Barkley’s Judgment

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We once asked “Hey you, whatchu gonna do?”, but never asked “what’s he gonna do?” The earth trembles as we now discover the answer to that terrifying question. Charles Barkley is not happy, and he is prepared to take his disgruntlement out on the world. No longer is there a desire to slam or jam – the day of Barkley’s Judgment has arrived.
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  • Rips related to Charles Barkley
  • Rips featuring music from media starring other basketball celebrities
  • Rips featuring Mouth Silence-esque hints of the Space Jam theme
  • Rips featuring songs related to the Space Jam franchise (excluding the title theme)
  • Exslamples
  • Barkley Shut Up and Jam!, Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, NBA All-Star Challenge
  • Shaq Fu, Dick Vitale’s “Awesome Baby” College Hoops, Kazaam
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  • Buggin’, Givin’ U All That I’ve Got, The Winner
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Dante

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This party’s getting crazy! Let’s rock! King for Another Day (Beta Mix) begins, now featuring Dante From the Devil May Cry series. The king of the hack and slash genre will bring cuhrayzee rips and smokin’ sexy style to the album.

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  • Rips featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series
  • Rips featuring music from the Devil May Cry series
  • Rips featuring music from games released by PlatinumGames
  • Rips featuring music from hack and slash games
  • Rips related to jackpots
  • Examples
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call
  • Bury the Light, Devils Never Cry, Cerberus
  • Madworld, Bayonetta series, NieR: Automata
  • God of War franchise, No More Heroes series, Dynasty Warriors series
  • Slot Machine SFX and jingles
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Porky

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It appears Porky has made an unexpected stop during his escape from the Cave of the Past! The petualant tyrant of the Pigmask Army has decided to partake in this event to win over (or by force) the approval of the audience and will crush anyone with his Bed Mecha if they stand in his way! Spankety spankety spankety!

  • Sources
  • Rips featuring boss themes and other songs from the Mother series
  • Rips related to Mother fan projects
  • Rips featuring pop cultural references made in the Mother series
  • Examples
  • Sanctuary Guardian, Porky Means Business,
    Battle Against The Masked Man
  • Onett, Wisdom of the World, Sunflowers and Illusions
  • Songs from Oddity, Mother 4, and EarthBound Halloween Hack
  • Tequila by The Champs, songs by The Beatles, The Blues Brothers
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Dry Bones in his Dry Bomber

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Who says a generic enemy can’t join in on the fun? Everyone’s favorite racing skeleton, Dry Bones is here piloting his ol’ reliable tank, the Dry Bomber! He’s ready to blast away the competition and snake his way to first place. Let’s just hope no one throws a last minute blue shell…
  • Sources
  • Rips featuring music from the Mario Kart series
  • Rips related to skeletons and bones
  • Tank-related rips
  • Examples
  • Coconut Mall, Rainbow Road,
    Waluigi Pinball
  • Bad to the Bone, Fossil Fighters,
    Come and Get Your Love by Redbone
  • World of Tanks, GIrls und Panzer,
    Advance Wars
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King of All Cosmos

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The great, incomparable, always-gorgeous King of All Cosmos has no need for another crown… and yet here He is! While He wants nothing more than to spread the beautiful gospel of Katamari, do not disrespect Him – the King has no qualms with steamrolling the competition if He must. There are plenty of stars in the tournament, and there’s always room for more in the King’s sky. ♥

  • Sources
  • Rips featuring music from the Katamari Damacy franchise
  • Rips featuring any franchise Keita Takahashi has worked on
  • Rips featuring modern Bandai Namco games (1990 and onward)
  • Examples
  • Katamari on the Rocks, Roll Me In, Lonely Rolling Star
  • Noby Noby Boy, Wattam, Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure
  • Klonoa series, THE IDOLM@STER franchise, Digimon franchise
  • Modern PAC-MAN releases, e.g. PAC-MAN WORLD series or
    PAC-MAN Championship Edition
  • Dark Souls series, Naruto video games,
    original songs from the Taiko no Tatsujin series
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Jill Stingray

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Traveling all the way from the corrupt dystopian technological jungle that is Glitch City, Jill joins the fray! Having to deal with the jukebox every shift at her humble bartending gig in VA-11 Hall-A, she’s picked up a thing or two about putting together a high quality music playlist. While she has earned the job of being the bartender for this event, Jill will be shifting her focus from mixing drinks to mixing music and changing lives instead!
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  • Rips related to game franchises developed by Sukeban Games
  • Rips featuring songs composed by Michael Kelly
  • Rips related to cyberpunk media
  • Rips related to synthwave aesthetics or duals done in the style of the genre
  • Examples
  • Welcome to VA-11 HALL-A,
    Your Love Is a Drug, Every Day is Night
  • Songs from Yuppie Psycho, Passenger, Blue
  • Cyberpunk 2077, Blade Runner,
    Hypnospace Outlaw
  • Songs by HOME, Hotline Miami,
    Songs used in Summoning Salt’s videos
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City,
    Stranger Things, Atari 2600 games
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Bane

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He was born in the darkness… molded by it. With no interest in making any friends, he’s here to crash this event with no survivors, as practice for Gotham City. Armed with a big arsenal of sources, even for you, the amount of fire tracks Bane brings to the album will rise to heights higher than a man being shot and thrown out a plane. He’s also searching for Dr. Pavel… just what does he want with him?
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  • Rips featuring Baneposting
  • Rips related to airplanes
  • Rips featuring music from DC properties
  • Rips featuring Tom Hardy’s filmography, including producer/writer credits
  • Rips related to chiropractory
  • Examples
  • Gotham’s Reckoning (Bane’s theme),
    The Fire Rises by Masketta Man,
    Bane Star (Big Guy for You) ft. CIA
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator,
    Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Airplanes by B.o.B
  • Batman: Arkham Knight, Injustice,
    Lego Batman series, Superman 64
  • The Dark Knight Rises, Venom,
    Mad Max: Fury Road
  • SENRAN KAGURA Reflexions
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Description: The Detour on YouTube (The Detour on YouTube)

Segata Sanshiro

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Thought to be dead for over 20 years, Segata Sanshiro barely survives because of the cyborg tech the evil organization Shocker installed in him back in 1971. Now he’s back to spread the word of the Sega Saturn once more and recapture the nostalgia of many through the console’s wide selection of excellent game soundtracks in King for Another Day (Beta Mix)!
  • Sources
  • Rips featuring any original composition made for a SEGA Saturn exclusive or port
  • Rips featuring music from SEGA commercials
  • Rips featuring music from SEGA system software
  • Rips featuring music from classic SEGA arcade games (1999 or earlier)
  • Rips featuring music from the Kamen Rider series
  • Examples
  • Sonic R, Panzer Dragoon,
    NiGHTS: into Dreams…
  • Genesis does what Nintendon’t,
    Segata Sanshirou Shinken Yuugi
  • Sega CD BIOS music, Sega Channel,
    Sega Master System Japanese BIOS music
  • Space Harrier, Out Run,
    SegaSonic the Hedgehog
  • Let’s Go!! Rider Kick, Alive A Life, RealxEYEZ
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LMFAO

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What’s so funny? Party rock, in the house, as the popular music duo arrive to take on King for Another Day (Beta Mix)! Pop open some bottles and get ready for champagne to shower, because the party is never gonna stop when these two wildcards hit the dance floor! SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS!
  • Sources
  • Rips featuring songs by LMFAO
  • Rips featuring music by artists signed to Motown Records and their subsidiary labels that don the Motown branding
  • Rips featuring viral music videos
    uploaded to YouTube from 2009 – 2014 (100M+ views)
  • Examples
  • Sexy and I Know It, Party Rock Anthem, Sorry for Party Rocking
  • Songs by Stevie Wonder, The Commodores, Lil Yachty, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and the rest of the Jackson 5
  • Gangnam Style by PSY, The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) by Ylvis, Bangarang by Skrillex
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Sailor Moon

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This sailor guardian’s got her magical finesse beaming the audience. When there’s villainy afoot, don’t you fret running from a real fight! With the power of a serene heart and sailor scouts by her side, she never turns back on her friends as the bubbly blonde whips her signature motto. In the name of the moon, she’ll punish this competition!
  • Sources
  • Rips featuring music from any magical girl franchise or character
  • Examples
  • The Sailor Moon theme,
    Sailor Moon Crystal, Sailor Moon Eternal
  • Cardcaptor Sakura, Cutie Honey,
    Revolutionary Girl Utena
  • Madoka Magica, Pretty Cure,
    Magical Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha
  • The Powerpuff Girls, Bee and Puppycat, WordGirl
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