04.12.07
Pop Goes The World
I would love to have this entry be a witty little commentary on the state of the Earth right now and how people are basically just looking for excuses to tear the world apart. It’s not. It’s basically me saying that I really really like the song lists from Pop’n Music 11 and 12. That’s all.
Tonight, I’ll be picking up my badge from Tekkoshocon, which means that, as you might have guessed, the entry schedule is going to be teh wacky for the next few days. I expect I’ll have Bailout for you tomorrow, and then incoherent notes for the next three days while I prepare the inevitable 2007 Tekkoshocon Report. I’m going to say right now that while there will at least be four entries between now and Monday, they may not exactly appear on the site until after the fact. I hope you’ll all forgive the minor lapse and fudging of the timestamps. I’m going to be running in con- mode for the next few days, so sleep is a premium.
Which would be more relaxing and actually kind of normal for me if I didn’t have something ridiculously important on Monday.
32_footsteps said,
04.12.07 at 6:48 am
But the burning question is, do either Pop’n game have Men Without Hats on it?
John said,
04.12.07 at 9:14 am
So far? No. If there were to be a US version (which given the trademark “Music Mania” is looking increasingly likely) then I’d lobby heavily for it. We’ll just have to settle for the Sailor Moon theme, Tank!, Cruel Angel’s Thesis, and a pretty good version of Rhythm and Police.
Oh, and Murmur Twins. Because my GOD does that song rock.
Ismail Saeed said,
04.12.07 at 9:30 am
So you can Pop’n to Moonlight Densetsu/Moonlight Legend?
Curious: Is it a complex song as translated into Pop’n form, or pretty easy? Call this the “how many feet do they rate it at” question but without knowing the equivalent Pop’n terminology.
John said,
04.12.07 at 12:53 pm
Indeed you can. Just played it, actually.
As for its difficulty, that varies. (Quick lesson; skip if you don’t care to know how Pop’n works) There are two modes, 5-button and 9-button, and 9-button has varying difficulty levels (9-line/normal, Hyper, and sometimes an EX, but not always, as in this case). 9-line normal is a 16, which falls about in the high end of “easy”; Hyper is a 25 (and insanely hard; I’ve only managed about a couple Hypers myself on previous mixes). 5-line is a 4, meaning literally anyone should be able to do it; it’s among the easiest 5-line tracks on Pop’n 11, with only one track (Fantasy) rating a 3 in 5-line. (The scale of difficulty is from a hypothetical 1 to upwards of 43; for Pop’n 11 5-line the scale goes from 3 to 19, while 9-line normal runs from 3 (Fantasy) to 26 (Hip Rock 2).)
ahem To answer your question, it’s not too difficult in 9-line normal but it’s not really going to be anyone’s first song. In general the licensed tracks tend to the easier end of the spectrum.
32_footsteps said,
04.12.07 at 3:32 pm
By the way, this has inspired me to write a column very soon about the ultimate rhythm game soundtrack, and what it would contain.