I like the mix of instruments you used, very satisfying mine tune! and I hear the influences from the donkey kong country tracks! I've forgotten how much I've used to enjoy the soundtracks of the DK games in the past, so thank you for this!
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Dig Your Way Out's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Coherence to the Theme | #3 | 4.167 | 4.167 |
| Enjoyability | #3 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #3 | 3.917 | 3.917 |
| Quality | #4 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
| Creativity | #6 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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https://soundcloud.com/cloudydaymusic/dig-your-way-out
Description
My idea for this entry was to make 90s style "mines" level music the way that I remember it, and with a modern instrumentation and style rather than the way it was. Given the games I played in childhood the biggest influences in this area were unquestionably Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2, and David Wise's pieces "Life in the Mines" and "Mining Melancholy", but also mining adjacent cave levels like Sonic 2's Mystic Cave Zone, and the music for that level by Masato Nakamura. (NOTE: I did not listen to any of these pieces until I was completely done mixing, and I'd suggest you listen to this first and then those--it's really funny how our memories can polish and warp things like our favourite tracks.)
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