I bought and restored a $1500 DDR Machine!

[@AKSnowKitty]

Man, I love seeing the ticket mod "in the wild". My assistant manager and I were the original developers of that mod back in the DDR 3rd Mix days. I ran some Namco arcades, and the goal was to find an easy mod with supplies all the stores had on hand. Once we hit on this and it's simplicity, Namco sent out a company wide e-mail for all the stores to do it. Back then, the sensors still had tons of life left in them, so the mod was extremely effective.

[@vvvazirixx8549]

i did keep the tickets that were in the pad, but it’s cool that the mod was revolutionary and that the person who made it commented on my video

[@RobertsBrainIsGone]

Cyberstation #05088 represent!

[@Cobalt985]

Rhythm games and furries, truly iconic

[@shakes5847]

As a 2 decade long electrician, all I can do is nod my head knowingly as you uncover more and more layers of jank beneath the surface. It's like I'm at work right now.

[@brandon_aka_BOT]

Nice find on this cab and good luck on your journey to getting really gud

[@waste4245]

Awesome process to watch! Looks like the absolute perfect man cave, this :D

[@flippedsk8er14]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@vvvazirixx8549]

np thank you

[@alibiisntreal]

i love this type of content. congrats on the ddr machine! are you planning to go into stamina or tech with it?

[@vvvazirixx8549]

im playing a little bit of both. I have a tech-based tournament on Saturday (in person, crazy), but I also enjoy footspeed. I got my first ITG 16 yesterday on it as well which will be uploaded tomorrow

[@coolstuffgaming]

what a steal, super cool video! thanks recommendations

[@ViolentBooGaming]

That's actually really smart to use a monitor mount. Did not think of that.

[@vvvazirixx8549]

worked better than expected, but it can be bouncy if its not supported right

[@SouthPokey]

W PENDULUM AT THE END

[@fluffyspark798]

This is a well made video!!

[@nintenchris5963]

04:32 Nice cut. lol

[@patrickbateman00]

Interesting pad mod. I used the 6 layer gorilla tape method. All though very affective. It was harsh on the knees. So, I went back to foam.

[@vvvazirixx8549]

the only reason i’m not on foam right now is because it compresses over time but maybe i’ll switch sometime too

[@micahfibranz]

odd enough i have seen a arcade closed! It lost power somehow?

[@ultraviolet_99]

bro this is so epic to have in your house

[@vvvazirixx8549]

it is for sure

[@man95ster]

azz bricks is gaming!!

[@LtSerg756]

I love this

[@andrewlee88]

Where did u buy the pads from? I want to upgrade a game but it has some missing parts

[@vvvazirixx8549]

the cab and the pads came from Fun Central arcade in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. You have to be lucky and find a deal out in the wild, or start emailing your arcades. Replacement arcade pad parts can be found at ddrpad.com

[@TFD500Official]

the pizza box had me dead LMAO

[@5K00O]

If I were to get a cab, i would definitely emulate one of the games that correspond with the cab.

[@vvvazirixx8549]

There's a build of MAME that I can get every arcade release before X, so I have that installed but almost never use it

[@5K00O]

@@vvvazirixx8549 you sure you can get SN1 and 2 AC working on MAME? I got those two working with a special version of PCSX2 instead.

[@vvvazirixx8549]

@@5K00O yes sorry, I use Pegasus as a launcher and it lets me select MAME releases and PCSX2 releases. Check it out here: github.com/evanclue/ddr-picker

[@5K00O]

@@vvvazirixx8549 ah, makes sense

[@5K00O]

@@vvvazirixx8549 I'm curious, do you have the cab running on it's own power or is it all from the PC? 'Cause I'm thinking of getting a cab too, but I'm unsure if I need to use the cab's own power supply and or my PC's power supply.

[@OreoVix]

I want a ddr cab

[@GoRun1982]

Same. I could finally aaa all the mixes I have put off over the years

[@gavinyt8170]

I'm getting one but not installing stepmania but I might install not itg

[@vvvazirixx8549]

trust me, you’ll end up using stepmania sooner or later as your main engine

[@gavinyt8170]

@@vvvazirixx8549 well no cuz the only songs I play are Mawuru maps and tournaments

[@mafiayau]

nice! BTW Are you going to sell your extio? Or are you going to buy a chimera PCB to play with DDR?

[@vvvazirixx8549]

I could sell considering I'm not gonna need it anymore, but no, I'm just using a standard dell optiplex to run stepmania 5 for ITG and the stepmania 3.95 version of DDR extreme.

[@anominous4003]

Woah

[@cretaius]

Awesome find! I actually have a question if you don’t mind me asking here. My local arcade opened up a while back after the pandemic, and the DDR machine which has In The Groove 2 installed is not working properly. The lights and everything turn on but the screen remains black. Probably got shot by months of not being used. The technicians opened it up and vacuumed it but that’s about it. Not sure if they’ll continue to try to fix it. Would you happen to know what the problem might be? Would it need any new parts and if so what kind? Some kind of tubing or wires? Sorry if I don’t have much to go off on but that’s all I saw. Thanks for any input, and watching the video made me itch to play DDR again!

[@vvvazirixx8549]

Is the screen a CRT? This could be one of two things. -A part inside the CRT is dead, look for maybe burnt or missing parts from the boards -The screen resolution/KHz is not setup properly Did this machine work with this same game your running now in the past? If not, I would recommend hooking it back up to DDR to check if its working at all

[@cretaius]

Yes the screen is CRT it was formerly a DDR Extreme machine then installed ITG2 around 2006 and it’s been around ever since. I’ll try to the talk to the technicians about the problems then, hopefully it’s something fixable now that they can pinpoint it. I appreciate the input. If it’s something beyond their control I can try to ask if they can acquire a new machine. Anything post-Extreme is fine with me. A couple of my friends and I are ready to donate to the cause if anything; willing to pitch-in cash. Thanks again for the help!

[@vvvazirixx8549]

@@cretaius No problem! Don't go buying a whole new machine though. Just replace the monitor with a computer monitor like the LG 32" gaming monitor I have shown in the video ( 22:07 ). Also, there is a Dell Ultrasharp model that fits perfectly in the monitor chassy that can be used as a replacement and is an LCD panel. There also a 2 part video titled "Replacing the CRT in my DDR machine" by Leishen if you want to go the Ultrasharp route. Check them out both and see which you like better. Also, I have discord if you would like to talk about it more there and get faster replies :D

[@vvvazirixx8549]

I've also seen people mount large 43"-55" TV's onto the machine that cover the entire front of the monitor chassy which is also a neat route, this can be seen here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYW8ioqwgbxpfKM

[@floatyoatss]

nice

[@vvvazirixx8549]

thank you

[@Daster131]

You can't even play survival mode ITG.

[@drunkchara]

you're 14???

[@drunkchara]

You're obviously not what 14 year old is driving a u haul, sorry I'm a little silly for this

[@vvvazirixx8549]

@@drunkchara At the time of uploading this I was. My mom, dad, and a few of their friends helped me load it in and move it

[@Bryan-wb7te]

Thumbs down due to Trump supporter

[@vvvazirixx8549]

ok

[@Giolopy]

American try not to being their politics into a video onto a random ass video challenge :

[@clyptcgaming2610]

Thats ITG.....