REMEMBER, ROUND 1 STILL DOES NOT END UNTIL WED 10PM
Get your scores in for that round if you have not submitted yet!


Round 2
Theme: Super Smash Bros.
About the theme:
Super Smash Bros. is a game I've grown up with. And undeniably, part of its many charms is the great music selection it offers.
In addition to many well-known tracks lifted right from other games, Super Smash Bros has produced a number of fantastic arrangements and original tunes.
I hope some of you get the same blast of nostalgia that I do when listening to these songs!
Overall this round definitely a step up from round 1 (except for D5 heh)
Remember that this tournament is designed to get you to push your limits!
Don't feel bad if you think your score messy, because other people are likely having the same problems.
You can find these files in genre 8 on the Dossar Tournament Engine.

D1
Fire Emblem
Artist: Super Smash Bros. Melee OST
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 8
Length: 1:58
Max Combo: 626
Framers: 0,0,0,0,2

About the file: D1 takes a little jump up in difficulty this round.
Some very short 110 bpm jumpstream patterns, a few 24th bursts, and then a slow section of hands at the end.
Note that if you guys think I got the difficulty rating wrong, please just let me know and it can be changed.
I have trouble rating the difficulties of the lower division's files :(
About the song: The Melee arrangement of the Fire Emblem main theme and the recruitment theme.
This song played on the Great Temple stage.


D2
Ending Point (Master Hand Stage)
Artist: Super Smash Bros. OST / Hirokazu Ando
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 9
Length: 1:25
Max Combo: 607
Framers: 0,0,0,6,15

About the file: Oooh this song is so funky!
Some medium speed short JS sections with 24ths and 32nds thrown in. Lots of very cool rhythms in this song.
This round might be another one that's AAA-able for D2, but don't worry, starting next round the heat turns up fast for you guys.
About the file: From the original Smash Bros. game for the N64.
This song (complete with creepy-as-hell laugh at the start) played when facing Master Hand on Final Destination.


D3
Main Theme (The Legend of Zelda)
Artist: Super Smash Bros. Brawl OST / Yuzo Koshiro
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 10
Length: 2:14
Max Combo: 987
Framers: 0,0,0,13,251

About the file: Do you like polrhythms? I heard you like polyrhythms so I put some rhythms in your...
You get the idea. This file has a bunch of slow 12th jumpjacks alongside small 16th runs, followed by a longer 12 jack section.
I'm very curious to see how the scores on this one play out, to be completely honest!


D4
Angel Island Zone
Artist: Super Smash Bros. Brawl OST / Jun Senoue
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 11
Length: 2:24
Max Combo: 1372
Framers: 0,0,0,40,193

About the file: The first guest file in this tournament!
bmah showed me this file late last year and I really liked it. He had a version with holds being sent to a Stepmania pack, but the pack was never released.
I realized it would fit perfectly into this round's theme- I asked, and bmah agreed to convert the file for FFR for use in my tournament.
If you download the file you can find the Stepmania version as bmah originally intended it as the Oni chart, with the FFR chart being Heavy.
The chart has two brutal trill sections, with a few jacks and (as per bmah's usual) grace notes, polyrhythms and difficult jump transitions in between.
Though only 140 bpm, hopefully this chart will be the first of many that D4 struggles with in this tournament... muahahahaha :twisted:


D5
Airship Theme
Artist: Super Smash Bros. Brawl OST / Motoi Sakuraba
Steps: hi19hi19 & wc
Difficulty: 12
Length: 2:24
Max Combo: 1786
Framers: 0,0,0,25,124

About the file: The first collab in the tournament! (And possibly the only one, depending on how things work out)
Long ago, I played Arch0wl and Darkmage's old dumpy offsync chart for this song, and I thought to myself that it really deserved a legit chart.
The first half of the file is a nice dense 180 bpm JS affair, with some hands thrown in for flavor.
I had a lot of fun syncing the middle section, where the song jumps up to 140 bpm and begins a furious rock organ solo.
I stepped this section with predominantly rolls. I have hand-edited the frame gaps in this part to make sure they flow well and are jumptrillable.
Turns out I was in over my head with the polyrhythm stuff at the end, so I called in an expert to help- Carlos himself.
wc stepped the last section by layering the drums and the melody and the background synth and just about everything else... it's super technical but a lot of fun.
Hopefully this file is a little more to everyone's tastes than the Round 1 file. Not only is it easier than round 1, it's a hell of a lot more flow-y.
My apologies again for starting the tournament with such an awkward file.




ROUND 2 FILES DOWNLOAD LINK
Note: 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.
I am aiming for a side game every other round, but only if I have time to do so.

Originally Posted by sticklydude (Post 3642723) I demand to be moved down.

Originally Posted by mrpreggers (Post 3642731) this is already easier than round 1.. Wtf

Originally Posted by MrPreggers (Post 3642731) This is already easier than Round 1.. wtf

Originally Posted by MrPreggers (Post 3642731) This is already easier than Round 1.. wtf

Originally Posted by MrPreggers (Post 3642731) This is already easier than Round 1.. wtf

Originally Posted by FontSize72LOL (Post 3642761) Trill files should never be in tournament songs. They're not fun to play.

Originally Posted by alloyus (Post 3642766) I love Fire Emblem <3

Originally Posted by Jake Ferguson (Post 3642769) I don't think the bursts and hands are bad enough for it to be an 8, but whatever it's still fun :)

Originally Posted by Jake Ferguson (Post 3642769) I can definately get the AAA but I get excited about it and get a good. I don't think the bursts and hands are bad enough for it to be an 8, but whatever it's still fun :)

Originally Posted by One Winged Angel (Post 3642786) I'm certain I can AAA both this and Toccatina, but I haven't really been in an arrow smashing mood lately, so this'll probably be my submission for the round :/

Originally Posted by Khenra (Post 3642785) Race me to the AAA?

Originally Posted by Arbliterator (Post 3642817) WOW I really don't like you, trills are the only thing I'm really bad at. D: I can PA the whole song except for those trills. Good practice anyway. :D

Originally Posted by Khenra (Post 3642785) EDIT: About the difficulty rating: I feel it should be more of a 7, but 8 is fine I guess.

Originally Posted by Tarrik (Post 3642840) If the trills weren't there..

Originally Posted by hi19hi19 (Post 3642767) Mermaid Island was in the official, this file is very similar. In fact this is considerably nicer in the trill department, as there are no 1-handed trills. Trilling is one of many skills you need to have. They are only 210 bpm, that's well within the range of FMOs (Mermaid Island trills are 240 bpm!)

Originally Posted by Findarian (Post 3642862) D5 it's really a burst file.. if you can do the whole js in one run, then it's all about how well you can pa the bursts..

Originally Posted by Findarian (Post 3642878) at least i'm competing atm.. http://i.imgur.com/U8XsI.png http://i.imgur.com/AnSWe.png

Originally Posted by hi19hi19 (Post 3642859) Okay D4 I can understand, but are you really complaining about the 180 bpm trills in the D5 file? lol

Originally Posted by Tarrik (Post 3642903) I'm bad at trills in general .. My entire score was on the trills. I AAA'd everything, including the solo. Except for when my finger derped and i got a miss, but still. I need to improve my trilling.

Originally Posted by _Zenith_ (Post 3642909) I'm DIGGING this D5 song <3 I loved it ever since I played it on SM, then I actually loved it even more when I heard it on SSBB, And I'll submit Ghost and My actual scores soon <3

Originally Posted by hi19hi19 (Post 3642914) Awesome! And, nice scores Findarian and Gazelle.

Originally Posted by _Zenith_ (Post 3642927) Hey tell me your score on Airship 8D I'm getting quite good at the new chart ^^, Doing Ghost songs then Submitting

Originally Posted by icontrolyourworld (Post 3642941) I take a look at my enormous peeeeniiiiiiiss, and every thing is goin my way

Originally Posted by hi19hi19 (Post 3642905) Strange. I almost gave D4's current file to D5 this round, guess you dodged a bullet there.

Originally Posted by xXOpkillerXx (Post 3643018) Airship was Way harder to AAA than Angel Island for me.

Originally Posted by hi19hi19 (Post 3643022) Well yes that was intended. Unless you got that backwards.