Well, you lose some pounds while we were grading? I certainly worked up a sweat!
[collapse="Swampasaur's Grades"]This is going to be interesting. I've never played Wii Fit. Regardless, I'll do the best I can. Because Wii Fit music is typically more serene then other series, we'll be a tad more lenient when it comes to that.
Brawler610
Importance: 10
Popularity: 8
Variety: 8
Fitness: 9
Total: 35
Notes: Alright. You have the required piece and the two I suggested. The other Wii Fit tracks seems to be important/popular enough. They fit well too. The Wii Play music fits well too. Dr. Mario is a decent choice but.... I feel it should be used elsewhere. Still good list though.
Falkoopa
Importance: 9
Popularity: 8
Variety: 9
Fitness: 8
Total: 34
Notes: Some good choices here. The only thing I find a bit iffy is Carmen. It's from an important (?) Nintendo game and I could see them using it. It's just.... I'm not sure how well that would go over. Ya know? Overall you made some good choices. Just one big risky one.
Legendofrob1
Importance: 10
Popularity: 9
Variety: 8
Fitness: 10
Total: 37
Notes: Huh. A lot more Wii Fit music than your competitors. It all seems to work well though. Each theme seems important and kinda popular. Perhaps you could have expanded horizons just a tad though. I never knew Wii Fit had such great music. Thanks for teaching me!
Ascended
Importance: 8
Popularity: 9
Variety: 10
Fitness: 7
Total: 34
Notes: We've seen most of these songs already at this point. Wii Sports music is pretty catchy and it fits the stage, though I feel that particular theme works better on Wuhu Island. The Nintendo Medley is an interesting choice. You put a lot of thought into that. However, I'm not so sure those particular tracks would work very well in a medley together. Still some good choices.
Violenceman
Importance: 8
Popularity: 8
Variety: 9
Fitness: 6
Total: 31
Notes: Huh! A retro track. Interesting. I think tit fits actually. Granted it would need to be remixed though. Wait a minute...
That's not a Nintendo track?
Yeah... That won't fly with me. Sorry, but I feel strongly about that.
The Wii Play Medley is cool though. Really nice.
Starphoenix
Importance: 8
Popularity: 9
Variety: 10
Fitness:9
Total: 36
Notes: Mario DDR? Well. Didn't see that coming! I think it fits.
It's actually an old Nintendo song too? Huh. You learn something everyday!
The NES medley was also a really cool way to bring back a Brawl lost track. I approve wholeheartedly. The rest of your songs work quite well! Good job!
Ariand/AEM
Importance: 9
Popularity: 9
Variety: 10
Fitness:9
Total:37
Notes: Dr. Mario huh? It works well and definitely helps your variety! And Brain Age music?
I'm honestly surprised no one else had that! You know? I think you covered most of the "casual" series while leaving the rest for Wuhu Island as you said. Very well done.
BridgesWithTurtles
Importance: 10
Popularity: 8
Variety: 9
Fitness: 9
Total: 36
Notes: You got the main 4 Wii Fit Tunes everyone seems to have. So, that's good.
And then all this Wii stuff! I mean, this is really one of the few places where this stuff fits, so good choice for here. I approve.
APC99
Importance: 8
Popularity: 8
Variety: 9
Fitness: 8
Total: 33
Notes: Hm... About the NintendoLand medley...
I feel that you would have been better off with just the main plaza theme. It's good enough on its own. I find it cluttered and simply too much otherwise. That track is good on its own! :D
The Dr. Mario theme works well here as well. As I said above, Wii Sports Resort music should probably be on the Wuhu Island stage. Just saying.
Jumpman84
Importance: 9
Popularity: 8
Variety: 9
Fitness: 9
Total: 35
Notes: Alright. Nice Wii Fit music...
Mario and Sonic music? Huh... Cool! It fits perfectly! Just.... are they considered Nintendo or Sega games? I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and just say that Nintendo has the rights to them. I'm pretty sure they do. The Mii maker medley is a very interesting idea. It's actually a pretty good fit for the stage.
Toxicroaker
Importance: 8
Popularity: 8
Variety: 8
Fitness: 8
Total: 32
Notes: Pengiun is an interesting track. It almost doesn't feel like Wii Fit music ya know? It definitely fits though. Wakeboarding just...doesn't quite feel like it fits here though. I feel that it would fit better soaring in the sky. So Pilotwings... The Wii Play music was... kinda quiet. I could barely hear anything. Try to get a better link next time. It won't effect your grade though.
Overall, nice choices!
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[collapse="Groose's Grades"]Preface to this round’s grading: I’ve considered “popularity” in this round more as “catchiness” because few Wii Fit songs are actually popular. I expect the songs to become popular after being exposed in Smash.
Brawler610
Importance: 9
Popularity: 9
Variety: 9
Wii Fit Fit: 9
Overall: 36
Notes: I was going to berate you for Doctor Mario… but I think I’ll commend you instead. Somehow, it fits! Obviously it adds popularity as well. Cow Racing is popular… but I don’t really think it fits at all. The other music is stuff that’s pretty important, but nothing really stands out as truly popular. Overall, I think your list was very solid in all areas, but perfect in none.
Falkoopa
Importance: 10
Popularity: 10
Variety: 10
Wii Fit Fit: 6
Overall: 36
Notes: Wii Party’s theme was always pretty catchy and popular within my circle of friends. I give you kudos for thinking of that one. While the Wii Sports theme is extremely popular… isn’t there another stage that it would fit on much better? Cow Racing is another that isn’t helping your fit, but it does help your other attributes. Carmen... I don’t think it fits, either… but it’s probably the most popular song on your list. Overall, your list contained the songs important to the Wii brand, held great variety, and were very popular… but they don’t fit very well with Wii Fit.
LegendofRob1
Importance: 10
Popularity: 8
Variety: 8
Wii Fit Fit: 10
Overall: 36
Notes: Every single song on this list fits the stage perfectly (even the specific Wii Sports music you chose feels like it was remixed for Wii Fit); most tracks are also important to Wii Fit and the Wii Franchise at large. The only problem is… because you drew so heavily from Wii Fit itself, there isn’t enough variety or popularity here.
Ascended
Importance: 10
Popularity: 10
Variety: 10
Wii Fit Fit: 10
Overall: 40
Notes: You, sir, deserve to win this round. That medley is perfect… it fits Wii Fit perfectly and brings in a lot of popular music. It screeches variety, too! You also brought in the popular Wii Party title and the Wii Sports theme… your popularity is through the roof with this one. I’m giving you a perfect score because you’ve earned it, but keep this in mind: Wii Sports Resort’s theme would fit better on another stage.
Violenceman
Importance: 9
Popularity: 10
Variety: 10
Wii Fit Fit: 9
Overall: 38
Notes: Step Dance is a pretty cool song… I remembered it from my Wii Fit days. Obstacle Course was also a great choice… that whistling is catchy and it fits well. Athletic World… is it sad that I actually recognize that tune? It’s a memorable tune, and it fits just fine in its 8-Bit form. The opening theme of Wii Sports is extremely popular, but wouldn’t it fit better… somewhere else?
Starphoenix
Importance: 8
Popularity: 10
Variety: 10
Wii Fit Fit: 9
Overall: 37
Notes: As I said to the man above you, I approve of Step Dance, but am mixed on Wii Sports. The Photo, Shop, and Mii Channel themes are all pretty swell, too… they all kind of fit. The Mario Mix song was a surprise… I love surprises! It definitely works with the stage, too. All in all, things may have been a bit better if you had just one more Wii Fit track… it feels like you’re missing that indescribable, important something. Training Theme, maybe?
Ariand/AEM
Importance: 10
Popularity: 10
Variety: 10
Wii Fit Fit: 9
Overall: 39
Notes: Ahchoo! Oops, pardon me… I was just reacting to Sneeze. Strangely, it fits even better than Fever would have, and it adds the same variety and popularity. Brain Age… ah, that song brings me back. I used to love that game, and that tune is forever engraved into the minds of anyone who has played it. It fits here. You pointed out that you were trying to avoid using music better suited to Pilotwings… but then you went and used Wii Sports’ theme. Great for popularity, but it prevented me from giving you the perfect score in fit… and the perfect score overall.
BridgesWithTurtles
Importance: 10
Popularity: 10
Variety: 9
Wii Fit Fit: 10
Overall: 39
Notes: Polls? Polls! POOOOLLLS! It fits perfectly and it’s certainly a catchy song. Check Mii Out channel is even better… who doesn’t have that catchy tune engraved into their minds? It’s even more battle-ready than Polls! Not quite as sold on Globe, though… it fits, but it lacks the catchiness and the importance to the Wii as a whole. I love your list… but I could do with a song that has a different type of feel. You did well in variety because you sampled from different games… but I could have used something that sounded a bit different.
APC99
Importance: 10
Popularity: 10
Variety: 10
Wii Fit Fit: 7
Overall: 37
Notes: *Coughs* Ah, Cough. Fits great (though not quite as great as Sneeze, which someone else pointed out), is popular, and adds a great degree of variety. I feel like Wii Sports would be left to the Pilotwings stage, but I admit it adds popularity. As for your Nintendoland melody… I like it. Pretty good choice there. You added a bunch of popularity and variety in one simple shot. I’d go as far to say that the combination of Doctor Mario, Cough, Cow Racing, and Nintendoland makes yours by far the most “popular” list. However, I must confess that Cow Racing, Wii Sports, and Nintendoland all lack that certain fit to them. Still, a very solid risk and I liked that medley at the end. Keep throwing surprises like that in… eventually, you’ll make something so powerful I’ll be forced to give you the perfect score.
Jumpman84
Importance: 10
Popularity: 10
Variety: 8
Wii Fit Fit: 8
Overall: 36
Notes: I don’t think Mii Maker is odd at all. It fits pretty well and is important to the Wii as a whole… and it’s downright catchy. Mario and Sonic is a more risky choice… and it also pays off pretty well. Not the most fitting… but it adds popularity and variety. Wii Sport’s theme still goes better with Pilotwings than Wii Fit (all of the sports in the original still take place on Wuhu Island), but it’s nevertheless a very popular song. Overall, your list was very solid... I'd be satisfied with it!
Toxicroaker
Importance: 9
Popularity: 9
Variety: 9
Wii Fit Fit: 9
Overall: 36
Notes: PENGUIN! Hello, old friend! That song is extremely catchy, and it fits to Wii Fit while adding variety from the quieter themes usually found there.I like Get in Shape and Wii Party… as I’ve said before, though, Wii Sports music would better be located on Pilotwings (Wakeboarding isn’t even as poplar or important as the main theme itself, though). Nice list, but could be improved a bit in all areas.
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[collapse="Frostwraith's Grades"]Brawler610
Importance: 9/10
Popularity: 8/10
Variety: 8/10
Fit: 9/10
Total: 34/40
Considering this is the Wii Fit stage, it's hard to say if the tracks from the game are popular or not, but it seems that the soundtrack as a whole is well received. Also, you've included Dr. Mario from Melee which is a popular song from the well-known Mario series.
The tracks fit the stage well, being something you could hear at a real life gym with a touch of Nintendo. I like how you made a similar approach to Brawl's PictoChat listing.
FalKoopa
Importance: 9/10
Popularity: 8/10
Variety: 8/10
Fit: 8/10
Total: 33/40
Question: Why the song from Wii Music? It hardly fits the stage.
Anyway, your list is varied and has a wide array of tracks from the Wii games. Can't really say much on the songs' popularity, though.
legendofrob1
Importance: 9/10
Popularity: 8/10
Variety: 8/10
Fit: 9/10
Total: 34/40
I think you could have been a little more creative with the song choices, instead of relying on Wii Fit music too much.
Like I said before, judging the popularity of these songs is difficult, but I can say that you picked a few iconic tracks of the Wii games.
Ascended
Importance: 9/10
Popularity: 9/10
Variety: 8/10
Fit: 9/10
Total: 35/40
Not bad. I like the idea of that medley with training themes (although the Kid Icarus: Uprising song is actually the first level song, but still) and could fit the stage.
The Wii Sports Resort works on this stage, but would be better fitting for the Wuhu Island stage, although Wuhu Island is being presented more as a Pilotwings stage.
Violenceman
Importance: 8/10
Popularity: 8/10
Variety: 8/10
Fit: 9/10
Total: 33/40
You have some good choices of tracks, but there's the very questionable Athletic World song that isn't even from a Nintendo game, so while it fits the stage, it's hardly an important song for Nintendo as a whole.
Starphoenix
Importance: 9/10
Popularity: 8/10
Variety: 9/10
Fit: 9/10
Total: 35/40
Another list that reminds me of the PictoChat stage from Brawl. Not that it's a bad thing.
Your list is a good representation of the Wii games as a whole, while having a nice throwback to the NES times. The DDR song fits the stage surprisingly well.
Ariand/AEM
Importance: 9/10
Popularity: 8/10
Variety: 9/10
Fit: 9/10
Total: 35/40
Good list, if I do say so myself. All songs fit the stage nicely and you have good representation of the more casual side of Nintendo.
BridgesWithTurtles
Importance: 9/10
Popularity: 8/10
Variety: 8/10
Fit: 9/10
Total: 34/40
Opting for an overall representation of the Wii series? Not bad. I can say that most songs fit the stage well and you have songs from several Wii titles and applications.
APC99
Importance: 9/10
Popularity: 9/10
Variety: 9/10
Fit: 8/10
Total: 35/40
I like the Nintendo Land idea, being similar to Smash in some ways and being part of the Wii series as well. I think the Wii Sports Resort song would be better on another stage, but it fits here too.
Jumpman84
Importance: 8/10
Popularity: 8/10
Variety: 9/10
Fit: 9/10
Total: 34/40
Another good list in my opinion. The Mario & Sonic song fits the stage well, although it's a bid of an oddball song. Like the Mii Maker medley idea: I think with proper arrangement, the songs would blend well.
Toxicroaker
Importance: 9/10
Popularity: 8/10
Variety: 8/10
Fit: 8/10
Total: 33/40
The Wii Sports Resort song would work better on another stage, but it isn't too bad here either. I also think you could have chosen a few more upbeat songs.
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[collapse="TumblrFamous' Grades"]This was so hard….
Brawler610
Importance: 9
Popularity: 9
Variety: 8
Fit: 9
Total: 35
Notes: Very good tracks, I believe. Very popular, catchy, and most of them are decently important to their franchises. I didn’t dock you that much for variety, but there was quite a bit of Wii Fit music on there. But you have Dr. Mario, which I believe to be very necessary for the stage.
Falkoopa
Importance: 9
Popularity: 9
Variety: 9
Fit: 10
Total: 37
Notes: Pretty well-done. The Wii Music was definitely the cause of some of the docked points, as was having not a lot of other songs from different Wii brand games. But other than that, very nice.
legendofrob1
Importance: 9
Popularity: 9
Variety: 8
Fit: 10
Total: 36
Notes: Pretty good selection of music. While most of it did come from Wii Fit, which I had to dock a bit from, they were all generally well-known and popular songs.
Ascended
Importance: 9
Popularity: 10
Variety: 8
Fit: 9
Total: 36
Notes: I LOVE the training medley. But I took off a point for fit as I don’t think the Sports Resort feels like it should be on there. But kudos, it was a very good list with an amazing medley to finish it off.
Violenceman
Importance: 9
Popularity: 9
Variety: 8
Fit: 8
Total: 34
Notes: I had to dock on Step Dance and Athletic World. They didn’t seem to fit very well with the stage, but I did enjoy the medley. A decent selection of music.
Starphoenix
Importance: 8
Popularity: 8
Variety: 10
Fit: 7
Total: 33
Notes: There were many calm and relaxing songs on there. While not necessarily a bad thing, it just does not fully fit with the stage. I believe one was enough. And for your medley of lost music tracks, they were kinda lost for a reason. I didn’t see anything important about them.
Ariand/AEM
Importance: 9
Popularity: 9
Variety: 10
Fit: 10
Total: 38
Notes: One of the best so far. You picked very popular, important, diverse, and fitting songs. I agree with your view on Dr. Mario with adding one per game, but it isn’t completely important or popular. But awesome job regardless!
BridgesWithTurtles
Importance: 8
Popularity: 8
Variety: 7
Fit: 8
Total: 31
Notes: You only have songs from three universes: The Wii, one from Wii Sports, and Wii Fit. You should have gone for more diverse and fitting songs, though the Wii Fit songs were spot on.
APC99
Importance: 10
Popularity: 9
Variety: 9
Fit: 9
Total: 37
Notes: Very good choices. I especially love the Nintendoland medley, one of the best medleys I’ve seen for this stage. Some choices weren’t too popular or fitting, but generally an excellent selection.
Jumpman84
Importance: 9
Popularity: 8
Variety: 9
Fit: 9
Total: 35
Notes: I love the Mii Maker medley. Sure, some people don’t like it, but it is very well-known and important to the latest Nintendo systems. So a good selection of choices, there wasn’t anything that wrong with it.
Toxicroaker
Importance: 9
Popularity: 9
Variety: 9
Fit: 8
Total: 35
Notes: Some of the songs weren’t very fitting, but they were all generally known and important. It was a very nice selection of choices, nothing wrong with most of them.
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[collapse="Final Grades"]
Brawler610: 140
Falkoopa: 140 (Heh. Two in a row. Kinda cool.)
Legendofrob1: 140 (Holy crap! Three of the same score in a row!)
Ascended: 145
Violenceman: 136
StarPhoenix: 141
Ariand/AEM: 149
BridgesWithTurtles: 140 (Another 140!)
APC99: 142
Jumpman84: 140 (Guh! More!)
Toxicroaker: 136
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Alright. It appears that this round's winner is....
Ariand/AEM!
Congratulations! I'll update the first post with your list. As usual you all have time to mull over the results. If there are any questions, don't hesitate to ask! :D