If SM64+ is even considered for speedruns, it will be its own category or set of categories.

Thankfully the link doesn’t include binaries and you still have to compile them yourself, so it’s unlikely that Nintendo has legal grounds to do a C&D.

Yeah, exactly!  It would be magnificent mayhem, and it would add so much variety rather than endless Goombas/Koopas with the occasional Hammer Bro/Bowset/Lakitustorm.

I really hope they bring Super Mario 35 back from time to time, or in updated form.  Add in levels from other games too!  SMB3 and SMW would be perfect fits (probably leaving out autoscrolling levels, though), and what the heck, mix in some SM2 areas as well just for the heck of it.  This game was a blast, if…

We do this, too. Costs far less, can control the quality of the product, and never have to worry about what to do with the last few drops. 

This show proves the Netflix model is terrible. Other streaming services tried it and many have moved away from it thankfully, after they realized that all it does is kill the conversation, hype, and buzz for a TV series.

One thing that surprises me is how much Trump’s dropped out of the spotlight since leaving office. Even though it was a relief not having to hear about his tweets constantly, I didn’t think it would make as much of an impact as it has.

it’s not objectively better. A better analogy is that it’s expecting a song that was composed for an ancient lute to automatically sound better on an electric guitar. The original results were the intention. The “compromise” was expected and worked into how the song was played. With a more modern toolset you could…

I think your “crayolas” analogy is off, here, though.

Kondo composed with the SNES music sampling in mind. Had he access to modern samples, it is VERY likely he would have written something completely different.

The limitation helped create the art.

It’s fine to like the remasters (I think some of them work...and others…

“The remastered songs are objectively better both for the player’s enjoyment and a better representation of the original artistic vision that had to be COMPROMISED because of those old limitations.”

This pretty much confirms to me that you aren’t a musician (nor a composer).

I guarantee these were chosen by Kondo and…

Also, definitely, a function of them repeating so much. But I find even the tunes that really pushed the chips with their complexity stayed memorable.

Comparing the Overworld theme remastered and the game version, I’ll take the game version, it just sounds better.

“I’ve found a lot of video game music more forgettable. The simpler tunes of the 8- and 16-bit eras find a way to latch on to your brain and never let go.”

I don’t know; this may be a simple function of the fact that it’s easier to remember a simple tune than a complex one.

Why do you assume this was a compromise? They could have always had the end result in mind and knew what sound they wanted and how to achieve it. I am at a loss to your aggressive attacks here as you attempt to establish what is pure and correct upon everyone else.  

It depends on the game I guess. I’ve discovered some videos with Donkey Kong Country 2 tracks using samples that are as close to “original source but uncompressed” as possible. It’s definitely not to its detriment in this case:

I know this is the moronically naïve 12-year-old in me talking but I really wish they’d bring Ryan Drummond back to voice the Blue Blur. Roger was a great palate cleanser for me after Jason Griffith’s run however Drummond was always THE Sonic voice. Subjective, I get it. 

I’ll stop using the ellipsis as soon as everyone learns spelling, capitalization, and grammar.

Replying “ok...” can leave a text reader feeling as if you’re leaving something unsaid.

In informal text-based communication, ellipses are used to indicate the speaker is trailing off.

Am I hanging with a different crowd, because I’ve yet to encounter anyone who...uses...ellipses...in place of... ... anything else...? Most people I talk to know spaces and commas exist. Some even venture into the world of the mighty em dash— perhaps the most powerful of punctuation marks.