Reviews by Euphorie

This very beautiful and interesting game is about dressing up Thumbelina — the character of a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Because this free game uses HTML5, it works in web browsers on both personal computers and mobile devices. Let's review this game!

The website with the game loads fast. The game's loading times are acceptable. And I have never experienced any problems.

The graphics and the art style are incredible! Thumbelina is gorgeous! Very enjoyable to look at! However, I would choose a different font (preferably cursive).

The lack of sounds and of music is not a problem for me. Dress up games for Adobe Flash and HTML5 usually don't have them. I almost never listen to music while playing video games.

The gameplay is simple and interesting. Not only you can change Thumbelina's appearance in many different ways, but you can also add animals and choose different backgrounds.

The interface is acceptable. But skirts are located a bit too close to each other. And I prefer buttons with texts instead of icons.

The items are also acceptable. You can choose from mainstream to unusual floral-themed clothing, shoes, jewelry, and accessories. Thumbelina emerged from a flower and that's why floral-themed items are included.

I would like to see more hairstyles, clothing, shoes, jewelry, accessories, and backgrounds. I understand that it's not easy to create and update such a game, and that the creator may be busy. And I understand that adding more poses will require editing existing items.

My favorite women's hairstyles that I would like to see in video games:
Straight, loose, long blonde hair with a middle part (with or without side bangs).
A straight blonde lob with a middle part.
Straight, slicked back, loose, long blonde hair.
A straight, long blonde ponytail.

But it saddens me that this game has some limitations. You can usually remove items by clicking on the X icon with the left mouse button. But some items can only be removed by clicking on them in their categories. There is no full screen version (the only size is 800×700 pixels). And this game doesn't have a color picker (for items; with hexadecimal, RGB, and HSV color coordinates).

If you like spending hours customizing anything in video games like I do, then you will enjoy this game! This game is much, much better than other modern games from different creators. I sincerely hope that Azalea's games will become more popular.

Time to review real music again! I listened to these marches on Wikimedia Commons.

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I'll review all the marches of this album as usual!

The Unter dem Doppeladler (Under the Double Eagle) march was composed by Josef Franz Wagner (not related to Richard Wagner) of Austria-Hungary in 1893 as a patriotic march because the two-headed eagle is a symbol of Austria-Hungary. A beautiful march!

Marcha de Zacatecas (March of Zacatecas) was composed by Genaro Codina Fernández of Mexico in 1892. This march is dedicated to the general Jesús Aréchiga, a governor of the State of Zacatecas. Even though I prefer German and Austrian marches, Marcha de Zacatecas is a pleasant march! So much better than modern "music".

According to the link below, Cançáo do Exército (Song of the Military), also called Canção do Soldado (Song of Solider) or the Amazonas march was actually composed by Ismael Euclides da Costa Maranhão of Brazil in 1909. Frank Salutari is not a composer, but an arranger. A part of this march is sad (not in a bad manner), but it's a beautiful and great march! I'm glad that it was included into this album!

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The In Storm and Sunshine march was composed by John Clifford Heed of the USA in 1885 as a circus march. It's a bit fast for me. And I don't understand why circus marches are included in albums with music performed by military bands. I'm not interested in circus music, but I would rather listen to old circus marches than to electronic cacophony.

The Belford's Carnival march was composed by Russell Alexander of the USA in 1897 as a circus march. It's too fast for me. Not the band's fault. They performed flawlessly!

March Grandioso was composed by Roland Forrest Seitz of the USA in 1901 as a parade march. A fantastic march! No wonder that marches of Seitz were praised by the famous American composer John Philip Sousa.

The Florentiner march was composed by Julius Fučík (an ethnic Czech) of Austria-Hungary in 1907 to honor the Italian city of Florence. This is my favorite version of this march. And I like this march very much! I divided it into four parts: the first part is cheerful, the third part is nice, but the second and the fourth parts are sad (also not in a bad manner).

I would rather include military marches instead of circus marches into this album. And I would rather choose a slightly different cover because there are no Scandinavian, Finnish, Scottish, and Swiss marches on this album. Despite these minor flaws, World Class Marches is a very amazing album. And the band performed great! I hope that I'll find and review more albums with classical and marching music.

I don't use artificial intelligence for writing. I think I'm the only Listal user who almost always listens to old German and Austrian military music. I always wonder which music did Maude Adams (the famous American actress) like? I have always been a very curious person.

Real music is created only by using non-electronic musical instruments. We should not destroy modern/contemporary "art". Instead, we should mock it and use it to learn how not to create art.

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Let's review all the marches on this album!

The National Emblem march was composed by Edwin Eugene Bagley of the USA in 1902. Bagley didn't like it and threw the notes in a trash can, but then his band removed the notes from the can and played this march. National Emblem became one of the most famous American marches. A fantastic march, indeed!

The Alte Kameraden (Old Comrades) march was composed by Carl Teike of Germany in 1889. His kapellmeister told him to burn the notes, but Teike refused and then left his marching band. It is one of my most favorite marches! I consider it a good example of what real music should sound like. The band's performance is great! However, I got used to this version, so I prefer it: [Link removed - login to see]

The Einzug der Gladiatoren (Entrance of the Gladiators) march was composed by Julius Fučík (an ethnic Czech) of Austria-Hungary in 1897. Initially it was named Grande Marche Chromatique (Grand Chromatic Scale March). Then Fučík became impressed with gladiators and changed the march's name. However, in 1901, Carl Fischer (an American publisher) published a version of this march with faster tempo. This version is commonly known as a music piece for circuses. Sadly, I can't find the original version with standard tempo anywhere, and I can't read notes. I would rather order a custom music piece for use in circuses than use this march.

The Radetzky march was composed by Johann Strauss Sr. of Austria in 1848 to honor field marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz. I like it a lot! Very classy and beautiful!

The Invercargill march was composed by Alexander Frame Lithgow of New Zealand in 1901 to honor the city of Invercargill in New Zealand. A very pleasant march!

The Valdres march was composed by Johannes Hanssen of Norway in 1904 to honor the Valdres district of Norway. I don't like this march. It's not as awful as modern "music", but I just don't find it pleasant and interesting enough. Not the band's fault.

The Purple Pageant march was composed by Karl L. King of the USA in 1933. It's very sad that I can't find the story about this march. But this march is a nice blend of traditional music and of good things of the 1930s!

The Rolling Thunder march was composed by Henry Fillmore of the USA in 1916. It was created as a circus march, but I can't find the story about it. And it's simply too fast for me. Not the band's fault. They actually did a great job playing this complex march!

The L'Inglesina (The Little English Girl) march was composed by Davide Delle Cese of Italy in 1897. It saddens me very much that I don't know Italian and that I can't find the story about this very, very beautiful march. Certain parts of this march make me want to cry from emotions. Is it because my Moon sign is Cancer (my Sun sign is Libra)? Why listen to anything electronic when we have this masterpiece?

The Crown Imperial march was composed by William Walton of the UK in 1937 for the coronation of British King George VI. It is too modern for me, and I think it sounds slightly more like a music piece from a movie than a march. Not the band's fault. They performed great!

The H. M. (His Majesty's) Jollies march was composed by Kenneth J. Alford of the UK in 1929 to honor the Royal Marines of the UK. Jollies is a nickname for the Royal Marines. A great and positive march! This is what should be very popular in the UK and in other countries!

The Chimes of Liberty march was composed by Edwin Franko Goldman of the USA in 1922, and it was revised in 1937. I don't know the story about it. Since I like German and Austrian marches very much, I think they should have included a different march (like the Marsch des Hessischen Kreisregiments und des Regiments Landgraf by an unknown composer from the late 18th century below), but Chimes of Liberty is definitely much better than disgusting electronic cacophony that is being heavily promoted by mainstream media. There are millions of talentless "musicians", but the second Mozart doesn't exist.
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The Marche des Parachutistes Belges (March of Belgian Paratroopers) was composed by Pieter Leemans of Belgium during both World Wars. In the First World War, his commander requested him to write a march, but Leemans didn't finish it. During the Second World War, Leemans and a group of paratroopers composed this march in one night. Just listen! It sounds like a magical music piece from a fairy tale! Why do people still listen to electronic "music"? Classical music and marching music can easily replace any electronic "music piece".

The Le Père la Victoire (The Father of Victory) march was composed by Louis-Gaston Ganne of France, but I don't know when. My French is still very horrible and I can't find the story about this march. But it's a beautiful and inspirational march nonetheless!

The Boys Of The Old Brigade march was composed by William Paris Chambers of the USA in 1901. Not to be confused with an Irish song and a British march. Unfortunately, I can't find the story about this American march. A complex, but great and very positive march!

The March Of The Steelmen was composed by Charles S. Belsterling (a vice-president of The United States Steel Corporation) and Harry L. Alford of the USA in around 1936. It was created for the Northwestern University Wildcat Marching Band. A surprising choice. It is a nice and cheerful march, but Belsterling should have focused on environmental protection. Absolutely all humans are environmentalists because absolutely nobody wants to live in a polluted area.

However, I don't like the name and the cover of this album at all because they disrespect John Philip Sousa — the famous American composer. They should have simply asked the commandant of the Marine Corps or a very distinguished marine about his/her favorite marches, then recorded them and named this album "Favorite marches of our commandant (or of our very distinguished marine)". But they did this instead. Most modern humans truly have zero imagination.

The band's performance is great! The choice of marches is okay. People who like very old music may like these marches. But the name and the cover of this album are terrible. Names and covers are very important to me, so I can't rate this album above 1 out of 10.