ESP Kirby - Escape from the Dark World

YOUTUBE MIRROR: https://youtu.be/dR3sG-jLTjc
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* Track by: Toadie (@dashingtoadie-the-sequel)
* Art by: Austhetic (@austhetic) and Creepa (@creepabotinc)
* Character Represented: ESP Kirby

Sources:
* Kirby Super Star - Candy Mountain [HAL]
* Earthbound - Onett theme [HAL, psychics]
* Mother - Pollyanna [psychics]
* Undertale - Thundersnail [PSI elements]
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* He's the star of the show, he's got maximum pink and a cool new cap to boot, ESP KIRBY is the name you should know! Vanquishing nightmares, penguin kings and masked knights, he comes right back at ya with songs from HAL-related media (barring Smash), as well as songs relating to his newfound psychic copy abilities!

Sourcelist:
* Songs featured in HAL games excluding Super Smash Bros.
(Kirby's Dream Land, Earthbound, Pokémon Snap)
* Songs featured in media about psychics
(Mob Psycho 100, Mother, Psychonauts)
* Songs related to the elements in offensive PSI moves in Earthbound
(Through the Fire and Flames, Ice Ice Baby, Thunderstruck)

Skyhigh Mountains

YOUTUBE MIRROR: https://youtu.be/7ffu2knilUE
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* Track by: Creepa (https://soundcloud.com/creepabotinc) and Toadie (https://soundcloud.com/dashingtoadie-the-sequel)
* Art by: Austhetic (https://soundcloud.com/austhetic) and Creepa (https://soundcloud.com/creepabotinc)
* Character Represented: ESP Kirby

Sources:
* Kirby Super Star - Gourmet Race [HAL]
* Calling All Mixels - Frosticons Combat [PSI elements]
* AC/DC - Thunderstruck [PSI elements]
* Kirby Superstar Saga - King Dedede's Theme [HAL]
* Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn [PSI elements]
* Mother 3 - Love Theme [HAL, psychics]
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* He's the star of the show, he's got maximum pink and a cool new cap to boot, ESP KIRBY is the name you should know! Vanquishing nightmares, penguin kings and masked knights, he comes right back at ya with songs from HAL-related media (barring Smash), as well as songs relating to his newfound psychic copy abilities!

Sourcelist:
* Songs featured in HAL games excluding Super Smash Bros.
(Kirby's Dream Land, Earthbound, Pokémon Snap)
* Songs featured in media about psychics
(Mob Psycho 100, Mother, Psychonauts)
* Songs related to the elements in offensive PSI moves in Earthbound
(Through the Fire and Flames, Ice Ice Baby, Thunderstruck)

Frost Bite

YOUTUBE MIRROR: https://youtu.be/qCmAVqPJz1s
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* Track by: Toadie (@dashingtoadie-the-sequel)
* Art by: Austhetic (@austhetic) and Creepa (@creepabotinc)
* Character Represented: ESP Kirby

Sources:
* Mother 3 - Fate [HAL, psychics]
* Mother 3 - Serious [HAL, psychics]
* Mother 3 - Mind of a Thief [HAL, psychics]
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* He's the star of the show, he's got maximum pink and a cool new cap to boot, ESP KIRBY is the name you should know! Vanquishing nightmares, penguin kings and masked knights, he comes right back at ya with songs from HAL-related media (barring Smash), as well as songs relating to his newfound psychic copy abilities!

Sourcelist:
* Songs featured in HAL games excluding Super Smash Bros.
(Kirby's Dream Land, Earthbound, Pokémon Snap)
* Songs featured in media about psychics
(Mob Psycho 100, Mother, Psychonauts)
* Songs related to the elements in offensive PSI moves in Earthbound
(Through the Fire and Flames, Ice Ice Baby, Thunderstruck)

A Thief's Fate

YOUTUBE MIRROR: https://youtu.be/tz19lUtIPNs
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* Track by: SunshineFuture (https://soundcloud.com/sunshinefuture)
* Art by: Creepa (https://soundcloud.com/creepabotinc)
* Character Represented: The Mighty B

Sources:
* Nickelodeon All Star Brawl - The Flying Dutchman's Ship [Nickelodeon]
* Victorious - Take A Hint [Nickelodeon]
* JJ Lin - Lose Control [superheroes (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings)]
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* From downtown San Francisco, Bessie Higgenbottom swoops in as her long-pursued alter-ego, THE MIGHTY B! Her life goal to collect every Honeybee badge has subsided for a new goal- to win in the name of the Nickelodeon all-stars back home! With music from the Nickelodeon cast, music about heroes like herself, and her staple can-do attitude, you better believe that if she's going down, she's going down stinging!

Sourcelist:
* Songs featured in Nickelodeon media
(The Mighty B!, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents)
* Songs related to bugs, including arachnids
(Flight of the Bumblebee, Fireflies, Boris the Spider)
* Songs related to heroes or superheroes
(Heroes, Holding Out for a Hero, Iron Man)

Take the Ship!

YOUTUBE MIRROR: https://youtu.be/A9KkWVvTyvw
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* Track by: Toadie (https://soundcloud.com/dashingtoadie-the-sequel)
* Art by: Austhetic (https://soundcloud.com/austhetic) and Creepa (https://soundcloud.com/creepabotinc)
* Character Represented: ESP Kirby

Sources:
* Kirby's Adventure - Vegetable Valley 3 [HAL]
* Foreigner - Cold As Ice [PSI elements]
* Earth Wind & Fire - Shining Star [PSI elements]
* Ellie Goulding - Burn [PSI elements]
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* He's the star of the show, he's got maximum pink and a cool new cap to boot, ESP KIRBY is the name you should know! Vanquishing nightmares, penguin kings and masked knights, he comes right back at ya with songs from HAL-related media (barring Smash), as well as songs relating to his newfound psychic copy abilities!

Sourcelist:
* Songs featured in HAL games excluding Super Smash Bros.
(Kirby's Dream Land, Earthbound, Pokémon Snap)
* Songs featured in media about psychics
(Mob Psycho 100, Mother, Psychonauts)
* Songs related to the elements in offensive PSI moves in Earthbound
(Through the Fire and Flames, Ice Ice Baby, Thunderstruck)

Frozen Vegetables

VOTING HAS ENDED!
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THE WORDLER: "Hello Bongo"
BONGO: "i love wordle! wordle for my birthday too yay!"
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Track: Bongo Bi🟨🟨h P🟨🟨🟨y Track
Track by: @xinos1
Art by: monotart (https://twitter.com/monotart), @yaysmile
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[HOOPA'S BRACKET BONGO'S GAUNTLET ROUND X MATCH 6 BOSS] The Wordler
- Songs from Wordle, Puzzle Games, Word Games, Browser Games, or Minimalistic Media
- Songs related to any word that's 5 letters long, or any media that has a word that's 5 letters long in the title
- Songs in any genre with a 5 letter word in it
- 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨
- 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

33 / HI. Bongo
- Songs by Friday Night Funkin' artists or from works by Newgrounds creators.
(Bongo, Lo-Fight, ytp pokemon, Among Us)

- Songs prominently featuring greetings, farewells, or apologies.
(What's Up Danger, Goodbye To A World, Ms. Jackson, Hey Ya!)

- Songs from artists and media with saccharine or urban visual styles.
(Kirby, Jet Set Radio, Snail's House, The World Ends With You)

- Songs related to sea creatures, debates, or ghosts.
(Ponyo On the Cliff By the Sea, Pac-Man, DEATH BATTLE!, Luigi's Mansion)
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Songs Used:
Both:
SharaX - Impostor [Genre with a 5 Letter Word: Electro Swing (Swing) / Newgrounds]
Friday Night Funkin' - Pico [Media with 5 Letter Words: Night, 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 / Funkin' Artists, Urban Visual Style]
LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking [5 Letter Words: Sorry, Party / Apologies]
Friday Night Funkin' - Fresh [Media with 5 Letter Words: Night / Funkin' Artists, Urban Visual Style]
Lemon Demon - The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny [5 Letter Words: Lemon, Demon / Newgrounds]
rinaten - Monday Funday FUNKIN!! (NEVER SCRAP THE BEAT) [5 Letter Words: Bongo, Beast, Squid, Games / Funkin' Artists]

The Wordler:
Britney Spears - Toxic [5 Letter Words: Toxic]
Pitbull - I Know You Want Me [5 Letter Words: Doggy]

Bongo:
Saruky - Earworm [Funkin' Artists, Urban Visual Style]
NerdOut! - Impostor Imperceptible [Newgrounds]

[HOOPA'S BRACKET - BONGO'S GAUNTLET RX M6] Bongo Birth Party Track

YOUTUBE MIRROR: https://youtu.be/YyY0gCPn_uQ
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* Track by: SunshineFuture (https://soundcloud.com/sunshinefuture)
* Art by: Austhetic (https://soundcloud.com/austhetic)
* Character Represented: Wolf

Sources:
* Sonic Adventure 2 - Chasing Drive (Kart) [cars]
* They Might Be Giants - Electric Car [cars]
* Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood [racing (Flatout 2)]
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* Eleven o'clock, who's ringin' my phone? It's the leader of The Fortuna Kings, WOLF! Sporting a new Eurobeat-inspired look, he's pumped and ready to do whatever it takes to finish in first. With his car radio blasting tunes from the Need for Speed franchise, alongside music fitting of his newfound taste in the Eurobeat genre, he's pulling out all the stops to avoid yet another painful defeat. Racers, start your engines...

Sourcelist:
* Songs featured in racing media or related to racing
(Need for Speed, Mario Kart, F-Zero)
* Songs related to cars and the road
(Life is a Highway, Old Town Road, On The Road Again)
* Songs by Eurobeat artists
(Manuel, Maurizio De Jorio, Eurobeat Brony)

Chasing Good Feelings

VOTE NOW! [https://forms.gle/8wa8vxag1G8WcSHP8]

WOLF: Really? The souped-up third-grader? Not saying I'm AGAINST the unfair advantage, but...
THE MIGHTY B: THIRD-GRADER?! Seriously? We'll just see who has the unfair advantage!
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YOUTUBE MIRROR: https://youtu.be/zzE67tGRwuQ
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* Track by: Toadie (https://soundcloud.com/dashingtoadie-the-sequel)
* Art by: Creepa (https://soundcloud.com/creepabotinc) and Austhetic (https://soundcloud.com/austhetic)
* Characters Represented: The Mighty B vs. Wolf

Sources:
* D-Essex - Take Me To The Top [Wolf - racing (Initial D), Eurobeat]
* Mark Governor - Stadium Rave [Mighty B - Nickelodeon (SpongeBob SquarePants)]
* Snoop Dogg & The Doors - Riders on the Storm [Wolf - racing (Need For Speed: Underground 2)]
* The Beatles - Octopus's Garden [Mighty B - bugs; Wolf - roads (Abbey Road)]
* Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) [Mighty B - superheroes (Iron Man 3)]
* Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky [Mighty B - superheroes (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2)]
* Manuel - Gas Gas Gas [Wolf - racing (Initial D), cars, Eurobeat]
* Spiderbait - Black Betty [Mighty B - bugs; Wolf - racing (Need For Speed: Underground 2)]
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Sourcelists:
THE MIGHTY B
* Songs featured in Nickelodeon media
(The Mighty B!, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents)
* Songs related to bugs, including arachnids
(Flight of the Bumblebee, Fireflies, Boris the Spider)
* Songs related to heroes or superheroes
(Heroes, Holding Out for a Hero, Iron Man)

WOLF
* Songs featured in racing media or related to racing
(Need for Speed, Mario Kart, F-Zero)
* Songs related to cars and the road
(Life is a Highway, Old Town Road, On The Road Again)
* Songs by Eurobeat artists
(Manuel, Maurizio De Jorio, Eurobeat Brony)

[L R1 M1: TRACK 2] Stadium Storm

17-11. The winner held a steady lead throughout, but the loser did not lose without a fight.

Buildup by @keep-smyling
恋するSpaceGirl (VIP) - Snail's House (Fenzo - Space, Aeiouko - Saccharine Media)
Hey Ya - Outkast (Fenzo - Greetings)
REFLECT - Gawr Gura (Aeiouko - Idol Media)
Snow halation - Love Live: School Idol Project (Aeiouko - Idol Media)
Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars (Fenzo - Imprisonment)
It's Raining Tacos - Parry Gripp & BonneBum (Fenzo - Early Internet)
Five Years - Bo Burnham (Aeiouko - Bo Burnham)

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FENZO wins!
Victory theme by @keep-smyling
FENZO - 17 [60.7%]
AEIOU - 11 [39.3%]

[FENZO v AEIOU RESULTS]

YOUTUBE MIRROR: https://youtu.be/UYdE67IXpTY
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* Track by: SunshineFuture (https://soundcloud.com/sunshinefuture) Austhetic (https://soundcloud.com/austhetic) and Toadie (https://soundcloud.com/dashingtoadie-the-sequel)
* Art by: Austhetic (https://soundcloud.com/austhetic) and Creepa (https://soundcloud.com/creepabotinc)
* Character Represented: ESP Kirby

Sources:
* Jet Set Radio - Electric Toothbrush [PSI elements]
* Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Grand Doomer [HAL]
* Sean Kingston - Fire Burning [PSI elements]
* BØRNS - Electric Love [PSI elements]
* Mob Psycho 100 - 99 [psychics]
* Pitbull ft. John Ryan - Fireball [PSI elements]
* Kirby & The Amazing Mirror - Cabbage Cavern [HAL] 
* Mob Psycho 100 - Ikiru Hitobito [psychics]
* Kirby: Planet Robobot - Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection [HAL]
* The Beatles - All You Need Is Love [HAL, psychics (Earthbound)] 
* Kirby's Dream Land SFX
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* He's the star of the show, he's got maximum pink and a cool new cap to boot, ESP KIRBY is the name you should know! Vanquishing nightmares, penguin kings and masked knights, he comes right back at ya with songs from HAL-related media (barring Smash), as well as songs relating to his newfound psychic copy abilities!

Sourcelist:
* Songs featured in HAL games excluding Super Smash Bros.
(Kirby's Dream Land, Earthbound, Pokémon Snap)
* Songs featured in media about psychics
(Mob Psycho 100, Mother, Psychonauts)
* Songs related to the elements in offensive PSI moves in Earthbound
(Through the Fire and Flames, Ice Ice Baby, Thunderstruck)

Kirby's On Fire!

VOTE NOW [https://forms.gle/pc1mXm6TbxsZ3MUb7]

ESP KIRBY: (Wow, you sure dress to impress! You'd have my vote if this were a pageant!)
CASINO PAWN: ...?
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YOUTUBE MIRROR: https://youtu.be/2G_eCV26kOM
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* Track by: Toadie (https://soundcloud.com/dashingtoadie-the-sequel)
* Art by: Wabble (@wabble-deen)
* Characters Represented: ESP Kirby vs. Casino Pawn

Sources: 
* Halestorm - Get Lucky [Kirby - PSI elements; Pawn - chance]
* Daft Punk - Get Lucky [Pawn - chance]
* Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You [Kirby - PSI elements]
* Imagine Dragons - I'm So Sorry [Pawn - apologies]
* Ace of Hearts - Lighter Than Air [Pawn - tabletop]
* Halsey - Sorry [Pawn - apologies]
* Adele - Set Fire to the Rain [Kirby - PSI elements]
* They Might Be Giants - Electric Car [Kirby - PSI elements]
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Sourcelists:
ESP KIRBY
* Songs featured in HAL games excluding Super Smash Bros.
(Kirby's Dream Land, Earthbound, Pokémon Snap)
* Songs featured in media about psychics
(Mob Psycho 100, Mother, Psychonauts)
* Songs related to the elements in offensive PSI moves in Earthbound
(Through the Fire and Flames, Ice Ice Baby, Thunderstruck)

CASINO PAWN
* Songs featured in board game or tabletop-inspired media
(Monopoly, Mario Party, Tabletop Simulator)
* Songs related to apologies or heavily using the word “sorry”
(Sorry, All Apologies, Ms. Jackson)
* Songs related to gambling or chance
(The Gambler, Lose Yourself, All Bets Are Off)

[L R1 M2: GAME 2] I'm So Lucky

Track by @swordsadventure
Art by @altali and @mainmanflux
Characters Represented: Flux, Sword

Flux

- Fortnite, It's Non-Radio Artists and Shooter Games
- Synthwave, New Wave and Big Beat
- Australian Artists/Culture and 80s Hits
- Dancing, Electricity, Calvin Harris and Neil Cicierega/His Samples
- VR Games and Beat Saber Mixtape Artists 

Sword

<[ Madeon/Porter Robinson & artists they've collaborated with/remixed ]>
<[ French/Electro House & Plunderphonics ]>
<[ Capcom Media & Shoto Themes ]>
<[ The VS Community & media heavily associated with it ]>
<[ Melee Weaponry & the Medieval/Feudal Periods ]>

Songs Used:

Pendulum - Showdown (Both - Australian Artists, Beat Saber Mixtapes/Artists Madeon Remixed)
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up (Both - Big Beat/Plunderphonics)
Pendulum - Crush (Both - Australian Artists, Beat Saber Mixtapes/Artists Madeon Remixed)
Flo Rida - Good Feeling (Sword - Electro House)
Justice - Audio, Video, Disco (Sword - French & Electro House)
The Stupendium Ft. Harry Callaghan - The Most Fashionable Faction (Flux - Shooter Games)
Lemon Demon - No-Eyed Girl (Flux - Neil Cicierega)
Porter Robinson - Musician (Sword - Porter Robinson)
Le Matos - Playtime Is Over (Flux - Synthwave)
Rob Zombie - Dragula (Both - Semi-Source [it's a JSR sample so that's Big Beat/Plunderphonics])

HALLO-WAR! Two Sides Of The Same Pendulum

Genesis Vol.2

Reborn

VIVID VISION
by Brent James Schoning
(aka Brent Schön AI) www.schon.one www.everygoddess.click

Vivid Vision is an album about seeing clearly—beyond noise, beyond distortion, beyond inherited limits. It explores vision not only as sight, but as perception with intention: the ability to recognize possibility, direction, and truth even when conditions are unclear. This is music for moments when awareness sharpens and reality feels suddenly precise.

At its core, Vivid Vision is about focus. The moment when scattered thoughts align, when confusion dissolves into clarity, and when imagination becomes actionable. The album treats vision as an active force, not a passive dream. To see vividly is to engage fully with the present while holding the future in view.

Sonically, Vivid Vision is bright, expansive, and finely detailed. Luminous synth textures create a sense of heightened perception, as if color and depth have intensified. Basslines are clean and supportive, grounding the brightness with stability. Rhythms are fluid and confident, providing motion without urgency. Each element feels intentional, placed to enhance clarity rather than overwhelm it.

The album unfolds like a gradual sharpening of focus. Early tracks feel exploratory and open, introducing light, space, and subtle movement. There is a sense of scanning the horizon, testing perspective. Mid-album compositions deepen in complexity and energy, reflecting insight taking shape—patterns emerge, direction becomes clear. Later tracks open into wide, confident soundscapes where vision feels steady and sustained. This is not a flash of inspiration; it is clarity held over time.

Production throughout Vivid Vision emphasizes precision and space. Every sound has definition. Silence acts as contrast, allowing details to stand out more vividly. Transitions are smooth and deliberate, reinforcing continuity of perception rather than disruption. The music trusts subtlety, knowing that clarity does not require force.

Brent James Schoning’s work as Brent Schön AI blends human intuition with digital exactness. Technology provides sharpness, balance, and depth, while emotional pacing remains guided by instinct and lived experience. The result is music that feels polished but alive—refined without becoming sterile.

Symbolically, Vivid Vision represents self-authorship. The act of choosing how you see the world rather than accepting default narratives. It honors imagination grounded in reality, ambition shaped by awareness, and creativity guided by discernment. The album suggests that when vision is clear, movement becomes natural.

There is optimism in this record, but it is realistic rather than idealized. Contrast is embraced—light exists because shadow gives it shape. The album understands that clarity often comes after effort, reflection, and adjustment. Vividness is earned.

Vivid Vision adapts to many contexts. It can support creative work, strategic thinking, movement, or quiet listening. It does not instruct the listener what to see. It creates the conditions for seeing more clearly.

This album does not predict the future.
It prepares you to meet it.

Music as perception.
Music as focus.
Music as clarity in motion.

This is Vivid Vision—
not a fantasy of what could be,
but a clear-eyed engagement
with what is
and what can be built next.

Solstice

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This is our second account, please check out @eftdw-01 for our previous tracks, as well as playlists!

Escape from the Dark World is a music-based tournament, similar to SiIvaGunner's King for Another Day, that takes place after the events of DELTARUNE: Chapter 1.
More information, such as the contestants and how they found their way into the Dark World, will be revealed as we release more content. If you've liked what you've seen so far, consider joining our Discord server to meet the team! You can also listen to us on YouTube!

CONTESTANTS:
01 - The Mighty B (The Mighty B!)
02 - Wolf (Need For Speed: Carbon)
03 - Casino Pawn (Sorry!)
04 - Phanto of the Opera (Super Mario Bros. 2)
05 - Future Barney (How I Met Your Mother)
06 - Cult Leader Eddy (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
07 - ESP Kirby (Kirby)
08 - Buffsuki (Doki Doki Literature Club!)

I like Creating Playlists. why? (it keeps me distracted and gives me something to do every now and again. :3)

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