Reboot UPDATE

So I've just finished recording the final podcast episode of the M Disk Playlist. I am going to edit it, and get that episode uploaded before the 23rd, when I will be getting my new computer. So I figure I'd use this opportunity to properly convey what my plans are for the M Disk going forward.

The Primer

A large bulk of what I have planned for the M Disk involves the primer I've been working on, which will serve as my own comprehensive guide to video game music, and how you can either best experience it, or introduce yourself to it.

My primer will take ten soundtracks from games released from 1990 (the year I started gaming) to the present. I will do my best to balance what is already recognized as being great, and what is lesser known to audiences. And the games chosen for each year will not be based on when they were released in North America. They will be chosen for the year they were first released somewhere in the world. So you will be getting games like Super Mario World in 1990, since the game was originally released in Japan in 1990.

The primer will be presented in three different formats.

*Video format on YouTube.
*Written format on this blog.
*Audio format like I've been presenting the podcast.

The only differences between the three will be minimal. Do you prefer to see video footage of the games? Would you rather listen to my primer on the go? Or would you rather read about it, so that you don't have to download or stream anything?

This primer will be as accessible to every audience I can possibly think of.

Themed Shuffle

This is just an extension of the Super Shuffle episodes of my podcast. It will work like before; I pick a theme, at least ten pieces from that theme, and highlight them.

This section will be presented in two different formats.

*Video format on YouTube.
*Audio format like I've been presenting the podcast.

Again, minimal differences. I want to do this just so that I don't rely so heavily on older games, and limit myself to just certain years. I want to be able to present my primer, while at the same time, branching out into highlighting pieces closer to the present time. Well, as close as the theme will allow.

Okay, I decided to make the themed shuffle idea exclusive to the blog. I don't want to put too much pressure on myself to try and tackle three different video projects, and two different audio projects. More details to come, but for the sake of my time and devotion to the M Disk, the themed shuffle has to be a blog exclusive.

Let's Play Project

Oh boy....a Let's Play. That hasn't been done to death. Well, this is my plan for a Let's Play.

I record myself playing a game (leaning towards older ones that are easier to record footage for, even on a new computer), and then I insert not only my reflections about the game, but my reflections about the games soundtrack, AND some information about the pieces of the soundtrack. These will be text insertions, not vocal commentary insertions.

Think of this potential Let's Play as both a walkthrough guide for the game, AND an informative about the games soundtrack. And in between both, a reflection on what the game personally meant to me.

So that's my plan for M Disk. What I plan to do is work on these projects for at least a month before I start uploading them. That way, I'm not just uploading one thing, and then having weeks go by without a single update. I want to make sure that with the new M Disk Playlist, there is at least a steady stream of content released....at least for the first month or two.

Stay tuned!