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Speaking of tone Perhaps you see no connection, but it does happen for some. A whole host of notes already in place can work against your writing in a mental way as you start trying to create. It seems like it's cluttered and you're trying to write your ideas in the middle of what feels like a mess. I've read how some feel like they're fighting with the original song more than anything because it's already all there, getting in the way. Again, this doesn't happen to everyone, but it happens. Either way, it was merely a suggestion. It's a good skill to further hone when you do get the time.

Someone who speaks the truth. If you're going to do something, do it right. Don't take the easy way out because the end result may/will suffer, regardless of what you're doing (music, visual art, editing, writing, etc.). Perhaps you're not interested in making a lot of remixes, or maybe you are. Either way, it's good advice. Saving time is a good thing, but so is not having to rely on something being there to help get you started. Namely, because it won't always be. I've never used a MIDI in my life, namely because I learned to play by ear. So to me, using a pre-made MIDI as a base just seems off. Backward basically. I know not everyone (anyone?) will agree with me, but that's all just my opinion. Take it or leave as you see fit.

An awfully sneaky way to go about making your own birthday thread, Arek. Say it's your birthday and then try to cover it up by posting nice artwork. But I see through your trickery. This too, is backward. So... ________________

Why would you want heated Revlon, Covergirl, etc. products?

If you're gonna lie, lie big?

Sadly, no PS3 or 360 to get any shmups there (yeah, I've fallen behind in terms of systems). Plus, I have all six Gradius games (I-V and Gaiden) in various collections on the Saturn (Gradius Deluxe Pack), PS1 (Gradius Gaiden) and PS2 (Gradius III-V). Got 1943 on my Capcom collections for the XBox as well. I actually plan on getting a 360 once they work enough of the bugs out. It may sound dumb, but I already own Raiden IV and Raiden Fighters Aces (grabbed them before the OMG RARE L@@K dipshits could began driving up the prices).

Eh, why not? It's Cave, so it might be decent as long as they don't fuck with the hit box size. Kinda gotten tired of the whole bullet curtain shmup genre though, since it seems to be what most shmup makers focus on these days. It'd be nice if we could get more games like Raiden IV and Under Defeat.

Wait. Where'd bLiNd go? I thought he took some (including my former one).

Engrish or no, I'd avoid that offer like a nude picture of Rosie O'Donnell. Because like said photo, nothing good can come of it.

I think Fratto was

No problem. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to designing my CD covers for albums I'm going to be releasing thanks to Remixanator. Let's see... add an extra synth here, some drums there...

You sure about that? I just edited my "GBA SP on-screen color problem " thread title in Help & Newbies and the first post still says "Last edited by The Coop; 03-13-2010 at 01:51 PM."

http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/snes/index-sz.html Scroll down to Star Fox 2. Is it one of the MIDIs there?

You can edit the titles of the threads you create by double clicking in that big empty strip between the thread's name on the left and its "last post" box on the right.

http://snesmusic.org/v2/profile.php?profile=set&selected=2506 Grab WinAmp, ChipAmp, install both, enjoy.

Hey, if Timberland can steal music and make millions, so can I. All I need is a host of lawyers, a posse of some sort, bitches, some gold bling, some odd hand gesture to make while holding up a wad of cash and looking at the camera all pissed for some unknown reason... And that's the bottom line, because the Coopanator said so.

I've got six albums worth of mixes now. Record contract, here I FUCKING COME!

Final Fantasy XIII

Sins are subjective. What one sees as a sin, another may not. But whether of not you play video games is simply fact. You either do, or you don't. It's also a fact that can change, not unlike saying the light is on, now it's off. It's based on the moment and can change while remaining completely true with each change. For me, labels are something that's not in the most positive of lights. No one likes to be labeled, as they're usually based more around opinions and judgments than any kind of fact. Hardcore and casual are labels, as they're opinion-based. What's hardcore? What's casual? To make those terms factual, you'd have to get everyone to 100% agree on their definitions... and that ain't gonna happen But facts are simply truth. The light's on, the light's off. It's not labeling to state those truths, as there's no opinion involved. I'm a male, I eat, sleep, take a piss, etc. Facts. And if someone plays video games, they'd be a gamer. Why? Because as far as I know, "gamer" came from "someone who plays video games." It was shortened to "video gamer" and then finally reached "gamer." With this understanding, being and not being a gamer is just fact. And to me, not a label. I know not everyone will agree with this, but that's how I see it... which I guess makes at least parts of it my opinion and will likely result in a "divide by zero"-like disastrous outcome as everything I've typed up collapses in on itself.

Well, if you'll forgive the mini rant that's sure to follow, gamer and non-gamer is a simple one in my eyes... If you hate video games, don't touch them and see no point in their existence, then you're a non-gamer. That's no insult, it simply means video games have no place in your life and you spend no time with them as a result. If you play games and find them to be of at least some fun once in a while, you're a gamer. You don't have to log hours a week into the things, you can just play a little here or a little there once in a while. Again, no insult. It simply means that you find them reasonably enjoyable to at least some degree. The difference between those two terms and casual/hardcore for me, is gamer/non-gamer can be clearly defined. A or B. Just ask them, "Do you play video games at all?" and the answer's found. Hardcore/casual turns into this bizarre mathematical equation pulled out of someone's ass that has no real, reliable definition or set of variables. It gets even muddier when you start adding in games (hardcore puzzle game? Casual FPS? Casual hardcore player?) and arguing what qualifies as what. Those terms are based solely on opinion, where gamer/non-gamer is defined with a simple yes or no question. I know some people try and turn gamer/non-gamer into the same kind of nonsense as casual/hardcore, but it's not. Again, to me anyway.

Do you realize how many FPS, shmups, beat'em ups and racing games can fit under that? See, that's one of my problems with "casual" and "hardcore"... the terms are so broad and at the same time generic, that they mean almost nothing except to those who try and define them in such a way as to make their aspect of gaming sound better in their own ears. They're just... borderline nonsense.

Bah. It's not about fitting in, it's about enjoying the games. I know realism is the "in" thing these days, but it wasn't always. 16-bit and 32-bit games varied pretty widely from cutesy, to cartoony, to more realistic to violent as hell with eyebrow-perking levels of realism. And really, cartoony and puzzle games made up some of the most popular games long before this whole casual/hardcore cartoony/realism thing became so bloody important to people's gaming egos. My personal favorite genre is shmups, which is a genre that has a rather large amount of variations in how they've been made. You've got the Parodius cutesy to the Under Defeat realistic. You've got Thunder Force III friendliness to Mars Matrix "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE THIS SHIT?!" insanity. Many different styles, but they're all shmups. If you play and enjoy Parodius, you're no less of a shmup lover than someone who studies the likes of DoDonpachi. This same mindset can easily be applied to gaming in general. Just because you like Pokemon and not GTA IV doesn't give others or yourself the license to put you on some imaginary lower tier. You like different genres and there's nothing odd about that. What is odd, is that somehow "casual" has a become a genre that encompasses other genres... and it shouldn't. It's a catchphrase... something to separate what some people put under that banner from the rest of their gaming world because they're simply far too full of their opinions about what they like to play. So rock that copy of Pokemon Heartgold girl and don't worry about fitting in. You already do, whether the MW2 and GoW2 crowd want to admit it or not.

That's what I've always wondered. Many "casual" games seem to just be puzzle games at heart. The term fit for everything like them from the 8-bit era to the 128-bit era, so...

All right, so it's a suburb of the DS thread. It's still no place to trash talk the PSP, as that could start some bad things brewing. Next thing you know, PSP owners come in here snapping their fingers, singing about "When you're a Go, you're a Go all the way" and then a D-pad fight breaks out.