Rexy

How about we bring back what I jokingly said last year and propose a Bad Pun flood? Because what better way to honor great, creative music than groan-inducing titles?

I'm sorry Meteo, but there's a fine line between changing something up radically and just catering for the market. As Pipez said, it all comes down to whether the kids would actually catch on to it or not, and if they do, fair play. Nostalgia isn't going to get anywhere, but if it's something the kids had seen too many times before from different characters, it's absolutely not going to work. It's a shipwreck almost waiting to happen. In relation to The Coop's posts about 80s cartoons being given the dreadful movie approach, may I also bring up Alvin and the Chipmunks? Sure, it started in the 60s as a novelty 'band' of sorts, but I grew up with the 80s cartoon and understood it kept its format from another Chipmunks show as done in the 60s, Right now, I am in disbelief as to how they keep making so many films about them, especially since there's not much substance beyond 'singing rodents cause havoc and make a butt monkey out of their manager', and critic scores absolutely show. However, the one redeeming feature for the Chipmunks is that in spite of all the modern music updates, it nails the original premise. Awful films or not, it's the Chipmunks as they should be. Going back to Jem, we all already know at this point that we have a terrible loose adaptation coming that won't fuel nostalgia in any shape or form, and that to me is a new low just to get a quick buck. I don't know if there are any other movie adaptations that had gone as far as changing up the plot of their source material entirely, but unless any examples of these come to the surface, then I feel we 'adults-around-30-preparing-for-a-prep' have a reason have a reason to complain. (Seriously, kids may be easily marketable, but they sure as hell aren't stupid.)

I am SOOOO HAPPY with my arrangement right now! I guess all it needs is a good helping of coined-by-DJ-EAR magical glittery glue, and this sucker will be good to go over the next couple of days. I love this feeling so much!

Hakstok, I have tried my best and got my arrange in a great form, but I am still not quite done yet, and I also have tomorrow's SEGA Mixer Drive to organise. I may need another couple of days with the way this is going, but no more than that. That, and it also didn't help that life got in the way over the past few days. I'm in a position to truck onwards, though.

So I guess this means this is a rare case that when I finally export this, I should turn the Master Bus off? o_O It's gonna sound really difficult being handled by someone else, haha.

This is kind of out of the blue, but I sent in a membership request just now. Don't beat yourself up - it appears to be a very humble group to me, and I can't ask for any better [EDIT: That was quick. Thanks!]

I sent a message to you over facebook. You got a good roster already, and I'm game to also help you out.

Ah, thanks for the WIP deadline update. Not only does this give me more time to polish this up, but it also means I can divert my attention directly to Chernabogue all weekend.

I still say you should do it. Part of the reasoning why DusK revisited Zenpyo was because of his close friendship with Dj Mokram, whom also separated himself from the Internet and cut off all social links. Just like Gray, we thought he too was gone for good. (And then he actually came back, but that's another story.) A lot of us really miss Gray too. When I started out he was the most optimistic and cool-headed judge I ever had the joy to get in touch with. He would be so pleased to see the site in its current form

Guys, HOLD THE PHONE. Forget about every kickstarter in this thread - the only one that matters is Shenmue 3! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/ I never played 1 & 2, but my heart bled out to the fans that had clammered for this for nearly 15 years. This was a sequel that needed to be made long ago - and with enough fan support, it would absolutely get there! I'm sorry, I am so excited for this right now

I'm sorry Alex, but I'm likely to be no more than a week late after everything I've been through this week. Luckily, you know that I'm just on that final stretch, so I'm sure I won't leave you hanging too long.

My best PS3 Platinum is by far Sonic Unleashed, if only because of the Hot Dog stages alone. The entire game indeed took a lot of time and patience, especially to try and get through the Eggmanland Time Trial without dying, THREE TIMES. (Footage provided by SonicJGB) It gives you 45 minutes to clear it in, which isn't so bad once you start getting used to it. But my god it is some AWKWARD difficulty curve.

*facepalm* GSO, I believe it's best that you read the OP's purpose / read replies before you even jump straight in with your first thoughts. prophetik is in to build other people's PCs, not do recommendations for pre-packaged PCs you want to get. To answer your question though, if you're thinking of doing video editing on a laptop, I highly recommend that you find one with a stronger processor (2GHz multi-core at the minimum is my suggestion) and at least 4GB of RAM - main reasoning being that CSS 5.5, Vegas 10 and Final Cut Pro typically recommend these before you consider using them. If you have more money to burn, consider going towards a quad-core processor and doubling the minimum stated RAM for more intensive editing. Either way, they'll still degrade faster than a desktop PC due to their build.

I too was too young to get into the Jem cartoons, being a toddler by the time it finished. But just from 15 minutes of reading up the show's premise BEFORE watching that trailer, I have to say it makes Michael Bay's TMNT movie look like the Magna Carta. Seriously, if you're going to translate a beloved cartoon to the big screen, at least keep as many of the core elements as possible. Of all the ways they could have made Jem relevant for the 2010s, changing the original leading-double-life-and-helping-others toon into a into a tween rags-to-riches / personality identity story completely stripped its own persona. Then again, I complain at almost every remake there is, so it may just be the cynical old lady in me talking. But at least I know that I'm still not alone.

What? Mike didn't get anything in? I gave him some pointers after he sent in a WIP over the weekend. I thought he was gonna get somewhere Anyway, that's TWICE I've worked with a novice that didn't send anything in. If this compo is meant to be there to build up my assistance confidence, it's not doing a good job at the moment, though I got to say that this time it's not the compo's organisation's fault. Still... yeah. I'm disappointed.

For some reason, Hogging Molly is the most viewed OCR mixpost I got involved with on Youtube. xD If you just want something inspirational or crowdpleasing outside of my own, 7bit Hero's Bubble Dragon comes to mind. Sure it's more recent, but not only would it add variety to what else has already been listed, but it's hugely accessible to a pop music loving crowd too and had a beautiful production direction to go with it. Try it out!

Just sent my first WIP to Hakstok! Very quick turnaround too; also turns out I got my dates muddled up for the final, so I guess that's more time allotted to really making this pink crystal of a track shine.

I haven't heard from Mike either. But I still feel that he'll be able to get something down - I'm not giving up just yet.

This is totally gonna get a while to get used to. xD It's neat though! Just out of question (or if for some reason someone already asked this and it had already been answered and I was too ignorant to notice it); since there doesn't seem to be much warning in your settings box, do we FINALLY have infinite space for PMs?

I sent an update! I feel as if I no longer have a medusa head chasing after me!

Stronghold on stronghold action, eh? It'll be nice to work with you, Mike! Good luck!

The first web forum I ever signed up to was the now-defunct Crashcorner.com, which was a huge Crash Bandicoot fan community back in the day. Many of its members named themselves after characters in the series, items from it, locations and the like, and I jumped in on that with standing out immediately with my old nick being a reference to the rideable Baby T-Rex in Crash 3's prehistoric levels (works just as well for me as I've always liked animals). Then gradually, as I spent more time there, one person (forgot who) started using 'Rexy' as an affectionate nickname. Others started catching on too, and I ended up letting it stick.

I'm down with helping someone out on this one! I'll enrol as a Star, and use Sky Sanctuary Zone as my Sonic source.

Concept wip in Kristina's Facebook mailbox! I can enjoy Easter Sunday in peace!