Announcement! In addition to nominations, I’d like to get your input on how to conduct the playoffs. I’m going to hard-cap the playoffs at 256 songs, and there was previously some discussion over whether or not there should also be … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2001-2004: Nominations
In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: it’s the game that started it all: Donkey Kong. It’s rare that the first work in a given genre is also the … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 1981: Donkey Kong
“WILDFIRE!!” started life as a Vocaloid[footnote]Vocaloids are synthesized voices. Japanese virtual pop idol Hatsune Miku is the most famous example.[/footnote] song by Circrush, a collaboration between artists Circus-P and Crusher-P. The version posted above is a cover by JubyPhonic, aka … Continue reading The July 2nd Night Thread Is A Pyromaniac And Your Veins Are Full Of Gas
Want to talk about The Last of Us Part II in all its glory without having to use a bunch of spoiler tags? Then buddy, do I ever have the thread for you! Unmarked spoilers for the entire game follow, … Continue reading The Last of Us Part II – Spoiler Space
Finals: Chrono Cross Scars of Time 14 4 Chrono Cross Dream of the Shore Bordering Another World Corridors of Time is avenged! One of y’all who’s actually played the Chrono games could probably say more than me here, but Scars … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Final Results and Postmortem
It’s round 10 of the playoffs! It all comes down to this! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am Pacific the day after they post, or for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 10 (Finals)
Each week in Late to the Party, someone posts about an older piece of media that they’ve just experienced for the first time. This week, Dramus18 watches Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, which originally ran from February of 2005 through … Continue reading Late to the Party: Avatar: The Last Airbender
It’s round 9 of the playoffs! The Final Four! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am Pacific the day after they post, or for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist of today’s songs … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 9 (Top 4)
It’s round 8 of the playoffs! Only the elite remain. Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am Pacific the day after they post, or for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist of today’s … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 8 (Top 8)
It’s round 7 of the playoffs! Only 16 remain! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am Pacific the day after they post, or for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist of today’s songs … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 7 (Top 16)
It’s round 6 of the playoffs! Just 32 songs left; each round is now just one day. Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am Pacific the day after they post, or for roughly 24 hours. You … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 6 (Top 32)
It’s round 5 of the playoffs! 64 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. Just two days! We’re really getting down to it now. Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 5 (Part 2 of 2)
It’s round 5 of the playoffs! 64 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. Just two days! We’re really getting down to it now. Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 5 (Part 1 of 2)
It’s round 4 of the playoffs! 128 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. We’ll be done with this round by Monday; the era of weeks long rounds is over. Since it’s the playoffs, groups … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 4 (Part 4 of 4)
It’s round 4 of the playoffs! 128 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. We’ll be done with this round by Monday; the era of weeks long rounds is over. Since it’s the playoffs, groups … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 4 (Part 3 of 4)
It’s round 4 of the playoffs! 128 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. We’ll be done with this round by Monday; the era of weeks long rounds is over. Since it’s the playoffs, groups … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 4 (Part 2 of 4)
It’s round 4 of the playoffs! 128 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. We’ll be done with this round by Monday; the era of weeks long rounds is over. Since it’s the playoffs, groups … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 4 (Part 1 of 4)
It’s round 3 of the playoffs! 256 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. No more byes, so all the heaviest hitters are here! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 3 (Part 8 of 8)
It’s round 3 of the playoffs! 256 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. No more byes, so all the heaviest hitters are here! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 3 (Part 7 of 8)
It’s round 3 of the playoffs! 256 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. No more byes, so all the heaviest hitters are here! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 3 (Part 6 of 8)
It’s round 3 of the playoffs! 256 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. No more byes, so all the heaviest hitters are here! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 3 (Part 5 of 8)
