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July 16, 2015 17:22:55
Michael Richters You think you can't initiate a turn without counter-steering? Not true, as my kids demonstrate to me daily in our bakfiets. Yes, of course simply leaning your torso to one side will cause the bike to tilt the opposite way, but you are neglecting lateral forces that one can apply against the road through the tires. Most bicycles don't have frictionless tires.
July 16, 2015 17:45:57 · Reply
Henry Reich Lateral forces only come from being off balance, not from simply leaning. In order to actually start falling, you must have counter steered (perhaps unintentionally) at least a tiny bit. It's very hard to notice sometimes.
July 16, 2015 17:49:27 · Reply
Michael Richters Counter-steering is certainly the usual way of doing it, and it can be very subtle, but it is not the only way to create the lean necessary for a turn. This would be obvious if you rode a bicycle with a passenger (who has no access to the steering mechanism). When they shift their weight around, they transmit forces through the tires, resisted by the road, causing a lateral wight shift. This effect is not subtle, and is completely independent of my steering motions. Also, if you think active counter-steering is the only way to create a lean, how do you explain the fact that people steer bikes hands-free?
July 16, 2015 18:01:39 · Reply
Henry Reich Ah, I see what the confusion is - by "counter steering" I just mean that the handlebars will turn, not that they have to be actively turned by a rider. For a passenger I'm sure they make it harder to steer, and can change the weight distribution considerably, but if the passenger moves to the right, the bike should lean to the left. Which way does it steer then? If you search for "bricycle" you will find videos of a bike that's been modified to make it un-steerable by leaning.
July 16, 2015 18:13:54 · Reply
Henry Reich I guess what I'm trying to say more specifically is that for a balanced bicycle moving in a perfectly straight line to initiate a turn in one direction, the front wheel contact point has to first move slightly (often imperceptibly) in the other direction. This is a mathematically demonstrated fact.
July 16, 2015 18:19:08 · Reply
Michael Richters Oh, yes, I'm familiar with the "bricycle". You're still failing to understand one thing, though. When the passenger moves laterally, he does push on the bike. And the *bike* leans the opposite way, but that's not all that matters. What really matters is not the angle between the ground and the vertical axis of the frame; what matters is the lateral position of the center of mass of the bicycle/rider system and the point of contact at the ground. If I push against the frame, some of that force leans the bike, but some is resisted by the road, because the wheels don't slip. That moves the center of mass laterally without any steering.
July 16, 2015 18:58:36 · Reply
Michael Richters Something you could try that might convince you (or perhaps you'll see a flaw that I haven't) — stand on one foot, and jump to one side. Then do the same and jump to the other side. You didn't have to first move your foot out from under you, did you? The same should be true of a bicycle. The fact that the rider is free to apply forces from many different points in many directions greatly complicates the question, doesn't it?
July 16, 2015 19:04:20 · Reply
Henry Reich A foot is totally different - it has multiple contact points with the ground, allowing you to apply torques at the ground which help you start leaning in various directions. Where is the torque coming from on a bike to move the center of mass away from the contact point? The rider certainly can't create that torque from inside the system just by changing their mass distribution inside the system. An outside torque/force not at the pivot point is necessary. Gravity is this force (hence the unrideability of the bricycle).
July 16, 2015 19:13:30 · Reply
Michael Richters It can be done on ice skates, too, which are even narrower than bicycle tires. But since that doesn't convince you… Let the rider lean one way, the bike the other way, the let the rider exert a force along the rider's axis, which is now not in line with the point of contact. You must see that this force would be resisted by the ground, and allow the center of mass of the system to shift laterally. This is almost identical to a man in a canoe, who moves from the front end to the back end. The canoe moves under him so that their colnective center of mass doesn't move — but only if there is zero resistance from the water. If we replace the water with a more viscous fluid, that center of mass moves more, until that fluid becomes effectively solid, and the canoe doesn't move at all. The bicycle also doesn't have complete freedom of motion. Lateral forces, even internal ones, cause the bike to lean, but they also push the bike's tires against the road, and that resultant force from the road causes the system's center of mass to move.
July 16, 2015 19:36:21 · Reply
Sergio I Montserrat S And this effect is more noticeable in a bike, where wheel mass and rotation are higher, thus the forces involved in keeping the vehicle upright are higher, and thus riders have to consciously apply counterrotation when they are learning to drive. We don't notice in bicicles because forces are smaller.
July 17, 2015 02:04:25 · Reply
Sergio I Montserrat S It doesn't compare, since the foot and ice skates don't have a torque that works as a gyroscope that actively resists a change in inertia. All other examples you gave also fail to include a gyroscopic stabilizing influence.
July 17, 2015 02:08:24 · Reply
July 22, 2015 19:03:11
Christopher Novsjø Zetlitz Very nice, Smooth! Great to hear from you again! Nice tribute!
July 22, 2015 23:31:27 · Reply
Arne Babenhauserheide It’s beautiful - thank you!
July 23, 2015 20:25:27 · Reply
James Hinz It's so weird. I was just thinking to myself "I wonder what Smooth has been up to lately? I hope when he gets back he does something really awesome and retro like Earthbound (because these modern consoles are full of games I haven't played before)" And voila, there it is! Great work. Hope to hear more EB and/or Uematsu stuff sometime.
July 30, 2015 17:39:45 · Reply
July 30, 2015 14:21:05
Wyatt S Troup Plus, it's Kirby's birthday, so it's a great fit.
July 31, 2015 00:17:03 · Reply
Pedro Morlanes Hi Smooth! You are a MASTER, I do love all your songs, specially Final Fantasy ones! CONGRATS
July 31, 2015 08:16:58 · Reply
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August 5, 2015 19:38:42
Christopher Novsjø Zetlitz This is awesome, Smooth! Beautiful harmonies :)
August 5, 2015 20:08:21 · Reply
Logan Campbell I knew I recognized a hint of Chrono Trigger in there! Awesome job as always Smooth! :)
August 5, 2015 20:15:11 · Reply
Eric Shields Love the twist! You're right, it fits really well.
August 12, 2015 23:27:42 · Reply
August 12, 2015 18:56:18
The Legendary Zoltan The bass parts sound particularly good. This one came out much better than the Super Metroid opening. Perhaps it was just the mixing, but that arrangement sounded kind of sparse in my opinion. Anyway, great job!
August 13, 2015 01:34:04 · Reply
The Legendary Zoltan OK. I should have read your post before commenting. Oops. The extra time you took to make it sound spacey and Metroid-ish did indeed make a huge difference. Super Metroid is the only Metroid game I've ever played but I also played the hell out of it. From what I've heard, no Metroid has ever surpassed it. I just wish there was an ultra hard mode because it's too easy after you've played through for an entire childhood. Haha.
August 13, 2015 01:41:07 · Reply
Björn Morén My most favorite game and level music ever! Just amazing. :)
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August 25, 2015 20:40:24
Carlos Garcia i have one question ........... what happened to smooth Mcgames??
August 28, 2015 09:25:18 · Reply
Smooth McGroove It was taking too much time outside of making music to produce the gaming videos. It wore me out! Similar to livestreaming, really... I enjoy both streaming and recording gaming videos, but I'll have to wait until I can find time to do them again. Music is #1 for me and it feels the best!
August 28, 2015 19:13:03 · Reply
Carlos Garcia cool thank you for answering my question. i was just wondering because i would always check if you put something new on that channel
August 29, 2015 08:29:56 · Reply
Christopher Novsjø Zetlitz Hey! This mix is awesome :) I'm also glad that you are back on a more regular schedule, Smooth :) I'm really looking forward to hear more 8- and 16-bit tunes :) You're the man, Smooth McGroove!
August 31, 2015 13:58:32 · Reply
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August 31, 2015 19:44:41
Matthias Lakits Nice tune, and fun to listen to even if I've never played the Ace Attorney series... Do you like Okami? That game's music is incredible, it would be great if you could do an arrangement of it.
August 31, 2015 23:22:01 · Reply
Edouard Lorenceau Man, i know you said we'd get another Phoenix Wright song, but i never would have imagined THIS soon. Great tune !
September 2, 2015 10:01:29 · Reply
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September 7, 2015 21:04:05
Mathew A. Tolbert Looking forward to the next series if that is the format you're going for. I never played Phoenix Wright but the music from the games sounds great.
September 8, 2015 01:08:11 · Reply
Kévan Sadeghi Wow thanks for these AA songs! I only played the first one, and loved the Objection Theme, but I think this might be my new favorite thanks to you :)
September 13, 2015 06:42:35 · Reply
September 12, 2015 22:56:06
Edouard Lorenceau Some ad-lib? Don't you mean some ... ad-lip? YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
September 14, 2015 15:19:06 · Reply
Christine Gallagher You know, this is one of the first tunes that come to mind when I think about my first experiences with Pokemon (or with gaming at all, really). Somehow, I never remembered that this was from Cerulean City. This really does sound amazing though.
September 15, 2015 00:44:35 · Reply
Christopher Novsjø Zetlitz The bassline is very nice!
September 16, 2015 19:54:36 · Reply
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September 18, 2015 19:32:26
Arne Babenhauserheide It’s the year 2025, the game industry booms and Capcom launches ACAPELLA MEGAMAN!
September 19, 2015 17:02:57 · Reply
Jaeda Berry Siberian Skies (Dr. Cossack stage 3) from Mega Man 4 :)
September 21, 2015 04:17:28 · Reply
Christopher Novsjø Zetlitz Emerald Hill Zone or Oil Ocean Zone from Sonic 2? :)
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September 23, 2015 18:22:45
Mistress Zelda Link to the Past is my favorite Zelda game of all time!
September 23, 2015 23:16:03 · Reply
Smooth McGroove I could probably admit the same thing :)
September 26, 2015 22:56:21 · Reply
Raphael M. ALTTP is definitely in my top 5 too! :) You really nailed the song (as usual)! Don't worry about the fast strings: they turned out great!
September 25, 2015 02:13:49 · Reply
Smooth McGroove Thanks! They definitely turned out better than I feared they would when I first wanted to try this song.
September 26, 2015 22:55:51 · Reply
Eric Shields Oh wow... putting this on in the background and replaying every 10 minutes or so really makes me feel like I'm a kid again hearing the intro play over and over on the TV while I'm doing something else. Beautiful rendition and very true to the original!
September 27, 2015 11:13:35 · Reply
September 29, 2015 02:36:10
Christopher Novsjø Zetlitz This is catchy, Smooth! Why do you chose a 16th-note feeling instead of the triplet feeling? :) Like I said, it's very catchy as it is, but I'm just wondering :)
September 29, 2015 08:58:38 · Reply
Edouard Lorenceau If you do KH themes, could you do battle songs? they're particularly epic. Preference on KH2 but in 1 there's the Halloween battle theme and the Monstro Battle theme that are amazing!
September 29, 2015 09:51:58 · Reply
Alex Kaiser Having listened to this song so many times, there's a certain way I expected this to sound in my head. I like what you did better.
September 30, 2015 08:11:59 · Reply
October 1, 2015 06:59:00
Sylvaticus "Scott Sorrell" You need to do a MAD COW QQ. You must! Whatever happened to this apparent legion of prion addled zombies that should be destroying England around now....? CJD!! Maybe they are already...here?
October 2, 2015 07:19:50 · Reply