[Aeronautical Vigilante]

Azure: They could be. Part of the idea is that people would be making their own animations - the only rule is that it has to tell a story. Idiosyncratic appearances and such would fit. (Also, keep in mind it's usually not "go!" - that's actually unique to Insane mode, as are the female cheerleaders.)

I'd say 4.0 animation format just so that there's one format followed.

Also, as a random aside, if anyone can get Macho Man remade for the 4.0 animation format, that'd be awesome.

All five ideas have gotten their supporters and several their naysayers... My analysis:
* Recreation's entire point is 'out with the new, in with the old', as well as 'fix me!'. Unlike some similar past contests (OSC3+), it'd be OSC only BTW, and not all of it. I'm thinking like half of each contest. The disavantage is kinda obvious; nothing really new can be kind of a damper.
* Other's Selections doesn't seem to have particular opposition, though I am afraid of people intentionally choosing songs that are really damned hard to imagine good steps for.
* Mash-Up duel... Well the ideas I've seen so far sound like ear-bleeding. If I get this one, I will so introduce a temporary rules change, not judge, and enter with a remade Healing Vision 300. :P
* Neon FM style would be interesting to say the least. I like the idea of using alternative modes of thinking. The problem is, this mode would inherently limit us to Keyboard or IIDX controllers since only the Neon FM team (IIRC) has Neon FM format pads.
* If it weren't for the fact that we'd need to have a dedicated animations creation team for it probably to help everyone, I would love to do the Ouendan theme. Just, love it. Obviously there'd need to be major major changes from how it looks in Ouendan, but still... The problem however, comes in the animations creation team. It becomes two separate issues. :|