           Title: Colorful Cookie
          Artist: Lucky Vacuum
           Album: beatmaniaIIDX 16 EMPRESS Original Soundtrack
           Genre: Happy Hardcore
             BPM: 180
          Length: 1:55
      Stepped By: Xythar
             For: Best-Mix 3
    Foot Ratings: 2/4/6/8
          Readme: Yes
       BG Script: Totally
Self-Referential: You Bet
        Headings: Way Too Many


So, here's a stepfile for "Colorful Cookie" from IIDX EMPRESS. I've tried to evoke some of the style of the old happy hardcore songs circa DDRMAX/DDRMAX2 or so, plus plenty of my own. Jumps and freezes are used liberally throughout Standard and Heavy, Light is a little simpler but still has a few blue arrows here and there because without them the rhythm would suck (it's rated appropriately given that they are there). Heavy ends in the kind of stream that's great for impressing friends who don't play the game. Kinda like A, which I most definitely did not basically remake once already for a sim competition. Nope.

Graphics are by me with some much-appreciated coaching from lrxevan. For that old school DDR feel I've also included a bunch of background videos carefully stolen from DDR and an appropriate BG script to run them. Have fun!

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Cheers,
Xythar (gmmazz@hotmail.com)