I got it from Hammy's subscription giveaway. Hooray for not paying money!

Thanks a ton to Hammy, and to emerald000 who bought the subscriptions.

So maybe this is a little egocentric, but I'd like to get down my own thoughts on the way I think of my files, with some of them being more than two years old. I'm going to update this whenever I feel like it, I've decided.
So, here goes:


{Rose} - My first FFR file and really my first release-ready file, to be honest. I had no idea what I was doing, maybe I got lucky that it turned out so well? This one seems to polarize people, they love it or they hate it. Me, I'm really proud of it. Of technical interest is copious amounts of copymirror, rudimentary use of pitch relevancy, and really, really BS 16ths in the beginning.

World of Dreams - I liked the song so I stepped it. It's unfortunately rather boring, but I've heard of it being used as practice for doubles. I don't regret it being in FFR but it's not a favorite.

Science Genius Girl - The opening wait annoys me to no end and the song is kinda weird. It's one I have no idea why I stepped it and I'm not too proud of it really.

Hardcore of the North - It's cool that it's the one token that most people actually bother to get, but its resemblance to the ITG chart is sorta embarrassing. I really did start with a blank slate and step it myself, but it seems that there's really only one way to step this song, lol

Tsugaru 180 New Version - One of my favorite songs and favorite files. It's a pad file at heart, so indexers and pad players get the most kick out of it. I really like it. 12th note patterns are so much fun!

Anubis - For a while this was one of the only files on FFR to actually have hittable jacks. I'm very happy with most of this file. The one part that goes from pitch relevant melody and degenerates into a 16th stream with jacks and 32nds in it is just not cool. I wish I could redo that part, but the rest is good.

Improvisation et Chien - Hilariously offsync but a cool song and one of the only songs of its type on FFR. I like it for its uniqueness, but from a file-making perspective it's pretty poor. If I had a chance to resync, I would, though the step placement and pitch-relevant patterns are perfect as far as I'm concerned. There was actually a bit of conflict over whether we had permission for this or not. Dog_E (Dissonance) gave blanket permission on a thread, but the thread was later locked and forgotten about. I submitted this, and he complained, saying he hadn't given permission. I had to dig through the locked threads for like half an hour to find where he gave permission, and in the end he just gave up pesting the admins about it. We still have blanket permission, I think :p

Let Me Be Your Pirate - Awesome song, decent steps for what the song offered me. It's not the best, but I have no regrets, really. I'm quite a fan of the song.

That is Fair - The song had a ton of potential for nifty jacks and cool rolls to all the electronic sounds. I remember my v1 was awesome, but it was deemed too jacky for the old FFR build (curse you avemisses, curse youuuu!). This watered down version is actually quite lame, I really wish I could redo this! Strangely, this is also the file I play most when warming up (along with Brightone).

Video out A - Another vospi song, but I'm more proud of these steps than That is Fair. A bit overdone and sloppy in a few places but overall it's fun and it generally fits. I really like the song. I guess I would redo it given the chance. Both Video out A and That is Fair had some questions over permission. Vospi didn't want to have them used because they were just the right length and style for a DDR/ITG game, but he didn't communicate that well enough when initially giving his permission. So these files made it in, but now the permission is limited. I guess I got lucky!

Silence v2 - Far better than Arch's v1. A pity that so few find the token. It took a while to get those rhythms down, a lot of thanks go to Kit- for helping me nail them.

Jurs OP - I've been accused of stealing this file from Blurk a lot. I admit, I did use his syncing, but much like Hardcore of the North, I really did sit down with a blank slate and step if from scratch myself, but it just turned out similar. Sorry Blurk :x That said, it's a cool file. The whole thing flows very nicely. This is my first file to have really good pitch relevancy. World of Dreams showed hints of PR, and Improv et Chien was PR'd but there are some noticable errors. This is the first FFR file I feel is really PR'd decently well.

That Tethnic Vibe - SUCH a good song that I felt I had to step it, but in hindsight there wasn't much potential for good steps unfortunately. The 32nds seem a bit BS in retrospect, but I feel no regrets because FFR does need more of this type of music. I would love to step more of this type of song, please recommend some to me! I actually think Re_Synthesis was working on another song, but I haven't seen him on the site in like a year or more.

Brightone - Released specially for my birthday, at the time I was really proud of this one. It's not all that good but it flows really well which is why I was so excited by it at the time. In hindsight there's some BS arrows (the quiet middle part) and some missed potential, but hey, overall it's very fun. I remember Tass was such a bitch about one part; this file was basically when I started hating the review system.

HELLBEAT v2 - Better than v1. Took a while to get some of the rhythms in the drums right, a lot of thanks goes to Kit- for helping me! There's not much you can do with this song, but I feel like I've made a good file out of it. This has a very high rate of arrows per second, and it's not very hard to FC, so it's great for whoring points and credits, if that's your thing.

Roller Coaster Ride - At the time the trend was everyone fawning over stupid 16th stream files so I thought I'd make one too. It got released as a token and now nobody plays it, the end.

My When Clones I Am Out Many - Okay, what the hell was I thinking..? Terrible song choice, and I stepped it very weirdly. I would erase any trace of this from the site in a heartbeat.

Dazzling Soul - At the time I submitted this, I was certain it was my best file. I had asked Kit- to help me a lot with it, then she discovered Dazzling Destiny and started stepping it. We got into a friendly competition of sorts as to whose was better. When they were released, she won hands down (in retrospect, I can see why, hers is really good!) This song just doesn't have as much potential as Dazzling Destiny and I did a pretty bad job with the jumpstreams. A lot of people didn't like it, especially in the face of Dazzling Destiny, but a bunch of people seem to like it, too. Would I redo it? Probably, if I were allowed to. That said, it's by no means bad compared to some of the rest of the stuff on FFR.

Idol (Aniko is Pojinju Mix) - rofl 32nd rolls and Japanese lyrics. Generic as hell except for the rolls. There's also one totally BS green arrow I threw in there for variety (or something.) This was just practice for making mass-produced Rebirth-style sims to annoying Japanese songs, a form which I would perfect with my later masterpiece Kyuin.

EternuS - SUCH. A. GOOD. SONG. The steps are lame, but hey, there's not much else you can do with it. I released a version for SM which can be found on the database, but I dejacked it a bit for FFR and removed the crossovers. Remember this was still during the era of avemisses and indexers, and those were legitimate steps toward trying to make the file more popular. Mostly though, the steps are mostly an excuse to listen to the AMAZING SONG over and over and over... As a side note, the requirement to unlock this one is very cool. I'm glad Tass didn't screw that one up.

Divinity - So glad they put in the version with rolls. Apparently, the subscribers had a vote over whether to go with the one that's now in the game, or one of my toned-down and roll-less versions that Tass was favoring at the time. I think I had made four different versions of this file, not including the version I released to the simfile DB which has holds. In the end, this one turned out to be one of my better files. It's a ton of fun and everything is the way I want it. I still play it often.

Excite Bike - MEGA LOL. It's offsync, which is especially impressive considering the song length. The song is terrible, and yet it makes me all fuzzy inside to know this song tops the most played list day after day, for some reason.

Forza Azzuri - This should have been a great file, but I don't think it is. Can't put my finger on it, but I guess it's not stepped enough for my tastes. I think I skimped too much, trying to make it newb friendly, when I really should have had more intense steps. I'm just not happy with it and would love the chance to redo it.

Destiny v2 - Better than the v1 dump but I not-so-secretly wish I could have gotten the version Shash played in his video onto FFR. The file itself is okay. About the best this song can give, but it's nothing to write home about. The song itself is pretty bland, too.

Piano Etude (Demon Fire) - Great song, sloppy steps. The jacks are really weirdly used, it's offsync as hell (holiday colored notes anyone?) and it's mostly just badly stepped. Would redo in a heartbeat. That said, it's surprisingly fun despite its obvious flaws, and I'm glad that it remains a good challenge even with the avemiss fix.

Endless Dream - 100% generic. I made this to be in the style of Rebirth and I think the results shows I was successful: nobody plays it.

Calm (Short 'n' Slow Mix) - Very chill. The steps are okay. I actually managed to get them completely offsync in some parts, but shhh... I had to argue with Pyroshock over AIM for a while about the song itself, I forced him to tone down the bass which originally just overpowered everything else in the song.

July - This file waited almost half a year to get into the game (I stepped it like the day after I stepped {Rose} and it just sat in the queue, waiting for the 4th of July to roll around) It's a good file, really fun and has interesting indexable pitch relevancy. I am proud of this one. It's odd how I seem to be more fond of my early works than my recent ones!

Party 4 U v3 - The only v3 on the site, that's cool I guess. File is good. Much better than v2, that's for sure. It feels a bit under-stepped, much like Forza Azzuri. I guess it's because these types of songs have so much energy, but the steps wind up comparatively easy.

Prison Break - What was I thinking? Terrible steps and not too good of a song choice either. This one also waited a long time in the queue, I think I stepped it right after {Rose} along with July and some others. Honestly, I'd like to remove this one from the game.

lolharp5000 - It's not stepped perfectly (I had a lot of trouble syncing because when I lowered the music rate it just became a jumble of noise) but I like it. The jack to trill to roll is very cool. Personally I find the song cool, and in general I'm happy with this one. I suppose I could redo the sync given the chance, but it's not bad.

Otaku Speedvibe [Heavy] - Watered down and lame. Okay steps I guess but really not all that great. I much prefer Oni; after all, a crazy speedcore song deserves crazy speedcore steps!

Otaku Speedvibe [Oni] - Much better. Has some good fast stream and very fun rolls. I'm annoyed so few people get to play it. The file was actually a pain in the butt with avemisses (I played it on Shash's account once or twice), but I imagine it's gotten a lot more fun with the fix. I wish I could play it again.

Incognito v2 - Honestly why is v1 even in the game? Then again this file isn't all that much better, just much easier and more sensible. The song isn't particularly conducive to good steps, I don't think. Not too proud of this one. I'd like to have it removed from the game, but I'd only remove it if v1 was removed too!

Sail AwaY - Generic. It beat out a whole ton of competing files, which makes me wonder how many ways there actually is to step this simple song. I put 16th streams in the chorus and they don't quite feel right... That's because they're all supposed to be 16th minijacks! If I could have stepped those jacks, I'd love this file a whole lot more.

Trisection - Lame and hugely under-stepped. Needs a v2 with 150bpm jumpjacks and 24th jumpstream a la Yesssss's file. I was hoping to appeal to the Final Fantasy lovers on this site, but I guess nobody even realized this was from an FF game. Oh well. Someone please do this song justice.

Kyuin - Honestly I have no idea what possessed me to make this. Trust me when I say it was a painful to step as it is to play. The steps are actually very good and quite fun if you turn off the speakers, but man the song choice... I'm also annoyed that so few people get to play this. If it were public, I think I'd enjoy the increased attention the file would get.

Hatten Carnival! v2 - Somewhat fun. I was disappointed with the utterly random patterns in v1, and at least this version corrects that issue well. I think I may have messed up some of the rhythms in the start of the file, if I had a chance I'd gladly go back and double check that part for errors.

Melonman's OP - I put zero effort into this and I'm sure it shows. Someone else's file should have beaten mine out, I really don't know why mine was chosen. It doesn't deserve it. Also, the requirement to unlock it is quite stupid, but I guess it's a blessing that so few people unlock it, or else I'd be drowning in the complaints!

Midnight Dragon - Semi copied from Patashu's file, but it's all good because I had to FFRize it and that's basically like making a new file. I find this to be very fun and one of my better files. There's a few patterns I'd change and a few BS colored notes in the piano runs that don't belong, but hey. The whole thing is really fun overall and it's one of my favorite songs in the whole game. Another one where it's a pity so few people have the credits to unlock it.

Infernoplex - Another 16ths at 180bpm file. Very well stepped and fun, but a tad too generic to be anything noteworthy. I remember when I submitted it Shash was raving about how good it was, but people hardly even noticed when it was put into the game.

Ice Candy Pop - Pitch relevancy plastered all over a lame song choice. I like the song itself, but it really didn't need to be stepped. The steps are mediocre at best, because the song really didn't lend itself to pitch relevant stepping. Overall this whole thing feels like a mistake, and I'd like the chance to redo it or to remove it totally.

Ninja Turtles Theme - Uhhh w/e. No seriously, this song sucks and the file isn't much better.

Dragon's Bane - Purely technical stepping makes the difficulty fluctuate a lot within the file, but it's good. I find it fun, especially the climax :) The song is really cool, again, I love 12th based rhythms. Plus it all flows fairly well.

Legendary Etude - More climax theory at work! The beginning is boring, and I'm unhappy with the way the 48th grace notes fit in with the 16th triplet patterns at the end. But all in all this is one of my better files, which is odd because I really didn't put any thought into it when I was making it. The climax may be a bit too BS compared to the rest of the file, I guess I might choose to tone it down if I were given the chance.

Reality - Best Reality file out there? Getting the jumps to go with the "vocals" was a bit of a crapshoot but it felt right. The 16ths couldn't flow better. Perhaps the only thing this suffers from is being too easy! I'm really proud of this one despite not living up to how finger-grindingly hard I wanted it to be.

M.A.M.A. - The invigorating idea spices up what ranks among my worst song choices. I remember having a tough time convincing the judges to let this one in, Tass loved it but Jimerax hated it. Eventually I think Tass just went ahead and added it, because I'm not sure if Jimerax ever relented trying to prevent it. It turned out to be harder than I imagined, though overall the file is just fun for the novelty factor, plus trying out totally different key setups just for this song.

Metal Gear Solid Piano Remix - Something for the kiddies. Pitch relevant, too, I guess. There's not really much to say about this one.

Power - The easiest song on FFR. I liked the song and I found that the background chords would make for a fun, super easy file. Of course I could have made harder steps, but I like it this way.

Canon in WHEE - I stepped this on a whim. Obviously it had more potential, but I just wanted a nice easy little Canon cover for FFR to enjoy. I'm rather disappointed it's a Purchase song, now by the time the nubs have enough credits many haved moved on from this difficulty.

Johto Wild Pokemon Battle Remix - I actually came across MasterJace's remixes on youtube while looking for a remix of the R/B/Y bicycle theme. I asked for permission, and he responded promptly. Pretty much the next day I submitted this fun, easy file, and that was that. Similar to Canon, it's unfortunate that this is a Purchase song. Oh well. Obvoiusly this too has more potential, especially in the places I stepped with gallops. There's a lot of sounds in those parts, and sometimes it was hard to pick just a few to keep the difficulty down.

Token Whore - So, dj tepples made this song like in 2003, before FFR tokens were a figment of anyone's imagination. Some time late 2006, after I stepped {Rose}, I was just randomly browsing tepples's site and came across this song. For some reason, something possessed me to download it. Skip to late 2007, when Tokens were the new thing, having just come out. I heard this song in iTunes and was like, WOW, how hilarious of a coincidence! I submitted this file (as it is in the game now), and it was rejected, probably because of the lack of variation in the steps. I just kinda put the file in my "junk files" folder. Now, skip to 2008. I was just cleaning out my junk files folder when I came across this. I submitted it to the easy files batch unaltered, expecting it to be rejected again. Tass took an interest in it, because after a year of Tokens there really were some true Token Whores on the site! Shash and I thought up of all sorts of outlandish requirements: my personal favorite was to FC all of the Rock genre, in ascending difficulty order, without missing once. Then at the end, you have to win one gambling bet! The req that Tass wound up is utterly generic and really not that cool, so I'm disappointed about that. But that is the story of the Token Whore file, in its entirety.



And that concludes my thoughts. I hope you found this all to be interesting!
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