ZIv's Summer Contest 2010

I'm only voting for one song, because it crushes all of the others.

The Sad But True Story Of Ray Mingus - 3

Scores so far:
The Sad But True Story Of Ray Mingus - 3

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Not even X2 can handle Ray Mingus (god I've got to redo that background, it just doesn't seem right to me)

I wil vote this weekend, when I can be arsed to download the files.

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The Sad But True Story Of Ray Mingus - 3
Kickin' Hard - 2
Tik Tok - 1

The Sad But True Story of Ray Mingus - 6

Kickin' Hard - 2
Tik Tok -1

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(Note: The title said "remix" and it is, but it's still the original song as it appears in Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine)



- 3
- 6
- 9

REVIEW TIME YEAH


Bend & Snap (Original Mix)
Didn't listen very carefully to the vocal sample breakdown the first time around...wut.
S-: The first part was very nice indeed. The slowdown had two major doublesteps that threw off all my freezework. The last part was OK, but off sync.
S-: Somebody was using Record Mode

Braveheart
...oh it's done. SO SUDDEN
S-: Nice ITG chart. Not much to say. Not so good for people who don't like futuring. I was surprised that I could index only two misses out of this chart, what with those unusual 16th patterns.
S-: Copypasta from S-, but as per your usual results, this chart improved a lot. Not nearly as many doublesteps as I expected, but the rhythms are SO HARD TO READ.

EAT DA POO POO (V)
like ice cream, like ice cream
S-: Why is this chart so good. I know this is supposed to be a WTF Week sim, but the chart is well done. The rhythms are basically perfect.
S-: Also good, but I would have done something differently with the "eat the poo poo" rhythm, I think. Not a bad 5' though.

Home
...oh it's done. SO SUDDEN
S-: ...is a nine-footer. A Konoko nine-footer, but a nine-footer nonetheless. I like the triplets, although I fear your application of them was a bit liberal. Please start making some proper crossovers to break things up
S-: Much better. Makes it feel more like Burning Heat, and for this song that is highly appropriate. Copypasta down from S- - do you know how I can tell? It's those occasional awful doublesteps that pop up where there was an extra step in the higher chart.

Iridescent
S-: OK. The long long long long eighth streams and the repetition of patterns got old pretty fast. The slowdown part in the middle did help break it up, though (even if there was a LOT going on), so it's not all bad.
S-: Essentially the same things to say about the S- chart, except the streams weren't as long.

Kickin' Hard
S-: Very good chart. It's like a Hardkore Atomic that isn't trying to hate on you. Easy nine-footer, but a nine nonetheless, and the patterns are what lower the difficulty because they're so well-executed.
S-: Also very good. A bit much on the candling, and really predictable patterns, but for a 7' at this speed that's not a bad thing.
YAY DOUBLES!
D-: OK, but suffers from a lot of doublesteps, and a few of the patterns are a bit stretchier than you intended and won't go over well with most players.
D-: I really like how there's almost no blue/green arrows in this chart. There's a lot of freedom to just jump around. Really decent patterns, too.

LISTEN TO YOUR HARDCORE
Since this is clearly meant to be a WTF song, I'm just going to say that the S-: chart is much worse than the S-: chart, and also I am glad I don't have epilepsy. EXTREME WTF factor. Also, the D- was definitely autogen and so you receive a grade of zero for that part of the examination; however, it was extra credit, so no probs.

Prayer for the Weekend
S-: Really fun, and even though the song rhythms get kind of repetitive, there was pattern variance, so I didn't have to deal with seeing the same thing appear over and over. Quite good.
S-: Seems a bit high for a 4', but still a 4'. Reasonable patterns, but a couple more quarter-note crossovers would have been really good too.
YAY DOUBLES!
...
...
...oh nvm.

Run Away
S-: Whoa. So many full spins and half spins...or maybe those weren't meant to be spins D: I think I'd enjoy it on pad, but I'd have to memorize most of it. This song really doesn't need an 8', and probably would be fine with a low seven or a high six at the top. Speaking of which,
S-: Much more reasonable. Still suffers from a bit of doublestepping, but nothing that a six-footer player wouldn't be able to handle. Great rhythms and good patterns.

TEARS FOR THE TIME
Strange cut. Why no chorus?
S-: I like the rhythms, but I cannot read this chart very well at all. So many doublesteps inside freezes...If you fixed the doublesteps and kept the freezes, it'd be really good, but it's so hard to see past the doublesteps.
S-: Feels like a copypasta from S-, but not quite. Still lots of doublestepping, and the stop gimmick in the beginning is too much for a 6-footer.

Telephone
I seem to be getting a nice Great attack on this sim...I think the sync's a tad late.
S-: Feels like too much, and not enough going along with the music. With a song like this, you HAVE to play up the rhythms as much as you can.
S-: More like a five-footer, with all those eighths (including crossover eighths). Better ideas, but not well tied together.

The Sad But True Story Of Ray Mingus
I'll hit you with my twenty-inch until you cannot stand...
S-: Fun patterns, but maybe too much going on. I think the 16th snaps, although OK for the difficulty rating, were just too much.
S-: Could have used more stomping (i.e. slow jacks), but the rhythms were perfect. Reasonable patterns for a 5-footer.
D-: Pretty slow, kind of Holic-y, but on this song I think that's OK. See S- for more details.
D-: It's OK. Not much going on side-to-side movement.

TiK ToK (V)
What. Is. She. On.? the BEST drugs?
S-: Good patterns, bad chaining that usually results in doublesteps and makes me sad. Your rhythms really maximize the song's beat though, and I like that.
S-: OK. I wouldn't pick this song to teach a new player how to stop using their right foot for everything, though, because that's what I found myself doing a lot.

TOGETHER AND FOREVER
I really don't like Captain Jack. But leaving that aside:
S-: Nice chart. Excellent use of patterns that go with the music. Not really a fan of the freezes at the end that go with the vocals.
S-: For some reason, this fits Captain Jack much, much better than the 7-footer. Maybe it's because they SHOULD get charts with lots of air. Air is well done.
D-: I like the patterns here a lot, too. The third quarter of the song is especially good, with the partial runs from P1 to P2 and back. Would play on real pads.

We Like You
S-: Too much, dahling, too much. This needed a lot less action, a lot less bias towards the top right, and a lot less doublestepping.
S-: OK, you're excused. This chart is basically all I was looking for. Decent patterns, great use of freezes, and doesn't get boring (wonderful quality for a 6').


My votes:

Kickin' Hard - 3 pts.
Prayer for the Weekend - 2 pts.
TOGETHER AND FOREVER - 1 pt.

Honorable: EAT DA POO POO, The Sad But True Story of Ray Mingus

Totals:

The Sad But True Story of Ray Mingus - 6
Kickin' Hard - 5
Prayer for the Weekend - 2

Tik Tok - 1
TOGETHER AND FOREVER - 1

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160 BPM, 1/4/6/9

From Ridge Racer 6.

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Entry:

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SP: 2/5/7/8/9

I will also take this time to vote. Here are mine:

1 - Kickin' Hard (+3)
2 - Tik Tok (+2)
3 - EAT DA POO POO(+1)

Totals:
Kickin' Hard - 8

The Sad But True Story of Ray Mingus - 6

Tik Tok - 3

Prayer for the Weekend - 2

EAT DA POO POO - 1
TOGETHER AND FOREVER - 1

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1st: I Am So Happy Because I Am Finally Returning Home
2nd: Reach The Sky Worlds Apart (Impact Mix)
3rd: TOGETHER & FOREVER

Special Mentions: LISTEN TO YOUR HARDCORE for clearing my cataracts.

Scores dans la Doors:

Kickin' Hard - 8

The Sad But True Story of Ray Mingus - 6

Tik Tok - 3
I Am So Happy Because I Am Finally Returning Home -3

Prayer for the Weekend - 2
TOGETHER AND FOREVER - 2
Worlds Apart (Impact Mix) - 2

EAT DA POO POO - 1

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3. Kickin' Hard
2. Worlds Apaer
1. Ray Mingus [...]

There

Okay, so that leaves the scores at this:

Kickin' Hard (11)

The Sad But True Story Of Ray Mingus (7)

Worlds Apart (Impact Mix) (4)

I Am So Happy Because I Am Finally Returning Home (3)
TiK ToK (3)

Prayer For The Weekend (2)
TOGETHER AND FOREVER (2)

EAT DA POO POO (1)

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Ray Mingus has 7.

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Whoops! Fixed.

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Almost forgot to vote this week...

1) Ray Mingus
2) Kickin' Hard
3)TiK ToK

Kickin' Hard (13)

The Sad But True Story Of Ray Mingus (10)

Worlds Apart (Impact Mix) (4)
TiK ToK (4)

I Am So Happy Because I Am Finally Returning Home (3)

Prayer For The Weekend (2)
TOGETHER AND FOREVER (2)

EAT DA POO POO (1)

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A little late for a sub from me, but whatevs.


[FAST SIXTEEN BIT] Super Mario World: Boss Battle - Koji Kondo
SP: 4 — 6 — 8 — 10
DP: 3 — 6 — 9

Go get it

P.S. The DP charts changed since the SNES Collab

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Iridescent 3
Worlds Apart 2
Eat Da PooPoo 1

Kickin' Hard (13)
The Sad But True Story Of Ray Mingus (10)

Worlds Apart (Impact Mix) (6)TiK ToK (4)
Iridescent (3)
I Am So Happy Because I Am Finally Returning Home (3)
Prayer For The Weekend (2)
TOGETHER AND FOREVER (2)
EAT DA POO POO (2)

Didn't notice this until now. Can I still enter? If not, can I judge?

You can enter and judge .

Cool. I'll have to see what I can come up with.

Edit- Bah, just missing VG Week, huh? =( I had a good idea too, but I'm not at my home right now and there's no way I can start from scratch.

Listen to your Hardcore - 3
Kickin' Hard - 2
Iridescent - 1



Kickin' Hard (15)
The Sad But True Story Of Ray Mingus (10)
Worlds Apart (Impact Mix) (6)
TiK ToK (4)
Iridescent (4)
Listen to Your Hardcore (3)
I Am So Happy Because I Am Finally Returning Home (3)
Prayer For The Weekend (2)
TOGETHER AND FOREVER (2)
EAT DA POO POO (2)

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