Best Dance Pad for DDR MAX 1 & 2 (PS2)?

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  • Ataris
    FFR Player
    • Sep 2003
    • 3

    #1

    Best Dance Pad for DDR MAX 1 & 2 (PS2)?

    Hey guys and gals, I'm sorry if this has been asked before (it probably has), but I couldn't quickly locate another similar thread about this... Anyway, my main question is the same as in the subject. What is the best Dance pad to get for the DDR MAX 1 & 2 game for the PS2? I've checked this buynshop site, and I'm considering buying two of these dancepads, as you can see here:


    However, I don't know if this is the best one out there...
    There's also this metal dance pad (as you can see here: http://buynshop.com/productinfo/44/VG-DDR-MPD/
    but it's a lot more expensive. Another thing is, in other threads I've seen a lot of people say "Metal dancepads suck, get a hard plastic one or build one yourself yadda yadda". Anyway, all that got me pretty confused, and I don't know what's the best choice.

    Apart from that dance pad question, I also wonder about the following:
    1) If I get the BNS Ultra DX-Xtreme Dance Pad, do I also still need to get a dance pad cover (like the BNS DDR Dance Pad Cover also listed on that site)? I will have to play on a carpet if that helps/hurts anything.
    2) Are there any better deals out there, or is buynshop a decent site to shop at?
    3) (Another thing I just noticed) Is there much difference between the dance pads listed here: https://<a href="http://www.buynshop...DDR-ULTDX/</a> and here: http://www.buynshop.com/productinfophp3/VG-DDR-DXCB2 ? Only the first one seems to note the "New Extreme Insert & new bigger pad size". Because it's Ultra Extreme instead of regular extreme? :P Hmmmmm...
    4) And finally: I haven't played DDR before at all. But I saw DDR2 MAX came out just recently, and I was already planning to get DDR1. Is it worth it to get both games, or will 'just' DDR2 MAX suffice?


    Is there anyone who can help me out with (some of) these questions please? The more details I can get, the better, of course. Thanks in advance!
  • Ataris
    FFR Player
    • Sep 2003
    • 3

    #2
    No one knows the answer to any of the questions I asked? Any helpful response I could get would still be appreciated, I plan to order this stuff very soon, maybe even today...

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    • gui-blinky
      FFR Player
      • Sep 2003
      • 10

      #3
      Just get stepmania and a pad and a pc adapter

      and for a pad get a metal one or a hard one not the ones that look like a sheet.

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      • Mana-sama
        FFR Player
        • Oct 2003
        • 5

        #4
        I like Rythm and Police...It's alot more fun to do on heavy mode 2 ^-^

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        • witeasprinwow
          FFR Player
          • May 2003
          • 116

          #5
          Originally posted by Mana-sama
          I like Rythm and Police...It's alot more fun to do on heavy mode 2 ^-^
          Uh... Did you put this in the wrong thread? It has nothing to do with the topic :P

          Anyways, don't buy the pads you linked to, because they're bootlegs and probably aren't great quality. In fact, unless you're buying a www.cobaltflux.com or making your own pads (check www.ddrfreak.com and thier message boards to find out more about this process), I would suggest just sticking with cheap, $20, DPR2 pads. They're guaranteed to break, but at least you're not paying 80 bucks more for something that'll break on you

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          • Cook
            FFR Player
            • Oct 2003
            • 7

            #6
            dude go to www.ddrfreak.com then go to the shop, i ordered my pads from there and from personal opinion they freaking kick ass or if u want jus buy like 20 dollar ones from eb and follow the tutorial on ddrfreak.com

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            • shiro_Hayate
              FFR Player
              • Jul 2003
              • 38

              #7
              Ok here, just get a stupid sheet DDR mat.
              I know it slips a lot, but what I do is I put a 20 pound (or more if you want to) weight on it. I only have it because I work out. I tried to put two..one on the start button, but then I realize that would keep resetting it lol. But the 20 pounds works very well as long as your not a SUPER AGGRESSIVE JUMPING CRAZY FAT ASS. Which I'm sure none of us are lol.

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              • TeEiShKrWaYyZiE
                FFR Player
                • Oct 2003
                • 4

                #8
                o.O juSS plAy at the Arcade MucH bEtTer... LOL

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                • Decoy19
                  FFR Player
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 24

                  #9
                  There are only two names you need to know for good pads.

                  BNS and Red Octane

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                  • witeasprinwow
                    FFR Player
                    • May 2003
                    • 116

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Decoy19
                    There are only two names you need to know for good pads.

                    BNS and Red Octane
                    This is just so painfully wrong X_X

                    Best pads available are Cobalt Flux, unless you wanna shell out a few thousand for a real arcade pad. BNS pads are nice but require a lot of maintainance. RO metal pads just plain suck, and the Ignitions are over-priced...

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                    • dehumanised
                      FFR Player
                      • Sep 2003
                      • 21

                      #11
                      the 20 pounds works very well as long as your not a SUPER AGGRESSIVE JUMPING CRAZY FAT ASS
                      Not fat, but I do weigh 220. And when it comes to me playing DDR "Super Aggressive", "Jumping" and "Crazy" all come to mind. And definitely "Ass". (Hooray for freestyling!) But I bought a 4gamers £13 (about $20) mat about 3 months ago, and it's survived some hardcore use, and even a little bit of breakdancing. Just get a cheap one, it may break but who cares? It's hardly a lot of money. And if you get the right one - sorted.
                      ~Drew~

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                      • Daikenkai
                        FFR Player
                        • Jun 2003
                        • 117

                        #12
                        red octane 2. that is the best, yet its expensive.
                        Mackinac Island, MI
                        FFR Veteran since early 2000's.

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                        • witeasprinwow
                          FFR Player
                          • May 2003
                          • 116

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Daikenkai
                          red octane 2. that is the best
                          Do not listen to these lies

                          $100 for a pad that starts missing in a few months isn't worth it, especially when you can pay $50 and get almost the same quality

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                          • badgirl44
                            FFR Player
                            • Nov 2003
                            • 1

                            #14
                            i have had the konami mats and mad catz mats. i didnt like either of them. they were so small!!!!! and my konami one stopped working after 2 and a half weeks. how gay?

                            the mad catz one is pretty cool looking, but it crumples up and everything while i am playing... i hate it!

                            so dont get either of those.

                            my friend has this really good one. i think it is by pelican. its a wireless one. and costed 40$, but is worth it!

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                            • jumpingzebra
                              FFR Player
                              • Nov 2003
                              • 63

                              #15
                              Go to redoctane.com and buy a ignition 2.0 pad, these pads will last you ur entire lifetime.
                              I AM THE JUMPING ZEBRA WATCH ME LEEP!!!!

                              Jumping is really fun you should try it sometime.

                              Jump Jump Jump *BANG* *THUMP*... OW!!!

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