#2dkaps ddr world

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August 22nd, 2024 - SDVX EG, DDR WORLD, PIU 2024 PHOENIX

delivery boy kaps, reporting in on his first notable delivery!!! today, i had a quest to go to round 1 and deliver some packages to some of my friends that otherwise couldn't receive packages at their houses. my bag was super heavy when i set off on my way to round 1, but i treated it as a slight training weight for round 1 preparations... and it maybe seemed like the sdvx scores below agreed with me? i don't personally think i got anything too notable, but i got a ton of cool VF raises despite my warm-up attempts (spent mostly against my friend and his friend www) . maybe i should've come back to it later when i was already warmed up...

only played a single set of ddr today, but i got this sweet flare IX clear on Night of Knights (CSP-16), and a 2g GFC at that (almost a PFC somehow!!!) . still need to work on that MA though, maybe when I'm warmed up a teensy bit more .

pump it up sector: WHY ARE QUREE'S SONGS SO HARD??? THESE WERE SO TIRING LMFAO I DUNNO HOW TO PLAY ON THESE PADS STILL (dave & busters pads still solo)

[2dkapsddr]

July 5th, 2024 - Arcaea, DDR WORLD, SDVX EG

goooood morning everyone!!! make sure to start your day off with a nice little run of CHAOS FTR-10+!!!

...not a great way to start the morning for most people, but i actually had a very good reason for doing this!!! that's because... today was my very special n very awesome ARCADE DAY!!! i was going to the arcade finally!!! and as such, i needed to make sure i was in the proper headspace and condition (chaotic condition btw) to make this the best session i could...

admittedly, i kinda maybe had to pick up a red bull before playing because i was feeling a little sloppy sleep-wise, but it all paid off when i got there because By Golly!!! these were only warmup scores and i wasn't really expecting to get much out of them, but i ended up pulling out some insane stuff from this warmup...??? started off with an insane 29p upscore on Scarlet Police on Ghetto Patrol (ESP-15), followed by a sightread 14 PFC on Sweetin' Fruity (ESP-14, 36p), but best of all: a sightread 15 PFC on Odore!! Virtual Animal!! (ESP-15, 41p) as my very first sightread 15 PFC and 15 PFC #9??? gotta get roppongi A as my 10th... it'll happen soon... ohyeah also an AAA GFC on POSSESSION ESP-17!!! i could probably clear this one with Flare EX actually, just gotta reduce my perfects by a little...

yet somehow, these absolutely Insane scores weren't even the highlight of the whole session. while they were greatly cool and appreciated, i had actually come with a certain goal in mind and a certain desire to accomplish it and prove my worth. and the result of this very goal lies in this next, upcoming, insane score i'm about to show off... those around me have pushed for me to finally take the next step in level PFCs and claim a 16 once and for all, but i've always felt too nervous to take that step and claim it...

that, however, was all about to change with this new score. after several attempts, going from a 930k to an AAA in the tiny span of DDR WORLD's release, i thought i was finally ready to prove my worth by getting this one... and GET IT I DID!!!! OUT OF FOCUS (CSP-16) 57P AS LEVEL 16 PFC #1!!!! ALL PERFECT AND ABOVE ON A 16.65 IN THE 3ICECREAM DIFFICULTY SCALE!!! IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AND ON SUCH A WACKY CHART TOO BUT I DID IT AND I'M SO HAPPY DSLKJFLSDJFLKDSJFLDSJF;LSDJ

...whew, okay, but i still had a bunch of credits left over and a bunch of time to keep gaming and rolling for some really good scores!!! and so i did!!! got a sick 4g GFC on POSSESSION (ESP-17, could maybe get a Flare EX clear on this?), some silly 13 attempts, a PFC on Top The Charts (CSP-14, 40p), and a flare EX clear on Somehow You Found Me (CSP-16)!!!

also got some sick awesome upscores on SDVX including this MASSIVE near-S on ouroboros [EXH 16], followed up by three new 17 excessive clears on Bokura no 16bit Warz [MXM 17 969], BLAZE BREEZE [MXM 17 969], and Poppin' Candy Fever!! [MXM 17 971]!!!!

[2dkapsddr]

June 28th, 2024 (1/2) - Arcaea, EZ2ON, SDVX EG, DDR WORLD, IIDX 31

so many scores to share today, i doubt i can fit them all in a single post, so i'll see how many i can fit in here before i potentially make a second post!! guess i'll get the arcaea scores out of the way first of all... NULCTRL (FTR-9, MAX-38), Raven's Pride (FTR-9, MAX-24), and Glow (FTR-9, MAX-38) as FTR PMs #126, #127, and #128 respectively, as well as an EX on Distorted Fate [ETR-10+]!!! (today was not a very good shiny pure acc day...)

also kinda felt in the mood and warmed up with a bunch of EZ2ON scores, with a few very swag highlights including Changa 2 (5S SHD 13) No Miss, Sand Storm (6S HD 14) All Cool, RAV#GIRL (6S HD 15) S+ and (4S SHD 17) All Cool, and a tragic Chobit Flavor (4S SHD 18) 1 good...

but now, it's actually arcade day arcade time!!! and we're kicking it off with some song suggestions as sdvx warmups for the day!!! though i'm feeling kinda anemic... agh...

back with DDR!!! I LOVE MYUKKE!!!! got a GFC AAA on doubles and a PFC on singles for The 88's Instigation!!!!!!

went to eat something since i was feeling super tired and out of it, then came back and hopped on iidx to do some more song suggestions... ones which i really kinda sucked at!!! maybe i'm just completely out of it today... sigh...

went back to ddr to do even more song suggestions and to see if i had gotten any better somehow, and surprisingly? i think i did!!! look ma, i'm gaming!!!

-aaaaand that's all the images i can fit into this post, so i'll follow it up by reblogging this one with the rest of the scores from today!!

[2dkapsddr]

June 18th, 2024 - Arcaea, Rotaeno, DDR WORLD

The Chronicles of PMs continues!!! Starting with Silent Rush (FTR-8, MAX-28) and Cosmica (FTR-8+, MAX-10) as FTR PMs #87 and #88 respectively, clearing out what I can of the Binary Enfold folder!!!!

following it up with this pretty cool Rotaeno sightread... very cool...

and then following THAT up with ANOTHER upscore on Singularity VVVIP, this time a 2-2 score!!! then also a very intentional 1-1 on Feels So Right for a challenge, and then my very first clear on PRAGMATISM -RESURRECTION- (BYD-11) as part of another challenge!!!

funny story, i actually got that PragRes clear on a bus with barely any audio! why was i on a bus, you ask? well, because i was heading to Round 1 to play me some DDR World!!! and i've got ALL the banger scores to show for it!!! warmed up with a very nice and cool set (lie) (it was all 15s+) (why did i do this to myself), and then immediately followed it up with the JUN SET JUN SET JUN SET FULL OF BANGERS (HAPPY ANGEL CSP-16, SILVER DREAM ESP-15, KIMONO PRINCESS ESP-15, and SUPER SAMURAI ESP-15), all AAA'd and Flare EX clears!!! (except HAPPY ANGEL for obvious reasons)

kept playing and gaming for a little while after that, getting a sick Flare IX clear on Eon Break ESP-16 and Lose Your Sense ESP-17 (which, really funny story: i tried doing the Akuma from Streets pose at the ending hold and ended up dropping the hold, but still keeping alive with the gauge . i thought it wouldn't hurt much, but turns out it was THAT HOLD SPECIFICALLY that prevented me from getting an AAA!!! why did i do that?!?!?! whyyy?!?!?!?!?)

after that though, my skill kinda started waning and i shifted from grinding singles to doubles, got a Flare VII clear on Yoidore Shirazu EDP-13, and then switched back to singles so i could play against a local friend to get a Flare EX on Nanahoshi ESP-15 and Flare VI on AETHER ESP-17!!!

realistically though, i couldn't really keep up with the game anymore and started feeling a little disappointed in my skill, so i packed it up and went home, stopping by boba on the way where i caught up on my rotaeno/arcaea stamina stuff :] (even got this sweet upscore on Swirling Blue while i was at it! AP soon?)

okay okay wait, i need to switch over to talking about arcaea quickly because this new score i got is INSANE. so i kinda really suck at beyond charts even at their lowest (level 9), which is why i was super surprised when i played Infinity Heaven (BYD-9) on the bus, barely any audio, and suddenly got... a PURE MEMORY??? MAX-34??? BYD PM #2???? LSDJFLSDJLFKDJESLKFJ

then of course, to cap off the day and use up all my Arcaea world mode stamina, a bunch of new PMs!!! Blocked Library (FTR-9, MAX-23), blue comet (FTR-8, MAX-2????), Prism (FTR-8, MAX-24), Eccentric Tale (FTR-8, MAX-19), and a slight +4 upscore on 1F√ (FTR-8, MAX-9) as FTR PMs #89, #90, #91, and #92 (barring 1F√ since i already had it) respectively!!!

and of course, to top it all off, i got a 970 on Tempestissimo BYD-11!!!! +0.01 PTT!!! woo yeah babey!!!

[2dkapsddr]

June 16th, 2024 - Arcaea, DDR WORLD

fun time's over... it's back to work for lil ol' me now... but before that can happen, i'm making the most of it with some early morning arcaea scores... like this 996 upscore on Singularity VVVIP!!! followed by this 994 EX+ on Ego Eimi!!! both increasing my potential ever so slightly up to 12.34!!! graahhHH!!!!!

work took a REAL long while (9 hours) but once that was finished and seeing that no buses were passing for the next hour, i went to round 1 for a single set of ddr and got some nice new Flare EX clears on Don't Stop The HYPERCORE and DOUBLE TORNARD!! both are absolute bangers and charts i absolutely want to PFC in the near future...

then, just when i thought my session couldn't get any better and while i was waiting to take a post-work shower... i got THIS on Rise of the World??? A 997 2-2 massive upscore??? what the fuck???????? i'm in shock, this is prob one of my most impressive scores in the game given how Technical and Hellish this chart is... full recall soon?

[2dkapsddr]

May 4th, 2025 - ProSeka, DDR WORLD, GITADORA GALAXY WAVE

(real quick edit as i forgot to add this score to the post: first custom proseka chart play in a while!!! old proseka friend's 100th chart ever released, so i just had to play it www // now back to the post!!!)

haven't had an arcade sesh like this in a while, eh? welll, this one's more of a special exception than a return to rhythm gaming form, as i was only able to do this since i was temporarily done with finals and had to get back to 'em after this... the "special exception" part being emphasized more by me going almost exclusively to play the new Porter Robinson SMILE! :D songs added to DDR WORLD!!!! YEAHHHHHHH (tho i didn't take any photos of the songs, there's a few other neat scores here like Remember Remember (ESP-11, 19p) PFC, Night of Knights (ESP-15, 30p) as 15 PFC #29, and a sightread near-PFC on Chocolate Planet [ESP-16]!!!)

oh right, and a bit of drummania too :] banger upscores and new clears...

[2dkapsddr]

April 26th, 2025 - Arcaea, TEKKEN 8, IIDX 32, DDR WORLD, SDVX EG

very special (and funny) day today i tell ya!!! it's gonna be REALLY funny!!! but before that, an extremely tragic (potentially funny?) PM choke on Swan Song on the way to the initialization destination... wahhhh... but at the very least, when i got to the destination, i secured Kanagawa Cyber Culvert (BYD-9+, MAX-27) as BYD PM #16!!! (my first one in quite a long while!)

AND while i don't have an image of the results (tourney might've been deleted???), i played in my second tekken tournament and went...! ...0-2 . still don't know how to play the game nor do i know how to play leo, but i had fun and got to chat up my opponents a bit so it wasn't all that bad!!! i stuck around for the raffles too but didn't win anything, so i eventually just made outta there and went not back home... but to ROUND 1!!!

there at the arcade, i wasn't really planning to stay or play for very long, but i had a button-mashing and turntable-scratching itch i needed to scratch after watching all that tekken... and i found solace within the IIDX CAB, where i just... got random scores that honestly didn't really amount to much (except the sick upscore on Peaktime Booster [SPH-10] and the subsequent fail on Sanjuu [SPA-11])

disappointed with my lack of good scoring on IIDX though, i switched over to DDR to work out my legs a little more and was shocked by my performance compared to that of IIDX... i was actually locking in??? really damn well??? like, look!!! this was all only in two sets!!! a flag on Our Love [ESP-15] to start, sure, but after that it was PFC after PFC!!! a sick one on Sakura Reflection (ESP-15, 28p) as 15 PFC #26, an upscore on Hito Mania (ESP-14, 31p -> 26p), and then WHAT???? ON MY VERY FIRST SET OF THE DAY??? A NIGHT OF KNIGHTS (CSP-16, 68P) PFC AS 16 PFC #6!!!!! my first one since last year!!!!!! ohyeah and shortly after that: Hopeful (CSP-15, 45p) and Douwa Kairou (ESP-15, 37p) as 15 PFCs #27 and #28 respectively!!!

aaand now for the last game of the day... the MASSIVE SDVX UPDATE!!! FEATURING KAMUI AND A BUNCH OF OTHER SICK SONGS!!! AND MAXXIVE RATE TOO!!!! got a bit of rating from my newly-acquired REINCARNATION [EXH-17] and then following that... a sick S-rank and MXC(???) on Kamui [EXH-17] for a MASSIVE VF boost!!! i really wanna clear the MXM-19 too, but can't at the moment for . Reasons you might already know if you're in the US...

got a few more misc scores before leaving, though i'm a bit proud of the slight upscore on Dadadada [INF-17] :] only +0.001 VF from it tho *cry*

[2dkapsddr]

April 18th, 2025 - ProSeka, DDR A3, GITADORA GALAXY WAVE, SDVX EG, IIDX 32

riding off the high of my proseka movie experience, i played my favorite of the movie's songs and closed out a PM on it -- Fire Dance [Master Lv.29] as Master AP #111!!!

but no matter, the treat of today was actually the arcade gaming session i had later tonight (instead of going to my classes like a normal upstanding citizen)!!! i'd say this was almost a mandatory session however, as they'd recently revived the MYSTICAL Re:UNION event between DDR and SDVX for players who didn't get the chance to unlock the songs during its original run! i was one such player, only unlocking Bloody Concerto before going on semi-hiatus, and so i took this opportunity of skipping my class to grind out the event and see if i can unlock perhaps my favorite bemani song of 2024... REINCARNATION!!!

starting strong with DDR (saving the voltex gaming for later), i pulled off some really sick PFCs on Surrender (PureFocus remix) (ESP-15, 39p), HyperTwist (ESP-15, 46p), Qwerty (ESP-14, 42p), LOVE EAST (ESP-15, 31p), Racing with Time (NAOKI's 999 remix) (ESP-15, 28p), and even running back Take A Step Forward (CSP-15, 29p) to close out 15 PFCs #21, #22, #23, #24, and #25, plus 14 PFC #28 !!! what an insane run!!! (also some doubles gaming with Four Leaves [EDP-13], first time in a while :])

ohyeah, and i also sabotaged an abandoned drummania credit to play a few new charts, including Ego rock [EXT 5.70] and innocent world [EXT 4.40]!!! nawt bad at all :]

but alas... now it was time to retire myself to the Great Evil. as you might already know, this is a collaboration/cooperation event between DDR and SDVX, and so all the time & credits i put into DDR had to be echoed almost twofold with SDVX . i was hype about it at first, actually! my timing had never felt better, so i was looking forward to what cool SDVX scores i could set...

what i failed to realize, however, was that accuracy only really got you anywhere if you knew how to control and read the game . and unfortunately for me, i didn't! i was flying blind! all i wanted was to rack up points for the event and finish playing as soon as i could! and yet, as much i love the occasional sdvx set -- i can't lie, playing this shit without any goals, reccs, or prior chart knowledge makes me want to gouge my eyes out i'm sorry LMFAO

(omitted a few irrelevant scores as i was running out of image space, but in short? played a ton of 17s, then a ton of 18s, and slowly gained rating from a few songs (but only the AAAs) to achieve 17.500 VF earlier in the session!)

but finally, after hours and hours of aimless and depressing voltex grind, i'd finally racked up enough points in the SDVX gauge (and the DDR gauge by extension) to unlock the beautiful, coveted, legendary... REINCARNATION. i IMMEDIATELY played it in DDR and had a ball of a time with this beautiful song and chart that i'd only managed to play by proxy before, leading to an AAA on the DSP-15!! not only that, but an AAA on roppongi EVOLVED ver.D [ESP-15] and a Flare II clear on PARANOIA EVOLUTION [CSP-18] all in the same set!!! and all to close out the extra points required to unlock the last event song -- Re:RHYZE. the journey had finally come to an end, i was free to return home after all my grinding, and i could enjoy these songs without being mocked by my friend for not owning them :]

but before i left, IIDX!!! just a sightread AAA- on Kyukurarin [SPA-10], a chart i've really been wanting to play since its inclusion in a recent license update, but i also recorded a video that i'll add to this post once i cut it up and optimize it for tumblr's sake . but until then, i'll see you all in hopefully more fired-up and passionate posts in the future! sorry for all the doom and gloom with SDVX here, but that is genuinely how i felt and how i wanted to express the session www

[2dkapsddr]

March 21st, 2025 - Ensemble Stars!!, SDVX EG, DDR WORLD, Arcaea, IIDX 32, DANCERUSH STARDOM, StepManiaX

WOOOHOOOO THAT'SA LOTTA GAMES!!!! but don't be fooled by the header!!! as much as it seems like a massive standalone arcade gaming session, it's actually just a hangout with my friends at the mall that involved a "few" rhythm games!!! it was our first hangout as a group (+1 additional member) in a year, so i was super ecstatic for the day to arrive... so excited that i installed and played enstars all night in preparation for the big day!!! and since i got the JP version, i finally got to play the single best chart in the game that i've been wanting to try for ages... Eccentric Party Night!! [Special Lv.5]!!!

but today... today was FINALLY the day!!! i got up, cleaned up myself and my room, took a shower to #FreshenUp, packed my gaming stuff, and headed over to the Pick-up Location to arrive with friends at the destination... and right off the bat it was HYPE!!! didn't get any photos from DDR as i was suffering a Lent debuff, but i somehow scrounged up enough energy to kill it in SDVX, where i celebrated my good awesome friend RDBomber's birthday by getting an AAA and HC on Lachryma [EXH-18]!!!

now that my morning fasting for lent was up, we went to go grab a boba treat to re-energize ourselves and wander around the mall for a bit. but it wasn't very long until we came back to round 1 and continued gaming... this time with me getting some decent scores on DDR and SDVX!!! graghjhhh that Sakazuki [ESP-16] could've been a PFC if i didn't choke at the start

played some arcaea for challenges while waiting to get something to """eat""" (i ended up eating Nothing), but i didn't get anything notable other than a bit more consistency on Vulcanus [FTR-10+]

once my friends finished eating however, we scoured a few stores and walked around to cool down from the arcade overstimulation before heading back to round 1 for the last time . and an epic return at that, because we had a ton of fun playing IIDX (mostly just them watching me LOL) and doing dance trains on Dancerush!!!

but for the actual final rhythm gaming of the session... it's the return of a sorely missed and super fun game, one I've def wanted to play a lot more... STEPMANIAX!!! haven't tried this game seriously in quite a while, but i wasn't really in the mood for DDR and we were waiting for our ride back home near the DRS cabs, so i decided to hop on...! and IMMEDIATELY i started kicking ass again, finally getting my first clear on Pink Fuzzy Bunnies [WILD 25] as Lv.25 Clear #3 and then upscoring it from 89k -> 90k shortly after!! but it doesn't stop at singles, as i tried out FULL again too to take some machine records (mainly just Energizer [FULL 23] 87k) and get Lv.25 Clear #4 on Bloodrush [FULL 25]!!!

MAN that was a fun hangout, and i'm super grateful for my friends and the spirit they brought to the hangout even after a year!! i admittedly wasn't really in the groove as i was starving for most of the day, but i still enjoyed myself regardless and made sure they knew that after we arrived home and returned for now to our silly little online games :] i wish i could've played other games more too, but i was being rather frugal and didn't wanna spend any money that i knew i didn't have to use, so unfortunately not much arcade RGs on my own :[ hopefully i can scrounge up enough to come back for another banger session sometime soon...!

[2dkapsddr]

March 9th, 2025 - DDR WORLD

okay okay, today was the day!!! i was gonna go to round 1, i was gonna get the best scores possible for the tournament, and i was gonna move onto the final round and claim victory against all my opponents!!! it was a flawless plan, right? WRONG!!! i was doing homework practically all day to save myself from the stress while playing, but the more i got through... the later and hungrier i was!!! when the time where i should've been at round 1 came, i was instead picking up some pizza while walking that took me an hour of both homework and dance gaming time.

but eventually after finishing my most time-sensitive assignments of the day, i was LATE!!! i ran out of the house to the bus and waited for it, but just when it stopped by... it went off!!! without me!!! not a single care in the world!!! hate it here... so i spent another whole half-hour in the rain waiting for the next stop, and i'm heavily convinced it got me super sick the next day (ergo, as i'm writing this)... but i got there, washed my throat down with some water, put away my umbrella, and entered ready to set some banger scores and get outta there as soon as possible...

but to my horror, it was FULL . there were too many damn people, and all of them were waiting their turn on the cab!!! it was all people i recognized, sure, but they were In My Way and i realistically wouldn't be able to set any good scores in their presence . alas, i had no choice but to give up for the day... until i saw a really good friend of mine that i hadn't seen since college!!! one that was just as passionate about rhythm and fighting games as i was!!! we greeted each other with a big hug and caught up with each other on our interests and improvements over the past... year??? damn, so it really has been that long... but it was nice and awesome, i'm super glad to have stuck around enough to greet her before i left :] we left alongside her group for the day, me being convinced i wouldn't have gotten any good submissions for the tournament, and despite not achieving what i came here to do... i still left happy and eager!!!

ohyeah, there was a single notable score today though!!! didn't write all that for nothin' after all :] a sweet sweet 46p PFC on Mesmerizer [ESP-15] as 15 PFC #20!!!

[2dkapsddr]

February 19th, 2025 - Arcaea, Music Diver, IIDX 32, DDR WORLD

a few more challenges out of the way, an atrocious re-PM on Altair out of it... ueeeee

but not to worry!!! the REAL showing here is not your ordinary little one-and-done arcaea score, but rather... a sudden quick(?) trip to round 1 for the day!!! and we're starting it off with... MUSIC DIVER!!! really it was just a free credit i found while waiting for someone to fix the audio-less IIDX cab i wanted to play, but i got some more practice in and even reached 14k rating via upscores and new songs!!!

but now at last, the iidx cab was fixed and i was able to play once again, so i hopped on and started ripping it with some nice scores!!! only three scores, sure, but that's because i was using these sets to prepare for my real target goal this afternoon, and that involved grinding lower bpm charts to improve my timing and get ready for scoring on the evil DDR charts that were to come...

so here it is, DDR!!! this weekend was the deadline for submitting my scores to the Solstice Arena ODYSSEY remote tourney, and i wanted to get the best scores i could while not dedicating too much time to replay after replay (mostly as i wanted to get back to schoolwork ASAP) . initially, it seemed like the iidx practice paid off -- i got a PFC on Broken (ESP-13, 27p) first try of the day, and followed it up immediately with my first PFC on Easy Peasy (ESP-14, 44p) as 14 PFC #25, which was ALSO first try of the day! but as nice as a PFC was, it wasn't a very good perfect count, so i ran it back with a higher speed now that i knew the chart and, while i got a great that ruined any PFC potential, i walked away with WAY better EX score than my initial PFC -- just what i needed to submit my score and climb up the rankings!!! got a few more random scores, like a Flare EX clear on Sakazuki [ESP-16] and a sightread PFC on Confetti*Concert (ESP-14, 40p) as 14 PFC #26!!!

now onto the next song... Desert Journey [CSP-15]!! i was a bit worried about the former because of its DDR 2013 jank, and jank it had indeed... so many weird patterns, so many fails because of those patterns, i didn't have a pleasant time with the chart at all, but i pulled through as it was required for the tourney and to my absolute shock... i managed to take it down with a 30p PFC as 15 PFC #19!!! somehow!!! despite all the jank and shock arrows!!!

then before i started playing ALGORITHM, i spent the rest of my attempts on Totsugeki! Glass kneesocks princess! [ESP-14] and somehow, on the very first attempt of the day... i FINALLY closed out the PFC on it with a solid 41p as 14 PFC #27!!! the problem! i only took a picture of the outro cutscene... and not, y'know, the results screen with the judgement breakdown . the outro is thankfully enough proof and info on the PFC, but i tried running it back for hopefully better MA and an actual judgement breakdown only to get 7 more perfects,,, but i have the pfc!!! just trust me!!!

but finally, after all that was said and done, it was time for the last titan of the qualifiers... ALGORITHM [CSP-15]!!! this chart was way newer (only a little over a year old) and so i wasn't really worried about the jank, but rather the super slow bpm and massive amounts of crossovers that were evidently some of my biggest weaknesses in the game,,, but whatever, i had to do it anyway!!! and so i suffered through the chart several times, constantly adjusting my speed to figure out what worked and what didn't... but given my grinds on Easy Peasy and Desert Journey, i wasn't really motivated to get a super high score on this one anymore, though i was still proud of my solid 997,900 on it!!! spent the rest just making the most of my credit, working on old scores and extra savior unlocks alike, and the most notable non-qualifier score of the session being this insane 984k on London EVOLVED ver.C [CSP-17] that was oh-so-close to an FC... until the unfortunate ending scoobies sabotaged it . maybe one day i'll actually get it...

back at home, i was determined to keep working on my schoolwork now that i had my ddr tournament worries out of the way, but i also still had that rhythm gaming fire left in me because of the insane scores i claimed earlier... so i decided, why not call back to the first score of the day and play a bit more arcaea? specifically... could i finally take down the PM on init() [FTR-9+] that had haunted me for so long already? i seriously doubted it, but the acid map was ending soon and i didn't have all the maimai cores yet, so i reluctantly grinded as much as i could on the chart with temptai to maximize progress before the end, and miraculously... out of nowhere... it happened!!! i finally did it,,, a PM on init() (FTR-9+, MAX-26) as FTR PM #236, and with my PM on Desive from a few days ago... that was every Ayu original song PM'ed on FTR!!! (oh right, i also did complete the acid map, but only after being forced to use a memory boost with fatalis hikari so i wouldn't have to stay up until 5 am every time my stamina refreshed . terrible, terrible design...

[2dkapsddr]

February 10th, 2025 - Arcaea, IIDX 32, DDR WORLD

arcaea warmup!!! except there's no upscores lmfao get baited

instead for today, we have iidx!!! originally wasn't planning on doing anything but homework today, but family's working around the house and disconnecting the power and so i was sent off to round 1 to distract myself as i wouldn't be able to work at home for the time being... soooo let's warm up some more with some iidx!!! alas, there really is nothing notable here, besides an NC on Mesmerizer [SPA-11] as 11 NC #1... but that was already a long time coming . i guess the Crank It [SPA-9, RAN] HC is cool? i don't even know man

instead, the REAL action lies in the DDR scores for today!!! got some cool stuff for ya right here, like a 44p PFC on DoLL [CSP-13], first try of the day!!! mostly miscellaneous scores after that, but they're pretty notable!!! such scores include a 981k upscore on DIAVOLO [CSP-18], as well as FCs on Kagachi [ESP-16, 995k], Sakazuki [ESP-16, 993k, sightread!!] and No More Love [ESP-16, 988k]!!!!!!

aaaand last one for the day, it's a GFC on Blizzard of Arrows [CSP-17, 988k] for a friend who couldn't get it, hip hip hooray!!! now if only i could get this one on my account...

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February 8th, 2025 - IIDX 32, GITADORA GALAXY WAVE, SDVX EG, DDR WORLD

ANOTHER ARCADE SESSION!! ALBEIT A WAY BRIEFER ONE!!! wasn't exactly planning on going to za arcade today, but i got kicked out of the house so my sister could host a valentine's party with her friends :] sooo impromptu session with a few scores!!1 and a few free credit snipes!!! started with the usual using a little EC on Kyouhan Heaven's Code [SPA-10] on IIDX as warmup, then spotted a free credit on GITADORA and gave it a shot, only to reach ORANGE Skill Rank!!! Yay!!! 1000 Skill Breached!!!1 ...though i don't really understand GITADORA's ranking system, so i'll have to look into it a bit more before i set my goal for the year. i also spotted a free credit on sdvx, so snatched that one too ! (plus a sick sightread 972k on DIAVOLO [CSP-18] for DDR www)

and now, for the rest of the entire session... Oops! All IIDX!! dunno why i didn't play any other games, but the scores here aren't all that bad either!! re-HC'ed Tripping Jumping [SPA-10] with a slightly better score, then it's just a bunch of miscellaneous scores (besides my sick AA NC on New Castle Legions [SPH-10]) that i can't really be bothered to write about... not necessarily a bad session, but nothing really notable happened here :/ i'll get those failed 11s someday...

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February 1st, 2025 - IIDX 32, DDR WORLD, SDVX EG (2/2)

we're back!! hit the image limit a bit too early last post, but thankfully we've only got enough scores to go that can all fit in a single post :] to reward you for viewing this post as well (and to compensate the early conclusion of the first post), here's an A-rank RAN EC on MAX 360 [SPH-10]!!!

and now it begins... the TRUE ddr spree of today's session ! eating that meal was the best decision i could've possibly made, as i proceeded to get 15 PFC #18 on the second qualifier song of the tourney, Teleportation [ESP-15]!! and then immediately following after that, when i couldn't find a specific suggestion and had no idea what else to play, i went straight to Scarlet Police on Ghetto Patrol [CSP-18] and was kinda having a bad run... but at the end, somehow, despite my terrible misses and MA... i GOT IT!!! 18 AAA #1 ON SCARLET POLICE!!!! IT'S OVERRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wasn't done with what i came to do, but i already felt like i could leave satisfied and accomplished... but we've still got several more suggestions to get through, so let's get to it!!! a 975k on Awaodori [ESP-14], a VERY impressive 927k upscore on Shakunetsu Beach Side Bunny [CSP-18], and then i tried the last of the qualifier songs, Lose Your Sense [ESP-17], and ended up getting... a 995k on it first try of the day!!! okay yeah that was MORE than enough to get a decent score on the qualifier phase, so i just rolled with that and continued with my suggestions. next set was just pure suffering (except for 14 PFC #24 from on the bounce (ESP-14, 35P)!!), and then the set AFTER that had even cooler scores... A GFC AAA ON PANIC HOLIC [ESP-16] AND A 974K SIGHTREADON []DENTITY [ESP-17]!!! let's move past the diablosis score tho hahahaaaa (impossible chart istg) . wrapped it up with one more suggestion on the gold cab (and a PFC on Bad Routine (ESP-9, 19p)), then using my last extra stage on unlocking Beyond the Earth so i could FINALLY move onto Phase 2 of the BEMANI Selection vol.1 Extra Savior pack... at long last...

but before i could go, i had to get through just a few more SDVX song suggestions... mostly just 17s, so it was pretty chill, and while i didn't really get any notable scores out of it... i got a decent amount of volforce!!! hope to get even more next time (wonder if i can hit 17.5 VF next session)...

aaand that wraps it up for this session!!! it was a long series of two posts, but i had fun recounting this incredible return session after so long of being sabotaged by sickness and skill issue,,, hoping for more scores along the way, and you'll def see them with my participation and quest for perfection in the upcoming Solstice Arena ODYSSEY remote tournament!!! but until then, thanks for reading!!!!

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February 1st, 2025 - IIDX 32, DDR WORLD, SDVX EG (1/2)

iiiiiit's ARCADE DAY AGAIN!!!! i had a mini-session earlier this week, but it was basically Nothing compared to this session (and also i had to go back home mid-session due to discomfort and school stress) . but my midterm was over, i didn't really have any homework that required all my time Ever, and it didn't look like there was anything important going on at home for the day... so let's go make the most of today and have my first truly fire session of the year!!! leeeet's PINKY!!!!! my default warmup game,,, i know i played it in that earlier week session, but i didn't feel like i made the most of my session . so let's get it STARTED!!! with Secrets [SPH-9] to tackle a rival challenge by baga!!! only to get destroyed when going after his score on Silly Love [SPA-10]...

whatever though, there's always the next game to play... DDR!!!! this is the game i DIDN'T have a chance to play last time, and i'm thankfully in the right gear to play this week!! had to warm up, so my first few songs were chill PFCs on a chill (and banger) Kagachi (DSP-13, 30p) and Tsumi to Batsu (ESP-11, 20p), but then i picked up the pace in my next few sets with a 996k on KIMONO PRINCESS [ESP-15] and a sightread PFC on a remote tourney qualifier song... Anthurium (ESP-13, 34p)!!!

back to IIDX, i wanted to mash some buttons and brush up on my timing before heading back to DDR, so i got a ton more clears and upscores!!! new ones include sightread HC on RUGGED ASH [SPA-9] (AAA soon?), an HC on Bahram Attack [SPA-10] (FINALLY, and just barely,,,), HC on Shakunetsu Lost Summer Dayz [SPH-10], an EC on Beat Radiance [SPA-10], and a sightread AAA on Amanojaku [SPH-9]!!! everything after that is unfortunately a cringe fail cause this game is so hard,,, but things might start looking up soon enough!!

was getting a bit frustrated with my iidx skill and scores, so i went over to SDVX to play a friend's recommendations and see if it'd do me a little bit better!! and it honestly DID!!! the S on Calamity Tempest [EXH-17] was just a sightread i did on my own, and then i re-did an AAA+ on Himiko [EXH-17]!! verflucht, however... VERY hard chart, can't do it for the life of me . ah well, maybe next session.

went to go eat so i wouldn't pass out mid session as i was getting really dizzy and hungry, and in the meanwhile i looked through even more suggestions from Twitter Dot Com for songs to play across the big three bemani games!! i went to get myself an energy drink after my meal to push through some of the IIDX suggestions, as i had a TON of 11s suggested that i didn't think i could clear... and with my hunger satiated and my eyes bloodshot red (not actually LOL), i headed back into the arcade to take down every suggestion i got!! starting with the IIDX suggestions, which were a dime a dozen compared to any other game... and the clears i got honestly weren't that bad!! started slow with an EC on MAX 300 [SPH-10], but then the first of the storm of new clears... Gattai seyo! Strong Jaeger!! (Ryu Remix) [SPA-11] EC, D.C.fish [SPA-11] EC, upscore re-AAA on Igaku [SPA-9], very bad ran EC on P.O.W.E.R. [SPA-10], and barely an EC on the shadow [SPA-11]!!! then to wrap it up for this post (as i've already hit the tumblr image limit), we have HC AAs on Peaktime Booster [SPH-10] and EX-MASSIVE FIGHTER [SPH-10]!!! well, gonna have to save the other scores for next post, but as you can see... this session is going very well!! just as i wished!!! wonderful!!!!

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January 19th, 2025 - DDR WORLD, PIU 2024 PHOENIX

finally!! an arcade visit!! after so long without one!!! haven't been able to make this arcade trips for so long because of having a sickness, but i've recovered enough to make the trip just for today, so here's the scores i got!!! finally cleared PARANOIA EVOLUTION [CSP-18] for the first time (nightmare chart LOL), then i got a sweet new PFC on CyberConnect (ESP-15, 62p) as 15 PFC #17 first try of the day!! and then soon after on the other cab, i pulled off a sightread PFC on Amazing Bomberman (ESP-14, 41p) as 14 PFC #23!!! then to wrap things up for the DDR side of things, a beeg upscore to 997k on starmine [ESP-15] (PFC soon?), and a first-try 994k AAA on Red. by Full Metal Jacket [CSP-17]??? hah???

...moving on then, there's only one notable score for PIU today (every other score was a failed attempt to FC PUPA for another relay race), and that's a clear on KUGUTSU D21...! ...which didn't feel like a 21 at all . expecting this to become a D19 in the next version LOL but might as well get it while i'm still on the grind to Advanced Lv.4!!

aaand that's all for today's session!! pretty short one, but the arcade was getting full and stuffy and i really needed to grind the hell out of ZZZ before all the events ended... but before i go...

BONUS: a recording of me playing The 88's Instigation [ESP-13] for a relay video!!! i accidentally set the recording to cinematic, so the gameplay is unfortunately a bit blurry, but it's up and watchable!!! check it!!!