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Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Round 2, Pools 5&6~

« on: April 16, 2009, 09:06:11 AM »

Round two continues onward with the remaining competitors from pools 5 and 6. This pool will close at midnight EST on Monday, April 20. If you're prompted to log in to imeem to listen to any of the songs, the username is "c863880@bsnow.net" and the password is "Password".

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Last Battle ~Decision~ (Tales of Symphonia) vs. Liberi Fatali (Final Fantasy VIII)
The Excitement of Both of Us (Legend of Mana) vs. Anu Orta Veniya (Panzer Dragoon Orta
The Fate ~ Cluster Amaryllis (Shadow Hearts Covenant) vs. Aspiration (Xenogears)
Far Cry (Breath of Fire V) vs. The First Unison (Valkyrie Profile)

You Smiled Kindly (.hack//GU Volume 3) vs. You're Not Alone (Final Fantasy IX)
The Extreme (Final Fantasy VIII) vs. Diva (Guilty Gear 2)
Never More (Persona 4) vs. Awe of She (Guilty Gear XX)
To the Last Drop of My Blood (Valkyrie Profile) vs. Scarlet Wind (Radiata Stories)

FAILURE BRACKET
Three of Darkside (Seiken Densetsu 3) vs. What's Up? (Star Ocean 3)

ANIME
In the Land of Twilight, Under the Moon (.hack//SIGN) vs. Yasashii Yoake (.hack//SIGN)
Colorless Wind (sola) vs. Trust You (Gundam 00 Season 2)

Full pool at: http://www.mediafire.com/?jhzmmjgjvjz and http://www.mediafire.com/?zqwnzalajgn

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Round 2, Pools 3&4~

« on: April 14, 2009, 06:50:13 AM »

Round two continues with the winners of the preliminary matches of pools 3 and 4. Which Silent Hill song will reign supreme? Which Persona 3 song, for that matter? Which Final Fantasy Failure is more of an embarrassment? Is the Price too high for Freedom to overcome the Water Prison? These questions and more can only be answered with your votes! Since I'm only putting up one pool at a time for the time being, I am also reducing the voting time to five days, so this pool will close at midnight EST Saturday, April 18. As usual, the username is "c863880@bsnow.net" and the password is "Password" if a song asks you to log in.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Battlefield - The First Campaign (Etrian Odyssey 2) vs. Violent Storm (Baten Kaitos)
Water Prison (Ys Origin) vs. The Price of Freedom (FF7: Crisis Core)
True (Silent Hill 2) vs. Letter - From the Lost Days (Silent Hill 3)
Gothic Neclord (Suikoden 2) vs. STIGMATA (Mana Khemia)

The Bird Chirps, I Sing (Tales of Legendia) vs. Over the Wind (Wild ARMs 4)
Godsibb (Xenosaga 3) vs. Idola the Strange Fruits (Phantasy Star Online Episode 3)
Kimi no Kioku (Persona 3) vs. Battle Hymn of the Soul/Battle for Everyone's Souls (Persona 3)
Radical Dreamers - Without Taking the Jewel (Chrono Cross) vs. Twilight of the Anti-Hero (Wild ARMs XF)

FAILURE BRACKET
Hurry, Hurry! (Final Fantasy V) vs. Slam Shuffle (Final Fantasy VI)

ANIME
Ana (Clannad) vs. Mezame (Mai Hime)
Rinne no Hate Ni (Tsukihime) vs. Jounetsu (Tokyo Underground)

Full pool download can be downloaded from these links: http://www.mediafire.com/?kyxcytdkh4g and http://www.mediafire.com/?wjwjhjir1oy

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Round 2, Pools 1&2~

« on: April 12, 2009, 12:55:24 AM »

The preliminary round is winding down, and it's now time for the second round to begin! Can Donkey Kong outmuscle the might of FALCOM PAUNCH!? Will Gilgamesh continue his winning streak against Ramza and friends? And who will win the battle between the cyborgs and the beautiful assassins? Only you can decide! Since I'm only putting up one pool at a time for the time being, I am also reducing the voting time to five days, so this pool will close at midnight EST Thursday, April 16. As usual, the username is "c863880@bsnow.net" and the password is "Password" if a song asks you to log in.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Stickerbrush Symphony (Donkey Kong Country) vs. The Merciless Savior (Legend of Heroes VI)
Enemy Attack (Tales of Legendia) vs. One Final Effort (Halo 3)
Alice (Shadow Hearts) vs. Nefertiti (Mana Khemia)
Feel a Fear (Guilty Gear XX) vs. The Road to Tomorrow Follows Behind You (Wild ARMs 5)

The Stage is Set (Final Fantasy VIII) vs. Primal Eyes (Parasite Eve)
Time of the Dreamwatch (Chrono Cross) vs. Sunlight Filtering through the Trees (Tales of Legendia)
Howl of the Departed (Lost Odyssey) vs. At the Frozen Depths of the Heart (Wild ARMs 5)
Battle on the Big Bridge (Final Fantasy V) vs. Under the Stars (Final Fantasy Tactics)

FAILURE BRACKET
Hydlide (Hydlide) vs. Honeybee Manor (Final Fantasy VII)

ANIME
Canta Per Me (Noir) vs. Rise (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig)
Bring all the Wisdom to Britain! (Read or Die OVA) vs. Hanabi (Bleach)

Having issues with Flyupload so the full pool is on Mediafire but I had to split the archive, so you get two links: http://www.mediafire.com/?dwzv5yjgnmm and http://www.mediafire.com/?zyjmutyzjj0

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of Doom Vol. 2 ~Pool 15~

« on: April 09, 2009, 02:35:54 AM »

Here we go, the final two pools of the first round of the tournament. Once again, if you're prompted to log in to imeem to listen to any of the songs, the username is "c863880@bsnow.net" and the password is "Password". Pools 15 and 16 will also remain open for one week, until Wednesday, April 15.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Dream of the Shore Bordering Another World (Chrono Cross) vs. Reach Out to the Truth (Persona 4)
Sky Gate (Valkyrie Profile) vs. Battlefield of Steel (Princess Waltz)
Cradle of the Ivory Moon (Soul Nomad and the World Eaters) vs. When the Northern Sky is Clear (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles)
Shin Onigashima (Super Smash Brothers Brawl) vs. Nightless City Guara Bobelo (Wild ARMs 4)
Idola the Fanatic Viper (Phantasy Star Online Episode 4) vs. Rakuge (Hana-Ki-Sou)
Confiant (Knytt Stories: The Machine) vs. Theme of Arcueid (Melty Blood Act Cadenza)
Mysterious People (Suikoden 3) vs. Bridge of Jade (May Sky)
Overture (Final Fantasy VIII) vs. Bombing Mission (Final Fantasy VII)

FAILURE BRACKET
Waterfall (Koudelka) vs. Critical Hit (Wild ARMs)

ANIME
Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion) vs. Shangri-La (Sakyuu no Fafnir)
Lu:Na (New Fist of the North Star) vs. Salva Nos (Noir)

Full pool download is available here: http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=6949072

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 16~

« on: April 09, 2009, 02:35:47 AM »

Here we go, the final two pools of the first round of the tournament. Once again, if you're prompted to log in to imeem to listen to any of the songs, the username is "c863880@bsnow.net" and the password is "Password". Pools 15 and 16 will also remain open for one week, until Wednesday, April 15.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Ernst (Ys 6: The Ark of Napishtim) vs. Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII (Final Fantasy VII)
Wanted Person Battle (Metal Saga) vs. Influence of Truth's Appearance (Star Ocean 3)
Antipyretic (Final Fantasy Tactics) vs. Blow Me Away (Halo 2)
Still in the Dark (Guilty Gear XX) vs. EXEC_PAJA/.#Misya Extracting (Ar Tonelico)
Waste Abandonment Pit (Breath of Fire V) vs. A Sunny Spot (Berwick Saga)
Silver Tone (Breath of Fire V) vs. There's Only One Family Named Schroedinger (Wild ARMs 3)
Crash Landing (Soul Nomad and the World Eaters) vs. Sorrow's Distortion (Castlevania: Order of Eclessia)
Title Theme (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) vs. Song of Mana (Legend of Mana)

FAILURE BRACKET
Eyes on Me (Final Fantasy VIII) vs. Dragon Slayer (Dragon Slayer)

ANIME
Cyclone (Romeo x Juliet) vs. Senketsu no Chikai (Magical Pokan)
Rinbu Revolution (Revolutionary Girl Utena) vs. Undying Flower (Full Metal Panic)

Full pool download is available here: http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=595738414, the full pool has the TV version of Rinbu Revolution as I didn't realize it was an OP until it was pointed out to me, so you can find the full version of that song at http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=fde1092fea0bbcfac79b87b207592a1ce04e75f6e8ebb871.

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 13~

« on: April 07, 2009, 03:45:56 AM »

I'm starting to wonder if Putfile might be down permanently at this point, it still says it's undergoing maintenance. Oh well, imeem appears to be working fairly well so we'll stick with that. As a reminder, if it prompts to login you can use username "c863880@bsnow.net" and the password "Password". Pools 13 and 14 will close at midnight EST Monday, April 13. Also if anyone has a better quality version of The War Song please let me know.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Main Title (Orchestral) (Panzer Dragoon) vs. Pokefloats (Super Smash Brothers Melee)
A World in Crisis (Final Fantasy VII) vs. Terrible-Monster Attacking Crew! (Wild ARMs 5)
A Despair-Filled Farewell ~ Battle with the Colossus~ (Shadow of the Colossus) vs. The War Song (Sam & Max Season 1)
Sonic Boom (Super Smash Brothers Brawl) vs. Thema der Irismaschinen (RozenKreuzStillette)
Main Theme (Orchestral) (Parasite Eve) vs. Musicbox (Silent Hill 2)
Karma (Tales of the Abyss) vs. The Oath (Final Fantasy VIII)
Bonds of Sea and Fire (Xenogears) vs. Murdering Princess (Wild ARMs ACF)
EXEC_LINCA/. (Ar Tonelico) vs. The Mountain of No Return (Wild ARMs 5)

FAILURE BRACKET
Eternity (Blue Dragon) vs. Final Toccata (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)

ANIME
XTC (Witchblade) vs. Zero (World Destruction)
Read or Die Theme (Read or Die OVA) vs. Rolling Star (Bleach)

Full pool download is available here: http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=576294746

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 14~

« on: April 07, 2009, 03:45:50 AM »

I'm starting to wonder if Putfile might be down permanently at this point, it still says it's undergoing maintenance. Oh well, imeem appears to be working fairly well so we'll stick with that. As a reminder, if it prompts to login you can use username "c863880@bsnow.net" and the password "Password". Pools 13 and 14 will close at midnight EST Monday, April 13.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
ICARO (Acoustic) (Shadow Hearts 3) vs. Thames, the Men of the Sea (Xenogears)
Into the Wilderness (Wild ARMs) vs. A New Trial is in Session (Apollo Justice)
Klavier Gavin - Guilty Love (Apollo Justice) vs. Men of War (Breath of Fire IV)
To the End of the Woven Tale of the 108 Stars (Suikoden 5) vs. Calling (The World Ends With You)
Tenacity (Tales of Vesperia) vs. Promised Pain (Xenosaga 3)
Mecha Dragon (Megaman 2: The Power Fighters) vs. Theme of Luminous Arc (Luminous Arc)
Trap Phantasm (Megaman ZX Advent) vs. Prelude of Battle (Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song)
Cosmos (Dissidia) vs. Opening (Suikoden 2)

FAILURE BRACKET
Chaotic Dance (Baten Kaitos) vs. Gale (Chrono Cross)

ANIME
Uninstall (Bokurano) vs. Kotowari: In Memories (Kenshin OVA)
"Libera Me" from Hell (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann) vs. Aura (.hack//SIGN)

Full pool download is available here: http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=648564594

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 11~

« on: April 04, 2009, 02:03:31 AM »

Alright, Putfile is still undergoing maintenance so we're continuing with the imeem experiment, with one minor change. Since a lot of these songs are asking to login in order to listen, I made a second imeem account with a 10 minute mail address for y'all to use to listen. If the link prompts you to login, you can use username "c863880@bsnow.net" and the password "Password". I'm not sure how well it'll take more than one person being logged in at a time, though, so let me know if you see problems. Pools 11 and 12 will close at midnight EST on Friday, April 10.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Faith is for the Transient People (Mountain of Faith) vs. Aquatic Ambiance (Donkey Kong Country)
City of the Sorceress (Heroes of Might and Magic 2) vs. Rock'n Rock (Soul Nomad and the World Eaters)
Sign (Berserk) vs. To Tomorrow (Arc the Lad 2)
Fury Sparks (Tales of Vesperia) vs. Princess of Fate (Fire Emblem 6)
The Legendary Sorceror (Tales of Legendia) vs. Energy Zone (Contra)
To Tomorrow (Berwick Saga) vs. Prelude (Final Fantasy IV)
Tim 5 (Lemmings) vs. Dark Man's Stage (Mega Man Anniversary Collection)
The Unknown Castle (Dragon Quest IV Remake) vs. Weapon Raid (Final Fantasy VII)

FAILURE BRACKET
Magical Dreamers: the Wind, the Stars, and the Waves (Chrono Cross) vs. Flat Zone (Super Smash Brothers Melee)

ANIME
Mou Ichido Kimi ni Altai (Full Metal Panic TSR) vs. Destiny ~Taiyou no Hana (Black Jack 21)
Elenore (Madlax) vs. Flame (Witch Hunter Robin)

Full pool is available for download at http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=408390355.

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 12~

« on: April 04, 2009, 02:03:24 AM »

Alright, Putfile is still undergoing maintenance so we're continuing with the imeem experiment, with one minor change. Since a lot of these songs are asking to login in order to listen, I made a second imeem account with a 10 minute mail address for y'all to use to listen. If the link prompts you to login, you can use username "c863880@bsnow.net" and the password "Password". I'm not sure how well it'll take more than one person being logged in at a time, though, so let me know if you see problems. Pools 11 and 12 will close at midnight EST on Friday, April 10.

So. Snowfire apparently had the wrong name for the song he wanted from G3 AND the actual song wasn't on the soundtrack, and the one I thought he was referring to was incorrect, so I've replaced the G3 track in the failure bracket. I personally think this song's better than the one it's replacing but my taste in music is known to be strange. <_<

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Heartful Cry (Persona 3: The Answer) vs. EXEC_SPHILIA/. (Ar Tonelico 2)
Guiding Star (Tales of Legendia) vs. Live & Learn (Sonic Adventure 2)
Tower of Caelum (Phantasy Star Online Episode 3) vs. Silent Hill (Silent Hill)
How Long will the Rain Last (Breath of Fire IV) vs. Castle Imitation (Breath of Fire V)
Wind Scene (Chrono Trigger) vs. Rune of Punishment ~ Meeting the Cursed Rune (Suikoden Tactics)
The House in Dust (Scratches) vs. R&R Junkie (Phantom Brave)
A Challenge to God - Four Kings Battle (Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song) vs. Duel with Gadwin (Grandia)
Pleather for Breakfast (No More Heroes) vs. Intrude upon Happiness, Plunder the Future (Wild ARMs XF)

FAILURE BRACKET
In the Sky (Grandia 3) vs. Bitter Dance (Star Ocean 3)

ANIME
My Omelette (Dragon Half) vs. Inner Universe (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex)
Hemisphere (RahXephon) vs. Rose (Nana)

Full pool download is here: http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=237444528 ...except that I put in an incorrect anime song in the zip file, the correct one can be found at http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=360928045. I don't have an mp3 for the G3 track, I had to link to an already existing imeem version of that.

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 9~

« on: April 02, 2009, 02:15:45 AM »

Since Putfile has been non-functional for a couple days now, for pools 9 and 10 I am trying Lance's suggestion and using imeem instead. Note that if you just click the link and let the songs play it will switch you to a different song when it finishes. If you want to avoid this, there will be a checkbox near the player on the page marked auto suggest, uncheck that box and when the song ends you'll stay on the same page. If there are any problems with imeem please let me know. Pools 9 and 10 will close at midnight EST, Wednesday, April 8.

EDIT: I have replaced the link to Premonition to avoid the login issue, if anyone sees another link that requests a login to listen please let me know and I'll fix those too. I wasn't able to get Parade working through imeem but I put in a link to download just that song if the rest are working for you and you don't want to download the whole pool for just one song.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Side Battle (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance) vs. Someday (The World Ends with You)
Battle with the Four Fiends (Final Fantasy IV) vs. Premonition (Final Fantasy VIII)
The Fountain of Dreams (Super Smash Brothers Melee) vs. The Galaxy Public Corporation (Rogue Galaxy)
The True Mirror (Baten Kaitos) vs. Laughter (Phantasy Star IV)
Mass Destruction (Persona 3) vs. Dancing Mad 4 (Final Fantasy VI)
Astaroth ~ Battle with the Fallen Angel (Shadow Hearts: Covenant) vs. Underwater Lab (Within a Deep Forest)
Still Alive (Portal) vs. Kazenone (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles)
Ode to Laharl (Disgaea) vs. Tibet ~Salvation~ (Ai Cho Aniki)

FAILURE BRACKET
Sphere Hunter Seagull Group (Final Fantasy X-2) vs. Dandy Richmond (Suikoden 2)

ANIME
Madlax (Madlax) vs. Kaze no Tadori Tsuku Basho (Kanon)
Parade (Paprika) vs. Do You Remember Love? (Macross Plus)

All of the songs can also be downloaded from http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=715379257.

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 10~

« on: April 02, 2009, 02:15:37 AM »

Since Putfile has been non-functional for a couple days now, for pools 9 and 10 I am trying Lance's suggestion and using imeem instead. Note that if you just click the link and let the songs play it will switch you to a different song when it finishes. If you want to avoid this, there will be a checkbox near the player on the page marked auto suggest, uncheck that box and when the song ends you'll stay on the same page. If there are any problems with imeem please let me know. Pools 9 and 10 will close at midnight EST, Wednesday, April 8.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Cyber Peacock (Megaman X4) vs. Speed Queen (Soul Nomad and the World Eaters)
Prisoners of Fate (Chrono Cross) vs. Fight Tune "Girl named Shelke" (Final Fantasy 7: Dirge of Cerberus)
Celestia Battle (Tales of Eternia) vs. Expressive Hill ~Harmonics EOLIA~ (Ar Tonelico)
Lullaby of a Desolate Hell (Subterrainian Animism) vs. Scars of the Divine Wing (Ys Origin)
Two-Colored Necklace (Soul Nomad and the World Eaters) vs. Hostiles (Front Mission 4)
Human Battle 1 (Warcraft 2) vs. Requiem (Growlanser Generations)
This Illusion ~Piano Version~ (Fate/Stay Night) vs. Seven Heroes Battle (Romancing SaGa 2)
Soul Stranger (Super Robot Wars W) vs. The End of 1000 Years (Melty Blood: Act Cadenza)

FAILURE BRACKET
I am the Number One! (Star Ocean 3) vs. Tifa's Theme (Final Fantasy VII)

ANIME
Yuki, Muon, Madobe Nite (The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi) vs. The Sacred Moon (Tsukihime)
Tsuki no Mayu (Turn A Gundam) vs. Give a Reason (Slayers NEXT)

Full pool can be downloaded at http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=926790322.

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 7~

« on: March 29, 2009, 09:01:33 PM »

Pools 7 and 8 are now available, meaning that half the tracks chosen for this contest will now have had a chance to show their stuff. Pools will close in one week, midnight EST, on April 5.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Power of the Horde (Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne) vs. The Mysterious Crystal Valley (Atelier Iris 3)
Puzzle (Wild ARMs: ACF) vs. Ukishima (Phantasy Star Universe)
Flying Man (Earthbound) vs. Silver Sands (Aka)
Green Streets (May Sky) vs. The Meaning of Birth (Tales of the Abyss)
Way to Fall (Metal Gear Solid 3) vs. Tocatta into Blood Soaked Darkness (Castlevania: Curse of Darkness)
Windward Birds (Wild ARMs: ACF) vs. Burn my Dread (Persona 3)
Bramble Blast (Super Smash Brothers Brawl) vs. Her Cage (Kanon)
Advancing Toward 12 O'Clock (Tales of Legendia) vs. Flower Sights ~Actual~ (Ar Tonelico 2)

FAILURE BRACKET
Garnet's Theme (Final Fantasy IX) vs. Gathering Allies (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance)

ANIME
Karasu's Theme (Noein) vs. Life Goes On (Antique Bakery)
Guns & Roses (Baccano) vs. Hey You! (Tokyo Underground)

Music for this pool can be downloaded at http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=610509971.

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 8~

« on: March 29, 2009, 09:01:26 PM »

And here it is, the final pool of the first half of round one. Remember, pools 7 and 8 will close at midnight EST on Sunday, April 5!

Note: Cid once again nommed a track that has two versions with the same name, fix in progress. >_> EDIT: Fix complete, carry on.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Tor (Iji) vs. Song of the Gentle Breeze (Ar Tonelico)
Aldehyde Castle Town (Wild ARMs: ACF) vs. The Shell's Desert - Last Boss (Phantasy Star Online Episode 4)
Marionette Messiah (Super Robot Wars Original Generations) vs. Augustrian Disturbance (Fire Emblem 4)
Evil Queen (Rhapsody) vs. Last Castle (Final Fantasy Mystic Quest)
Long Dream (The World Ends With You) vs. A Moment's Joy (Breath of Fire V)
Alice (Shadow Hearts: Covenant) vs. Small Two of Pieces ~Broken Shards~ (Xenogears)
Red Wings (Final Fantasy IV) vs. Beware the Forest Mushrooms (Super Mario RPG)
Beauty and the Shining Sword (Wild ARMs XF) vs. Toward a Faraway Sky (Skygunner)

FAILURE BRACKET
Menu (Legend of Dragoon) vs. Key to my Heart (Tales of Destiny 2)

ANIME
Zetsubou Billy (Death Note) vs. Hito Toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru (Sayonora Zetsubou Sensei)
Oblivious (Kara no Kyoukai) vs. Blast My Desire (Initial D Fourth Stage)

Music for this pool with the exception of Marionette Messiah can be downloaded at http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=537439953.

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 5~

« on: March 28, 2009, 05:35:42 AM »

Time again for more musical mayhem, featuring the first appearance of the only song to be nommed to both the main and failure tournaments. <_< Pools five and six will close at midnight EST on Friday, April 3.

Note: The link for Anu Orta Veniya has been modified to the version of the song El Cid actually meant to nom. This was put up after Tonfa's vote, so anyone who voted earlier may want to take another look at this song. I apologize for the error.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Last Battle ~Decision~ (Tales of Symphonia) vs. Thrill Theme ~Suspense~ (Apollo Justice)
Terra (Final Fantasy VI) vs. Liberi Fatali (Final Fantasy VIII)
Heaven (Persona 4) vs. The Excitement of Both of Us (Legend of Mana)
Anu Orta Veniya (Panzer Dragoon Orta) vs. Island Fortress (Suikoden)
Dire, Dire Docks (Super Mario 64) vs. The Fate ~ Cluster Amaryllis (Shadow Hearts: Covenant)
Aspiration (Xenogears) vs. Eternity (Blue Dragon)
Far Cry (Breath of Fire V) vs. Aim for the Top (Tales of Vesperia)
Gathering of Warriors (Suikoden) vs. The First Unison (Valkyrie Profile)

FAILURE BRACKET
Cleyra Settlement (Final Fantasy IX) vs. Three of Darkside (Seiken Densetsu 3)

ANIME
In the Land of Twilight, Under the Moon (.hack//SIGN) vs. Free Bird (Haibane Renmei)
Smile Again (Aria the NATURAL) vs. Yasashi Yoake (.hack//SIGN)

This pool's music can be downloaded at http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=301141499

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 6~

« on: March 28, 2009, 05:35:28 AM »

Welcome to pool six, featuring more Nitori trainwreck than you can shake a stick at. Pools 5 and 6 will close at midnight EST, Friday, April 3.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
You Smiled Kindly (.hack//GU Volume 3) vs. No Knowledge of Wisdom (Valkyrie Profile 2)
You're Not Alone (Final Fantasy IX) vs. The Path is Open (Persona 3)
The Extreme (Final Fantasy VIII) vs. Town of Tunlan (Breath of Fire)
Diva (Guilty Gear 2) vs. Nothing to Lose (Soul Calibur 2)
Never More (Persona 4) vs. The Heart Speaks (Ar Tonelico 2)
Awe of She (Guilty Gear XX) vs. Leavin' Flow (Phantasy Star Online Episode 1&2)
Legends of Sillyhead (Mana Khemia) vs. To the Last Drop of my Blood (Valkyrie Profile)
Hell's Emperor (from J.S. Bach Toccata and Fugue in D Minor) (Deathsmiles) vs. Scarlet Wind (Radiata Stories)

FAILURE BRACKET
What's Up? (Star Ocean 3) vs. Swindler - Shanghai Mood (Shadow Hearts)

ANIME
My Boyfriend is a Pilot (Macross) vs. Colorless Wind (sola)
Spirale (Aria the ORIGINATION) vs. Trust You (Gundam 00 Season 2)

Most of the songs from this pool can be downloaded at http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=848288769.

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 3~

« on: March 25, 2009, 04:14:28 AM »

Rolling right along, here is the third set of songs for your perusal. Pools three and four will run until Midnight EST Tuesday, March 31.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom -Nuclear Fusion- (Subterranean Animism) vs. Battlefield - The First Campaign (Etrian Odyssey 2)
White Mask Funk (Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete) vs. Violent Storm (Baten Kaitos)
Dark Messenger (Final Fantasy IX) vs. Water Prison (Ys Origin)
As Time Goes By ~Never Forget Me~ (Wild ARMs 4) vs. The Price of Freedom (FF7: Crisis Core)
True (Silent Hill 2) vs. EXEC_over.METHOD_SUBLIMATION/.~lamenza (Ar Tonelico 2)
The Ultimate Energy (Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3) vs. Letter - From the Lost Days (Silent Hill 3)
Le Tresor Interdit (Radical Dreamers) vs. Gothic Neclord (Suikoden 2)
Exceeding Love (Suikoden 3) vs. STIGMATA (Mana Khemia)

FAILURE BRACKET
Hurry! Hurry! (Final Fantasy V) vs. Larry Butz: When Something Smells, it's Always Me (Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations)

ANIME
Dona Dona (Revolutionary Girl Utena) vs. Ana (CLANNAD)
Bouken Desho Desho? (The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi) vs. Mezame (Mai Hime)

At popular request, I am also adding .rar files for all the songs I have for each pool. This particular download does not have The Ultimate Energy, but all other songs are there. I'll be adding them to the other pools as they upload. http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=779495832

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 4~

« on: March 25, 2009, 04:14:08 AM »

The fourth pool, rounding out the first quarter of the songs, and featuring a Final Fantasy Fail-Off. Pools three and four will close at Midnight EST on Tuesday, March 31.

MAIN TOURNAMENT
The Bird Chirps, I Sing (Tales of Legendia) vs. Requiem (Super Robot Wars F Final)
Over the Wind (Wild ARMs 4) vs. Hometown (Silent Hill 3)
Love & Death (Age of Wonders) vs. Godsibb (Xenosaga 3)
Protecting my Devotion (Final Fantasy IX) vs. Idola the Strange Fruits (Phantasy Star Online Episode 3)
A HOT CRASH!! (Grandia 3) vs. Kimi no Kioku (Persona 3)
Wings(US Vocal) (Wild ARMs 3) vs. Battle Hymn of the Soul/Battle for Everyone's Souls (Persona 3)
Radical Dreamers - Without Taking the Jewel (Chrono Cross) vs. Coin Song (Final Fantasy VI)
Disappeared (Kingdom Hearts) vs. Twilight of the Anti-Hero (Wild ARMs XF)

FAILURE BRACKET
Dark World (Final Fantasy VI) vs. Slam Shuffle (Final Fantasy VI)

ANIME
Rinne no Hate ni (Tsukihime) vs. Outer Senshi Theme (Sailor Moon)
Love Song (Gasaraki) vs. Jounetsu (Tokyo Underground)

All tracks can be downloaded at http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=269207180.

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 1~

« on: March 23, 2009, 02:25:44 AM »

Here we go again, with another round of melodic mayhem for your voting pleasure. The rules are similar to previous incarnations: for the main and anime brackets, vote for the song you prefer. For the one Failure match in each pool, however, vote for the most epic failure of the two songs. All song names are Putfile links for your convenience, please only vote after hearing each song. For round one the pools will be open for one week, so pool 1 will be closing at midnight EST on Sunday, March 29. Also, if I misunderstood a name and grabbed the wrong song please let me know ASAP so I can fix it. And now, without any further ado, let the contest commence!

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Stickerbrush Symphony (Donkey Kong Country 2) vs. Iron Blue Intention (Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin)
The Merciless Savior (Legend of Heroes VI) vs. Otherworld (FFX)
Enemy Attack (Tales of Legendia) vs. The Ur-Quan Masters: Through the Angles of Space(Quasispace) - (Star Control 2)
Boss Theme (Lufia 2) vs. One Final Effort (Halo 3)
Alice (Shadow Hearts) vs. Into the Wilderness~Into new Voyage~ (Wild ARMs)
Nefertiti (Mana Khemia) vs. Metal Harbor (Sonic Adventure 2)
Opening (Xenosaga 2) vs. Feel a Fear (Guilty Gear XX)
Faraway Promise (Xenogears) vs. The Road to Tomorrow Follows Behind You (WA5)

FAILURE BRACKET
Second Miltia (Xenosaga 2) vs. Hydlide (Hydlide)

ANIME
Soramimi Cake (Azumanga Daioh) vs. Canta Per Me (Noir)
Rise (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig) vs. Poltergeist (Ghost Hound)

Full pool download available here: http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=374442980

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Pool 2~

« on: March 23, 2009, 02:25:12 AM »

Second verse, same as the first(mostly). Rules are outlined in pool 1, and just like that pool, pool 2 will also close midnight EST on Sunday, March 29. Enjoy the music!

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Shall Never Surrender (Devil May Cry 4) vs. The Stage is Set (FF8)
Juno - Last Battle Physique (Mega Man Legends) vs. Primal Eyes (Parasite Eve)
Time of the Dreamwatch (Chrono Cross) vs. Cerobi Steppe (FF12)
Flying in the Midst of the Storm (Wild ARMs 3) vs. Sunlight Filtering through the Trees (Tales of Legendia)
Howl of the Departed (Lost Odyssey) vs. Silver Will (Legend of Heroes VI)
At the Frozen Depths of the Heart (Wild ARMs 5) vs. Balcony (Cave Story)
Battle on the Big Bridge (Final Fantasy V) vs. Stupid Ducks (Suikoden 3)
Under the Stars (Final Fantasy Tactics) vs. Soul Ablaze (Megaman ZX Advent)

FAILURE BRACKET
Honeybee Manor (Final Fantasy 7) vs. Edge of Soul (Soul Blade)

ANIME
Bring all the Wisdom to Britain! (Read or Die OVA) vs. Chant III Reincarnation (Ghost in the Shell)
Hanabi (Bleach) vs. Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Full pool download is available here: http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=535443316

Music Tournament / Music Tournament of DOOM Vol. 2 ~Nominations~

« on: March 06, 2009, 11:04:47 PM »

Alright, it's time for yet another Video Game Music Tournament. This run will be focusing on music as heard in-game, with a couple little sub-tournaments for Anime and Worst of the Worst if interest permits. The rules for noms are pretty much the same(and shamelessly ripped off and slightly adjusted from our esteemed Vice President's last topic):

1. You can have a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 20 nominations. Order your lists in numeric order (1 is highest priority, 20 the lowest). If there's no numeric order I'll just give the tracks at the top of the list priority.

2. You may edit your list at any time to add/remove/change tracks.

3. Any piece of music that is a game theme is eligible. If the music track is not played in a game, it is not eligible. Please include the game of origin in parentheses with your nomination.

4. The contest is not restricted to, nor does it favor RPGs over any other genre.

5. I will provide listening links in the tournament topics, just like last time. If I'm completely unable to find the track, the nomination will be omitted. To avoid this possibility since I'm not quite as good at finding these things as Tonfa, feel free to put in a link to the track, send it to me over IRC, or just upload it yourself and post that link. I'll try and get ahold of you if I can't find something myself.

6. In addition to the main tournament, you may nominate up to five songs each for both the Anime and Failure brackets. The same rules apply for Failure songs as normal noms, and Anime music can be any song actually used in an Anime series or movie, preferably actually written for the series in question and not borrowed from another source.

7. The four songs that made it to the Semifinals of CK's original tournament are NOT eligible for nomination for this tournament, I have plans for them after this tournament is complete. Those four songs are:

Digital Devil Saga 2: Divine Identity
Ys Origin - -Bonus track- GENESIS BEYOND THE BEGINNING
Romancing SaGa: Calling an Awakening Memory -The Battle with Schirach-
Final Fantasy X: Someday the Dream Will End

Assuming we have enough nominations, the noms phase will end Friday, March 20, and brackets will be up that weekend. Good luck to all who participate and enjoy the music!

Music Tournament / Another music tournament?

« on: February 16, 2009, 02:03:23 AM »

I've been considering running the next one of these, assuming nobody else jumps in first. Not planning to do it for a while, but I'm wondering a few things.

One, what type of music? I was figuring I'd just do another straight game music tourney since it's been about a year since the last one, but if anyone has other ideas I'd like to hear them. I was also considering running a sort of mini-tourney of anime music alongside it, maybe like one match per pool of the main tournament, since there's some good music there but not enough of us really watch enough anime for a full tournament of it. Thoughts?

Two, I was considering removing the top four or eight songs from CK's run from contention and then doing some sort of match up between those and the top group from this one near the end. Possibly round robin style or something, I haven't decided yet. This way we definitely get new blood through the whole thing but still give the top group a chance to shine at the end, and a way to see how tastes have changed. Good idea? Bad idea?

Third and probably most important, I've noticed a rather large decline of interest over the course of a tournament so large over the course of the whole thing for the two others. Some of that is inevitable, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about how to keep things fresh over the months it would take to run it. Should I record myself failing at Audiosurf to the music? Run some sort of contest? I only have a couple ideas so far and I could use more.

Oh, and one other thing. There's been people whose abrasive comments about the songs that make it to latter rounds in the other tournaments have kinda turned people off the whole thing. I'd rather like to discourage that, but I can't exactly censor what people decide to post either. If anyone has suggestions on ways to encourage playing up your favorites instead of bashing the songs you don't personally like, I'd love to hear those as well.

So, questions? Comments? Concerns? Feedback is greatly encouraged here, I want this to be enjoyable for everyone.

RPGDL Discussion / Wave Science Lecture #3 (Minor Ar Tonelico/AT2 spoilers)

« on: December 15, 2008, 09:55:08 PM »

Hi everyone, my name is Frelia! Since big sis and Jacqli are busy fighting over who gets to host this corner right now, I'll be in charge of today's Wave Science Lecture. Today's lesson is going to be about the anatomy of Revatails(RTs).

But before we start on that, let me explain what a Song Stone is. Song Stones contain two components, Grasno and Parameno. Parameno is sensitive and responds to Dynamic H Waves, reacting to them by releasing energy to the Grasno portion. Grasno creates Dynamic D Waves in itself when its original D waves are disrupted by this outside energy. When the Dynamic D Waves reach the limit of Grasno's ability to contain them, the Dynamic waves are released from the Grasno and cause physical changes in the surroundings. Remember this carefully, it will come up again later.

So, on to the Revatails. For today's lesson, we'll focus specifically on the Beta Pure Blood Type, the most basic RT type. RTs in general are actually a much simpler life form than the average human despite having a physically similar body and organs. They were created under the concept of simplicity to improve efficiency. Average humans are constructed out of 7 types of waves, with D and H waves being the main wave component. The RTs, however, are built with only D and H waves. Thus they have a far less complicated body and psyche that can be easily utilized to its maximum capability. One example would be the function of the brain; although human brains are said to be complicated and potentially very powerful, over half of their capacity is left undeveloped in the average human. On the other hand, RTs have no such problem due to their simple wave composition. Their brain functions are constantly maximized.

The RTs are made from what we called Spectrum Heredity, an aggregation of Dynamic H Waves that are held within a certain spectrum. This aggregation of Dynamic H Waves would then form a regular tetrahedron that we called the Core Triangular Ring. The Core Triangular Ring produces the Fundamental Psychic Frequency under a very specific clock timing, which would become the base of an RTs's Static H Wave FFT Spectrum*.

Then, specific Parameno and Grasno compounds are added to the surrounding of the Core Triangular Ring to produce a body. These Parameno and Grasno compounds, like Hymnos Crystals, contain a perfect wave balance that will prevent them from shifting to other materials. This is to ensure that the RT's body won't just change into something else due to all the different waves processing inside them. Now, if you'll recall the Song Stone mentioned earlier, the compounds in the RT's body behave exactly the same way, reacting to Dynamic H Waves and producing Dynamic D Waves. In the case of an RT's body, the Parameno compound reacts specifically to the Dynamic H Wave released from the Core Triangular Ring, and causes the Grasno Compound to release Dynamic D Waves that will specifically construct the RT body.

Since RT's bodies are completely dependent on the the Dynamic H Waves produced from the Core Triangular Ring, their bodies will never grow old as long as the Core Triangular Ring remains functional. The Core Triangular Ring gradually and slowly releases Dynamic H Waves beginning from the RT's birth, which would results in physical and mental growth equal to that of an average human being. These Dynamic D Waves that are specifically in charge of growth are contained within the hexagonal hinges of the Core Triangular Ring, and they slowly diminish as the RT grows, being fully consumed when the RT reaches the age of 18. This means that a RT would not age past 18 until they reach the functional limit of their Core Triangular Ring. For an average Beta Pure Type, the functional limit of their Core Triangular Ring would be 150 years.

This will be all for today's lecture. We'll save the complicated difference between Revatail Origins and Third Generations for the next time. I hope big sis and Jacqli will be done fighting soon, having to do this corner alone would be so exhausting! Perhaps I should ask Ensha to help out too...

*The FFT Spectrum is a special wave spectrum that displays the spectrum, domain, and time axis of waves, their changes and exchanges in a 3 dimensional fashion. There is also an Omega Spectrum that gives a 4 dimensional display of the above information based on delta time unit.

RPGDL Discussion / Wave Science Lecture #2 (Minor Ar Tonelico/AT2 Spoilers)

« on: November 13, 2008, 09:51:05 PM »

Welcome back to the Wave Science Lecture. I'll be in charge of today's lesson in place of Shurelia. Hmph, how foolish of her, thinking she could do this without me noticing.
Hm? Who am I? Go look it up for yourself. Now, let's get started.

Today's topic is the Hymnos Wave (H Wave), the wave of minds and life. H Waves are astral waves, quite different from D Waves which are ether waves, thus they contain much less physical property. H Waves are, however, similar to the D Waves in that they are also divided between static and dynamic waves. Static H Waves are immobile waves that form life energy, soul, and personal will, which would be the Cosmosphere. Dynamic H Waves are constantly radiating waves that compose thoughts and emotions, which means they create brain waves, voices and other things with invisible properties.

All life forms are capable of exerting Dynamic H Waves through their organs and expressions. Human ears are capable of receiving Dynamic H Waves with frequencies between 1Hz to 20kHz as voices, but almost all Dynamic H Wave produced by life forms contain frequencies ranging higher than this, which compose emotions and the thoughts of a person. The stronger the emotion, the higher the wavelength. As we are lacking physical organs to receive them, we can only use our own Static H Waves as receptors, which would be "feeling it in our souls" as some people put it. These higher frequencies are attached to many physical objects as well. For example, the emotions that people feel when they read a book or view a painting are actually the Static H Wave of the person being affected by the Dynamic H Waves contained in that particular object. When our own Static H Waves make contact with outside Dynamic H Waves, they will ripple and form Dynamic H Waves as well, which causes us to change our minds or causes changes in the emotions we're feeling, and can lead to inspirations as well. This is basically how Revatails can learn their new Hymnos Words through diving, but we'll save the details on that for another time.

This will be all for today's lesson, come back next time for more details on the anatomy of Revatails, or possibly the origin of the universe if you like. Heh heh... it seems this corner can be dragged on for a good while, I am certainly not letting Shurelia have this corner back easily now...

Note: The editing done was at Niu's request that words that were part of the Hymmnos and changed in the English version be reverted to their original spelling.

RPGDL Policy Discussion / Error page link needs fixing

« on: June 21, 2008, 11:18:22 PM »

I'd mention this in chat, but I'm at work and knowing me I'll forget before I get home. I was going to check if Fact Center 4 had been put up yet, and when I got the error screen saying that the page couldn't be found, I went to click on the forum link so I could come back here and ended up at the old forums instead. The link apparently never got updated on the error page or something. Also, consider this a reminder that the Fact Center needs to go up.

Writeup Graveyard / Lassic (vs. Ted)

« on: December 29, 2007, 01:32:09 AM »

Lassic is an ancient evil, having existed as a facet of the Profound Darkness' power for literally thousands of years in the Algo system. Now, in the DL arena, he faces off with another man who has lived for an unusually long time. However, as Ted has only lived a paltry few hundred years, Lassic still holds a massive edge in experience, and this isn't the only advantage the evil King holds over his seemingly young opponent. Against Lassic's tremendous durability, even the power of Judgement won't be enough to force him to yield, and the powerful swings of Lassic's Thunder Halberd will cause incredible damage to the physically frail mage. Soon the Heavy title will be in his grasp, and he will be able to fight in his rightful division, Godlike.