The Coop

That no matter how big the threat is that looms over the kingdom/land/world, that cheap fucker the King won't give you more than barely enough to get the shittiest weapons and armor before sending you on your way.

I forgot to ask, do you want me to do the cover and back again this year?

"Merry-Go-Round" got the ax, eh? Bummer.

Being likely too familiar with the source tune, I can say first off that this is a great remix. However, there are some things that I think could use some improvement... - The cymbals feel pretty weak for what's basically a metal remix of this. They lack some of the punch one would expect of them with this kind of song. As such, I believe they could stand being brought forward more than they currently are and being given more presence in the mix. - There are a few spots where it seems like there should be a cymbal crash, but there isn't. An example is right after the drum roll at roughly 00:00:09, the areas at approximately 00:00:27.10, 00:01:39.21, 00:01:42.00, 00:02:24.29... places where the one set of harmonies and chords ends and others begin. I understand if you're truing not to go apeshit on cymbal crashes, but I think you underplayed them a bit, leaving areas that feel unfinished because there's nothing to punctuate such changes. The mix itself if very good. You made good use of variations on the short source material, keeping Tecno Soft's synth metal vibe alive and well in the remix. But I feel your cymbals are the weak spot in it, as they aren't matching the intensity of the rest of the song, while also leaving areas that feel oddly empty due to a lack of them. If you give them a boost, I think you'll have a fine remix that you could call finished. Kudos on the selection by the way. Nice to see I'm not the only one around these parts trying to give the best 16-bit shmup out there some remixing love

... That... is the first time I've ever seen the word "favorite" when someone's talked about a remix of mine. Many thanks for the compliments, Tydin.

So, um... am I allowed to play this year? I can't help but feel some of the first post is directed at me, given my last two submissions

If that's the case, then screw DMC. Let's get back to some roots and make a new entry to a forgotten franchise that did well for them before they abandoned it... Darkstalkers IV

What the hell's with the rebooting? The damn franchise isn't even a decade old yet. Has Capcom officially run out of ideas now or what?

Mafia II

After his week off... Kane Lynch 2: Dog Days

http://www.vgmix.ocrmirror.org/vg2/The%20Coop/The_Coop_-_Still_Going_Down(Earthworm_Jim).mp3 Have a free listen... IF YOU DARE!

What do you mean "maybe someday"? The guy's buried six feet down. Is someone planning to dig him up at a later date so they can touch him? Is there a plot you're not filling us in on?

As long as you have the proper forms filled out, yes.

I still have my VGMix 2 songs if I recall. I'd have to dig them out though, since if I do, they're on a disc... somewhere. My final VGMix 2 song is on my site ("Descent to the End"), and heh, I just saw that you have my Earthworm Jim re-remix from VGMix 2 ("Still Going Down"). Absolutely no one liked that remix... at all