[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 122 Voting/WEEK 123 Nominating

Song of the Week. 100 Weeks and counting.
Week 122 Voting is closed.
Week 123 Nominating is restricted.

Week 122 Voting
The rules for voting can be found here.

Results:
1). [25/15.5] The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)
2). [25/14.5] Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE)
3). [21] Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Shoot The Smiley!
4). [17] Hardcore Pinball (Game Rip) - Soccer Table
5). [14] Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart
6). [13] Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald
7). [6] Last Ninja 2 Back with a Vengeance (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - The Mansion
8). [5] Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - Call from the Earth (Raiden)

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - Call from the Earth (Raiden)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Hardcore Pinball (Game Rip) - Soccer Table
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Last Ninja 2 Back with a Vengeance (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - The Mansion
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Shoot The Smiley!
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme)

Notes:
If you are a member at more than one of the forums in which this event is being held, please nominate and vote in only ONE of the forums. You may, however, comment in the threads at any of the other forums.

Week 123 Nominating
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Here is the link to the corresponding thread in the other forum:
- Soundtrack Central

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Welcome, Opfer. Always good to see new participants.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Fighters' Impact - Be Cool (Sanson's STAGE) Some bright and bouncy synth that's tarnished by random and horrible vocal samples.

Garou Densetsu WILD AMBITION Arrange Sound Trax - Call from the Earth (Raiden) Pretty average rock. The synth line that pops up later is the only really remarkable feature about the tune; would that it lasted longer and were developed more.

Hardcore Pinball (Game Rip) - Soccer Table I'm not exactly sure how pinball could be hardcore, but this is a far more interesting rock tune than the previous one despite the tinny synth.

Hopeful Weeds original sound vol. 002 - Primitive Heart I downloaded and erased this album long ago; it's always been one of Mitsuda's weakest efforts for me. The track is technically sound but is all over the map with accordian, random tribal vocals, and other instruments coming and going seemingly without rhyme or reason. Improves as it develops, but still disappointing.

Last Ninja 2 Back with a Vengeance (Commodore 64 Game Rip) - The Mansion Never could get into the majority of SIDs; like those in the BCC, this one goes on forever and isn't really compelling.

Magical Tetris Challenge (N64 Game Rip) - Versus Donald I expected something more...energetic from a song with "versus" in the title. This brand of 70's style funk just doesn't interest me.

Super Bonk (Game Rip) - Shoot The Smiley! Energetic and competent synth with a nice melody. Don't see many TurboGrafx/PC Engine songs in SotW, come to think of it.

The King of Fighters '96 Arrange Sound Trax - Long-horned Beetle (Art of Fighting Team Theme) Vaguely Latin funk fusion that's laid back to the point of multiple organ failure. Doesn't really get the blood pumping.

Most of these were in the gray "meh" zone, not bad but not outstanding.

The Point Spread
Bonk - 3 pts.
Fighter's Impact - 2 pts.
Hardcore Pinball - 1 pt.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.