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After much examination whether or not I want to actually get involved in this, I have decided to go ahead and try it out. After even more hesitation, I also decided to announce Project X, an action I would not do until I’m sure I want to commit my self to it.

Project X is simply Myst reinvented in the Source engine. But what can be described in a single line is so vastly more complex. Just as the Black Mesa Source development team can describe their project as Half-Life 1 reinvented in the Source engine, and still have so much depth to the actual finished project.

I’m obviously not the first person to try something new with Myst. There has been realMyst, and there has been others that started mapping Myst in Source.

A past incomplete map of Myst by someone else.

What I am setting out to do is more along the lines of the BMS development team, a re-imagination of Myst. However, you need not worry about me completely destroying the classic game we all know and love, as I have a few main guidelines in place through out the development process:

• The look and feel of the game should be as close as possible to the original, down to the spacing, placement, polygon, and texture of every element.
• It will play like Half-Life 2 but act like Myst.
• Puzzles will be fully functional and be as close as possible to the original Myst.
• The original QuickTime movies of the characters will remain intact and play in-game, the overview movies of the other ages will be reconstructed based on the actual in-game maps.
• The sounds will remain the same.
• It will be based off of the Orange Box version of Source, initially.
• This is not a remake, I would never attempt such a thing, but instead my interpretation of Myst on Source.

Anyway, this will be my first mod ever, so it will be a long, tedious, and at times, painful process, but I hope to produce a mod that will bring Myst back into the spotlight of modern day gaming. Subscribe to my RSS for future updates.

An early alpha of the Myst library. Not a finished version, don’t worry.

Wot Was Wot Episodic Two is an hour and half of absolute vocal trance with out that pop, or snappy crap. Download it below, and enjoy.

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01. Walsh & Coutre feat. Holly – Burn
02. Sold Out vs Nova – Maybe Tomorrow (Nova remix)
03. Robert Nickson feat. Elsa Hill – Close Your Eyes
04. Deep Dish – Say hello (Paul Van Dyk remix)
05. Ernesto & Bastian – Dark Side of The Moon (Dogzilla mix)
06. Destination X – Dangerous (Gareth Emery Remix)
07. Karen Overton – Your Loving Arms
08. Andain – Beautiful Things (G & D Unplugged Remix)
09. First State feat. Sarah Howells – Brave (Myon and Shand 54 remix)
10. Rex Mundi feat. Susana – Nothing At All
11. Myon And Shane 54 – Helpless (Monster Mix)
12. Mark Eteson & Zirenz – The Hymn
13. Solid Sessions – Janerio (Armin Van Buuren Remix)
14. José González – Crosses (Tiësto Remix)

My latest mix, Wot Was That Phase Two, Two hours of pure deep trance and progressive goodness, has been released.

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01. York – The Awakening (DJ Shah Remix)
02. Hawk – Need for Cognition
03. Timmy & Tommy – Escape To Fiji
04. Signum – Addicted
05. Kuffdam & Plant – Summerdream (Whiteroom Mix)
06. Gaia – Tuvan (Gareth Emery Remix)
07. Solarstone – Solarcoaster
08. Electrovoya – Days Like These
09. Leon Bolier – Back In The Days
10. Jonas Steur – Silent Waves
11. Nautical Imagery – Distant Dreams (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix)
12. Kuffdam & Plant – Seduction
13. Ronski Speed with Stoneface & Terminal – Incognition
14. Kuffdam & Plant – Dream Makers
15. Ron van den Beuken – Timeless
16. DJ Precision & Terry Bones – Another Situation
17. Ija – You Are Here (Encore)
18. Hydra – Affinity (Thrillseekers Dub) (Encore)

I don’t like getting anyone’s hopes up, but, I am working on six different mixes currently.
Here’s a preview in order of probable release:

Topbob presents – Wot Was That Episode Two – Two hours of pure deep trance and progressive goodness

Topbob presents – Ultimate ASOT Episode One – Four non-stop, uninterrupted hours of ASOT goodness

Topbob presents – Wot Was Wot Episode Two – Two hours of pure vocal trance with out the pop

Topbob presents – Unnamed Balearic trance mix

Topbob presents – Unnamed drum ‘n bass mix

Topbob presents – Unnamed hard trance/hardstyle mix

I’m also pleased to say I’ll be releasing some short videos soon enough when ever my HD camcorder shows up.

Following the tradition, I have to carve an awesome pumpkin in a couple weeks. I’m taking suggestions. Right now I’m thinking about doing this;

but not sure yet…

here’s a couple from past years to prove I’m not a noob:



reply with your suggestions please D:

My latest mix, Yes, indeed! has been released. Grab it below, and don’t be afraid to say what you thought of it.

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01. Sunlounger feat. Kyler England – Change Your Mind (Myon And Shane 54 Remix)
02. Marc Marberg With Kyau & Albert – Grrreat (Original Mix)
03. Purple Haze – Adrenaline (Original Mix)
04. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat. Ana Criado – Sunset Boulevard (Original Mix)
05. Lennox – Flyin’ Amoungst The Stars (Airbase Remix)
06. Oen Bearen – Hope Cloud (Original Mix)
07. Kuffdam & Plant feat. Terry Ferminal – The Ones We Loved (Dogzilla Remix)
08. Peter Martijn Wijnia – Not The End (Original Mix)
09. Icone – The Way Home (Original Mix)
10. Dreastic – Blade Runner (Dreas Bangin Mix)
11. Temple 1 – Eternal Light (Original Mix)
12. Jonas Steur – Castamara (Original Mix)
13. Interstate – Remember Me (Terry Bones Remix)
14. The Thrillseekers – Synaesthesia (Paul Val Dyke Dub Mix)
15. Mark Norman – Brasilia  (Original Mix)
16. Phuture Sound feat Angie – Come To Me (Asot Reconstruction)
17. Thomas Bronzwaer – Constellation (John O’Callaghan Remix)

I updated the In Development  pages on my site, you might want to glance at it. http://www.topbob.net/development.html

Not often do I find other articles worth to post on my own blog, but this one definitely has a place here.

This past weekend, I downloaded “Pac-Man Championship Edition” on my roommate’s Xbox. I played the heck out of that sucker.

My other roommate invited me to learn, and perhaps play a game of Go. I told him I wasn’t interested.

And that’s when I realized something. When I play games – video or boardgame – I play games that are simple, repetitive, enjoyable, and don’t require a whole lot of mental processing. My roommate plays games that require deep thought, strategy, complexity, and practiced skill.

http://www.networkperformancedaily.com/2009/08/an_epiphany_i_had_while_playin.html

Instead of filling up my blog with spam and making people wait tirelessly, I decided to keep my mouth shut about my latest project and release it upon it’s completion, which is now!

Let me introduce my new trance and progressive radio show, Metaphoric. A fusion of the latest tunes and some classics ranging from months to years ago. I currently plan on putting at least one out every month, so jump on my ass if I don’t deliever, except if it’s during midterms or finals, then play it easy on me please.

Anyway, enjoy my new show, as usual grab it in true 320kbps mp3 quality, or 128kbps aac.

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01. Simon Patterson – Us (Original Mix)
02. Breakfast Pres. Loomer – Take Me Back (Mike Saint-Jules Remix)
03. Adam Szabo – Altra (Ercole Tech Mix)
04. Signalrunners & Julie Thompson – These Shoulders (Oliver Smith Remix)
05. OceanLab – Ashes (Oliver Smith Remix)
06. DJ Eco – Lost Angeles (Breakfast Remix)
07. Dakota – Chinook (Uplifting Mix)
08. Saints and Sinners “Peace” (Breakfast Remix)
09. OceanLab “Lonely Girl” (Gareth Emery Remix)
10. cold blue – fever (original mix)
11. Digital Nature & Misja Helsloot – ON/OFF
12. Claudia Cazacu feat. Audrey Gallagher – Freefalling
13. Mark Sherry – Fractured (David Forbes remix)
14. millaway – signs & wonders (original mix)
15. Ron van den Beuken – Endless (Original Mix)
16. Hans Zimmer – Jacks Suite (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
17. Sasha Da Link – Meteor (Mellomaniacs Rework)

My latest compilation is complete. This time, a purely vocal mix. Of course in my style of non-poppy sounding vocal trance tracks. Enjoy.

01. Lost Witness feat. Tiff Lacey – Home (Natlife Lost Remix)
02. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat. Roberta Harrison – Photograph (Jonas Hornblad Remix)
03. Matt Cerf feat. Jaren – Let Me Breathe (Bissen Remix)
04. Luminary – Amsterdam (Smith & Pledger Remix)
05. Roger Shah & Tenishia feat. Lorilee – You’re So Cool
06. TyDi – Is It Cold (Max Savietto Remix)
07. 4 Strings – Catch A Fall (First State Dark Remix)
08. Dash Berlin with Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Man On The Run (Original Vocal Mix)
09. John Askew feat. Senadee – Nothing Left Between Us
10. George Acosta feat. Truth – War Of Gearts (Extended Mix)
11. Paul Van Dyk – Complicated (Kyau & Albert Remix)
12. Santiago Nino & Damien Heck feat. Antonia Lucas – Red Sky (Santiago Nino Vocal Mix)
13. Kuffdam – Burning Up (Mango Remix)
14. Nadia Ali – Love Story (Andy Moor’s Vocal Mix)
15. Cosmic Gate feat. Emma Hewitt – Not Enough Time (Club Mix)
16. Motorcycle – As The Rush Comes (Perry O’Neil Remix)

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