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poppingt'n music 10 - Atlantic Spotted Dolphin featuring Russ Freeman
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - The Glittering City of Yusnaan
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (GBC) - Scroll Stage

Don't have much to add except that I vastly prefer those over their opponents. Catch of the day:

[9.0] The Glittering City of Yusnaan
[8.5] Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
[7.5] Scroll Stage
[6.0] Emmental Catalepsy
[5.5] Combat -Destiny-
[4.0] It's Dangerous to Go Alone

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Bubble Bobble

abstain
Tetris

That Zelda v Gauntlet blowout breaks my heart

Gamer god forgive me for I have sinned

SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - Konran Shoujo Soflan-chan!! (Asynchronicity Unlimited Progressive Polyrhythmic Nightmare Long Version)
Okami - Kusanagi Village
Dreams - Time Moves Slow (Home)

Today's batch really runs the gamut. Tempted to do away with my .5 increment system since the point differences between these are pretty significant. For now though, today's showcase:

[9.0] Konran Shoujo Soflan-chan!! (Asynchronicity Unlimited Progressive Polyrhythmic Nightmare Long Version)
[9.0] An Endless Desert
[9.0] Time Moves Slow (Home)
[9.0] Kusanagi Village
[8.5] Night Birds
[5.5] Treasure Town

WORLD OF HORROR - Forest Investigation
Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- Arcade version B - IroniA
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - Ancient Makes

Match 1 is very close. Match 2 is not close at all, coming from a huge Hollow Knight fan. There are plenty of other songs in the bracket that I would have picked Block Ball Stage 5 over, but Ancient Makes is not one of them. Onto today's special:

[9.0] Ancient Makes
[8.5] IroniA
[8.5] Forest Investigation
[8.5] The Dragon's Feed is the People
[7.5] Stage 5
[6.0] Sealed Vessel

Gauntlet
Contra

Mega Man 5
Castlevania
Metroid

Three insanely great soundtracks here. Secretly hoping Galaga wins out because my heart knows it's the better game.

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon Breath - Imaginary Shopping District
Deemo - Moon without the stars
Kirby and the Forgotten Land - The Battle of Blizzard Bridge

Match 2 may be surprising coming from me. I like Mechonis Field alright--just not feeling it today. Moon without the stars hits on a mid-2000s Laguna Beach/Degrassi sound that I'm really partial to (I call it 'slumber party' music). Its acoustic melancholy, transient and uncertain, takes hold and bores deep into my soul. Love that this sound can still find an audience in the present day. Anyhow, here's the slate for the evening:

[9.5] The Battle of Blizzard Bridge
[9.0] Imaginary Shopping District
[8.5] Moon without the stars
[8.0] Kaze no Ne
[7.0] Mechonis Field
[6.5] Club Master Duel

Maniac Mansion
Metroid

Startropics
Marble Madness

Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream - Dreams in a Pie
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - Heavens Divide
Chrono Trigger - Secret of the Forest

I like the notion of ranking on the daily, so I'm gonna play that way, too:
[9.5] Heavens Divide
[8.5] Secret of the Forest
[8.0] Dreams in a Pie
[8.0] Ghost Ship Painting
[7.5] Labyrinth V - Forgotten Capital
[6.0] Don't speak her name!

Space Invaders
Combat

Not even being contrarian or whatever, I just prefer the gameplay of Space Invaders and think Combat is a ton of fun. Also way more influential than people give it credit for.

Super Mario Bros. 3
OutRun

Finally, a tough match. Wish I could vote for Winter Games but oops literally SMB3

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Mega Man 2

MM2 is tightly-made and it's no wonder at all that it stands out as -the- classic MM experience.

Ninja Gaiden
Space Harrier

Bubble Bobble
Manhattan Project

I had fun with Other M. It lines up with sensibilities of the time. "The baby" and all--definitely corny and melodramatic but I resonate with it. It's earnest.

Last Jedi is a product of the miserable, cynical outlook of the mid-10s leading up to now. For one, the idea that the heroes of the past are old hat, 'outdated', has always confused me. Those stories are prevailing for a reason. Star Wars has been relentlessly spoofed for as long as it's ever been a thing, but to try and 'fix' it within the film canon proper is a step over the line. Instead of building on the foundation that was already there, the sequels hack into Star Wars over and over until left standing in a pile of splinters. 'Deconstruction' can't hold without substance.

The final battle on the mining planet was neat, visually.

My god, these votals.

Gradius
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap

Metal Gear
Power Blade

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Rampage

Asteroids
Duck Hunt

At least we got one vector game in the bracket...

Sweet Home
Gauntlet

Frogger
Castlevania

Mega Man 5
Galaga

SMS Sonic 1 is barely in the spirit of the contest. Even if it were a great game, I'd feel weird voting for it here.

PAC-MAN
Snatcher

Ah, probably meant the OG in that case. Released in arcades late '85.

Gladly. But now the list is 60% arcade titles oops

ARC
Tempest
Battlezone
Warlords
Crystal Castles
Marble Madness
Qix
Phozon
Mappy
Space Harrier II
Cube Quest
Time Gal

2600
Venetian Blinds

INTELLIVISION
Shark! Shark!

VECTREX
Bedlam
Spike

ZX SPECTRUM
Deus Ex Machina

SHARP X1
Produce

NES/FAMICOM
Startropics
Gimmick!

Hope I'm not too late! Some quick faves off the top of my head.

ARC
Tempest
Battlezone
Warlords
Crystal Castles
Marble Madness
Qix
Bubble Bobble
Syvalion
Xevious
Phozon
Mappy
The Tower of Druaga
Fantasy Zone
Space Harrier II
Dragon's Lair
Time Gal

2600
Raiders of the Lost Ark
H.E.R.O.
Venetian Blinds

VECTREX
3D Crazy Coaster
Bedlam
Spike

INTELLIVISION
Shark! Shark!
Snafu
Utopia
Tron: Deadly Discs
Microsurgeon

ZX SPECTRUM
Deus Ex Machina

SHARP X1
Produce
Donkey Kong 3: The Great Counterattack

MSX
Nemesis III: The Eve of Destruction

C64
Alley Cat
Master of the Lamps

NES/FAMICOM
Shatterhand
Gimmick!
Startropics
Psycho Soldier / Athena
Takeshi's Challenge

FAMICOM DISK SYSTEM
Otocky
Falsion

Omitted Amiga because many of my favorite games on that platform are dated 1989 and beyond, which is considered the start of the fourth gen. Trying to play fair, here!

+ The Weather Channel | 2006 Storm Alert Theme | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjAxsWgEexI

- Halo 2 | Follow (1st Movement of the Odyssey) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57w2FPoiPWk

+ Monument Valley 2 | Interwoven Stories | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIf8JB06uzw

Friendship ended with
- Resident Evil Director's Cut | Mansion Basement | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJYvCHm3Ov4

Now
+ Crazy Bus | Title Screen | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik
is my best friend

+ Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame | The Creator and the Destroyer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTCt57bppw

Doubling! Last shot at this, probably.
+ Lost in Shadow | hinagiku (another Version) | https://youtu.be/YmOAxelrvmE

You drive a hard bargain. I accept!

+ Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame | The Creator and the Destroyer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTCt57bppw

- Lost Eden | Lost Eden Theme | https://youtu.be/UCWEENllGVY
- Super Galdelic Hour | Staff Roll | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnvUZdn2S40
- Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame | The Creator and the Destroyer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTCt57bppw

Blame HisayoshiOgura
+ Resident Evil Director's Cut | Mansion Basement | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJYvCHm3Ov4

+ Sonic R | Work It Out | https://youtu.be/V9XYsm3c28U

+ Metroid Dread | Raven Beak (First Phase) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REy70Wr3a1Y
+ Pokemon Legends: Arceus | Field (Late Night) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhtSPsFp0ZI

+ Lightfield | Shadoubt Shaps | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFypko3_tS8x
+ Sonic Unleashed | Jungle Joyride (Night) | https://youtu.be/yz1RPZrpZ1o

Ice age coming, ice age coming...
- Kid A Mnesia Exhibition | Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits Version) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDQ7raytW0M
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Zant Battle | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0WyOmtgVQM
- Wheels of Aurelia | Wheels of Aurelia | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZo1AWwmB_4
- This Is the Police 2 | Lightweight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qmAjPSJE8k

Signal boost for these 1/1s. If no support by the end of day I'm snapping 'em:
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Zant Battle | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0WyOmtgVQM
GENRE: MADMAN FOLLY

Wheels of Aurelia | Wheels of Aurelia | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZo1AWwmB_4
GENRE: CRUISE CONTROL

This Is the Police 2 | Lightweight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qmAjPSJE8k
GENRE: 80s NU-WAVE

Kid A Mnesia Exhibition | Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits Version) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDQ7raytW0M
GENRE: INTELLIGENT HAZE

And I'm gonna swap this one:
- Phantom Dust | Strange Apparitions | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8tZ4BmQ8Xs

+ Phantom Dust | June 6th, 1666 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWzQPYAzLQ
GENRE: SOMEBODY SCREAM

Lock!

++ Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours | Suite Photoconductivity | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtD7qy37XdY

Don't wanna come off like I'm rallying or whatever but I genuinely love this one so

+ echochrome ii | Prime #4507 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdVeCG1eLH4

How could you. HOW COULD YOU DO THIS ME.

+ Taiko no Tatsujin 14 | Shimedore 2000+ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4g7oIFOHKg

Oh hang on a sec
- Kid A Mnesia Exhibition | Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits Version) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDQ7raytW0M

+ Kid A Mnesia Exhibition | Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits Version) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2gTX_c4jQw

Three more from me and that's about a wrap (unless I think of anything else!). In about a day or so I'm gonna start cleaning out the dead weight.

-NEW-
+ This Is the Police 2 | Lightweight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qmAjPSJE8k
+ Kid A Mnesia Exhibition | Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits Version) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDQ7raytW0M
+ Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame | The Creator and the Destroyer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTCt57bppw

Day 3!

-NEW-
+ Mario Teaches Typing (CD-ROM) | Practice Makes Perfect | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOD2lNvE3eU
+ Wheels of Aurelia | Wheels of Aurelia | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZo1AWwmB_4

-SUPPORTS-
+ ICO | ICO -You were there- | https://youtu.be/bOwreeWIz_A
+ The Blackwell Convergence | I Can See Into Forever | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1aXcuLidSg
+ Super Galdelic Hour | Staff Roll | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnvUZdn2S40

Day 2!

+ Phantasy Star Online 2 | Confronter | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWrx-InXZrU

+ Halo 2 | Follow (1st Movement of the Odyssey) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57w2FPoiPWk

+ The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Zant Battle | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0WyOmtgVQM

+ Phantom Dust | Strange Apparitions | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8tZ4BmQ8Xs

+ Chibi-Robo! Let's Go Photo! | Staff Roll | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3EQwn4gBcY

Couldn't imagine not supporting these. Shaping up to be a great year!

+ Lightfield | Shadoubt Shaps | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFypko3_tS8
+ Splatoon 2 | Frantic Aspic | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xq1WQxcroY
+ Kirby and the Forgotten Land | The Battle of Blizzard Bridge | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIl1rmHwgoM

+ Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | Heavens Divide | https://youtu.be/WFbjOlJRyBw

+ Sonic R | Work It Out | https://youtu.be/V9XYsm3c28U

+ Lost Eden | Lost Eden Theme | https://youtu.be/UCWEENllGVY

+ Lost in Shadow | hinagiku (another Version) | https://youtu.be/YmOAxelrvmE

+ Planet DOB | how do you think? | https://youtu.be/u3w4FCTcfME

Am I too late? hope I get in!!! \(^O^)/

Umi Neko: No Naka Churro - Golden Slaughterer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SciPnyuv4-M