LordMuffin
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Soothe your aching ears with this wonderful piece of art from Kid Icarus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V90oT7kKZA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V90oT7kKZA
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can Mario U's music be patched?
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giant_frying_pan
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Why would anyone WAH to do that?
I found it cute.... 6.5 years ago. By now what Nintendo is doing with NSMB music is insulting. I'd understand if they'd at least compose several tunes but no, nearly everything is ripped straight from NSMBW. The series is good, but asset reuse reached ridiculous levels.
That might be the shittiest piece of gaming music I've ever heard. Wow, it's so fucking terrible. It's going to bother me the entire day. My (Black) Friday is now ruined.
I didn't think it was in any way possible that this could be accurate.
But it was.
Sapphire Dreams
Member
But I really like the WAH 
paperboywriter
Member
Wtf is this?
Holy shit - the wah's are annoying. Anyone of you US Gaf know if I can turn off the music in the options menu?
Professor Beef
Banned
Yep videogame music converted to generic metal is something I really do hate.
Hahaha - wow. I'm mesmerized. It's almost free jazz.
WrenchNinja
Member
People have been complaining about this for years. Hell prerelease, lots of people brought up the shitty music. The GAF ot even makes a joke about in the title.
Anyway, I just play the games on mute. Nintendo doesnt care or thinks its good, so whatever.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
While I agree that the music is definitely terrible, that one is just condensing and hypocritical.
i think the fact they reused a ton of music from NSMBW is what is getting people mad. even Mario Galaxy 2 had new music for most of the game and recycled very little and that was a sequel on the same hardware as its predecessor.
i know i was like "eh?" when i started feeling like i was playing NSMBW again due to the recycled music.
this is excluding the quality of the music itself.
i know i was like "eh?" when i started feeling like i was playing NSMBW again due to the recycled music.
this is excluding the quality of the music itself.
You people are all nuts. I don't like recycling music but the actual music itself is the same Mario music as always. A few 'bah' sounds shouldn't get people into such a frenzy, you all sound deranged. I bet you all hate Tingle too.
WrenchNinja
Member
A few bahs in an increasing number of tracks over the course of four games. The same Mario music as always, you dont say.
Yeah I hate tingle and his stupid maps.
First off, I don't know what a Bombcast is (guessing Giantbomb's podcast).
Secondly, no. Criticisms of NSMBW were the same. Then NSMB2 came along and nothing changed. The fact that NSMBU, a higher profile game and yet another NSMB game, has the same music... is several magnitudes worse.
Vermillion
Banned
I knew it. The 'bahs' are your punishment for banishing Tingle from Zelda.
So beautiful.
Synless
Member
I have always thought the music sucked in these NSMB games, they are worse even than the Mario Kart soundtracks. What's worse, is the fact yet reused music from the other games. The lazy bastards couldn't even come up with a remix of those tracks. I don't know how such huge franchises can get stuck using whatever uninspired shit composer they have been stuck with.
Comandr
Member
A game's music is a tremendous influence for me in whether or not I actually finish the game. It's one of those small things that you either relish, or nag you at the back of your mind.
Examples of when music enhances the game:
1) Boss fights in Skyrim
2) Normal and boss fights in almost any Nobuo Final Fantasy
3) Yoko Shimomura
4) Much of Sonic's early years
5) Early Mario games & Galaxy
These are just a few examples, and certainly not all inclusive of great music in games out there. I find myself whistling or humming a lot of these tunes randomly during the day.
However, there are plenty of examples of BAD video game music that detract from the experience. If I have to turn off the sound because I can't stand your music, you did something terribly, horribly wrong.
Examples of when music detracts from the game experience:
1) Boss fights in Blue Dragon.
2) Knuckles rap in Sonic Adventure 2.
3) The entire musical selection for the NSMB series.
4) Virtually any vocal track in a game that otherwise doesn't feature vocals. Few exceptions.
I never got around to playing NSMB (DS), Stopped playing NSMBWii after world 1, because I couldn't stand the music. Stopped playing NSMB2 after world 4 because I couldn't stand the music OR the gameplay.
The only reason I'm even considering getting NSMBU is because my roommates are totally gonzo over this style of 2D Mario and its something we can all play together.
That damn music though. It's going to take an experience that could harken back to the golden era of Super Mario World and sully it with its Newness.
I leave you with this. http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/video-game-music
Examples of when music enhances the game:
1) Boss fights in Skyrim
2) Normal and boss fights in almost any Nobuo Final Fantasy
3) Yoko Shimomura
4) Much of Sonic's early years
5) Early Mario games & Galaxy
These are just a few examples, and certainly not all inclusive of great music in games out there. I find myself whistling or humming a lot of these tunes randomly during the day.
However, there are plenty of examples of BAD video game music that detract from the experience. If I have to turn off the sound because I can't stand your music, you did something terribly, horribly wrong.
Examples of when music detracts from the game experience:
1) Boss fights in Blue Dragon.
2) Knuckles rap in Sonic Adventure 2.
3) The entire musical selection for the NSMB series.
4) Virtually any vocal track in a game that otherwise doesn't feature vocals. Few exceptions.
I never got around to playing NSMB (DS), Stopped playing NSMBWii after world 1, because I couldn't stand the music. Stopped playing NSMB2 after world 4 because I couldn't stand the music OR the gameplay.
The only reason I'm even considering getting NSMBU is because my roommates are totally gonzo over this style of 2D Mario and its something we can all play together.
That damn music though. It's going to take an experience that could harken back to the golden era of Super Mario World and sully it with its Newness.
I leave you with this. http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/video-game-music
WrenchNinja
Member
Koji Kondo is not a shit artist. Maybe he is bored and thats why this music sucks.
ZeroGravity
Member
The music is fine.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
While better, that music is still complete shit compared to the magical wonders heard in the Galaxy games. I get that they're going for a different feeling in these games, but I still have a hard time believing the incredibly vast difference in compositional quality.
Synless
Member
Fine, than he is uninspired. What difference does it make? If you can't pull your shit together to try and make a decent soundtrack or at least one that doesn't recycle tracks from previous games then give it to someone who wants to care and put forth effort.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
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Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I dunno, it felt more like "we're trying really hard to make this bland combat epic with this generic choral music!"
Koji Kondo wasn't really responsible for the vast majority of the NSMB games' soundtracks. You can blame his awful minions for that.
Kondo is still capable of writing awesome themes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GurdjJOhsQs
Kondo is still capable of writing awesome themes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GurdjJOhsQs
DICKS AHOY
Banned
The key difference here is while Tingle is a charming, eccentric character people too often completely misinterpret, NSMB music is God's punishment to us for living.
Riposte
Member
Is this touhou?
GreggTheGrimReaper
Member
Next time they should let the german band Sodom make the soundtrack for NSMB.
Holy Order Sol
Member
I want Bizarre and King Gordy to make the music for Mario games. The lyrics would be about fucking Goombas up the ass until they bleed and making necklaces out of Bowser's innards.
I've to admit that I've always liked the NSMB theme, I think it's as catchy and cheerful as any other 2D Mario main themes. Of course I've grown tired of listening it in most levels in 3 different games (haven't played U yet) but it's by no means a bad song.
I'm surprised that people doesn't complaint more about the graphics, art style and the lack of originality in the world's themes, we've playing 4 games that look and sound pretty much the same.
I'm surprised that people doesn't complaint more about the graphics, art style and the lack of originality in the world's themes, we've playing 4 games that look and sound pretty much the same.
Holy Order Sol
Member
You don't read GAF.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
IrishNinja
Member
it plays games with buttons, as god intended
Yeah. It works.
Riposte
Member
For a very short while, anyway.
This is horrible, but I remember someone posting an even worse abomination, I believe it was from RE: Director's Cut Dual Shock edition, but I can't find it.
To me, the main offense is the castle music. It blows. And SMW has the most awesome castle music in the history of castle music. If I owned a castle, I would have that shit on loop.
Bah Bah Wah Wah is the video game equivalent of Pol Pot or perhaps the Great Leap Forward. It must be dealt with.
Bah Bah Wah Wah is the video game equivalent of Pol Pot or perhaps the Great Leap Forward. It must be dealt with.
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