FAN Pixel Idol Post Thread

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Hi everyone! This is the post thread for the first FAN Pixel Idol tournament, as hosted by the inimitable Dub H! Please use this thread to discuss the game, including favorite rounds and songs, hosting and judging, and the awesome Finale between our mod squad members, aka Cthulhu and yours truly. We can also use this thread to talk about any future seasons of FAN Pixel Idol, its sister game FAN Idol, and any other music game ideas our members may have!

FAN Pixel Idol thread: officialfan.proboards.com/thread/588985/pixel-idol-video-game-edition

[aka Cthulhu]

Looking back, and while I've become no stranger to eliminations, I think the closest call would have been the elimination round where the pick was either a PS2, XBox, or Gamecube game. On that generation of games, the PS2 was the only one I was familiar in... so had the other two been chosen I reckon I wouldn't have done well enough to survive yet another elimination.

Another particular elimination round was the one where I chose indie games as the theme. Lots of choices for me on that elimination round. Since the tournament is over, let's look back on potential picks I would have used had I not chose Celeste's Reach for the Summit. Though thinking about it, Reach for the Summit is probably my strongest pick out of the ones I thought about. Nice tune, and calls back the previous stage themes in the game.

Anyways, other picks...


DF's main theme. I really wanted to use this during the tournament, and considering the theme of indie games, this one fit the theme perfectly. Just a guitar strumming along as you watch your little drunk dorfs go about in their daily lives. Whether it's mining, fending off the fort from wild animals, fending off the fort from invading goblins, fending off your fort in chaos from a necromancer's undead horde, fending off your burning fort from underground fiends. Fending off your fort from criminal stupidity of dorfs...


Every Day is Night from Va11 Hall A. Wanted to use this in this round, but Celeste prevailed. Wanted to use it in later rounds, but couldn't really fit it into the later themes. Such a shame.


From Touhou Puppet Dance Performance aka Touhoumon. Well, wouldn't have been able to use this since I already used something from Touhou, and in hindsight I should have picked my Touhou music more wisely... anyway, it's just a fun theme for me. Touhou music arranged to sound more Pokemon-y.


Cave Story's Last Battle. Gotta say, when it comes to video game music, I do tend to gravitate towards boss music, haha...

Anyway, I'll stop here otherwise I'll clog the page up with youtube vids.

[aka Cthulhu]

Also, another idea for yet another side-FAN Idol. This might be a more niche category, though... FAN Idol, anime OP edition! Where aside from the music, one can also judge the animation of the opening the song goes with. I do feel that this is more niche than video games, so I dunno if there will be interest in it at all that'll be enough for a short game.

[Dub H]

I feel like judging the animation is tricky.Also I will try to pick my favorite chocies. There was some I absolutely love

[Big Bad Brad]

I don't think I could join an Anime Fan Idol because the only anime I really know is DBZ,Naruto and Yu Yu Hakusho.

A fan idol on songs from TV Shows would be up my alley which that could include Anime and Cartoon shows. It would probably be just the TV Themes.

If I was better at coming up with categories for the rounds I would host it in a heart beat.

[Big Bad Brad]

If anybody would be interested in a TV Theme Fan Idol let me know I think I might have some ideas on how to run it based on past hosts of Idol and the Video Game Idol.

[aka Cthulhu]

Nov 13, 2019 15:09:37 GMT -5 Big Bad Brad said:

I don't think I could join an Anime Fan Idol because the only anime I really know is DBZ,Naruto and Yu Yu Hakusho.

A fan idol on songs from TV Shows would be up my alley which that could include Anime and Cartoon shows. It would probably be just the TV Themes.

If I was better at coming up with categories for the rounds I would host it in a heart beat.

A TV theme idol would definitely be far less niche than an anime-only, no doubt. I think it could work, though if I was participating, and I probs will, I'll probably end up using nothing but anime OPs, since I'm far more familiar with that, haha...

...or maybe I'm just saying that to make the potential judges assume that would be the case, and then I swerve them all and not use anime music and sneak a win.

...or maybe that's the swerve! So people won't be suspicious of me just using anime songs! At this point I don't even know, I really just want another FAN Idol, and then win and get to lord that fact over to everyone in the forum.

[Spider2024]

Would a Bad Songs Idol work? Basically would function like a normal Fan Idol season, but contestants would need to find the worst songs they can think of instead of the best. Would it have a chance of working out and being fun? Or would be a complete disaster for predictable reasons?

[Big Bad Brad]

I don't know if I would host I kind of have low self-esteem and I'm on a lot of medication some medical some for depression and anxiety I'd probably be overwhelmed hosting an idol game.

Part of me really wants to host but another part is afraid.

Also IF I did a TV idol I think I would change it up to not just TV Themes but any music from a TV Show which would be Live Action, Anime and Cartoons.

[Dub H]

I enjoyed hsoting but I feel like I need the time away plus no hurry to start a new one.I like the TV theme

We could also just go Regular Idol- Niche Idol- Regular Idol- Niche Idol-etc

[aka Cthulhu]

Yeah, that seems the more sensible thing to do. With regards to alternating between the main FAN Idol ones and the niche ones.

Anyway, since on the previous main FAN Idol it was mentioned that the big list of songs used has become too big, here's my suggestion. First, maybe reset the list back to 0, and moving forward, the songs that will be put in the "don't use anymore" list will be the ones that place maybe first in a round. Like, for example, Bohemian Rhapsody gets the top score in a round. After that, it can't be used anymore in future FAN Idols, while the rest of the songs used in that round is still fair game for future FAN Idols. If first place is tied... like if Bohemian Rhapsody and let's say Mambo No. 5 is tied in first place, then both those songs is now in the "don't use anymore" list. The rest is okay.

Going further, maybe if three or more songs from the same band has gotten first place in a round, then that band is also put in a don't use list, but that's probably pushing it too far.

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Nov 17, 2019 14:30:16 GMT -5 aka Cthulhu said:

Yeah, that seems the more sensible thing to do. With regards to alternating between the main FAN Idol ones and the niche ones.

Anyway, since on the previous main FAN Idol it was mentioned that the big list of songs used has become too big, here's my suggestion. First, maybe reset the list back to 0, and moving forward, the songs that will be put in the "don't use anymore" list will be the ones that place maybe first in a round. Like, for example, Bohemian Rhapsody gets the top score in a round. After that, it can't be used anymore in future FAN Idols, while the rest of the songs used in that round is still fair game for future FAN Idols. If first place is tied... like if Bohemian Rhapsody and let's say Mambo No. 5 is tied in first place, then both those songs is now in the "don't use anymore" list. The rest is okay.

Going further, maybe if three or more songs from the same band has gotten first place in a round, then that band is also put in a don't use list, but that's probably pushing it too far.

Would have to be determined by whomever runs it but song repeats happen far less than one expects. From what I've seen, the best way to open up diversity in songs - and it's easier said than done - is come up with judges that like a diverse range of music and categories that call for songs that fall outside of people's comfort zones. It's all a balancing act that is driven by the players, in the end.