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TopicEma loves shovelware, so she made a dumb ranking. Oops.
failgirlema
04/28/24 6:19:05 PM
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HEAR YE! HEAR YE! (yall and stay close to the funky... idk the rest of the words)
If you know me, you might know that I famously adore shovelware music. And so, I have decided to give myself a possibly daunting task of listening to as many shovelware soundtracks as you can throw at me. (By as many, I mean 1 or possibly 2 per person depending on how daunting the task is...)

Shovelware, according to how I feel at least, is a type of game that is made either for a licensed property, a trend or for a very specific audience, usually some child interest. I don't think all licensed games are shovelware, not out of quality but out of their principle of. being made, I guess? For example, I think Spider-Man 2 (PS2) is shovelware, due to the fact it was released to tie in with a movie, while Spider-Man 2 (PS5) is not, as it was released to just be a game representing Spider-Man as a property. This is a bit complex and might require some thought, but I will be pretty lenient with decisions so hopefully your picks should be okay. Sorry for how unclear this is lol. Main point: Shovelware is not just bad games, just usually a game that, for one reason or another, was made to get sales for a specific market - usually of kids, but not always.

Some basic rules:
  • Shovelware only please! If I deem something to not be shovelware, I might ask for a new nomination, although this probably won't happen. If you can make a fair case for it, I'll allow it.
  • 1 OST per person to start with, but, if the task seems feasible, I will up it to 2 at some point. Check back in!
  • I will only listen to 45 minutes of soundtracks that are over 45 minutes. Probably. If it's not too far over that it's fine and if there aren't many long soundtracks, I can deal with it, but I just want to ensure I'm not selling my life away to 5 3 hour soundtrack submissions or something.


Standardised format would be nice but not necessary. To make it clear when you're giving me a game, for example, the Wii version of Chuck E Cheese's Party Games, do this
+ Chuck E Cheese's Party Games (Wii)
and if you decide you no longer feel in the Party Games mood
X Chuck E Cheese's Party Games (Wii)
(i'm doing the X since gamefaqs seems to hate me every time i try to use a - )
Links to soundtracks would be helpful but I can sort them out myself if needed!
Also, extra info always appreciated, such as platform and composer.

Here's a banger or two for inspiration. (And because I want to show them off)
Drama Queens - Questionable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUmA2fnXzhk
Chuck E Cheese's Party Games (Wii) - Galaxy Shooter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSeO7J1GKZo

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