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I will have questions for the updaters on this submission periodically.

The chords in the intro seem a little off-tune in the original, so if someone could re-evaluate my pitches for them, that would be awesome. Thanks!

It is update day

my dudes

Well, I couldn't go pure Kirby sheeting forever, y'know...


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[GB] Kirby's Dream Land 2 - "Kine's Theme"

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I was almost ready to post this one, until Latios pointed out that I needed to spell with flats, not sharps. Rookie mistake, I guess.

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[SCD] Sonic the Hedgehog CD - "Stardust Speedway Bad Future (JP)"

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Now here's one I've been meaning to do for a while! After finding some interest in the then-upcoming Sonic Mania, I did a little research on the franchise and ended up downloading Christian Whitehead's mobile ports of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic CD. It wasn't my favorite platforming experience I had ever had, but one of the songs that had stuck with me was this one, so I gave it a shot; I had some difficulties from the very start, and ending up trashing my draft 2 measures in. Yesterday, I remembered this song, and tried again; the result is something I'm so satisfied with that I'll be submitting it for the next round.


That's all for today! Expect another collab to be the next thing I post here, so for right now, enjoy the themes of Kine the Fish and Metal Sonic!

Hello from the future ~

I doubt either of you are still around to see this, but just I'm here to announce that this sheet has been completed by yours truly! Right here:

[SCD] Sonic the Hedgehog CD - "Stardust Speedway Bad Future (JP)"

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Enjoy! It was my pleasure to arrange.

oof.

But hey, your sheet is looking pretty sweet! I like how you did it; accurate, clean, and simple. Though I myself didn't see any reason to have a set tempo, I think it works here just as well. Nice job on this little ditty.

Just a few very slight visual things:
- Move the slur in m. 18 away from the flat
- Move the gliss. in m. 22 slightly away from the left D
- Move the left end of the slur on the grace notes in m. 23 down a bit

Also I'd personally make the first system two measures instead of the last since it's shortened slightly, but that's up to you.

Good ideas, I should have noticed them. Files updated again!

What a shame the only non-extended version of this has the engine noise...

• m3 LH beat 4: The first 8th note should be a 16th and the 2nd should be a dotted 8th.
• m17 LH: I hear this measure like this:
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• m19-20 RH: I would move the right end 2nd (from the top) tie to line up with the 3rd tie.
• m23: For the RH, I would make the C grace note an 8th note (make the F before it an 8th note also), and then leave the F and G# (which should be an Ab by the way) as grace notes. For the LH, the F and D on beat 3 should just be 2 16th notes right on beat 3.
• m24 RH beat 2.5: You should just write this as a staccato 8th note to reduce clutter.
• You can space the last system normally, I don't think it looks out of place that way. Up to you though.

- got it, will change
- sure sounds weird now, but then again, so does the entire song, so I'll fix
- I agree, it'll look nicer that way
- read you loud and clear
- looks better to me like that
- sure, I'll move it back to the right

Files updated.

[Battle Among Friends: Waddle Dee]

Surprise! I've brought not one, not two, but three sheets from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards!


[N64] Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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Battle Among Friends: Waddle Dee [ZIP]

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Battle Among Friends: Adeleine [ZIP]

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Battle Among Friends: King Dedede [ZIP]

I'm a little surprised to see that not even Adeleine's battle theme (being used in sub-game Kirby Fighters and remixed in Kirby Fighters Deluxe) had been arranged on here, so I decided, instead of arranging just one, why not all three of the "Battle Among Friends" themes? You might have noticed something curious about these three songs:

Waddle Dee: Plays for 12 measures, and then loops. Bears a striking resemblance to Kirby's Dream Land 3's "Minigame" theme (which I also arranged).

Adeleine: Plays for 12 measures, but instead of looping in the exact same way, it extends for another 12, with some slight RH and LH variations (that said, the melody is identical).

King Dedede: Instead of 12 measures, the frantic 16th note melody plays for 8, but surprises us with another 8 measures of a completely new melody, with the LH being very much the same.

So, in short, each battle theme varies more and more each time as you progress through the game, adding new friends to your party. How cool is that?

I'm feeling like doing another Kirby collab very soon. Or maybe some Kirby's Adventure, we'll see. Enjoy!

[updating team]

Here's something I haven't done in a while: a collab!


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[SNES] Kirby's Dream Land 3 - "Iceberg"

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The story behind this sheet is simple: while I had grown up listening to this tune on my Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition CD, and so wanted to put it to paper, there were some decisions I wasn't comfortable making on my own. So, lo and behold, it turned out that Static, member of the updating team, was also familiar with the song, and was willing to do a collab on it. And as chaotic as this piece is, we made it happen! I'm so glad it turned out so great, and trust me when I say this: this would have been a load of garbage had it not been for his help.

This sheet was started before I announced my plans to contribute more to Kirby 64, so a sheet (or two) from that game will be on its way here soon enough. "Iceberg" won't be going through the subs this round, but it will eventually (we think), so enjoy!

We now return to our regularly scheduled sheets...


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[Wii] Kirby's Return to Dream Land - "Road to Victory (The Arena)"

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[3DS] Kirby: Triple Deluxe - "Moonlight Capital"

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[NDS] Kirby Mass Attack - "Tree to Tree"

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Here's three games I've been meaning to arrange from for a while now! They've all had a special spot in my childhood memories, so now they'll each have a special spot in my PA. Don't know which song I'm about to arrange next, but I'm thinking some Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Stay tuned to find out, and enjoy!

I am not at a computer to check this yet, but I can tell you the title should be "Persona 3 FES" without the colon.

It is, but he can only change the name of the submission title, not the game he submitted for.

[The Kirby's Block Ball Arrangement Project!]

Hi,

Do any of you remember a meek little submission from about 3 years ago? That first sheet of mine was the beginning of a goal to arrange the entirety of a game I had played on the 3DS Virtual Console. I set to work in this PA of mine, and added sheets without even making new posts to go along with them. Eventually, though, I stopped altogether; only half of my sheets were in a proper-looking template, and none of them sheets were accurate, even in the rare chance that they could be played. You could say I put this game on the back burner for a while.

... until finally, about 3 months ago, I came back to it, finished the OST, re-arranged the sheets I had, and brought you all the soundtrack that absolutely no one asked for:

The Kirby's Block Ball Arrangement Project!

That's right, every song is here: stage themes, fanfares, and even an unused theme you're even less likely to have heard! It all adds up to a whoppin' 27 sheets, surpassing my Balloon Kid arrangement count by 1 (thanks, "Unused Song"!) And this time, they're all accurate, playable, and done up nice with improved articulation and dynamic variety! It's the treatment only my favorite soundtracks would ever get, so I'm proud to call Kirby's Block Ball my own. On with the sheets!

Note: The missing sheet in this list here is "King Dedede", which was added to the PA in the last update.


★[GB] Kirby's Block Ball

20 Re-Writes ((almost) All Done from Scratch!)

Title Screen [ZIP]

File Select [ZIP]

Blockworld Map [ON-SITE]

Demo (formerly "Tutorial") [ZIP]

Link to MP3 Source

Cappy's Stage (Stage 1) [ZIP]

Squishy's Stage (Stage 2) [ZIP]

Kabu's Stage (Stage 3) [ZIP]

Poppy Bros. Sr.'s Stage (Stage 4) [ZIP]

Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright's Stage (Stage 5) [ON-SITE]

Mr. Frosty's Stage (Stage 6) [ZIP]

Kracko's Stage (Stage 7) [ZIP]

Whispy Woods's Stage (Stage 8 ) [ZIP]

Kabula's Stage (Stage 9) [ZIP]

Brobo's Stage (Stage 10) (formerly "Buu-Robo's Stage") [ZIP]

Bonus Game [ZIP]

Boss [ZIP]

Border Line Cleared [ZIP]

High Score [ZIP]

No High Score [ZIP]

Game Over [ZIP]

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By the way, "Blockworld Map" and "Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright's Stage (Stage 5)" have been updated on the site as well to go along with this project!

6 New Sheets (Never-Before-Seen!)

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Bonus Chance [ZIP]

Bonus Chance (Hurry Up!)

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The End? [ZIP]

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King Dedede's Stage (Stage 11) [ZIP]

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Credits [ZIP]

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High Score Award [ZIP]

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Unused Song [ZIP]

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I'd like to thank Latios for general guidance during this project, Libera and Static for checking my sheets for accidental spelling, and all the updaters on the team for cheering me on the whole way, after 3 years of working towards this goal! It means a lot to finally finish this, but it means even more to me to know they made it happen! You guys are the best!

As far as my plans go for more Kirby stuff, I will continue to work towards my intent to arrange at least one sheet for every Kirby game there is. It'll take a while, and I also plan to work on more difficult sheets from Kirby Super Star, and later entries in the series, like Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby Star Allies. I know which game OST I'll be finishing next, but I won't be planning on doing that again for a while; I need a break...

Thanks for being here for this PA update! To close, I'll just quote from my Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge project:

Until next time, I hope you all have fun learning about yet another game you never knew existed.™

P.S: By a stroke of luck, I came across the oldest draft of my first submission. Check it out!

...I'm not trying to shill myself or anything, but the only Clu Clu Land OST video on youtube is the one with the horrible reverb.

Here, Yug, I found this soundtrack outside of YouTube. This one should work a little better as an MP3 source if it's decided that the video you posted doesn't cut it.

Only a couple of comments:
- I think m. 24 would be better written as 4-tuplets instead of 8-tuplets so it's clearer when the notes fall on the beat.
- For m. 53, 55, 56 I would suggest making the first left hand octave a dotted quarter and/or tenuto since that's a different part there.

- that's a good idea, consider it done
- I didn't hear that before, but I hear it now. Fixed!

This is really good. Clean, accurate, and simple to play. Happy to see this one

Thank you! I'm really satisfied with how it turned out.

Oh yeah, and the files are fixed, and whatnot.