The Coop

I can't even begin to say how many times I've meant to come to this thread, and somehow, something kept coming up to distract me and get me to forget about it. BUT NOT TONIGHT GODDAMMIT! First and foremost, many thanks to DusK and Dj Mokram for asking me to be a part of this project, and for letting me run with the ideas I had both musically, and site-wise. I wasn't always an easy road, but I was happy with the end results. And thankfully, so were they. Secondly, thanks for the compliment on my track, eXtaiN. And thanks to those who had nice things to say about it and the website on the preview podcasts and such. They were all appreciated. Finally, I know this isn't an album that will be given the attention that the likes of Mario, Final Fantasy, Sonic and such bring to remix albums, but this is a solid, great album. The work put into it shines through clearly on all facets, and the listeners who dare to step off of the well-worn remix paths that lead to the aforementioned franchises, will find that out quite quickly. So kudos to everyone involved for making a wonderful album dedicated to a great game P.S. We have WWE wrestlers listening to our stuff? This world's gone crazy I tells ya!

As Ken Titus used to say, "Don't be a wussy!"

Anyone want Dead Space for free? All you need is an Origin account, go to the new section under Free Games called "On The House," and grab it... https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/on-the-house

By the time I got the game, the bug had been fixed. But in the Pool Of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor, when you uninstalled the game? It would uninstall your system files. Nice, huh?

Oh, I know both ways are accepted these days, but as I said, I've heard some higher ups poking fun at applicants who spelled it without the little dashes above the Es, and some who even threw out applications for that reason (talk about being too nitpicky, eh?). So I figured it was worth mentioning just to cover everyone's butt

How dare Unicron! OCR and all its forums belong to me!

Laziness on the part of many in the U.S. doesn't make it the correct word, though. I believe there is a difference that should be taken into account, considering the word "resume" (ree-zoom) exists. Not being a grammar nazi or anything, but it is something I've seen come up with other people, and heard bosses joke about. So unless people want to hand in something that they're going take up again after being interrupted, as opposed to a list of their skills and accomplishments, I'd suggest spelling it right. You want to be someone that gets their attention thanks to your résumé, not for your inability to hit "Alt + 0233" on your keyboard. Yeah, some bosses don't care, but others do. So why chance it?

RECYCLE! It shows you're environmentally aware! A few tips... - When you make your résumé, make sure you actually spell it "résumé" and not "resume." You'd be surprised how many times that gets overlooked. - If you make a PDF that features layers (perhaps you did some graphic design work to its background in Photoshop), save a copy of it and flatten the image. It doesn't happen every time, but sometimes, the text layer gets lost or messed up in the exporting process, and won't be there on some views (or it loads late, and the page looks blank until then). Flattening the image gets rid of this. - Find out who's actually doing the hiring at that company. Maybe it's the owner, or that branch's manager, or even just some lower ranking employee that they stuck in charge of the task because no one else could do it. Never put "To whomever is in charge," or some random semi-important looking name. Your cover letter will come off much better if it's addressed to a specific, and the correct, person. - Don't be too repetitious with the wording in your résumé. YOu shouldn't keep saying "skilled in" or "experienced in." Find new ways to say the same thing. "Skilled" and "Experienced" are fine to use a couple of times, but if they start nearly every line, you might not make the best initial impression. Consider phrases like "Specializes in" for the things you're really good at, or "_____ years of work using _____," and so forth. Don't go apeshit and make every single line different, just vary it up.

Pfft. You need to get out more. I do that on my way to work each morning.

Ooooooooooo... essay questions! 1. What first encounter with VGM? What kind of effect do you remember it having on you? My first memorable encounter with the bloops and bleeps of yesteryear was with my Atari XE's . It has a funk-inspired, jazzy intro song that's catchy as hell, and got stuck in my head for a while afterward.2. At what point do you remember considering yourself a VGM fan (or OCR fan) in relation to your first VGM experience? I probably became a VGM fan after hearing the soundtrack to the arcade game, Darius. More specifically, "Captain Neo" ("Cosmic Air Way" was a close second). This was back in the mid-80s, and that song really captured my attention. It's short, but good and memorable (enough that I eventually did a remix of it... which is on this site). And while the rest of the soundtrack was good as well, it was that particular song that really got me paying attention to VGM. Then came my SEGA Genesis and games like Thunder Force II and Ghouls 'N Ghosts to cement the love. 3. How did you hear about OCR? I heard about OCR back when I was a relative newbie on the now dead version of the website, VGMix. It was the beginning of 2002, and I'd been submitting remixes on VGMix for a couple of months when someone on the forums there mentioned OCR as a website similar to VGMix. I came by and checked OCR out, and eventually signed up in May of 2002. 4. What do you feel would be some non-musical examples (fan art, videos, interpretive dance, horse racing, rock-throwing) of the OCR society? Well, it kind of depends on what you want out of the website. If you just want to make remixes without having to potentially butt heads with the OCR judging standards, you have various fan competitions and occasional projects like "An OverClocked Christmas" that aren't official site projects, and thus are open to everyone, regardless of their talent level. There are signature making threads, where people can use their artistic talents to produce small images for people to use on the forums. There also used to be fan art competitions, where you'd have a couple of weeks to draw something relating to a game/game series. There are Workshop forums to post original music and remixes where you can get feedback, a forum called "Off Topic" to just shoot the shit about anything, and of course, all the officially posted remixes and remix albums to grab. Then there are all the discussions taking place that range from talking about games and music, to helping people with relationships, various kinds of mental or physical illnesses and treatments, even finding answers to niggling little things that bug you sometimes (like trying to remember a movie or game title). The forums are filled with topics that range all over the place, so even if you're not into game music or remixing, you'll still likely find something to talk about at least once in a while. 5. How has VGM and OCR affected your life? VGM got me to pick up a keyboard so I could learn to play the game music I liked, and that led to me writing my own original music. As for OCR, it was in the then-called "Unmoderated" forum that I first learned how to do pixel art (for a signature I wanted to use), and I've since gotten better at pixel work. So basically, the two things introduced me to a pair of new areas to be creative in.

There's always some kind of legal agreement with something like this; whether it's between the company publishing the remixes and the copyright holder(s), or between the remixers themselves and said copyright holder(s). So yeah, either the person you're talking about has a legal contract under his belt in some fashion (is it Smooth McGroove?), or he's going to eventually be getting at least a C&D order.

Walking into someone's house unannounced, and digging through their stuff looking for food, items, and money. ... Honest!

I haven't seen a Marvel movie since "Iron Man 3," but I want to see the second Thor and CA ones. I love how they all get connected, yet remain their own tale as well. Sucks having to wait for the new CA to hit DVD though, since it's been getting rather good reviews. But, that's the price you pay when you can't hit a movie theater in my area without taking out a loan first

- "Resurrection by Erection" - "Raise Your Fist Evangelist" - "Sanctified With Dynamite" - "Son Of A Wolf"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWbfztup-6Q - "Cardinal Sin" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poz7ilMaRCI&feature=kp - "Secrets Of The Sacristy" A pair of tunes from each of Powerwolf's last three albums (they have five). Basically, it's German power metal, a touch of symphonic metal and choirs, songs about werewolves/vampires/demons, and some story telling and various kinds of religious themes. It's all done with a dose of irony and humor as well, making for songs that are just... well, catchy and enjoyable. Attila Dorn's got a solid voice for this stuff, and the Greywolf brothers deliver good riffs and licks. Yes, it's cheesy and in some ways silly (go look up how they dress for their shows). But the music's good, and instead of heavy-handed messages about personal and world issues, the songs are just fun. Whether or not these guys are obscure or "gems" is open to conjecture, but I'd never heard of them until last year, and they've been around since 2003. So I figured I'd post them.

Nope. It's been canceled. We all just forgot to tell you

Yeah. It deemed my song worthy as well. NO TAKE BACKS!

Then I suggest that the next time they do a trial run with JUDGANATOR 2.0, they run some of my old VGMix 1-era remixes through it before going public with it. If anything like "Chaotic Space," "Goin' Down," or "Resurrection" passes, there's a problem

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xil51mt5nogt9vk/wtf_JUDGANATOR.png Sorry it took so long. I had to dig through my browser history to find it once I was done with dinner. But, there's your screenshot link, DS. As I said, something's amiss. And yes, I know, my printer's almost out of ink.

If you'd ever heard that old remix of mine, you'd know that part was very serious feedback. Something must have happened with one of the algorithms it uses to evaluate the music, if that song got through its rigid standards. The thing even gave me this message to boot... I mean, what else would SNK Engrish mean if not that something's gone haywire?