The Video Game Mega Pack 4 (RELEASED!)

[pedolad]

mochey baby I stepped Airship Stage for you <3

[kommisar]

sup gr8 paq

unfortunately in terms of quality I don't think any stepmania packs will compare in the future. people aren't willing to pour that much time and energy into a pack like things used to be (though mostly lack of interest and time/ressources)

so enjoy this pack as much as you can, it'll probably be the last quality major pack.

[moches]

Originally Posted by Dj_Ossa

Moches I made Gaze Out for youuuuuu

Originally Posted by pedolad

mochey baby I stepped Airship Stage for you <3

omg <3 i'm going to play both later today!! i played Airship Stage yesterday and enjoyed it quite a bit, great idea to layer in all of the percussion around the (relatively sparse) melody

[Arntonach]

Originally Posted by moches

by the way fantastic theater is a ton of fun, great job!!

man, it's weird to come back to the game after basically a multiyear hiatus. i'm kind of proud to see the people who were just starting stepping when i was still around keeping the community vibrant and making better and better files! stepmania isn't much a part of my daily life anymore but it's nice knowing it's in good hands

Thank you! I've been mostly worried since no one has said anything bad about it, so I've thought that no one's really played it, but so far everyone loves it, which is strange for me.

And I too am surprised that packs like this can still be made. I do hope that more can be done though.

[XelNya]

Originally Posted by kommisar

so enjoy this pack as much as you can, it'll probably be the last quality major pack.

I dunno if I agree with this. Rog is workin' on a pack right now and I could see that being bomb as fuck if it gets more in the way of submissions. This pack might even get someone else to try putting in this kind of effort. Who knows these days, stupid talented people fly up out of no where.

[Dynam0]

Originally Posted by kommisar

sup gr8 paq

unfortunately in terms of quality I don't think any stepmania packs will compare in the future. people aren't willing to pour that much time and energy into a pack like things used to be (though mostly lack of interest and time/ressources)

so enjoy this pack as much as you can, it'll probably be the last quality major pack.

I mean this is a great pack and every chart I've played so far has been awesome, but I wouldn't write off anything in the future... glove came out of nowhere to start up ODI3 and that was very comparable in quality to this one imo

There's also nothing preventing new dudes to organize large collaborations, it's ultimately up to the community but ye

ps. Black Rain and Johnny C. Bad made me preggers

[Dinglesberry]

I don't wanna be that guy, I don't mean this as a negative review and I've only played a couple songs, but I mean.. Not the biggest fan of some of the songs selected to be honest, I'm sure the charts are great though.

The ones I do like are really fun though, I need to play some with rates though like Gerudo Valley and Zess T., I can see people who are fans of the games the songs are from to really enjoy the pack though cause the charts are great..

I wish there were harder difficulties for some songs, and more Zelda, Mario, paper Mario, castlevania, Megaman etc songs (I realize it's the videogame megapack not the Nintendo megapack, but still :P)

Overall I give it a 8.5/10, I'm biased a bit and lowering it cause of song choice and difficulty, chart quality wise it's definitely pretty high up there.. to me it's not as classic as something like nuclear blast 4, but really fun pack if you are a fan of the games featured.

[ApocalypseAp]

Originally Posted by kommisar

sup gr8 paq

unfortunately in terms of quality I don't think any stepmania packs will compare in the future. people aren't willing to pour that much time and energy into a pack like things used to be (though mostly lack of interest and time/ressources)

so enjoy this pack as much as you can, it'll probably be the last quality major pack.

Unless Staiain gets into AGDQ 2017.

[bmah]

Originally Posted by Dinglesberry

I wish there were harder difficulties for some songs

When it comes to VG songs the selection of potentially difficult charts become a bit more limited...not to mention, many people probably step songs for their own nostalgia and how the song sounds regardless of how difficult or easy the chart ends up. That's pretty much the nature of stepping VG music. I certainly had to go out of my way to find VG songs that were not overly simple or repetitive.

[Dinglesberry]

Nothing wrong with an expert difficulty "dump" though :P

I feel ya though, that being said there's things like vs boss battle and such, like to me my favorite song in this pack is Zess T. Cooking cause I love paper Mario, but the chart is like.. I have to play the song on double time D: same with Shiver mountain from the last pack I like the pack though overall

[MarioNintendo]

Originally Posted by Dinglesberry

I wish there were harder difficulties for some songs, and more Zelda, Mario, paper Mario, castlevania, Megaman etc songs (I realize it's the videogame megapack not the Nintendo megapack, but still :P)

I don't want to be that guy, but have you even played VGMP1-2-3?
After these three packs, it's actually REFRESHING that Mario, Zelda, Castlevania and Megaman are a minority.

So... yeah. I disagree with your comment

[MarioNintendo]

Also there are some songs I stepped in there because I KNOW for a fact that they're not well known. Take Chelnov for example. I'm very very well aware that this is not A+ charting material. It's far from my best chart. But have you ever played Atomic Runner? That's what I thought. Now go check it out.


That's the idea anyway

[Dinglesberry]

clam pls

still needs more paper mario tho

[MarioNintendo]

lol wow i'll clam when you actually get the point

[Soul Evans]

I'm really unsure if i should get this pack, i mean if the only strong thing is chart quality over difficulty then i don't know if there is a point for me to get this pack, i played tons and tons of quality charts in osu and they were not fun to me at all, stuff like the yolomania or NBSJ or hi19 packs were a hella fun tho, and they still had some quality but had it's way around to being ''hard'' (p.s, hard x semi quality =fun in my book) so yeah, maybe i can use this pack as a Judge 7 practice?

[Dinglesberry]

My argument is just that I find improving fun, so I like to play hard stuff. I read the OP, and I appreciate what you are going for, but I dunno.. I'd only feel encouraged to play easy stuff with xmod and huge bpm changes if I really liked the songs, because I simply don't find it fun :/

I'm not saying it's a bad pack, it's a great pack, has good graphics, charts and stuff, I dunno tho lol I just wanna play some nice earthbound songs with bomb jumpstreams I suppose

[MooMoo_Cowfreak]

Originally Posted by Soul Evans

I'm really unsure if i should get this pack, i mean if the only strong thing is chart quality over difficulty then i don't know if there is a point for me to get this pack, i played tons and tons of quality charts in osu and they were not fun to me at all, stuff like the yolomania or NBSJ or hi19 packs were a hella fun tho, and they still had some quality but had it's way around to being ''hard'' (p.s, hard x semi quality =fun in my book) so yeah, maybe i can use this pack as a Judge 7 practice?

All the files rated 15 or harder are pretty challenging and would likely scale well with rates. There are definitely some really fun challenging files in here, definitely take a look through it.

[bmah]

Originally Posted by Soul Evans

I'm really unsure if i should get this pack, i mean if the only strong thing is chart quality over difficulty then i don't know if there is a point for me to get this pack, i played tons and tons of quality charts in osu and they were not fun to me at all, stuff like the yolomania or NBSJ or hi19 packs were a hella fun tho, and they still had some quality but had it's way around to being ''hard'' (p.s, hard x semi quality =fun in my book) so yeah, maybe i can use this pack as a Judge 7 practice?

There's nothing stopping you from deleting any pack you dislike, so download it and give it a try instead of having assumed notions.

[Arntonach]

Originally Posted by Soul Evans

I'm really unsure if i should get this pack, i mean if the only strong thing is chart quality over difficulty then i don't know if there is a point for me to get this pack, i played tons and tons of quality charts in osu and they were not fun to me at all, stuff like the yolomania or NBSJ or hi19 packs were a hella fun tho, and they still had some quality but had it's way around to being ''hard'' (p.s, hard x semi quality =fun in my book) so yeah, maybe i can use this pack as a Judge 7 practice?

lol a high quality file isn't high quality unless it's difficult.

[MooMoo_Cowfreak]

Second set of reviews, link to my first set.

All the files in this pack are quality, so instead of reviewing each file I’m just going to note what I think are some of the standout files.

I play without mines because I’m a stubborn old curmudgeon. Sorry Tsuka, I did try a few files with mines on but I am just too set in my ways now.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Dr. Wily Stage 1 (Scylaax) - Patterning was super fun
Castle Bleck (MTO): Really enjoyed this one, sick little bursts and patterns during holds
Factory Stage (cedo) - You’re killin it with these man

Fantastic Theater (Antronach) - What a jam. Your file was almost as fun to play as the song was to listen to

Fiercest Train (Nullifidian) - Well since there was already a Dream Theater file, it only makes sense that there should be a DJ Sharpnel file too! I enjoyed the majority of the file, felt it kinda lost steam towards the end though. Still a highlight for me

Final Boss (hi19hi19) - Fun 24th bursts and polyrhythms on the oni

Frontier Brain (Scylaax) - Now those are some inventive jumpstreams! Damn I really like this file, went back and played it on slower rates just to better understand and appreciate the patterns, great stuff

Gaze Out Over the Sea (Dj_Ossa) - Big fan of the oni, beautiful song, great sync, and fun one hand trill to cap it off

Gerudo Valley (Cedolad & MarioNintendo) - Fuck yea, I think that’s all I need to say

God's Garden (MacGravel) - Great song, fun, tasteful steps. I love me some PR.

Goon Twins (Nullifidian) - One of the crispiest feelings in SM is switching between 24ths, 16ths and 32nds, and this is chock full of that goodness. This file is brutal and maximalist in a good way

Ground Theme - Underground Theme (MarioNintendo) - You can definitely trust Nintendo to pump out the best remixes. Ground theme oni was godlike and crazy fun, polyrhythms like that just feel so good. Wasn’t so big on underground as a matter of personal taste, but ground made up for it tenfold

Hard Man's Theme (Tsuka) - I enjoyed the combination of jumpgluts and minijacks

High-Speed Beast (hi19hi19) - Great dump, will definitely be playing again. Very cool song, I think when it comes to dumps if I like the music I like the dump and this song works perfectly

Inner Goldfield (MarioNintendo) - Fresh file, hip bass

Jet Set Medley Future (MacGravel) - Good stuff, really enjoyed the bit with the holds on the right arrow. I want to make this into a pad file now!

Johnny C Bad (porkypink) - This file is chock full of goodness! Solos are definitely the highlight

Kara no Kyoukai (Gundam-Dude) - Props for stepping Melty Blood, Arcueid is my profile pic

Kingdom of Devotindos (MarioNintendo) - Well this little file grew on me. Deceptive sample music was tricky because this song was actually awesome

Krook's March (bmah) - I like surprise files like this one, the music didn’t really sound to me like it should offer much but you turned it into a great sim.

Life Flashing Before Ones Eyes (MarioNintendo) - A sound reminder that just straight 16th stream can be really hard too. Super fun to play those tempo changes. I am definitely interested in the game now!

Mag Mount (Choof) - Oh yea, this some good shit right here. Your files are kind of hit or miss for me, but when they I like them I usually like them a lot. Inventive patterns, insane polyrhythms that felt perfect despite the difficulty, and incredibly tasteful jacks. I actually remember you posting a little preview of this, glad it made it into the pack!

Magical Sound Shower (MarioNintendo) - I’m actually shocked that this was never in a previous VGMP. You did the song justice and then some, well deserving of the best sim award!

March of the One Legged Man (James May) - Chill as hell song, and really nice steps to accompany it. Very enjoyable!

Masquerade of Lies (Detrimentalist) - Top 5 file so far for sure. Great ass song and crispy jumpstream along with some nice solos makes for a winning formula! I hope the Dark Souls bg is a joke at the fact that this bg is lying about what game it’s representing, or something.

Minuit … Fond la Caisse (James May) - If there’s one step artist I can count on to choose unique music and step it in an entirely individual way it’s you. Love your style man

NameEntry - 2A03+N106 mix - (Nullifidian) - I love a file with good pacing, another top 5 file

Naval Battle (Tsuka) - Some hip rhythms in there, definitely enjoyed this file

Nemesis Ba'al Theme (XelNya) - Nifty song, very fun steps. I’ve said it before but I’m a sucker for minijacks, and this is one of those tempos that just feels sooooo good. Oni is an excellent challenge, love the ending there

Niagaro - Water Melody (Tsuka) - Big fan of the jumpgluts