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    Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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    The desire for live recordings is an American cultural aspect derived from our history with Cinema. Japan grew up differently and doesn't consider orchestration as important.

    Neither synthetic music nor orchestras are inherently better than another. Some artists are simply more capable of composing (in this case adapting) their music more in one style than another.

    Brawl's music right now strikes me as an oddity. The music is composed in an orchestrated style, but performed with syths that don't sound very balanced. They must be works in progress, to be either orchestrated or equalized.

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    in General Discussion

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    I create MIDIs of game music, and I pride myself on their accuracy when compared to the original tunes. I can't say if that counts, but if you can import reasonably good sheet music out of them

    Speaking of which, is there a community that collects and archives readable videogame sheet music? I've turned a few midi files into readable form as PDF files... (clicky)

    Where do you get your hard to find games?

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    There's a great place in LA called Game Dude. Fantastic brick and mortar store that is huge and carries virtually every console released in the states as well as some import games. They sell games that if they're loose, then they don't have any markings, and if they have packaging they're original. Last time I was there, a few months ago, they had a copy of Shining Force III.

    I've been there a couple times myself. The one with the huge NiGHTS poster on the wall right? The store's in a pretty dangerous area.

    Another good place to look is Japan, but you might need a native to help you out. ;-) (my trip caught me Hoshi no Kirby, Kirby's Pinball Land , Ouendan 1 & 2, Jump Superstars and Jump Ultimate Stars)

    Question: Would this VG remix be accepted?

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    I'm starting to see where the limits are. OSes and browsers are just a means to access content, so music composed for those mediums don't fall under game. However, the ambiguity does appear when games and browsers merge into a single entity like the Wii's Photo Channel. As DJP said, those issues fall into judgement territory. That works for me.

    (philosophy is fun :-))

    Question: Would this VG remix be accepted?

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    I don't completely buy that argument because I'm not convinced that the Mii channel isn't a game. I would consider online doll-maker programs as games, as well as race customization modes in Oblivion. How does OCR define these activities?

    I dropped by Wikipedia, but their definition of a game is strategically vague. *sigh*

    Sony PS3

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    Except that you can use your PC for more than playing games. Yeah, I know, not the greatest comparison, but when you think about it, PCs aren't really the same as a console. The PC, even when it's geared towards gaming, is still a device that is intended for general, multipurpose stuff, whereas consoles (even with their increase in multimedia functions) are intended for playing games.

    Having to pay more for a new component to increase performance isn't the same as buying a pre-set, non-upgradeable system.

    A vast majority of PC users don't need the latest tech to do their job. The only exceptions lie in the area of top tier film editing, top tier sound composition, a tiny portion of game development, and a few insane photoshop artists. That can't amount to more than a million people.

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