ZIv Contest 2025 -FIFTEEN YEARS OF ZIv SIMFILE CONTESTS-

Are you still taking participants? I just found out this is a thing

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It is okay, because that file was not in contention for the top spot.

Speaking of which, since you got 1st this week, please post the theme for Round 3!! Preferably within the next 20 hours

Yes I am! I will add you to the category in a moment.

Ok, here's my theme idea:

Week 3 - Snack Attack
Song title or artist name must reference food or drink. Restaurants and brand names are fine.

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I will say that CupcakKe is not allowed for this round

Oh hey first upload of the round I see

Well guess who started played PJSK recently

MORE MORE JUMP! - Parasol Cider

3 / 6 / 11 / 14

Or, if you love the classic scale:

1 / 4 / 7 / 10

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Sugar Free Venom / f5ve feat. Kesha
BPM: 95
Genre: SEQUENCE 01.7 (J-Pop)
DDR X ratings: 1/4/7/12
Classic DDR ratings: 1/3/6/8

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hope im not late

高槻やよい・秋月律子 - 愛 LIKE ハンバーガー
Yayoi Takatsuki & Ritsuko Akizuki - Ai LIKE Hamburger



did'nt know if choose this song but since i like imas and goes with the theme... Let's Eat Burgers!!!
9 / 11 / 14

here's the link https://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/viewsimfile.php?simfileid=66362

Pure Fish - Gammer & Klubfiller




Posting this before going to work (6:44AM )

Old DDR rate: 4 - 5 - 9
New: 5- 7- 13?

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Itadakimasu:
Parasol Cider (Karl with a K) - +3
Pure Fish (Vinylyarou) - +2
Ai LIKE Hamburger (ElectroJuan2023) - +1

Gochisousamadeshita:
Parasol Cider (Karl with a K) - 3
Pure Fish (Vinylyarou) - 2
Ai LIKE Hamburger (ElectroJuan2023) - 1

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Sugar Free Venom - +3
Parasol Cider - +2
Pure Fish - +1

Results:
Parasol Cider (Karl with a K) - 5
Sugar Free Venom (chewi) - 3
Pure Fish (Vinylyarou) - 3
Ai LIKE Hamburger (ElectroJuan2023) - 1

congrats!!

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a little more than 24 hours to get your votes in!! don't get DQed

My votes:

Parasol Cider +3
Ai LIKE Hamburger +2
Sugar Free Venom +1


Totals:

Parasol Cider (Karl with a K) - 8
Sugar Free Venom (chewi) - 4
Ai LIKE Hamburger (ElectroJuan2023) - 3
Pure Fish (Vinylyarou) - 3

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Oh shoot I need to eat vote

Sugar Free Venom - +3
Pure Fish - +2
Ai LIKE Hamburger - +1

Results:

Parasol Cider - 8
Sugar Free Venom - 7
Pure Fish - 5
Ai LIKE Hamburger - 4

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Is it too late for me to join, if it is, oh well, better luck next time.

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According to the rules, I'm guessing it's not too late for round 4 onward? I'd double check with darkanine though.

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Anyways...looks like I won round 3? I know our host seems to be MIA for a bit but might as well announce my theme idea regardless...

(Bear with me, I got a bit of a complex one here)

Round 4 - Night at the Zenius Philharmonic

Song must fulfill either one of two conditions:

Condition #1: quotes a melody from a piece composed by a renowned classical composer.

Condition #2: prominently features at least one of the following instruments:
-Violin
-Viola
-Cello
-Double Bass
-Flute
-Piccolo
-Oboe
-English Horn
-Clarinet
-Bass Clarinet
-Bassoon
-Contrabassoon
-Trumpet
-French Horn
-Trombone
-Tuba
-Piano
-Harp

(tl;dr any instrument from the string, woodwind, or brass section of the standard symphony orchestra, plus piano and harp)

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vote:

Sugar Free Venom - +3
Pure Fish - +1
Ai LIKE Hamburger - +1

result:

Sugar Free Venom - 10
Pure Fish - 6
Ai LIKE Hamburger - 5

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Voting is over, also the point spread is +3, +2, +1. And where did Parasol Cider go!?

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How prominently are we talking? Like, prominently used within the background/production of the track? Or as the foreground/main melodic focal element of the track?

Also, do we continue operations in darkanine's absence? I am actually prepared to participate this round XD

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I think we're okay to continue. Submissions are currently open for Round 4 and will close Monday, September 1st @ 5pm EDT/2pm PDT/9pm UTC.

If you don't get added to the category before the deadline, you can PM me your file and I can upload it for you if you want (or whatever round you choose to participate in).

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