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Topic: The NintendoLife VGM Tournament: Best City / Urban Theme (Round Two)

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ThePirateCaptain

Hello all,

Back in the day when I was active on the forums I ran a tournament where the community would vote on the best videogame music. It’s been a few years since I stopped so I’m not sure if there’s anyone still around that remembers, but with all the free time at my disposal I thought I’d try reviving the idea. If people are interested then we can decide on a theme and start nominating tracks. More so than deciding a definitive “best” song, I think this is just a fun way to appreciate and discover new music from games you may not have played.

As far as the format is concerned, once we decide on a theme (music from a particular series, boss themes, music from water levels/areas, etc.), each person will be allowed to nominate whatever songs they think fit the best. I will then enter them all in a randomized bracket and post polls so we can vote which songs move on to the next round until we have a winner. If you have any questions or ideas feel free to share!

Previous Tournaments:

Title Themes: (Winner: Title Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
RPG Battle Themes: (Winner: The Last Campaign - Etrian Odyssey III)
Lava/Fire Themes: (Winner: Scorch 'N' Torch - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)
Diegetic Music: (Winner: Build That Wall - Bastion)
Map/Level Select: (Winner: Character Select - Street Fighter: 3rd Strike)
Snow/Winter Themes: (Winner: Mountaintop Secrets - Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)
Temple/Ruins Themes: (Winner: tie between Chozo Ruins from Metroid Prime and Sog-Gee's Realm from Snake Pass)
Summer/Beach Themes: (Winner: Galdin Quay - Final Fantasy XV)
Boss Battle Themes: (Winner: The End of Raging Winds - Etrian Odyssey IV)
Character Themes: (Winner: Rose of May - Final Fantasy IX)
Final Boss Themes: (Winner: One-Winged Angel - Final Fantasy VII)
Official Remixes: (Winner: Special Blend Mix - Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations)

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BabyYoda71

Main Themes? Mario music? Animal Crossing music?

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ThePirateCaptain

Those are all good ideas. I also thought of title/menu themes as an option.

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Captain_Toad

@Link-Hero We may have to bring back other and new community events as a whole to reawaken the spark of tourneys like this one otherwise this may lead to quickened uninterest.

Let give this a try anyway.

@ThePirateCaptain I suggest to keep it simple like a preset songs tourney then rev it up for later tourneys so fan-chosen ones can be done for later.

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BabyYoda71

@Link-Hero I only joined this website recently, so I never had the original. I would love to participate in one!

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BabyYoda71

@Link-Hero Why lock a thread just because it doesn’t appeal to some people? I think it should still exist, even if some people don’t want a competition.

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MsJubilee

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BabyYoshi65
I understand that, but the interest for a tournament on this site is not what it once was. I would love to be proved wrong.

I don't think enough users are using the forums to get a tournament going. These forums aren't popular like they used to be.

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Dogorilla

I'd be happy to participate

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BabyYoda71

I think this thread should still exist, even if it’s a small one.

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kkslider5552000

Yeah we just need to force some other people to participate.

Er, I mean, kindly ask them. Y-yeah.

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SomeBitTripFan

I'd be down to participate and I imagine when it launches proper it'll catch on again. Just need to do something that most people will be interested in, so what would be an exceptionally cool category?

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BabyYoda71

Yes, exactly! We can still do this, it just won’t be as huge as it used to be!

As for categories, I think Title Themes would be a good way to start and then add on from there. What do you think, @ThePirateCaptain? Will we do it?

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Captain_Toad

We'll I'm seeing a bit more support than expected. @ThePirateCaptain Make the call.

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ThePirateCaptain

Sorry guys, I’m still getting used to checking the forums regularly again. There’s a few people interested so I think we can give it a shot and see how things go. If everyone is onboard with Title Themes as a category then we can go ahead and open nominations. The goal is to get to 32 songs total so 3-4 songs per person should be a good start and we can adjust as needed.

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BabyYoda71

@ThePirateCaptain I would go with:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme
Mii Channel theme (If it counts)
Super Mario Bros. the original theme
Super Smash Bros. Brawl theme
If I get a fifth, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate theme

Now we just need users like @Captain_Toad, @SomeBitTripFan, @kkslider5552000, @Dogorilla and @Link-Hero to post their nominations to get this thread going!

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kkslider5552000

For title themes I have:
Megaman 3
Ocarina of Time
Halo: Combat Evolved
Skyrim

As an idea, you should post a Youtube playlist of all the nominations when we have them all so people can listen to them easily.

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SomeBitTripFan

Prey - Experiments in Confusion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0woIMIYWkPk)
Fez - Legend (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHW2mtuc6pc)
Deadly Premonition - The Woods and the Goddess (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlgjtKPtpT8)

Trying to figure out what I want my last nomination to be. Will edit it in later.

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Captain_Toad

Ok here's my list.

Kirby Mass Attack: Title Theme
Burning rangers: Title theme.
Alien 3 Genesis: Main Title Part 2
Jet Moto: Title

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