Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0

Re:Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0 by orblivion on Sunday August 07, 2016 @12:31PM (#12242526)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iM26OGIH1o

Though I'm a fan of video game music and remixes, I'm very picky about them. Especially when it's reinstrumented. (I'm yet to find a remix of Kraid's Hideout from Metroid 1 that's anywhere near as good as the original.) But this remix from Metroid 2 works pretty well.

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Re:Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0 by JonnieCache on Sunday August 07, 2016 @06:10PM (#12243974)

The superior version of the metroid music is Super Metroid Symphony by Blake Robinson's Synthetic Orchestra.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m_ooRjCuNw&list=PLROcUs85n5...

The warp records-ish versions in metroid prime are pretty awesome too.

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Re:Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0 by chongli on Sunday August 07, 2016 @02:40PM (#12243092)

But this remix from Metroid 2 works pretty well

Eh, to each their own I suppose. I was really excited about this remake when I saw the graphics. Watching the video you linked dampened my enthusiasm.

I grew up on Metroid 2. I remember playing it outside the principal's office in school! The music is dark and haunting and unlike anything I've heard since.

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Re:Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0 by anjbe on Sunday August 07, 2016 @05:17PM (#12243694)

To be fair, the piece remixed in that video is one of the only “traditional” musical tracks in the game, and I think the remix works pretty well. But I share your concerns: I hope that the later parts of the game, where music is replaced with weird sounds and background noises, retain the wholly alien feeling of the original.

Metroid 2 is relatively forgotten compared to Metroid and Super Metroid, but its graphics and sound build up a sense of tension and uneasiness in a way that they don’t match, I think. This blog post articulates my feelings on the music of Metroid 2 pretty well: http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2007/03/15/the-music-of-metroi...

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Re:Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0 by chongli on Sunday August 07, 2016 @06:10PM (#12243975)

Thanks for sharing that post. It echoed many of the thoughts I'd had about the game. The sheer genius of Metroid 2 is how well it juxtaposes the ruins of a lost civilization with the sheer alien horror of the "jungle" that is taking over. The music and sounds don't just complement that, they play a starring role in the creation of that tension.

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Re:Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0 by jaredsohn on Sunday August 07, 2016 @03:26PM (#12243264)

The video you linked is from five years ago.

There is also a two-hour long play video from a year ago that includes more music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYX9g7z4Av8

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Re:Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0 by Ace17 on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @12:58AM (#12259599)

> I'm yet to find a remix of Kraid's Hideout from Metroid 1 that's anywhere near as good as the original.

Trying my luck: https://soundcloud.com/ace17-1/industroid-r3

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Re:Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0 by orblivion on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @01:34AM (#12259687)

It's a cool enough remix, and the beginning was different from ones I've heard before. The problem is that I feel that the eeriness of the original comes from the minimalism. Any sorts of drums or orchestra or choir sounds take away from it. Maybe the only improvement could be more modern synth sounds? That's just my feel on it, maybe I'll hear a counterexample some day.

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Re:Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0 by Ace17 on Thursday August 11, 2016 @04:32AM (#12266885)

> I feel that the eeriness of the original comes from the minimalism.

Yeah, I definitely agree with you here. The minimalism of the original creates a great feeling of isolation, which I clearly didn't re-create in the remix.

(BTW I found the same feeling of minimalism-conveyed-isolation to be present in "Maridia 2" music of Super Metroid - same problem here, orchestration make it disappear)

Anyway, thanks for listening! It's probable that the original can't be enhanced :-)

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Re:Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0 by orblivion on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @02:13PM (#12263734)

Actually, I bet Kraftwerk could make it happen.

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Re:Another Metroid 2 Remake v1.0 by anonbanker on Monday August 08, 2016 @12:53AM (#12245580)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxDfqWMTNpg

I used to use this version to test subwoofers.

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