The Batman music has been released on CD relatively recently in Japan--things are more lax over there, obviously, but there is precedent.
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Game soundtracks on vinyl | Analogue Gen 33fps
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The Batman music has been released on CD relatively recently in Japan--things are more lax over there, obviously, but there is precedent.
BRSxIgnition
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Alright, I'll shop around - thanks!
I can't help but think that the LP120 would be way too much for only owning one or two vinyls. (Heck, for now I'll only have the VA 11 HALL-A soundtrack, and the only other one I could see myself getting is the Transistor Soundtrack, assuming it's still available for a reasonable price.)
Would the Audio-Technica AT-LP60BK-BT be recommended if I ever felt it was worth it to be able to play the vinyls I've bought? It seems to fit my needs/aesthetic, and would connect via Bluetooth to my existing soundbar.
Would jumping straight to $500+ setups really be needed for my needs?
Noisepurge
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Nah, just find a 99$, well kept 80's turntable off Craigslist or Goodwill to get you started.
But you do need to have an AV-Receiver that has a phono input or buy an amplifier for it too.
Naw, I just live in a bubble where people buy low-end soundsystems costing 400+ and a turntable on the top of that so I have hard time judging how much people are actually willing to spend. Also Finland is fucking expensive. Check out the secondhand market as Noisepurge suggested.
Was joking!
They're totally similar though, at least Soul Blazer is. Both from Enix, you play as a heavenly emissary sent to restore a broken world in each game.
Damn internet joke detector being broken haha
I don't think they're similar at all though. One series is a Secret of Mana style action-adventure and one series is a sidescroller (the first with world building elements). I guess Soul Blazer sort of has world building? But not really. Sure Quintet was behind them both, but they're really quite different.
Gameplay wise, I agree of course. One is SimCity SNES + 16-bit sidescroller and the other is an action RPG where you're restoring the world through dungeon exploration.
Tonally and thematically though, they're very closely linked in my mind at least (much moreso than say, Soul Blazer to Illusion of Gaia at least).
I love almost all of them and their soundtracks, regardless of how connected or not connected they are.
I'd love all 5 games on vinyl myself.
Futurevoid
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This arrived today:
Futurevoid
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Just showed up. I can't say I remember getting any notification on it.
FWIW I got a shipping confirmation with tracking for mine. I don't know if that's just for international orders, though.
This arrived today:
wherers this from?
It's a cover album. You can get it from here: http://www.hellosirrecords.com/tracklists/zeldavinyl.html
https://store.iam8bit.com/products/street-fighter-ii-30th-anniversary-edition
Hahahahahaha. iam8bit stirikes again! $100 USD for a painted SNES cartridge. I like the disclaimer when they warn that your SNES may catch fire if you use the cart.
Hahahahahaha. iam8bit stirikes again! $100 USD for a painted SNES cartridge. I like the disclaimer when they warn that your SNES may catch fire if you use the cart.
I have been laughing at that. At first I thought that a repro cartridge is not THAT expensive, but now I'm just laughing at seeing that it doesn't even work.
$100 for a non working repro cartridge...
I don't even...
FiveElementNinja
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It doesn't work? I thought it says it's a playable cartridge.
oh yeah, you just need to risk you working SNES that it might overheat while playing it.
That's why I say non working.
APZonerunner
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Everyone in this thread should know all too well that based on iam8bit's track record this will ship in time for SF's 40th and probably spontaneously combust the moment it's posted through your front door as per the warning
I suppose it is only 20 dollars more than what I paid back in 92.
PixyJunket
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Scumbag company gonna scumbag, no surprise here.
Anybody who buys this deserves their fate. Holy shit.
It's a legal thing. Due to age the SNES is considered "vintage electronics" so this is them covering their rear in case someone's cart melts or their SNES catches fire. I use mine pretty frequently still and it never warms up so you should be fine. If your the type of person who buys an SNES repro cart for use, odds are you've got one in good working order. For 90% of the folks who buy this, it's sitting on the shelf.
$100 for this thing. Holy god. The original cart MSRP'd for $80, which is a 25 percent hike on that so well played! I don't even think iam8bit is doing anything other than distribution for this so that's probably why the price is so high. I'm guessing Capcom dictates pricing.
Also Pokemon Gold/Silver got delayed to Q1 2018 with zero announcement so if you preordered that expecting to have it by Christmas, that really blows. The irony of it all is that their update page is out of date since it still has Q4 2017 as the release date. The delay makes sense since Materia haven't even completed production yet and it's still being assembled. There's no way they get the masters to the pressing plants during the holiday and get these polished off in 3 months.
Well, their update page is always behind... Where do you see this, though? Store page still lists Q4 (but those are usually even further behind the update page, so I'm not surprised about the delay).
Store page for me showing Q1 2018:
https://store.iam8bit.com/collectio...o-legends-2xlp-music-from-pokemon-gold-silver
Ah, I was looking at the digital download release date for some reason.
Amazon warehouse deals has a really cheap copy of Lagrange Point, someone snag it!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZAFCP8/?tag=neogaf0e-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZAFCP8/?tag=neogaf0e-20
oh wow I missed the earthbound news. I wonder at how much it will be.
ironjoe989
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Snagged! Thank you much. I was thinking of getting this, but ended up snagging a different one for that month (i usually buy one album per month). Super happy at that price!
shiftplusone
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StarDew Valley update from Mondo
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Sorcerer Supreme
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bruh how can i buy this
Will probably be available from your local SE webstore later this year.
bytemovies
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Ugh, I love this soundtrack but really don't like that cover art. Conflicted.
BRSxIgnition
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Yeah, I guess I'm collecting Vinyls now.
(Just need to figure out how to get it here in Canada...)
Assuming I've already got a good soundbar (with bluetooth) and a small 2-4 Vinyl Soundtrack collection, would the Audio-Technica AT-LP60BK-BT be a good choice if I want something new/'sleek' rather than used?
Nidhogg II soundtrack will be out on vinyl late October. Preorders up now: https://nidhogg.bandcamp.com/album/nidhogg-ii-official-game-soundtrack
How are we going to import this shit.
BRSxIgnition
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However it is, I - I mean we - need a plan.
sixteen-bit
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I hope square enix's NA site eventually sells it like the FF8 and CT arrange soundtracks
It falls in the category of turntables that have uneven production quality and can do harm to your valuable records in the long run. It's a common beginner table due to it being cheap and getting great reviews from people who don't know any better. I'm not saying you wouldn't be satisfied by the sound quality it provides, though. Kinda depends what you're expecting, but don't expect anything to sound better than what streaming services offer on their lowest settings.
PixyJunket
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SEET MOTHER OF ALL THIGS HOLY PUT THIS IN MY MOUTH NOW.
I think one of the main reasons that many people (myself included) recommend used gear for beginners, is that there's really nothing out there being currently manufactured that is "good" while also being relatively affordable (lots of the new gear being produced is all extremely high-end/expensive). Vinyl is a very interesting media in the fact that you have a physical needle running through a groove in a disc, if things are out of allignment, or of poor quality, you're going to end up damaging your vinyl.
A lot of "beginner" or "all in one" turntables tend to use very shoddy cartridges (the shell that holds the needle, or stylus as it's called), with no options to change the weight applied by the cart, meaning you end up with an easy table to use, but one that can/will damage your records.
As for a Bluetooth soundbar, it may or may noy work. Records are mastered with a very specific amplification curve in mind, and require that to sounds anywhere near decent. There's a few ways to solve this: some turntables have a built in "preamp", which will do the work for you. Others will use a standalone preamp to do the trick. Or you plug the turntable into an amplifier/receiver with a specific "Phono" input. Most likely your soundbar doesn't have a Phono input, so you'd need one of the first two options.
That's also another benefit of buying used: amplifiers were a dime a dozen back in the 70s/80s, and many of them can be had very cheap used nowadays. They should all have Phono inputs, and many of them sound quite good. I personally use a solid state Realistic (Radio Shack's old brand) amp from the mid 70s that sounds phenomenal, and I think it cost me $20 CAD back in the day.
This game and this soundtrack rule, definitely grabbing this!
If anyone hasn't heard the rad tunes, you can check'm out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYAiStaB2-U
Bioware store has 20% off during PAX West.
Mass Effect Trilogy vinyl $80
^^Anyone have a translated tracklist/playlist set up for the Nier albums? That's a hard call on the 20 or so songs to choose from the hours of music.
Google-translate helped:
Mass Effect Trilogy vinyl $80
^^Anyone have a translated tracklist/playlist set up for the Nier albums? That's a hard call on the 20 or so songs to choose from the hours of music.
Google-translate helped:
FinaruDensetsu
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Never owned a vinyl but with that nier announcement I guess I'm collecting vinyls now.
Can anyone here recommend some great sounding (and looking) game vinyls that are available today and maybe also a few player recommendations for a novice?
I'm thinking of getting the Last Guardian and Transistor ones.
Thanks!
Can anyone here recommend some great sounding (and looking) game vinyls that are available today and maybe also a few player recommendations for a novice?
I'm thinking of getting the Last Guardian and Transistor ones.
Thanks!