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Get your scores in for that round if you have not submitted yet!
Also, don't forget to submit for the round 5 side game!
Round 6
Theme: Chiptunes
About the theme:
Chiptunes have been a staple source of stepping material for years, and they have made for some well-known FMOs and FGOs on FFR.
Their tendency for interesting rhythms and use of arpeggios to liven up the sound lend themselves to making good stepfiles.
This round celebrates the goodness that is chiptunes.
I tried something new for D4 and D5, so if you are in those divisions...
make sure you are playing the correct file!
You can find these files in genre 8 on the Dossar Tournament Engine.
D1
Incident Zero
Artist: Virt
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 10
Length: 2:38
Max Combo: 1348
Framers: 0,0,0,2,7
About the file: You can't go wrong with Virt.
This song is from Virt's FX4 album, which was
released last week.
The file has an interesting trill/burst section at the start, some long 24th streams at 112.5 BPM, and a sick chip lead solo.
The end result is a fun low VC that should be suitably challenging for D1...
Stop SDGing my files!
D2
Artificial Intelligence Bomb
Artist: naruto
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 10
Length: 2:06
Max Combo: 1150
Framers: 0,0,0,60,33
About the file: This song is probably the most funky chiptune I've ever heard.
With tons of fast 32nd and 24th rhythms and some aggressive layering in places, you guys in D2 should have a good time playing this file.
I've initially rated this file as a high VC, it's quite borderline FMO so as always if enough people wish to see it changed, I will move it up.
D3
CQ Boss
Artist: RushJet1
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 11
Length: 2:07
Max Combo: 1228
Framers: 0,0,0,2,127
About the file: In case you felt that last round wasn't borderline FGO enough, I made this file.
While most of the file is pretty standard difficulty for D3, there are sections of brutally fast jumpstream to watch for out for.
I plan on submitting a different version of this file (significantly easier) to FFR when the next batch opens.
By the way, next round D3 will be getting the same A/B flight split treatment that D4 and D5 got.
So if you are in D3B and are struggling to read this file, don't worry about the finals being unreadable.
D4B
Oprah Shmup [Heavy]
Artist: The J. Arthur Keenes Band
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 12
Length: 3:30
Max Combo: 2226
Framers: 0,0,0,48,265
About the file: This song is, in my opinion, goddamn hilarious.
If you were ever wondering what would possess someone to compose this masterpiece, here's the
original description of the song:
Quote:
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Another 48 hour challenge over on Cancelmoose from a while ago. The challenge was "to create the first level theme for a Space shooter staring the great Oprah Winfrey. There must be various bit crushed sound clips of Oprah Winfrey interrupting the hot shump action of your fast-paced simulated gameboy shread guitar. The song must contain 4 solo sections including a one minute drum solo. All must happen for no reason some time in the composition."
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This song gained notoriety for being included in the extremely difficult Tachyon Gamma pad pack, but to my knowledge no keyboard file for it existed until now.
This file is basically two massive 240 BPM streams, with easier stuff in the middle to tire you out.
Enjoy.
D4A
Oprah Shmup [Oni]
Artist: The J. Arthur Keenes Band
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 12
Length: 3:30
Max Combo: 2749
Framers: 0,0,0,61,420
About the file: I figured some of you in D4A would not be fazed by 240 BPM streams...
So I added in jumps!
The stream sections of the [Heavy] file are now jumpstream, and the easy middle drum solo section is now a hyper-layered jumptrilling extravaganza.
This file breaks 13.42 NPS, making it denser than
both D5 files.
Oprah Winfrey is standing by to push your finger-dancing skills to the limit!
D5D, D5C
Phi-dentity Crisis [Heavy]
Artist: Blitz Lunar
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 12
Length: 3:32
Max Combo: 2684
Framers: 0,0,22,261,145
About the file: This song... is completely insane.
Ever since hearing this song long ago, I knew it would make for an amazing stepfile. But back before DDReam, I don't think I could have synced this song.
Even with DDReam this took me weeks to get synced properly, and I had to get a little help from Carlos (<3) for a few sections.
This file is sort of impossible to describe with words... play it and see the craziness for yourself!
I plan on submitting a much easier version of this to FFR, once the next batch opens up.
D5B, D5A
Phi-dentity Crisis [Oni]
Artist: Blitz Lunar
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 13
Length: 3:32
Max Combo: 2734
Framers: 0,1,31,306,188
About the file:
The 32nd streams from the [Heavy] file are now 276 bpm jumpstreams, and the sections that were rolls are now just regularly patterned 350 bpm stream.
I also didn't shy away from layering in extra hands, and using jacks.
And yes, that is a 1-framer you see there. The only one in the tournament.
Forever alone.
ROUND 6 FILES DOWNLOAD LINK
Note: some of the graphics are not finished yet. They will be there when I release the whole pack at the end.
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No side game this round.