Ghouls n' Ghosts Title Theme

Phantom Train

Ghouls n' Ghosts Title Theme

Phantom Train

Ghouls n Ghosts

The Final Battle

Ghouls'n Ghosts (5-1) and Final Fantasy VI: Phantom Train (4-3) advance.

Round 3, Fight 2 // Tim Follin Rumble

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Silver Surfer - Level 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGNSHNf-nlU), for the Nintendo (1990)

vs.

Chester Field: Challenge to Dark Gor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIpQvG-Oiog), for the Commodore 64 (1988)

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Silver Surfer

Round 1, Fight 60 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Theme of the Tantalus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEzLoQG7Y2I), from Final Fantasy IX

vs.

Anxiety (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzy56sHGWjE), from Final Fantasy XI

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Anxiety

Looks like my post from the last vote didn't get saved for whatever reason.... weird.

Wouldn't have changed the outcome - I voted for Arcade's Revenge and The Final Battle.

This week - Chester Field and Final Fantasy XI.

Silver Surfer

Anxiety

Theme of the Tantalus

Silver Surfer

Anxiety

Chester Field

Theme of Tantalus

Trivia?: Did you notice that around 1:30 in Anxiety the strings base is almost the same melody of Chosen by the Planet from FF7 with lower tempo. Easter egg perhaps?

Chester Field

Anyone care to break the tie before we move on? It's getting a bit late in the Follin rumble to still be flipping quarters.

Cheers. Silver Surfer (4-3) and Final Fantasy XI: Anxiety (5-3) advance.

Round 3, Fight 3 // Tim Follin Rumble

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Arcade's Revenge - Spider-Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqgCsdFaJlU), for the Super Nintendo (1992)

vs.

Time Trax (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqyEbu8cmMg), for the Mega Drive (1994)

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Spider-Man

Round 1, Fight 61 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Off the Edge of Despair (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zayMRM62Zw0), from Final Fantasy VII

vs.

Gustaberg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx3-k7XbsxM), from Final Fantasy XI

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Off the Edge of Despair

Arcade's Revenge - Spiderman

Gustaberg - This sounds like it could be from Chrono Trigger.

Off The Edge Of Despair

Time Trax

Off the Edge of Despair

Time Trax, Final Fantasy XI.

Time Trax

Off the Edge of Despair - Torn about this one

Time Trax (3-2) and Final Fantasy VII: Off the Edge of Despair (4-2) advance.

Round 3, Fight 4 // Tim Follin Rumble

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Plok - Akrillic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jbJSftFr20), for the Super Nintendo (1993)

vs.

Solstice - Title Screen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypNPxwnppU0), for the Nintendo (1990)

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Solstice

Round 1, Fight 62 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Red Wings (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZkQPTuVBl0), from Final Fantasy IV

vs.

Main Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xktPLOC6e6Y), from Final Fantasy II

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I've been dreaming of recording a post-rock version of Red Wings since before post-rock existed.

Plok

Red Wings - Replayed FF4 a couple months ago for the first time in 10 years, and it held up big time. I got genuinely excited when I heard this theme begin to play.

A pair of strong fights this round. I'll take Plok by a hair... and in an upset.... Final Fantasy II.

Plok

Red Wings

Solstice

Red Wings

We were averaging about 8 votes per fight for a while, and we're down to five right now. I think I'll leave this open for a day or two and see if any more trickle in.

Plok - Akrillic (3-2) and Final Fantasy IV: Red Wings (4-1) advance.

Round 4, Fight 1 // Tim Follin Rumble

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Time Trax (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqyEbu8cmMg), for the Mega Drive (1994)

vs.

Silver Surfer - Level 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGNSHNf-nlU), for the Nintendo (1990)

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Silver Surfer

Round 1, Fight 63 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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The Phon Coast (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWgc1pSMCMw), from Final Fantasy XII

vs.

The Skycity of Bhujerba (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQNWafc6_9k), from Final Fantasy XII

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The Skycity of Bhujerba

Silver Surfer

The Skycity of Bhujerba

Surfer

Phon Coast. - Weird I know. But these days, this song and Mosphoran Highwaste specially are insipiring to me. xD

As we approach the end of the Follin rumble, I should point out that our options for future 16-64 track rumbles is dwindling and could use some additional input. The following options have at least been started, though some of them still require a great deal of work:

Best of Motoi Sakuraba (http://forums.ffshrine.org/groups/vgm-rumble-group-procrastination-station/best-motoi-sakuraba-153/)
Best of the N64 (http://forums.ffshrine.org/groups/vgm-rumble-group-procrastination-station/best-n64-154/)
Best of the C64 (http://forums.ffshrine.org/groups/vgm-rumble-group-procrastination-station/best-c64-210/)
Best of the Game Boy (http://forums.ffshrine.org/groups/vgm-rumble-group-procrastination-station/best-game-boy-209/)

As long as I keep making new rumble lists you're probably going to keep getting chippier stuff (Follin, C64, Game Boy), because that's the style of vgm I listen to most. Interested in something more modern/symphonic? Go start a new list!

Time Trax, Final Fantasy XII - Skycity of Bhujerba

Time Trax

The Skycity Of Bhujerba

Silver Surfer

The Skycity of Bhujerba

Silver Surfer (5-2) and Final Fantasy XII: The Skycity of Bhujerba (5-2) advance.

Round 4, Fight 2 // Tim Follin Rumble

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Ghouls'n Ghosts Title Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgCLAXQow3w), for the Amiga 500 (1989)

vs.

Plok - Akrillic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jbJSftFr20), for the Super Nintendo (1993)

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Ghouls'n Ghosts. Solstice's loss in round 3 was one of the bigger surprises to me in this rumble. I definitely love Akrillic, but the decision here, for me at least, is a lot easier than had the match-up been between Amiga G'n G and Solstice.

Round 1, Fight 64 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Desert Moon Defied (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVa9z0KLyOo), from Final Fantasy XIV

vs.

Kuja's Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjFOTP47o2E), from Final Fantasy IX

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Desert Moon Defied. It's a fitting coincidence that the first round of the Final Fantasy rumble should come to an end with the penultimate Follin battle.

Wow! The end of the first round of the Final Fantasy rumble, started on December 6. We've been at it for almost 8 months!

Ghouls n' Ghosts

Kuja's Theme

Ghouls 'n Ghosts

Kuja's Theme

Plok

Desert Moon Defied

Plok, Final Fantasy XIV.

Kuja's Theme

The flip came out Tails, so Ghouls'n Ghosts (3-2) and Final Fantasy IX: Kuja's Theme (3-3) advance.

FINAL MATCH // Tim Follin Rumble

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Silver Surfer - Level 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGNSHNf-nlU), for the Nintendo (1990)

vs.

Ghouls'n Ghosts Title Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgCLAXQow3w), for the Amiga 500 (1989)

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Well, the rumble I've personally put the most time into developing is now coming to a close, and I couldn't be more content with the remaining contestants. I had Silver Surfer Level 1 as my ringtone for about four months last year (before switching it back to the Hiroki Kikuta song "Premonition", which has been my ringtone since about 1999 and still sounds as awesome as the first time I ever heard it). Silver Surfer was definitely one of the big five for me in this rumble--alongside the regrettably unappreciated Future Games and Chronos and the fairly successful Solstice. If I had to pick one to place above them all though, give me Ghouls'n Ghosts.

A tragic finale if I do say so myself. I believe the best track was the one eliminated in the last rumble. I'd take Plok's Arkillic all day over these two finalists.

Given the two I have, I suppose I'll side with Ghouls 'N' Ghosts.

A tragic finale if I do say so myself. I believe the best track was the one eliminated in the last rumble. I'd take Plok's Arkillic all day over these two finalists.

Check out Beach (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ODKKILZiYY) and Flea Pit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHLOEAn5JTo) off Plok's soundtrack, too. They're equally strong tracks.

Well, I think these are two great choices for the final. I'm a huge fan of Silver Surfer's hyperkinetic, headbanging rock. Back when I was working on the NES rumble I started listening to all of the soundtracks I'd never heard before, and Silver Surfer was a total revelation. However, I think Ghouls n' Ghosts is the better composition. When those strings come in around the 2:30 mark, the song begins to float away beautifully. More than being a good song and technically impressive, as Silver Surfer is, it's captivating and also showcases some of the styles and compositional techniques that make Follin one of the greats.

A tragic finale if I do say so myself. I believe the best track was the one eliminated in the last rumble. I'd take Plok's Arkillic all day over these two finalists.

Given the two I have, I suppose I'll side with Ghouls 'N' Ghosts.

My thoughts exactly.

Ghouls n' Ghosts

Ghouls N Ghosts

We have a winner!





In perhaps the most decisive final round so far, Tim Follin's title theme to the 1989 Amiga 500 port of Ghouls'n Ghosts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgCLAXQow3w) wins this rumble 7-0. Perhaps the penultimate match-up with Akrillic was the tougher test. Either way, I'm happy to see what's arguably my personal favorite Follin song go all the way. :)

Round 2, Fight 1 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Bombing Mission (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XvXvUFaaNc), from Final Fantasy VII

vs.

Crystal Cave (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcP_R-MJd-E), from Final Fantasy III

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Bombing Mission

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Next Rumble

Please vote for at least one of the following:

Best of Motoi Sakuraba (http://forums.ffshrine.org/groups/vgm-rumble-group-procrastination-station/best-motoi-sakuraba-153/) (16 entries)
Best of the N64 (http://forums.ffshrine.org/groups/vgm-rumble-group-procrastination-station/best-n64-154/) (64 entries)
Best of the C64 (http://forums.ffshrine.org/groups/vgm-rumble-group-procrastination-station/best-c64-210/) (64 entries, wip)
Best of the Game Boy (http://forums.ffshrine.org/groups/vgm-rumble-group-procrastination-station/best-game-boy-209/) (32 entries, wip)

I'll chip in my vote for Motoi Sakuraba. It's nice to alternate between material I'm familiar with and the stuff that's new to me.

Bombing Mission

Bombing Mission

Motoi Sakuraba

Bombing Mission

Sakuraba

Final Fantasy III.

Nintendo 64

I wouldn't be opposed to doubling up on Final Fantasy in the meantime!

Bombing Mission

N64 or Sakuraba

Final Fantasy VII: Bombing Mission (5-1) advances with ease, as expected. Upon request, we'll do a double header in the Final Fantasy rumble while I work the final few kinks out of the Motoi Sakuraba rumble. But first, here are some overall statistics from round 1 that you might find interesting. Obviously a number of variables are going to prohibit these results from providing a perfect picture of our collective soundtrack preferences (I think the unusual amount of Final Fantasy IX double pairings in particular held that game back from rising far above or below 50%), but the turn-out is still pretty revealing. Actual gameplay experience was almost certainly a major factor in determining people's votes, with the lack of nostalgia potential for newer games bringing their numbers way down. The most successful soundtrack, moreover, won by such a huge margin that I have to question whether relative quality of other gameplay factors like plot and graphics has not subconsciously swayed our votes in previous rumbles.

Least to most successful Final Fantasy games by total votes:

14. Final Fantasy I
28.6% -- 4-10 (2 entries)

13. Final Fantasy XIII
34.0% -- 18-35 (7 entries)

12. Final Fantasy XIV
39.4% -- 13-20 (5 entries)

11. Final Fantasy V
40.8% -- 20-29 (7 entries)

10. Final Fantasy X
41.1% -- 39-56 (13 entries)

9. Final Fantasy III
43.2% -- 16-21 (5 selections)

8. Final Fantasy IX
48.4% -- 46-49 (13 entries)

7. Final Fantasy II
50.0% -- 8-8 (3 entries)

6. Final Fantasy XI
50.0% -- 24-24 (7 entries)

5. Final Fantasy VI
51.4% -- 57-54 (15 entries)

4. Final Fantasy XII
52.5% -- 53-48 (13 entries)

3. Final Fantasy VIII
52.8% -- 56-50 (13 entries)

2. Final Fantasy VII
57.5% -- 61-45 (14 entries)

1. Final Fantasy IV
71.3% -- 57-23 (11 entries)



Round 2, Fight 2 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Breezy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB30RVWeuP8), from Final Fantasy VIII

vs.

Off the Edge of Despair (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zayMRM62Zw0), from Final Fantasy VII

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Off the Edge of Despair

Round 2, Fight 3 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Kefka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZxB4eO8X9s), from Final Fantasy VI

vs.

Chateau d'Oraguille (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IqSHhtWJUE), from Final Fantasy XI

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It's a tough call, but I'll have to take Kefka. Chateau d'Oraguille might be a better stand-alone song, but Kefka's quirky anthem was such a defining feature of his character...

Off the Edge of Despair

Kefka

Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy XI.

Off the Edge of Despair

Kefka

Since half of our voting population up and vanished, uh, I guess I'll keep this open for a few more days.

Off The Edge of Despair

Chateau d'Oraguille

Breezy

Chateau d'Oraguille

I don't think I've ever had to step away for that long before! :-\ My wife's surprise birthday party, a wedding, a vacation, an anniversary, and the impending school year all conspired against me. I can definitely help with the Sakuraba rumble but need another week or so before life calms down (the surprise birthday party is this weekend and involves friends coming from out of town and staying with us). Hopefully, everyone else who's absent is dealing with similar kind of stuff. Anyway, I just updated the OP with the latest results. Good to be back, and good thoughts to all.

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EDIT: For Sakuraba, are we doing 16 soundtracks with five examples songs apiece like we did traditionally, or are we doing what we did for Follin with 32 representative songs?

Cheers. You, Topopoz, and Aces all sort of disappeared at the same time, so I just put things on hold for a while. I figured 16 soundtracks would be preferable since most of the rumbles lately have been individual tracks, but I'm definitely open for suggestions. I personally like the individual track ones better anyway. Since I'm not familiar with Sakuraba, I was just going to link full soundtracks on youtube where available. A hand-picked selection of 5 or so tracks from each would definitely make things easier, but that takes a lot of time to compile.

I just got home from work. I'll flip for the fight 3 tie and toss up the next FF battles later tonight.

Sorry for the disapearance. I'm in the middle of moving myself with my sister to another place. Just getting all the paper done and working my ass off. Within a week or 2 I'll be without Internet also. I wish to help with the creation of Megami Tensei Rumble, but i'm pretty full.

Breezy

Chateau d' Orguille

As soon as I get all my sh*t together I'll be voting as regular.

Final Fantasy VII: Off the Edge of Despair (5-2) and Final Fantasy XI: Chateau d'Oraguille (4-3) advance.


Round 2, Fight 4 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Prologue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTlT8zGQwwU), from Final Fantasy IV

vs.

Opening Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZJqRbmxMEY), from Final Fantasy VI

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Opening Theme

Round 2, Fight 5 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Dear Friends (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7kKDZei4s4), from Final Fantasy V

vs.

Last Dungeon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkSpY7g2gmM), from Final Fantasy VI

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Last Dungeon

Opening Theme

Last Dungeon

Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy III.

I know I said a week for the Sakuraba rumble, but apparently there's something deep inside me that will prioritize creating rumbles over doing real work. I think it's called procrastination. Anyway, I posted (http://forums.ffshrine.org/groups/vgm-rumble-group-procrastination-station/best-motoi-sakuraba-153/) 17 soundtracks with song recommendations. One of the soundtracks will need to go, and I already cast my vote. A couple of the soundtracks have more than 5 songs so that I can revisit them tomorrow and make final cuts. Suggestions are welcome on the group page. I think fans of battle themes are really gonna dig Sakuraba (if you don't already). I did go with 16 soundtracks, as opposed to 32 songs, because organizing the FF rumble is already a beast, and I like the idea of a quick rumble paired with a long one.

Prologue - This was a very difficult battle.

Last Dungeon

Final interruption: The Sakuraba Rumble (http://forums.ffshrine.org/groups/vgm-rumble-group-procrastination-station/best-motoi-sakuraba-153/index3.html) is now ready to go if anyone wants to offer thoughts on the final selection of tracks before it shows up here.

Opening Theme

Last Dungeon

Seems like pretty clear winners this time around, even without many votes.

Sorry for the delay. Final Fantasy VI: Opening Theme (4-1) and Final Fantasy VI: Last Dungeon (5-0) advance. There's no sense in holding off longer; enjoy the Sakuraba rumble.


Round 1, Fight 1 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth for the Playstation Portable, 2006
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXtBWcPO_8M), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LQRKA4W5XQ), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnNyX2l0sAk), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnj6QVJ6qPQ), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAQkt3C68Ws)

vs.

Golden Sun for the Gameboy Advance, 2001
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKS53NRgYL8), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nx9re08H3Y), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V00F8CQ1c7A), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ytoYlkxoAg), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttqO0yOCDhU)

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Golden Sun --- Most of youtube has been offline all day, as usual lately, so I wasn't able to sample every track. My vote may change later.

Round 2, Fight 6 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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To the Place of Gods (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ2rw-VDwfA), from Final Fantasy XII

vs.

Fight 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xMDoh4174Y), from Final Fantasy IV

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To the Place of Gods

Cool. :D Sakuraba's rumble starts off with one of his most-used songs: Mission to the Deep Space, which appears in Valkyrie Profile (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A3wW40NPnM), Valkyrie Profile 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDAjL7csDp8), Star Ocean 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmyJY42YeDo), Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rc1_OhoCiE), and Radiata Stories (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq5hAuEloPc). Choosing between the first two competitors is tough. Lenneth established an identity for the Valkyrie Profile games, creating tension and mood using short, circular arpeggiated chord progressions played on harp, celesta, and gamelan-like instruments. The percussive hits he added to some of these sounds almost made them sound like clocks. It's an interesting effort. Golden Sun had more limited technology to work with, but wrests a lot of emotive power from it. I never played the games, yet feel nostalgic toward the music, particularly Aqua Rock, the first from our selections. Many moments from it feel like a nod to the classic Final Fantasy soundtracks. I'm torn between the soundtrack that I think has the stronger songs (Golden Sun) and the soundtrack I think is more nuanced (Valkyrie Profile). I guess I'll thrown in with Golden Sun.

As for the other fight, it's a dead tie for me, so I'll give it to the song that's endured far more listens without getting old: Fight 2.

Golden Sun - Aqua Rock is definitely awesome and it does have a very nostalgic sound to it.

Fight 2

Huh. Where is everybody?

Valkyrie Profile & Fight 2

Golden Sun

To The Place Of Gods

I think until things pick up here again I'll go the standard 3-4 days or until we get 5 votes, whichever takes longer. I'll toss up the next fight after work tomorrow if I have time.

Sounds like a good plan. For those who are around and interested, I finally put together a working draft of the N64 rumble on the group page. I'm going to try to chip in where help is needed on the other threads while I have time. Suggestions for those theoretical rumbles are always welcome.

Valkyrie Profile, Final Fantasy XII.

I was off for Labor Day Weekend. Back now though!

Watch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mCBvfLP_J4) Tommy Tallarico stumble around a Norihiko Hibino party schmoozing with the greatest single room of VGM composers I've ever seen

Sorry about the further delays. I am just incredibly short on time at the moment. Heads won the toss, so Golden Sun (4-2) and Final Fantasy XII: To the Place of the Gods (3-3) advance.

Arthur, I uh, was going off the Motoi Sakuraba group thread for my track links in that rumble. Is there any way you can restore it, or do you happen to have a copy of the links you posted that you can PM me? I'll see about getting a mod to restore it if you don't, so please don't waste time recreating it from scratch. For now:


Round 2, Fight 7 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Prelude (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnUtfA71kvk), from Final Fantasy IV

vs.

The Royal City Of Rabanastre (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvW9KQ5vu8Y), from Final Fantasy XII

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I think I'll have to go with the classic this time. Prelude.

Prelude

Hahaha. Ohhhh shit. I am so sorry. I was cleaning up without thinking you might need that. I've still got everything and will PM you the list with all of the links right now.

EDIT: The list has been sent with all links. I looked into making you an admin, but I don't think I can. I do have access to every thread we've ever posted there, though, and I keep backups on my computer until after a rumble is done. So nothing will be lost. Sorry for the confusion!

EDIT: Prelude all the way.

Prelude

Prelude

Final Fantasy IV: Prelude (5-0) advances.


Round 1, Fight 2 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Star Ocean: The Second Story for the Playstation, 1998
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h5FzzXKjLA), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ze5BfLk0J8), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boRCmchdgP0), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPhqGpuD7Mo), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw2zRnCAXAU)

vs.

Infinite Undiscovery for the Xbox 360, 2008
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8Co13kfyf0), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhfljz1-z9g), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCW6OQh8W5s), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmgTTnR9xKM), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsc8q6ah-zs)

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Star Ocean: The Second Story

Round 2, Fight 8 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Aetherial Slumber (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxBl0muwxVM), from Final Fantasy XIV

vs.

Dark Messenger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghSi6_hbpo8), from Final Fantasy IX

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Dark Messenger

Dark Messenger

Star Ocean

Dark Messenger

Star Ocean

Dark Messenger

Star Ocean

Dark Messenger

Star Ocean: The Second Story (4-0) and Final Fantasy IX: Dark Messenger (5-0) both move on with ease.


Round 1, Fight 3 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Dark Souls for the Xbox 360, 2011
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd1AKojS7Og), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS6imkjmYcg), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpI-KeK-PQg), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgpYfCnLhAo), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tuWvGee4T0)

vs.

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time for the Playstation 2, 2003
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmYxRCGxFbc), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcEQ-CYTVx8), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYSt4qX85oA), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-tvRI46Azg), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS7Wb4O9NhE)

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Dark Souls

Round 2, Fight 9 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Eyes on Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qcW0oiLKHg), from Final Fantasy VIII

vs.

Freya's Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ6yqiVOHT0), from Final Fantasy IX

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Freya's Theme

Wow, I had totally forgotten Motoi Sakuraba did Dark Souls. It totally surprised me when I read about it for the first time, too. It sounds nothing like anything else he's done. Be sure to also check out Firelink Shrine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyNmoWxErHU). If there's anything that could be considered the "main theme" of the game, it's probably this.

Dark Souls

Freya's Theme

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Dark Souls is awesome and showcases a new side to Sakuraba, but I think Star Ocean: Till the End of Time is one of his greatest works, if not the greatest.

Freya's Theme

EDIT: Also, whenever sang my songs.

Dark Souls

Eyes on Me

Here's a new link for the second one - the first link is removed.

Final fantasy IX- Freya's theme - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2rlLC4N9u4)

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Star Ocean, Final Fantasy IX.

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time & Eyes On Me

Tie. :-/

Hah, well I'll take a coin flip over a meager 4 votes.

...And it looks like Heads, so Dark Souls (3-3) and Final Fantasy IX: Freya's Theme (4-2) advance.

Round 1, Fight 4 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Golden Sun: The Lost Age for the Gameboy Advance, 2002
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqRbcagz4RA), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFUtYYMUEVY), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SDzc7CxQiI), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta_uwVn7cio), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEM-ITlEpC0)

vs.

Kid Icarus: Uprising for the Nintendo 3DS, 2012
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVrdnsrVXhY), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86BFbZPgqHc), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrKwJ9kYGe8), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3KIv150eR0), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3RjnANAYe8)

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Kid Icarus: Uprising

Round 2, Fight 10 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Airship (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-if85nnGWMg), from Final Fantasy XI

vs.

Frontier Village Dali (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckkxi-UH5lw), from Final Fantasy IX

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It's a really tough call, but I think I'll take Airship.

Kid Icarus: Uprising

Airship - The first time I listened to FFXI's soundtrack, I heard this one and maybe a dozen other tracks and couldn't figure out why people disliked the soundtrack so much.

Kid Icarus

Airship

Frontier Village Dali

Kid Icarus

Airship

Good to be back.

Good to be back!

Two close matches - tons of quality in the first match... still looking for any in the second matchup

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Kid Icarus, Final Fantasy XI.

Yay, the forums are back up. Kid Icarus: Uprising (5-0) and Final Fantasy XI: Airship (5-1) advance.

Round 1, Fight 5 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria for the Playstation 2, 2006
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGKTUi35jeo), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOknVFlu9sE), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zsKqWq0CSM), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVOyu4rNZw8), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfOIJHktF9o)

vs.

Tales of Eternia for the Playstation, 2000
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqix3cD8BJ8), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HggpP0KYJZY), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pOTt1_134g), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFik-cXqLkc), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCsMcilKUfs)

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Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria

Round 2, Fight 11 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Phantom Train (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znZNrMzeRWc), from Final Fantasy VI

vs.

Theme of the Empire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL9KZT-8b2M), from Final Fantasy XII

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Phantom Train

Tales of Eternia

Phantom Train

Phantom Train

Valkyrie Profile 2 all the way. This is another soundtrack that I think has a shot to win it all.

Phantom Train

Need more votes. :-\

I'll post the next round tomorrow with or without more, but at 2-1 the Sakuraba fight hasn't exactly produced a clear winner.

Valkyrie Profile 2

Phantom Train

Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (3-1) and Final Fantasy VI: Phantom Train (5-0) advance.

Round 1, Fight 6 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Tales of Destiny for the Playstation, 1997
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzYnDHv2IbQ), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSBXRiqXeiY), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MefMP4K5fTc), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoNr-gGeeoc), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfGPMkeaMM0)

vs.

El Viento for the Genesis, 1991
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B434FulrptM), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDisRaKRi9U), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXn7V9JKnQo), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fXYK592yvo), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4mdUhfNTJc)

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Tales of Destiny

Round 2, Fight 12 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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The Forested Temple (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1VYCy3HW00), from Final Fantasy VII

vs.

Cloud of Darkness (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOqyn5kdTCo), from Final Fantasy III

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Cloud of Darkness

Tales of Destiny - With a good bit of FFVII's sound in Despair. Its competitor, El Viento, is sometimes touted as one of the Genesis' best soundtracks. I think it's solid and interesting as a early indication of Sakuraba's compositional style. But ultimately not as successful as Tales of Destiny.

Cloud of Darkness - Final Battle rocks.

Tales of Destiny

Forested Temple

El Viento and Final Fantasy VII.

I'm very sad El Viento is so deep in the hole. I think it is far superior to its competition. Not a Ninja Gaiden III tragedy, but sad nonetheless.

Cloud of Darkness

Not a Ninja Gaiden III tragedy, but sad nonetheless.

Just went back to look at that rumble. Can you believe that was 4 years ago??

Tales of Destiny (3-1) and Final Fantasy III: Cloud of Darkness (3-2) advance.

Round 1, Fight 7 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Star Ocean for the Super Famicom, 1996
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCaAUyXOJj4), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-t4-3yqB98), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQvAgwWwEMo), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXwm5PkTTFY), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzO0EzqFKb8)

vs.

Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom, 1995
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-EjQhrGQOI), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4AYcvu_2JA), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCWwV_4AovM), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyGB_f-vZSA), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ogclj9nzkA)

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Tales of Phantasia

Round 2, Fight 13 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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The Forgotten Capital (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8-z8wW-c4), from Final Fantasy XII

vs.

Liberi Fatali (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfd9krEsr-k), from Final Fantasy VIII

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The Forgotten Capital. I always felt Liberi Fatali tried too hard to be epic at the expense of any memorable melody.

Tales of Phantasia

Tales of Phantasia all the way.

Aww, I always loved Liberi Fatali. How awesomely dramatic was that opening for 1999? I was stoked for this game. And then I realized I was going to spend days of my life drawing spells...

Tales Of Phantasia

The Forgotten Capital

Here's some shameless advertising of the game I'm currently working on. (Thread 162301) The demo is a bit of a rough draft, but I was tired of sitting on it and wanted to put some content out there.

Tales of Phantasia

Liberi Fatali

Star Ocean, Final Fantasy XII.

Tales of Phantasia (5-1) and Final Fantasy XII: The Forgotten Capital (3-2) advance.

Round 1, Fight 8 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Shining Force III for the Sega Saturn, 1997
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kRWBstp4HI), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHARcD5zoc), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmFKyXiOa6g), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBpVlKpn8zg), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4qGXgii2_M)

vs.

Baten Kaitos for the GameCube, 2003
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQX27xjXl70), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWbhB1iMjB0), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heb8iFf_Sww), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHh8bUxOo4o), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAA7_DnjT8o)

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Shining Force III

Round 2, Fight 14 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Kuja's Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2spjqRmQGRA), from Final Fantasy IX

vs.

Ancient Castle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLxGFQqcfME), from Final Fantasy II

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Ancient Castle

Shining Force III - Love "The Holy Land of Elbesem." Baten Kaitos has some stand-out tracks, but most of them tend to be mellow. There's a higher bar of quality and more variety on Shining Force III in my opinion. Plus you can see him trying out arrangement ideas for Valkyrie Profile.

Kuja's Theme is a simple and effective piece. But I gotta go with Ancient Castle. That's a nifty little melody, symphonic by implication, that draws up a mood and setting even without the benefit of real instruments or acoustics.

Baten Kraitos

Kuja's Theme

Retronauts posted their history of video game music podcast (https://soundcloud.com/retronauts-1/retronauts-vol-iii-episode-7). I'm buried in work--and still have yet to play Shad's game (!)--so I haven't listened to it yet. But, by dint of Retronauts' reputation, it's probably an interesting listen.

Shining Force III

Ancient Castle

Ancient Castle

Baten Kaitos, Final Fantasy II.

Shining Force III (3-2) and Final Fantasy II: Ancient Castle (5-1) advance.

Round 2, Fight 1 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Dark Souls for the Xbox 360, 2011
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd1AKojS7Og), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS6imkjmYcg), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpI-KeK-PQg), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgpYfCnLhAo), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tuWvGee4T0)

vs.

Kid Icarus: Uprising for the Nintendo 3DS, 2012
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVrdnsrVXhY), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86BFbZPgqHc), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrKwJ9kYGe8), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3KIv150eR0), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3RjnANAYe8)

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I'll listen and vote later.

Round 2, Fight 15 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Martial Law (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjTw1Wcjzf8), from Final Fantasy VIII

vs.

Decisive Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTxqsTfDgC4), from Final Fantasy X

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I'm kind of hoping Decisive Battle goes all the way, but it would also be a shame to see one of the few FF8 tracks I really like fall out of the running so soon.

Dark Souls

Decisive Battle. Piano Collections version here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TdKIZ_LXQI). It's also really good.

Dark Souls - This is a tough one.

Martial Law

Decisive Battle

Kid Icarus

Martial Law

It's one tough call, but I think I'm going to have to give my vote to Dark Souls by a hair.

Stealing internet from the phone.

Martial Law

I'll leave it open an extra day to see if Link wants to break the tie.

Heads won the toss. Dark Souls (3-1) and Final Fantasy X: Decisive Battle (3-3) advance.

Round 2, Fight 2 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Star Ocean: The Second Story for the Playstation, 1998
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h5FzzXKjLA), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ze5BfLk0J8), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boRCmchdgP0), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPhqGpuD7Mo), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw2zRnCAXAU)

vs.

Tales of Destiny for the Playstation, 1997
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzYnDHv2IbQ), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSBXRiqXeiY), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MefMP4K5fTc), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoNr-gGeeoc), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfGPMkeaMM0)

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Star Ocean: The Second Story, I guess... I wish I could vote for both to progress.

Round 2, Fight 16 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Clash on the Big Bridge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMTXyExkeI), from Final Fantasy V

vs.

Birth of the God (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQwQnEfbh0U), from Final Fantasy VII

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Clash on the Big Bridge

Birth of a God

I would have voted the same way the tie broke so... karma. Tales of Destiny and Final Fantasy V here.

Star Ocean: The Second Story - Tales of Destiny is a tough competitor, but I love "We Form in Crystals."

***Rumble Flashback to Fight #1*** (http://forums.ffshrine.org/f63/official-video-game-music-rumble-66118/#post1253578)

June 1, 2009. Back then it was Clash on the Big Bridge vs. Zelda's Overworld Theme, and I chose Zelda. Today I make peace with Clash on the Big Bridge.

Tales Of Destiny

Clash On The Big Bridge Check out this awesome piano version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsQoBFYpLgw).

^^ whoa

Star Ocean: The Second Story - Both of these are really good and I wouldn't mind seeing either one progress.

Birth of a God

TAILS of Destiny

Clash on the Big Bridge -

I just did a coin flip and Star Ocean won the tie, but it turns out I won't have enough time to post the next round until this evening. If anyone wants to bail out Tails of Destiny in the meantime, have at it.

Heads wins, Star Ocean: The Second Story (3-3) and Final Fantasy V: Clash on the Big Bridge (5-2) advance. Because this is a short rumble and I think the outcome of that match-up will be pretty significant down the road, anyone who didn't vote that fight and cares to break the tie one way or the other now is welcome to.

Round 2, Fight 3 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria for the Playstation 2, 2006
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGKTUi35jeo), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOknVFlu9sE), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zsKqWq0CSM), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVOyu4rNZw8), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfOIJHktF9o)

vs.

Golden Sun for the Gameboy Advance, 2001
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nLfeANBfjg), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLDlTI8WvMw), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNiEu_Jx2ho), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SqApUTiJKA), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Bw3RCWg4w)

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Golden Sun

Round 2, Fight 17 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Gurgu Volcano (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYdSH34z5hg), from Final Fantasy I

vs.

The Silence Before the Storm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHw2V0C-D-o), from Final Fantasy X

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The Silence Before the Storm

Valkyrie Profile 2

The Silence Before the Storm - Sorry FFI

Golden Sun

The Silence Before the Storm

Golden Sun

Silence Before The Storm

Valkyrie Profile 2, Final Fantasy X.

Golden Sun (3-2) and Final Fantasy X: The Silence Before the Storm (5-0) advance.

Round 2, Fight 4 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom, 1995
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-EjQhrGQOI), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4AYcvu_2JA), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCWwV_4AovM), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyGB_f-vZSA), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ogclj9nzkA)

vs.

Shining Force III for the Sega Saturn, 1997
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kRWBstp4HI), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHARcD5zoc), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmFKyXiOa6g), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBpVlKpn8zg), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4qGXgii2_M)

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This is a really tough call. I think Tales of Phantasia sounds better, but only because of the qualities of the platform for which it was composed. If Shining Force III had been on the SNES too, the decision would be easy.

Round 2, Fight 18 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Chasing the Black-Caped Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_iazvRLD4), from Final Fantasy VII

vs.

The Decisive Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxKb48wvt60), from Final Fantasy VI

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I'm going to deny every shred of common sense ever granted me and say Chasing the Black-Caped Man, at least for now. It's one of the key mood-setting songs that really defined the game for me.

For Sakuraba, both are quality soundtracks. But I have to go with Tales of Phantasia since there are many more beyond these five that are standout tracks.

For the other fight, this is exactly how I felt:
I'm going to deny every shred of common sense ever granted me and say Chasing the Black-Caped Man. It's one of the key mood-setting songs that really defined the game for me.

Tales of Phantasia

Decisive Battle

Shining Force III

Decisive Battle

Tails of Phantasia

Chasing the black caped man

Shining Force III, Final Fantasy VI.

Tales of Phantasia & The Decisive Battle

Tales of Phantasia (4-3) and Final Fantasy VI: The Decisive Battle (4-3) both pull through in close match-ups, and we're on to the Sakuraba semi-finals.

Round 3, Fight 1 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Golden Sun for the Gameboy Advance, 2001
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nLfeANBfjg), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLDlTI8WvMw), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNiEu_Jx2ho), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SqApUTiJKA), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Bw3RCWg4w)

vs.

Dark Souls for the Xbox 360, 2011
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd1AKojS7Og), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS6imkjmYcg), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpI-KeK-PQg), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgpYfCnLhAo), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tuWvGee4T0)

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Dark Souls

Round 2, Fight 19 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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The Mines of Narshe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fnTJ5SF2uM), from Final Fantasy VI

vs.

Find Your Way (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn0T6Xh5VXY), from Final Fantasy VIII

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The Mines of Narshe

Dark Souls

The Mines of Narshe

Golden Sun

Find Your Way

Find Your Way

Find Your Way

Dark Souls

Find Your Way

Dark Souls (3-1) and Final Fantasy VIII: Find Your Way (4-2) advance.

Round 3, Fight 2 // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom, 1995
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-EjQhrGQOI), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4AYcvu_2JA), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCWwV_4AovM), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyGB_f-vZSA), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ogclj9nzkA)

vs.

Star Ocean: The Second Story for the Playstation, 1998
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h5FzzXKjLA), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ze5BfLk0J8), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boRCmchdgP0), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPhqGpuD7Mo), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw2zRnCAXAU)

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Star Ocean: The Second Story

Round 2, Fight 20 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Seymour Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWE0nlhpdq8), from Final Fantasy X

vs.

Force Your Way (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZMWszd5SRk), from Final Fantasy VIII

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Seymour Battle

Tales of Phantasia, Final Fantasy X.

Interesting finale shaping up for Sakuraba. I'm going with Star Ocean: The Second Story.

Seymour Battle

Star Ocean: The Second Story

Force Your Way

Star Ocean

Force your Way

Star Ocean

Seymour Battle

tough match-up for final fantasy. i'll go with..........Force Your Way. Tales of Phantasia for the other one.

Star Ocean: The Second Story (5-2) and Final Fantasy X: Seymour Battle (4-3) advance. We're moving on to the final round of the Motoi Sakuraba rumble!

FINAL ROUND // Motoi Sakuraba Rumble

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Dark Souls for the Xbox 360, 2011
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd1AKojS7Og), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS6imkjmYcg), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpI-KeK-PQg), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgpYfCnLhAo), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tuWvGee4T0)

vs.

Star Ocean: The Second Story for the Playstation, 1998
Tracks to consider: 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h5FzzXKjLA), 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ze5BfLk0J8), 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boRCmchdgP0), 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPhqGpuD7Mo), 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw2zRnCAXAU)

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Dark Souls

Round 2, Fight 21 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Blue Fields (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNdGoENQNQ4), from Final Fantasy VIII

vs.

The Dreadful Fight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP0Bwg8tErY), from Final Fantasy IV

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The Dreadful Fight

In deciding the greatest Sakuraba soundtrack, I think the easier case to make is for Star Ocean. Sakuraba's name is powerfully associated with that franchise. The soundtrack bears signature elements of his compositional style. And this game in particular was probably where a lot of gamers were introduced to his music. But more so I vote for Star Ocean: The Second Story because I think it's the superior work, song for song. Dark Souls is very solid, very atmospheric, and compelling. But there isn't the level of variety as in Star Ocean (which, granted, has to do with the genre of the game more than the efforts of the composer). Plus it'd be the champion of a Sakuraba rumble despite being the black sheep of his discography. Worthy of the title, yes. But a winner with a footnote that it didn't really sound like him.

I am a HUGE fan of Blue Fields, especially the orchestrated (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrmjSR_hgLs) version. But I've heard a lot of people say that can't listen to it because of how often they heard it in-game. :-\ That's a shame, because I just can't get enough of it out of game.

Star Ocean

Blue Fields

The Dreadful Fight

Star Ocean

The Dreadful Fight

A little Monday bonus for everyone. Topopoz has limited access to the internet and can't log on to the forums right now, but asked for this to be posted: Vagrant Story themes arranged on the piano (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz3wOHIm7-s). In his words "It's AMAZING!"

Last call before I end the final round of a rumble with only four votes.

Boo. Where's everybody at?

Star Ocean

Blue Fields

Dark Souls, The Dreadful Fight.

Drowning at work. Yikes.

Sorry for the further delay on my end. We have a winner! Sakuraba classic Star Ocean: The Second Story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLO91ihkK3Y&list=PL94C4DF160CC9F7ED) beat out newcomer Dark Souls 4 to 2 to become the 19th rumble winner.

Final Fantasy IV: The Dreadful Fight (4-3) advances in the FF rumble.


Round 2, Fight 22 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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The Golden Saucer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMaGq6vn7hg), from Final Fantasy VII

vs.

Anxiety (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzy56sHGWjE), from Final Fantasy XI

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The Golden Saucer

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Future Rumble Vote

Best of the Nintendo 64 (soundtracks)
Best of the Commodore 64 (songs)
Best of the Game Boy (songs)

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Pick as many or as few as you like, or suggest something new. Just because you suggest something doesn't necessarily mean you'll have to go through the work of making it yourself. Just throw some ideas out there. I like song rumbles more than soundtrack ones, so Game Boy and C64 get my vote.

Note that Best of Zelda will follow automatically after the Final Fantasy rumble. I am thinking of making Best of WoW another long-term 128 project to follow Zelda. At any rate, it is too far from complete to consider as our next rumble.

Anxiety

I'd be okay with any of those rumble themes, but I have maybe a slight preference for Game Boy next.

EDIT: The epic fail rumble now on the group page (http://forums.ffshrine.org/groups/vgm-rumble-group-procrastination-station/thank-you-mario-but-our-princess-another-castle-failure-rumble-476/) needs our best minds.

Anxiety

I'm down with Game Boy or N64. And, as always, I'm in favor of doubling up on Final Fantasy until the next rumble is ready to start.

Weren't we at some point planning a 7th gen rumble (PS3 X360 Wii)? I don't remember whether there was a discussion about it on the group page, but if there was I can't seem to find it. I'd be happy to help organize it a little bit.

Anxiety

C64

@Smarty: Yep. It was discussed in the "Suggestions" thread but never turned into its own thread. Apparently, I promised to start one with PS3 soundtracks and build that into a 128-soundtrack, all-console list. :-\ Guess I completely forgot, but I do see a Word doc called "PS3 List" on my computer. I'll post that tonight.

Anxiety

I'm good for any of the other rumbles or doubling on FF.

Final Fantasy XI: Anxiety (4-1) pulls off an, I think, quite surprising win over Golden Saucer. Game Boy got the most support for our next rumble, and that means I need your help. The 32-track Game Boy list still needs seven more songs. There is a decent possibility that some of your favorites are missing, as I made the list based on my own personal preference rather than popularity.


Round 2, Fight 23 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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The Lunarians (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFCceq0q1pA), from Final Fantasy IV

vs.

Rabanastre Downtown (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMgLuY6bNds), from Final Fantasy XII

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The Lunarians is one of the most nostalgic Final Fantasy tracks for me, but I'm definitely liking Rabanastre Downtown more at the moment.

Rabanastre Downtown for being the better piece of music, even though Lunarians is one of my favorite FF songs.

I will try to offer some timely help on the Gameboy page as soon as possible. I still have to post the PS3 soundtracks for the 7th gen rumble, too, but just completely swamped with work this weekend.

EDIT: Made some recommendations for the Gameboy rumble.

Final Fantasy IV.

The Lunarians

Holding out for a tie breaker, and then we'll kick off the new rumble. Additional suggestions are welcome; I can definitely remove some of my original 25.

Rabanastre Downtown

Rabanastre Downtown

Final Fantasy XII: Rabanastre Downtown (4-2) advances. It's time to kick off the next rumble!


Round 1, Fight 1 // Game Boy Rumble

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Spot: The Video Game - Your Turn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBIxnw22l1A), by Geoff Follin

vs.

Link's Awakening - Tal Tal Heights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtvtZT-PXGk), by Kazumi Totaka, Minako Hamano, Kozue Ishikawa

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Tal Tal Heights



Round 2, Fight 24 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Nalbina Fortress Underground Prison (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTu1lzfLolA), from Final Fantasy XII

vs.

Within the Giant (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL2b7E7TA6c), from Final Fantasy IV

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Within the Giant

Link's Awakening - Tal Tal Heights

Within the Giant

Within The Giant

Tal Tal Heights

Nalbina Fortress Underground Prison

Tal Tal Heights

Within the Giant

Do you really need to even ask about the first one?

Final Fantasy IV.

Link's Awakening - Tal Tal Heights (5-0) and Final Fantasy IV: Within the Giant (5-1) advance.


Round 1, Fight 2 // Game Boy Rumble

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Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Praying Hands (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6mftPOyQX0), by Hidehiro Funauchi

vs.

Final Fantasy Legend III - Theme of Another Dimension (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdZtrkqmOAI), by Ryuji Sasai

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I can't emphasize enough how much I absolutely adore the Final Fantasy Legend III soundtrack, and I rather wish Theme of Another Dimension, my favorite song from that game, came a bit later in the rumble. Sasai mastered panning effects on the Game Boy to an extent that is hardly rivaled by modern chiptune artists let alone his contemporaries, and he combined it with some of the best song writing on the system.

Round 2, Fight 25 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Devil's Lab (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIlGeT6N6Xs), from Final Fantasy VI

vs.

Cursed Earth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYTb5f68wf0), from Final Fantasy V

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Devil's Lab

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Praying Hands is one that I'd like to see in the finals. This might be my favorite Game Boy song.

Interesting match-up between two FF songs, but I gotta go with Devil's Lab

Praying Hands

Devil's Lab

Praying Hands

Devil's Lab

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Praying Hands (3-1) and Final Fantasy VI: Devil's Lab (4-0) advance.


Round 1, Fight 3 // Game Boy Rumble

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Final Fantasy Legend III - Setting Off into the Future (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF0m48CIT0I), by Ryuji Sasai

vs.

Yakuman - Main Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGTy_Fu4eVw), by Hirokazu 'Hip' Tanaka

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Yakuman

Round 2, Fight 26 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Eruyt Village (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOAD58HCB-c), from Final Fantasy XII

vs.

Esper Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COG3R3Km-Zk), from Final Fantasy XII

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Eruyt Village

Yakuman

Eruyt Village

Setting off into the Future

Esper Battle

Where's everybody at?

It's the beginning of finals week for some people is my guess.

Yeah, I didn't think of that. We started later than normal and are already done, but this is probably the final push for a lot of schools.

Wow, you're lucky, mine start next week! Yeah, ours are a little late this year.

Final Fantasy Legend III, Final Fantasy XII - Esper Battle

No finals here... just busy with work.

Yakuman

Eruyt Village

I've been really busy with school as well. I'm out 10 hours a day usually and when I'm home, I have to use what little time I have left to study. And I don't get enough sleep :( It's going to be this way at least till the end of February, so I have to suck it up.

Sounds like the rumblers are tired and weary this holiday season. :-\ I know topo is on limited internet access, too.

Yay, enough votes to close the fight. Yakuman (3-2) and Final Fantasy XII: Eruyt Village (3-2) advance.


Round 1, Fight 4 // Game Boy Rumble

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Battletoads - Stage 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TutFIcEL4cA), by Dave Wise

vs.

Metroid II - Surface of SR388 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33N1gt09fJA), by Ryoji Yoshitomi

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Surface of SR388

Round 2, Fight 27 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Saber's Edge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz8ZOw392M8), from Final Fantasy XIII

vs.

Dancing Mad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbXVNKtmWnc), from Final Fantasy VI

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I uh.... um.... uh.... Saber's Edge

Battle Toads

Dancing Mad

Battletoads - Apologies to the Metroid tune, which I know Shad is a big fan of. :-\

Dancing Mad

Surface of SR388

Dancing Mad

Hey guys. Sorry for my absence. Know that I still follow you in spirit and watch over this Awesome thread regularly through my Phone. I wish I could participate in this as I did before. But theres still time between for that to happen again.

I wish you all a merry christmas and happy holydays.

:-)

Enjoy life!!!!!

See ya soon

I hate to flip a coin when there have only been 4 posts, but, in the interest of keeping things moving along, I'm going to end the fight next time I check in here, probably the 26th.

And then of course I leave my computer at the in-laws over Christmas. Well, heads won the toss, so Metroid II - Surface of SR388 (2-2) and Final Fantasy VI: Dancing Mad (3-1) advance.


Round 1, Fight 5 // Game Boy Rumble

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Metroid II - Title Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=453temu5BIg), by Ryoji Yoshitomi

vs.

Robocop - Title Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZBDNQ3gas), by Jonathan Dunn

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Metroid II

Round 2, Fight 28 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Red Wings (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbQyqX9iu_M), from Final Fantasy IV

vs.

The Skycity of Bhujerba (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQNWafc6_9k), from Final Fantasy XII

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Red Wings

Robocop

Red Wings

Robocop

Red Wings

Metroid II

Bhujerba

Tails won the toss, so Robocop - Title Theme (2-2) and Final Fantasy IV: Red Wings (3-1) advance.


Round 1, Fight 6 // Game Boy Rumble

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Kirby's Dream Land 2 - Big Forest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMgcgRPR8qs), by Hirokazu Ando & Tadashi Ikegami

vs.

Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru - The Prince's Adventure (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5lL9_jGX78), by Kazumi Totaka

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Tough call, but I think I'll take Kirby's Dream Land 2

Round 2, Fight 29 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Sealed Away (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYv_NaRoH2M), from Final Fantasy V

vs.

Troian Beauty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zldQyv-YbE4), from Final Fantasy IV

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Troian Beauty

The Prince's Adventure

Troian Beauty

The Prince's Adventure

Sealed Away

Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru, Final Fantasy V.

The Prince's Adventure

Sealed Away

Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru - The Prince's Adventure (4-1) and Final Fantasy V: Sealed Away (3-2) advance.


Round 1, Fight 7 // Game Boy Rumble

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Final Fantasy Legend III - Oasis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69VkFEgWclE), by Ryuji Sasai

vs.

Metroid II - Metroid Hatchling Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgxl2Kh8I04), by Ryoji Yoshitomi

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Metroid Hatchling Theme

Round 2, Fight 30 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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The Extreme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVkcmx2l3WA), from Final Fantasy VIII

vs.

Song of Memories (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14HnN6RifzU), from Final Fantasy IX

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The Extreme

Metroid Hatchling Theme!

The Extreme

The Extreme

Metroid Hatchling Theme!

The Extreme

Oasis

As much as I love Song from her Memory, I feel The Extreme is a better piece and really fits the atmosphere.

:o Enough activity to post the next round on time!

Metroid II - Metroid Hatchling Theme (3-1) and Final Fantasy VIII: The Extreme (5-0) advance.


Round 1, Fight 8 // Game Boy Rumble

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Link's Awakening - Sword Search (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65LXFhqtt5k), by Kazumi Totaka, Minako Hamano, and Kozue Ishikawa

vs.

Pokemon - Gym Leader Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OO5VAKk0d8), by Junichi Masuda

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Sword Search

Round 2, Fight 31 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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The Place I'll Return To Someday (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw4wyNiQa6I), from Final Fantasy IX

vs.

Valley of the Fallen Star (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiJVNzQDdCY), from Final Fantasy VII

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The Place I'll Return To Someday!

Gym Leader Battle

The Place I'll Return To Someday

Gym Leader Battle

Valley Of The Fallen Star

Good to be back.

Valley Of The Fallen Star

Gym Leader Battle

Valley of the Fallen Star

Pokemon - Gym Leader Battle (3-1) and Final Fantasy VII: Valley of the Fallen Star (3-2) advance.


Round 1, Fight 9 // Game Boy Rumble

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Final Fantasy Legend II - The Legend Begins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wxegWLotCA), by Nobuo Uematsu

vs.

Mega Man II - Clash Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCGL2uzeohc), by Kenji Yamazaki

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Clash Man

Round 2, Fight 32 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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J-E-N-O-V-A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6GrZYE2il0), from Final Fantasy VII

vs.

Aerith's Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CK2hx377iU), from Final Fantasy VII

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J-E-N-O-V-A

The Legend Begins

Aerith's Theme

J-E-N-O-V-A

Last fight for FF's second round!


The Legend Begins

Aerith's Theme

Clash Man

J-E-N-O-V-A

still don't understand why JENOVA get's so many arrangements everywhere...

No love for The Birth of a God? You could take that theme, with some good instrumentation and adding a few arrangements with probably a keyboard solo and you've got yourself a kick ass song.

Anyway, still alive here. Still without Internet. And my vote goes for Aerith's Theme.

Topopoz!

Well, we've got two ties. Heads won the first and tails the second, so Mega Man II - Clash Man (2-2) and Final Fantasy VII: Aerith's Theme (3-3) advance.


Round 1, Fight 10 // Game Boy Rumble

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Battle Bull - Title Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6CJoSx1lZE), by Takayuki Suzuki

vs.

Burai Fighter Deluxe - Stage 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iitEPeIag5A), by Nobuyuki Shioda

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Battle Bull is the best unknown Game Boy song I found in all my digging. Enjoy. :)

Round 3, Fight 1 // Final Fantasy Rumble

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Airship (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-if85nnGWMg), from Final Fantasy XI

vs.

Off the Edge of Despair (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oPqxoGzorI), from Final Fantasy VII

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Off the Edge of Despair

Tough choice, but Battle Bull for me, too

Airship

This is a tough match up, but I think I like Burai Fighter Deluxe just smidge more.

Airship