how good should u be before u go to the arcades?

[novaquinn]

You guys are ALL lucky. The machine we have around here NEVER does free plays of any sort. It's always credit play. And it never changes either.

[dark_12033]

You should be good enough to not fail the easiest song.

umm... yea lol ok fine i admit it i failed the easiest song the first time i played lol i was all like umm what do we do here lol

[Tank101]

the first time I went to the arcade I thought I'd be awesome because I was already real good at the home version and I thought it would be even easier at the arcade, I ended up trying a song on standard (I think it was sakura) and falling off the machine in front of everyone, let's just say playing at home doesn't help much at the arcade unless you own cobalt fluxes (spelling?)

[dark_1203]

lol well dang that sucks thank god i didn't get up there lol everyone would be rolling on the floor with tears in there eyes lol

[hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX]

WTF? $3 an hour american ??!?!?!?! did your arcade have like... 4 machines or something ? because in my entire area, $7 an hour is the cheepest you'll ever find. (the arcade has about 20 machines)

ROFLMAO Nope Mad_poodle isn't pulling your leg. $3 an hour for us, and that's CANADIAN, meaning it costs like...$2 American about...Very Cheap and worth it too. Our arcade that charges $3/hour (called Wonderland) has been going on a savage Bemani rant lately. Brought in Guitar Freaks a while ago, just got a DrumMania machine (not sure which mix...) and there's a rumor that IIDX is coming too

But yeah back on topic. I personally think it's best to start straight at the arcades. Because that way you won't learn to be all lazy by sliding your feet, because if you try doing that in the arcades, you're bound to either sprain an ankle or trip. Home pads also tend to be a smaller than the original arcade size (unless you have a metal pad, which not many people do/ can afford).

[Moogy]

50 cents here

[Varia]

[quote="hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX"]

ROFLMAO Nope Mad_poodle isn't pulling your leg. $3 an hour for us, and that's CANADIAN, meaning it costs like...$2 American about...Very Cheap and worth it too. Our arcade that charges $3/hour (called Wonderland) has been going on a savage Bemani rant lately. Brought in Guitar Freaks a while ago, just got a DrumMania machine (not sure which mix...) and there's a rumor that IIDX is coming too

Yeah, but you have to share. The whole time at the arcade you might not even get a game in because people whore the machines. And I know you whore it when you get the chance hahaha.

[blade666]

no one really cares if you've never even played before, sometimes you can convince people to teach you. when i started out, i didnt realise there was a beginner mode. hmm.. im still not too good, but then again, i dont play too often.

[dark_1203]

hmm well u guys are luck around here we only got like what 2 machines 1 of each game (ddrmax and ddrmax2) and man the lines are huge

[tomdabombrules]

i once took a trip to syracuse (hour drive) just to play an arcade ddr machine...then got an entire 1 game in (3 songs, 75 cents) before failing my last song (on standard)......lucky me

[hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX]

Varia, you don't have to worry about machine whores, you're forgetting, not only does that arcade have two machines, but I live in a SMALL city. It's actually quite quiet there, but lately it's been getting more popular, which would be why the arcade is going on a savage bemani rant.

[Varia]

wwwwhhhhhoooorrrreeessssss

Apparently both DDR and posting. O:

[hydrojakep]

Yeah I agree, the closes thing I have to DDR at home is FFR

what about sm?

[Reach]

The arcade play here is so expensive...i hate it :P

But yea, the first time I played I beat beginner stuff with ease, so I put it on light and did fine too. I tryed standard and got like B's and stuff...good fun. Then I started getting into ddr.

But yea, you can play no matter your level i guess. Just don't walk onto the machine and have no idea what to do I guess. XD

[xObserveRx]

Seriously this area has to be like the least DDR friendly area ever. For one, i'm older, so not many people my age are like "that game seems cool." Actually, most of my friends make fun of me for playing. They believe that game is for 12 yr old asian kids. Actually, that seems to be the general idea around here. I hardly ever seen people playing DDR, and if they are, they're usually more embarrassed to be seen playing the game, than doing bad at it, which they usually are. I did a couple standard and a couple light songs one day, with x2, something hardly anyone uses around here, and people thought i was some dancing god, that's pretty sad.

So basically, just be lucky that the game is at least appreciated in your area. Also, 20 machines?! in a single place?! OMG! man, in a city of 400,000 we have 3, count em, 3 machines. One in the mall, one at a family fun centre, and one in a cafe type deal. That just shows you how popular the game is around here.

also...

Home pads also tend to be a smaller than the original arcade size (unless you have a metal pad, which not many people do/ can afford).

My ghetto soft pad is actually BIGGER than the arcade pad, When i played at the arcade, i was like "Ooh, this is comfortable,