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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 24, 2007, 04:57:36 AM

Title: Crazy Japanese person encodes graphics into MIDI data, OMFG ensues
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 24, 2007, 04:57:36 AM
Retro game medley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU4GJgwDCbQ

[youtube=425,350]TU4GJgwDCbQ[/youtube]

Cheetahmen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLTRylm7QRU

[youtube=425,350]DLTRylm7QRU[/youtube]

Super Mario Bros.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPtkHDQVScE

[youtube=425,350]NPtkHDQVScE[/youtube]

Final Fantasy IV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CVL_sGuZfs

[youtube=425,350]2CVL_sGuZfs[/youtube]

Kirby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ado5HEHJYSg

[youtube=425,350]ado5HEHJYSg[/youtube]

Chrono Trigger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4bRIJldeTg

[youtube=425,350]c4bRIJldeTg[/youtube]
Title: Re: Crazy Japanese person encodes graphics into MIDI data, OMFG ensues
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 24, 2007, 05:27:37 AM
the first video is nutty, mostly because he's so absolutely FUCKING SHOWING OFF from 45 seconds on. how do you FREESTYLE the KONAMI CODE
Title: Re: Crazy Japanese person encodes graphics into MIDI data, OMFG ensues
Post by: drohne on December 24, 2007, 06:48:51 AM
jesus -- at first it's kinda cool, but then you realize that HE'S NOT CHEATING THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION BUT RATHER EXPLOITING THE FACT THAT ASCENTS, DESCENTS, AND SYMMETRIES CAN SOUND HARMONIOUS and your brain explodes
Title: Re: Crazy Japanese person encodes graphics into MIDI data, OMFG ensues
Post by: Beezy on December 24, 2007, 09:16:06 AM
Goddamn. Here's another one:

Mega Man - 2 Dr. Wily Stage 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF_1eyn25eA

[youtube=425,350]EF_1eyn25eA[/youtube]
Title: Re: Crazy Japanese person encodes graphics into MIDI data, OMFG ensues
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 24, 2007, 02:17:56 PM
Impressive!
Title: Re: Crazy Japanese person encodes graphics into MIDI data, OMFG ensues
Post by: Yeti on December 24, 2007, 05:15:12 PM
These are great. It's interesting to see what a song looks like.
Title: Re: Crazy Japanese person encodes graphics into MIDI data, OMFG ensues
Post by: Oblivion on December 24, 2007, 05:51:00 PM
Sounds neato potato, but can someone explain to the rest of us dumbs what exactly is going on?
Title: Re: Crazy Japanese person encodes graphics into MIDI data, OMFG ensues
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 24, 2007, 06:04:08 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on December 24, 2007, 05:51:00 PM
Sounds neato potato, but can someone explain to the rest of us dumbs what exactly is going on?

Quote from: drohne on December 24, 2007, 06:48:51 AM
jesus -- at first it's kinda cool, but then you realize that HE'S NOT CHEATING THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION BUT RATHER EXPLOITING THE FACT THAT ASCENTS, DESCENTS, AND SYMMETRIES CAN SOUND HARMONIOUS and your brain explodes
Title: Re: Crazy Japanese person encodes graphics into MIDI data, OMFG ensues
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 24, 2007, 07:10:30 PM
The Gradius part with the Konami Code made me asplode in pants.
Title: Re: Crazy Japanese person encodes graphics into MIDI data, OMFG ensues
Post by: Yeti on December 24, 2007, 07:59:39 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on December 24, 2007, 05:51:00 PM
Sounds neato potato, but can someone explain to the rest of us dumbs what exactly is going on?

Basically he made each midi into a visual representation. Each dot/symbol represents a note/bleepblorp/whatever. Lower notes are lower sounding, blah blah blah.