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NEW MIX! What’s this? A desert and/or wild west level on the PC Engine? I think we all know what this calls for. Let’s explore the breadth of option that PCE composers reached for. (premieres ~15 minutes from time of posting!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIwa...

oh yeah, I mentioned june chikuma in this video. did you know she has a youtube channel? you should check it out! www.youtube.com/@junechikuma...

remember when i personally made a ton of arrangements for my Sega Master System and Game Gear mixes? well it took me a bit, but I've put a bunch of my favorites on a compilation album. here's an announcement video about it (plus some yapping) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6itK...

NEW MIX! today, we're looking at Alexander Brandon's musical journey. this guy brought the sound of the PC tracker scene into some very popular video games, but there's more to the story. let's explore! youtu.be/KorMUOxzkfE

even my big memories of this guy are split. I followed his tracker work since hearing Snowfall (see link), but Alex also has the honor of being the composer of that vgm i recorded with a tape next to the tv speaker as a kid: the N64 Vigilante 8 tunes.

alright, what's this now? I've learned that any time you see a sparkle next to something on a website, it means some feature has been cursed with AI integration. 🔍✨...? why has my search function been encumbered with AI?

i thought i'd try searching "recommendations" bc i specifically remember getting a few of those recently. and something odd happened: the first few results were just people thanking me for recommendations. then there was a "results might not be accurate" warning. then there were actual recs. huh??

alright, what's this now? I've learned that any time you see a sparkle next to something on a website, it means some feature has been cursed with AI integration. 🔍✨...? why has my search function been encumbered with AI?

... is this another LLM agent? why is "Sensitive topics" hidden under a dropdown? it's literally just the words "Negative feedback" and "Profanity" which, when clicked, autofill the below textbox. cmon.

NEW MIX! today, we're looking at Alexander Brandon's musical journey. this guy brought the sound of the PC tracker scene into some very popular video games, but there's more to the story. let's explore! youtu.be/KorMUOxzkfE

hey everyone, i've got a new narrated video! you know stock music? the stuff you hear in cheesy old instructional videos and such? it's good actually. however... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pFb...

it's a small detail but i really like how this background came out. it's actually some jank polygons slowly spinning, reflecting a star cubemap. plus bokeh. (the colors look a bit different here bc i upgraded tixl and it broke this scene...)

hey everyone, i've got a new narrated video! you know stock music? the stuff you hear in cheesy old instructional videos and such? it's good actually. however... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pFb...

i think this is the ideal. you don't just see the video game(s), but the many, many hands that touched them, each hand with its own opinion and voice about the future of the medium. art is made by people, and it's a delight to be able to hear from so many of these people.

honestly, watching this filled me with some sort of optimism. 20 years ago, i think we collectively had a more aggressive view of games. if the product didn't deliver, it sucked, and that was the end of the thought. now, though, we appreciate the blood and sweat and tears that went into it all

one of the biggest complaints i got about my witchcraft video is that the background music is too loud. using the multi-language feature of youtube, i added an audio track that's a little better balanced. just select "English (US)". it's not a crazy difference, but i think it's an improvement!

while im at it, on my sequel video, im going to run a test with this devious and maniacal alternate thumbnail.

ever notice how some of the tunes in Ecco Jr were super lush? how about the depths of funk in Genesis sports titles? turns out there was a billboard-topping composer behind that. today we're exploring the works of Andy Armer. ---- video premieres in ~15 minutes! join us in chat!