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The NSM Guess-That-Melody Quiz!

Started by LeviR.star, March 17, 2017, 08:47:02 PM

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mikey

I could have gotten 3, 10, and Lolo on this one I think
unmotivated

WaluigiTime64

7 people have participated. Of the melodies, 10, 15, 18, 19, and 20 have not been guessed.

Quote from: WaluigiTime64 on September 23, 2017, 04:17:11 PMWAH'S QUIZ
because new page lol
My Arrangements (All Outdated)
My Compositions (All Outdated)
Quote from: WaluigiTime64I strive for second place and I will fight for the position.

WaluigiTime64

Results are probably going up in an hour or two.
My Arrangements (All Outdated)
My Compositions (All Outdated)
Quote from: WaluigiTime64I strive for second place and I will fight for the position.

WaluigiTime64

Nevermind let's do it now.

8 people participated. Here are the answers.

#1
Athletic Overworld - New Super Mario Bros.:

Timestamp: 0:00

So naturally this would have a high amount of guesses. It's very well known, but the part I picked is surprisingly hard to hear in the original.

Guessed by: Latios212, mastersuperfan, ThatHiddenCharacter, Static, Dudeman
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#2
Pokemon Center - Pokemon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow Versions:

Timestamp: 0:13

A famous Pokemon piece. Pretty sure if I picked the first section everyone would've gotten it.

Guessed by: Latios212, mastersuperfan, Dekkadeci, Dudeman, Trasdegi
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#3
Death Mountain - The Legend of Zelda:

Timestamp: 0:03

I don't even know anything about LoZ lol.

Guessed by: mastersuperfan, Static, Dudeman
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#4
Float Island - Kirby's Dream Land:

Timestamp: 0:08

This song is nice, and reasonably well-known.

Guessed by: Latios212, mastersuperfan, ThatHiddenCharacter, Lkjhgfdsa_77, Dudeman
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#5
DK Island Swing - Donkey Kong Country:

Timestamp: 1:42

Quote from: ThatHiddenCharacterJungle Beat Dankey Kang Country

C'mon this is incredibly famous. Well, the first section is anyway.

Guessed by: Latios212, mastersuperfan, ThatHiddenCharacter, Static, Dudeman
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#6
Alphys - Undertale:

Timestamp: 1:00

Uh... so... I just kinda put this one in here lol. I managed to stump some people by picking a later section.

Guessed by: mastersuperfan, ThatHiddenCharacter, Dudeman
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#7
Petalburg City - Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Versions:

Timestamp: 0:01

Quote from: mastersuperfanPetal burger

Naturally I just needed to put an easy RSE one in here.

Guessed by: Latios212, mastersuperfan, Dudeman
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#8
Puzzle Plank Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy 2:

Timestamp: 0:11

Quote from: Dudeman on September 24, 2017, 09:38:14 PM#8: Puzzle Plank Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy 2 (あぅ あぅ あぅ インテンシファイーズ)
Quote from: mastersuperfanPoozle Pleck

Good song and strange meme. Nothing much else to say.

Guessed by: Latios212, mastersuperfan, ThatHiddenCharacter, Static, Dudeman
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#9
Goal and Score - Yoshi's Island:

Timestamp: 0:07

Quote from: Dudeman on September 24, 2017, 09:38:14 PM#9: DRIVING ME NUTS

rip Dudeman lol. Yoshi's Island melodies generally don't get too many guesses, but this one seemed to do alright.

Guessed by: Latios212, ThatHiddenCharacter, Static
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#10
Title Screen - Pictionary:

Timestamp: 0:15

Here comes an obscure melody. The legendary Tim Follin made this one and I just felt like it was ridiculous enough to put in here. Unfortunately no one got it anyway, which means you should all listen to it. It's awesome.
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#11
Cut Man Stage - Mega Man:

Timestamp: 0:03

It's ya boi Cut Mang.

Guessed by: mastersuperfan, Dudeman
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#12
Come On, Again! - Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga:

Timestamp: 0:00

Quote from: Staticthe music that plays when you fight a big thing in ss

Gotta have some good ol' Mario and Luigi.

Guessed by: mastersuperfan, ThatHiddenCharacter, Static, Dudeman
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#13
Windy and Co - Conker's Bad Fur Day:

Timestamp: 0:05

Quote from: ThatHiddenCharacter13 is definitely Rareware
I'm thinking Conker's Bad Fur Day

This song is excellent, and this game is so outrageous it's great. Considering this is the most famous song in the game, I kinda expected more guesses.

Guessed by: Static, Dudeman
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#14
Town - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time:

Timestamp: 0:01

Seems to me that this is a very well-known song. I figured as much.

Guessed by: Latios212, mastersuperfan, ThatHiddenCharacter, Lkjhgfdsa_77, Dudeman
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#15
Mr Patch: Strange Wobbly Inflatable Thing - Banjo-Tooie:

Timestamp: 0:05

The most well-known boss theme from this game. Naturally no one got it anyway lol.

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#16
Jimmy T (Epilogue) - WarioWare: Smooth Moves:

Timestamp: 0:02

Quote from: Latios212first impression was RH but maybe not
it's definitely something I know from playing and I have not actually listened to the soundtrack from this | so | uh | gaaaaah | WAIT | I think I know where it's from | Warioware: Smooth Moves | Jimmy <letter> | thingy | stage

This game is wild, and I love this funky song. Congrats to Latios212 for getting it.
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#17
Surfin' K.K. - Animal Crossing:

Timestamp: 0:06

I don't think people saw this coming. Then again by all means it's biased towards Static in the first place, considering no one else gets non-famous Animal Crossing melodies anyway. Obviously, only Static got this one.
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#18
Aggression - Fire Emblem Awakening:

Timestamp: 0:07

Quote from: Maelstrom and WaluigiTime64WaluigiTime64: (remember to do my quiz maybe sometime idk do whatever)
Maelstrom: Maybe

He never arrived, and no one else got this lol. I was hoping for maybe one person, but nah lol.
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#19
Crazy Backup Dancers - Touhou 16: Hidden Star in Four Seasons:

Timestamp: 0:36

I bamboozled a particular host with this one and all's good in the world for me. No one got this. Listen to it though, the sections I didn't pick are great.
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#20
Main Menu - Fortune Street:

Timestamp: 0:02

Maybe? No? Ok. No one here to get this.
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Now for the scores.

The Winner is...
DUDEMAN!
...with a score if 12/20. Noice.

Quote from: Dudeman on September 24, 2017, 09:38:14 PMThat's all folks, it looks like I did really well but in reality MSF probably beat me by at least 3 points
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All Scores
Latios212: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 16, [T=9]
mastersuperfan: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 [T=11]
Dekkadeci: 2 [T=1]
ThatHiddenCharacter: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14 [T=8]
Lkjhgfdsa_77: 4, 14 [T=2]
Static: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17 [T=8]
Dudeman: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 [T=12]
Trasdegi: 2 [T=1]
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Random Extras
Quote from: mastersuperfan and WaluigiTime64mastersuperfan: is #12 a Dream Team battle theme
WaluigiTime64: i'm not going to answer the question either
mastersuperfan: is it Never Let Up
WaluigiTime64: i do not believe it is, no
mastersuperfan: is it the boss theme from Superstar Saga
WaluigiTime64: yes
mastersuperfan: oh wait
mastersuperfan: I was actually right
mastersuperfan: \o/
Quote from: Staticonce (Again) your filename is amazing
Quote from: Dudeman on September 24, 2017, 10:40:14 PMah shiet my brain went too fast
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Wow! No Rhythm Heaven or Mario Kart! You probably didn't expect me to use several of these either. Just felt like shaking things up a little. Anyway, next time will be a big one (probably). Hope you guys had fun and I hope you guys have fun with the next one.
My Arrangements (All Outdated)
My Compositions (All Outdated)
Quote from: WaluigiTime64I strive for second place and I will fight for the position.

mastersuperfan

In conversation with Latios:

Quote[6:31 PM] mastersuperfan: I'm pretty sure Dudeman's gonna beat me when he submits
[6:31 PM] mastersuperfan: everything I know I'm positive he knows too
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 11, 2016, 03:00:36 PMthere's also a huge difference in quality between 2000 songs and 2010 songs
Quote from: Latios212 on February 11, 2016, 03:29:24 PMThe difference between 2000 songs and 2010 songs is 10 songs.

Dudeman

Oh holy shit I actually beat MSF, wasn't expecting that
also GODDAMMIT I KNEW #9 WAS YOSHI'S ISLAND WHY DIDN'T I JUST LISTEN TO THE OST
#10 I Can't Believe It's Not Diggaleg!
#15 I was sure it was probably a B-K tune but just never went searching, but it's pretty cool that I was right
Quote from: braixen1264 on December 03, 2015, 03:52:29 PMDudeman's facial hair is number 1 in my book

Dekkadeci

#1791
I'm filling in this round, so here's my ninth Guess-The-Song Quiz:
[PDF] | [MIDI] | [MUS] | [MSCZ]

The MUS is readable in Finale, including Finale Notepad. The MSCZ is readable in Musescore. All other files are based on the original MSCZ, not the MUS--this explains why the PDF doesn't look like the MUS.
The MUS may display and/or play back bugged. The MSCZ, MIDI, and PDF shouldn't.

This quiz has a theme! Getting the theme correct is worth 2 points. Knowing the theme makes this quiz substantially easier, especially for the obscure melodies. Oh yeah, I repeated at least one song from a previous quiz just to fit the theme.
This quiz also has a bonus question (of sorts)! #??? is worth 1 point (just like all the others). It's an unofficial remix of a VGM theme, and if you know which remix it's from, it basically reveals what the theme is. Note that all notes with X's for heads are meant to be drum beats, not actual notes.
If you've paid close attention to my posts here (and my other appearances on the web), you have a fair chance of figuring out what the theme is.

Don't feel too bad if you only get one or two! Several of the melodies in this quiz are pretty tough, though I did try to squeeze in some familiar ones. PM away!

Due to this quiz being posted late, you can PM answers to me until Thursday, Sept. 28 at 5:00 PM MDT (a.k.a. Friday, Sept. 29 12:00 AM forum default time). I will not count any submissions made after that time, as I'll be too busy tallying results.
Results will be posted shortly afterwards.

Some guidelines for answering, how the melodies are transcribed, and what counts as a correct answer--oh yeah, and some hints right off the bat:
  • You may submit YouTube links/videos instead of game name-song name/best known use pairs.
  • All tempos are approximate.
  • Like last time, I will mark unambiguous songs with the right melody in the right key as correct. If your guess has the right melody in the wrong key, I will mark it as incorrect but PM back that you were close. You can freely guess again until the deadline.
  • With that being said, due to the history of the song for #13, I will accept songs with the right melody in the WRONG key as correct for #13. This applies to #13 only, though.
  • I may not have gotten octave voicings correct in this quiz. If you think you've got the right song but it's off by an octave or two in parts, just guess that song anyway.
  • I may not have gotten articulations correct in this quiz.
  • As before, I PM hints! If you can't figure out the song at all, but you guess the series the melody is from and/or give a YouTube link to a similar-sounding piece, I'll PM back about whether you're on the right track.
  • The more obscure the song, the more generous the hints get.
  • #5, #17, the 5th bar of #18, and #??? are less likely to be completely melodically and/or rhythmically accurate than the rest of the melodies.
  • In fact, the first note of #??? might actually be a whole note smack dab between D# and E.
  • #4's song plays back flat.
  • Again, at least one song has been recycled from a previous quiz.
  • The only series with multiple songs in this quiz are Mario and Kirby. None of the other songs share a series.
  • No two consecutive melodies are from the same series.
  • Yes, there is exactly one Zelda song in this quiz! There is also at least one Pokemon song in this quiz.
  • The following series are not in this quiz (at least the regular section): Shovel Knight, Pikmin, Mega Man
  • The timestamp of #??? is 0:00.

Dudeman

Quote from: Dekkadeci on September 25, 2017, 05:15:44 PM
  • The following series are not in this quiz (at least the regular section): Mega Man
boooooooooooooo
disliked, unfollowed, reported
Quote from: braixen1264 on December 03, 2015, 03:52:29 PMDudeman's facial hair is number 1 in my book

Latios212

My arrangements and YouTube channel!

Quote from: Dudeman on February 22, 2016, 10:16:37 AM
who needs education when you can have WAIFUS!!!!!

Spoiler
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turtle

Dudeman

holy shit man you scared me, don't do that
Quote from: braixen1264 on December 03, 2015, 03:52:29 PMDudeman's facial hair is number 1 in my book

Latios212

Oops, I just realized I made a balancing error in my quiz. I miscounted the number of times certain series were represented. So....... yeah. Oops.
My arrangements and YouTube channel!

Quote from: Dudeman on February 22, 2016, 10:16:37 AM
who needs education when you can have WAIFUS!!!!!

Spoiler
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turtle

WaluigiTime64

So there are more [REDACTED] melodies, eh?
Feel lucky if you saw what [REDACTED] was.
My Arrangements (All Outdated)
My Compositions (All Outdated)
Quote from: WaluigiTime64I strive for second place and I will fight for the position.

Dekkadeci

Here are the answers to my latest quiz:

#1
"Stickerbrush Symphony", from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, used as a stage theme
Timestamp: 0:00

This song is pretty famous, and I was surprised it hadn't been used in a quiz yet, so I put it in this quiz.

3 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
mastersuperfan, Static, ThatHiddenCharacter
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#2
"One-Winged Angel", from Final Fantasy VII, used as one of Sephiroth's final boss themes
Timestamp: 1:09

This piece is so famous that one of my schoolmates played a piano transcription of it during one of my school recitals in Grade 8.

This is one of the only melodies I remember from this song, FYI.

2 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
Maelstrom, mastersuperfan
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#3
"Cursed Leorina", from Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, used as a boss theme
Timestamp: 0:36

Finally, a quiz where I can get away with using Klonoa music! This song fits the theme, after all, despite how obscure it is.

The first note of this melody actually sounds a tad longer in the song, so I did take a couple liberties when transcribing it.

I actually picked this theme partially because it is somewhat slow, so it would throw off those who would otherwise assume that the theme is fast VGM music.

I don't know why, but this song reminds me of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon music. Is it the fact it's in E minor? Is it the orchestration, especially for a boss theme?

0 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
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#4
"ASGORE", from Undertale, used as Asgore's boss theme
Timestamp: 0:34

This song is pretty famous, so I thought I'd better use it in a quiz. I personally think it's in (flat) D minor, even though I've heard C sharp minor arrangements of it before (to agree with "Bergentrückung", which plays just before it).

Yeah, I did use the melody that takes motives from "Heartache". I marked that song as wrong since it's in the wrong key and meter for this melody.

3 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
mastersuperfan, Static, ThatHiddenCharacter
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#5
"One Minute Left!"/"Now or Never!", from Splatoon
Timestamp: 0:06

Man, I wish I could transcribe the Splatfest version instead for this quiz. Its rhythms are a lot easier to transcribe! But sadly, the Splatfest version does not fit the theme, it's in the wrong key, and as much as I wish I could use its rhythms for #5, they're not quite the same as the rhythms of the real answer.

Before I released this quiz, I'd never heard of this theme as "Now or Never!". You learn something music-related every day, as Static pointed out to me that this song is also known by that name.

2 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
mastersuperfan, Static
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#6
"P-R-O-G-R-A-M"/"Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection", from Kirby: Planet Robobot, used as the theme for the third stage of the final boss
Timestamp: 0:00

"That Spinning Star is a Planet", from Kirby: Planet Robobot, used as the title theme
Timestamp: 0:00

Yes, I fully accepted both songs, knowing how much it could potentially throw off theme guessers. I PM'd everyone who guessed the second song that another song that uses #6's melody fits the theme better.

This is in partially because, as a relatively laidback melody, it likely broke a lot of patterns involving my typical quiz music selection process. Thus, it may have made the theme harder to guess.

This is also in partially because I've wanted to transcribe those first 4 bars for a long while now.

Oyyyy, it looks like HAL Laboratory hasn't lost the knack of giving VGM songs strange names from their Earthbound days...either that or something got lost in translation (note that the "Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection" title has been translated from Japanese).

2 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
Maelstrom, mastersuperfan
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#7
"Venus Lighthouse", from Golden Sun, used as a stage theme
Timestamp: 0:00

I didn't think this theme was as obscure as some of the others in this quiz, it's also sorta slow, and yet it fits the theme, so I put it in this quiz.

When I listened to the original, I was surprised how familiar it already sounded. Was it really the times I watched my cousin play Golden Sun?

0 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
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#8
"Vampire Killer", from Castlevania (NES), used as the Stage 1 theme
Timestamp: 0:00

So this song's famous...so I'm surprised no one has used it in a Guess-That-Song quiz before...so I used it in a quiz for once.

3 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
Maelstrom, mastersuperfan, ThatHiddenCharacter
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#9
"Rainbow Road", from Mario Kart 64, used as a racetrack theme
Timestamp: 0:07

While Rainbow Road is usually one of the hardest courses in a Mario Kart game, this one is a surprisingly easy exception. Screw Toad's Turnpike, that was the hardest course in Mario Kart 64...

Funnily enough, I could have used the F-Zero X version instead and it still would have fit the theme. I decided to be nice, though.

I don't remember whether we've used this song and/or this melody in a previous quiz. I'd like to think no, but....

3 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
mastersuperfan, Static, ThatHiddenCharacter
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#10
"Battle! Champion Cynthia"/"Battle! (Champion)", from Pokemon Diamond, Pokemon Pearl, and Pokemon Platinum
Timestamp: 0:13

Either this song is reasonably well-known or daj has been promoting the snot out of it.

One thing's for sure, though: this isn't one of the songs I remember from playing Pokemon Diamond--not even after repeatedly beating Champion Cynthia.

1 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
mastersuperfan
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#11
"Grabbag", from Duke Nukem 3D, used as the title theme
Timestamp: 0:11

This song is so famous that Megadeth covered it.

I'm therefore surprised how few of you got this correct.

0 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
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#12
"Twinrova"/"Kotake and Koume"/"Kotake & Koume's Theme", from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Timestamp: 0:22

A.k.a. "Magic Hag's Potion Shop"/"The Magic Hags' Pharmacy" from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

I promised myself I would put a Zelda song in this quiz. Unfortunately, we've used dang near all of the Zelda songs that fit this theme. So I repeated this song from a previous quiz, and used the part immediately after the previously used melody.

2 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
Maelstrom, mastersuperfan
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#13
"Title Theme"/"Main Theme", from Skate or Die! (C64)
Timestamp: 1:55

So apparently Rob Hubbard is a famous 8-bit composer, and he wrote this song. I've heard of the Follin brothers more often, though.

I was probably cruel for picking a section this far into a rather obscure song, but it was the easiest section to transcribe.

I accepted the NES version of this song as correct, even though it's in E minor instead of E flat minor. Untangling the history of this game and this song is a dang mess.

Note that the above is the NTSC version--the PAL version is slower.

0 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
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#14
"Big Bad Baby Bowser"/"Bowser"/"Baby Bowser", from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, used as the final boss theme
Timestamp: 0:20

And this is apparently what happens when Koji Kondo needs to compose a final boss theme.

To be fair, I'm fine with the dark jazz vibe and seeming improvisation this theme provides.

2 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
mastersuperfan, Static
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#15
"Pokey Means Business"/"Porky Means Business", from EarthBound, used as a boss theme
Timestamp: 0:53

I transcribed the melody that plays right at the strong stylistic shift. This song's infamous for switching to a grindy heavy metal style after nearly a minute in.

Maybe the fact that I didn't transcribe the falls threw off some people, though.

Nevertheless, I'm surprised how few of you got this correct. I thought this was famous enough....

0 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
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#16
"Mechanical Rhythm", from Xenoblade Chronicles, used as the regular battle theme while in Mechonis
Timestamp: 0:01

"Mechanical Rhythm" rocks, 'nuff said.

Part of me wants to transcribe this theme in full, and part of me should really just PM daj to make the "theoretically possible" piano transcription of it. It's complex enough, at any rate.

I've wanted to transcribe the first 2 bars of it (sans lead-up) for a long time, at any rate, so I finally did. Y'all got only the first 2 bars because I believe they're distinctive enough to recognize this theme from them.

Note that this is not the melody I used in a previous quiz for "Mechanical Rhythm".

2 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
Maelstrom, mastersuperfan
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#17
"Toxic Caves", from Sonic Spinball/Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball, used as a stage theme
Timestamp: 0:08

I'm surprised how many of you thought this was from the Mario series:
Quote from: ThatHiddenCharacter on September 25, 2017, 06:29:40 PM17 is Mario Kart. Don't argue, it is.
Quote from: mastersuperfan on September 25, 2017, 05:47:08 PM17) itchingly familiar, sounds maybe Mario

...It's not. It's a lot more obscure than that. Which Mario song(s) did it remind you of?

0 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
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#18
"Their Own Brand of Justice", from Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City, used as a boss theme
Timestamp: 1:28

I wanted to put this theme in my fourth Guess-That-Song Quiz, but it's actually trickier to transcribe than you'd think. Unclear melody notes, bad sound balancing...I may need to trust arrangements of this theme more in terms of what the melody is.

So apparently this song sounds like Yngwie Malmsteen's "Far Beyond the Sun". Heck, it might sound like neoclassical metal in general. Maybe that's why I like it.

...Yeah, I actually picked this theme for this quiz partially because I expected someone in particular to get it correct on the first try despite its obscurity. Luckily, he did.

1 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
Maelstrom
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#19
"Battle with Magus"/"Decisive Battle with Magus", from Chrono Trigger, used as Magus's boss theme
Timestamp: 0:24

So I hear Magus survives his boss battle in Chrono Trigger series canon (you can opt to kill him instead of having him join your group).

Oh well, if that song can make me remember that descending E Phrygian scale...it must be famous.

3 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
Maelstrom, mastersuperfan, Static
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#20
"Vs. Star Dream"/"Mind in a PROGRAM", from Kirby: Planet Robobot, used as the theme for the first stage of the final boss
Timestamp: 0:18

I owed you all an easier melody from this song, so I transcribed this. I used the portion of this song that quotes the Halberd Interior theme in my first quiz, and that was definitely less fair than this selection.

Yes, you get to hear the starting motif of this melody several times in that game.

1 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
mastersuperfan
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#21
"Count Cannoli"/"Vs. Cannoli", from Wario: Master of Disguise, used as a boss theme
Timestamp: 0:00

I like 3 songs (so far) out of the Wario: Master of Disguise soundtrack, and no one else here seems to be familiar with them. It doesn't help that I keep bumping into these songs.

The motives in this song are used somewhat often in this game--listen to "The Silver Zephyr" for another example. (Yeah, the title of that video is misspelled.)

0 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
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#???
"Galacta Knight (Kirby Super Star Ultra)"/"Galactic Warrior (Kirby Super Star Ultra: Galacta Knight)", arranged by Jonny Atma of GaMetal fame
Timestamp: 0:00

The "Galactic Warrior" title is from the GaMetal Bandcamp page.

I tend to transcribe drum beats into actual piano notes in my piano transcriptions. I suspect I'd pick those notes for Bar 3 if I were to transcribe this arrangement for real.

There aren't many remixes of Galacta Knight's theme that I like more than the one on the back of the Kirby Super Star Ultra OST CD, and good thing this is one of them. It's reasonably accurate, it keeps the energy and bite, and it even manages to throw in a solo-on-top passage! For some reason, I always find that Japanese remixers mess this theme up.

Galacta Knight's theme is still in my Top 2 Favourite Kirby themes (sometimes, the regular boss theme from Kirby's Return to Dream Land comes out on top), and along with the Halberd themes and the fact I could recognize "Gourmet Race", those few songs got me interested in Kirby music in the first place.

If you got this remix correct, then the theme was pretty much revealed to you.

1 out of 4 people got this correct.
People who got this correct
mastersuperfan
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Theme
As the answer for #??? no doubt spoiled, the theme of this quiz is GaMetal remixes. Yup, I like listening to GaMetal. Every single song in this quiz is involved in a GaMetal remix (and a full-fledged one, too, not an acoustic short)! Even the song for #??? technically fit this theme, as it's a remix of the earlier 2010 GaMetal version. No, the 2010 version does not use #???'s melody.
I'm surprised how much the 2010 version sounds like it's remixing the Kirby's Return to Dream Land version, even though it was released before that game was.
Yeah, the 2010 version is the song that introduced me to GaMetal, and other works of his such as his remix of the Silver Surfer theme got me hooked.

1 out of 4 people got the theme correct and earned 2 extra points because of this.
People who got this correct
mastersuperfan
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Shame that person didn't use the theme to get any of the obscure songs correct.

FYI, here are the GaMetal remixes for all the regular melodies in this quiz. Timestamps are from when the song in question starts being remixed:
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mastersuperfan wins with 16 points!

# of Points Participants Got:
  • mastersuperfan: 13 + 3 = 16
  • Maelstrom: 7 + 0 = 7
  • Static: 6 + 0 = 6
  • ThatHiddenCharacter: 4 + 0 = 4
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mastersuperfan

Quote from: Dekkadeci on September 28, 2017, 04:36:53 PM
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"Battle! Champion Cynthia"/"Battle! (Champion)", from Pokemon Diamond, Pokemon Pearl, and Pokemon Platinum
Timestamp: 0:13

Either this song is reasonably well-known or daj has been promoting the snot out of it.

One thing's for sure, though: this isn't one of the songs I remember from playing Pokemon Diamond--not even after repeatedly beating Champion Cynthia.

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Quote from: Dekkadeci on September 28, 2017, 04:36:53 PM1 out of 4 people got this correct.
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Quote from: Dekkadeci on September 28, 2017, 04:36:53 PM1 out of 4

Wow.

Quote from: Dekkadeci on September 28, 2017, 04:36:53 PM
  • Maelstrom: 7 + 0 = 7
  • Static: 6 + 0 = 6
  • ThatHiddenCharacter: 4 + 0 = 4

Well, that would explain it, I guess...
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 11, 2016, 03:00:36 PMthere's also a huge difference in quality between 2000 songs and 2010 songs
Quote from: Latios212 on February 11, 2016, 03:29:24 PMThe difference between 2000 songs and 2010 songs is 10 songs.

WaluigiTime64

If I had participated, there would be a 60% chance that I would've gotten that one, purely because I recognised it as "Pokemon".
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