Dance....dance....revolution!

This game deserves a topic for its greatness. So..much..fun. And it's the best way for a loser like me to stay in shape. Anyways, who else has fun stepping on arrows to japanese music, and some American crap?(Dirty Vegas....blech. Screw you, Max 2.)

More proof of Konami's greatness =3

I play DDR at my friend's house all the time! I agree that it is a great way to keep in shape! But, we usually put on our own music.

I pwn at DDR.

When I use the controller.

I am fat, yet i absolutely love ddr.. its the best game. im gettign better im almost ready to start doing songs in standard instead of light.

I'm so bad at it... >_> <_<;; It's a lot harder than it looks, and I usually end up crossing my legs and losing my balance.... heh heh

i just beat Tsugaru on standard.. twice.. and i am overwieght and lazy so i am really proud, dr. nick would be proud.

OMG this game is awesome. I've played it at my friend's house many times and at LAN parties, and its so much fun. I considered buying a PS2 just to play it. I'm in the process of rounding up a pad and suitable adapter to use it with my PC. I suppose I better get on that quick and maybe get my fat ass in better shape.

thats how i feel, i have it, but i need to play it more.. i really need to lose some weight.. but damnit.. im so lazy.

That seems to be a common theme here, and among many of my friends. Who'd have ever thought that you could play video games and get a workout at the same time? Seriously, that's awesome!

Have you ever felt the rush of playing DDR in public? It's the best thing 50 cents can buy...if you win.

i suck and look like a fool.. so i would never play it in public

I almost passed Healing Visions (Angelic Mix) at teh mall.

Anyways.

I was at wilk's today and pwned him at Healing Vision, Ready Steady Go, and MGS mission R.

Then again, he plays on standard to my heavy.

hey.. i passed one song that u failed.. and.. im fat.. so.. shutup... =[

Exotic ethnic.


Stupid crossovers.

And hey, that's my second time dancing that song ever! So.....shut up!


*sticks tongue out*

New DDR in like, what, two days? I think it's on wednesday.

DDR, what was the newest one called, i cant remember, i was always stuck playing DDR2 at the mall and doing maybe OK)(could do heavy if i was lucky, or hyped on coffee)( but yeah, what is the new one called?

Extreme. hopefully, I'll get it within the next week.

Alac, the only ten footer is The legend of Max..I was hoping for bag and Sakura(well, that's actualy like a 9.7...)

I got it today, freaking great, much better than Max2.

Really, what kind of songs are on it now?..... i need to buy it now that i know its out... :
:goes through every applience store hopefully within the net week or so::

Lets see:

Legend of Max
Trip Machine
Trip Machine (survivor)
A
V (for extreme)
Wild Rush
Wild Rush (from nonstop megamix)
Frozen Ray (for extreme)
.56
321 Stars
Can't Stop Falling In Love (speed mix)
Tsugaru
Tsugaru (apple mix)
MAXIMIZER
Paranoia Eternal
Paranoia Max (Dirty Mix)
Do Me (H.I.D.E.O Mix)
And that's all I care to remember.

Said By Dr. Nick Rivera

Tsugaru (apple mix)

i need to hear that... and it better taste like apples

Tsugaru (apple mix) >>>>>>> Tsugaru

Only

It's an Oni-only song, so you have to play it as a 9 foot song.

Don't worry, though, it's easier than Tsugaru, even though they both are 9 feet.

Sorry, I just had to bring this topic up again.

I've been playing DDR for nearly three years. There's not song I can't beat on heavy.

I kiss my DDR pad for fun.
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I play on a Cobalt Flux platform. It's one of the best out there, a good $350 (including shipping), and it was well worth the price.

I really like DDR, but why the revolution? Are there really Marxist undertones in the game like Jack Thompson has stated?

Ther should be.

I think it's the "revolution" because it's the new revolution of "dancing".

Truthfully, I can't dance. I went to Otakon (an anime convention), and at the rave that night, I found out that the only way that I can dance is through DDR moves. Great.

It's not really dancing at all though...it's dorky.

Yeah, but if you see some people... they do all kinds of crazy stuff on the pads.

That's called freestyling. I do that from time to time. It makes it a little more fun, like, the songs that you're starting to memorize.

In fact, I'm in a non-lazy mood. I'll give a brief description of a few of the common freestyle moves.

Backwardsing:
I think I may have made up a new word, but you get the idea. Basically, you perform the song (or a portion thereof) without looking at the screen. It should go without saying, but yes, you do need to memorize the notes in order to pull this off. It does not look cool to not look at the screen and miss every note. And, as the title says, you are facing backward. Toward the crowd.

Bar Jumping: Normally done in an arcade or if you have a bar on your pad at home.
Bar jumping is what it sounds like; you jump over the safety bar either to get off the stage or to get onto it. This works best at the beginning of a song, or sometimes when there is a reletively long break in the notes. If you are tired and/or lazy and don't jump high enough, you can get your clothes and/or bodily extremities caught on the bar - so watch out. If you are playing versus mode, you can have your partner take over your notes while you walk around to the back of the machine to prepare for the jump.

Bridges:
Like a bridge in yoga, in DDR you have two feet forward, and lean back bringing both hands behind you. An example (works well in dynamite rave - It's a song for those of you that don't know) is UR to DL, where you go UR with feet, then in one smooth fast motion, lean as much of your body weight forward as you can, bend your knees a lot, and reach your hands backwards to touch the back pads. If you don't shift your weight forward, or don't bend your knees, you'll fall flat on your ass.

Crossovers: Versus mode
This is where you trade places with your partner. A good place to do this is when both of you have to do up and down at the same time. One person does both ups, the other does both downs. Then when you need to continue the song, go to opposite pads. This is best done when there isnt much else going on in the song. A modified version of this has one person jump over the other person as they switch, definately an advanced move.

Circles:
Circles are when you do the arrows in such a way that you spin around in a circle while doing the moves.
Example: for the sequence u-r-d-l you use right foot up, left foot right, right foot down, left foot left, while rotating your body, and do not look at screen once you start. If you got leet skillz you can do circles in many situations, such as when there really is not a circle-friendly arrow scheme, or when there are a bunch of fast notes coming up the screen. Basically, if the center of your body stays in the same place and/or you face the same direction, you are not doing circles.

Hand Plant: (One of my favorites)
This is where you use your hands to hit the foot pads. You could punch them with your fists, but that does not look cool. It's probably best to use your palms if possible. This can be somewhat hard since the pads are on the ground, but if you do it right it looks cool. I usually screw it up and look like a fairy, so I haven't been doing much of this recently. It may help to bend your knees as this gets you closer to the ground for when you do the hand plants.

Knee Drop:
The move that makes all too true of the phrase "I am my own worst enemy". Why, you ask? Because it hurts like a motherfucker. If you do these carelessly and too often, you can really screw up your knees. However, they look super cool, and I do them all the time. You can drop with one knee at a time or both at once. I prefer both at once. I do this when there is something like DL then UR, and bring both knees down to the UR. This works well in Dynamite Rave, because there is a nice gap between UR and the next notes. I usually hang on to the bar and the machine at the same time for support and to get back up. I think, however, it would probably be more effective at preserving my knees to try to shift as much of my weight backwards as possible so that only the minimum necessary force is exerted on my knees. This would also allow me to get back up faster. I'll let you know how this turns out.

Machine Vaulting: Arcade Use
First, make sure those stupid cardboard things aren't on the sides of the machine where you put your bags and shit. That will make things a lot easier. Second, just bring one foot up on top of that side part of the machine, and pretending its just like a really big stair, launch yourself up into the air and back down onto the machine. This works well at the beginning of a song, or when there is a pause. If you are playing versus mode, you can have your partner take over your notes while you vault the machine.

Yeah. I know bits and pieces of certain information, and this happens to be one of the subjects that I do.

Said By Aron Schatz

Yeah, but if you see some people... they do all kinds of crazy stuff on the pads.

But those are the people that have played the games so much that they literally do dance, with real moves and everything, and still pwn my ass in arcades. Thats only because they practice while in school, at arcades, in the car, at home, even whilst they are fricken' dreaming. By the way, I got the Mario version earlier. I might do a reviw for a uArt later. I got one in the pipeline now.