Spirit of Gamer Magazine, 1st Issue Launch!

[Carl]

*ENJOY* our debut issue, dedicated to all game music fans worldwide!

Spirit of Gamer: Next Generation Beep
Game Music Magazine
Vol.1 March '03
www.slightlydark.com/~sg/

*SEE* it with your own eyes, as Nobuo Uematsu calls his latest contribution "my sorry excuse for music" in the FFTA booklet! (o_O)

*HEAR* the tracks from the new albums while you're reading, so that YOU can be the final judge if the albums are right for you!

*LAUGH* along with Masashi Hamauzu & Ryo Yamazaki in their 4 page Unlimited SaGa dialog, as they make jokes that one of their new songs sounds like Porn Music!

*SEND* in your own reviews and comments about new albums, so we can include them in the next issues!

*SHARE* the .pdf with all your friends to help our readership grow!

The Magazine and Bonus Sampler CD can be downloaded at www.slightlydark.com/~sg/

Thanks, and Enjoy!
-Carl

[Adaman]

Very, very cool, you must of put a lot of work into that ._o, *applauds*, but you didnt do it alone right?

One thing though, some of it is tough to read from the pdf file, becasue it's too small

[Ian Gillseed]

I love it! What a great zine. I wish there was a print version available, I'd subscribe in a heartbeat. Adaman's right about that font though, it is mighty small. Can't wait to see more, and I plan to review a bit as well.

[Rince]

Oh my, Carl. You've actually exceeded yourself!
I hope you can upkeep this pearl for a long time.

If I can contribute, I'll do.

Edit:

Guys, guys, guys: About that "small" font! Why not use the
"ZOOM" funcion in Adobe Acrobat? D'oh you! ;)

[Adaman]

Originally posted by Rince

Edit:

Guys, guys, guys: About that "small" font! Why not use the
"ZOOM" funcion in Adobe Acrobat? D'oh you! ;)

D'oh indeed, thanks for the tip. I'm not used to Acrobat, should of figured it out on my own though ;/

[Ian Gillseed]

I used the zoom function. I'm just saying that if it's ever printed out "magazine size" on actual paper, it might be a tad small. We shall see.

[Zephyrin]

I only read "magazines" on paper. Any way I could go about getting a printed professional copy?

[Eriol]

Carl is working on a printed copy.

[Zeratul]

If I weren't so critical of my art sometimes I would be shocked to read that Nobuo Uematsu & Masashi Hamauzu don't think some of their music is great. I wonder what makes artist want to self-deprecate themselves and their work? Talent and skill is so hard to find nowadays in the music and art industry (at least in America) that my only guess is that it's some automatic reaction to ensure that the people who appreciate their work do so honestly and not because of a bandwagon.

[Rince]

On the other hand: How would you think about Nubuo Uematsu if he stated "Yes, I know I'm a musical genius and my music is so appreciated by all because it's so well written and fitting for the game."

Either way is wrong I guess.

[Eriol]

Originally posted by Zeratul
If I weren't so critical of my art sometimes I would be shocked to read that Nobuo Uematsu & Masashi Hamauzu don't think some of their music is great. I wonder what makes artist want to self-deprecate themselves and their work? Talent and skill is so hard to find nowadays in the music and art industry (at least in America) that my only guess is that it's some automatic reaction to ensure that the people who appreciate their work do so honestly and not because of a bandwagon.

There is ingrained in the artist's psyche that his or her work is NEVER good enough. It can drive the artist to continually improve.

Also, it's in the Japanase culture to be humble about things. Japanese advertising undersells and overdelivers, the complete opposite of American advertising.

[Zeratul]

That's one thing I've always admired about the culture, from what I've seen. I certainly wasn't attempting to imply that those composers should think their work is the best. But, with all of the studies in fractals and music it may soon be possible to illustrate why some music is superior to others.