You can check out some game info and the entire Rorasuketo soundtrack by Michael Chadwick here . It's absolutely divine. When I said I wanted to pay homage to the Super Nintendo games of my youth, he went to town and grabbed some soundfonts from games like Final Fantasy IV, Earthbound, and Battletoads . I am so happy with the results. The battle tracks are head-bangers, and the emotional lows are perfectly bittersweet. I wouldn't change a thing. I've known Mike since the boom days of of LiveJournal — which is a long time, for the kids following along at home. He's an immensely skilled guitarist and songwriter, and has a really impressive catalog of work . Originally, I was going to write the music myself, but Mike has far more experience. And in creative projects like this, doing everything yourself has the potential to turn out an inbred, constipated piece of art. Collaboration adds depth to the work that you might not have realized before. It lightens the workload....
Who remembers opening that crisp cardboard box - or, in many cases, that plastic clamshell from the used game store? And that instruction manual would tumble out (in the latter case: if you were lucky). I have especially fond memories of the FFIV instruction manual, which actually gave explicit directions on how to defeat one particular boss. No need for a Nintendo Power or strategy guide there, thank goodness. "Why not give Rorasuketo a 1990s instruction manual?" I thought to myself. So I treated myself to a little side project. I wanted to recreate that sitting-on-the-floor feeling, so we have a carpet backdrop. I debated throwing some (very tangled) black controller cables in the background, but we'll see. Rorasuketo is a weird game. My target audiences are: 1. People who love JRPGs, but probably don't know anything about roller derby. 2. People who love roller derby, but probably don't know anything abut JRPGs. There are some in-game tutorials, with addit...