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MEGA NETRUNNER DRIVE OST's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Composition | #1 | 4.519 | 4.519 |
| Impression | #2 | 4.481 | 4.481 |
| Overall | #3 | 4.489 | 4.489 |
| Quality | #5 | 4.556 | 4.556 |
| Correlation to theme | #5 | 4.556 | 4.556 |
| Creativity | #8 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
This is a small, 16-bit, Cyberpunk inspired album called MEGA NETRUNNER DRIVE! (Made in 48 hours, FL Studio 12)
As well as Cyberpunk, it takes a lot of inspiration from late 90's techno and Sega Mega Drive / Genesis VGM. There's a loose narrative of what it means to be a Netrunner in this neon-90s-Cyberpunk universe, with some high octane and funky tracks to boot! Netrunners hack the net, browse the net for recreation, and run in to take on massive corporations; this album aims to capture that feeling.
5 songs, about 8 minutes in total. I used a lot of Sega Genesis instrument patches in every track, as well as a few retro synths and drum samples.
Message from the artist:
You like Retro Techno and Sega Genesis? Here you go, this one's for you!
How does it fit the theme?
All of the high bass drum samples and static techno instruments were chosen to instill the Cyberpunk vibe and intensity, with a retro lens of the universe. Wanted it to sound and feel more retro than the modern Cyberpunk era, so it would be more in line with the wonderful OST Jam theme art!
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/r3_act2/sets/mega-netrunner-drive-ost
https://r3tronaut.bandcamp.com/album/mega-netrunner-drive-ost
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Really really great tracks, I love the 16-bit style with cyberpunk, the way you did it fit so well! My favorite has to be ONLINE TOY SHOPPING, just love the sound. really really cool!
This goes HARD
Amazing how you got so much great music out in 48 hours.
Track 2 gives me Streets of Rage vibes in particular. Track 4 has one killer groove. And then those Chrono Trigger-like choirs in the 5th track, combined with the simple but effective progression, love that outro.
Daaamn, I loved all 8 minutes of this entry. It's so good!! So much variety, too.
Congrats on doing such an amazing job!
The whole OST has a cool retro vibe, you just nailed it. Every track sounds good, there's nothing really weak here. My favorite is "Classified Corpo Espionage", love the "ravey" vibe here.
Great use of those 16-bit sounds. Clever use of mouse-click sounds in online toy shopping!
MIDDLE TECHNO ECHO V1.02.456 - Nice bassline. Very enjoyable beat too. Well mixed. Nothing to complain about really. Quite like the delay on that main synth.
KEYGENERATION - This seems like stage music. Can just picture the sound effects over this. Great stuff! Really like those little fast arps too. Oooh, that breathy sound is great. Keeeychange. Totally expected a lead to drop at some point.
ONLINE TOY SHOPPING - Cool track. Enjoying the funkiness of this one. Oh man, just as I said that, the funkiness really hit. Amazing. This one is really great. Also love the little vocal clips you added. One sound in your drums sounds a bit like the window refresh sound on windows. It confused me for a second there XD. This track is really great Love when we are kicked back to the melody one second time. So satisfying!
CLASSIFIED CORPO ESPIONAGE - Definite stage music again. Nice breakbeat. Could definitely see this in a game. I like the not-so-subtle speedup :D. Did they spot us? Oh yeah.... we're in the shit now :D. Great!
ATOP IVORY TOWER - Outro/Credits theme? Very nice. Quite relaxing. Does feel like the story ended optimistically. Something all too rare in Cyberpunk games. :D
Favs were ONLINE TOY SHOPPING and CLASSIFIED CORPO ESPIONAGE.
Amazing entry.
I really love it! Online toy shopping is a real banger
Really well made, fun to listen to. You've nailed it, basically. 5 stars on everything!
Chiptuney goodness. Really enjoyed these tracks! Great progression and transitions between sections.
These basslines are sick, too! Especially loved the one from ONLINE TOY SHOPPING. Great use of sidechaining to sneakily add extra dynamics, too!
Also what the heck, eight minutes of engaging music in 48 hours? You’re a machine!
If Sonic was robotocized.
Many of these tracks really blew my mind! They sound so good! My favorite is KEYGENERATION!
Really great soundtrack mini-album! Online Toy Shopping has great vibes, augmented by those Windows XP sounds :D
Great vibes! Really like those musical landscapes you create
I love the oldschool vibe. Takes me right back to the 90s! Atop Ivory Tower is my favorite with those arpeggios, really nice. Great work!
Sounds like it came right out of the 90s, good job!
Online Toy Shopping and Atop Ivory Tower are my fav! Fantastic job!
All i gotta say is this is sick as
Wow thats sick 16-bit sound work there. I never manageded do get something like this done so i just dont to it. Really liking the fast part in Classified Corpo Espionage!
Always dig your 16-bit sound profile, especially on the funk-heavy stuff. Keep up the good work!
Damn this goes hard, it feels like it could have come right out of the Sega Genesis. My favorite track has to be Online Toy Shopping tho, the sound effects and sound design were totally nailed there.
Online Toy Shopping is so awesome. Insane stuff