Good stuff
Kill them viruses dead with MIDI POWER! lol
Reviews for "Dr. M Fever"
Cosmos8942 responds:
RAWR HAHAHAHAHAAA MIIIIIIIIIIDIIII POWAR!!!!!! (God why does that sound so familiarly gay? D:) Any thanks for the review, now I want to play this game again XD.
-AJ-
D... A, B, no i mean A, DRAT!! I lost.
Sorry, I was just imagining what would have happened if they put Peach all dressed in Stereo-Typical Nurses garb into the game. Imagine all the nerdy little viruses, i mean, nerds, who would go and have naughty thoughts. Think of the mass hysteria... Think of all the chances you would get to use you're "Anti-Nerd Flamethrower" to beat back all the idiots asking for... well, I'm not gonna say it, because it shouldn't even belong in our vocabulary.
Overall, way to stick to the original song. Enjoyable, in fact, I'm listening to this while I play a Dr. Mario rip-off game on a Mac based Emulator (Not really)
Nine slash Ten
Four slash Five
(Ell oh ell space exclamation point one one shift plus one exclamation point)
Cosmos8942 responds:
You know, I can't even begin to decipher this, so I will simply say DILLYWAGGLE SMRUG TONA MO CLOGE, ERUCANTAN A HOOGEBOOG HARGRASH.
Anyhow, they shouldn't do that at all, that would just be wrong. Of course knowing Newgrounds they already have the uhem and the uhem not the mention the unmentionable at the ahem, but that is just speculation. As for the Mac I do not believe it is possible to create a passable Mac emulator...so damn them and damn that one other random guy standing outside my window! DAMN THEM BOTH!
0.o
-AJ-
A lot like the original, but great nonetheless! ^^
This is really like the original, with all of the 8-bit sounds (it would've been cool if you took a totally different approach and made a techno/rock/classical remix of the song instead :P) but it gives me some really nice memories, and it's done really well too. Good job!
The instruments were 8-bit wonders, and although, like I said, sounded a lot like in the original, were done really well, and there was a nice variety to stop the song from getting boring. Obviously, I can't credit you for the melodies, but what I don't agree with you in is leaving them exactly the same as the original. It's not obligatory, but adding your own personal touch to the remix's melodies would certainly sound awesome, maybe just a little different notes in the background, transitions made with your own notes or a few notes to answer to the original melodies. Still, you don't really need new melodies when this remix sounds so awesome without them.
Good job with the transitions, there were loads of drum rolls to transit from one melody to another smoothly, and I liked how you introduced the drums at the beginning, with that brief drum roll; it stopped them from coming in suddenly or anything and sounded great. The structure and variety here are practically the same as in the original, so I can't comment about them :\.
I didn't like the fade you used to end the song. I'd rather you had the song loop instead, or at least made the fade last longer, since this was just sort of an abrupt fade. Maybe you can even add your own ending to it and make it a proper song.
The drums were out of this world. I forgot if that was how they were in the original, since I haven't heard it for ages, so I don't know if you made them or if you used the ones from the original, but if you made them yourself, I'm extremely impressed. They fit so well with the song, had excellent samples, awesome beats, and were varied amazingly. Excellent job on the drums, if you made them.
It's a really good remix, and I enjoyed it quite a lot. You should take away that fade ending though, and either make it loop, turn it into a song with a proper ending, or implement a longer fade. Another thing which put the score down to 9 was that the instruments and structure were almost exactly the same as in the original, and although it did give out a nostalgic feel, a remix is a remix, so by giving it a completely different instrument choice and maybe a few changes in the structure, I think this remix would be better off. Still, everything else was great, so awesome job, keep up the great work!
9/10
5/5
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Cosmos8942 responds:
-Just got back from a bad and boring day at work-
So I sit down, log on, check my messages quickly, jump on here for expected reviews (since I didn't know how long it might take) and behold that nicely detailed review. Now then, let me see...
Actually I was working on a rock/techno remix of this one but no matter where I went with it it just didn't feel right to me so I stopped with that one and flowed on over to what you hear now. It took me a little bit to get it all said and done but I think I passed ^^.
On the 8-bit "wonders", yep, it took a little while (and some minor help from an old friend of mine) but I eventually got most of the instruments boxed in just right so that they sounded more or less as the original did. Which was, of course, pretty much the point as I like to keep the original feeling of a piece rather then remix it into an abrupt mess. Unless of course that abrupt mess can be formed into feelings like the original, then by all means I'll do just that lol.
Crediting me on the melodies is a nono so I fully agree there but I am really quite happy that you noticed the percussion here. There was some 'drums' in the game itself but it wasn't incredibly complicated...so I...um...complicated them >:]. I still have a long ways to go with the other instruments but for some reason I am always able to hear what percussion to place into a piece and where to put it in. Just sort of plays through my head ya' know?
Finally that ending I felt, at the time, to be fairly good, not a loop persay but, as you said, also not a 'complete piece'. Looking back perhaps a longer fade was actually in order but since it sounded right I left it in there. Good thing about the fade is that since it is so short the song restarts without you really noticing XD.
But most of my pieces are remixes of one type or another (minus Fleeting Times and a couple others). I do attempt to hold true to the original but I understand what you are trying to say. I will work on making pieces more complicated and remixmasterful (hoho) which keeping the base feeling out front and felt. Its not an easy thing to do I think but I find no real reasoning to remix something and have it feel completely different from intended. A remix is there to compliment a piece with somebody elses ideas, not take the piece, rip it to shreds, and feed it steriods till its soul is gone.
-Tony-
What can I say =\. But thanks for the incredibly long review, its the longest and most enjoyable one I've had in quite some time. Nothing quite like coming back from a hard day on the job and getting cheered up because you [me] found something worth doing. Excellent :3. Oh, and I hope this answer is long enough. Not really really detailed as I am somewhat tired and dropped my brain out the window on the way back home, but I do hope its enough :).
Nice one
Never played the game, so I have no idea how the original version of this song sounds. But already in the intro I had the feeling that it most be a song for some Mario game, heh.
Rhythm and melodies are very nice in this track and the overall groove of the song is just amazing. But I think would have liked this a bit better if this wouldn't sound like a Midi, nostalgia or not. :P
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Cosmos8942 responds:
Geez you people, sit down, shut up, AND PLAY THE DAMN GAME!!1! Its quite good :3. Haha, you already figured it was for a Mario game? What good ears you have young one :). But seriously, it is an addicting game, consider it Tetris with a twist...and without the super fanatic fan drama.
But since this was originally an 8-bit song (NES anyone?) I should say that though it does sound a bit like a MIDI just imagine if I sat down and said to myself..."You know, I think I will make this sound EXACTLY like the original, just with more flavor [see below for the recipe :o)." I think we would have a incredible NES song up here instead of one that actually sounds better overall. I might go back and remake this one using an orchestra and [perhaps] choir with Brass elements but it is hard to say right now. Frankly though, my biggest excuse is that I like to (when I remix something for the first time) stick to the original feeling the piece had. That is my philosophy, remix something all that you like but keep something of the original feeling intact. The easiest way to do this is make it sound like the original. It is a fine line, but I think I find that line quite often ^^.
-Tony-
Thanks for the review once again 'Review Request Club" and you 'Haggard'. Its appreciated that you guys (and girls) take the time to go through these. But I have to say, I'm always worried about a low score...call me paranoid XD.
awesome
this is the best remix ive ever heard of dr mario but its missing something.... 9 for u! ^FT^ keep it up!
Cosmos8942 responds:
Missing something? I......have no idea this time around. Have always been fairly happy with this version.
Bah, mmm if you think of it let me know.