The NSM Guess-That-Melody Quiz!

[Olimar12345]

It wasn't a Pokémon/mega man quiz, that's for sure.

[Maelstrom]

Just don't be me. I've never had someone win with a higher score than 40% on mine. Ever.

[InsigTurtle]

Man, this is going to be close...

I was tempted to reply "Yeah, close as in two people have 3/20" but I decided not to because that isn't a nice thing to say. But damn, I should have actually said it.

[Olimar12345]

But real talk: how you guys felt during my quiz is how I feel during most quizzes .-.

[mastersuperfan]

I guess counter melodies are elusive.

Here's one problem. This is called Guess-that-Melody quiz for a reason.

[Yug_Guy]

and the winner is...

A tie between Yug guy and MSF, each with 3 points. I guess Yug guy technically wins though, since he submitted his answers first.

[close]

Oh wow, looks like I actually won.
...but at what cost?

No.7

No. 7 Sekhmet from Jet Force Gemini

Time Stamp: 0:00

I knew nobody would get this, so I made it worth 5 points. Your loss because this game and its music is an underrated rareware N64 gem.

Guessed by: nobody.

[close]

I've actually played this game and I really don't like it. Music's pretty good tho

[mikey]

I'm actually fine with that, I haven't progressed to that point in majoras mask yet, but it did sound like an ocarina song to me

[InsigTurtle]

Just to clear up some confusion: Yup, I'm accepting answers for both parts of the quiz.
Some hints:
There are melodies from MOTHER 3 and Okami in here. Also I'm not exactly sure how many Mario and Zelda melodies there are. One of them in particular makes me feel tingly inside.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t5ihiyv60w8zxfa/AADcLzf9fNPrugO42vipC4bTa?dl=0

[Latios212]

Your loss because this game and its music is an underrated rareware N64 gem.

This is exactly what not to do when writing for any knowledge-based game. It's no fun when players have no idea what something is; when the answers are revealed it's just like "well, I never would have gotten that, okay", and that's a thing to avoid.

how you guys felt during my quiz is how I feel during most quizzes .-.

A good melody isn't necessarily quiz-worthy; it's important to write with your audience in mind - not to cater to what music they know, but to stick within the general realm of recognizability for most players. Although I concede that is a difficult thing to do well.

[Dekkadeci]

#5 in the first part reminds me of how some music can be really difficult to sight-read but be much easier to play after you've listened to it ad nauseam. (Apparently, those Halberd level themes also match that description, at least according to this web page from someone who's arranged them.)

[mikey]

I liked olimars quiz

[Olimar12345]

Here's one problem. This is called Guess-that-Melody quiz for a reason.

A counter melody isn't any less of a melody. The definition of a melody is simply an arrangement of notes in a set order. That specific counter melody was a defining feature of that track, too.

I've actually played this game and I really don't like it. Music's pretty good tho

The controls haven't aged well, I'll admit that. Still though, it gud.

@latios okay it'll be more Pokémon and mega man next time then.

[Latios212]

not sure if point was understood or ignored

[mikey]

I think olimars point is that the overuse of Pokemon, paper Mario, fire emblem, etc. is just the same for him as pikmin or super princess peach is for us

Like from my point of view anything from ace attorney is unheard of and nobody should ever be able to guess it

[Dekkadeci]

Like from my point of view anything from ace attorney is unheard of and nobody should ever be able to guess it

As far as I'm concerned, the only Ace Attorney songs I expect other people to know are "Pursuit ~ Cornered" and "Turnabout Sisters" (this is based on the number of remixes I've seen of both songs compared to other Ace Attorney songs). ...It's probably not coincidence that I've already used one and someone else has already used the other. With that being said, I do expect others on this forum to know those two songs.

It's like Guile's theme being the most famous song in Street Fighter, then me having no clue what Ryu's or Chun Li's theme is. ...Oh, I also have no clue what Guile's theme sounds like, either. I just know it's famous and Ryu's theme isn't quite.