i've never played that but i HAVE to check this out

(Commissioned by @feryx)

hi @feryx! i think if you love castlevania iv and you love vinyl it’s a must buy. i probably didn’t do a good job explaining that the cv4 release was actually awesome to any normal fan, but it’s the extreme purists who buried it. the reasons they disliked it were:1. they hated the cover art. imo it’s not my fav but it’s far far from BAD. i actually rly like the colors they used!2. it was sourced from “Demon Castle Dracula Best 2“ which was an old ost cd konami put out. it included lil bonus tracks with original sound effects like actual bats and doors creaking and church bells. these were usually relegated to their own little tracks but sometimes they happened at the start of a legit track or were played over minor tracks like the name select screen?most purists hate this kinda stuff like poison. i can’t really blame them for the critique since personally i want every track as it was in the game? and if you put on record for the first time not expecting it, you’ll probably frown and say “ugh what”? but HONESTLY it really wasn’t that bad. if you move past the purist standard, it actually sounds kinda neat and is v digestible. and 95% of tracks are free of it. if you want to hear what it’s like here’s a link:dcdb2 cd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-BNjOOziyA&index=1&list=PL8E7C80F668EE3A69mondo vinyl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kraoG6yyymU3. people felt it was lazy. they assumed artist was chosen hastily (i doubt it), and they hated that it was sourced from an old 90s cd rather than re-sourced. it didn’t help that (from my understanding) they totally did this with their first 3 releases. especially castlevania 3 which they did it twice! like completely new clean raw sources of the famicom ver with the amazing chip, AND one of the nes version. each on their own discs. it was just so so complete and everything people had wanted. we were spoiled.and i guess that made cv4, a standard release, look kinda crappy in comparison. but that’s totally unfair because idk. very few people are complaining about the new xenogears release, and that’s half remixes and missing the world map theme for chrissakes! or earthbound. that’s one of the most popular vinyl ever, and while it’s v well done and pretty, it’s sourcing a cd and missing 80% of the tracks! i don’t think castlevania 4 missed a single track? at least not completely. plus it’s super high quality and mondo are great people and ship cheap with lower prices and…yes i think it may be worth critiquing a little… but oh my god you still gotta BUY the gd thing bc it’s the entire castlevania iv ost on vinyl and that’s amazing regardless! i’d only stay away if ur a super purist (which is fine). your decision! good luck hope my info helped!!! lmk if you get it!

um well i’ve been getting the bulk of it from amazon. also bit from walmart online. nobody rly knows who started it but the two companies wanted to get rid of excess vinyl stock and constantly price-compete w each other so it’s driving prices down like crazy? up in the air how long it will last but it’s a great time to buy stuff!just be aware prices fluctuate like crazy?? like “michael jackson - bad” went from $11 back to over $20 in a few hours. i missed “offspring - smash” for $14 a week or so ago and it went up to $25. but it was down to $15 again today? etc etc etc. OH and just bc amazon is out of stock of a record doesn’t mean you can’t lock in the current price they have listed. it has to be distributed by amazon tho. and then u just wait for them to get it in stock. i don’t think they charge u until they actually have it either.u can find a good up to date listing of deals here:https://www.reddit.com/r/VinylDeals/new/if ur talkin about the game vinyl bootlegs, just search “moonshake” on google. for licensed game vinyl, a good info resource is here:https://www.reddit.com/r/VGMvinyl/

> implying you are extremely Wonderful

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 (after i finally finish ff9 because i’m slow at games)

probably actually with the run button. i’ve actually not played through sm as often as it deserves? so i think this is a situation where i’m stuck in such a deep pattern of forgetfulness that i continue to forget that i’ve forgotten every time i restarted the game. and then i get stuck at the bridge until i remember or look it up. but this time i guess i noticed it early and was like “whoa”.

I do! But only when there’s new types of things to explore. I was all up in Animal Crossing until I found “the loop” as it were...the point where I was doing the same thing over and over and not getting new rewards, just more stuff. At that point things feel like a slog. Twitchy games hold my attention longer (even if individual sessions are shorter).