Sega 8-bit Music Competition 2005

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We got exactly 262144 votes, results follow:

1st	MISSION76496 (by hally/vorc)	VGM	Average rating: 8.353
2st	Last Minute Dungeon (Lisbeth Akerman Fanclub)	MP3	Average rating: 7.600
3rd	Prehistoric Fever (by TET)	VGM	Average rating: 4.562
4	12 bar blues (by Jacko)	VGM	Average rating: 4.375
5	Dark Labyrinth (by TET)	VGM	Average rating: 4.312
6a	BIOS medley (by Jacko)	VGM	Average rating: 3.937
6b	Lizard Forest (by TET)	VGM	Average rating: 3.937

( Download plugins/players to listen to VGM/VGZ files )

Thanks for your votes. All winners won sealed copies of Smurfs Travel the World, Mah-Jong, Fire & Ice and Power Strike II for Master System! Stay tuned on the Music Forum for more musical goodies!

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The contest is over!
Thanks all for your entries, they are pretty good.
Next year we'll get more, but in the meanwhile you can post your new music anytime :)

  #1 - 12 bar blues (by Jacko) - VGM
  #2 - MISSION76496 (by hally/vorc) - VGM
  #3 - BIOS medley (by Jacko) - VGM
  #4 - Dark Labyrinth (by TET) - VGM
  #5 - Lizard Forest (by TET) - VGM
  #6 - Prehistoric Fever (by TET) - VGM
  #7 - Last Minute Dungeon (Lisbeth Akerman Fanclub) - MP3

(Tet's entries were done some time ago but not well released so we thought it was ok to accept them)

Download all entries at once:
SMS Power - Sega 8-bit Competition 2005 - All Entries.zip (1433 KB)

Discuss:
http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=30533

We proudly present the first ever SMS Power! Euterpean Birthday Shootout, the Sega 8-bit musical contest of the masses. Entries to the compo will be accepted if submitted before March 27th, and you are heartily invited to join the vast ranks of competitors, which stretch from one horizon to another. Or maybe they don't, but music compos are fun, so start cranking out those tunes!

Update: The deadline has been extended to Sunday, March 27th, 2005 (instead of March 20), based on various requests.
March 27th is SMS Power anniversary, so you'd better submit something great! :)
Since our first post, Martin has released a working beta of his super Mod2PSG2 Sega 8-bit Tracker! Check it out.

To participate, have a look at the rules below, and submit your entries to the entries section.

The competition is also open for everyone to judge. All you will have to do is download a number of entries, as many as you feel like, listen to them, and fill out a simple form. Judging begins on March 27th, SMS Power! birthday, and will last for a week. Couldn't be simpler, and the more who do it the more fun!

Starting March 27th, all entries will be downloadable for judging or just for listening.

• Entries are to be related to the Sega 8-bit gaming consoles and their games, namely the Sega Master System, Game Gear, SG-1000, and varieties.
• Two types of entries will be competing in the same category : entries related to specific Sega 8-bit games (remixes, medleys) and original compositions playing on Sega 8-bit systems (submitted thru a VGM dump).
• Entries are to be submitted through the form in the entries section.
• The deadline for submissions is March 27th, 2005, included. Entries submitted after midnight March 27th, GMT, will not be accepted.
• Files submitted must be formatted as either MPEG layer 3 (.MP3), Ogg Vorbis (.OGG), or VGM. If your source format is another (eg: a module), you are encouraged to submit the original format along with a MP3/OGG rendition.
• Judging is open for the public. Voters will be required to register on a dedicated form or the SMS Power forums in order to participate. The exact voting procedure will be provided later.
• Acceptance of entries is up to the competition administrators, who may choose to disqualify any entry at their own discretion. Entries containing expressions of racism, religious beliefs, etc will naturally not be accepted. The administrators may also choose to disqualify entries judged as not being serious or being too similar to existing material. So use common sense!
• Each composer may compete with any number of entries.