My intention for these videos, is to showcase some of the great videogame music pieces, while at the same time showing the game which they are being featured into, and I try to give some info too .
The "soundscapes", is mainlly, because in every video, the combination of the video footage and the music gives the viewer the intended feeling. Like you said about the Contra video. "It immediately kicks ass". That's one of the things I'm trying to achieve! To give to other people, the same feeling we had when we played (and listened to) those games.
Ultimately, I try to show that VGM is an art, something wonderful and magical to as many people as I can. Essentially the Gaming Soundscapes videos, are "targeted" towards the crowd that either doesn't know these games and their great music, or the crowd that is interested in VGM and wants to know more.
I'm preparing a second series of videos, "RemiXed: Gaming Soundscapes". which will feature VGM remixes, and I 'd really like to collaborate with many of you on that part.
Xavier, would you care to elaborate on "more things could 've been done?" Please do share your ideas and thoughts, and help me improve these videos as best as I can:)!