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[Paragon]

What about games like Mario Golf / Tennis or Pokemon TCG, where you don't really have "towns", just one or two large areas where you can interact with NPCs? Or even Zelda, where there are various areas outside of towns that still have people in them?

For both of those cases I would say no, it should be an actual town.

For Deus Ex type stuff, it should basically be where the towns are "separate", don't you think?

What about "town-like" stages on side-scrolling games, for instance ?
Megaman X opening stage is a city. The rest of the game isn't. Revenge of Shinobi has two clearly city stages, Chinatown and the street. Does that count ?

MMX opening stage is all combat, no peaceful NPCs. I don't know about Revenge of Shinobi but I get the feeling it's the same.

So, no. Unless the stage is a break from the combat and you're talking to NPCs there (I think Mega Man ZX games have done this?), it's not a "town."

[3ngag3]

SCRUBBIN

[tibone]

MMX opening stage is all combat, no peaceful NPCs. I don't know about Revenge of Shinobi but I get the feeling it's the same.

So, no. Unless the stage is a break from the combat and you're talking to NPCs there (I think Mega Man ZX games have done this?), it's not a "town."

Got it, thanks!
This will make my choice easier.

[Nick The Newbie]

Other potential options off the top of my head that have towns:

Bionic Commando
Zelda (Do windwaker islands like dragon roost count?)
Chrono Trigger/cross
Mega Man Legends

[Ryan8bit]

I think "town", in this sense, should mean "place where you go to talk to townsfolk and buy stuff".

Pretty much this. Of course, there are sometimes exceptions like ghost towns that don't have people, or towns that don't have shops, but that should give the general gist of it. Stages like the first stage of Castlevania 3, while technically the backdrop is that of a village, is not really what we're looking for. That should be pretty straightforward.

[mrtame]

Dude the towns in FFVI had some of my favorite songs for that game. Awesome theme!

[BornInCrimson]

I put this on FB too, but I was thinking about doing another run of t-shirts and possibly looking into other cool stuff to do for DoD if anyone has awesome ideas.

Also I am trying to nudge more development on the site itself, so don't think that has gone by the wayside.

[Wild_Cat]

I put this on FB too, but I was thinking about doing another run of t-shirts and possibly looking into other cool stuff to do for DoD if anyone has awesome ideas.

Well, T-shirts and prints of some of the awesome art Foxx puts out every month would be pretty cool.

[mrtame]

I'd buy a shirt

[Hat]

FM towns

I love you. That is all.

[Norrin_Radd]

Josh better make an acoustic arrangement of the Shining Force 1 and 2 town themes.

[mooniniteG]

Give me 10 years give or take another 5 years.

[FoxxDragon]

I put this on FB too, but I was thinking about doing another run of t-shirts and possibly looking into other cool stuff to do for DoD if anyone has awesome ideas.

Well, T-shirts and prints of some of the awesome art Foxx puts out every month would be pretty cool.

Awesome art I make, you say?
http://www.redbubble...e/lightningarts

It's more album stuff than DoD stuff, but if you EVER WANT something thats not listed here, just tell me, and I will toss it up

[Brandon Strader]

When I think of Towns, I immediately think Final Fantasy. Then I think, I don't want to remix a Final Fantasy town.

Youtube brings up "Wild Arms" when you search for town themes... never played the series.. not too interest..

I know of no viable town themes, and I don't really have time to enter this month, but gosh darn it, I really wanted to.

[BornInCrimson]

Sooooooooooooooo

Anyone working on stuff?