Score: 3

"+3 for music, what else can I say?"

submission: Applez

date: December 4, 2009

Well frankly, the game was shite. The 'retro' graphics were nothing more than things drawn with slightly blocky edges. The levels were certainly not 'fun' and nor was the game 'different.'

It was a crappy copy of Super Mario Bros., complete with crappy copies of Super Mario music. Oh, and all the sounds were basically Super Mario.

Overall, there is very little that was good or enjoyable about this game. The medals were... okay, I suppose, although -- just like the rest of the game -- none of the medals were particularly original.

The boss level was a load of crap, and the levels before it weren't much better. The music was pretty awful, but at least you didn't just steal Mario music like you did with the sound effects.

Score: 9

"Fun"

submission: Dynamic Systems

date: December 2, 2009

It's really fun to see a physics-based building game that really requires you to think. It's a great game, fun yet can be challenging. Oh, and the music choice was top-notch as well: nothing to do with the game, but it was good even on the infinite repeat loop.

Finally, no review of this type of game would be complete without a little shameless self-promotion... so here's my rather simplistic level design:
S1|228|336|0|F,S16|300|267|-38|F,S15|
244.95|224|-50,S4|244|106|0,Ball|296|
297|0|F,Basket|51|392|50|F,S5|433|203 |176,S7|407|136|118|F,S9|476|52|0|F,S 9|449|136|0,S3|459|18|0|F,

Score: 10

"Best Shit Ever"

submission: It's a Nice Day Today

date: November 24, 2009

Such a stupid and dumb game... it's awesome! This should have like... a 10/5 and waaaaaay more than 260,000 views!

Score: 8

"Hmm... trippy!"

submission: Helium

date: November 24, 2009

I could definitely see this working for one of those neo-retro-style arcade games or just as a kind of chill-out music.

It's nice, well composed, and I usually don't like this kind of lounge-y trance music (or D'n'B as you categorized it). Although it does end abruptly... it left me wanting more - maybe a little variation and repeating the main theme again could help round out the composition and make it feel more complete.

Other than that, I like it a lot. The voice sample is really cool as well -- it is really contrasting with the style of the rest of the song yet somehow it they just fit together perfectly.

Score: 5

"Pretty good..."

submission: Rock Bond Theme

date: August 27, 2009

...but it would be so much better if you had a better recording setup.

This just sounds like a bunch of distorted noise - you need to work on your audio levels. Listen to other rock songs - the instruments really shouldn't be competing with each other.

Score: 4

"Eh..."

submission: Nothing But The Blues with vox

date: August 25, 2009

Kinda surprised this is "NewGrounds Audio Portal's Best Ever" track. I don't hold out much hope for the rest of the music here...

It's pretty poor quality, though, and really needs a more talented singer. The rest of the music is decent, but not a patch on other blues music that has been produced.

Not to mention, the piano sounds like shit. It needs to be louder, less jazzy, and more bluesy. It sounds like a freaking honky-tonk. To be 'from the soul' it needs to be a full grand piano!

The recording quality sucks and I don't think I'll be listening to this song again any time soon. At least it stands out from the techno and dance music on NewGrounds, but this definitely isn't "Best Track Ever" quality.