🎵TALKHAUS VGM GUESSING CONTEST #24🎵 [Closed]

[SAJewers]

Hey! It's one of these again! I'd say more, but it's getting late and I want this up before I go to bed. I probably made a mistake and will fix it tomorrow if I did.

THE GIMMICK
This contest has 60 songs. 49 songs appear in a published video games, 9 songs are remixes, covers, or arrangements of video game music, some of which may or may not have appeared in ROM Hacks , and 2 are intruders (one of which is a remix, so technically there's 10 remixes)

SCORING
Scoring is the same as in previous contests, which a twist for the gimmick:

• 2 Points for a correct answer
• 1 Point for a half-correct answer (eg. correctly guessing the series, but not the exact game)
• 9 Bonus points for correctly guessing which 9 tracks are Remixes/Covers/etc., 1 point each (no bonus points for Remix Intruder)
• 5 Points for correctly guessing the intruders
• 2x Points for having the only correct answer (not including the intruders)

HINTS
I'm doing the same thing I did six years ago when I hosted this before, to make things easy on me:

• You may only ask for 1 hint per track
• Each contestant is allowed 3 hints without penalty.
• You will be deducted 1 point for every hint after 3
• You will be deducted 3 points for every hint after 7
• Some hints may be useful, some may not; Take caution on how you use them!
• While there's no restriction on how many hints you can request, Don't be that guy and request a hint for every track
• You may request hints via PM, Discord message or this thread

HOW TO PLAY
To play, simply send a PM or Discord message to me. Feel free to send as many as you need. If you change your guess for the intruder, I'll accept your latest guess (so if you first guess #3, then say in another PM it's #46, I'll take #46 as your guess), but I won't accept multiple guesses in 1 PM (so no "it's either #54 or #12")
Deadline is October 14th.

Good Luck and Have Fun.

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Archive of all Songs

[KobaBeach]

might actually use hints this time instead of shitpoasting

what is the op image font from, it gives me Comforting Vibes (tm)

[FourteenthOrder]

what is the op image font from, it gives me Comforting Vibes (tm)

It looks like Chicago FLF, but it might be another Chicago descendant I don't know about.

Chicago was the default Mac system font for a while, and a pixel version of it was used in games like FF6 and Chrono Trigger which went on to make it a popular font in fan translations and ROM hacks, too, so I'm certain you've seen it around xD

[AmeijinMayo]

I think I can hear a few snippets that I've heard before. Otherwise there are some that I'm drawing a blank with haha

[KobaBeach]

Chicago

oh fuck shit right.

im so used to like a bunch of fan trans using the ff6/ct one verbatim. like the planet laika translation just uses the ff6 font straight up with similar palette. desperately need to play that shit (laika, that is) and figure out how to decypher kowloon's gate unless it gets a translation later on

there was another recent psx one that used it but it escapes me, it's deffo not ecsaform and i think it's not racing lagoon. MAYBE dr. slump or some obscure budget title?

but yeah chicago, ms gothic, etc just look comforting. i even like anime ace despite being The Only Scanlation Font Ever

[Crow]

oh boy time to slam my face against a bunch of songs i would never recognizee

[SAJewers]

If you had trouble listening to the final 15 there, it should be fixed now

[Bean]

Ah, the old second guessing deal of wondering if it's an official remix that was done for a game or by a fan. Eight for sure landed on my first pass with around about that many more where I'm doing that game in the first sentence.

[Reecer7]

okay, so, theoretically, if a song appears to be a remix comprised of the melody of a song from game 1 performed in the style of a specific song in game 2. do we have to guess game 1, game 2, or is it sufficient to say it is a remix?

[SAJewers]

okay, so, theoretically, if a song appears to be a remix comprised of the melody of a song from game 1 performed in the style of a specific song in game 2. do we have to guess game 1, game 2, or is it sufficient to say it is a remix?

Guess Game 1, and say it's a remix.

[Davvic]

I think either the downloadable song numbering or the forum post song numbering is off by 1 number. Song #60 in the download is song #1 in the post.

[SAJewers]

Fixed

[KobaBeach]

will listen to this soon, let me redownload this (i actually can't listen to music players on posts now for the past few years. don't know why)

please notice this

[Lord Ruby]

will listen to this soon, let me redownload this (i actually can't listen to music players on posts now for the past few years. don't know why)

please notice this

I can't listen on my Linux desktop, but it works on my Mac laptop.

[KobaBeach]

I can't listen on my Linux desktop, but it works on my Mac laptop.

I'm on Windows 10 myself. No idea why it's like this.

[SAJewers]

Meant to post this yesterday, but forgot, so I'll do it now:

You have about two weeks until the deadline

[Bean]

Just sent out my first guesses now. I'm feeling pretty decent about this one so far.

[SAJewers]

Oh yeah 1 week left fyi

[SAJewers]

few days left on this

[Bean]

And final guesses sent in. Not too much difference from the first round, but whatever. Felt like I knew more of these this time, but we'll see.

[SAJewers]

hey final day and whatnot

[SAJewers]

PSA I probably won't be able to end this until early tomorrow afternoon, so you have a few more hours

[SAJewers]

gonna give everyone one more hour or so before i close this up, so get your guesses in

[SAJewers]

OK finally closed this. Only got about a half a dozen submissions, so I should be able to get the results tomorrow. For now, here's all the prewritten hints I did up:

1) This explosive puzzle game was originally released for European Home computers
2) The american version of this game is considered a “Holy Grail” for it’s system among collectors
3) This love letter to handheld gaming recently came out on switch
4) From a Disney-themed instalment of a long-running series
5) The 2nd game in this Trilogy required Windows 95 or better.
6) This game is based on a Movie.
7) Anime Girl fights the Infinite Skeleton Army
8) The cartoon this game is based on ran for six seasons
9) The latest game in a popular Japanese series
10) Rhythm! Dancing!
11) The Beach Boys
12) It may seem like it, but it’s not Zelda
13) For Birdie
14) Alex Steacy played this, leading to one of the best Stream Series on Twitch
15) You might not’ce heard this song unless you played with friends
16) This was a pack-in-game in it’s lifetime
17) This love letter to released on retro systems a few years back; the developer plans to eventually launch on switch too.
18) Hope Still Flies.
19) This is technically from a Video Game, even though it’s more of a interactive anime
20) This song later featured in Smash Bros Ultimate
21) This song was composed by someone well known for a series by Konami
22) The Final Boss to a Bullet Hell
23) One could argue this could’ve been a Not-Sonic
24) This song should not be confused with another game
25) From a spinoff of a mascot platformer
26) The music in the game had to be replaced after release for legal reasons.
27) “TIM, IT WAS JUST <game>” - YT comment
28) raocow played this before
29) An ultrawide monitor might be good for emulating this
30) A catchy title song for a 3D cult classic
31) “Is this supposed to be Foxy Lady? “ - AVGN
32)
33) I think it’s clear the devs were inspired by Super Mario Bros
34) Not the raocow lp that never ends, but close enough?
35) Technically a spinoff game to a Not-Sonic
36) Sung by Matty and Ali
37) From an acclaimed Indie Title
38) This is from a pack-in game; it was only ever available as a pack-in game
39) This game was released one year before the Movie
40) Originally an adult title released on a Japanese Computer, it was remade and released on Switch
41) From the 4th instalment of this sports franchise.
42) Weird oddball title released only in Japan, possibly because the system it released on wasn’t popular in North America.
43) Not Outrun, but an interesting attempt
44) I bet if I used the Arcade version of the song one might better recognize it
45) Yes it’s what you think it is; no, it was not made by nintendo
46) A neat indie game involving driving a train
47) For all you crafters out there.
48) This homage to 8bit games was added to Steam via Greenlight
49) This game is part of a series inspired by Tokyo streetracing
50) This RPG only came out in Japan; a Fan Translation in the works at one point had to put out a call for Voice Actors
51) Unlike previous games, this was not an Arcade title
52) Probably one of the more popular songs in this series known for it’s music
53) A Shooter, made for a console known for them.
54) The 1st game in a series prioritizing accuracy; later instalments included a money-back guarantee
55) The sequel to an indie hit inspired by Sonic
56) This game was pulled from release after pressure from Nintendo
57) Billiard Congress of America officially endorsed this
58) “OK! Time to answer the burning question on everyone’s mind: What does the music soundlike, in Tandy 3-voice Mode? o_o;” -youtube video
59) Football!
60) Hey, hey, can you kids help me with a rat problem?