t let those they've converted forcibly down now. They are not beyond hope. If we can establish our foothold here, at the center of the Smiles' operation, we can get them back. We can find away to reverse erasure. Stand up everyone. Make your voice heard. Take back your independence. Down with the Smiles, down with docile acceptance, down with forced happiness. Go forth now, and change the world!”
A great cheer rose up from the gathered crowd, and in similar staging areas around the city. Doors positioned around the area were flung open and deviants of every credo and appearance flooded out into the streets of Seattle. Taylor watched as they started out into the greatest battle ever to be fought. He turned with a sigh back to the leaders behind him.
“Do they really stand a chance?” Said Ree, folding him in her arms.
“I don’t know.”
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Same here. Nothing worth submitting just yet though.
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I named mine Zippy once, but that was a long time ago in comparison to the one it was replacing. Now I just call it slow.
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This is a great start. I really like the buildup in the beginning, and I love that you have this song nailed in terms of the way it should sound. It's traditional, but at the same time it has its got it's own character.
I have to agree with the above statements though that it needs to have something more in the background. The drums I really wanted to hear a little more of, they are really quiet and not well emphasized. I also have to say that as it stands right now, the main chorus at :35 is too high pitched and goes against the feel of the rest of the song. It should be toned down a little to give it a heavier feel, which would match the background guitar better.
Between three musicians, that's the best I've got. Hope it helps.
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I offer no explanation.
I don't think there is one.
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Well, thanks to this whole idea, I spent a couple of hours getting a decent recording setup for my drum set (It's digital, get to that in a second). So if you need another drummer I can do that too. I play the drums better than the bass anyways.
There is one problem, and that is that the only drum set I have is a "digital" drum set. That is to say that it's not actually drums but drum pads that produce the same effect. They are limited in some capacities, but for the most part I find them to be of pretty decent quality for the basic and intermediate stuff.
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I agree that an original story would probably go over better than one specific to the site. As much as I would love to see a super nerdy Rock Opera, it'd still be...super nerdy.
Read through the log, and I really like the ideas so far, but I wonder about the ending being so abrupt. Maybe he could ascend and become one of the wise men at the end?
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Well, I'm not spectacular on the bass, but I can always put in the offer. This sounds really awesome though, can't wait to see what it turns into.
Edit: It's a four string acoustic, but I know someone who plays five string electric. I'll see what I can do about getting him to contribute.
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It's good to hear that a remix of one of the best songs in MM finally made into OCR. And on top of that, a really awesome mix that I cannot find a single fault with.
"i don't know if anybody caught this but they used this song as a sort of intro thing for Nintendo's Zelda DS demo at E3"
That is friggin amazing.
Good job GSlicer.
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Because people still think that Internet = Serious Business.
;Yep, that's too true
After reading the unmod quirks thing on the coop's site, I got the impression that the war had cooled down to a mild battle. Guess not. It's like watching a little slice of history being re-hashed.
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I downloaded this mix after a long drought of not being able to download any mixes.
First off, I've got to say that I really like the music itself. It's got a great flair and the perfect instrument set for the sound that the original BGM tried to convey. It kind of reminds me of the some of the Timesplitters songs, which I also like a lot.
That being said, I've got to say that the lyrics were not quite as impressive. It's got a lot of good lines ("Oil and Water don't mix", "Open the floodgates", "Oh my lord, what'cha gonna say next?"). But for all the good lines, there were also some that I thought were kind of cheesy ("But I guess you don't think", "lie more so", "everything you do comes back always").
Despite the lyrical content troubles, I really like listening to the song anyways and it's almost always on my playlist. I'd love to hear more from these guys.
One last thing, that sproing sound at 2:43 makes me chuckle every time I hear it.
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Is it ironic I was eating KFC while playing this?
Fuck yeah it is. I just damn near choked on my drink when i read that too.
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Of course now they are gone and I didn't even get to see them. Damn this slow internet..damn it all to hell.
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Since I've piqued your interest, here it is.
That was almost, but not entirely, unlike what they were talking about at all.
Damn amusing though, and decently written.
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Well, it personally doesn't make a lot of sense to me that they say KFC is breaking any bones on thier chickens, given the fact that we eat chicken legs and wings from KFC all the time. They don't look broken to me.
I could give a shit less about PETA, although myself i hate to see animals suffer. I also could care less, and pardon me if this sounds cruel, how happy the chickens are prior to being slaughtered so I can eat their parts. These are not going to be chickens raised on sunlight and rainbows, they are a food source.
As for Nintendo taking legal action, i think it would be highly warranted but probably unlikely. It's true that PETA is using the Mario bros in a very unbecoming manner, and featuring them in a game that may not agree with the views of Mr. Miyamoto and Co. Examples such as them being beaten up by PETA members also make a strong case against this game continuing to be displayed. But, I don't think Nintendo will do much as we are talking about the internet here. What is gone from one site one day will simply re-surface on another site later that day.
I got to the fourth level, and thought the game is amazingly well put together (for being what it is, mind you), it just seemed so damn boring after a while. That too and what the hell does a jungle have anything to do with KFC?
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That's almost exactly like some Mario fiction I wrote, except it's different.
Okay then.
In all seriousness though, that is one weird concept. I'd go with it, but only if at some point he stands silhouetted in a doorway and says "It's a-me" in a serious manner.
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Boulder Dash (One of my favorite head scratchers of all time)
The first FF (if you want to smash your head through a wall on account of horrid AI)
Star Tropics (One is better than two, both rock)
Zelda 2 should only be played if Zelda one has been beaten. I despise the game, but on it's own merits It's not too bad.
Trog (Another one of those old games I played for ten minutes as a kid and loved)
Donkey Kong (Because it's short and sweet, and still awesome to this day)
I use FCE Ultra myself, and I've never had a problem with it.
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D: <
So... who IS coming?
Edit: So that's a PS2 out of the picture. Curious what would like to be brought down...
Looks like I'm out too, given that I haven't heard anything from Nicolas for the last two days. Sorry guys, would have brought my PS2. Next time I'll take a goddamn plane.
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Money? yes
place to stay? no
And it being less than a week 'til, it'd be too damn frustrating for me to find an alternate route. I'm waiting on hearing from Nicholas at the moment. Sans his carpool, or any other for that matter, I'm SOL for this one.
What video game brought you here?
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It wasn't a game so much as a series. I was hunting for various music from Legend of Zelda pretty regularly. My friend knew that, and took the liberty of making me a mix CD. Most of it was hip hop stuff that he thought I'd like, but one of them was hyrulecastledarkworld by Po!. The tag happened to read ocremix.org. Now I didn't give it much thought for a while, but when I got around to checking out where this song had come from, I found this place. I've been here ever since. And since then LoZ has really held me here too because there are a lot of good remixes from the series.