Update from Chicago

So we’ve had a long day of meetings, not getting our computer set up that has Flash on it, and wandering around downtown Chicago at 10-11pm… which is apparently really late, because everything we wanted to go and see was closed. Sears Tower, Millennium Park, and some really really big fountain. Basically, we’ve discovered that Synth doesn’t know his city very well. :-/

Anyway, we’ll get that simfile released to you guys mid-day tomorrow. Didn’t want you staying up all night waiting for it when it won’t be around for another 12 hours or so.

Keep up the suggestions and the amusing comments. We’ll try to do the same.

-Tass

Scary Kids Scaring Kids

Released on Sunday was The World As We Know It by Scary Kids Scaring Kids. This song appears on their debut album, The City Sleeps In Flames, that was released under Immortal Records. This is their first song on FFR. New to making simfiles, this song was stepped by unkdavar. The song is rated a 3.5/6 (difficult) and is located in Rock.

Scary Kids Scaring Kids formed while still seniors in highschool. They recorded their debut EP, After Dark, and released it independently in their hometown of Gilbert, Arizona. They applied to colleges just like every other senior, but the escalating buzz of their cd caused the band to take a different course than intended. Scary Kids Scaring Kids ended up being their first priority. They left behind families, relationships and scholarships in hopes to make it big. They were signed to Immortal Records and recorded “The City Sleeps In Flames”.

These days, the band spends most of its days on the road touring. This summer, Scary Kids Scaring Kids will be touring with the Vans Warped Tour. They also have other tour dates before the start of Warped. You can check them out here.

Synthlight sent me 6 FFR t-shirts so I could give them to each member of band at their next show. I plan on taking pictures with them and Pouyan (the keyboardist) even said that he would wear his shirt on stage! Look forward to that update with pictures soon!

DrugstoreCowboy, with assistance by Tasselfoot.

Update from FFR AdminCon 2

After a solid 24 hours of sleeping, eating and laying around, the powers that be are finally up and around toiling with the very fabric of Flash Flash Revolution and its associated sites.

For those not in the know, a select group of adventurers and code wizards have met in Chicago to discuss the future of FFR, the profiles, Spin It Up, MeTrivia, Rithum News and other projects so secret that even the utterance of their names causes the walls to shake. In fact, with all the pictures we’ve knocked off the walls and broken, it’s safe to say Synthlight has already lost the deposit he put down on our temporary living quarters.

In the downtime, however, we should be making the front page quite active with updates and news concerning future developments along with all the funny occurrences that unfold amid our antics. We will also be graciously releasing bonus FFR and Spin it Up files through the week, holding spontaneous contests and appearing on FFR radio shows (subject to Internet stability). For all intents and purposes, if there was ever a week you wanted to be on FFR all day, this is that week.

Since we’re all here discussing the future of the very sites you’re browsing right now, we’re opening this topic’s comments up to suggestions of what you would like to see. Whether it ranges from FFR features to merchandise to the smallest of suggestions, please leave a comment and tell us what is on your mind.

Cheers,

Synthlight, JasonKey, Tasselfoot, Nestlekwik, Xelius, Rickz0rz, AnotherUnique and littlenekochan

FFR Token #20 Awaits.. Somewhere..

Ok, now that you guys have had a taste of token 20 (evil aren’t I?), the location has been set and the race is off. It’s in a profile, that is all we know.

Have fun.

The first to PM me the location gets $25.00 in their paypal account.

Cheers,

Synthlight

Got FFR Tokens?

This afternoon we will be releasing a new token for you all. A super duper summer delicious token of goodness.

*EDIT 4:27pm Central Time*

Today’s token is more of an Easter Egg hunt than a token hunt. I have hidden the token in the profile of a single random user. It will be in their “gamercard” area of their profile near their other details at the bottom of the box. Some of you may have already seen the test we ran on deVyaNa’s profile but rest assured that was an easy to find profile just for testing purposes (you lucky 20 bastards). Now we will be moving the token into a truly random profile that will be determined by a script we have written. Not even we will know the location of this token..

To make things even more interesting. The first person to correctly tell me the location of token 20 will receive $25 in their paypal account.

I have no idea if this will take 2 minutes or 2 weeks to find. But I know you guys usually leave no stone unturned and when one person finds it, the word will quickly spread. The combined search power of many users looking for the token will be pretty incredible.

Good luck. Remember.. First person to PM me the name (not deVyaNa) will win the $25. Everyone who finds it will unlock the song.

Cheers,

Synthlight

New Subscriber Features This Week

It was discussed and decided in the subscriber forum yesterday that we will be developing 2 new features.

In game key mapping: Allows you to set whatever keys you wish to play FFR. It will automatically save this configuration for you.

Screencutting Tool: For those pros who like to screencut, this will provide a quick and easy way for you to set the screencut position in the game without having to mess around with windows and browser resizing. It will be a preference that is saved for each time you play.

These features will initially only be available to subscribers while they are being developed and tested.

Thanks again to everyone who is a subscriber and helps support this site. You guys make everything possible.

Cheers,

Synthlight

New FFR Revision (Version .704) Released Today!

There are a long list of bug fixes and feature updates. I am really short on time this morning so I will have to edit this news story later to show you all the updates. One I think the public will love is.. well.. scrollrate changes! Go check out the settings tab!

bb later to detail the list.

Cheers,

Synthlight

Why Stop Now? More Fun on the Way Tonight! FFR Giveaways!

We had a huge day today with the giveaways and 10 new songs. I think we can take this one step further though. I still have an itching to give a few things away today. Maybe even a few more subscriptions.

*EDIT* 11:19pm Central Time -

Alright, lets kick off this late night giveaway with something easy.. Lets give Kailure a shirt. Kailure, PM JasonKey with your size and address. We will make sure one gets shipped out to you early this week.

*EDIT* 11:30pm Central Time -

Does anyone here live in Canada? *edit* ice_dragon9477 said he lives in Canada.. ice_dragon9477 congrats, pm JasonKey with the size you wear and the address.

*EDIT* 11:50pm Central Time-

How about some hardcore vinyl FFR stickers? I am not talking little paper stickers.. these things are like 4 inches tall and custom cut with a vinyl cutter. Want one? go post a comment or photo in your profile. I will go check the latest updated profiles list in about 5 minutes and pick one of the most recent profiles. That person will get a vinyl FFR sticker.

Adamaja456, your profile was active and it was blue. You win the sticker. PM JasonKey with your address and the sticker type you want.

*EDIT* 12:00 Midnight Central Time

Ok.. I am going to buy your lunch for you tomorrow if you win this one. I will paypal you $10 out of my personal account directly to your paypal account. Let me think about the criteria for a minute.

The first person to tell me when Denny’s closes will get the $10. You can respond in this news story or in the forum thread for FFR Summer Kickoff Subscription Giveaway Thread.

newblue22 won this one! newblue22 pm me your paypal account info and I will immediately paypal you the $10 for lunch tomorrow. You can spend it at Denny’s or the BK lounge. Dine anywhere else and you will be disrespecting FFR.

*EDIT* 12:20am Central Time

Omg.. I found another $10 in my paypal account. It’s time to buy another lunch!

If you make music and your name starts with a “D” and ends with a “Y” and you are the first one that responds here or in the forum. I am going to buy your lunch tomorrow.

DrugstoreCowboy wins! Send me your paypal address!

*EDIT* 12:34 pm. alright.. That’s it for our day of giveaways everyone. I am tired and have an FFR release to do in the morning. I hope everyone enjoyed the day. It was a monster. We have a couple more interesting things happening in June and I will keep everyone updated about them. (like a possible meetup in Chicago mid June). G’night everyone!

Cheers,

Synthlight

6 Hours of FFR Subscriptions Giveaways and Song Additions Begins!

As noted in yesterday’s news, FFR will be giving away a free subscription per hour for 6 hours straight today. We will also be adding a total of 10 new songs to FFR throughout the day! All winners and new songs will be posted here in this news story. The criteria to win will be posted hourly for each and every hour.

Remember, 12:00 noon Central Time = 1:00pm Eastern time and 10:00am Pacific Time.

Forum Discussion Click Here and of Support FFR Click Here

12:00 – Top person on latest profiles when I announce the start of the giveaway / contest.
Winner: JayJayBoy (You don’t need to do anything, we will auto-subscribe you shortly)
Song: Fahrenheit is by Envy,who is known for temperature related songs. It is the first file in the game by Valtrix.

1:00 – Winner will be the latest game played on FFR at exactly 1:00pm my time.
Winner: Sabia is our 1pm winner. Congrats!
Song: Sympathizer is a 200bpm song by ASK, stepped by ASK’s #1 supporter, Cyanite. It has 152 4-framers.

2:00 – Here is a trivia question for you. At 2:00pm, be the first to respond to this news story or the official forum thread for this news story with the answer. Question – What was the first song ever in FFR? Remember, at the top of the next hour at 2:00pm Central time exactly you must be the first to answer in order to win.
Winner: While Kailure came in a close second. rebel yell has won the subscription for this hour. Keep trying!
Song: Take Me Back is a Kyle Ward song under his alias KaW. It is Brilliant Dynamite Neon’s 1st song on FFR.

3:00 – Post a picture in the official thread in the forum for this contest that encompasses your excitement to be a subscriber for free. Entries will be reviewed at 3:00pm central and the winning entry will be picked by Ceiling Cat.
Winner: WTFBrandon Congrats on being the winner. How could an outfit like that not win?
Song: Go! is a fun little japanese-esque tune from DM Ashura. Steps are by Tass’s personal favorite re-re-re-re-re-submitter, Kit-.

4:00 – Leave message(s) in WTFBrandon’s Profile.. Most original wins! Spammination
Winner: Froston – “I fear Dolphins” Congrats man. Welcome aboard!
Song: Wrath is our first tune from beatmouse and our 3rd from Psychozerosk8r.

5:00 – Write a small paragraph in the official forum thread or in response to this news story on what ceiling cat means to you. Winner will be decided by a person who I pick at random to judge the stories.
Winner: WhyCry – Congrats.. We all love ceiling cat. He is our inner strength.
Song: Drum Song is cute Indian folk tune off of pdmusic.org. As with all the recent PD works, this one is also by pokelda.

6:00 – 630-270-2714 <-Call this Number at FFR and leave a singing message on the voicemail about anything. Don't forget to mention your FFR username in the message!
Winner: sarahxjane is our winner! Why? Because she genuinely wants that subscription. She deserves it.
Song: Song? More like songs.. And all these are open to the public. These songs reside in Dance2 and one of them is in Rock.

Sunshine Stone is by sleeplessdragn, his 5th song in the game. It is his debut as a stepfile author though. He’s the 3rd person to both make the song and the steps, joining Wlokos and SquareBear

Harry Potter Techno Remix is our 1st cornandbeans song not to feature brackets. It’s stepped by jimerax.

the Brain of the Moon is a long Rock song by dBu, stepped by Rebirth0.

Solitude Sun is a unbeat piece by DJ Sharpnel. Steps are by Silver_Brian.

I want to thank everyone for taking part in the event today. It was 6 hours of complete madness and I am surprised that so many of you stuck in there. We will be announcing at some point this evening an additional 2 participants that will get a free FFR t-shirt of their choice.

A big welcome to the 6 new subscribers today!

Cheers,

Synthlight