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I was thinking about trying something between bouts of SM64 remix work, and even got a song started. But, I noticed too late that Carol of the Bells has already been covered. Oops.

Money's pretty tight for everyone in my family, so I'm very much favoring not asking for anything. I'd rather they hang on to their money in case they need it for something.

Guess it's like the swastika, which, if memory serves, essentially was a symbol of "well being" before Nazi Germany perverted it into a hate symbol. And now Sephiroth has been tainted as well. Damn them and their inability to come up with their own new ideas! **shakes fist**

I think he's just referring to the OCR side of it, and not that the whole thing will be a focused OCR-centric effort. Although, perhaps having one site handle the mailing for the other sites involved like Anime Remix and such might not be a bad idea... or rather, have one person handle the mailing. I'm sure the Kee family doesn't want their address posted on multiple websites, so perhaps if one or two people had the address in private, it might be better. I mean, with the talk of individual tributes and such, bombarding the Kees might not be the best idea. As DragonFireKai mentioned, they're going to be in grieving for quite a while. So maybe having one concentrated package/letter might be more considerate than a regularly recurring flood of them. Anyway, just a thought.

I am sure with all these lurkers that are from Singapore posting in this thread, it really won't be necessary, but still awesome just in case. Very true. But, better safe than sorry with something like this. Kudos for offering DU.

Heh. I'm sure the thread title would be more tactful than that, but I can understand how that might make some people feel a little strange, or uneasy. It's a bit like seeing a family obituary over and over again. And since I wasn't as clear as I needed to be, I was only speaking against the name "Reuben Roulette", and not the idea of having his remixes on the front page in that space for a short while. His remixes being there is a nice concept. Indeed. We're discussing things that we each feel may or may not be good community tribute/condolence ideas in a very constructive manner. No flames, no put downs, just ideas and concerns, zyko. And Mr. Bottle Rocket, skill level has nothing to do with creating something heart felt. Even if what you made didn't turn out well in your eyes, the sentiment behind it will still be felt just as strongly

I don't believe there's a "bad" FF game on the DS or GBA. Chances are, you'll enjoy the GBA/DS remakes/ports of 1-6 (though folks who grew up with the original SNES carts might differ on that). None of them got low marks, so you're likely safe. And since up until recently, Square-Enix didn't make sequels to the FF series, you don't have to worry about playing them in order unless you want to.

So that's what happened to it. I wondered whatever became of that project, but could never find anything on it earlier this year.

I don't see anything wrong with a thread bringing his passing to people's attention. Lots of celebrities, musicians, game makers and such that've passed away over the last five-plus years have gotten threads made in memory of them. But "Reuben Roulette" just had a... gimmicky, ring to it (no offense intended whatsoever Harmony, as I know it was a heart felt idea). As such, a thread about his death seems more fitting to me, and it gives people a place to express their thoughts

I'm sure I'll catch shit for this, but why not keep it simple? No "Reuben Roulette", no tribute albums (especially no selling of tribute albums), no overblown "Candle in the Wind"-esque projects. Instead, find out the address of the Kee family if possible (or perhaps someone who knows where they live... or at least their E-mail address), and write them a sincere letter of condolence in both English and their native tongue if they're not English speaking... one that expresses the sentiments and well wishes of the remixing community. Have as many people sign it as possible (however you wish "sign"-ing to be, whether it's scanned hand writing, or visual images somewhat like the GenDis Christmas card last year), and send it to them. If it can be physically mailed to them, perhaps include a CD of his music on the offhand chance they weren't aware about their son's musical side. I know his contributions to the remixing world will be missed, but let's not get carried away Ellen-style. Keep it simple, and heart felt You can commence with the "You insensitive prick" flames now.

I really wouldn't consider this underrated personally. This is arguably the best known Amiga soundtrack out there, as a good amount of people who've never even owned an Amiga have heard the SotB soundtrack (or at least a couple tracks from it). I've even seen the SotB music mentioned in magazine articles in the past. SotB2 might fall into the underrated canopy, but not SotB1... in my opinion anyway.

It's a shame to lose someone who's just getting started in their life, but having that loss come during something that was supposed to be happy and festive makes it sting just a bit more for those who knew him. My condolences to his family and friends.

Let me think up a few for the Genesis... TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist- I'm probably alone on this, but I find the Genesis music better sounding than the SNES music used in "Turtles In Time". Same tunes, but I think the Genesis lent a better sound to them. Whip Rush- A little shmup that came and went, but it's got quite a few catchy tunes in it. Midnight Resistance- There are surprisingly few tunes in this game considering how many levels there are, but the music is pretty good... especially the song used on stage 1. Alisia Dragoon- The only cart GameArts ever made, and it has wonderful music in it. Batman- Some very nice music in this one, and a great ending song. Herzog Zwei- The game that basically started the RTS genre, and it has quite a few memorable tunes. Master of Monsters- A game few people ever played, but it has a wonderful soundtrack. Sword of Vermillion- This RPG got lost in the space between Phantasy Stars II and III, thanks to its not being as good as it could have been (WAY too many random battles), but it has a great soundtrack nonetheless. Super Fantasy Zone- Never came to The States, but thankfully there are ways to still hear it's upbeat and catchy tunes. Alien 3- Probe made this film adaptation, and much to my surprise, they did a good job in writing music for it. Devilish- An infuriatingly cheap Breakout clone, but it's got some nice tunes. Gauntlet IV- A highly accurate port of the arcade game Gauntlet, but with an added adventure mode, and some new good music. Of course, let's not forget games like Thunder Force IV, Streets of Rage, Revenge of Shinobi, Thunder Force III, Castlevania: Bloodlines and the like. They're not really underrated though, since plenty of people have heard their music and liked it.

Thanks

Very nice, chumble spuzz. Here's my attempt...

Ah. My account is active again. I'll have to give you an IOU. **takes out a piece of paper and starts writiing** "I owe you, $10". Alright Escariot, just sign right here...

Hope everyone had a...

Trackmania Nations After a long hiatus, Freeware's back! Anyway, up for a little stunt driving? How about a touch of racing in the stunt driving? How about having some really nice graphics added on top of that, and having a rather option-filled track editor that allows you to build your own freakish tracks? Well, here ya go. This game was given out a freeware last year, and it really is like a strange cross between San Fransisco Rush 2049, and Race Drivin'. Lots of jumps, loops, zig-zaggy turns, and a ghost racer after each lap. You can even upload your scores, and race against others on-line. This is a really well done game, that only suffers from having no single player race outside of the 100 solo stunt tracks (and whatever you make yourself). Don't forget to grab the update for it.

Black Friday?

So who do I have to bribe to get my account reactivated? I changed my E-mail, and I never got the reactivation E-mail.

It's not free, but you get future updates for the rest of the emulator's existence for free. It's also the single best TG-16 emulator out there. The current version (1.0 PR10) runs every PC Engine CD game I have without issues, and it runs a lot of ROMs just as well. They even fixed the bugs that were around with Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo. You can either play it with the actual CDs in your CD-Rom drive (they overcame the problem they had with XP and it's whole CDDA issue so CD music plays again), or use a program like Daemon Tools to play a digital copy to run off of your hard drive (handy for those expensive, hard to find games that you want to put much wear and tear on). Sure, there are other TG-16 emus out there, but they're not nearly as good. And while it's questionable as to why they decided to charge for this when there are many other quality free emus for other systems, if you really want to play your TG-16 game ROMs and CD games, Magic Engine is the one to go with. Note: It has Magic System with it, that emulates the cards that upgraded the various CD-Rom systems that NEC put out. It runs a lot of stuff alright, but if you run into any problems (or you really want the highest compatibility rate right off the bat), you'll need to find a System Card ROM out there. It's easy enough to find.

Hmmmm... maybe this game will be a tie-in for the proposed movie. I'm interested in seeing how they both turn out, tie-ins or not.

It's been a while since the last time I got to post this...

That must make the Genesis 6-button pad, and the Saturn pad, whatever "beyond godly" is then

I got two words for ya... Master System.