Hi Dark, I do see your point, but still feel in some ways the two can't easily be joined. As far as the music goes I can record or make a good rendition of the Mario theme music, or grab some midi files of the game music archives to capture the original music. However, some of the effects like sending a fireball at your enemy are totally hokey as heck. I have fireball and fire sounds that would sound way cooler, but I am certain purests out their would complain that I wasn't using the original sound. When you break a brick for example to me it would be much cooler to hear rocks crack and crumble than the bang like sound of the original Mario. Again though my thoughts here probably won't satisfy those purests who want the original Mario which I onestly feel could be done better with better effects.
Dark wrote: > hello tom. > > I agree with you about adding sounds, both for purposes of making the game's > audibley playable and for atmosphere, however there do seem to be cases > where if you were doing a remake, using some of the original sounds would be > crucial to preserve the game your doing. > > Mario wouldn't be mario without the main theme, mushroom effects etc, and > while adding a sound here and there to make things audio comprehensive is > certainly a good idea, I'm not certain about completely exchanging the sfx > for more modern ones. > > for some of the old Atari 2600 games like space invaders and asteroids, it > seems fine to update the sounds, provided the fun of the graphical original > gets translated. but for audio remakes of games that have a unique setting > or characters, like Mario, or that audio Metroid or Zelda we're all waiting > for, it wouldn't seem to me to be a correct audio wrenditionn unless some of > the original sfx and music were used, ----- even if more were added later. > > Obviously there's a fine line here, about which games need updating, and > indeed how much, but I think both sides probably need to be > recognized, ----- especially when dealing with famous games or characters. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. > > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
