We have arrived.

There is just one more stop on the road to Las Pegasus, and one of the most highly anticipated music festivals in the entire country. The one festival that simply everypony wants to attend at least once (well, that is if they're even a fan of electronic music; although the Appleloosa Country Corral is pretty good too). It has gotten so big, that it has even received spin-offs held in different parts of Equestria. While its organizers consider them to be the appetizers, the fans eat it up just as much as the main course. Besides, what's the harm in holding a spin-off of a festival celebrating the summer solstice in the middle of spring?

The harm is that, if this event didn't exist, you wouldn't be going to Baltimare right now for the... 

ALICORN PARTY!

You just knew we were teasing something, right? Well, it's finally here. Chrystalize Append is an expansion to Chrystalize, created almost entirely by Dreamland200 (well, Dreamland200 did all the steps, but Lirodon did some of the art and courses too). This expansion has a theme; specifically, songs that were performed at the Bronypalooza concerts at BronyCon.

There are 25 songs in all, all of which feature single and doubles charts. Although it is considered an "expansion" to Chrystalize, it is essentially a standalone pack with its own folder, and even some of its own courses too (you can call it TrotMania 2.5, essentially). This will be the last TrotMania release until we begin to let a certain cat known as TMIII out of the bag...

Download links are after the jump, and will be added to the main download page later.

And now for something completely different

Over the past few months, does it feel like we've been hyping something? If the answer to this particular question is "yes". then congratulations! You're on to us! And now, it's time for your reward...

There are just a few more stops on the road to Las Pegasus, and one of the most highly anticipated music festivals in the entire country. The one festival that simply everypony wants to attend at least once (well, that is if they're even a fan of electronic music; although the Appleloosa Country Corral is pretty good too). It has gotten so big, that it has even received spin-offs held in different parts of Equestria. While its organizers consider them to be the appetizers, the fans eat it up just as much as the main course. Besides, what's the harm in holding a spin-off of a festival celebrating the summer solstice in the middle of spring?

The harm is that, if this event didn't exist, you wouldn't be going to Baltimare right now for the...

Chrystalize: Extra Lv. 8 (FINAL UPDATE)

Credit: KyssS90

The time has come. All games strive for it, but only once every few months does a game reach...full ascension.

TrotMania Chrystalize has now officially completed its run along with sister project TrotMania Crusaders. Over 200 songs were introduced in the two games, and now finales for both projects are available to play!

Chrystalize: Extra Lv. 7

~We've come such a long, long way / and we've got lots of the simfiles to play~

Finally, we have released the penultimate patch for TrotMania Chrystalize, and it's one of the biggest yet! 20 popular licenses for Crusaders, including several that made the year-end Billboard charts, 8 BEMANI songs including the first 3 full contributions by new step artist John Peck, and 3 brand new songs for Chrystalize along with the Extra Stage songs from last patch available in full! We also have arranged oodles of new courses, finished up 1st, 2nd, and 5th MIX's current rosters, and have even added several songs from the legendary DanceDanceRevolution MAX! Full details past the break, and remember to get the patch in the Downloads page up in the menu bar!

Chrystalize: Extra Lv. 6

(Credit: sakatagintoki117)

The next in the line of updates for TrotMania Chrystalize is now released! See details past the break!

Chrystalize: Extra Lv. 5b

Well, here we are with a new mini-patch on this most giving of days, to which I thank all those who follow this game's progress! I'll let the image do the talking for me, and I hope you enjoy!

Chrystalize: Extra Lv. 5a (Something sweet to bite)

Well, it is October 31, 2013. Some call it Halloween, some call it Nightmare Night, some call it All Hallow's Eve, some call it "Go to your Neighbour's Door Unannounced and Beg for Free Candy Day" (Too old for free candy? *SQUAWK* Never...). But there's something more important about this day in relevance to us. In particular, TrotMania I came out just 365 nights ago! (Yes, note, 365 nights. Not days)

But now, how far have we come? As of now, we have at least 221 songs and 2 full "mixes", all the work of a team of 13 contributors (now, obviously, if you want to be one, just get in touch with me or RIME and we'll hook you up. Preferably in the chat room). But anyway, today, we're going to backtrack a little; in honor of this particular milestone, the following update contains five new Lunatic charts for five songs from the aforementioned first pack! Specifically:

• Doctor Who Theme (JAKAZiD Remix)
• Evil Enchantress (Euro Spell Mix)
• Luna (Dream Mode)
• Octavia's Overture
• Smile Smile Smile

But I know you're probably wondering, "Hey, but its Nightmare Night! Why aren't you adding that WoodenToaster song about it too?"

Well...

Chrystalize: Extra Lv. 5

Those initial reveals for the Chrystalize and Crusaders tracks in [5] withheld some info so that they could be kept a surprise until release. Well, release starts tonight, and the tracks are finally ready to show off! Spoil yourself now past the break or leave them a surprise for the release...

Chrystalize: Extra Lv. 4

Ermahgerd! An update!

There's a reason the Crusader is freaking out on this one: this update adds over 40 songs to TrotMania Crusaders! Check out full details past the break:

I just don't know what went wrong!

(Epic Rage Time is pretty good, by the way)

I saw on Equestria Daily this morning
That news of Chrystalize Level 3 was posted, without warning

But then I saw our chat box
And the complaints of one led me into a shock

He said the download page was confusing
With doubts of whether the patches had been infusing

I talked with the man responsible for this plight
But even I was confused about this inaugural flight

After receiving a large amount of clarification
I journeyed down the path of restoration.

With what I've changed, it makes more sense
It's much better now; those are my two cents.

Chrystalize: Extra Lv. 3

Why yes, there is a reason that everything is here, though you'll have to work to find out why for a few of them...

So, we got a new update. With some new songs. And a new way of downloading it too.

The last point has been the subject of some internal confusion

Chrystalize: Extra Lv. 2

We are proud to announce the release of [Extra 2], and what a big release it is! 8 new songs out of the box, 1 re-canonized track, 1 unlocked track, and 5 tracks released in our sister mix are out as well! Of note is the crossover event with My Little Karaoke: Singing is Magic, which brought us in 3 songs for now. We also have a new Extra Stage exclusive, and it is vicious! Full details are past the page break.

Golden Notes, Golden Moves - Event #1

We here in the TrotMania crew are proud to introduce the first event for this game, a crossover with the recently released second version of My Little Karaoke: Singing is Magic! We've actually worked with them before, sharing resources for show tunes and having some users there act as beta testers, but now we actually have some more public involvement. As it stands, the current plan is for both games to bring over 3 songs from the other to enjoy in a different playstyle. The 3 that we have picked aren't being revealed just yet, so you know what that means...hint post!

Aloe Aloe (Radio Edit) / Underpony
You might figure out the title if you think about one aspect of DDR S+ DLC that was sort of odd. Something about this DLC is also related to early DLC of jubeat plus.

Explanation: plazma was one of the first licensed artists in both games. In DDR S+, a 3 pack was released along with 2 single-only tracks. (Now 5-packs could be sold at a lower price per track, so this is odd because of either weird licensing or just plain old money-grubbing) One of those 2 tracks was "Aloe Dreams", connection being Aloe.

Cerulean Blue / Replacer
I don't know...my hint-making skills lately have been hazy and misty lately, so I...have made it for you already! This one is a multi-step connection to make.

Explanation: My word choice was key here. Catch on to "Misty" and you may think of the gym leader of the early Pokemon games. What gym did she lead? Cerulean Gym! Connection of course being Cerulean in this case.

Take My Hand / Tara Strong
You know, Berry Punch, our videographer, is named Berrylicious on ZIV. Now, what was the (pony) origin of all this -licious stuff?

Explanation: Yes this one was simple, but was also deceptively easy to miss the mark on. Starter of the -licious meme was indeed Twilightlicious, but who was it again who did that? Tara Strong, which is what I really meant by origin. The one Tara Strong song we could've crossed over from the public setlist was this one.

The My Little Karaoke crew is also planning to do this event of course, but has stated that track creation is on hold until after Galacon 2013, which is August 4th. So, this event may take a while on their end, but we're proud to announce that these 3 tracks will be part of [Extra 2], which is coming *very* soon.

[UPDATE: Phase 1 of the event has now transpired on the My Little Karaoke side, with Again, Spin That Record Vinyl Scratch, Ultimate Sweetie Belle crossing over in a massive megapack! (Daring Do was also added, but it was part of the Ponybox event for both games) Expect news on Phase 2 on our side sometime soon!]

If you can't wait to find out the tracks, take a shot at guessing from these hints! Remember all 3 songs are on the My Little Karaoke tracklist currently.

Chrystalize: Extra Lv. 1

Well, here we go, the first update for Chrystalize. Four new songs, plus five new Marathon courses featuring songs from the new pack. The update is distributed in two parts; the four individual new songs are now available in the ZIV category, while a second ZIP file contains the courses and other minor patches as described below.

So, what's new exactly?

New Songs

• MAKE IT SPECIAL (Reflection MIX) / Foozogz
• Pinkie's Lie / WoodenToaster
• The Perfect Stallion
• Trixie the Pony Troll [VIP] / Alex S.

New Courses

• Apple! Apple! Apple!
• A tribute to the GREATEST unicorn who EVER lived!
• Flutter
• RE:Wind
• Six for Six

Patches

• D.A.N.C.E. is now in the Preferred sort along with the new songs
• Background fixed for Call Upon The Seaponies
• Starry Eyed (Jakwob Remix) and I'm Going Slightly Mad have been removed from the canonical song list.

Rhythm is Magic is Done!

What a great 8 months the game has had. With 8 patches, and ending up with 89 songs, this package sure ended up meaty. It's been great to have the opportunity to bring show songs, PMV songs, originals, and even crossovers from other BEMANI titles into this, and we celebrate the end with the final patch, 1.80. This one has 3 specific themes, culminating into a final single track.

The first group is the Enhance Trio. We brought back Queen and Coldplay, artists available at launch, and released tracks from them older and newer respectively compared to the launch tracks. Daft Punk's track, on the other hand, is an enhancement of the Sweetie Belle theme of patch 1.70, which, as you may remember, had a bit of a setback with a lost track.

The second group is the Rock Trio. A bonus theme here is that each song is a different type. The license is Lay Down, which received its fame from Guitar Hero 3. The BEMANI crossover is Friendship, hailing from jubeat copious. The original is Daddy Discord, and it is a vicious boss track!

The final group is the Tricoro Trio. All songs hail from Beatmania IIDX 20: Tricoro and all contain highly difficult charts. 405nm (Ryu Mix) is the easiest, with a level 16 as its Lunatic and standard difficulties otherwise. LUV CAN SAVE U is easy on all difficulties aside from Stallion, where it has a 17. Little Star is difficult all around, with a Stallion leveled 17.

The final single is D.A.N.C.E. by Justice. What better way to send the game off than to appeal to its core: dancing? This track has appeared in previous DDRs, but it has a new cut here along with an awesome PMV! I do believe we gave it great treatment, and we hope you enjoy this final package!

Remember, the link for download instructions is here, and the post below has the preview for our upcoming sequel, TrotMania Chrystalize!

Chrystalize Preview Pack!

I had a few requests for one to be made, so I thought; "you've waited long enough. Let's do it."

TrotMania Chrystalize Preview Pack A. With five great songs

• B.B.B.F.F. (Fire of Friendship Remix) 
• Flutterborn
• Hush Now Quiet Now (TranceBlossom Remix)
• Mirai Start!
• Trixie's Good Side

Download on MediaFire

I did this on a whim without consulting anything but my "what songs are going to be in the initial release?" list. If you have any questions/comments/critiques, feel free to share them. Also note, that on the final release, Mirai Start will have a video. Don't worry.

The Tradeoff

One of the songs promoted in the 1.70 teaser is now unable to be released. It was confirmed under the assumption that DanceDanceRevolution Dance Wars' simfiles would be available in the near future. As they are not, we are unable to have 4 of the 5 difficulties and we have copious sync issues with the song. Be assured that we have tried to find a solution, but none rises to the quality standards we have for the game.

(By the way, I'm still not revealing what it was directly. Sound off in the comments to guess, and know that you only have 18 songs to pick from, essentially!)

However, as the title suggests, good is coming in place of the bad. There was a bonus 9th song to be released to finish off the 1.70. Due to this issue, we've decided to release it early!

Ultimate Sweetie Belle has been a popular request since its release, and it has finally come to the game to cap off the Sweetie Belle (former) trio! While it isn't very difficult, what difficulty it has is mainly concentrated on the Sweetie Belle samples, and it makes for an interesting chart.

Let us know what you think of this turn of events in the comments!

1.70 Teaser #3

Congratulations to Jukebeat on its 50th pack! As a celebration, we here at the TrotMania team are bringing you 3 tracks from the original series, jubeat. Here are the details:

-Track #1 is Green Green Dance and is available now! Originating in jubeat knit and making it to jukebeat in KONAMI Music Pack 14, this frolicking tune is fast-paced and features a variety of solos along with minstrel-like melodies.

-Track#2 is Baby Bleep March and is available now! This hyper track fits so perfectly with the chaos the Cake twins wreak on Pinkie Pie initially, and the steps are a definite challenge! If you've been following recent developments with jukebeat and jubeat plus content, you'd know that what was (in Japan) saucer pack 02 corresponds to KONAMI Music Pack 26 in the US. However since saucer pack 01's song DIAVOLO got pushed to pack 26, one of the corresponding tracks (this one) got pushed out. Let's hope it's in 27!

-Track #3 is Flip Flap and is available now! Originating in Reflec Beat limelight, the track was crossed over to jubeat saucer at the beginning of May, so it is quite fresh to the series. While it doesn't have the raw speed that its relatives smooooch and Wuv U have, it still has plenty of difficulty due to its triplet timing.

1.70 Teaser #2

It's that time again! Part 1 of the update is taking longer than expected for various reasons, so we're going ahead with part 2. Here are the hints for the 2 tracks:

[ALL USED UP]

Revealed

(Relevant hints: Revocaloidization (Rolling Girl), Silhouette (Fluttershy))

(Relevant hints: Silhouette (DJ PON3), Think Math (PON3 = PON * 3 = PON & PON & PON), DDR 2013 Artist (Tsukematsukeru [cover]))

Sound off in the comments if you think you got it, and we may confirm or deconfirm your guess!

1.70 Teaser!

Yes, those images are hints. To help, lemme just debunk a few songs that could be answers:

Image 1

Gold Dust / DJ Fresh

Gold / Spandau Ballet
[Anything relating to bling]
[Anything hiphop for that matter]

Image 2

Irony / ClariS
Ironic / Alanis Morissette

Image 3
Howlin' for You / Black Keyes
[Anything by Michelle Creber]

Sound off in the comments if you think you know the tracks! Who knows, we might just confirm the track.