RIP r21freak (2007-2020)

[Psychotik]

r21freak.com was an early pad file forum that focused on curated content for ITG dedicabs, specifically Revision 21 which enabled custom songs to be loaded on the machine via USB stick. The site focused on promoting specific step artists who were known for creating quality, technical charts that actually went with the music, as well as highlighting the best file released by the community every week. It also hosted stepfile creation competitions as well as other events like official Site Packs, Stepfile Secret Santas, and more.

Over the years, it waned in popularity with users either moving on to different social media platforms or even just moving on from the game. After the site founder moved on from the game, the site switched admins 4 times over only a few years (myself included). The site went down on numerous occasions, which took longer to repair with each subsequent downtime, mostly due to lack of interest. It only lasted for so long due to the donations from whatever community members were left. As the money ran dry and the site being down for over a year, the plug as finally been pulled. r21freak is no more and will only live on in memory.

Goodnight, sweet prince. You will be forever missed.