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"Eclipse 2023" (EE23) DDR A20+ Tournament Acknowledgement and Credits

December 11, 2023

Top 4 at EE23 DDR A20+. Left to right: Krono (2nd), CHRS4LFE (1st), dimo (4th), PacRob (3rd). Photo credit Extacy: https://twitter.com/UntoldExtacy The...

Nov. 15 and Nov. 17 DDR A20PLUS Joint Score Report

November 17, 2023

Happy Friday, y’all. With Thanksgiving next week, I’ve returned this week to playing DDR at my local Dave & Buster’s for the first time in a month: I’m...

Nov. 11 Meetup and DDR A3, IIDX 31, GFDM Score Report

November 12, 2023

Round 1 Exton Meetup I was fortunate today to attend the single largest gathering of rhythm gamers the Round 1 in Exton, PA (1 hour northwest of Philadelphia...

"Mistake on the Lake 5" Reflections I

November 8, 2023

Group selfie at the conclusion of the MotL 5 Gitadora Drums tournament! From left to right: me, Orca (MotL 5 Gitadora TO, Drums 4th Place), Hanbin (Drums 1st...

Nov. 5 DDR A3 Score Report and "Lowers Gaming Arc" Reflections

November 5, 2023

Good evening, and Happy November! Coming off taking the past week to stay away from the game, this weekend I felt an interest to revisit the game and...

Oct. 29th DDR A3, Gitadora Fuzz-Up Drums, IIDX 31 Epolis Score Reports

October 30, 2023

It was not a mistake to attend Mistake on the Lake (MotL) 5 last week, but boy did I come out of that exhausted. I could barely move and came down early last...

Oct. 10th DDR A20PLUS Score Report

October 11, 2023

Today, I stayed in-town for my after-work DDR session at the local D&B. Distracting and difficult to play on as ever-at least in the context of playing for...

Oct. 7th DDR A3 Score Report

October 7, 2023

Caught off-guard by the arcade opening an hour later than expected today, I still made the most of a lunchtime session to get in several new high scores, one...

Sept. 27th DDR A3 Score Report

September 28, 2023

I went to a different Round 1 out-of-town today (well, yesterday: I began writing late last night and went to sleep unable to publish this) to get some...

Sept. 23 DDR A3 Score Report

September 23, 2023

Today was another productive day out at Round 1 as I continue my long but currently accelerated climb to LIFE4’s v5.0 Amethyst I rank for DDR A3. I again...

Sept. 19th DDR A20PLUS Score Report

September 20, 2023

I forgot what it was like to play on stock pads today… I forgot what it was like to play on stock pads today. Playing on unmodified pads at my local D&B for...

Sept. 10th and 17th 2023 DDR A3 Score Reports

September 18, 2023

I’ve been busy with work these past couple of weeks, and it’s only been on weekends I’ve been able to go out of town to Round1 to play DDR A3. Nevertheless,...

"Beast in the East 6" (BITE6) DDR A20+ Tournament Credits and Acknowledgements

August 29, 2023

Top 5 at BITE6 DDR A20+. Top row, left to right: MDX (T-5th), DDRChad (3rd), SQUID (1st), TY (2nd), Talkion (T-5th). Bottom row: PARA BOI (4th) The success...

Introducing Myself and Trying Out Substack

August 28, 2023

Subscribe now I’m following a template - “Beginnings are hard.” A blinking cursor on a fresh blank page can be intimidating for even seasoned writers. Here...

August 28, 2023

DDR TO’ing Songs-First Swiss Pooling vs. Matches-First Swiss Pooling: A Comparative AnalysisOn the Importance of Localizing DDR Tournament Materials...