Posts by 'zilla

Donkey Kong Country 2, I know every single little secret in this game but I can still play it again and again

I never tried it, but I would like to

Awww I can't even watch it, I might go and rob someone so I can get the Switch and the game

Even Goat Simulator is too much for my computer

I really want to get the Switch, but I really don't have the funds. I feel I'm missing out, but I hope to catch up eventually

For those of us who love melodies and can tolerate metal, Power Metal cannot be ignored. The genre is full of fantasy and teenage emotions (I do like that about it), but there are quality pieces to be found too. As an introduction, though, I'll post a catchy tune by the Finnish band Sonata Arctica. This kind of music goes really well with daydreaming you are a dragon and you're flying around and smashing up cities and such. Take it from experience.

Sonata Arctica - Victoria's Secret

This time I present to you Swedish maids yelling at cows. The singing style is called kulning and is a method of attracting animals or calling for help across long distances. It is full of ancient blue notes because the human voice can do whatever it wants, and this adds an unmistakable quality to the song.

This short piece was improvised and performed by Jonna Jinton

Another video of hers does indeed feature cows

That brings me back to retro game music and its roots! And I might as well break my trend of folk genres for a while...

Chiptune came out of the earliest hardcore gamer communities. If you wanted a low-cost copy of a Commodore 64 game, you could send a request via mail and these guys would send you a cracked copy that they released. The game would come with a new intro, where you could select cheats like god mode etc, and the programmers would add their cool animations, programmed bleepy music, and 1337 territorial claims. This underground scene grew through many years and they still have gatherings and demo competitions to date.

Estrayk is one of these composers, part of the cracking team Paradox. Here is one of his more complex chiptunes showing how the whole thing is programmed and played:

Estrayk - Longest Rearming

That's an interesting genre! Challenging to the ears before you get used to it, but the track has sophistication.

I'm tempted to post a gazillion different electronic tracks, but I'll try to reach for contrast. This German band likes to label themselves as Electro-Medieval. Very gothic, and the singer has an amazing voice. I keep returning to this very track for its great crescendo.

(Also, I might be lucky because I don't understand Spanish – I bet she sings with a heavy German accent)

Qntal - Vedes Amigo

I think the label that best describes this band is Dark Folk. They are obsessed with pagan Viking soundscapes, and they imbue these tones with a might and ominousness that brings you to an ethereal imaginary past. You can hear the dark forests, the cold ragged mountains, and the echoing lament of gods and men.

Wardruna - Raido

I got two sci-fi books from the library that I'm reading right now:

The Gods Themselves by Isaav Asimov
The Last Theorem by Arthur C. Clarke & Frederik Pohl

I recently rented The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin. Didn't get through it in the allotted time, and I might rent it again later.

Quote from Link

I used to own Stadium I remember getting my Surfing Pikachu

Haha, I don't think I ever got that. I never did manage to beat the whole game, even with lvl 100 legendaries from Yellow.

Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?
WarioWare: Touched
Mario Kart DS
Super Mario DS

Used to own but sold:
Pokémon Diamond
Polarium
Nintendogs
Phantom Hourglass
Metroid Prime Hunters

I also have the MAX Media Launcher. It bypasses something in the DS and lets it access the GBA slot in DS mode. In the GBA slot, I can place my GBA Movie player, a clunky thing which allows the insertion of a Compact Flash memory card. I also replaced the MAX' firmware with the homebrew MoonShell, which plays game rip formats like SPC and PSF as well as tracker formats like MOD and XM losslessly. It also supports OGG. This used to be my music player. I used a 512MB memory card. Good times.

Donkey Kong Country Returns
Link's Crossbow Training
Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
Okami
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Red Steel 2
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Smash Bros Brawl
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
TLoZ: Skyward Sword
TLoZ: Twiliht Princess
WarioWare Smooth Moves
Wii Music
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbados' Treasure

Virtual Console, I can't remember, it's probably around 10 or more

If I can remember right...

Donkey Kong 64
F-Zero X
Pokémon Snap
Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon Stadium 2
Super Mario 64
TLoZ: Ocarina of Time
TLoZ: Majora's Mask

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
Eternal Darkness
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
F-Zero GX
Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!*
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Pikmin*
Pikmin 2
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within*
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones*
Resident Evil 4
Soul Calibur II
Starfox Adventures
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tales of Symphonia
TLoZ: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest
TLoZ: Wind Waker

* Had it, but either sold it or borrowed it to a friend

Pokémon Yellow

That's why I bought the Gameboy Advance...

Pokémon Sapphire

Why did I buy the Gameboy Advance..

I really like that one too! It sheds light on how particle and wave can be complementary attributes, not exclusive.

I'm getting more excited about Breath of the Wild. Will have to earn more money before I can consider getting the Switch, but I still have faith in the console.

Simply awesome. It adds depth to the story that the game itself didn't have. I'm so happy to have watched through it all, just like Fi said too, haha.

Demise was done really well. Ghirahim just got better and better. It all fit together. Well done to you all!

Thanks! It kept me busy through boring days and saved me from doing more important things

So now I'm planning an interface for designing your own TMRA on my server. It might have an export function so it can be put somewhere else too.

I haven't done any coding yet, so I don't know yet whether it's something I can finish. It's going to be a lot of JavaScript, some of it quite tricky, and it will require nearly 20 database tables. (The games themselves do not rely on a database apart from the hi-score table)

This admin interface will have four pages; scenes, polygons, items and misc. settings. Each will have an overview of its elements and a dialog box for adding and editing.

There won't be any need to edit code. There also won't be a way to edit files directly unless you export and edit the files for your own server.

Currently I'm spending time on the layout, which is not my strongest skill. I might try to look for something like Google's bootstrap style, but darker. Anyone have any ideas?