There Weren't 10 Trip Machines So I'll Just Talk About All Of Them In Order

The long awaited sequel! The Paranoias always seem to hog the spotlight so it was fun to take a closer look at the other classic DDR song series. Sorry if you hear some birds in the background, I was recording in the morning so they must have just woken up.
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[@BagMan65]

Love the venn diagram with Monkey Business in the middle

[@brendangrbcich2259]

I would love to see you review the x-special versions of songs to their original counter parts!

[@absentcoder4552]

Review, I believe you mean rip them apart. Out of all the X-Specials, there’s only three or four good ones.

[@thehuggingsimmy1765]

They're all shit 😂

[@GnarlyAxoltolProductions]

⁠@@absentcoder4552Healing Vision’s X-Special chart is pretty good, as well as PARANOIA EVOLUTION.

[@brendangrbcich2259]

Also wanted to say thank you for your content!! I’m currently going through a really hard time, I became crippled through a rare disease, it gets better which is good, but it’s hard for me to even move, and life has just been pretty hard, my car broke down and I’m just having a tough time with everything, but I love your videos! I get so happy whenever you post, they’re always entertaining and make me laugh, you’re doing such a great job and I just wanted to let you know I really appreciate your content!

[@Espik_23]

I'd like to see the MAX songs reviewed next (that includes FAXX, DeltaMAX, etc)

[@Cirnology]

THIS

[@lia_wings]

Survivor thought the siren from Climax wasn't shit and went straight for the amber alert Also, as someone who isn't really THAT into DDR, the rationale behing Evolution's song rating caught me off-guard a bit, since it's my favorite in the series by a long shot when judging the song on its own. I feel like DDR is a bit too self-referential for someone like me who's not "in" on the whole thing, so the whole reference thing isn't a downside at all for me, but I guess I can understand being let down by a song that was supposed to be The Big Thing for the song series and getting just a nifty remix.

[@lupin6741]

the "give it to me good" vocal sample does show up in a trip machine remix, but i believe it's one of the ones in IIDX edit: nvm jungle mix is also in ddr i completely forgot lmfao

[@KaizouKazurei]

How about going back to popular Extreme-Supernova songs? You know the ones, the ones that kept playing on repeat at the arcade and always had thrrads up about them on the forums. Daikenkai, Love Shine, Xepher, Polybitzian dances and choruses, DoLL... all stuff that had people back in the day go "omg what anime is this?!" You really gotta be a ddr boomer to remember the details though.

[@danthewafflelord3059]

NGL, it would be really cool to see a vid of you talking about the various remixes / medleys of DDR (DDR Megamix, Starlight Fantasia (Endorphins Mix), PRANA+REVOLUTIONARY ADDICT (U1 DJ Mix), DDR Tagmix Last Dancer, DDR Extended Megamix, and Xmix 1-5)

[@nepunepudesu]

Luv mix is my favorite 😢

[@extraordiberry]

This would be psychologically taxing but if you can handle it I would be immensely pleased to see a review of Jucunda Memoria and its ESP chart.

[@Lunaticboi956]

:bonk:

[@stepper615]

Oh, i was just playing a bunch of Trip Machines at the arcade tonight so I love that you uploaded this tonight! I want to make a quick comment on ~luv mix~. Back when 3rd Mix was new I absolutely HATED it because of the opening sample. I also found the end of it slightly unsettling for some reason. I admit I was pretty terrible at DDR at the time and could barely pass this song and that is part of why I disliked it. I definitely got "tripped up" by the "trip machine" Now that I'm older and none of the Trip Machines are all that difficult, I like to play the original for fun but I really think ~luv mix~ is a banger. The drums go so hard in the middle of the song. I don't think any other mix of Trip Machine is so straightforward hardcore and I love it for that. Also honestly I don't really hate the baby voice at the beginning of it, because it's such a bizarre choice it's almost........ trippy Trip Machine Survivor is one of my favorite warmup songs now btw. Most of the machines around me are still Extreme, so I'll pick Luv Mix or Survivor for a warmup. Also, the doubles Maniac chart for the original Trip Machine is much better than the single Maniac chart. Not amazing but for 1st Mix, it's pretty good.

[@hlavco]

Songs from 1st and 2nd Mix tended to have a totally different personality in their doubles Maniac charts because those weren't actually added until 4th Mix. For songs from those first two mixes, play Trick mode to see their original hard doubles charts. Even though the charts are labeled Basic and Trick, they're clearly intended for more experienced players. A fun side effect of these early songs having two "hard" doubles charts is that newer games actually list PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~'s Difficult chart as being harder than its Expert chart. Personally, I think only having two difficulties in Doubles mode is a better approach, because the Basic doubles charts on newer songs are too slow to really teach any useful doubles technique, and aren't particularly fun on their own. I think it's better to learn the fundamentals in single mode, and then switch to doubles mode once you've got things like 8th notes figured out.

[@megative-music]

Great review. I agree with most of your points aside from xac nanoglide's chart scored below PhoeniX lmao. While I would say "Do a review of MAX and FAXX songs next" since it's appropriate when you do the siblings already, I'd love to see you reviewing course-unlocked songs, its chart, and the song picks of said course in context of the course theme. A20PLUS and A3 has a bunch of them now (A3 alone has 10 I think, while A20PLUS has so many I don't know the exact number).

[@AlienSix]

This was a fun video to watch, it was cool getting a retrospective on Trip machines as they are one of my favorite series of songs in DDR. What surprised that best trip machine didn't go to jungle mix, as that's my favorite trip machine, but I figured just from a song standpoint it would have been the winner haha. Nice job Daniel!

[@CawCophony]

damn the disrespect on survivor here hurts!! probably my favorite of the entire bunch to listen to, maybe slightly edged out by climax, and -definitely- the best chart of the entire series, yeah

[@mike_280]

How about a video reviewing/ranking the Challenge remixes from Max 2? There’s a lot of classics in there and I think the idea of a song having to define its identity with only one chart is interesting

[@D3usExMachina]

Just realised that the 'DDR' robot voice appears in New Era... so it is all connected

[@almost_friday9745]

and possession 20th

[@celanimaddr]

man it’s probably just me but luv mix goes so hard for me

[@mariyannuism]

loving all these recent videos, they're so fun to watch and discuss. for future videos i'd like to watch a 20 minute long monkey business review.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

Trip Machine: A Trip Machine Jungle Mix: AAA+ Trip Machine Luv Mix: A- Trip Machine Climax: A+ Trip Machine Survivor: C+ Trip Machine Phoenix: D- Trip Machine xac nanoglide mix: AAA Trip Machine Evolution: AA

[@tstsdrtsdrtstststsdrtsdrts2726]

please do the sakura series! i know they’re not technically a ddr series like the paranoias and trip machines are, but they’re a big part of my favorite charts in the game.

[@GibbousTT]

Loving the split ratings for songs and stepcharts. This is like food flakes for the goldfish that is my brain. As for interesting songs to review, I'd say the Supernova Planet series. Saturn is so underrated.

[@dwaterson21]

We need a Top 10 DDR Stop Sections, seriously.

[@Darmani2MB]

My favorite one is Luv Mix. Just like every other 2MB remix it sounds off and unnerving, but that's exactly why i like it

[@pentaxel3905]

calling the intro of TME a "generic" dance beat is just unfair, lmao, come on, it sounds really cool and super fun for TRIP MACHINE.

[@BleddynsStudio]

Great review of this series! Trip Machine Phoenix has always been my favorite. I would love to see you review the series of “NAOKI” alias songs like Dynamite Rave, 1998, Brilliant2U, etc.

[@maxxx6970]

Í respectfully disagree with you not giving Xac Nanoglide mix the highest song rating it is my favorite one oml the full version is literally awesome

[@pseudo-ku]

The doubles charts are also particularly weird, there really aren't any exciting/brutal patterns until Phoenix.

[@danthewafflelord3059]

yooo, a fellow Dan returns!

[@kolja783]

I was waiting for this >.> great video! Trip machine jungle mix #1 if you gave it's SMM chart a chance (maybe a video idea would be rating x-specials or other chart remakes?). It would be kinda nice if you glossed over some other charts when you review the songs like you did with trip machine phoenix esp, sometimes I ignore the main charts and just play a much better and/or easier chart...maybe you could do this for 14s or higher to avoid talking about irrelevant charts though? Every now and then I give charts a lot of credit for being somewhat interesting when they're extremely low difficulty and I see my friends I take out playing them, Vanquish the Ghost BSP is a banger for novices and Beach Side Bunny BSP and DSP are some really surprisingly well themed fun charts for lowers for example. I hate how charts like 8s are expected to all play the same and barely have character (because they usually do) but it's all the more interesting when it's undermined by ESPs and CSPs but it's still an outstanding chart for a lower.

[@GnarlyAxoltolProductions]

TRIP MACHINE ~luv mix~ kicks ass, I don't see why you hate it.

[@Tescargot]

You should review the EVOLVED songs (as in the different songs, not versions of each song)

[@igyr0i272]

An interesting topic to talk about would be all the Max songs (Max 300, Maxx Unlimited, Legend of Max, Max period, Max 300 (SMM mix), delta Max, Max 360). Would be cool to see smth like that. Nice video too btw!!

[@patrickbenoit5433]

this guy is like the cybershell of ddr

[@goro_kaneda]

There are actually 9 Trip Machine songs, if you count the IIDX Version by TAKA from 2nd Style

[@argonaut640]

Something I think would be interesting to explore would be one of the boss song collections (i.e. Groove Radar Special, Replicant D-Action/Ignition). It would be interesting to see if these collections possess any overarching themes, explore each song individually, stuff like that.

[@milescoe9031]

This might be a stretch, but I personally love analyzing songs with particularly interesting or complex rhythms and think of what it would be like as a DDR chart. Maybe you could do a series like that? You could pull from videogame music, pop, or other mediums.

[@hlavco]

The original Trip Machine's chart is AA tier. Once you learn the spins, it's a whole new experience. It's a similar story for Luv Mix, though the spins on that one feel less intentional. This seems to be a pattern with 2MB's remixes of arcade songs... they're legendary for their difficulty, but don't flow well. Since they were made for home versions, my theory is that they were charted by a different team. Maybe 2MB himself? Actually, that would be a good themed video: Rating all the 2MB remixes. PARANOiA KCET ～clean mix～ TRIP MACHINE～luv mix～ La Señorita Virtual ORION.78～civilization mix～ Healing Vision ～Angelic mix～ MAX.(period) Fascination ～eternal love mix～ Pluto Relinquish The last two might not count because they debuted in the arcade before the home version... though Fascination ~eternal love mix~ was added as part of a syncing patch and may have just been an early gift to the players.

[@absentcoder4552]

Don’t forget about Tohoku Evolved.

[@OreoVix]

Review the Naoki robot songs (songs with a robot on the cover)

[@govege5130]

There's a woman moaning in the song pandemonium, which isn't ddr but from in the groove.

[@encambriae]

Would love to see top 10 best and top 10 worst fan-made paranoias and Max songs

[@spiltmilk5599]

would you review the pluto series? it’s a pretty small series but i still think it’d be interesting

[@yiff]

How about a "best and worst of each ddr version"? Lots of picks for all versions, so lots of discussion potential there

[@pleaseenjoythispictureofad5586]

would love to hear your views on the 2022 ichika mixup event songs!

[@dwaterson21]

The funny thing about Luv Mix is that its supposed to be a fever dream. Thats why it just repeats the first note over and over again, and has meaningless nonsense with no sense of direction whatsoever. Its supposed to be insane. Also, it DESPERATELY needs a new chart.

[@GnarlyAxoltolProductions]

Please do a MAX review.

[@DefNotAiko]

Opinions on their X-Specials and SP Trip's SMM Chart?

[@cajebatino1118]

I'm thinking there's only so much series and you already started with the biggest series - Paranoia Maybe you could have overarching themes like best boss songs too!

[@reillocb]

Bro you gotta do the max series. Bonus points if you cover the non ddr ones lol

[@DannySt4rr]

Top Dancemania licenses next!

[@seasoningpacket3464]

2nd mix esp versus their new csp's?

[@nifara8227]

When you reviewing Strictly Business?

[@Scottstimo]

Waka Laka review 👀

[@gamezilla345]

Everybody said the obvious ones, but... Please rank all the Jun tracks! You know, True Love, Sweet Sweet Magic, Silver Dream, etc.

[@TonyTheTGR]

But hear me out: TRIP MACHINE EVOLUTION EXPERT (not CHALLENGE)

[@absentcoder4552]

How many X-Specials are there?

[@kamotegmail]

OG mix/xac nanoglide/CLIMAX/JUNGLE MIX lol

[@DanieluYoshikoto]

Now to complete the set, do a "Make it Better" ""top 10""... o.k. jokes aside, it's kinda fun just to find out how many remixes/alternate versions songs in Dance Dance Revolution have.