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What a bday present, indeed! ...Just started listening to this...and I already have goosebumps, and it's only 10-15 seconds in...and it just...grows ever-more expansive and glorious from there. ♥ Your years of experience shows in spades, despite the contention with "mix issues", and I can see why people say "it's a feature, not a bug" in some aspects and respects. Nonetheless, this is beautifully done and written and you weave so many recognizable sources in seamlessly...and it feels without effort (even though I know there was a ton of effort in this bad boy.) It's to a grand-scale of epic and an inspiration, and I'm glad Emunator vouched this one to be up on the feed, because we all would've missed out otherwise... Happiest bday to you two, the fab twins! I look forward to hearing and seeing more of your stuff up on the feed and on NewGrounds mixposts. ♥ :3 And I truly hope most of us can aspire to create and get something this hype into annals of OCR history.

Absolutely loving the 70s/80s rock vibe... Reminds me of stuff from Saxon with a bit of Motörhead / Judas Priest up in there (and yep, defo Jethro Tull and others!!) The flute is gorgeous (got Pat Metheny vibes there for a bit), but this is a very well done and put together piece! I'm glad it got through and got the spotlight...and it managed despite the mad-dash rush Lucas talked about on the Discord and his write-up to get it in for the album. Happy bday, my man! Good shit and looking forward to more from ya up on the feed. ♥

SNES for me.

Bring it. Any time, any day (been always wanting to do remixes of FF IV & VI anyways... xD)

Hahaha

I'm up for it Sounds like fun.

I managed to get something done, so let's hope we can get it on in.

Nice ♡

Listening to it now. Great stuff and flows so well. ♥ Feliz Navidad and a pleasant New Year everybody.

Yeah I'm kinda wondering too... This seems to have been a bit in a limbo, but is there any way to possibly get in on this bandwagon at this late stage? Lufia 2 is one of my faves from the SNES lineage of rpgs...would be a shame to miss out on the opportunity.

Just had a listen, and from hearing some of HoBo's other works, this is certainly right up his alley. Got much better at building atmosphere, and it's just hitting all the right points of intrigue, peril and fear within the composition. It went from sounding like something from its source, to something from Zombies Ate My Neighbors (which I am guessing is the inspiration, judging by the title name.) Especially with the vocals towards the end. ♡ Love it. A worthy listen and just in time for Halloween too, so yeah. Congrats on getting (another?) breakthrough song, HoBoKa, and here's to more in your future.

Congrats on finally leaping that hurdle. It's a very beautiful piece. ♡

Sure, I'm in.

No problem, thanks for getting back to me. ♥ Just saw the e-mail! No problems, and much appreciated.

I did actually. xD Like...on March 26th, this year, LOL. But thanks. Can always hit me back up via the message if you find it.

Hey, I don't know if posting here is going to resolve the issue, but I do need help and I've contacted 3 different judges on the Panel about it via message on here, but to no avail and no reply. I had sent an e-mail way back in early October 2021 for a submission, and the only thing I have received is the automated receipt notice e-mail, and nothing else. Unfortunately, I haven't had any correspondence since, and I have checked the Judging page several times as well... It's a bit bewildering and frustrating at this stage, as I've tried several times in private messaging to see what's up, and have waited. I am aware there's possiblilities of back log and it can take a month or two to even get to a submission, but it's going on half a year now. Can I get some kind of update or reply to my messages? Cheers.

Listened to the whole thing just now... Truly is super lovely. ♡ I'm honoured to have been able to donate some songs onto the album and look forward to next year! Excellent work, guys. Proud of all of you. :3

I might try something... Guardian Legend is tempting me more than the Granstream, Tactics Advance and Seymour rounds have done, combined... So, maybe...but I'd want to do the sources an utmost justice. Dunno if I can pull it off, TBH.

Yeah I noticed a remix of it had finally appeared on here, but I hadn't forgotten your request, just FYI. It's going to be the first thing I try to remix on Reaper, FWIW. Fun times ahead.

@Argle...I don't mean to sound stupid myself, or mean, but no way you can find another track to use or do?

Totally doable, just depends on how polished. I've admittedly never done this before, so I'm unsure of the usual standards. Some people asking to include songs on their album want the composition mixed but not mastered. Some want neither, and just it bare bones and in pieces... I'm assuming this just warrants a full, completely mastered song, which I can do in 5 weeks. Both are practically done, I'm just looking for advice or critique on them to make them better (within my power, anyways, ATM.) FWIW, I sent them in a DM because unsure if Coop wants them on the thread, ya know, spoilers and such. XD

I've got two I can supply as well, as WIPs. I'll drop them in the DMs in a second.

Vote is in. ♥

@HarlemHeat360 Super glad you managed to make it! @HoboKa Sorry you can't turn in anything, hun. Like Weeks said, just take time for yourself and enjoy whatever everyone else cooked up, I suppose. ♥ I am defo feeling similarly, and burned out to hell, but sometimes I guess we just have to push ourselves through the bad storm. But sometimes as well, you just need to hunker down and drink a hot cuppa cocoa instead. xD ♥ ♥