Niero's Blog :: Destructoid Radio Experiment :: DESTRUCTOID

Knives says:
(# 0) on 04/09/2008 02:42

Trying it now!

Necros says:
(# 1) on 04/09/2008 02:45

This is a woof'n good idea.

vexed alex says:
(# 2) on 04/09/2008 02:45

This is an awesome idea.

bovine says:
(# 3) on 04/09/2008 02:47

Dear Niero,

I know we're not like, good pals or even acquaintances. However, you bringing this radio station in at a time when I'm writing some big papers and need some nice instrumental music could come at NO BETTER TIME. Thanks.

The Wrath says:
(# 4) on 04/09/2008 02:48

Didn't really like it. I love games, but Sonic remixes with Busta Rhymes feels...counterfeit. Of course it's my opinion, but I'd divert whatever resources on this towards something else.

Sarin says:
(# 5) on 04/09/2008 02:48

awesome, love the zelda remix

DaedHead8 says:
(# 6) on 04/09/2008 02:48

I'm letting you know (in the comments) that I think this rules.

Kapkomi says:
(# 7) on 04/09/2008 02:49

the new hotness!

Batthink says:
(# 8) on 04/09/2008 02:51

I can't hear a thing. I've allowed the pop-up, and I can see the destructoid logo, but there's not much else. :O(

Niero says:
(# 9) on 04/09/2008 02:53

The Wrath -- there's all kinds of weird shit in there. Let me know what you like and didn't like here in the comments and we'll do our best to DJ this thing properly and add fresh stuff on a regular basis

Knives says:
(# 10) on 04/09/2008 02:53

Have I ever told you how much I love Destructoid? <3

Seems to be working fine on the Firefox 3 Beta and on Opera :)

DaedHead8 says:
(# 11) on 04/09/2008 02:53

Niero

I think theres a pretty good list. Scanning through right now I see a lot of games and musical genres represented. Thats a good thing. I think variety is key here.

Nerd Bitch says:
(# 12) on 04/09/2008 02:56

Me likey. =D

Steel Squirrel says:
(# 13) on 04/09/2008 02:57

Nice. What's the likelihood of this becoming a regular thing?

Also, do you think us Dtoiders who make music will be able to get some songs of our own up there (with approval of course)?

Is it all going to be strictly video game remixes or just music that the staff deems awesome?

That's it.

Torzelan says:
(# 14) on 04/09/2008 02:58

Nice, cool design too! Would like a "light" version somewhere too (main page or so?) as an alternative to needing a popup and adding to an already clogged taskbar.

Skribble says:
(# 15) on 04/09/2008 03:00

Sonic remixed with Busta Rhymes...

It's like Michael Bay trying to direct Casablanca.

The Wrath says:
(# 16) on 04/09/2008 03:01

Niero- I'm a HUGE fan of weird shit, but I guess I'm just not into game related music/remixes/etc. As you are aware, there are plenty of people who are.

Niero says:
(# 17) on 04/09/2008 03:02

haha, fair enough -- let's take that one out asap

Torzelan says:
(# 18) on 04/09/2008 03:03

Oh another thing, since the tracks are not hosted here (or so it seems?); maybe add a handy little download button? :) Right now for example there is a DO WANT track playing that, while already possible to get, could be a lot easier. Pretty please!

Niero says:
(# 19) on 04/09/2008 03:06

Exactly. The stock player doesn't have it, but they have an API so we intend to build our own player that does a little more than what this one in the not-so-distant future

The Wrath says:
(# 20) on 04/09/2008 03:07

Here's a freebie: What do you think about voice comments as well as text? Plain text can't covey tone and I always thought it would be stellar to comment on an article in my own voice. With compression tech constantly advancing, as well as delivery methods increasing, having a 15 sec 300kb stream would be difficult to push, nor would it cripple a web server. Bah...I'm rambling...

Pedro Blandino says:
(# 21) on 04/09/2008 03:11

:O you don't have Parasite eve's out of phase song on the radio D:

Skribble says:
(# 22) on 04/09/2008 03:16

I should say I like the idea a lot, it just needs some tweaking. Maybe some kind of sorting function; Id prefer not to listen to cheap techno and DnB "remixes" of good songs.

A New Challenger says:
(# 23) on 04/09/2008 03:21

Lonely Rolling Star, Gusty Garden Galaxy, and Gerudo Valley.

Now that my wishlist is out of the way, time to check this out.

Niero says:
(# 24) on 04/09/2008 03:23

awesome keep em coming

RAB says:
(# 25) on 04/09/2008 03:30

sounds pretty damn awesome so far Niero.

maybe try getting some of those street fighter songs by that rapper named "turbo" on here?

check it outt
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EjLrxRz1sVI

i heart this song with all my heart

i also heart you with all my heart, plus any other hearts i can get my hands on

Skribble says:
(# 26) on 04/09/2008 03:32

Heres a nitpick, the volume should update as you slide the bar, not after you've unclicked your mouse. Oh, and definitely a "favorites" button.

Maybe just a button to click on each song that will keep them at the top of the whole list.

RAB says:
(# 27) on 04/09/2008 03:34

hmm..and some songs seem to give me an error message saying "error loading track from source"

im using internet explorer and uhh.. kaspersky anti-virus?

another sick idea to implement may be to allow downloading of the songs?

RAB says:
(# 28) on 04/09/2008 03:36

drawing from skribbles idea, maybe allow dragging and dropping of songs to change the order around

RAB says:
(# 29) on 04/09/2008 03:41

also maybe.. maybe seperate files within the player, corresponding the the videogame/genre

like a file for all the mario songs, all the ff songs, etc

i cant get over how badass you are for making such a badass site

RAB says:
(# 30) on 04/09/2008 03:42

[/fellate]

Justice says:
(# 31) on 04/09/2008 03:47

Street fighter 3 soundtrack!

Samit Sarkar says:
(# 32) on 04/09/2008 03:55

�STAR LIGHT ZONE� FOR THE MOTHERFUCKIN� WIN!

This rocks so hard, Niero...literally.

filarion says:
(# 33) on 04/09/2008 03:58

It's a great idea, but I figure it'd really kickass to eventually expand the format and maybe allow community members to post (Creative Commons licensed) shows themselves.. submission based maybe, I realize that staff has to go over the material before it airs. friends of mine run the systrum.net netradio that mostly plays netlabel music - granted, it's not gaming music, but the styles sometimes do overlap.

insomnia says:
(# 34) on 04/09/2008 03:59

(Disclaimer: I can't try this now so I don't know if this is the case)

Some other nice ideas would be to let people request/vote on the next track which will be played and a shoutcast compatible stream for people who prefer to use their own music player, you can use multiple quality settings for the shoutcast servers off course and there is quite a decent open source shoutcast compatible server called icecast.

Toneman says:
(# 35) on 04/09/2008 04:00

I think I speak for everyone when I say, "Add some Idolm@ster!"

Riegel88 says:
(# 36) on 04/09/2008 04:04

SO MUCH WIN!!!

Toneman says:
(# 37) on 04/09/2008 04:05

OH GOD. It has like all of my favorite DDR songs.
FUCKING WIN.

Samit Sarkar says:
(# 38) on 04/09/2008 04:05

I can�t believe you actually included the Pogo the Monkey commercial from GTA III.

�Help Pogo escape from the evil research laboratory, where the mean old scientist genetically altered him. Uh-oh! The pharmaceutical scientist is going to get you, Pogo!�
***
�Good thing Pogo has a banana cannon. Those nasty scientists deserve to die. Now get the shampoo manufacturers before they squirt it in your eye!�

Fucking win.

A New Challenger says:
(# 39) on 04/09/2008 04:06

Night Flight (Prototype) from OutRun 2006 just came up. Sexcellent.

The "Stroke randomizer" message is a nice touch.

Vigor says:
(# 40) on 04/09/2008 04:10

Any chance you could get the menu music for marvel vs capcom 2 thanks.

Toneman says:
(# 41) on 04/09/2008 04:13

Also, unless I'm missing it, it seems like there's no Metal Gear Solid music. That'd be a nice addition as well.

Toneman says:
(# 42) on 04/09/2008 04:15

Disregard that, I suck cocks.
This thing has everything!

Samit Sarkar says:
(# 43) on 04/09/2008 04:15

@Toneman: You�re missing it. I�m looking at, like, 8 MGS tracks in the list right now.

Vigor says:
(# 44) on 04/09/2008 04:21

This is honestly such a awesome idea.

Toneman says:
(# 45) on 04/09/2008 04:23

Even Rick Astley. Niero is a GOD.

Fronz says:
(# 46) on 04/09/2008 04:27

Jesus, there's a ton of tracks! I can't tell just by scrolling, but if you don't have a lot of OC Remix stuff, then definitely add some. FF7's Rape of a Planet remix, and Super Metroid's One Girl in all the World remix are the first two that come to mind :)

Also -- I agree with what Filarion said.

Fronz says:
(# 47) on 04/09/2008 04:30

Hahaha, Rick Astley, just saw that too.

If there's any way to make this player channel based, that would be helpful to avoid super scrolling. Like a Zelda channel, a Katamari channel, a Reader Podcast channel, etc. And one last suggestion: can you add a number of listens number? Would be a cool way to find new stuff by checking out what others are listening to the most. I'll probably end up listening to them all in one night anyways tho...

Justice says:
(# 48) on 04/09/2008 04:31

This thing is EPIC Niero.

stoo1985 says:
(# 49) on 04/09/2008 04:32

ahh i thought it was going to be streaming live, still cool though.

Toneman says:
(# 50) on 04/09/2008 04:37

All in all I'd say it's awesome. Aside from a few organization tweaks it seems fine to me. I like Fronz's idea of channels to keep things clean. Also, a search field might be nice to zip straight to a certain song.

Torzelan says:
(# 51) on 04/09/2008 04:41

Toneman: Hey, where'd you get your DDR tracks? I've got like a couple of videogame tracks but not really a lot, and since I'll be getting one of those dance mat things any day now I'd like to expand :)

Toneman says:
(# 52) on 04/09/2008 04:48

@Torzelan: bemanistyle.com
I go there to get all of my songs for StepMania. Just search for a song you want and download the SM file. The mp3s of each song are inlcuded in eahc file.

Torzelan says:
(# 53) on 04/09/2008 04:54

Nice, thanks man. Will check it out!

Fronz says:
(# 54) on 04/09/2008 04:54

@Torzelan: There's a PC game called StepMania -- it's DDR played with the arrow keys on your computer. It's a lot of fun, and you also get the sound files of all the DDR songs, you just have to go find your favorites in the system file folders and copy/paste them into your playlists.

PS: Memories of when StepMania made my monitor catch on fire -- http://www.destructoid.com/reader-s-review-stepmania-tetris-on-crack-27671.phtml

That was technically my first post ever :) Almost exactly 2 years ago. I <3 Dtoid.

Necros says:
(# 55) on 04/09/2008 05:07

I demand more Castlevania tunes! In particular, try looking for the double-CD soundtrack to Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles for PSP, which has both the original arrangements from Rondo of Blood (themselves arrangements of some of the best Castlevania songs) and a newer, more orchestral arrangement.

Also, Song of Storms from Ocarina of Time!

SH0RYUK3N says:
(# 56) on 04/09/2008 05:20

DO WANT! I love it mang, keep'em coming.

kawitchate says:
(# 57) on 04/09/2008 05:21

may i suggest some NESkimoes? maybe some disasterpeace?
this is awesome by the way.

brad drac says:
(# 58) on 04/09/2008 05:27

->Niero: Get the kode on there, they're the best gaming cover band of any genre I've ever heard. I can't try out the player here at work(don't think my workmates fully appreciate how utterly awesome casino nights zone's music is), but I'll definitely do so at a later stage.

Grim says:
(# 59) on 04/09/2008 05:47

I'd nominate any of the songs on this page, but like Andy's Theme the most.

Simmy says:
(# 60) on 04/09/2008 05:56

This looks pretty good.
Trouble is many of the tracks that I've tried to play don't play - though I might just put that down to the fact that I'm sat at uni right now.
Still a good selection of tracks

Simmy says:
(# 61) on 04/09/2008 06:15

Niero: If we have any video game related music and or web space then could we send in the links?

lollercoaster says:
(# 62) on 04/09/2008 06:18

Doesn't work in Safari :(

Wexx says:
(# 63) on 04/09/2008 06:21

I'll have to try it out when I get home today.

Mxyzptlk says:
(# 64) on 04/09/2008 06:30

Aww, won't work in the Wii Opera browser. I'll definitely be loading this up on the PC when the kid goes down for a nap. Glad to see this go official!

UglyPhil says:
(# 65) on 04/09/2008 06:30

Beyond Good and Evil soundtrack should be on there without question.

Dead Movie Star says:
(# 66) on 04/09/2008 06:32

LETS PLAY SOME TETRIS MOTHERFUCKER.
Love it!

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Butterflies and Hurricanes says:
(# 67) on 04/09/2008 06:39

I think this is a really good idea.
It might have been my computer but 99% of the songs wouldn't play. I'll try again later withe internet explorer I was using mozilla at first.
Also just scanning the play list, any Jet Grind Radio/Jet Set Radio Future?

Tamz says:
(# 68) on 04/09/2008 06:42

This is really cool, however you guys need to throw in something different in there that would keep people listening as opposed to throwing the tracks on from their hard drive. A DJ would be pretty sweet.

AgentMOO says:
(# 69) on 04/09/2008 06:48

Sweet! Will listen when I get home from work

Jim Sterling says:
(# 70) on 04/09/2008 06:49

Awesome idea. We need the Gitaroo Man soundtrack in there. I can happily provide the tunes if needed.

AgentMOO says:
(# 71) on 04/09/2008 06:55

Also, Parappa's master onion...

Kick, Punch, It's all in the mind!

jdub28 says:
(# 72) on 04/09/2008 07:02

DARK WORLD REMIX FROM BRAWL

Takeshi says:
(# 73) on 04/09/2008 07:10

Very nice Niero! Thanks, I needed this.

GuitarAtomik says:
(# 74) on 04/09/2008 07:19

There better be some I KILL PXLS in there.

ScottyG says:
(# 75) on 04/09/2008 07:23

Waiting for it to load now... No doubt it'll be awesome. :)

Any chance of offering it as a downloadable PLS file (or something similar)? Not sure about other people but I'd much rather listen to internet radio through winamp or media player than my browser. Sure it'd just be a stream that, like a real radio station, you couldn't pause or select tracks on, but personally I like that sort of thing. ^_^

wilbo says:
(# 76) on 04/09/2008 07:51

good music its fun

Mabec says:
(# 77) on 04/09/2008 07:51

Fuckin' A on the TOID ROID!

SR388 says:
(# 78) on 04/09/2008 07:57

Not bad at all! An interesting concept!

BlackSheep says:
(# 79) on 04/09/2008 07:58

i was skimming comments didn't see this.

There should be a way to vote on songs, and then each week you can make a top 10,20,etc. list people can listen to.

and songs that get votes of 90%+ fail you can get rid of. :cough busta cough:

i know this probably isn't do-able until you make your own, but it's a great idea, and should definitely be brought through.

galagabug says:
(# 80) on 04/09/2008 08:06

some of these tracks are excellent! thanks.

Senisan82 says:
(# 81) on 04/09/2008 08:09

Somehow the metroid remix "Urban Epidemic" by DJ Brit needs to get on here.

Iolaus says:
(# 82) on 04/09/2008 08:12

This is awesome.
I fully love this.

Guagloves says:
(# 83) on 04/09/2008 08:14

Trying this out now.

MissHinasaki says:
(# 84) on 04/09/2008 08:20

So, do you think my roommate would mind this any more than me constantly playing 8-bit music or stuff by Hideki Naganuma?

Guagloves says:
(# 85) on 04/09/2008 08:22

Katamari Soundtrack = <3

Also we do totally need the Gitaroo-Man soundtrack on there.
I needs some Sambone Trio.

s0lesurviv0r says:
(# 86) on 04/09/2008 08:28

Sorry, I'm a noob, how the hell do I select songs? I click on one then it just starts cycling through the list without playing anything.

Teta says:
(# 87) on 04/09/2008 08:31

Works in my house.
Gonna try it on the office to see if i can have some cool songs to hears while working.

Snaileb says:
(# 88) on 04/09/2008 08:34

bluewol-

Wait, this is a good idea. Nevermind.

Thanks!

HarassmentPanda says:
(# 89) on 04/09/2008 08:35

I definitely think the biggest improvement to the interface would be a way to organize the music. Even at this early stage it's nearly impossible to browse all of the tunes. As for music suggestions (and I'm sorry if some of these are already on there, it's hard to search that list):

Friend-of-Destructoid CheapyD has some decent songs, but one that should definitely be on here is his Tetris remix Ass & Tetris (You Forgot Poland).

I also think that some of the songs from Starmen.net's Rock Candy series should be on here. Rock Candy is 100% fan-made music inspired by the Earthbound/Mother series of games. The songs are of varying quality, but most are surprisingly good. One that has always stuck with me is the rap song "UrfBownd," which is the final track on the first Rock Candy Album. Further, Starmen.net has a pretty complete collection of other fan music and chip tunes, but the real gems are mostly in the Rock Candy albums.

Otherwise, I KILL PXLS is a must. I've also been enjoying The Depreciation Guild's free album In Her Gentle Jaws, which is very video game-inspired and surprisingly good for the genre.

MaxVest says:
(# 90) on 04/09/2008 08:49

Very nice! I agree with suggestions to help organization, like creating different channels. I'd love to see a dtoid podcast channel so I can catch up, a remix channel, an original soundtrack channel, an original game-related music channel -- maybe 5-10 genre breakdowns and then an All Music channel.

Also, I don't know what the API allows, but the ability to add favorites and generate playlists would be nice.

Keep up the good work!

pheonix-blood says:
(# 91) on 04/09/2008 08:53

nothing is working 0_o all i get is 'error loading from source'. wtf?!

MaxVest says:
(# 92) on 04/09/2008 08:54

*edit - All the genre classification is contingent on being able to do it automatically. If you can't do it without someone listening to every song and tagging it, it's not worth it.

the GAMEGOBLIN says:
(# 93) on 04/09/2008 08:55

;_;

HarassmentPanda says:
(# 94) on 04/09/2008 08:59

Niero, I'm in Firefox 3 Beta 5 on Mac OS X 10.5.2 and I'm having trouble with some of the tracks loading. In particular, The Minibosses' FF6 and nearly all of Dale's stuff.

Also, Safari seems to hate Dtoid Radio as well as BBCode extending more than one line on Destructoid. Otherwise, woofin' good.

Hoygeit says:
(# 95) on 04/09/2008 09:10

I'm really enjoying it.

Also, haha- great picture Gamegoblin.

Genki-JAM says:
(# 96) on 04/09/2008 09:12

This is pretty sweet. But IT NEEDS MOAR BLOOWULF!!

Technophile says:
(# 97) on 04/09/2008 09:22

Anything and everything from the SmashBrosBrawl soundtrack pls.

You seem to have all my other bases covered. :D

nademagnet says:
(# 98) on 04/09/2008 09:27

^ Kill it with FIRE ^

Also, Radio is golden!

nademagnet says:
(# 99) on 04/09/2008 09:28

Sorry, kill the blue things above Technophile.

brosef says:
(# 100) on 04/09/2008 09:38

Niero, I <3 u mang. I second the notion that this is perfect for background music while the college kids type up finals...perfect.

Gamegoblin, that is so fucking WIN.

Niero says:
(# 101) on 04/09/2008 09:38

@ Guitar Atomik -- I couldn't find you on Seeqpod :(

We're a little limited in what this does as its using a widget, but keep the suggestions coming as a real version will be built the way you want it

brosef says:
(# 102) on 04/09/2008 09:42

btw, when is the Fall of Liberty contest winner announced? The anticipation is killing me!

Cowzilla3 says:
(# 103) on 04/09/2008 09:50

Sweet! Sounds good to me.

brosef says:
(# 104) on 04/09/2008 09:56

Also, please dump as much Jet Set Radio Future music in there as you can find. The soundtrack was even better than the game, and the game was damn good.

sorry for triple post

dyslixec says:
(# 105) on 04/09/2008 10:04

You MUST have some Quake I / II / III Soundtrack music in that list ;).

pizzaface says:
(# 106) on 04/09/2008 10:17

ZOMG ABOVE AVERAGE IDEA IS ABOVE AVERAGE

can't wait to download this when I get home. always looking for new music, since I get bored easily...

MechaMonkey says:
(# 107) on 04/09/2008 10:22

Excellence.

But needs moar "Can't Beat Airman" ("Airman ga taosanai"). That song kicks more ass than a Brazilian cage fighter.

XrayZwei says:
(# 108) on 04/09/2008 10:25

me likey.

ZekeThePlumber says:
(# 109) on 04/09/2008 10:29

I approve. Good stuff. Needs MOAR Mega Man music though.

GuitarAtomik says:
(# 110) on 04/09/2008 10:40

@Niero

Ahhhh. I'll rectify that later today. Also, I think this is a good idea :D

Aerox says:
(# 111) on 04/09/2008 10:46

Seexxaayyyy

Evil Cheese says:
(# 112) on 04/09/2008 10:57

Very nice. I've only heard a few songs, but so far I'm impressed.

Silverhertz says:
(# 113) on 04/09/2008 11:11

I wake up to this! Niero this awesomesauce, ive recently got the chiptunes bug and this is like heroin for my ears.

Def JM says:
(# 114) on 04/09/2008 11:30

This is awesome, you could just put the whole 8bitpeoples mp3's there all good, no seriously they are. Snoop Droop is one of my favorites in the chiptumes area.

power-glove says:
(# 115) on 04/09/2008 11:45

I am having a little trouble with it at the moment. I'll report back if the problems continue.

Dale North says:
(# 116) on 04/09/2008 11:51

holy shit, I'm all over this playlist
*blushes*

Go Man says:
(# 117) on 04/09/2008 12:05

I don't know how long I've been waiting for a station like this!
Thank you Niero!
*rocks out to d&b zelda*
But Busta is still on there. :(

PaperBowser0 says:
(# 118) on 04/09/2008 12:38

Nice, good job Niero! I'm definetly going to check that out right now! :D

necrozen says:
(# 119) on 04/09/2008 12:47

This is really cool, Niero. There's a nice variety of tunes and they play good. I'm looking forward to the final version.

Requests:

Could we get some Mark DeNardo on the list? If I could pick just one, it'd be poulenc.

Nitpicks:

It looks generic when you imbed it to Myspace, but it sounds like you're making your own, so I'm sure that will be addressed. As it stands, when you imbed it, it doessn't say Destructoid anywhere on it.

I get a flash error when I click on some songs to play them, but if I use the skip buttons it wokrs fine.

Yashoki says:
(# 120) on 04/09/2008 12:52

This is different than I imagined, i thought you'd have DJ's and shows and all that Jazz, but it's just music.

I fucking love it.

P.S Moar castlevania plz :3

Passionate Styos says:
(# 121) on 04/09/2008 12:56

God damn awesome, already rocking with some Castlevania themes x3.

Kaijin says:
(# 122) on 04/09/2008 13:05

Ha, I'm on there only once, and it's with Dale. lol

bleep says:
(# 123) on 04/09/2008 13:45

Niero you've just hit the muthaluvin' JackPOT!

MissHinasaki says:
(# 124) on 04/09/2008 13:51

This is interesting. I need more time to think about it though.

... ... ...

Yeah. It's fucking awesome.

Sharpless says:
(# 125) on 04/09/2008 14:27

I like the idea a lot. You just need to keep a big variety of tracks available, and maybe assign one staff or community member to keep the thing well-oiled. Very nice, though.

I'm in the current version of Firefox 2 and I had some trouble getting some (but not all) tracks to load last night. Otherwise, it looked good.

Scape says:
(# 126) on 04/09/2008 14:44

This is fucking amazing.

The only suggestion I would have is put the songs in some sort of order.