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Maybe a Koopa Troopa?

Fucking Funkadelic!!!! Maggot Brain So deep...

It might indeed be hyper-critical, but you know Nintendo is gonna try to make effective use of the touchscreen controller thing in nearly every application possible, even when it shouldn't be necessary. Looking at the second screen's interface on a DS would be considerably different than looking at a second screen on a device (distance wise) that is suppose to be controlling the game on that's being displayed on your TV screen while trying to avoid getting raped by enemies or oncoming obstacles. Imagine trying to play Maio Kart online (we all know how intense that can be sometimes when you're in a good match) and you constantly have to glance down at your controller to use weapons and power ups. That can be kinda distracting. I think that's the point he is trying to make. No doubt, I'm excited about it, but I'm waiting on some hands-on reviews (especially from Zero Punctuation).

This article on Cracked.com pretty much sums up how I feel about this. I'll definitely be holding off on buying the Wii U Us Them She They It until I see some reviews.

Ha, this actually looks kinda cool. I wouldn't mind checking this one out.

I'm going to go ahead an join the fan club. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. And pretty much laughed my ass off the whole time, especially when Loki's little speech got interrupted by Hulk.

Unfortunately, I don't keep wav file copies of my mixes, however I do still have the flp files for a few of them (Day and Night, Welcome Home DK, Chasing Waterfalls) and I should be able to convert them to wav. The only problem is, I'm positive they will not sound the same as the versions that I submitted, since I usually go back and correct EQing problems as I learn better techniques. I don't believe that I made any major alterations, to them besides the EQing. If you would like them, I can get them ready for you this weekend, but if they wont work, I understand.

I know, I know. Eventually, its gonna be a huge tower that defies the laws of physics when I'm done with it. I just gotta get back out there and collect the necessary materials. I'm just being lazy.

After seeing all of these pics, I am embarrassed by my shitty little house.

I was kinda thinking about this the other day when I was playing some old SNES games, and comparing them to modern gaming. Now-a-days, I find myself being more distracted by the eye candy, explosions, and in-your-effin'-face action to even pay attention to the music. By revving the visual processing power of modern day gaming systems, it seems to me like the emphasis is being shifted from making a great, memorable soundtrack, to creating a visually pleasing, "great looking" game. And all that is understandable, because its only good marketing to try to take full advantage of a gaming system's power. But that kinda puts the music on the back burner. For instance, I can remember the music from the first stage of Contra vividly, even though I haven't played that game in well over 15 years, but I can't remember a single melody from MW3, and I just finished playing it yesterday. I remember FF7, and FF8's soundtrack pretty well, but I can't remember shit from FF13 except for Lightning's theme, and that's only because they played it several times throughout the game. With that said, I suppose repetition plays a huge role in making a song memorable. IDK, maybe its just me getting old. Finding a balance between music and gameplay is the key, IMO.

After taking a short break, I finally have a chance to get back to work on this. I made changes to the bass. I'm kinda liking this one better than the old one. I'm still working on the transition at the end, so the song kinda ends abruptly. http://soundcloud.com/user7666413/shenmue-a-breeze-in-the-night

When I decided to try making music, I had absolutely no musical background whatsoever. With that said, I had a really hard time understanding the musical lingo when I received feedback on my work. I constantly had to ask for explanations and examples to understand what I needed to do to get better. Even now, I still don't know much about the technical aspects of music like scales, chords, notes, time signatures, ect., which makes me terrible at giving other feedback on their work and doing collabs. With the experience I've gained so far, I simply know how to make things sound good together, but I couldn't really tell you how I do it. Not knowing how to play any instruments also made things a little more difficult. Now, I'm not saying its absolutely necessary, but it could help. I really wish I learned how to play piano and guitar at an early age when I had more free time to do so. Now, life is much busier and I often find myself too busy to take classes or even pick up a guitar and just pluck on it.

Cool ideas. The bass patch I'm using wont allow me to do slides, so I'm probably going to be using a different sample in future updates. I'll definitely be doing more work on the drums. I've only been working on this particular mix for a few hours, so I still have a few more ideas that I want to hammer down. I'll be making changes to the bass. I've been using similar types of basses in my previous mixes, so this time I want to use one that I've never used before. I do plan on having heavy bass, but not overpowering. I'll tone it down and try out some other samples. I'm using some cheesy drum samples along with the better quality ones to kinda create a hybrid/retro/electronic/ethnic/whatever mix. I'll be making some changes to them though.

This is a chill remix of the Nightfall theme from Shenmue. I plan on mixing another song in there with it. I'm just trying to decide what. Original song: http://youtu.be/gisvHDO_pvw Remix: http://soundcloud.com/user7666413/shenmue-a-breeze-in-the-night Check it out and let me know what you think.

I already checked that link out. Its not exactly the one I remember. Seeing how big it is, its definitely a updated version. The one I remember from years ago was only a few hundred Megs big (maybe 500 to 700 MB), not nearly as fancy as the one NDK is selling now, but had quite a few more samples than the lite version. It was available for free on the NS site for a little while. I might snag this one later on, but for now I don't have too much of a need for more drums. I was just curious to see if the old one was still out there or not.

Just finished watching Desert Punk last week. The last few episodes were kinda predictable, but it was still a pretty enjoyable series. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at an anime.

Anything by Prototype Raptor.

Alot of stuff from Keiko Matsui (my new girlfriend) and Jackiem Joyner. Here's one of my favorites.

Does anybody have the full ns7 (sf2) drum kit, or know where I can find it? I've had the ns7 lite kit for years now and if my memory serves me, there was the full kit out there on the webz at one time.

Love the beatz! Very well done Flex.

I believe there is a race that can breath underwater. (Those reptile people, I think.) I haven't played in months, do I don't remember the names of the races.

Finally, a Chapman Stick player makes a remix! Great, great work man. Give us MOAR!!!

Really? Thats one of my favorite N64 games. Where are you, and what puzzle is it?

Well, Skyrim is just as open ended as the others. It sure doesn't start off slow though. I was playing it continuously for a while. There were nights where I didn't even go to sleep because I was having so much fun exploring and stealing stuff, but then, it just suddenly wore off. I'm not even interested in finishing the game anymore. Don't get me wrong, I like it and enjoy the story, but it's a little slow for my taste.

Playing Super Mario Brothers Wii with three other people that don't know what the hell they are doing just makes me sad. Ratchet and Clank All 4 One is a little disappointing for me as well. It is not nearly as tough as the previous titles. I understand that they needed to make it easier since its more about multiplayer teamwork, but come on! Random game freezes in pretty much every game made by Bethesda. It almost always happens when I'm just finishing a very difficult mission, or I find some cool secrets. I really enjoy their games, but when stuff like that happens it makes me want to punch my PS3 in the face.