Archive for May 2nd, 2013
May-hem: DAY TWO
…will be slightly delayed due to me just getting home and being absolutely exhausted. I’m trying to think of a slightly better way to execute this and a forum thread will likely be the solution.
NEVER MIND:
GO HERE FOR CHALLENGES AND POST IN THE THREAD FROM HERE ON OUT: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/vbz/showthread.php?t=130052
8th Official Tournament: Round 2!
It’s now been a little more than a week since the war first broke out. Even now, after most of the dust has settled and my disjointed thoughts have had time to adequately precipitate within my mind, I’m still not entirely sure as to what exactly gave rise to this foul bloodshed. It’s as if one evening the people that once peacefully resided along the FFR peninsula had gone to bed as per the norm and then for some inexplicable reason had woken up the next morning with an insatiable appetite for carnage and destruction. Some of my co-workers have been whispering about warring states, political factions attempting to commandeer natural resources and the like, but I don’t believe them. I mean, why would we be sending entire divisions to the polar ends of the Earth if this was just a self-contained phenomenon? I know that war can drive entire countries insane and push them to the threshold of depravity, but at the same time I also know for a fact that what we’ve been witnessing thus far goes above and beyond the level of destruction outlined in the history books.
“Ensign Plopadop!” a gruff voice suddenly called out from behind me. Immediately snapping out of my stupor, I took a fleeting glance over my shoulder to see Professor Halogen walking in my direction, his hands clutching onto a tray that held an identical meal to the one that I was presently ingesting. “Spacing out again, are we?”
“Y-yeah, sorry,” I awkwardly replied before taking a spoonful of applesauce into my mouth. The substance was bitter and tasteless, just like the man who soon sat himself down opposite to me.
“Nothing to be sorry about,” he smiled. “Just don’t forget that you have a job to do here. Many people are counting on you, myself included.”
“Yes sir.” I paused before adding, “So, how are things looking?”
Division One: Reset
“There’s been a Reset for Division One,” he listlessly informed me. “The time-space continuum there is quite volatile so it shouldn’t come as a surprise, but seeing it happen with your own eyes is really…well, you’ve read the textbooks, haven’t you? Personally, I think it may have something to do with the Silvuh Faction’s introduction of triples, but we’re still looking into it. Still, having to put up with a Shift on top of the fighting is really going to do a number on every side’s forces, ours included.”
“What are the projected losses?”
“Approximately twenty-seven percent, give or take.”
I mindlessly sipped my vitamin supplement. “Christ.”
Division Two: Wonder World!
“On the brighter side though, the combatants in Division Two have a real wonder world in comparison to their D1 allies. The weather’s been nothing but bright blue skies and there haven’t been any major hitches in the plan as of yet. I know, I know: knocking on wood, but whatever. Much of the fighting is taking place in and amongst the Kagerow River area though so it’s not exactly easy for us to get any precise figures. We were, however, able to sneak in a few biospies and we’ve picked up some traces of dreamy pop core. You know what that means, right?”
“Yeah, low cutoffs,” I replied with mechanical efficiency.
Professor Halogen winked. “Precisely.”
Division Three: Blue Marine
“What about Division Three?”
“Eh, it’s a fairly typical Blue Marine routine. It’s cutthroat, but at the same time it’s only water combat. The biggest problem is that the troops don’t have all that much ozone down there so only those that are familiar with the Elite Ninja technique are able to remain submerged for long enough to make any serious progress on the seabed.” He pauses. “It’s a real shame that we’ll have to lose ParagonX9 Island as a result of the eruption though. Oh well, what can you do, right?”
I had been to ParagonX9 Island once, long before this all began. The mere thought that we were going to destroy so much Newgroundian history in the name of eliminating such a small percentage of enemy forces made me nauseous, but at the same time I knew that there wasn’t much else that could be done. In the Professor’s words, this was, “Simply how it worked.”
Division Four: Walk on Water
“Those bastards in Division Four are having loads of fun I bet,” Professor Halogen scoffed a few moments later. “Must be nice.”
“Oh yeah? Why’s that?”
“The Devs just affixed their newfangled HG7-8 augmentation to most of their rigs.”
“HG7-8?” I confusedly repeated.
“The Walk On Water module. It allows them to keep the water-faring D3 folks safe when they surface for air by allowing them to hover, glide and even climb using the Peninsula’s basin as a fuel source. Apparently they’re having a blast. Over half of them have achieved AAA rankings in their flights, which is a hell of a lot better than what they pulled off in training.”
Division Five: Oops
Professor Halogen’s gaze met mine for a brief moment in time. Both of us knew fully well what was going on with Division Five; after all, one would have to blindfold and deafen themselves from the constant vespam broadcasts if for some strange reason they desired to remain ignorant towards the plights that D5 were suffering through. Jump-jacks, the sheer brutality of which not seen since the AIM Anthem massacre of the old times, had made short work of too many people to count. Even at that moment the precise number of causalities remained in a constant state of flux.
“YoshL has not been a kind god,” Professor Halogen muttered under his breath.
“Has he ever been?”
The man across the way from me emitted a throaty laugh. “Good point.”
Division Six and Division Seven: Beautiful Arrhythmia
“And the other two divisions…how are they faring?”
My companion shrugged his shoulders. “Fine, I suppose. Arrhythmiatic vapors were deployed with little to no success, but that’s the way those sectors work. I don’t know how those lost souls can stand not only working but actually thriving in such a…peculiar place.”
I nodded my head and kept my disagreement internalized. “Yeah, they’re a bunch of weird ones alright.”
Before I was able to question him any further about the status of the upper divisions, Professor Halogen suddenly stood up. Looking down, I noticed that where there had once sat a colossal lunch there now remained nothing more than an empty plate, some dirtied cutlery and a balled-up napkin. “Well, I’m done,” he laughed with sarcastic remorse. “I suppose it’s back to work for me then. I look forward to hearing your report at the afternoon meeting. Enjoy the rest of your meal, Ensign.”
“Thanks, I will.”
It wasn’t until Professor Halogen was long out of sight that I allowed my expression to droop and my fist to come slamming down onto the vacant portion of the table adjacent to my tray.
“Don’t worry,” I attempted to console myself as I vacantly stared downwards into my colorless mess of food. “I’ll stop this. I’ll get you back to where you belong.”
- Plopadop
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
April Fools Day Winners~
Wow guys, just wow… Breaking 17 million arrows in 24hrs hasn’t happened in a LOOOONG time. Good work 
We had a lot of rivalries throughout the day. GTS was heavily contested in the 2nd/4th places for quite a while, and it was pretty obvious that no-one was catching Jerry DB on his attempt of breaking the all time #1 Grand Total list.
I am very pleased with how many people logged in and had a go, some people that got onto the top ten GTS didn’t even start until lunchtime! All in all it was a fun event that has inevitably given a whole lot of people sore hands for their Monday/Tuesday.
So without further delay, here are your winners!~
(spoiler alert: Jerry killed it…)
~Credit Prizes~
Jerry DB – 150,000 credits
Elite Ninja – 100,000 credits
magicturbo – 100,000 credits
usapon – 70,000 credits
popsicle_3000 – 65,000 credits
V-Ormix – 60,000 credits
coolrun – 55,000 credits
omega_grunt666 – 50,000 credits
FFR Pro 21 – 45,000 credits
ilikexd – 40,000 credits
The top ten for the daily Grand Total Scores were a combined 7.7 Billion points!!! With the 10th spot being seperated from 8th by only 2.5 million, and plenty of places changing in the final minutes. Our 6th place get V-Ormix managed to swipe his 3rd token for the day at 11:59pm server time, making the 700 million milestone by less than a minute and 70,000 points. And lastly, our copycat and equal 2nd place winners were following each other point for point from 800,000,000. (yes, they were exactly on 800 million…) Elite Ninja & magicturbo finished up with an insane 832 million each.
Congrats to you all for getting over 600 million and landing a credit/token prize for your efforts. (you are all nuts )
The remainder of the credit prizes were for the top 3 in each of the categories below. Some early competition regarding games played and AAAs was rather entertaining to watch, qqwref came out with an amazing strategy that saw him rack up over 1000 games per hour which soon spread to the others vying for a top 3 spot. I’ve included the screencap of the top 5 in each category below.
Most Perfects: 50,000 credits – Jerry DB, 30,000 credits – Elite Ninja & 20,000 credits – V-Ormix
Most Games: 50,000 credits – reuben_tate, 30,000 credits – qqwref & 20,000 credits – 8 Hour Whore
Most AAAs: 50,000 credits – reuben_tate, 30,000 credits – flash dualist & 20,000 credits – Tattsu
All in all we awarded 1,035,000 credits, 9 vRofl tokens and 12 others, FREEDOM DiVE being the most popular unlock.
Once again, a great big thanks to everyone who participated, congrats to those who won tokens or credits and we shall see you again for our next exciting SponCon!!
Songs Of The Week (February 2nd, 2012)
Another week, and FFR is back to our weekly releases.
Four brand new files for you this week, with the veteran’s song listed in blue.
[February 2 Released Songs]
Waltz of Spring by katoh (Xayphon) – Classic (Bohemian Waltz) / Standard / 2:21
In Aisles by Nero’s Day At Disneyland (Coolboyrulez0) – Hip-Hop (IDM) / Challenging / 2:19
Mortal Kombat Metal Menu by Burn7 (MarioNintendo) – Rock (VG Metal) / Very Challenging / 2:03
Makiba by DJ Sharpnel (samurai7694) – Dance 2 (Cutie Rave) / For Masters Only / 2:04
The veteran’s song from two weeks ago has been made public:
Obscene Amount of Steam by SessileNomad (iironiic) – Secret [37,000 Credits] (Drum’n IDM) / For Masters Only / 2:54
That’s it for this update. Enjoy your arrow smashing!
~hi19hi19 and the FFR Staff
The 5th Official Photo Hunt Has Started!
For you prospective photo scavengers who have been ever so patiently waiting to display beautiful pictures of roadkill licking, mannequin manipulation, and/or your rendition of how a homeless person should act: your time has come now.
While you may not be taking pictures of the extreme (yet…), it is still worth nothing that the fifth official Photo Scavenger Hunt released the first round objectives today, at 2 PM server time. The structure of the contest has changed dramatically, using week long rounds rather than just nailing everything in a single shot. With three more rounds in the future, there’s plenty of laughs and insanity to come.
If you’re looking to have some safe for work fun with a camera, drop in The 5th Official FFR Photo Scavenger Hunt thread and take a stab at the requirements. You have nothing but your dignity to lose.
justin_ator & psychoangel691 with special thanks to TC_Halogen for writing this for us.
New releases of this month (June, 2011)
It’s July now, so we’re posting the summary of songs of the week in June 2011.
[Songs released on Jun 1, 2011]
Homosexual Love Scene by Renard (Niala) – Dance2 / Challenging / 2:12
Camel by S.in (bmah) – Secret [4,800] / Very Challenging / 2:24
Sleet by Torley Wong (Silvuh) – Classical / Very Difficult / 3:11
[Songs released on Jun 8, 2011]
The Final Hour by Dimrain47 (psychoangel691) – Dance2 / Very Challenging / 2:34
Feeling This REMIX by Breakbeat Heartbeat (MrPopadopalis25) – Dance / Very Difficult / 1:48
Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya! by Daniwell-P (0) – Arcade / Challenging / 1:02
[Songs released on Jun 16, 2011]
Dance and Zeal by S.S.H. (kommisar) – Rock / For Masters only / 1:50
Fatum Anima by Ikodo Moonstrife (Silvuh) – Dance / Tricky / 1:31
No Salt by Schizophrenic Raccoon (Silvuh) – Classical / Easy / 1:39
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me by Kitsune^2 (kjwkjw) – Arcade / Challenging / 1:05
[Songs released on Jun 23, 2011]
Famicom Selecta by Sabrepulse (Dark_Chrysalis) – Arcade / For Masters only / 2:04
Finding A Way by Before Their Eyes (00Razor00) – Rock / Easy / 2:26
Fast Asleep by Terminal 11 (Xayphon) – Secret [5,500] / Very Challenging / 1:23
Scavenger by rushyrulz (Plan_Bsk81127) – Classical / Challenging / 1:53
[Songs released on Jun 30, 2011]
Aim Burst by DJ Sharpnel (MrPopadopalis25)
botu1 by 44teru-k (MarioNintendo)
Chrome Gadget Zone 8bit mix by kommisar (Wyde)
The Gateway by Ikodo Moonstrife (Silvuh)
[New Song Artists of This Month]
S.in
Before Their Eyes
rushyrulz
44teru-k
[New Simfile Artists of This Month]
psychoangel691
MrPopadopalis25
00Razor00
Xayphon
Plan_Bsk81127
Congrats for these people and keep up the good work!
Cheers,
FFR Simfile Team
Songs Of The Week (Apr 1, 2011)
We have 4 new songs for this week, 3 of them are relatively hard ones.
2 regular songs and 2 secret songs, and Secret Zombie Room was moved to Legacy.
{Lazy Summer Days} (Silvuh) – (G) Secret [50]; (D) 5; (L) 1:15;
Grist (Patashu) – (G) Rock; (D) 12; (L) 2:03;
Guitar Sounds (who_cares973) – (G) Secret [2,800]; (D) 10; (L) 2:37;
Variations 2 (jimerax) – (G) Arcade; (D) 10; (L) 2:05;
As you may notice, these songs were released as 1.5 music speed (1.498x, precisely)
for the April fool event. We hope you guys enjoyed this event.
*winning* had pretty interesting features and was released for the April fool event too,
but it was removed now. Maybe it will come back as a token song someday.
Have Fun!
FFR Simfile Team
What’s changed?
A lot of the time on FFR, we’ll update something or add something, and it doesn’t necessarily warrant it’s own front page post. We want you to be able to see what we add though, so today I’m introducing the Change Log. This page will show when we fix something, release something new, or add a song to the game. Over the next few days this page will be updated with some of the goodies we’ve been working on. If you think there should be another category added to that page, let me know 
Few house keeping notes while I have you all here:
Newvember: Songs have been added through the end of November, and we’ll be extending it through the first week in December so you all have 30 new songs!
Forums: They are back up and running!
We’ll keep you up to date as things come up!
-LD
