VGM Guessing Contest #3!!! | Results
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2019 4:08 pm
tl;dr: Read the bold parts.
The first quiz was hosted in July by sancles-chan and the second quiz was hosted in November by cato. It hasn't been that long, but I'm done putting together songs so whatever. Time for the third quiz!
This time you can alternatively listen to the 50 songs as one medley on Youtube instead of downloading them in a zip file. By popular demand I also made a zip file where you can listen to them separately. Choose the method you prefer.
How to guess:
Watch the video to hear a medley containing 50 video game songs, or download the file to listen to them separately. Each song will play for about 20-30 seconds. All you have to do is write down the name of the game you have to pop in to hear that song. If the song is a remix of another song, be sure to write down the name of the game with which this particular arrangement can be heard. Note that you don't necessarily need the game where this song appeared for the first time, as long as your guess features the same arrangement.
Point Distributions:
+1 If you guessed the correct franchise, or for similarly close guesses
+2 if you guess the correct game
x2 if you are the only one to guess the franchise/the game
NEW: Additional points for streaks (see below)
STREAK BONUS:
There will be bonus points for getting 4 and more correct game guesses in a row. If you get 4 songs in a row, you will get 3 extra points. After that, you will get +3 instead of +2 for every following song in the streak. Example:
Song 1 - 3: (Correct guess) +2
Song 4: (Correct guess) +5 Streak Bonus
Song 5 - 7: (Correct guess) +3
Song 8: (Wrong guess) +0 End of Streak
Even if many of the songs are easy, maintaining a streak of 4 or longer is not. This addition should make the game more exciting for people who are very good at guessing. Challenge yourselves to get as many streaks as possible!
Important rules and differences from last time:
-There are no intruders this time. If a song is a remix of a non-video game song, it will still be an arrangement that appears in a video game.
-I will not be giving private hints.
-Songs will often start somewhere in the middle instead of in the beginning. This in particular will make looking through playlists to verify where a song is from a pain, so instead, if you're unsure, just go with your gut. There's no penalty for guessing wrong after all.
-As in the second quiz, there is a healthy mix of easy and hard songs. You can roughly estimate the difficulty of a song by the last digit of the song number. Songs that end with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are somewhat easy and your best chance to get a streak bonus. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0 on the other hand are relatively difficult.
-I did not enforce the "1 song per series" rule of the last contest, but it is still mostly true.
How to participate:
Anyone can join. Simply write me a PM here on the forums with a list of your guesses before the deadline arrives (or send it on Discord to Jafistndodel#4587). You can change your submission as many times as you want before the deadline, so don't be afraid to hand it in early so you don't forget later.
Prices:
The winner gets bragging rights, as well as the right to create and host the next competition. Of course, if the winner doesn't feel like hosting it, he can give that right to the user in 2nd place instead. Don't be afraid to join this tournament just for fun.
When's the deadline?
The deadline will be on January 15th 2020. The results will be released shortly after.
So far, I've received guesses from:
-ShadowStarX
-cato
-DrMekar
-MECHDRAGON777
-8lue Storm
-HenryRichard
If there are any questions you can ask in this thread or per PM. May the best video game music master win!
Watch on Youtube:
...Or download a zip file containing the 50 songs as separate mp3 files:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/epmqn0f745adl ... 3.zip?dl=0
OR
http://www.mediafire.com/file/n2m1l9rb4 ... 3.zip/file
The first quiz was hosted in July by sancles-chan and the second quiz was hosted in November by cato. It hasn't been that long, but I'm done putting together songs so whatever. Time for the third quiz!
This time you can alternatively listen to the 50 songs as one medley on Youtube instead of downloading them in a zip file. By popular demand I also made a zip file where you can listen to them separately. Choose the method you prefer.
How to guess:
Watch the video to hear a medley containing 50 video game songs, or download the file to listen to them separately. Each song will play for about 20-30 seconds. All you have to do is write down the name of the game you have to pop in to hear that song. If the song is a remix of another song, be sure to write down the name of the game with which this particular arrangement can be heard. Note that you don't necessarily need the game where this song appeared for the first time, as long as your guess features the same arrangement.
Point Distributions:
+1 If you guessed the correct franchise, or for similarly close guesses
+2 if you guess the correct game
x2 if you are the only one to guess the franchise/the game
NEW: Additional points for streaks (see below)
STREAK BONUS:
There will be bonus points for getting 4 and more correct game guesses in a row. If you get 4 songs in a row, you will get 3 extra points. After that, you will get +3 instead of +2 for every following song in the streak. Example:
Song 1 - 3: (Correct guess) +2
Song 4: (Correct guess) +5 Streak Bonus
Song 5 - 7: (Correct guess) +3
Song 8: (Wrong guess) +0 End of Streak
Even if many of the songs are easy, maintaining a streak of 4 or longer is not. This addition should make the game more exciting for people who are very good at guessing. Challenge yourselves to get as many streaks as possible!
Important rules and differences from last time:
-There are no intruders this time. If a song is a remix of a non-video game song, it will still be an arrangement that appears in a video game.
-I will not be giving private hints.
-Songs will often start somewhere in the middle instead of in the beginning. This in particular will make looking through playlists to verify where a song is from a pain, so instead, if you're unsure, just go with your gut. There's no penalty for guessing wrong after all.
-As in the second quiz, there is a healthy mix of easy and hard songs. You can roughly estimate the difficulty of a song by the last digit of the song number. Songs that end with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are somewhat easy and your best chance to get a streak bonus. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0 on the other hand are relatively difficult.
-I did not enforce the "1 song per series" rule of the last contest, but it is still mostly true.
How to participate:
Anyone can join. Simply write me a PM here on the forums with a list of your guesses before the deadline arrives (or send it on Discord to Jafistndodel#4587). You can change your submission as many times as you want before the deadline, so don't be afraid to hand it in early so you don't forget later.
Prices:
The winner gets bragging rights, as well as the right to create and host the next competition. Of course, if the winner doesn't feel like hosting it, he can give that right to the user in 2nd place instead. Don't be afraid to join this tournament just for fun.
When's the deadline?
The deadline will be on January 15th 2020. The results will be released shortly after.
So far, I've received guesses from:
-ShadowStarX
-cato
-DrMekar
-MECHDRAGON777
-8lue Storm
-HenryRichard
If there are any questions you can ask in this thread or per PM. May the best video game music master win!
Watch on Youtube:
...Or download a zip file containing the 50 songs as separate mp3 files:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/epmqn0f745adl ... 3.zip?dl=0
OR
http://www.mediafire.com/file/n2m1l9rb4 ... 3.zip/file
