Board 8 > [BOST 2022] Day 10 - Cosmic(gem) Encounter

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DEM1995
11/06/23 3:41:36 PM
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Wassup, and welcome to Day 10!

Update that snubs have entered Round 2! For those feeling like they must listen to all the provided snubs tracks each vote, this should provide relief to your weary souls.

Also this mystery site should be up in a few hours :) https://demcknight.com/bostof2022redirect

LINKS
Results & Discussion Topic - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80605858
Main Bracket - https://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=477779
Contest Sheet & Snubs Bracket - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tl-tja7pij8XiZKquTXVqdgD7C9NYBfq_IJfczJuHSg
Discord Server - https://discord.com/channels/87835278454050816/1031588897345511454
Snubs Bracket Voting - https://discord.com/channels/87835278454050816/1168155142978293780
Main Bracket Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR3VV5QbD9E&list=PLKMrAE0RW9lEvK5KbNvPvPfrwj1cGkpXQ&index=55
Snubs Bracket Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKMrAE0RW9lFWm9a40xlCmrycp-KIBuk_

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VOTING RULES
* Main-bracket matches are held via thread posts below and are between individual tracks from each game (not the games as a whole). Listening to both tracks in a given matchup is required before voting on it.
* Snubs matches are held in the above poll between the games' soundtracks holistically. For the snubs matches, the tracks are optional sample reps to help influence your decision for voting.
* No alts, no rallying.
* All votes must be sent within 24 hours of this post. If you would like to vote in advance, please check the match threads on the Board 8 Discord (check pins on #vgmusic or directly under #bost-vgm). Please note that advance voting is not available until both entrants have submitted songs.
* Please use the format provided in the vote form at the bottom of this post.

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Day 10
Super Alloy Ranger | 14 September 2022 (Sean "Cosmicgem" Bialo)
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Donut Dodo | 3 June 2022 (Sean "Cosmicgem" Bialo)

Match 1
Base | https://youtu.be/GR3VV5QbD9E
Dodo's Lair | https://youtu.be/2BUA1qifB20

Match 2
Inactivated Frozen | https://youtu.be/G2fn-_yJtMI
Steel Works Sizzle | https://youtu.be/3f3NYIZ9xCE

Match 3
Mission Clear | https://youtu.be/ush3l7lHK6o
Stage Complete | https://youtu.be/nJTXYO5EbCc

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Vote Form:

VOTES
Base / Dodo's Lair
Inactivated Frozen / Steel Works Sizzle
Mission Clear / Stage Complete
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DEM1995
11/06/23 4:42:31 PM
#2:


(just saw the post in the other thread about tagging these as forum games; will be doing that from now on as well)
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PrinceKaro
11/06/23 5:00:55 PM
#3:


VOTES
Base
Steel Works Sizzle
Mission Clear


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Congrats to azuarc on being really good at predicting stuff
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pyresword
11/06/23 5:05:55 PM
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DEM1995 posted...
(just saw the post in the other thread about tagging these as forum games; will be doing that from now on as well)

For the record I think this is only really an issue if all the topics are going to be bumped at once again.

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TeamRocketElite
11/06/23 5:09:18 PM
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VOTES
Dodo's Lair
Steel Works Sizzle
Stage Complete

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My bracket looked like random picks compared to his.
Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest!
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GameBopAdv
11/06/23 5:17:47 PM
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VOTES
Dodo's Lair
Inactivated Frozen
Mission Clear

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UF8
11/06/23 5:33:35 PM
#7:


Dodo's Lair
Inactivated Frozen
Mission Clear
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Sceptilesolar
11/06/23 6:48:50 PM
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Base
Inactivated Frozen
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The seeding gimmicks have gone too far.

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sergiocornaga
11/06/23 6:52:27 PM
#9:


VOTES
Dodo's Lair
Steel Works Sizzle
Mission Clear
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skulltrumpets
11/06/23 7:20:34 PM
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Very cute and chippy little track. This one's got a nice melody that pops.

With that slow and dramatic intro, Dodo's Lair is set up to be quite the iconic piece. I remember that I used to be "eh" about this one, but I've found myself appreciating it the more I listen.

Wow this one starts out heavy. At first I didn't really vibe, but it definitely gets stronger the more the melody shines.

The simpler, cleaner vibes of the Dodo are more my speed. Simpler to latch onto, but not so simple I'd be tricked into this was an actual NES or GB song. Kinda ended too soon tho.

Third match is both brilliant and eyebrow raising. Idk how to talk about jingles. Dodo one better. Yay.

Short and simple write-ups today. This kind of music isn't really "my thing" even though I'm liking what I'm hearing well enough.

VOTES
Dodo's Lair
Steel Works Sizzle
Stage Complete
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Fluttershy_Pony
11/06/23 7:35:04 PM
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VOTES
Dodo's Lair
Steel Works Sizzle
Stage Complete

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dowolf
11/06/23 7:42:24 PM
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VOTES
Base
Steel Works Sizzle
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Base is most assuredly not basic. It is simply and purely fun. It makes me want to hang out with whoever's base this is; I know I'd be in for a good time. Dodo's lair has an interesting intro, but sorta chills for ten seconds before unleashing the melody. And what a melody it is. I really like the countermelody here too, it just plays with the main melody in that great way a good countermelody does. That said, I do have one complaint: I think it needed to land into something broad after the fast section, rather than just looping. It makes the song feel incomplete.

"Inactivated Frozen" is a very strange title. Software cannot freeze if it's inactive? As for the song itself, I think the rhythm overpowers the actual melody in a way that's really unfortunate. I might have liked the song, otherwise. Sizzly is such a surfer song that it kinda urks me? But I still enjoy it more.

I refuse to vote in the third match and am frustrated this was the choice. I realize you thought you were clever. You were not.

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banshiryuu
11/06/23 7:47:31 PM
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Base
Inactivated Frozen
Mission Clear

lol match 3
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DanKirby
11/06/23 9:14:33 PM
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VOTES
Base
Steel Works Sizzle
Mission Clear

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azuarc
11/06/23 11:08:39 PM
#15:


VOTES
Dodo's Lair
Steel Works Sizzle
Mission Clear

I am semi-amazed that match 3 is a thing.

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FL81
11/07/23 2:19:31 AM
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VOTES
Dodo's Lair
Inactivated Frozen
Mission Clear

I had these songs playing in the background, and before I went back to check, I thought it had skipped the 3rd match >_>

then I saw <_<

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Mihark
11/07/23 3:23:39 AM
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VOTES
Dodo's Lair
Steel Works Sizzle
abstain
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UF8
11/07/23 6:54:26 AM
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Sceptilesolar posted...
The seeding gimmicks have gone too far.
tbh this part of the bracket is where seeding went out of the window. this is literally the 8 seed vs 7 seed of this division lol (yes i gave my own nom a bottom seed)
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Arti
11/07/23 7:23:05 AM
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VOTES
Dodo's Lair
Inactivated Frozen
Mission Clear

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MaxGalactica
11/07/23 9:23:56 AM
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Dodo's Lair
Inactivated Frozen
Mission Clear

Inactivated Frozen was definitely the best of the day.

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MacArrowny
11/07/23 10:07:53 AM
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VOTES
Dodo's Lair
Steel Works Sizzle
Stage Complete

This is not a strong set.

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-hotdogturtle--
11/07/23 11:08:14 AM
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VOTES
Dodo's Lair
Steel Works Sizzle
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I don't "get" match 3, but apparently skipping a vote is an option so I'm doing it.

Incidentally, when is that best jingle contest coming back?

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savageshark21
11/07/23 11:15:46 AM
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Dodo's Lair
Steel Works Sizzle
Stage Complete

Glad Sean "Cosmicgem" Bialo will win no matter what :-)

Base - 4 - upbeat lobby music. Something about the rhythm or tempo doesn't sit right with me. It seems caught in this awkward middle ground.

dodo's lair - 8.5 - Holy heck this song is so good. Well I already added it to my favorites a while back, but man it's nice to appreciate it again here. It's such good funky chiptune. Or like someone doing a banger guitar solo but on chiptune Idk what the sounds at :49 are called.. sounds like something from streets of rage, but yeah that's awesome. The layering of sounds is superb as well.

Inactivated Frozen - 5- menacing. This one has a nicer melody/rhythm combo than base.

Steel Works Sizzle - 8 - the starting and stopping of this song is actually pretty cool. Reminds me of like a rocket launching off and engaging in a high tech space battle

mission clear - ok

Stage Complete - 5.5 - little jingle at the end is cute

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UF8
11/07/23 1:00:09 PM
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dowolf posted...
"Inactivated Frozen" is a very strange title. Software cannot freeze if it's inactive?
it's just the post-clear bonus level variant of the game's ice level (Deep Frozen) btw

anyway am admittedly realising i probably should've actually picked competitive songs for this match rather than whatever seemed thematically appropriate to complement the dodo picks >_>
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Hbthebattle
11/07/23 1:00:36 PM
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Dodo's Lair
Steel Works Sizzle
Mission Clear

why is match 3

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UF8
11/07/23 3:06:19 PM
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last bump
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