Phronemophobia's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[[Little Nemo: The Dream Master] "Little Bemo Jilly Joe I Dunno"]

Interesting. This went from sounding like Nemo's House to Nemo's Boat. If I was told this was a track from Skies of Arcadia, I wouldn't have questioned it. I'm probably thinking too much into this, but I especially adore the adventurous impression left by the tune even though Nemo hasn't left his home.

[Akiko's Etude | 2021]

Definitely like Easter Eggs and it helps give a lot of your music an ongoing theme of "Bertness" throughout. <3

Bertn1991 responds:

Muchly appreciatory, good sir. Bertness is what I strive for.

Hope you're doing well (～￣▽￣)～

[[Donkey Kong Country] Winky's Shaft]

Even before reading the comments, I thought, "This right here could be the very definition of what your MnP competition is all about." I've said this before... probably to you, in fact, but I can appreciate just about any faithful recreation of a SNES track that removes the crippling effect of the console's Gaussian filter.

HoboKa responds:

Hey, I like that shitty muffled sound. So nostalgic. But yeah, the intent was to do a sound upgrade with some changes along the way. Not quite what I aimed for, but it worked out OK.

[[Ninja Gaiden] Ninja Roids]

First half sounds too much like a strained kazoo and is unpleasant on the ears. I thought it was a weird choice for you until the second half kicked in. Holy fuck... that last 50 seconds. Glorious, Alex.

HoboKa responds:

Yeah, it's a mixed bag. But I like it as well for the 2nd half lmao. Thanks :D

[Fabulous Intermezzo | 2021]

Intermezzo? More like InterMania! Add a few quack sounds and it'll be perfect(er).

Bertn1991 responds:

I do like to recycle! And yes, quacks make most things better. Much better than honks~

[[Kid Chameleon] Where in the World is Kid Chameleon-Diego??]

Working slowly is fine if it makes the end result that much better. <3

[Fartin' Dixie | 2018]

INSPIRATIONAL!

[Penelope Nickels | 2021]

Is this Lovebug's Somber Legacy? It does have one of those familiar tunes I hear in many of your songs that immediately tell me it's a high-quality Brent Bertn Bunn beat of brilliant beauty.

Bertn1991 responds:

It's true. I reuse certain melodies and chord progressions a lot. They're like little Easter eggs to myself. Anyways, I appreciate this high-quality comment. Thanks! Have a wonderful whatever part of the day this is <3

[Dog House | 2021]

Yes, it's all about being hip, right? Anyhow, THX 4 the music, B1991. HAGD and TCFN.

[Super Mario World: "Athletic" remix (NES, N163)]

The sound quality doesn't sound... I don't know a good word for it. "Crisp"? Not sure if that's by design. Might be. Aside from that, this is a fantastic remix. It's proper, too! A lot of remixes I hear stick far too closely to the source, but this one stands out beautifully while being recognizable. That's an easy five from me, Neon. Thank you.

NeonLuigi responds:

Thank you! I appreciate it.
I exported it from Famitracker and normalized the audio, I didn't really do much else to it other than that. The N163 chip can't clock every N163 channel at once, so the two channels need to wait their turn to play, which results in a quality loss. (The more N163 channels, the higher the loss) But I see what you are saying.