19-10-2014, 10:38 AM
Hey! Love the project, and I don't mean to nitpick, but I think 16BA has a ton of potential, and as an OCD audiophile I've noticed a few typos and inconsistencies with past releases I'd like to mention for whatever. I understand running this website and putting out releases is probably a tough job, so if there's any way I can throw in a little work to help with the site, by all means let me know 
NAME/REGION INCONSISTINCIES
-Releases Page: The Amiga release of OutRun is incorrectly labeled "Outrun"
-Releases Page: The Genesis release of OutRun is incorrectly labeled "Outrun"
-Releases Page: The release for Sonic 3D Blast is incorrectly labeled "Sonic 3D"
-Releases Page: The release for Alien Breed Special Edition 92 is incorrectly labeled as "Alien Breed SE 92"
-Alien Breed Special Edition 92: The release for Alien Breed Special Edition 92 incorrectly writes the year as "1992"
-Sonic 3D Blast: The release for Sonic 3D Blast incorrectly uses art from the PAL release
-Thunder Force IV: Omake: The release for Thunder Force IV: Omake incorrectly omits the colon and writes "Omake" as "OMAKE". As this release does not attempt to mimic any official branding (being omake), this should likely be corrected for consistency reasons.
-Various releases are still hosted in single-file-download formats, which can be easily updated.
-Various releases use faded, washed-out or poorly color-corrected release art, which can also be fixed relatively easily.
-Various releases use inconsistent versions of the 16BA release art "framework", also a very fixable issue.
-Various releases are incorrectly amended with the word "Soundtrack" in various places across the website
-Various releases have minor tagging/name issues (such as Ristar's release name incorrectly using an incorrect interpretation of the Japanese title)
PERSONAL OPINIONS
-The choice of font for 16BA release art gives off a cheap feeling, which isn't helped by their metallic gradient effect used for the Genesis releases or the overused, too-thin feeling of the standard arcade font for Amiga releases. I hate to criticize without offering a better solution, but I thought I'd bring it up for now.
-I'm a little mixed on the Sonic & Knuckles logo being used for all 16BA Genesis releases, especially when consequent Amiga releases have used the Amiga workbench "floppy" icon, which seems much more fitting and universal. I would think all 16BA release art is overdue for an overhaul in the near future.
-For reasons of simplicity and to make things just -slightly- less confusing for the average listener, I think the entire "FLAC CD" download option should be eliminated. People who sign up with FLAC are already comfortable with large filesizes, and have specifically done so because of quality loss, so offering the option to download a lossier copy at a slighty-smaller filesize likely won't click with most people. Most people go full lossless or full mp3. I'm sure it'll have its audience, but I personally see it as a case of redundancy that can be eliminated for efficiency's sake.
-I'm thrilled to see public domain Amiga games getting 16BA releases, but the "Underground/PublicDomain" title that is present on public domain Amiga release art is redundant at best and incorrect at worst. It's best left off entirely.
<i>-16BA should probably establish a style guide for future 16BA releases, including consistent release art and proper naming.</i>
MATH(S?) DRILL
The release for Math Drill (?) is incorrectly labeled as "Maths Drill", as is the corresponding release art. This is still up in the air, as properly indexing the name for an Amiga program likely never distributed physically (or at the very least, lost to modern history) is tricky, and as many Amiga programs came from PAL territories the term "Maths" plural miiiiiiiiight be used in an appropriate context somewhere. HOWEVER, the screenshot included on the art clearly displays the filename "MathDrill", as does the opening Say prompt "Thanks. Welcome to the math drill. Make your choice." This release should correctly be titled "Math Drill" unless it specifically came released in a physical box displaying the words "Maths Drill" (which is unlikely).
Heyyy, I know looking at this wall of text makes me sound bitchy, but I write all of this because I think 16BA has the potential for introducing a LOT of people to the magic of vintage FM chiptune, and want to see it succeed to its most widespread influence possible. So I'm not trying to take shots at the project or anything! All I want to do is volunteer a little of my time to help tighten things up
Thanks for reading!

NAME/REGION INCONSISTINCIES
-Releases Page: The Amiga release of OutRun is incorrectly labeled "Outrun"
-Releases Page: The Genesis release of OutRun is incorrectly labeled "Outrun"
-Releases Page: The release for Sonic 3D Blast is incorrectly labeled "Sonic 3D"
-Releases Page: The release for Alien Breed Special Edition 92 is incorrectly labeled as "Alien Breed SE 92"
-Alien Breed Special Edition 92: The release for Alien Breed Special Edition 92 incorrectly writes the year as "1992"
-Sonic 3D Blast: The release for Sonic 3D Blast incorrectly uses art from the PAL release
-Thunder Force IV: Omake: The release for Thunder Force IV: Omake incorrectly omits the colon and writes "Omake" as "OMAKE". As this release does not attempt to mimic any official branding (being omake), this should likely be corrected for consistency reasons.
-Various releases are still hosted in single-file-download formats, which can be easily updated.
-Various releases use faded, washed-out or poorly color-corrected release art, which can also be fixed relatively easily.
-Various releases use inconsistent versions of the 16BA release art "framework", also a very fixable issue.
-Various releases are incorrectly amended with the word "Soundtrack" in various places across the website
-Various releases have minor tagging/name issues (such as Ristar's release name incorrectly using an incorrect interpretation of the Japanese title)
PERSONAL OPINIONS
-The choice of font for 16BA release art gives off a cheap feeling, which isn't helped by their metallic gradient effect used for the Genesis releases or the overused, too-thin feeling of the standard arcade font for Amiga releases. I hate to criticize without offering a better solution, but I thought I'd bring it up for now.
-I'm a little mixed on the Sonic & Knuckles logo being used for all 16BA Genesis releases, especially when consequent Amiga releases have used the Amiga workbench "floppy" icon, which seems much more fitting and universal. I would think all 16BA release art is overdue for an overhaul in the near future.
-For reasons of simplicity and to make things just -slightly- less confusing for the average listener, I think the entire "FLAC CD" download option should be eliminated. People who sign up with FLAC are already comfortable with large filesizes, and have specifically done so because of quality loss, so offering the option to download a lossier copy at a slighty-smaller filesize likely won't click with most people. Most people go full lossless or full mp3. I'm sure it'll have its audience, but I personally see it as a case of redundancy that can be eliminated for efficiency's sake.
-I'm thrilled to see public domain Amiga games getting 16BA releases, but the "Underground/PublicDomain" title that is present on public domain Amiga release art is redundant at best and incorrect at worst. It's best left off entirely.
<i>-16BA should probably establish a style guide for future 16BA releases, including consistent release art and proper naming.</i>
MATH(S?) DRILL
The release for Math Drill (?) is incorrectly labeled as "Maths Drill", as is the corresponding release art. This is still up in the air, as properly indexing the name for an Amiga program likely never distributed physically (or at the very least, lost to modern history) is tricky, and as many Amiga programs came from PAL territories the term "Maths" plural miiiiiiiiight be used in an appropriate context somewhere. HOWEVER, the screenshot included on the art clearly displays the filename "MathDrill", as does the opening Say prompt "Thanks. Welcome to the math drill. Make your choice." This release should correctly be titled "Math Drill" unless it specifically came released in a physical box displaying the words "Maths Drill" (which is unlikely).
Heyyy, I know looking at this wall of text makes me sound bitchy, but I write all of this because I think 16BA has the potential for introducing a LOT of people to the magic of vintage FM chiptune, and want to see it succeed to its most widespread influence possible. So I'm not trying to take shots at the project or anything! All I want to do is volunteer a little of my time to help tighten things up
