One Month Using the (Polish) DDR Pads: Every Question I've Been Asked So Far

[@paolaramirez7123]

So helpful! I’ve been searching like crazy for dance equipment, and was nervous about ALL the sellers. Thank you so much for your videos!

[@iamdadbod]

No worries, let me know if you have any questions

[@papilloneffect4015]

Thank you for making this review, this was exactly what I was looking for.

[@MooMooCow95]

Thank you so much for making these videos. I stumbled upon this company while in a desperate search for PIU pads during COVID since I can’t go to the arcade and have since gained the COVID-19 19 pounds lol. I was really paranoid, but I feel a lot better after seeing your videos :D

[@iamdadbod]

Hope they treat you well

[@JAMlE]

Thanks so much mate, great vid. Eases my mind about buying one

[@iamdadbod]

Hope you love it

[@GoodNormals]

Just placed my order. Thanks for all the info.

[@iamdadbod]

Nice, you're gonna love them

[@Colectivo_Criollo]

thanks for the review! waiting for my pad! lets ddr!

[@pl8252]

Thank you so much! This is the content I have been scrubbing the internet for many years! Wish I had the time to get into being a DDR cab hobbyist but this is the next best thing to the real thing so thank you!! You kept my dream alive, I'm gonna have to go on a google quest as a noob to start setting up this gear to make it work!

[@iamdadbod]

Get it going!

[@pl8252]

@@iamdadbod Thanks man, after much contemplation I finally ordered the polish pad!! Def something to look forward to getting in this quarantine 😁

[@lcplPoop]

@@pl8252 Did you get a response? I have been considering ordering one, but I didn't want to back them up if they're temporarily out of production or anything.

[@iamdadbod]

I actually spoke with the owner the other day. Their business has been booming. Really awesome to see

[@lcplPoop]

@@iamdadbod Awesome! I guess the only question now is if I need 2...

[@mettaaa8061]

Bc of these questions now im 90% sure ill buy these thanks alot bro! you got a subscriber

[@ViolentBooGaming]

Can't stress the amount of help you've gave me thanks!

[@iamdadbod]

Glad it could help. Stay tuned for the polish handlebar system coming soon!

[@iamdadbod]

I haven't tried this one... Those are very expensive. Typically if you contact the company they can tell you how to repair it

[@iamdadbod]

@Terry Bogard they are still great!

[@iamdadbod]

@Terry Bogard very little for me

[@iamdadbod]

@Terry Bogard I always talk to them on Facebook

[@PkGam]

Thanks for giving info on these! It's nice to see that there's another dance pad option on the market! For the longest time it was either DDRGame (very few of them too) or Precision Dance Pads. Every other manufacturer is too pricey, closed up shop or got stuck in development. Which is really too bad because there are a lot of dance game players, especially since the resurgence of DDR and arcades like Round1. But the prices for there aren't too shabby (even with shipping it's among the lowest-priced for metal ones) and sound quite usable for higher levels. For your endurance, I bet part of it is due to technique. Try to minimize as much movement and effort as possible. Examples are relaxing legs/feet like you would walking normally, keeping your feet close to the ground instead of lifting high, using your heels to hit panels, hitting the side of the panel closest to the center, "stepping" instead of "stomping", not really "jumping" for jumps, etc... Those sorts of things. It's difficult to get the hang of it at first because of the speed of the game being pretty frantic and essentially needing to relearn your moves. So you may have to drop down a few levels as you focus on the movements. But speaking for myself, when I worked on that and got the hang of it, improvement came fast and so did more fun, lol!

[@danielbelfort5088]

If you mind the screws you can use some sanding paper to roughen them up, get a can of plastidip and dunk the heads in them, wait a day and screw them in. After they're screwed in you can even fill up the grooves on the screws with plastidip so it looks as if the panels are bolted in. Stepping on screws coated in rubber actually hurts a little less.

[@iamdadbod]

Nice, do you have these pads as well?

[@danielbelfort5088]

@@iamdadbod just got mine last week.

[@iamdadbod]

Very awesome

[@jordanlong2055]

I own one of those dancepads and Im never going barefeet playing because ive ended up cutting my toe on one of those screws that has those shockers, wasnt the best experience so im relying on socks now

[@iamdadbod]

Sock gang

[@tino5621]

I can’t wait to get mine and set it up. The wait is killing me lol, I placed my order on 7/15 so hopefully not too much longer!

[@kaylathomas4760]

Hey, just wanted to see if you ever got yours? I just ordered mine a few days ago (09/23/2021) and I'm hoping it doesn't take forever to get here...

[@tino5621]

@@kaylathomas4760 are you in the states? Yep I finally got Mike it took about 25 days from my order date and I ordered the pad and bar combo. It’s 100% definitely worth it and I use it literally about every day lol

[@kaylathomas4760]

@@tino5621 Yes, I'm in the US! That's exciting. Did you get the one where there's 24-hour shipping? I know realistically there's no way I'll get it that quick from Poland, but I'm hoping it'll at least get here faster than it otherwise would...

[@tino5621]

@@kaylathomas4760 hey I went ahead and uploaded a video of me using the LTEK if you wanted to check it out! I know a lot of people look for gameplay with them because I was one of them too at one point lol.

[@-AC9510-]

Those things look fun

[@iamdadbod]

they are super fun

[@freddyrios22]

I’m torn about getting this bc I live in an apartment on the second floor, do you think this would make a lot of noise when stepping on the pads?

[@iamdadbod]

It would Def be noisy, when I lived in an apartment I had my neighbors schedule so I knew when to play and when I should be quiet. I'm sure there are some noise reducing pads you could put between the pad and floor though

[@red_994]

Great vid. I'm pretty convinced into buying one. Only thing this you've mentioned is that the panels are made of poylcarbonate, according to the website it's panels are "tough acrylic". I was wondering if they're using a new material now and you happen to have their older model.

[@iamdadbod]

Nope, polycarbonate is the upgrade

[@red_994]

@@iamdadbod Oh I didn't notice they have a Pro version that's poylcarbonate. That's good to know, thanks!

[@blakedmc1989DDRHD]

i would be willing to get tha pad if it had support for Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, OG XBOX, and XBOX 360

[@iamdadbod]

I guess, but you can easily get all the song on stepmania and it's all in one place

[@blakedmc1989DDRHD]

@@iamdadbod i don't count stepmania! yea i know i can put it all in one place but i'm not willin' to let my physical copies and systems rot and collect dust

[@iamdadbod]

Aren't they currently collecting dust though?

[@blakedmc1989DDRHD]

@@iamdadbod no! i still play them

[@SZF123456]

@@blakedmc1989DDRHD Considered MAME or Retroarch to just emulate those games?

[@rukisan159]

Thanks for the review man! Now I can peace in mind that this pad last long. I play Pump it up. It should be the same as yours. Same company just different panel.

[@iamdadbod]

Glad it helped

[@codingtranquility]

I just recently got the ex pro 2, and does it suck. It gets pad misses like crazy (3-4) per song, and has deadzones on each panel which makes it impossible to do bracketing. I asked support about it, and they told me there may be some debris between the sensor, so I was told to spray some computer duster between all sensors, and clean the top with rubbing alcohol, but it didn't help at all. In the process of trying to get a return, which they seem very hesitant to give, and if I get it done I'll opt for a stepmaniax pad.

[@iamdadbod]

That does seem very unlike those pads. I still almost never have issues. I have had to carefully take the tiles off and clean the sensors. It's really easy to do. If you hit me up on discord I can walk you through it if you want sometime.

[@Darknight0681]

The pad actually works exactly like it should out of the box for entry level to intermediate players. If you plan to bracket in any form I highly suggest the copper shim mod on the inside edge of the panel metal contacts. It's a total game changer and you'll totally have your brackets about as good as you can ask for outside of an FSR mod. I've gotten MFCs with it once modded, so it CAN get the job done. You just have to play with it some and get the right feel for it.

[@scottschoppert9149]

Sweet mine should be here today

[@scottschoppert9149]

It showed up around noon. 5 days from Poland

[@banana987987]

My son received his dance pad in June and has been using it pretty solidly since.He's now noticing that the sensors (possibly only one of the sensors) are starting to register double-taps or not at all when he hits them. I removed one of the acrylic panels with the idea of testing some mods - is the sensitivity off? Is the "diamond" material getting flattened? Should I add something? Any thoughts? Have you or your wife experienced anything like this? Thanks, Kyle's mom.

[@iamdadbod]

Hello Kyle's Mom, we have yet to take these apart. However there companies official Facebook account respond really quick in messenger and they speak English. I'd start there.

[@banana987987]

@@iamdadbod Thanks, I'll try contacting them :)

[@Darknight0681]

If you haven't already, considering cleaning the metal contacts. I've heard some people have theirs literally come back to life the moment they got wiped up and dried off good.

[@rikan3445]

Regarding the consoles : you might be able to get a XiM apex or xim edge for 360 and map it from the DDR pad to any game that uses DPAD. Are you gonna upload footage of the pads? I've seen a few streamers using them and they don't look terrible. But I'd rather get a pad that has a handlebar.

[@iamdadbod]

I stream with them and my first video has gameplay

[@ooMKVoo]

In some of the other video reviews of this pad, clicking sounds were quite noticeable when stepping on the arrows. In real world use, is it loud enough to be heard over the music?

[@iamdadbod]

I've never experienced this issue. Mine is very quiet

[@DevoutSoldierYT]

Can anyone recommend a strong pad that can be used for PS2 as well?

[@Queenkai-x]

I’ve been wondering the same for quite awhile. Also wondering if this can be played on a ps2 with converters like a USB to PS2 co better box.

[@anotheryoma]

How are they almost a year later?

[@iamdadbod]

Still awesome, we enjoy them still and sensitivity is still great

[@kevinr.9733]

How is it that this gets posted while I'm listening to a cover of a DDR song?

[@iamdadbod]

what song?

[@kevinr.9733]

"Butterfly". Cover by FamilyJules and Adrisaurus.

[@iamdadbod]

Nice

[@Gewoah]

If you so read my comment, may I ask how long are the usb cable for the pad? I probably use my pc over at my living room due to my room being small and my living room tv being on a big countertop as well putting my pc on that countertop

[@iamdadbod]

I believe 6 feet, I bought usb extension cables

[@Gewoah]

Awesome, thank you for answering my question :)

[@redTears0318]

where do you put the pad , is that on long carpet

[@iamdadbod]

Very short carpet

[@Urteilgame]

On the website when "PRO" panels are mentioned for "durable play", are these the polycarbonate ones?

[@iamdadbod]

Yes

[@Urteilgame]

@@iamdadbod Thanks!

[@infernogott]

I think you could play Switch games with this with a cross hair converter. I played Necrodancer on Switch with my Soft Pad (which is for PC) with it. You probably also need to connect a controller to go around the menus.

[@iamdadbod]

Lol I probably could, might be fun

[@infernogott]

@@iamdadbod This converter also supports PS3/4 and Xbox 360/One. I don't know if there are any fun dance pad games for those consoles though.

[@nacho8bc]

Hey I was considering grabbing one of these, is there any risk of damage to floor/carpet from the sticky pads on the underside of the pad?

[@iamdadbod]

The pads are a really nice rubber, I haven't noticed anything at all like that with mine

[@nacho8bc]

@@iamdadbod cool! just wanted to check. I think I'll go ahead and order mine then :)

[@shinsukekatachi4200]

I just got the pad and your videos are really helping me! I am very nervous about setting it up and mapping the buttons. If you don't get the start and select buttons, where are they and how do you select things? Do you just use the keyboard to select those? What did you mean by "game mode" on your Samsung TV? I just never got a metal pad before, I have the ps3 game with the soft pad, so I wanted to get this pad. Thank you so much for making these videos!

[@iamdadbod]

Game mode is on a lot of different TV's. If you don't have start and select buttons just use a keyboard, I still do got the most part now even though I have them lol

[@Darknight0681]

For MAC users out here, its plug and play and setup is no different than on a PC. So don't worry about that at all if you are.

[@leinra7338]

Is there an easy option to "fold" or detach the bar just in case you need to store it? I do not have any dedicated space in my house for this so I'd pretty much place this in my living room.

[@iamdadbod]

It doesn't appear easy to just detach it. It would be a more permanent solution

[@leinra7338]

​@@iamdadbod I see. I'll have to use a substitute for the handlebar, then. Thanks for responding!

[@juliankuhn5990]

i haven't been this excited in quite some time. i'm 36 and used to play max, max2 and extreme ALL THE TIME on my ps2. is there a video on how to set up stepmania on a computer? i really want to get this....

[@iamdadbod]

The stepmania install is super easy, download and install. If you message me on discord, I can help iamdadbod#7298

[@juliankuhn5990]

@@iamdadbod which pads are the ones with the stronger polycarbonate panels on the website? i'm about your size and would need those more than likely.

[@iamdadbod]

Sorry I missed this... it's the pro version.

[@urobulus]

So how it is after 6+ months of using? Is the pad still sturdy, responsive, and the bar just as good? I'm about to place my order with them and just want to get your feedback on yours after all this time. Do you have a 6+ months review update coming soon too? Thanks a lot for all your videos on it, very helpful! :)

[@iamdadbod]

Hey, pad still feels awesome. I'll probably do a year follow up video. I don't really use the bar much but it's not bad, imo there might be better home made bar solutions, but that's just me, I'm 6 foot 2 inches tall and the bar doesn't feel very comfortable at my height and I also never used it growing up so it's just weird for me lol.

[@urobulus]

@@iamdadbod Alright thank you for your help, I'll order one shortly tonight :)

[@iamdadbod]

I hope you love it. Not sure how long you've been playing but it was certainly great to get back into ddr.

[@lazybeastz182]

@@urobulus any good?

[@Ben-yk1if]

How difficult was it to get the pad to connect? I still can't figure out how to get my piece of crap soft pad to work.

[@iamdadbod]

I was playing in under 6 minutes

[@TheYoungVulnerableAnimeGirls]

I'm having trouble finding the customization option to add custom text to the center panel. Did you just tell them to do that in the additional notes or was there an actual add-on charge for that?

[@iamdadbod]

Yes, just messaged them on Facebook. They respond quick

[@TheYoungVulnerableAnimeGirls]

@@iamdadbod oh Jesus, I'm banned from Facebook for reasons. Thanks for the info I'll figure it out.

[@iamdadbod]

@@TheYoungVulnerableAnimeGirls of, send them an email

[@TheYoungVulnerableAnimeGirls]

@@iamdadbod yeah, I figured that was the next course of action. Thanks for the suggestion though! It's cool to see people roughly my age still playing DDR.

[@nickel7o740]

I was thinking of getting one of these pads but I have a very important question? How much do these pads weigh? I need a place to store the pads so when I'm done playing it's not stuck in the living room... Other than that I'm actually thinking of getting two of these. (If I have space...)

[@iamdadbod]

I don't have an exact weight but putting them upright for storage is simple. They have weight to them but nothing most adults couldn't handle

[@nickel7o740]

@@iamdadbod Thanks for replying. I think I'll pick these up. :)

[@iamdadbod]

I still use mine all the time, it's great

[@complicatedbusiness379]

Hey man, what is the difference between EX (163.00 €) and the cheaper ones (146.00 €)? Thanks.

[@iamdadbod]

durable aluminum borders and ABS corners

[@complicatedbusiness379]

@@iamdadbod Thanks a lot! I'm a big boy so probably should go for ex with the pro pads

[@iamdadbod]

@@complicatedbusiness379 i hear that, make sure you get polycarbonate panels if you're over 250 lbs. They hold up to our style of play xD

[@complicatedbusiness379]

@@iamdadbod One more question...if I buy the Pro High Impact panels, they will come preinstalled same as the START/SELECT buttons?

[@iamdadbod]

@@complicatedbusiness379 can confirm as mine did

[@loganvsky]

how long is the cable they give you?

[@iamdadbod]

6ft I believe

[@loganvsky]

@@iamdadbod nice!!! thank you for the instant answer XD

[@iamdadbod]

No worries. I love my pads, they get a lot of love

[@loganvsky]

@@iamdadbod i ordered my pad yesterday and i just cant wait for it >_

[@iamdadbod]

Let's goooo, you'll love it

[@maximiliangruber8641]

How much can you customize this thing?

[@iamdadbod]

That i am not sure, i guess it depends on what you're trying to customize

[@iamdadbod]

Unless your meant to what extent, then I think they can do pretty much anything

[@DuberlyMazuelosBZero]

hey, my pc no longer recognice the pad, any help with the drivers?

[@iamdadbod]

I'd try reinstalling stepmania, there shouldn't be an issue with that at all. You could also uninstall the driver from device manager and reconnecting. I'm not sure though

[@yutsi_e]

How is the handbar? Is the bar at a comfortable height?

[@iamdadbod]

How tall are you

[@yutsi_e]

@@iamdadbod 5' 11". ITG arcade bars are basically perfect height for me.

[@iamdadbod]

@@yutsi_e I'm 6'2" and it seems a bit low. I'm waiting on some hardware for it but when I get it, I'll have the video up

[@yutsi_e]

@@iamdadbod Sweet. I want to buy it but it depends how much the shipping to the US costs, would be less of a hassle than building a plywood platform.

[@scottschoppert9149]

I bought a deluxe pad for 50 or so then bought two soft pads so far after about a 10 year break from ddr. Ended up thinking that I would wear out the deluxe pad so bought the soft pads and modded one. Basically I cut out some pads from this foam material board from Walmart. I then placed the pads on the bottom of the plywood with duct tape basically lifted the pad up and placed the pads. Second part was stapling the pad around the outside of the material not the pad itself and finally covered the pad with clear vinyl that I stapled to the side of the plywood and duct tape everything and it’s a great way to save a lot of money don’t get me wrong it’s not as if I wouldn’t want to buy a polish pad however for me this is perfect and basically disposable. It’s better than my deluxe pad because like jumping rope the firm support of the plywood and pad with the vinyl with the foam buttons makes for an bastard arcade feel. Warning about the ps2 deluxe pad on amazon the foam insert is super squishy but I had a inset from a old deluxe pad witch is way stiffer so figure out a way to get some high density foam and that pad is great.

[@sakaru2]

keep in mind you can buy a bar for this pad but it sucks better to make your own

[@TheAdvertisement]

Here’s my question: Have you lost weight? -I’m sorry that was mean.-

[@iamdadbod]

I've lost a little weight so far, i need to play a lot more and a lot longer to get the new dadbod