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"Bad Apple!!" but entirely in SimTunes (see description)
Note: Tempo is pretty iffy in SimTunes. This is too slow, but the next speed setting is too fast (and incredibly glitchy in the VM). Playing the video at 1.25x sounds better and closer to the original 138 BPM (which would be 1.15x), so I recommend giving it a shot!
So, I recently reverse-engineered SimTunes, an obscure 1996 children's game by Maxis (from SimCity fame), just for the fun of it, managing to extract and interpret nearly all assets and data files (save for some weird irrelevant metadata). This sort of "digital archaeology" is a hobby of mine.
In the game, you place these super-cute musical insects (Bugz) around a 160x104 board, along with colored blocks denoting musical notes/riffs and control blocks changing their motion. As they walk around and pass over blocks, music is played, and with the extra unused space you can draw something else. It's a fun concept, if a little too limited. Nevertheless, I've always been fond of this game.
I always wanted to get a deeper look at the game, extract some assets and just fool around with it. I even managed to write a script to export the resulting music as MIDIs! Fun. But this new deeper knowledge about the game is a bit pointless. By all accounts it's a game forgotten by history, which very few people engaged with in earnest, even at the time it was released, let alone now!
I was wondering, then, if I could put this hobby project to some good use, and maybe bring some attention/love to this cute little forgotten game. What better way to do it than a rendition of "Bad Apple!!"? As it turns out, nobody seems to have done this yet on CZcams. So let's fix that, and do it right!
"Bad Apple!!" is a music piece originally from the 1998 bullet-hell game "Lotus Land Story", the 4th entry in the very popular "Touhou Project" series by Jun'ya "ZUN" Ōta. It's been remixed by Alstroemeria Records with the new lyrics sung by Nomico, then made into a famous music video (czcams.com/video/FtutLA63Cp8/video.html) by Anira following storyboards by Mu, which has become a modern challenge for people messing around with some software/hardware. See also:
- Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Apple!!#Use_as_a_graphical_and_audio_test
- This explanation by czcams.com/users/megapig9001: (Part 1) czcams.com/video/6QY4ekac1_Q/video.html (Part 2) czcams.com/video/NU7kdl3c0TM/video.html
So I wrote a script that converts a MIDI file of "Bad Apple!!" (which I had to simplify by hand) and a few iconic hand-picked video frames from the music video, then automatically assembles a SimTunes custom tune file I can load up and play. Sadly, I could only run SimTunes poorly, using a Windows XP virtual machine (DOSBox timing was even more uneven), so apologies for the clicks and stuttering. (It also made it difficult to "synchronize" the parts of the music with the images, so they don't always match well.)
Here's the TUN file download if anyone wants to try it out: 1ucasvb.com/stuff/BadApple.tun
EDIT: I quickly put together some code which assembles the audio by hand by simulating the game, allowing me to get a perfect reconstruction at any tempo. So now we have the proper SimTunes cover of "Bad Apple!!" - This is what it sounds like: soundcloud.com/lucasvb/bad-apple-but-with-simtunes-reconstruction-at-proper-tempo
Enjoy!
Full disclosure: I have never played any Touhou game and I have no idea how a bunch of anime girls fit into the lore of a bullethell game series. But the song and video are cool, the demoscene around it is fun, and just the perfect way to set up a homage to SimTunes. :)
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Komentáře

  • @Fiero84
    @Fiero84 Před 3 dny

    Chi qui per Zeb89 alzi la mano

  • @postgres2981
    @postgres2981 Před 4 dny

    똥생의 컴퓨터 덕분에 복구작업할 수가 있었어~ 나는 동생에게 피자시켜 선물해줬다~

  • @Wolf12089
    @Wolf12089 Před 11 dny

    Eh volevi

  • @Wolf12089
    @Wolf12089 Před 11 dny

    Lezzo lezzo non funziona il coltello ma é di gomma

  • @Altopelirrojo
    @Altopelirrojo Před 12 dny

    4:11 - When You have already decided to use the 20 mm Sniper kit for clearing area & create totally safezone ... Only with headshots

  • @XYZB0RG
    @XYZB0RG Před 12 dny

    4:42 ohhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhh

    • @XYZB0RG
      @XYZB0RG Před 12 dny

      this made me clench my fist in awesomeness

  • @dmoney6793
    @dmoney6793 Před 13 dny

    This song is like a drug

  • @robertomonteiro3410
    @robertomonteiro3410 Před 13 dny

    The sonar in background, My god its so good. Conviction main theme reminds this IDK why

  • @Pato07516
    @Pato07516 Před 14 dny

    Привет Зеб, как дела?

  • @roycehamel6754
    @roycehamel6754 Před 14 dny

    FUN FACTS about this scene: 1) it was filmed in the food court (RIP) of Old Orchard in Skokie, IL 2) there wasn't a Burger King for MILES. if it's the BK I'm thinking of...that was like 15-30 minutes away (and it's still operating) 3) my uncle (the guy "eating" the burger) said it was The Most Disgusting Thing He'd Ever Put In His Mouth because a) it was cold and SLIMY b) he wasn''t the first person "eating" it c) he was chosen specifically because of his glasses; he had just removed his glasses and was putting them away when the casting director called him up and said YOU. PUT YOUR GLASSES BACK ON. YOU'RE IN. And a random fact: one of my aunt's friends got to speak with Nic Cage in the archery scene because one of his assistants came up to him and said, "She's been indicted" (or something to that effect) and walked away. Cage was confused, and my aunt's friend got to explain that Martha Stewart was in trouble.

  • @Pigus_06
    @Pigus_06 Před 15 dny

    Qui dopo qualche settimana dal grande ritorno fiero

  • @lrtheoddbodsbfdidwtdandoggyfan

    Very perfect!

  • @user-vv8kv2fo4o
    @user-vv8kv2fo4o Před 19 dny

    Our boi Jim, an Icon of groovy swagger.

  • @brianthemagicminion1464

    0:37-0:42 HUMILIATION!

  • @blake2716
    @blake2716 Před 28 dny

    When you get thrown in jail for illegally kissing your mother goodbye. (Your mother turned you in.)

  • @haruokumura2977
    @haruokumura2977 Před 29 dny

    lezzo

  • @giorgiodimarco8914
    @giorgiodimarco8914 Před 29 dny

    zeb è tornato

  • @ratsinacagegame
    @ratsinacagegame Před měsícem

    Your taste in music is unquestionable!

  • @j.p.7923
    @j.p.7923 Před měsícem

    FIERO

  • @Tasi_Entertainment
    @Tasi_Entertainment Před měsícem

    Allora, come processore ho, EH! VOLEVI!, VOLE- VARDA CHE FACCIA! NON SE L'ASPETTAVA!

  • @Nick-uk5cs
    @Nick-uk5cs Před měsícem

    Sometimes I wish I could just...go back in time

  • @JackTheGamer3
    @JackTheGamer3 Před měsícem

    How do you emulate the soundchip?

  • @JackTheGamer3
    @JackTheGamer3 Před měsícem

    Speedrun 4 anyone?

  • @riccardodefina9551
    @riccardodefina9551 Před měsícem

    Beh ragazzi... Zeb è un peccato che sia così testardo... D'altronde non fosse così non sarebbe più lui... Per me può fare quello che vuole, sarà sempre un gran intrattenitore.

  • @xXSyncZz
    @xXSyncZz Před měsícem

    this game is awesome

  • @johnnotrealname8168
    @johnnotrealname8168 Před měsícem

    "Since CZcams now allows videos up to 15 minutes, I decided it was time to upload a video that does this track justice. So here it is, the theme for Battery in all its badass 14-minute glory, and in HD for perfect audio."-This description is insane, what?

    • @1ucasvb
      @1ucasvb Před měsícem

      Maybe you didn't know, but CZcams videos used to be limited to 10 mins, so breaking up a 14 min track into two videos is silly.

    • @johnnotrealname8168
      @johnnotrealname8168 Před měsícem

      @@1ucasvb When did this happen? Why did this happen?

    • @1ucasvb
      @1ucasvb Před měsícem

      @@johnnotrealname8168 CZcams capped videos to 10 mins in 2006 because people were uploading copyrighted stuff. They bumped from 10 to 15 mins in July 2010. This video was posted 1 month after that.

    • @johnnotrealname8168
      @johnnotrealname8168 Před měsícem

      @@1ucasvb WoW! Awesome! The song deserves the bump but there seems to be errors at the end.

  • @SaltyBalduins
    @SaltyBalduins Před měsícem

    Prontoh carabinieri?...

  • @tomasz1690
    @tomasz1690 Před měsícem

    three channels ?????????

  • @Tasi_Entertainment
    @Tasi_Entertainment Před měsícem

    qualcuno sa quale era la musica di sottofondo che Zeb aveva usato per il momento di EH, VOLEVI!, quella del video delle "specifiche hardware"?

    • @Walter-Kite
      @Walter-Kite Před měsícem

      Se ti riferisci a quella subito prima del Eh! Volevi!, è "New Age", sempre di The Incredible Machine 3

    • @Tasi_Entertainment
      @Tasi_Entertainment Před měsícem

      @@Walter-Kite grazie

  • @beefusdoesstuff5194
    @beefusdoesstuff5194 Před měsícem

    Eminem's been real quiet since this dropped

  • @usa-1129
    @usa-1129 Před měsícem

    I used to fly to this over North Korea in MSFS in the SR-71. From coast to coast in about the 14 minutes this video plays, it was perfect 😂

  • @greg4007
    @greg4007 Před 2 měsíci

    So Atmospheric!

  • @spencerhuckins8197
    @spencerhuckins8197 Před 2 měsíci

    This is an actually incredible track for having been in a relatively obscure old video game. I might analyze this for one of my music courses.

  • @Landon_B21
    @Landon_B21 Před 2 měsíci

    What kind of music do you listen to? It's complicated

  • @Samson_Dinklebob06
    @Samson_Dinklebob06 Před 2 měsíci

    I like how Tommy went for a more orchestral take on the soundtrack, despite using Genesis instruments.

  • @muffinman6048
    @muffinman6048 Před 2 měsíci

    2:29 goes insanely hard.

  • @Scolipendra
    @Scolipendra Před 2 měsíci

    I loved SimTunes when I was little. I wish it was more popular or got a spiritual successor, because it truly was a fun game. It's what got me interested in composing music.

  • @Samson_Dinklebob06
    @Samson_Dinklebob06 Před 2 měsíci

    Oooh the ghoust... the ghoust! Call the ghoustbustair.

  • @DK-nv9zu
    @DK-nv9zu Před 2 měsíci

    Would have fit perfectly with the original C&C Red Alert soundtrack 👌

  • @benhoffman6590
    @benhoffman6590 Před 2 měsíci

    I thought of this song the other day and couldn't remember if it was real or a fever dream. It's real, apparently.

  • @g.2570
    @g.2570 Před 2 měsíci

    Outstanding movie.

  • @willbill808
    @willbill808 Před 3 měsíci

    Again - this seems heavily influenced by R&B/Soul of the 80’s. Free your mind and your butt will follow!

  • @4hydroxybenzaldehydefilmpr107

    for a game rip it's real nice :D one of my fav ones honestly! Brings the North Korea ambience in a ninja-style way

  • @mateharangozo7945
    @mateharangozo7945 Před 3 měsíci

    1:39 This part reminds me a lot of the Saturday mornings of my childhood, when I played with it, and then we usually had chicken and fries for lunch... I can even smell it. The best was when my alcoholic father was not at home.

  • @TheLegendofLeo
    @TheLegendofLeo Před 3 měsíci

    This is as 90s as it gets.

  • @TheLegendofLeo
    @TheLegendofLeo Před 3 měsíci

    I love these high quality uploads. Thank you for reminding me of my childhood!

  • @NinteSegaRarew
    @NinteSegaRarew Před 3 měsíci

    Very fitting music to play when it's hot and humid.

  • @TheBeeshSpweesh
    @TheBeeshSpweesh Před 3 měsíci

    Happy 15th anniversary to the oscilloscope-viewing hobby.

  • @neandych8537
    @neandych8537 Před 3 měsíci

    ❤ Bella pelicula pero un final 💔

  • @joshuantapia543
    @joshuantapia543 Před 3 měsíci

    Damn bring this game back