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[TmsT's Zero Wing Rhapsody]

First 10 I've given out in ages

Well, Numa Numa could be considered the AYB of 2005, but let's not forget one of the largest internet fads of all time, and this certainly doesn't. Doesn't matter if it's just the dialogue of the AYB flash to Bohemian Rhapsody (which is a great song in its own right) it was done really well.

There'll be a Wazzup one next. Or Mikey, just you watch. Great work.

TmsT responds:

Oh god. Wazzup. I'm scared. :D

["Megaman" (1/3) -Short-]

Not too bad

Although there are quite a lot of Megaman things on here, seeing as there's a collection page for it and all.

Anyway, to the movie. The graphics were quite nice in this if a bit stiff in movement at times. The voices were a bit quiet, but the subtitles helped that out, plus the music and umm... other sound effects... were chosen pretty well. I'm a bit biased when it comes to style, seeing as I'm a Megaman fan, but it's also nice to see some light-hearted VG parodies now and again. The menu's not bad. Basic, but it's got all that you need. I thought it was funny how you managed to sync Megaman's... umm... stomach problem to Tchaikovsky's Russian Dance, plus I liked Proto's deleted scene too.

It's good to see characters other than Mega being focused on too (like the Met). Perhaps build on that and have other enemies like Sniper Joe or one of the robot masters not usually seen (ie not Cutman, Quickman or Gutsman) make an appearance maybe. Just a suggestion.

Overall, pretty good.

Eric-S responds:

Thanks for the Good Review.

btw, i though you said Cuntman (instead of cutman xD)

yeah, ill add robot masters, maybe ill add Roll, Bass, Coil, Treble.

and maybe some robot masters like Chilli Penguin, Flame Mammoth and maybe Sigman or Wily could improve the plot by bits.

Thanks again

[sonic movie madness 3.1.2]

Review for both parts so far...

Great work. I noticed that the art's improved from the last part, and Rouge has a good voice actor this time round. I liked the cameos (Mad Jack rules, I miss that cartoon) and the general... madness involved (which is a given considering the title). The subtitles had less spelling errors too, so that's also a plus.

Overall very enjoyable.

RogerregoRRoger responds:

okay, glad you liked it so far then, and noticed the tiny improvements

[Valentines Day 3]

I hate Valentine's Day...

... But I'm a fair voter too. This was kinda funny, and the art was decent, but the next button at the start didn't work, so I had to right-click. Voices were a bit crackly, but I'm guessing that's down to compression issues or something.

Other thing that bothered me was the window size. I'm on 800x600 here, so I had a hard time seeing the whole thing. Try and make the window smaller in your next movie. Other than that, good work.

funymony responds:

I'm sorry bout the window size, but it was for school, and it had to be big enough that everybody could see it on their television screeenz. =< =P Meow. Oh wellz, Thanks for teh FAIR VOTE!!!!! *jumps up in the air and does a twirl*

[Ghostbusters: Episode 3]

Great

I remember coming across the pilot episode for this (Job 56 I think it was called) ages ago. Ghostbusters was a good film and this series is cool. Good lip-syncing in this one, but there was a bit of static on some of the voices. Meh, not a big problem anyway.

Keep up the good work.

[Final Fantasy Sonic X:Ep3]

Keep at it, you're doing great

Yeah. Sorry to hear this was getting mass-0'd. Only problem I really had was this was too short. I won the battles easily enough (is it possible to lose?) and the overdrives were cool.

Keep it up.

BlackDevilX responds:

Yeas it is possible to lose the first battle. Second battle no.

[ludas animans Ep. 6 Pt. 3]

Looking good as always

Glad you took my advice on placing the "advance" button in one space. Made it a lot easier to advance the text. I noticed the whole P Factor sounds inspired by Breath of Fire IV, with different people possessing auras of differing strengths and such.

Some of Crey's text was a bit hard to read (on the bottom line), but that's a minor complaint. Plus there's some development in character with Lou and Serika.

You should check the Sprite Club on the BBS some time too. Click my username, then scroll down to my BBS posts and click on that to get there easily, as I've posted in there pretty frequently.

One last thing regarding sound. Are there any specific sites where I can get some of the sounds you used (the VG ones) or is there a way of extracting it from an emulator somehow? I'm planning a few movies myself and it'd help me out if you could let me know.

Keep up the good work, and I hope the cliffhanger's resolved fairly quickly.

KNanakase responds:

Hmm, inspired by Breath of Fire IV, eh? I played that game years ago and I don't even remember what it was about (as I rented it and beat the game in about 3 days). Maybe I should play through it again sometime since I do have the iso of it *shifty eyes*.

All the video game sounds I ripped myself using an emulator. I used Nebula Jukebox, an emulator that plays sounds from CPS1 & 2 and Neo Geo games. It plays sounds from other arcade boards, but I don't have any games for those particular formats. You can get Nebula Jukebox here:

http://caesar.logiqx.com/html/emus/sound/nebula_jukebox.shtml

As for the games you're on your own. As for the cliffhanger, if you can call it that, I hope I can do it in quick manner, but fight scenes take me the longest to animate since I have to think what moves to do without it seeming repetitive. Plus, I have to try to make it last five minutes! *sighs* Not only that, but after the fight between the mercenaries, there will be another fight not long after that. *tries not to scream* So I have a lot of work ahead of me.

Anyways, glad you liked the movie, and I'll check out the Sprite Club.

[PICONJO: The End]

Wonchop gives British people a bad name! >:(

Therefore, this movie is good because it pwns him. Oh, and I'm going to use that Chrono Cross tune myself because it is 1337.

However, for not having the fight scene in the same episode... MINUS 1 POINT! HA HA!

This is my 69th review, so I expect a response. Because of 69. ROFL!

[Sprite Survivor - 5]

Maybe it's just me...

... but did this series take a whole new direction? This episode seemed a lot "darker" than previous episodes to me. Still thought it was good though. Got a bit peeved at Kefka's appearance (I hate Kefka. Always have) but seeing as his scene was "cut short" shall we say, and his laugh wasn't as annoying as usual it didn't take too much away.

I remember reading a review in a previous episode about personality quirks, case in point Shadow, and how he's supposedly this "I care for no one" character; yet he's also pretty helpful at times, such as helping Sailor Moon up after their match in this one, so it's cool that small traits are being picked up and extended on like that.

The nominations are gonna be really tough this time round, but here goes.

SHIVA: Charles/Fighter. This one was tough to pick, as Charles' personality could be extended upon, but Rosa's still got a story of her own to finish. And Flik's just a cool character (pity Viktor wasn't in this actually, considering they're like a "dynamic duo" or something).

RAMUH: Celes. Tough one, but I personally think the Neclord/Star Dragon Sword thing could be extended upon (same reason I didn't vote for Flik), plus with Sailor Moon out, that loses one of the key running jokes in the series.

Great work, definitely one of the toughest voting decisions yet. Now let's see this get a damned award this time.

Hell-Fire responds:

Charles - sailor moon

Thanks a lot for the decent review. I got jipped of an award again but ah well. The humor in the movie wasnt as focused on as the story which was, as you said, darker. And its also great to see some suikoden fans out there. Thanks for votes and review

[Zero's Revenge (prologue)]

Hmm... OK then

Well, you seem to have Flash down pretty well, the animation looked pretty damn smooth and everything. Obviously being too short is the downfall, and there are a few inconsistencies:

1- The first scene says "4000 AD" yet the Megaman Zero universe is supposed to be set in 22XX (or possibly 23XX if you believe that MMX Command Mission is in 22XX). That would mean Zero is almost 2000 years old in your story.
2- For a prologue, very little is really explained. Why is Zero in the desert for example? But then, as your author comments say, you don't really have any real idea for a plot yet.
3- What is the reason for his revenge? We see a scene where he's just about to fight an X Clone, then it cuts out.

I'm not too sure about ideas for a plot. Perhaps Omega X and his army has attacked and destroyed HQ. Zero clashes with Omega, but fails, and is now searching for any clues that may help him in gaining enough power to defeat him. Not sure though. Try looking at some other Megaman-based flashes for inspiration such as Megaman X Gets Taxed, Megaman Polarity or any of the flashes by CheveLoco if you haven't already.

You have the skill, so I'd like to see it put to use. I'll keep an eye out for your work.

davidville18 responds:

thanks.. I think I made up a little plot for the movie now... thnx for the suggestion!