some people that are really good at tech too are Dimo and Cmmf which i think you should watch, they are really incredible to watch playing itg also nice Fascination Maxx

>Vampire for the background music of your vlog >You damn near MFCed that in a sightread, recently Hmm...

It may be inconvenient to see with current DDR, But There are a lot of great original songs and I think it's a well-made DDR

Don't feel bad. That's how I learned DDR lol

Hey bro just to let you know something about using the soft pad and this is my report. When i was playing on the soft pad as a no option for a hand controller when i was young at a certain point; with no other choice i started grinding and i had no thought about using anything as a bar. I was desperate 😅. After about a month or 2, i got to an arcade and had realized that i could play no bar way easier. Nothing crazy but it felt like simple math 😂

i pray your pain has now improved - im also going through pain and watching this helped me mentally. I wish your wife was more supportive of your vlogging because its really enjoyable and helpful

this is the best way to exercise - im trying to build at a home set up now because my local arcade has too many people playing on it, also you look way skinnier than me but im the same weight as you you must have a lot of muscle

I love the original chart. One of my faves actually. But this one looks intense with the foot switches. I've never been good at those lol. Nice work!

I play both PIU and DDR on the LTEKs. It definitely made me a better player in terms of getting to higher difficulties. Totally worth the money if you plan on doing it often. And idk if it's just a thing, but the Gold cab at my arcade...I'm not too fond of it. The pad FEELS inconsistent with the hits, but I really can't tell if it's me or not and that's the thing that annoys me the most. With the white cab, if I missed, I know if I messed up or the machine isn't in a great shape.

No se que le paso a konami con este juego, se ve un DDR demasiado simple, en estetica en graficos, pierde la escencia de las demas versiones.

Playing DDR like this on the ps2 games was hella fun and a great alternative to playing on soft pads that’d break so quickly 😂 💯

It looks similar to hatsune miku protect diva mega mix on nintendo switch.

This is exactly how I started! That and flash flash revolution.

I did exactly the same. Played lots of 5th Mix on PS1 using a controller, then I started playing at our local arcade that had a 4th Mix machine. Got to pass 7-8 footers, but never passed a 9 footer. Afronova and Drop Out were my nemesis (Nemesii?). From then I took it to the next level with Stepmania, and dropped it once I got to college. Just got the itch recently and been on a DDR bend. I have an A20+ very close to work and recently found out that a Round1 will be opening soon in my city :D

My first DDR was Konamix. I was introduced to the game via Flashflashrevolution and Stepmania in middleschool during the early 2000s. I was a keyboard player who later switched to foot play.

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Pump it up out of all 3 dance games it's the one that has actually made a significant difference for me in loosing a good amount of weight. But this only happens as you play 20 and up. Singles and doubles. Where pump it's the only game that pushes me to the limit physically. It's a hardcore workout once you get into the advanced levels and even more so into the expert ones. The physical skill necessary to get an SSS let alone a pass can get insane. Wich I love it as I also do love a good physical challenge

Very interesting watch. Your journey was very similar to mine so it brings a lot of nostalgia. Thanks for sharing.

I remember playing DDR MAX 2 with the shitty softpad after like, saving for a long time and summer camp arcade trips. I played D2R, Tsugaru, and Heaven like...nonstop.

Almost kindred spirit lol. I only owned Max 2 and Extreme as a kid, no regular arcade experience or ITG. By some virtue I learned how to use the controller, but I was only using the right side lmao. Thought to treat it like the pad I guess. Once I had a family friend visit the house, and the mf installed Stepmania on my desktop, along with showing me I could use both sides of the controller 🫠 Somehow I much preferred my own games over Stepmania though. I was hooked on conquering Heavy with my thumbs while I was stuck on Light with my feet. Eventually my foam pad's down arrow crapped out, parents couldn't get a new pad, and I just played exclusively controller almost daily. Until I unfortunately got bored of DDR (meaning my peers were over it real quick and I never bothered to explore the game again.) I went through a PIU phase in my first years in college and got kinda decent because of my previous PS2 experience (like DDR 11s-easy 13s, similar enough to PIU 10s-12s for comparison?) Found another soft pad along the way, BUT I only learned how to mod it into a solid surface during Covid a decade later. Then I was really back to learning and playing this game "properly." Ofc I rebuilt a proper PS2 empire and bought most of the major 2000s games I missed out on 😂 The satisfaction of booting up and scrolling the song wheels never gets old. Now in retrospect, I love them all, but Max 2 is probably the best of the home releases. Song diversity, bomb licenses, and not too complicated with the extra game modes introduced in US Extreme onward. Pureee 00s nostalgia 🥹 I still wish we got Japan's home version of Extreme instead, the childhood experience would've been unstoppable haha

I used to play/freestyle on arcades, but now I use stepmania and use the PlayStation Classic USB controller. Good Ol Controller Controller Revolution!//

I did the same thing, at a convention, but with DDRMax. That’s when I fought Max300 for the first time as it’s extra stage. I made the mistake for setting the scroll speed to 3X making myself lose pretty early, instead should have set it to 1.5X. At the time I was REALLY good at Friday Night Funkin. Where one uses the keyboard to press the arrows. Either the arrows on your keyboard, or the meta, which is DFJK. But I think one could use a PS2 controller too. In fact there is supposed to be an original PlayStation release of FNF that’s supposed to come out in the next year or so, which is an insane surprise. But back to the topic, 2.25 years later after I encountered Max300, I managed to beat it at a Dave & Buster’s. And then in October, I was on a birthday trip, I went into a Round1 Arcade, and managed to beat Max300 again, but then beat The Legend of Max. Later on when I went to another convention, somehow some way, I beat Paranoia Survivor, Paranoia Survivor Max Expert Chart with Mirror setting (basically same chart but longer and extended ending), and Maxx Unlimited, my first 16, as well as a couple more 15s like Finale Challenge, Paranoia Kcet Challenge, and Night of Nights Expert. And then there was the realization that I almost got an A Rank on Max300 by 690 points (a huge “f*** you” moment lmao). And then the following attempt I got a -13, and surpassed 835K points, securing the A Rank. Also, 1999, you either got 2nd mix or 3rd mix.

Seeing DDRMAX2 again brings back so much nostalgia. That was my first DDR game ever, and I used to play it all the time with either my foam-insert-pad or a classic PS2 controller. It's really amazing how today, even though home console releases of DDR basically aren't a thing anymore, we have so many options now of all price-ranges to have good arcade-style pads at home. It's incredible.

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How long have you been playing DDR for man? I just got my home setup and have been playing for a few weeks now. Barely able to clear difficulty 10-11 songs with like a C rating. You're so good!

Coming from an L tek owner, I’ve noticed significant gains in arcade from playing at home. One of my best investments

From my experience, arcade cab pads are very inconsistent in performance. Sometimes, around my area, all the white cabs are either down or under heavy maintenance compared to the gold cab. Gold cabs tend to suck regardless of location surprisingly enough but on a good day they function fine. Always play on white cab though LOL Also, if you want extra stages, you have to play with the flare meter (essentially like regular life but it doesn't refill) to get more stars.

I improved tons just from shadow playing charts on auto play in OITG on my porch with a broken cobalt flux. Times were tough but it worked for me.

The sequel, Hottest Party 2, allowed you to change the speed of the arrows, but it was based on the DDRMAX - SuperNova 2 era of speed mods (1x, 1.5x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 8x). DDR Hottest Party 3, 2010 (Wii) and DDR II would extend this further and add the .5x speed modifiers from the DDR X series, the Reverse arrow option, and the other arrow colors as well (Note, Rainbow, Flat). Also, Marvelous is turned off by default, so you can turn it on in the settings. In DDR II, Marvelous is turned on by default. Also try Dance Dance Revolution II on the Wii, it's without a doubt, the best game in the DDR Hottest Party series. Has a lot of X2 songs, and a good amount of amount of songs that would make it to DDR X3, DDR 2013-2014, and some made to A3 with new charts too (Like (Surrender PureFocus remix)

Forgot to mention in the video that I do not use Motion Controls. I just didn’t have any to use unfortunately. I definitely consider myself an Old School DDR player anyways so I don’t really know if I would enjoy motion controls anyways. Sorry to anyone expecting that 😅

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Always enjoy your videos AND live streams, just do what you can, no one can ask more than what you can do. FUN UPDATE: idk if you remember me from the livestream, but i passed my first ITG 10 yesterday! I tried 11 to make sure i wasnt holding myself back too much but only got about half through when i failed it. May the triune God bless you & your family always!

That's awesome to see an update summary of your progress, man! Keep it up, your positivity and enthusiasm is pretty great to see

im having some trouble where i can't set the precision to eighth notes (the green ones) on monolith for those bursts, all i can do is set it to triplets

Now I return to DDR A3

Cool you played Centerfold (130BPM move it remix)...I designed the Background for it!//

Just want to say I'm in the aame boat of weight loss. Most Cardio workouts arent for me. So I just go to Round 1 and play Dancerush/DDR. The former is a bit more fun since you can learn to swing type movements as you go. Ddfinitely need to cut my bad foods out and I should really be on the way. Keep at it brother! We in it together!

Korean game PIU is smaller than ddr but thanks for playing! PIU is fun too so please keep playing!

Everyone has setbacks once in a while, don't get too discouraged. You'll be back to losing weight in no time.

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Pump it Up is my GOAT, the placement of the arrows really forces you to learn proper TOE/HEEL placement. Also doubles feels so natural

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One day I was eating with my friends on the local mall, and then found out that they had just made an arcade on the top floor. That's when I saw that they were setting up a PIU cabinet. I went there everyday to see if they had it ready (I LOVE rhythm games). I've been playing it for like 2 years now, and since I'm a little obese, I wanted to lose weight too, but I'm still the same weight. The problem is that I eat a lot basically 😅. Keep playing like that, you rock dude!

I like just got my Ltek so nice to hear its got good longevity. I actually started my ddr journey basically on this pad so i had the opposite exoerience of learning to be a bit more heavy footed if i go to a real machine (though i think im big enough its not like a huge difference) i also never though how those corners might be used to keep track of your position