Bundeslang Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 The People's Remix Competition 442 PRCv19-04 Hello everyone and Welcome to the People's Remix Competition! In PRC440 it was TheVideoGamer who got another win, nearing OneUp in the list of most PRC winners. He picked the source for this round. On 2/24/2022 at 8:01 PM, TheVideoGamer said: I decided to go for a more recognisable game, with a more recognisable soundtrack. The game is often regarded as the one that needs a sequal, since only one game was made. It's also the one, that many people love the soundtrack for (Including me). It's a very fun game, similar to Sonic, but different enough to be it's own entity. I'm talking about Ristar: The Shooting Star or commonly known as Ristar. The idea of a shooting star came quite a while ago, during the Mascot craze of 1990-1991. Sega wanted someone to rival Mario, and hope this mascot would sell a lot of Genesis games. Lots of designs were omitted, which would become characters in it's own right. One would be an Armadillo, which made it's way into Knuckles Chaotix as Mighty the Armadillo, And another would be a man in PJ's which becomes Dr. Robotnik (Or Dr. Eggman in the modern Sonic games). In the end a Hedgehog was chosen, which become the Companies mascot, and the face of the Genesis. Now one of them, was a shooting star, which whilst it didn't make the cut, it did get transformed into this game. It wasn't intending to outsell Sonic or overtake him. Instead it was going to be a franchise in it's own right, with it's own line of games, in the end only one made it to air, which is this Genesis Game (There is a Game Gear port, with different levels, but it's usually consider just a port, not a separate game, so really only one game made it to air.). Many of fans wish for a new game, but as of yet, no such thing has happened. Let's move onto a bit about the game, and then of course the kick ass music. The game features a star called Ristar, who's soul purpose is to save his Galaxy from being taken by a pirate called Kaiser Greedy, who has mind controlled all the inhabitants of the plants to be under his control. There are 2 versions of the story, localized in each respective country. In Japan's version the people inside Planet Neer (Japan's name for Planet Flora), send out a message to Oruto, Ristar's mother, who awakens Ristar. It is then Ristar's job to fufill the wishes of the people, by stopping Kaiser Greedy from sending out his Mind Controlled men to gather the planet's elder. In the Non-Japanese version (Basically the rest of the world), Ristar's Father is kidnapped (Who is known as a legend around the planets), and Ristar must save him from Kaiser Greedy's control. Kind of a unique plot, it's not often you see many stories like this in my opinion, and to me that's what gives the game charm. There are also naming differences, between Japan and the rest of the world, Planet Neer in Japan, and Planet Flora in the rest of the world is one such example. The game involves a arm mechanism, which you use to grab on to items, enemies, and branches. This is what you use to get through the levels. I've played this game it's super fun. This is a long description, so i'll finish with music. The music is just....awesome. Perfect mix of Uplifting melodies, unique drum grooves, and a tropical edge to some of the tracks, it's almost like it's summer music, but it's not. It feels like a mix of Hip-Hop and Electronic styles, fused with more of a tropical and big-band-ish edge. I don't know how to describe it, other than Happy Dance/Hip-Hop. It's also packed full of super dynamic melodies, rich chord changes in parts, as well as a more straight forward pop like affair. Pop music seems like a good term, even if it's not. It's just soo happy, and vibrant, i love it. The track in particular i went for is called Dancing Leaves, because it's the most dynamic for me, and allows for a good mix of styles if needed. On Parade was a close second, because i love that too, but this, i feel gives you more to offer. The track is very tropical sounding, but with a lot of heavy Jazz influences, some cool Samba/Latin like beats, some lovely syncopation and a great switch-up in the second half where it really gets Jazzy. It also has a nice electronic sheen to the whole thing, it feels like it was partially inspired by a dance track of some sorts. I also love how it's a bit simple at the start, then it really transitions into something complex, i feel there is a lot of scope for creativity here, that can work for all styles and techniques. I just love it, and i hope you have a lot of fun with this. Game: Ristar (Sega Genesis) Source: Dancing Leaves And here's my own custom MIDI: https://www.vgmusic.com/file/2e417e2d970461858bc526d7f75047ba.html#disqus_thread Source: Ristar (Genesis) - Dancing Leaves https://compo.thasauce.net/files/materials/PRC442_Ristar_The_Shooting_Star_-_Dancing_Leaves.mid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ristar https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC442 The deadline is Wednesday March 23rd 2022 at 10:59 am ThaSauce time (18:00 UTC, 19:00 GMT), check the link https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC442 for the exact time left. Make sure that the song is uploaded to ThaSauce or that there’s a download link posted in this thread. You may enter as many mixes as you like and work with as many people as you like on each mix. You are free to create a second ThaSauce account for that if you use ThaSauce, it's needed to be able to upload a second remix if you use ThaSauce. Of course you can also upload it somewhere else and put a download link in this thread. Do not make qualitative comments on an entry until the results of the vote have been posted in this thread. Mixers cannot vote for themselves but if they vote they receive a free first place vote added onto their score. The winner of this round may select the source for PRC444. TheVideoGamer can enter with a bonus song and has a double vote. You can find the full rules list at this page as well. GOOD LUCK! PRC Home Page Wassup Thunder and TheVideoGamer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souperion Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 What a very fun pick! Wassup Thunder and TheVideoGamer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wassup Thunder Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 This is a real feel-good tune! Souperion and TheVideoGamer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popoi Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Oddly, the midi file does not seem to be recognized in Ableton? TheVideoGamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLEET Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 On 3/16/2022 at 6:55 AM, Popoi said: Oddly, the midi file does not seem to be recognized in Ableton? Hello Popoi, I used the "Ressource 1" midi version on the page link; it works without problem with Ableton. I just drag and drop it on a new project without issue TheVideoGamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wassup Thunder Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 I managed to get something finished and in! TheVideoGamer and Souperion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souperion Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 It's not much, I got some little thing in. TheVideoGamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundeslang Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 Welcome to the voting stage The mixing stage is over. This round has 3 songs and a bonus song by TheVideoGamer. The following people compete against each other: Hleet Wassup Thunder Souperion To vote, do the following: Visit https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC442 and listen to all the entries Scroll to the form at the bottom of the screen or click PM. Fill in the entries from first to third in the ThaSauce form or fill in your top 3. State a reasoning for it. Participants are encouraged to vote and leave feedback. They get a 3 point bonus, but they are not allowed to vote for their own track.They only need to fill in their top two. Always look in this thread to find out who's the winner of the round after the voting stage instead of only looking at ThaSauce for the results. TheVideoGamer has a vote that counts twice. You have until Monday March 28th 2022 10:59 AM ThaSauce time (11:00 UTC, 12:00 GMT) to vote. If you vote by PM make sure that your top 3 is clear. I prefer something like this: (To) (Subject) PRC ## Vote (Message): 1: (remixer A ) 2: (remixer B ) 3: (remixer C ) (reasoning) TheVideoGamer and Souperion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souperion Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Almost last minute vote in. Very fun stuff. TheVideoGamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVideoGamer Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) I too got my vote in Edited March 29, 2022 by TheVideoGamer Souperion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundeslang Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) Souperion gathered 8 points and gets the last place wooden spoon. Wassup Thunder got 12 points and ends at second place. And the winner of PRC442 is Hleet with 14 points. Hleet, you are the winner. I already received the source, please check the reply I just did. https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC442 for the votes and comments. PRC443 already started: Edited March 31, 2022 by Bundeslang Wassup Thunder and Souperion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wassup Thunder Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Cool Ristar mixes! Grats all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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