This begins as a straightforward cover of Gourmet Race from Kirby Super Star, but becomes a cover of Superman by Goldfinger. This same joke could have been explored as a SiIvaGunner rip, but I was already working on a cover of Gourmet Race and decided it would be fun to perform at Chipspace Open Mic.
The following year, I performed a version where the Gourmet Race portion of the song has 1-2 Oatmeal samples. You can hear that set here.
This is the music that plays at the character select screen in classic EverQuest, but the melody and chords have been replaced with the main theme from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The joke is that both songs can be heard from character selection menus, but mostly I wanted an excuse to create more EverQuest rips, and Smash Ultimate was topical at the time. This was uploaded during the Grinch Takeover event, where one of the accepted themes was Super Smash Bros.
This track was featured on the ChipWIN Winter-themed album ChipWINter Wilderness. I started writing this song under the title “Spaghettaboutit,” but I only had the title and melody down, and that I wanted the mood to be happy. It was going to be about the feeling of being awkward and embarrassing myself (or “dropping my spaghetti“), and shaking that feeling off and having fun. I had trouble progressing on the song, so I set it aside for a few years… And then I was approached to create a winter track. I started fleshing the song out with Christmas music tropes (sleigh bells, church bells, generic chord progressions, etc.) and this was the result.
Sound familiar? You may recognize this song from my demo reel. If not, go check that out!
This was a large collaboration, organized by 3GI. The entirety of the first Shrek movie was rewritten, re-recorded, and re-animated, and presented at Shrekfest in 2018. For my segment (and the segment following mine, by LarryInc64) Shrek was voiced by Chaze the Chat, and Donkey was voiced by me.
This is the song that plays in the third stage of Kirby’s Dream Land, but the melody and chords have been replaced with Peach Beach/Daisy Cruiser from Mario Kart: Double Dash. An old, popular rip of Peach Beach had been recently taken down, and I decided to submit a rip commemorating it. I already recreated Float Islands in LSDJ for a scrapped rip, and since both are island tunes, they fit together perfectly.
I made this when the Freddy Freaker commercial was still a popular meme. I tried to make Freddy and the background follow the graphical limitations of the NES.
This is the theme that plays during the ghost lady’s scene in Uninvited, but with the melody and bassline replaced with Basket Case by Green Day, and later Superman by Goldfinger. I used Basket Case because the first few notes and chords sounded so similar. I used Superman because there are parts of that which sound very similar to Basket Case. Since the source is an NES song, I had to learn to use FamiTracker to make this rip.
This is the music that plays in Level 5 of Kirby’s Dream Land 2, but with the melody and chords replaced with Take On Me by a-ha. This is actually an LSDJ cover of an existing rip, Yogurt Yard – Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. It was submitted during the Nostalgia Critic Takeover. The Nightmare in Dream Land song and the Kirby’s Dream Land song are both recreations of Yogurt Yard, from Kirby’s Adventure. I wanted to submit a “de-make” of the Nightmare in Dream Land rip, but since I’m more comfortable working in LSDJ than FamiTracker, I used Red Canyon.
Back in 2018, I had an online dating profile, and I decided to dress it up with my artwork, to make it more personal. My profile is no longer active, but I’ll try to piece together approximately what each blurb said.
ISTJ / Capricorn sun, Capricorn moon, Sagittarius rising
I’m kind of a dork. I like classic video games, quoting shows and movies, referencing memes, and making sick tunes on my Game Boy as Shyabeetus.
High quality video game ripper.
Currently working part time as a bakery clerk at a grocery store. Seeking work as an animator.
I live with my two roommates, their dog, and their cat.
In my spare time I write music, draw, and play video games.
I’d like to think I’m pretty good at cooking. My go-to’s are fried eggplant, spaghetti with sausage, and anything with jalapeños and cheddar.
I’d also like to think I have a pretty good sense of humor.
I’m pretty good at listening, not quite as good at speaking.
One friend says I was big and intimidating when she first met me, so I guess my size?
More recently, they probably notice that I’m bald too.
I’ve also been told I have a cute nose.
…
I dunno, I’d have guessed people notice that I’m awkward and shy.
Shows: Steven Universe, Breaking Bad, Rick & Morty, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Bojack Horseman, Gravity Falls
Movies: Wreck-it Ralph, the Nightmare Before Christmas, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Shock Treatment, the Muppets (2011)
Video Games: Paper Mario, Kirby, the Binding of Isaac, Undertale
Music: Mindless Self Indulgence, Avenged Sevenfold, Storm Blooper
* Things that I want to create, but usually it’s when I’m at work, so I usually end up forgetting later.
* How whatever song I’m listening to can be mashed up with the Flintstones theme or All Star by Smash Mouth.
* Haunted House (AKA Castle Boss) by 8-Bit Beast
* Insulin. (i’m a type 2 diabetic)
* The Internet
* Something with which to connect to the internet.
* Friends/Family
* Laughter
* C o f f e e
I’m either working until 9, or I’m at home messing around on the computer all day.
But on Wednesdays, ideally I’d be getting a $4 burger at the place across the street~
This is an LSDJ remix of All Star by Smash Mouth, but the notes have been changed to Meet the Flintstones. It’s a combination of an existing rip (Main Theme (Beta Mix) – Shrek) and my existing Shyabeetus remix of All Star. Every year that I attend MAGFest, I perform a slightly different version of my All Star remix, and this was the one I performed in 2018. The breakdown section features samples from Joel’s reaction to 7 Grand Dad.