Unknown Facts of FFR's past

**bballa48** · 10-1-2012, 07:41 PM

Not sure if this has been done before, but I figured we could do it again if so.

What are some things that happened in the past relating to FFR that not that many people remember? In other words, what are things that happened so fast that there is no record of its occurrence? These can be things relating to the community in general or something you personally did or said that is funny now. Try to avoid things that pretty much everyone knows (i.e. there used to be average misses... I think that is pretty well known at this point). For example, here are some examples of some strange/interesting things I remember happening:

--Dendrite v2 was originally set to be released (and maybe even was released briefly) as a 10 (VC in the old days). Shashikiro played the file once and proceeded to post "those rolls are MURDER, that is definitely an 11".

--When Counter Clockwise Chant Pattern came out, it was described as a "Mega FGO" by Tass. I proceeded to proclaim the song would never be AAA'd (granted I sucked back then so it really did seem impossible at the time). Now it has 5 AAAs. Silly me.

--When {Midnight} was released as a skill token for getting 3 goods or less on {Rose}, there was a lot of backlash about the requirement being stupidly difficult. Basically, the community wasn't nearly as good on the whole so people were pretty pissed about it since Midnight is/was a cool song. It's hard to imagine now given how many people have the token.

--The first day ONI was released, someone (I can't remember who) "AAA'd" (i.e. one good because of the 2 framer) Hellbeat but didn't receive the token because it wasn't coded right. I guess I found this cool because of how hard that song used to be to "AAA". I wish I could remember who it was.

Add your own stories!!

**Coolboyrulez0** · 10-1-2012, 07:47 PM

I recall Silence and Balloon Fever not only being FMOs but also Oni unlocks. I believe I obtained it via Silence way back when.

**Phynx** · 10-1-2012, 07:51 PM

When Colt.45 "AAA'd" (i.e. 7-0-0-2 or something near that) Nova Pulser.

The controversy behind that score back when avmisses were problems is definitely a historical point to remember in FFR. This is going to be a nostalgia, melt to the core, thread. I can feel it.

**Rebirth0** · 10-1-2012, 07:53 PM

Synthlight created FFR and was actually active at one point in time

**NoPrivacy** · 10-1-2012, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebirth0

Synthlight created FFR and was actually active at one point in time

WHAT

**DossarLX ODI** · 10-1-2012, 08:00 PM

"Blader Jayne" was the person who created the character drawings ingame (those anime looking characters you can select) even though I have no idea who the hell that is, even JasonKey doesn't remember

FFR Special Mix had its own button on the old 2003 engine

The "missing" levels that don't show up on the song list page.

FFR used to only display the top 25 scores on the level ranks for a song.

FFR used to only have 1 perfect frame, but this was way back in the ancient times.

Arch0wl was an administrator at one point. So was 87x.

FFR had an audio submissions forum before a forum was created for FFR files.

There used to be a Posting Million Squad (PMS) section in the forums as well but it got removed.

trumaestro · 10-1-2012, 08:04 PM

I remember where you could hit a button and put in a code and play shit like afronova

**Rebirth0** · 10-1-2012, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DossarLX ODI

FFR had an audio submissions forum before a forum was created for FFR files.

I remember that.

Before late 2005, the only way you could get a song/simfile into FFR was if an administrator contacted you and asked you to make a file for them. And they chose the song. My simfiles Thinking Different and Start Something were chosen by FFR admins for me to step.

Arch0wl also basically had Tass' job in 2004. But the site was MUCH smaller back then and required very little from him

U.N. Owen · 10-1-2012, 08:13 PM

Playing Secret songs that you didn't have enough credits for by clicking once on a song and then going to the next page was pretty neat.

Example: Clicking on Secret Zombie Room on page 1, switching to page 2, then clicking on the corresponding circle that housed SZR on the previous page would let you play whatever song was there on page 2.

**Riotpolice** · 10-1-2012, 08:15 PM

The ol' "home" key and then you punched in a secret code that brought up a secret song. I remember that...

**blindreper1179** · 10-1-2012, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by U.N. Owen

Playing Secret songs that you didn't have enough credits for by clicking once on a song and then going to the next page was pretty neat.

Totally forgot about that, man those were the days.

**bmah** · 10-1-2012, 08:17 PM

- In an old version of FFR when DDR songs were available, MAX 300 was being considered to be added in the game, but it never happened.
- Caprice, Revolutionary Etude, and Molto Vivace were charts produced from a personal little contest between Hyrogashi, Arch0wl, and Reach on who could make the hardest classical file. To this day, all three files are still huge dickwads.

**kommisar** · 10-1-2012, 08:20 PM

free tsutter/creation of odi as a result of massive bans on ffr in 2006

**tofurox** · 10-1-2012, 08:24 PM

Back when the Gambling Hall was around, if you clicked the "Place Bet" button rapidly you would essentially place multiple bets per credit charge. I found this out and ultimately had my credits lowered because of this "glitch". There was then a wait time of a couple seconds between placing bets so the system had time to register each individual bet.

But that didn't stop everything. If you had FFR open on 2 (or more) computers, logged into the same account, you could simultaneously click the "Place Bet" button and get two bets for the price of one. Because these bets happened simultaneously, these bets still fooled the system. This along with the downtime of FFR ultimately led to the demise of the Gambling Hall.

**Rebirth0** · 10-1-2012, 08:26 PM

Banning tsutter was the very first domino to fall in splitting up the community and may have been the start of the downfall of Stepmania.

After that happened, we all split off to ODI or FFya or some of us went to RF when that was up. Stepmania had an explosion of activity at that time but started dying down in 2008, in my opinion, because the communities were too segregated at that point

**Dynam0** · 10-1-2012, 08:30 PM

jp007.mpg

**DossarLX ODI** · 10-1-2012, 08:32 PM

Oh yeah, what was with all those female + cat avatars? I think Tibs had it and I definitely know some other users did

Also what was the deal with female's ban? I just remember female was a really good player back then but I never was a forum goer back in that day.

**Rebirth0** · 10-1-2012, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DossarLX ODI

Also what was the deal with female's ban? I just remember female was a really good player back then but I never was a forum goer back in that day.

posted tubgirl in the forums to troll people

**foxfire667** · 10-1-2012, 09:04 PM

In late 2002/2003, you could download FFR as a standalone application with the songs built in. I think the download page was left up for a while, but it got out of date with the web engine pretty quickly, and was never updated after a while.

Until a little after FFR's return, almost all of FFR's disabled files had a top 200 scores page, and were visible in the level stats. I believe there were over 400 disabled songs at the time, the majority of which no one remembers. I'm sure most recall Chrono Trigger or FFR Special mix, but the disabled list was mostly filled with files that never made it into public release (like A Baleful Aura In The Graveyard Of Broken Gears, or Welcome to the Black Parade).

More recently, something I don't believe too many people remember was the removal of the file Hyperactivity.

**yo man im awesome** · 10-1-2012, 09:08 PM

FFR Resonance

10-1-2012, 07:41 PM	#1
bballa48 FFR Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,496	Unknown Facts of FFR's past Not sure if this has been done before, but I figured we could do it again if so. What are some things that happened in the past relating to FFR that not that many people remember? In other words, what are things that happened so fast that there is no record of its occurrence? These can be things relating to the community in general or something you personally did or said that is funny now. Try to avoid things that pretty much everyone knows (i.e. there used to be average misses... I think that is pretty well known at this point). For example, here are some examples of some strange/interesting things I remember happening: --Dendrite v2 was originally set to be released (and maybe even was released briefly) as a 10 (VC in the old days). Shashikiro played the file once and proceeded to post "those rolls are MURDER, that is definitely an 11". --When Counter Clockwise Chant Pattern came out, it was described as a "Mega FGO" by Tass. I proceeded to proclaim the song would never be AAA'd (granted I sucked back then so it really did seem impossible at the time). Now it has 5 AAAs. Silly me. --When {Midnight} was released as a skill token for getting 3 goods or less on {Rose}, there was a lot of backlash about the requirement being stupidly difficult. Basically, the community wasn't nearly as good on the whole so people were pretty pissed about it since Midnight is/was a cool song. It's hard to imagine now given how many people have the token. --The first day ONI was released, someone (I can't remember who) "AAA'd" (i.e. one good because of the 2 framer) Hellbeat but didn't receive the token because it wasn't coded right. I guess I found this cool because of how hard that song used to be to "AAA". I wish I could remember who it was. Add your own stories!! __________________ "Running is a mental sport...and we're all insane!" Learn to run when feeling the pain: then push harder.

10-1-2012, 07:47 PM	#2
Coolboyrulez0 VICES Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany Age: 30 Posts: 10,031	Re: Unknown Facts of FFR's past I recall Silence and Balloon Fever not only being FMOs but also Oni unlocks. I believe I obtained it via Silence way back when.

10-1-2012, 07:51 PM	#3
Phynx I'm Forever Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Age: 34 Posts: 2,999	Re: Unknown Facts of FFR's past When Colt.45 "AAA'd" (i.e. 7-0-0-2 or something near that) Nova Pulser. The controversy behind that score back when avmisses were problems is definitely a historical point to remember in FFR. This is going to be a nostalgia, melt to the core, thread. I can feel it. __________________ Guardin' of the Scared Shrine

10-1-2012, 07:53 PM	#4
Rebirth0 FFR Originalbro Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Age: 33 Posts: 8,750	Re: Unknown Facts of FFR's past Synthlight created FFR and was actually active at one point in time

10-1-2012, 08:04 PM	#7
trumaestro I don't get no respect Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 1,332	Re: Unknown Facts of FFR's past I remember where you could hit a button and put in a code and play shit like afronova

10-1-2012, 08:13 PM	#9
U.N. Owen FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 32 Posts: 640	Re: Unknown Facts of FFR's past Playing Secret songs that you didn't have enough credits for by clicking once on a song and then going to the next page was pretty neat. Example: Clicking on Secret Zombie Room on page 1, switching to page 2, then clicking on the corresponding circle that housed SZR on the previous page would let you play whatever song was there on page 2. Last edited by U.N. Owen; 10-1-2012 at 08:17 PM..

10-1-2012, 08:17 PM	#12
bmah shots FIRED Global Moderator, User Support, Judge Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Edmonton, AB Age: 35 Posts: 8,448	Re: Unknown Facts of FFR's past - In an old version of FFR when DDR songs were available, MAX 300 was being considered to be added in the game, but it never happened. - Caprice, Revolutionary Etude, and Molto Vivace were charts produced from a personal little contest between Hyrogashi, Arch0wl, and Reach on who could make the hardest classical file. To this day, all three files are still huge dickwads. Last edited by bmah; 10-1-2012 at 08:21 PM..

10-1-2012, 08:20 PM	#13
kommisar Dark Chancellor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Moncton, NB Age: 33 Posts: 7,301	Re: Unknown Facts of FFR's past free tsutter/creation of odi as a result of massive bans on ffr in 2006 __________________

10-1-2012, 08:24 PM	#14
tofurox Them arrows. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Allen, Texas Age: 30 Posts: 2,263	Re: Unknown Facts of FFR's past Back when the Gambling Hall was around, if you clicked the "Place Bet" button rapidly you would essentially place multiple bets per credit charge. I found this out and ultimately had my credits lowered because of this "glitch". There was then a wait time of a couple seconds between placing bets so the system had time to register each individual bet. But that didn't stop everything. If you had FFR open on 2 (or more) computers, logged into the same account, you could simultaneously click the "Place Bet" button and get two bets for the price of one. Because these bets happened simultaneously, these bets still fooled the system. This along with the downtime of FFR ultimately led to the demise of the Gambling Hall. __________________ This sig has been enhanced by the FFR Staff for being too large. Thank you for participating. Last edited by tofurox; 10-1-2012 at 08:27 PM..

10-1-2012, 08:26 PM	#15
Rebirth0 FFR Originalbro Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Age: 33 Posts: 8,750	Re: Unknown Facts of FFR's past Banning tsutter was the very first domino to fall in splitting up the community and may have been the start of the downfall of Stepmania. After that happened, we all split off to ODI or FFya or some of us went to RF when that was up. Stepmania had an explosion of activity at that time but started dying down in 2008, in my opinion, because the communities were too segregated at that point

10-1-2012, 08:30 PM	#16
Dynam0 The Dominator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North Bay, ON Age: 34 Posts: 8,987	Re: Unknown Facts of FFR's past jp007.mpg

10-1-2012, 09:04 PM	#19
foxfire667 The FFRchiver Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Age: 30 Posts: 2,168	Re: Unknown Facts of FFR's past In late 2002/2003, you could download FFR as a standalone application with the songs built in. I think the download page was left up for a while, but it got out of date with the web engine pretty quickly, and was never updated after a while. Until a little after FFR's return, almost all of FFR's disabled files had a top 200 scores page, and were visible in the level stats. I believe there were over 400 disabled songs at the time, the majority of which no one remembers. I'm sure most recall Chrono Trigger or FFR Special mix, but the disabled list was mostly filled with files that never made it into public release (like A Baleful Aura In The Graveyard Of Broken Gears, or Welcome to the Black Parade). More recently, something I don't believe too many people remember was the removal of the file Hyperactivity. __________________ SM pack archiver \| 1.5 Billion Club \| Etterna Online: [Register]

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