How am I still good at this game?~Reminiscent thread

[anime_rocks100]

I remember the day 6 years ago when I heard about this place, when 6 years ago I thought anime_rocks100 was the best username. Then I remember my first game, the first song I can definitely remember playing was the Captain Jack tribute song. I thought it was so hard. Now I can play the most difficult songs without even thinking about it.

The last time I played seriously was in 2006, back when it was cool in my town/school. I was honestly the best around, the nerds would come challenge me, I would win. Why did I think I was cool? I'll spare you more rhetoric. I played this game all the time, and got my first 1000 arrow combo during a social class. I got so good at this game, then left it behind for 5 years. Coming back to it now makes me wonder how I have retained the skills required to play this game really well. Chalk it up to the 4600 songs I have played I guess.

I remember how awesome it was to be rank 300 something back when that T-Shirt was made, and to know there was someone out there with my username on their shirt. Probably still is. Huh...

I really liked this game, and I still do. It's lost the social flare it once had with all the juvenile minds around, but I can still play it and think back to those middle school days. I met one of my lifelong friends through this game, and also did drugs for the first time because of that guy, funny how things happen like that, right?

One could say FFR was a gateway to the person I have become now. Then again, a person could say, "Holy you wasted an assload of time playing that stupid game."

I'll remember FFR forever as it was in my legacy days. The day it was gone (then stepmania happened), then when it came back, and I thought nothing more of it.

Thanks for sparing my nostalgia the 2 or so minutes it took you to read this. Maybe other people will post here with their memories someday, who knows what will happen - It's the FFR forums

Yours forever in FFR,
Ben

Afterthought: I can't believe I still have a working link to my Last.FM profile in my signature. Or that I thought putting Einstein as my location was funny.. Oh to be young
powerpcmacpc is my AOL??! I totally forgot!

[Anaru]

According to today's standards, you're not good.

But the memories, I agree, will last forever.
It's like playing Minecraft for the first time. YOU'LL NEVER HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE.

[anime_rocks100]

I'm judging good as being able to play those 11/12 difficulty songs and still do mediocre. Still being rank 3000 is astonishing though, but that means 2500 people have gotten better than me, so I guess you do have a valid point!

[MinaciousGrace]

you sigged yourself

and you arent any good

you probably werent any good by 2005 standards either

wow im an ass but u did sig yourself so

[justin_ator]

Welcome back, regardless man

[anime_rocks100]

I love how nothing changes after being away for so long! I love this site. I think it's silly that I sigged myself, just shows how immature I was back then.

[trumaestro]

Hi Ben

[hi19hi19]

lol the community is still full of trolls as you can see :P

[who_cares973]

if it wasnt for stepping i wouldve quit and never looked back loong long ago

[Reincarnate]

Heh I remember the days when getting a 1000 combo was considered impressive. It's crazy how high standards have risen.

I don't even play the game anymore despite having started rhythm gaming around 2001, but I still find the community fun even though it's not as booming as it used to be back in 2001-2005 (06/07 were decent years too).

[Gravity Kitten]

you knew you were good back then if you had MP level 12+

[dragonmegaXX]

I remember seeing people with MP level 25+ and wanting to be them

[devonin]

Originally Posted by Gravity Kitten

you knew you were good back then if you had MP level 12+

I have an MP level of 10 and I suck at this game.

[Anaru]

My MP level is 1.
Come at me bros.

[DossarLX ODI]

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

Heh I remember the days when getting a 1000 combo was considered impressive. It's crazy how high standards have risen.

To me it has more to do with the changing mindset of people now.

In school for example, when I did an easier file and got an AAA the people around me were like "what's the hardest song here?" and then I played happy birthday and they were all amused at the messiness.

Just like in Anime Boston, when I was playing with xero on this dumb difficulty spike file, when I missed in a short 32nd trill the people around me were like "aw" and weren't really amazed. But then I played TEH BOSS SONG 2 and Blitzkrieg 1.2, and they were like HOLY FUCKING SHIT WTF

In other words: They don't care if you can ***got luck your way into an AAA, they'd rather see messy heavy files.

[anime_rocks100]

I know what you mean, when I would play for people I would pick a song that was hard (sorta) like CIA Rave, then Crowdpleaser for people to go "wtf really?"

I remember the day I got my multiplayer level to 15. I never played another multiplayer match again.

[Anaru]

Lol.. I remember playing out of boredom in AP Comp Sci class all the time during senior year.

I would play files like 11eleven and samtorx's op on SM and people were freaking out LOL