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[abstain]
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - Crystal Caves
NeverAwake - Paranoid (World7-1)

Was definitely thinking about dropping the contest into R2 but I've had too many heartbreaks in the past days to let this nightmare go on. RIP Techno Syndrome, Synapse and HODO wtf man

Midna
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Mama
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Ben

GROOVE COASTER - Got more raves?
[-Aka-] - Desert-Duo
htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary - Reach for reality

EXEC_CHRONICLE_KEY/. []
Got more raves? [ ]
Desert-Duo []
Kings [=]
Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke []
Reach for reality [ ]

Lost in Shadow - hinagiku (another version)
beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS - Chain of Pain
Kaze no Notam - Turning Point

hinagiku (another Version) [ ]
Rock Club [=]
Chain of Pain [=]
Nightbot: THE GEESE IS LEESE! [=]
Fullmetal Fighter [=]
Turning Point [ ]

hinagiku is Great funny trademark (CERTIFIED FRESH)

Cowboy Bebop: Tsuioku no Serenade - PEARLS
The World Ends with You - Calling
Policenauts - Old L.A. 2040

PEARLS [ ]
Battle! (Cassiopeia) [=]
Drenched in Air [X]
Calling [=]
Old L.A. 2040 [ ]
And Yet It Wanes [=]

PEARLS is one of my favorite discoveries of the whole bracket. Thank you for having such immaculate taste Max Galactica from Ace Attorney trademark

I would've voted for all three losers yesterday. Shame because Blue Sanctuary did not deserve that upset.

Senko no Ronde: Dis-United Order - Travelers into the shadow (Ranatus Phase 2)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - X-Naut Fortress
30XX - Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX)

Travelers into the shadow (Ranatus Phase 2) [ ]
An Empty Tome [=]
Deadman's Gun [=]
X-Naut Fortress []
"Don't speak her name!" [no]
Millennium Spark (Firestorm BT MIX) [=]

Don't mind me I'm just here for yack

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers - Civilizations
LSD: Dream Emulator - Long Tall Eyelash
[abstain]

Civilizations [ ]
Un Deux Trois [=]
un deux trois https://tinyurl.com/3adt94vj []
Long Tall Eyelash [ ]
God Shattering Star (Rain) [???gonna go with '' for now]
Song of Mourning: The Eternal Wind [X]
Whjerg flrgert toisdsf eta ndkfregf [X]

staff roll
void of space
blur song 2

Oops

Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter - PowerOne
Lethal League - Ordinary Days
Outpost 2: Divided Destiny - Eden 1

PowerOne []
Divine Song of a Certain Dragon [=]
You Can Have Mine [=]
Ordinary Days []
Eden 1 [ ]
Second Warning [X]

Yakuza Kiwami 2 - Lullaby of Outlaws
UNBEATABLE - WORN OUT TAPES
MOTHER 3 - Battle Against the Masked Man

Lullaby of Outlaws []
Kuraki Koutetsu no Verga (Full ver.) [=]
Miss Conductor (Regret ver.) [=]
WORN OUT TAPES [=]
Battle Against the Masked Man [ ]
For All of You [ ]

Hi anime. Okay so on mobile my phone is doing this insane thing where it makes video playback sound really choppy with stuttering and breaks of silence and initially it made sense that was the GIMMICK of all caps worn out tapes. "Wow it's a good thing this gimmick is so cool otherwise I might be bored by this song" but soon i realized it was doing that to every video so then i played back all caps worn out tapes in the youtube app and became very sad. Maybe I'll find a way to record what this sounds like it is really wild

Hey, one last update before the ranking begins. First, big thanks to everyone who sent in team ups for the project! Submissions are now officially closed. (actually they closed yesterday but shhh)

Second, I do want to apologize for running a week behind schedule. I'll spare you the intimate details, but my attention has been definitely been elsewhere. I do plan to have the first ranking up reasonably soon, so just hold out a little longer! I'm thrilled to get this ball rolling and am very grateful for all who have expressed interest.

Phantasy Star Online 2 - Zero-G
Extreme Paintbrawl - Scatterbrained
Sable - Glider

Festival of Dionysus (Greece) [ ]
Zero-G [ ]
Dolphin Shoals []
Scatterbrained [ ]
Glider []
Sayonara (ALL PHASE MIX) [X]

Uncharted Waters - Portugal
Caravan Stories - Arlosa Mine
Sonic R - Regal Ruin : Back in Time

Portugal [ ]
Until [=]
Arlosa Mine [ ]
Battlerock Galaxy []
Sasha's Theme [ ]
Back in Time [ ]

Good to be back (in time)! And perfect (back in) timing, too.

One last update before we get started. Thank you to everyone who signed on for team ups! Submissions are now closed...

...is what I would say, but I want to see if we can't get a few more hands on deck. That said, you can now submit up to three team ups from now until June 8th. This deadline is final, so if there's any other game(s) you're itching to talk about, here's your chance! Now's also the time to get in if you haven't already.

That's it for now. See you all tomorrow for the ranking!

So, I've made the decision to drop Wacky Worlds from the list--but you'll still be able to read my thoughts on it! I'll be doing some miscellaneous rankings between the regular ones. These will cover all the other Sonic media spanning animated series, fangames, arrange albums, and games featuring notable cameo appearances...
TomNook7 posted...

Rad Mobile

...including this one!

We're a few days away from the start of rankings. Any predictions for how things will shake out?

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine - Breathe the Black
Nobunagas Ambition: Haouden - Blue Whitecaps
LOSTCOLORS - RGB (OST Arrange ver.)

Breathe the Black [ ]
Air Stream [ ]
My Dark Disquiet [ ]
Balance Slays the Demon [ ]
Blue Whitecaps [ ]
Fire! (1st. BGM) [ ]
RGB (OST Arrange ver.) [ ]
Deep Blue [ ]

how DARE you make me choose. What an insanely great day

Ryuk

ONGEKI bright MEMORY - FestA of PandemoniuM
[-Aka-] - Suna Gin
Daemon x Machina - Inherit the Stars

Waltz of Meditation Part2 [ ]
FestA of PandemoniuM [ ]
Suna Gin [=]
Kanashimi no Mephisto feat.Mahoushoujo Ran & Mahoushoujo Akane [=]
Shutoko - Spiral Maze [=]
Inherit the Stars [=]

Bumping to confess that I cannot for the life of me find Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio in presentable quality. It appears to be un-ripped somehow, and all the uploads on YouTube are made of short clips chopped together (doesn't sound this bad in-game).

Because of this, I'm petitioning to drop it from the ranking and replace with Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams. I promise that you aren't missing much. Any objections?

Nymph's Tower - Keeper
Stretch Panic - Museum of Agony
SimCity 4 - Epicentre

Keeper [ ]
Fire Wire []
Museum of Agony [ ]
INARI 1st []
Epicentre [ ]
Scream [X X]

in contrast, today was ABSOLUTELY my day

Shin Megami Tensei IV - Tokyo
Lumines - SHAKE YA BODY
ChainBeeT - Banbard (Chroma Remix)

Tokyo [=]
Love the Subhuman Self [X X]
SHAKE YA BODY [ ]
Knight of a Foreign Country [X X X]
Banbard (Chroma Remix) [=]
LET IT DIE ~Wandervogel~ [X]

This was not my day

Really quick, I just wanted to clear the air on team ups: don't feel pressured to adhere to any sort of structure. Whether you want to rank the entire soundtrack or deep dive a few songs you love, I'll accept just about anything you want to write within reason.

MZero posted...

those banners are sweet. That might be the best formatted first post I've ever seen on GameFAQs

Thank you! I'm so glad you like them-- it's going to be a very visual project so stay tuned to see more.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/7/AAd9JsAAEgkZ.png

Hey, Board 8! I'm thrilled to bring you my first ranking project. This one comes from a place of love and reverence for a series that has profoundly shaped my path in this life. Before we dive into the list proper, here's a quick breakdown of how this is all gonna work.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/8/AAd9JsAAEgka.png

A number score out of ten determines a game's place in the ranking, averaged from the individual scores given to each song. Because discussing an entire OST at length is, well, not feasible, I'll be selecting (in most cases) five songs to represent the whole. I like to emphasize deep cuts where possible, so expect some unusual picks in the lot.

Alright-- enough waiting around! Here's the complete list of games featured in this project:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/9/AAd9JsAAEgkb.png

001) Puzzle Construction
002) Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)
003) Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)
004) Sonic Eraser
005) Sonic's Edusoft
006) SegaSonic Bros.
007) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)
008) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)
009) SegaSonic the Hedgehog
010) SegaSonic Popcorn Shop
011) Sonic the Hedgehog CD (JP / EU)
012) Sonic the Hedgehog CD (US)
013) Sonic Chaos
014) Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Genesis / Mega Drive)
015) Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Game Gear / Master System)
016) Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (Genesis / Mega Drive)
017) Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (Game Gear)
018) SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter
019) Sonic the Hedgehog 3
020) Sonic Drift
021) Sonic the Hedgehog's Gameworld
022) Tails and the Music Maker
023) Sonic & Knuckles
024) Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio
025) Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble
026) Sonic Drift 2
027) Knuckles' Chaotix
028) Tails' Skypatrol
029) Tails' Adventure
030) Sonic Labyrinth
031) Sonic the Fighters / Sonic Championship
032) Sonic's Schoolhouse
033) Sonic 3D Blast (Genesis)
034) Sonic Blast
035) Sonic X-Treme (concept)
036) Sonic & Knuckles Collection
037) Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn)
038) Sonic Jam (Saturn)
039) Sonic R
040) Sonic Jam (Game.com)
041) Sonic Adventure
042) Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure
043) Sonic Shuffle
044) Sonic Adventure 2
045) Sonic Advance
046) Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
047) Sonic Mega Collection
048) Sonic Advance 2
049) Sonic Pinball Party
050) Sonic Battle
051) Sonic Heroes
052) Sonic Advance 3
053) Sega Superstars
054) Sonic Mega Collection Plus
055) Sonic Jump (J2ME)
056) Sonic Gems Collection
057) Shadow the Hedgehog
058) Shadow Shoot
059) Sonic Rush
060) Sonic X (Leapster)
061) Sonic Riders
062) Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
063) Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis
064) Sonic Rivals
065) Sonic and the Secret Rings
066) Sonic Rush Adventure
067) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
068) Sonic Rivals 2
069) Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
070) Sonic the Hedgehog (Didj)
071) Sega Superstars Tennis
072) Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
073) Sonic Unleashed
074) Sonic and the Black Knight
075) Sonic Unleashed (J2ME)
076) Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games (Wii)
077) Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games (DS)
078) Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
079) Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (DS)
080) Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
081) Sonic the Sketchhog
082) Sonic Free Riders
083) Sonic Colors (Wii)
084) Sonic Colors (DS)
085) Sonic Generations
086) Sonic Generations (3DS)
087) Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
088) Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
089) Sonic Jump (Mobile 4G)
090) Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
091) Sonic Dash
092) Sonic Jump Fever
093) Sonic Lost World
094) Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games
095) Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
096) Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal
097) Sonic Runners
098) Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice
099) LEGO Dimensions: Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack
100) Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3: The Trial
101) Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
102) Sonic Mania
103) Sonic Forces
104) Sonic Mania Plus
105) Team Sonic Racing
106) Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
107) Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
108) Sonic Colors: Ultimate
109) Sonic Origins
110) Sonic Frontiers
111) The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

Now, my music taste is known to be...divisive. For reference, the random tone sequence from CrazyBus is one of my favorite songs of all time. I am not joking this is not one of my jokes It seems unfair for me alone to pass judgement on these soundtracks that so many people hold close to their heart. Well, that's where you guys come in!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/8/0/AAd9JsAAEgkc.png

I'm looking to crowdsource members of our community to 'team up' with me to provide a second opinion on these OSTs. Signing up is easy: DM me here or on Discord and let me know which game you want to team up for. Then, send in your writeup any time before June 1, 2023. Your writeup will go live when that game drops in the ranking. Only one team up per game, so grab your favorite before it's gone! I've provided a spreadsheet so you can keep track of which games are still available:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l2XdZax60EA-v4kl3MfndmVvSKETskpDhZXgwvYH8js/edit?usp=sharing

Rankings will start up in about a week from now. I'll see you all then!

moon: Remix RPG Adventure - warp-wet-woods
Alto's Odyssey - A Moment of Tranquility
Matthew's Dungeons of the Unforgotten - Deluged Depths

warp-wet-woods [ ]
Moebius Battle [X X]
The Sunleth Waterscape []
A Moment of Tranquility []
Deluged Depths [ ]
Ocean Palace [ ]

hello
is this thing on
am i all alone
is anyone there
i need a bigger gunnn

Splatoon 3 - Dead Sea
Shovel Knight: King of Cards - The Buzz in the Grotto (Troupple Pond)
Golem no Maigo - Lake

Dead Sea [ ]
The Apex of the World (Rain) [X]
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever [=]
The Buzz in the Grotto (Troupple Pond) []
Lake [ ]
Lake (vanilla) []
Battle on the Sea [ ]

Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica - EXEC_DESPEDIA/.
Kirby's Dream Land 3 - Credits
Matthew's Dungeons of the Unforgotten - Deluged Depths

EXEC_DESPEDIA/. [ ]
escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there) [=]
you're a big guy [X]
Credits []
Deluged Depths [ ]
Ocean Palace [ ]

"DESPEDIA"

Cleopatra Fortune - SHININ' QUEEN
Rogue Legacy 2 - Subterranean Sunrise
Xenogears - One Who Bares Fangs at God

SHININ' QUEEN [ ]
Hungary (The Atomic Era) [ ]
J-E-N-O-V-A []
Subterranean Sunrise []
Sky Land [=]
One Who Bares Fangs at God [=]

Hasty swap time. Let's go for this instead:

Negativland - The World Will Decide
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k3xV0iHUluiiObSz_uCkKMd05u1sdm2YY

Couldn't get further from Deep Forest if you tried, lol

NeverAwake - Paranoid (World7-1)
League of Legends - Nilah, the Joy Unbound
Phantasy Star Online 2 - Superior Probe - Underworks - Scenery

Immortal [ ]
Paranoid (World7-1) [ ]
Beat the Diamonds []
Nilah, the Joy Unbound [ ]
World Vanquisher [X]
Superior Probe - Underworks - Scenery [ ]

Immortal has become the song I've come back to way more than any other this season AND YET here I am voting against it! 'Wtf!' Extremely unfairly good day with 4/6 being among my top favorite discoveries. Either song in match 1 vs Nilah would break my heart all over again

Deep Forest - Deep Forest
https://youtu.be/ovwGCpx8ecY

Arcaea - NULL APOPHENIA
Frogger Beyond - Underwater Lv. 1/4
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - Crystal Caves

NULL APOPHENIA []
Layer Cake [=]
Underwater Lv. 1/4 [ ]
Crocus [X]
Luma Pools [=]
Crystal Caves [ ]

I've gone from having no strong feelings about Crocus to actively disliking Crocus. This metric will surely improve as Crocus continues to be Crocus in these contests. It's Crocus. See you next year Crocus

The icy synths on Crystal Caves are way too good

WaveTale - Journey To Candle Hill
Sonic Rush - Back 2 Back
Destiny Child - Ragna Breakers

Main Theme [=]
Journey to Candle Hill [=]
Lost Forest []
Back 2 Back []
Kimigatame 2016 [=]
Ragna Breakers [=]

Lukewarm today. Lost Forest finally clicked, but apparently not hard enough to tough out a fairly average Naganuma groove.

Peggle 2 - Gnorman's Theme
Dariusburst: Second Prologue - KANNANSHINKU
CHUNITHM NEW - Shushi ~ Set You Free

PEGGLE!!! [ ]
Lost Painting []
Weapons Factory [ ]
KANNANSHINKU [ ]
Windslash Steps []
Shushi ~ Set You Free [ ]

TWO!!!
https://tinyurl.com/y64hhzea

Gizmondo doesn't have a single title worth playing on it, which is impressive in its own way. Meanwhile, I can think of a few for N-Gage:

The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Xanadu Next
Super Monkey Ball
The King of Fighters Extreme
Crash Nitro Kart
Snakes
SSX Out of Bounds

Generally N-Gage has solid third-party support to fall back on, although actually playing these games with that D-pad is a whole other story.

Saira - Baluchons
CrossCode: A New Home - Azure Archipelago
Burning Rangers - We Are Burning Rangers (English Version)

Baluchons []
What I'm Made of... / Last Boss ver.2: Metal Overlord [=]
Heal the World [=]
Azure Archipelago []
Bury the Light [X]
We Are Burning Rangers (English Version) []

What I'm Made Of is a song from my childhood, so I figure any affinity I still have for it wells from nostalgia and little else. It's a Crush 40 rock tune-- driving, corny, and frankly the perfect backdrop for a final fight with a big, robot dragon guy.

Deus Ex - The Synapse - Ambient
She and the Light Bearer - Purna
Chrono Trigger - Yearnings of the Wind

The Synapse - Ambient [ ]
Utopia Shelter - In the Depths []
Purna []
Give It a Shot [=]
Vending Machine of Love [X X]
Yearnings of the Wind [=]

Man, I do not get the appeal of Wind Scene? It kinda hurts to listen to even, which is probably rich coming from someone who happily doubled on CrazyBus. I'll still take it over whatever that soda sex thing is.

Team Tetris for life

Border Down - Purple Town
Ragnarok Online II: The Gate of the World - HODO
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince - Moonlight Concert

Purple Town [ ]
Battlefield - The First Campaign (Etrian Odyssey Nexus Ver.) [X]
HODO [ ]
Yeehaw DeliveryBoy []
Moonlight Concert [ ]
Origin []

pizza. I do adore Pizza Tower's 90s outsider artstyle, which is generally complemented by the soundtrack. I like this one alright, but it's no standout (and that JSR sample is misplaced imo).

NieR - Temple of Drifting Sands
Touch My Katamari - Alien
...Mortal Kombat (SCD) - Techno Syndrome

Temple of Drifting Sands [=]
SINGI (Remix) [X]
Alien [=]
Samsara [=]
MOONMAN's Fandango [ ]
Techno Syndrome [ ]

Naturally, the two songs I have a lot of reverence for are the ones facing each other. I'm holding my tongue on the other four because, hell, I don't wanna spout venom as there are people who love these songs as much as I love MOONMAN or Techno Syndrome. I will say that I am teetering on Alien. Some days I find it grating as sin and others I catch myself mouthing along with "ufu, ufufu, high high high high high~". I am starting to love it.

This is your brain on VGMC.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/1/7/AAd9JsAAEegN.jpg
Any questions?

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Northeast Frost Street
Kaze no Notam - Menu
Fire Emblem: Heroes - Vs. Gullveig (Book VII Boss)

Title BGM []
Northeast Frost Street []
Menu [ ]
Kobito of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess [=]
Vs. Gullveig (Book VII Boss) [ ]
MNN+@0(Day) [=]

Still gobsmacked by how good Gullveig is. It's like an evil(?) robot scanned my brain and made a song out of many extremely specific things that I love in music... to DESTROY me, of course.

Ingonyama nengw' enamabala

A Whole New World / Circle of Life

Let It Go / Circle of Life

A Whole New World / Simple and Clean
We Don't Talk About Bruno / Let It Go

We Don't Talk About Bruno / Let It Go

The Imperial March / Circle of Life
This Is Halloween / Simple and Clean

A Whole New World / Be Prepared
We Don't Talk About Bruno / You'll Be In My Heart

Uninspired final 8, though that does seem par for the course. Bells of Notre Dame losing to that song is especially lame.

Let It Go / The Bells of Notre Dame
We Don't Talk About Bruno / You'll Be in My Heart