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Songs of the Week (December 2nd, 2012)
After having begun the previous front page post with a discussion that essentially boiled down to an apology for having been a few days late, it now seems rather inappropriate to have done so given the fact that this update has reached the threshold of lateness wherein it warrants the need to encompass not only one but two week’s worth of releases within its depths. In attempting to conjure up any sort of idea as to how I should approach this update given that there are now thirteen releases that need to be accounted for, I found myself at a complete loss. Should I write a verbose depiction of all of the files that ends up accumulating a massive word count roughly equivalent to that of an academic essay, or should I simply take the cheap way out by writing a paragraph or two that references all of the releases at least once or twice throughout its course? At one point I had legitimately considered only taking into account this week’s releases and leaving the other ones to wither away in the background, but fortunately for them the sacred oath that I took atop the infamous Stepman Mountain on that thunderous summer night many centuries ago prevents me from doing so. It wasn’t until a few minutes ago when I was cowering under my desk out of fear of incurring the wrath of the Stepgods that it struck me: every song only needs seventeen syllables of description! Yes, that’s right folks, this week’s releases will be given a write-up in the form of a dignifying and at least partially relevant haiku!
Distortion Power by Drunk Optimus (Wayward Vagabound) – Guru [76] / 2:43 / Misc / Hard Breaks
Enjoyable Fruit by YouriX (Elite Ninja) – Very Difficult [48] / 1:47 / Funk / Nu Jazz
Just Hold On by zircon feat. Jillian Aversa (bmah) – Expert [64] / 3:22 / Dance 2 / Uplifting Trance
Punch You by Rainbowdragoneyes (Coolboyrulez0) – Master [74] / 1:17 / Dance 2 / Dance Speed
Ring Ring Bang by t+pazolite (SKG_Scintill) – Expert [65] / 2:45 / Purchased / Happy Hardcore
S by Y.W. (MarioNintendo) – Very Challenging [60] / 1:35 / Skill Token / Classical Remix
Calling by taqumi (bmah) – Tricky [33] / 2:03 / Dance / House
Lightning Strikes Again – Metal Squad by S.S.H. (kommisar) – Master [75] / 5:08 / Rock / Epic Rock
Mario Mix For Piano by Andreas Kuch (MarioNintendo) – Challenging [53] / 2:05 / Arcade / Piano Remix
New Fluttershy (MONSTER MIX) by Foozogz (megamon88) – Master [72] / 1:33 / Secret / Breakcore
Outer Space by Ronald Jenkees (Tidus810) – Expert [64] / 2:53 / Funk / Electronica
Ehhen Doyadosu? Tengujiman by MOSAIC.WAV (MrPopadopalis25) – Guru [79] / 1:45 / Dance 2 / J-pop
jelly by Choofers (Choofers) – Very Challenging [63] / 1:24 / Arcade / 8-bit
Distortion Power: Alcohol will help / you quell the pain in your hands / after playing this.
Enjoyable Fruit: Transcending genres / makes this file and fruit that much / more enjoyable.
Just Hold On: Do what the song says / and you will find an ending / worthy of surprise.
Punch You: Short song lengths mean zilch / when you’re hitting dense jumpstream / almost the whole time.
Ring Ring Bang: Who’s that at the door? / It’s Scin and t-paz and they / want to kick your ass.
S: Eight goods and thirteen / boos is how you unlock this / not pathetic file.
Calling: Just because the style / is called “house” doesn’t mean you / have to play indoors.
Lightning Strikes Again – Metal Squad: It’s a marathon / so make sure you empty your / bladder beforehand.
Mario Mix For Piano: Mario Mix by / MarioNintendo is / almost too fitting.
New Fluttershy (MONSTER MIX): The argument on / the forums shows that ponies / are touchy subjects.
Outer Space: Those fast stream runs / and rainbow notes will leave you / seeing some real stars.
Ehhen Doyadosu? Tengujiman: *** BAM BAM BAM *** (we wanted to express THIS !!)
jelly: A fitting tribute / for an arrow smasher who’s / no longer with us.
And that’s it! If you feel brave enough to navigate through the sprawling discussion about song choice and the like then head on over to the forums and give your opinion on either both weeks of releases or how many syllables you think THIS has, and if you don’t feel up to the former of the two challenges then you can always leave your thoughts in the comments section of this post as well. Normally I’d include a reminder right about here that the previous week’s veteran files are now available for public consumption, but since they’re already released I have absolutely no reason to…even though I just did. Oh well.
Tribute to jellygod
Today sadly marks the two year anniversary passing of a very prominent member in FFR’s history. jellygod was not only a very active player on FFR, racking up some very impressive index scores over the years, but one of the friendliest persons on the site. I know for a fact that many of us were good friends with him, as I would often see several members’ comment walls entirely filled up with messages from Steve. He was incredibly easy to talk to and was genuinely interested about what was going on in people’s lives outside of FFR. Although his passing was a great shock to many, FFR will continue to remember jellygod as the great friend he was.
As a tribute to our friend Steve, Choofers both wrote and stepped an 8-bit track in his honor. ‘jelly’ is a short and catchy chiptune featuring steps that give great replay value. It can be found in the Arcade genre. Thank you, Choofers, for giving us a very creative and thoughtful way to remember Steve. It is much appreciated.
God bless you Steve and may you continue to rest in peace.
- One Winged Angel & FFR Staff
(not the) Vidchat (you are thinking of) Link
I’ve had quite a few people asking about “the link” so I figured it would post it.
Have fun,
Zageron
Keep an eye out!
I promised you guys some goodies to celebrate the 10th anniversary and you’re going to get them. Keep your eyes on the events subforum today, you never know when a spon con may pop up 
. My lovely event helpers will be hosting them today so be sure to listen to what they have to say.
Good luck everyone and have fun!
-psychoangel691 & the FFR Event Helpers (YOSHl, PrawnSkunk and foxfire667)
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy 10th Anniversary!
The first thing I wanna do is of course wish everyone who’s celebrating a Happy Thanksgiving. I know a lot of you already had your Thanksgiving, so a Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you Canadian folk. I hope everyone has a good holiday and gets to take a break from their busy lives today.
On another note, today we celebrate Synthlight’s 10th anniversary. Now technically FFR has been 10 years old for a few months now, but this site has not. So we decided we were going to wait until Synthlight’s profile turned 10 to celebrate. It’s really amazing to think back over the last 10 years and see how far FFR has come and how it’s still here 10 years later. A lot has happened over the last decade, there’s been FFR relationships (some of which even got married), FFR babies, and we’ve even lost a few good people over the years. The game has changed so much from it’s conception. I’m not sure how many of you remember the old school 2002 engine, but it definitely has come a long way since then. How many of you remember when there was no speed mods, no key setups and av misses? I know I sure do! I remember playing 1x having to screencut and playing with four fingers on the arrow keys. Now we have all that stuff and then some.
Over the years here I’ve made a lot of good friends and I’m sure many others have too. To some people this place may just be “another gaming site” but for a lot of us it’s so much more than that. It has become a home, someplace where we have people we can relate to, and have some fun smashing some keys at the same time. TC_Halogen and I wouldn’t have our daughter had we not joined FFR, same goes for krunkykai22 and ichliebekase. Then there’s nois-or-e who proposed to musical_vampire through a chart here on FFR, now they’re married and expecting a child. Not to mention countless other people who have also started their lives with someone or made a huge life change because of the people they met here on FFR. This place has become so much more than just a gaming site. We’re more like a family. Dysfunctional at times sure, but what family isn’t?
So today is a day that we’re supposed to be thankful for what we have. When it comes to the site I am thankful to all the people that keep it going, even though they don’t earn anything for the hard work they put in. I’m thankful for Synthlight ever starting FFR and keeping it around for an entire decade, all the friends that I have made here, and the users that come here everyday to play or contribute in some way or another. Today I ask that you forget about the flaws that FFR may have, the work that still needs to be done and take a moment to thank the people that have been working so hard to keep FFR going and to bring us new things.
Now what celebration would it be if we didn’t have some special goodies and/or events for you? Well we want you guys to be able to spend today with your families and just be able to chill out today, so we’re going to hold all our event stuff this weekend after everyone’s gotten their fill of turkey and family fun. I will put up one small thing for today for those of you that may not have something going on. I will give 5,000 credits to all those who leave a comment here telling us why FFR has had a positive impact on their lives and what they’re thankful for. I’d love to see what others have gotten out of this site over the years.
So again, Happy Thanksgiving and Happy 10 years FFR!
Songs of the Week (November 17th, 2012)
Information of the songs released last week and this week.
Depending on which particular version you’re familiar with, the joke entitled “A Man in the Desert” totals in at approximately 10,000 words, thus giving rise to its more well-known title of “The World’s Longest Joke.” At the risk of spoiling the particularly superb punchline, let’s just say that if you’re acquainted with the joke that the ending uncannily relates to the timeliness (or perhaps lack of) when it comes to this front page post. However, such delays should be expected when it comes to this time of year: if you’re like myself or any number of the other FFR denizens who are either actively pursuing or have already achieved a post-secondary diploma, you should know all too well that the tail end of November represents the dreaded era of due dates. Now is the time when libraries and student centers graciously open their doors and invite students to hole themselves up within their depths well into the godless hours of the morning, when professors and teaching assistants alike become swarmed either whenever or if they ever dare to peek their heads out into the public domain, and when the dedicated learner attributes the notion of “fun” in relation to themselves as being as about as likely to occur as going into a cupcake shop and not finding at least one incongruously placed and overly tattooed person working behind the counter. In dire times such as these it’s important to take the occasional break or two, to remind yourself that there does in fact exist a world outside of your dimly-lit study hall, and what better way to be granted relief from the world of bibliographies and multiple choice questions than by enjoying this week’s release of new FFR songs?
C’est la Vie by Protest the Hero (dore) – Very Difficult [51] / 3:29 / Rock / Metal
Louder!! Louder!!!! Louder!!!!!! by The Quick Brown Fox (AlexDest) – Master [70] / 1:19 / Dance2 / Gabba
Lunar Eclipse – a nation of moon #6 by guna (DarkZtar) – Very Difficult [47] / 2:32 / Misc / Instrumental
Pollyanna by Furries in a Blender (YOSHl) – Novice [7] / 0:42 / Classical / Piano Remix
Unicron Barbeque by XACKSECKS (I like it) – Guru [80] / 2:31 / Secret / Dancecore
My Little Pony Medley [Heavy] by Renard (megamon88) – Expert [65] / 1:45 / Skill Token / Happy Techno
We kick off this week’s batch of files with C’est la Vie, a Protest the Hero song stepped by none other dore. If history has taught us anything it’s that the five and a half other files that have been brought to us by the dream team of dore and Protest the Hero are ones that have more often than not been met with polarizing reaction: either people love the files to death and play them over and over into the long hours of the night, or they’re met with such scorn and disdain that players immediately begin weekly contributions to a secret savings account that in time will grant them enough money to cover the cost of flying out to wherever dore lives and giving him a piece of their mind in person. Regardless of your opinion on the song or the steps, players will nevertheless be treated to a high energy, head- and hand-bangingly intense piece in the usual Protest the Hero style. The file features copious amounts of stream and relatively soft layering (save of course for one particular stretch near the end of the file) that should make for a challenging yet enjoyable experience for intermediate players. Veterans can head over to the Rock section if they wish to give this one a try.
Do you have a short attention span? Do you want to hit so many arrows in such a brief period of time that you’ll be left wondering what just happened? Are you up to the challenge of facing upwards of twenty-three notes per second? Have you earned yourself the title of FFR Veteran? Well then indulge your desires with our next file, Louder!! Louder!!!! Louder!!!!!! Created by The Quick Brown Fox, one of Renard’s numerous aliases, and lovingly stepped by AlexDest, this extremely fast-paced file will keep even the most prodigious of arrow-smashers on the edge of their seats. Imagine the faster and denser section of All Y’all Bitches cranked up a notch and without the relief of the softer sections in between and essentially you’ll have LLL. Jumps, bursts intermittent with quick stream runs and a particular malevolent ending that can only be described as the musical equivalent of the song title’s twelve exclamation marks should prove to be a formidable adversary to any player to say the least.
If you’re searching for a piece that’s a bit softer in comparison to the previous two files then you’ll be more than enthralled when you give Lunar Eclipse – a nation of moon #6 a go! Performed by guna and stepped by DarkZtar, this laid-back song bestows the listener with a rather blithe image in their heads, perhaps one of being in and amongst a thick forest in the latter hours of the evening, gazing upwards at radiantly white moonlight streaming through the crevices in the foliage above you. However, rather than lazing around beneath a tree and staring up at the moon like the song may engender you to envision yourself doing, a relatively slow yet lengthy run of technically relevant stream interspersed with the occasional jump, hand or grace note will either provide ample challenge for the novice player or a sublime opportunity for jumpstreaming practice for the intermediate player.
Don’t let the particularly gruesome artist name of Furries in a Blender or the fact that you’re going to be going up against a song that’s created by a Renard alias fool you into thinking that Pollyanna is anywhere near as difficult a file as the majority of FFR’s Renard catalog tends to be. Coming in at only a 7 out of 100 on the new difficulty scale, YOSHl brings us forty-two seconds of blithe, airy piano music that will be enjoyable for even the most uninitiated of FFR players. Check out the very tip of the iceberg that we call the Classical section to give this one a try.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, please welcome to the rapidly increasing FFR repertoire the debut song for musical artist XACKSECKS as well as the debut file for stepartist I like it! When it comes to uniquely spelled Unicron Barbeque, both artists embody the “Go Big Or Go Home” mentality down to a tee: with powerful kicks, very in-your-face vocals and a high BPM on the song side of the spectrum and dense layering, fast 32nd bursts and extended jumptrills and streams on the file side, this file earns its 80 out of 100 difficulty rating with flying colors. If you’re one of the lucky ones who have accumulated 72,000 credits over the course of your FFR career then you can go and check out the Secret section in order to try your hand at this trickster of a file and see if you like it as much as I like it likes it.
Those of you who had seen the [Standard] portion of the previously released iteration of the My Little Pony Medley should have seen this release coming from miles away. Our third Renard release for the week, and the only one that’s actually published under his usual alias to boot, is stepartist megamon88′s answer to those of you who had wanted a little more oompf out of the Standard release from a couple of weeks ago. Unlike its predecessor, the Heavy version of this 8-bit omnibus of songs from the simultaneously beloved and bemoaned television show contains denser layering, both mini and extended jacks, polyrhythms, grace notes, swipes, speedy stream runs and just a light peppering of jumpstream for added measure. Those of you who wish to try your hand at this particular rendition will need to achieve a full combo on the [Standard] version of the chart with nine or less combined goods and averages as well as zero boos in order to unlock the file. Good luck!
And thus ends another week of releases. As always, the previous week’s two veteran files have now been released to the public, so go and play Exotic Matter and Vortex if you haven’t already. Play the files, listen to the songs and leave your opinions or suggestions in either the respective forum thread or in the comments section of this post before taking a deep breath and returning to either the harsh realm of the academic world or the temporarily blissful universe of procrastination.
- plopadop
The Gamewhoring Contest is Over!
Wow! There has been some serious key smashing going on in the last 24 hours! I don’t know how you guys do it, and hopefully you’re still sane after today. Firstly I want to congratulate our top 10; you all have shown some serious dedication today. Each and every one of you in the top 10 earned enough points to unlock Dendrite V2! 11th place also earned enough points for this token so congratulations!
Here is your top 10:
DossarLX ODI with a whopping 1,600,041,370 points in 1772 gameplays.
foxfire667 with a whopping 1,570,710,525 points in 1679 gameplays.
retching oesophagus with a whopping 1,476,166,220 points in 2279 gameplays.
evil smoke with 932,407,285 points in 1106 gameplays.
PrawnSkunk with 877,018,690 points in 969 gameplays.
ssbmchamp with 800,036,230 points in 1102 gameplays.
dragon890x with 751,812,180 points in 1257 gameplays.
thesunfan with 655,374,195 points in 1000 gameplays.
TC_Halogen with 650,000,000 points in 643 gameplays.
One Winged Angel with 567,898,765 points in 504 gameplays.
You can check out how they progressed hourly over the day on this page
Congrats again guys! Seriously crazy job done by all of you, I couldn’t imagine whoring for that many points in a day.
On another note, with this competition the record grand total score was broken by two of the competitors. Congrats to DossarLX ODI and foxfire667 for smashing the old record of 1,510,191,740 points set by Adamaja456 on 05/24/09. retching oesophagus also managed to make his way on to the all-time high score board, but wasn’t able to squeeze in just enough to take over Adamaja.
I will be handing out your shiny new profile badges shortly as well as the credit prizes. If you placed in a spot where you have a choice in your prizes I’ll be in touch with you to get your choices or just shoot me a private message with them.
Now all of you go get some sleep!
-psychoangel691
Reminder: Gamewhore Competition – 5 1/2 hours away
At 12am servertime the gamewhoring competition will begin. You all were given just short of two weeks to train yourself for this event. Hopefully you have pushed yourself to having hands, wrists, and forearms of steel. If you want to win one of the ten prizes, you will need to put forth an extreme effort. Being one of the top ten daily keysmashers is only one of the amazing feats that you can do in this competition. If you truly want to hold a place in FFR history and make the top ten all-time, you will need to unlock a true level of patience within. That won’t be the only thing you unlock, though:
What does this mean to you? For the first time ever, a guarantee can be made for the gamewhores: getting top 10 on the all-time daily totals guarantees you the desired Vertex Beta Vrofl token. That’s not even including the other prizes you will win! There are many incentives to shoot for this year, and the players that rack up the highest daily scores will reap the benefits.
You don’t have to sign-up for the Gamewhore competition, but you should make a post in the Gamewhore Competition thread to let everyone know that you’re trying this out!
TC_Halogen, psychoangel691 & The FFR Event Helpers
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