Archive for the 'Flash Flash Revolution' Category
FFR Radio At AdminCon 2.0
Quick little news story: Check out everything that is going on in the radio! Specifically, check out Station 5, where DJ Neko (littlenekochan) is broadcasting live from the Meeting here in Chicago.
-Tass
FFR Blue Man
I thought it was about time that I surface this week and actually write something on the front page of FFR during FFR AdminCon 2. I was having some serious FFR posting withdrawl.
After a long few days of keeping everyone locked in the basement of this gorgeous house while I eat pizza flavored pringles, I thought it was time to release everyone out into the midst of the Chicago nightlife to experience Blue Man Group at the Briar Street Theater.
I suspected that everyone enjoyed the show.. but.. I had no idea just how much they enjoyed it until after the lights turned on and everyone posed for a picture just outside the theater.
And this is that picture..
Enjoy.
Cheers,
Synthlight
Update from Chicago
So we’ve had a long day of meetings, not getting our computer set up that has Flash on it, and wandering around downtown Chicago at 10-11pm… which is apparently really late, because everything we wanted to go and see was closed. Sears Tower, Millennium Park, and some really really big fountain. Basically, we’ve discovered that Synth doesn’t know his city very well. :-/
Anyway, we’ll get that simfile released to you guys mid-day tomorrow. Didn’t want you staying up all night waiting for it when it won’t be around for another 12 hours or so.
Keep up the suggestions and the amusing comments. We’ll try to do the same.
-Tass
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Released on Sunday was The World As We Know It by Scary Kids Scaring Kids. This song appears on their debut album, The City Sleeps In Flames, that was released under Immortal Records. This is their first song on FFR. New to making simfiles, this song was stepped by unkdavar. The song is rated a 3.5/6 (difficult) and is located in Rock.
Scary Kids Scaring Kids formed while still seniors in highschool. They recorded their debut EP, After Dark, and released it independently in their hometown of Gilbert, Arizona. They applied to colleges just like every other senior, but the escalating buzz of their cd caused the band to take a different course than intended. Scary Kids Scaring Kids ended up being their first priority. They left behind families, relationships and scholarships in hopes to make it big. They were signed to Immortal Records and recorded “The City Sleeps In Flames”.
These days, the band spends most of its days on the road touring. This summer, Scary Kids Scaring Kids will be touring with the Vans Warped Tour. They also have other tour dates before the start of Warped. You can check them out here.
Synthlight sent me 6 FFR t-shirts so I could give them to each member of band at their next show. I plan on taking pictures with them and Pouyan (the keyboardist) even said that he would wear his shirt on stage! Look forward to that update with pictures soon!
DrugstoreCowboy, with assistance by Tasselfoot.
Update from FFR AdminCon 2
After a solid 24 hours of sleeping, eating and laying around, the powers that be are finally up and around toiling with the very fabric of Flash Flash Revolution and its associated sites.
For those not in the know, a select group of adventurers and code wizards have met in Chicago to discuss the future of FFR, the profiles, Spin It Up, MeTrivia, Rithum News and other projects so secret that even the utterance of their names causes the walls to shake. In fact, with all the pictures we’ve knocked off the walls and broken, it’s safe to say Synthlight has already lost the deposit he put down on our temporary living quarters.
In the downtime, however, we should be making the front page quite active with updates and news concerning future developments along with all the funny occurrences that unfold amid our antics. We will also be graciously releasing bonus FFR and Spin it Up files through the week, holding spontaneous contests and appearing on FFR radio shows (subject to Internet stability). For all intents and purposes, if there was ever a week you wanted to be on FFR all day, this is that week.
Since we’re all here discussing the future of the very sites you’re browsing right now, we’re opening this topic’s comments up to suggestions of what you would like to see. Whether it ranges from FFR features to merchandise to the smallest of suggestions, please leave a comment and tell us what is on your mind.
Cheers,
Synthlight, JasonKey, Tasselfoot, Nestlekwik, Xelius, Rickz0rz, AnotherUnique and littlenekochan
Special Weekday Song Release
Sudden release of a For Guru’s Only classical song.. why? just because Tass felt like it.
Song is by Oster Project, known for Dazzling series on FFR. Steps are by hi19hi19.
Imagine furiously burning fire, and furious demon, they are the image of this song.
It has a lot of jumpstreams and minijacks, 12 2-framers, 48 3-framers, 12 4-framers
(1 frame = 1/30 second apart). And at the fastest place, BPM is up to 201.
So difficulty is For Guru’s Only as I said, of course the hardest rating.
Difficulty is between Runny Morning and Molto Vivace IMO, really hard to combo.
It’s located upper left of classical for the time being.
have fun,
JX
2nd Official FFR Tournament is over!
Around a week ago, the 2nd official FFR tournament ended. With a massive 1,000 signups, the competition was certainly fierce, but in the end, one player from each division managed to beat the competition and claim victory. There were many close matches throughout, but none could compare to the ridiculously close final round of Expert, where Jimerax beat Bill_clinton by a measly 3,000 points on Grand Gallop Chromatique, which amounts to something like 3 combo points out of around 1,900 combo for each player. Anyway, the winners are:
Expert:
1st ($60): jimerax
2nd ($30): bill_clinton
3rd ($15): dAnceguy117
Other high placers: Bahamut-X, Loyal2Death, Exag0n, Sprite-, tman139
Advanced:
1st ($40): drummerlsu
2nd ($20): Schrammbledeggs
3rd ($10): Doug31
Other high placers: Hammymcsquirrel, lxdestinyxl, dawg4321, Kit- (staff), BLAZZE, talisman
Intermediate:
1st ($30): A2_Sauce
2nd ($15): Loot You
3rd ($7): Zeron
Other high placers: Goldenwind, xXTranceXx, Alucard4_6, lacrossegod23, mymrpeas
Beginner:
1st ($20): jugglinguy
2nd ($10): brothaice
3rd ($5): DrawingJunkie
Other high placers: jigglyboy, mxpx9546, slickskater29, gothicmonkey, Grafx5
The top 3 in each division will receive however much money is next to their username, and all high placers (1st to 8th) who aren’t on staff will receive the yet-to-be revealed mystery prize (which will be edited into this post), and have already received the tournament prize-exclusive 18th token, which unlocks the April Fools Day joke song “Vertex Beta vrofl”.
If you’re in the top 3 of your division, PM Synthlight with your paypal address and street address to get your prize. If you’re one of the other high placers, just PM him your street address.
Congratulations to the top placers, and thanks to everyone who participated!
Until next tourney time, happy FFR’ing!
You@FlashFlashRevolution.com
Are you part of the FFR Beta / Subscriber team that contributes to FFR? If not, we have thought of another way to bring even more value to you in return for your support. We have made the leap and decided to give out @flashflashrevolution.com email addresses to all Beta team / subscribers, Admins, Moderators, FFR Stepfile Artists, Musicians. Are we crazy? Yes but for other reasons.
Now for some quick questions about these email addresses.
Q: If I subscribe and then cancel in a few months, can I keep my email address?
A: Yes, as far as we are concerned, you have contributed and deserve the email address
Q: How will I access my email?
A: You can access it through pop3 or special gmail link. We are working with google services to bring this email to you. The email interface will be through a standard looking Gmail type web interface. Which is of course pretty damn sweet.
Q: How large is my inbox?
A: It starts at 2 Gigabytes and grows larger each day
Q: I am already a subscriber or I just subscribed. How do I request my @flashflashrevolution.com email address?
A: Use the contactus link at the very bottom of this page and send us an email with the subject ‘email’. Make sure you include the password that you want to use. Your FFR passwords are encrypted and we cannot see them so make sure that you give us a password.
Q: How long will it take for my email address to be activated?
A: Initially we will be swamped because they are manually entered. Some of you will get them tonight, others will have to wait anywhere from 1 minute to a couple of days depending on where you are in the list. After we get through the first bulk, email requests will go through very quickly.
Q: Will you be giving out email addresses for the mirrors?
A: Yes, when we get that setup. We will let you know.
If have subscribed in the past and cancelled, you will need to subscribe again to get the email address but from that point on it will be yours to keep.
So hit that contact us at the bottom of this page or subscribe so that you can get your @flashflashrevolution.com email address activated. We are sending them out starting now and taking them in the order we receive the requests.
Synthlight, JasonKey & the rest of the dedicated and tireless staff at FFR.
*Edit* Once you have submitted your information. You can check http://partnerpage.google.com/flashflashrevolution.com to see if you have been activated.
TOP 50 player list update as of Apr 26th, 2007
Now we are posting Best 50 FFR players in the world!!!
This ranking is by the Tier Point System, which is the most accurrate indication of the actual FFR skill. The detail of this system is written in this thread.
If you want to know your Tier Point, use this program.
How to use:
1. copy your entire levelrank list
2. go here and paste the list in the box.
3. click the Calculate button.
Also, thanks Summerschool for making this program.
Now, here’s the TOP 50 player list. Read more… »
