Why Do You Really Play DDR?

[Torlock]

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I also really suck at most sports. I do it because I like to brag, and to hang out with my girlfriend because she plays DDR too. We even got a DDR club started at our school. The day before the first meeting we told people that we were going to do it, and they were like, "That gay game. Man, you guys are never going to start that." Then thirty seconds later on announcements whoever was talking said, "...and today is going to be the first meeting of the DDR club."

[hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX]

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Gets the girls (yeah... it really does suprisingly enough)...

I admit to falling for it so many times. Unfortunately the last boyfriend I had that I met through DDR, turned out to be a lying bastard, so he doesn't count. XD </end rant>

[Pooping_Panda]

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because its fun.

[inuyashakg]

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Lost weight, and to win random game prizes, also To Pwn random people...

[tnyhwk900]

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I greatly thank tnyhwk900 for bringing me into DDR, its certainly better than just watching tv or whatever else I might have been doing if I hadn't been plying DDR.

:>

I go up to our bowling alley every wednesday with my parents when they do league bowling, so that's what I do then.

I could choose not to go, though, so... Hmm. Probably because I like the feeling of hitting them in rhythm. It keeps me fit, too. I'm the 2nd best player under the age of 15 in my city, presumably in the Kansas City area.

[hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX]

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I go up to our bowling alley every wednesday with my parents when they do league bowling, so that's what I do then.

I could choose not to go, though, so... Hmm. Probably because I like the feeling of hitting them in rhythm. It keeps me fit, too. I'm the 2nd best player under the age of 15 in my city, presumably in the Kansas City area.

Dammit, if age mattered where I live, I'd be the best damn 14 yearold at DDR in Regina. Unfortunately whenever people say "Karen's the best in grade 9 at campbell(myschool)" They' ll go "Ryan's better then her" and they wouldn't care if i replied with "Ryan is also 4 years older then me"

[xp_guardian]

[/quote]Ok, before someone put this in the DDR forum, this is an actual in-depth question. I don't want simple answers like," Because it's fun." Thats not an answer. Thats just a justification for playing it. The reason that I haven't stopped playing DDR is that this game has taught me to respect myself and to respect those who live and interact with me. Before I started playing DDR, I was in a 4-month battle with clinical depression. When I started playing DDR, it made me feel more special because it was something i could work to get better on. That was back in 2003. Now here are some of the things that happen to me now:

1. I became the 2nd place winner of a state DDR championship.

2. I now am more active and healthy to keep my endurance and speed up.

3. I am a teacher to literally 10+ friends in how to play DDR.

Everytime I play DDR, I literally push myself to the limit. Why? Because its fun.

Now I know that sounds contradictory because of what I said earlier, but what I really mean that its fun because its the one thing I know I'm better at than most people at. All my life I have always been the worst player in sports and always thought of myself as a nerd. Now I have people I never seen before, come up to me in the mall saying,"Wow! You're really good! How long have you been playing?"

Now I don't think you know how special it is to have people say that to you, but those who have heard this know It makes you want to play your best, win or lose.

So my question to you all is: Why Do You really Play DDR?

same here except not the part about depression. i was allways the fat kid, the slow kid, the last one to finish the race. i never was really good at any sports or anything. i was a a skate demo one day and i was some ppl playing ddr at the skateparks arcade and i wanted to try it. that was 4 months and 20lbs ago and i can allready AA 9 footers. its the 1 thing i was ever good at. And when people come up to me in the mall and say "man i could never do that"....it really makes me feel good about my self. but i dont play it for the complements, i play it because its friggin fun and its my natural talent.

[imockthepea]

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The reasaon I play is because it taught me taking off pounds could be fun. Also it keeps me away from drugs and rock and role.

[hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX]

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Also it keeps me away from drugs and rock and role.

Umm...what?

[Spazzbite]

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1. I'm damn good at it.
2. I've been paid to do it.
3. I've gotten a crowd of 40+ people.
4. It taught me to appreciate different genres of music.
5. It increased my reaction time, coordination, and balance.

[UWSTopGun]

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I play because I feel like it. I'm great at Stepmania so why not try DDR now that I can read extremely well and know how to play properly.

[Draigun]

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1. I'm damn good at it.
2. I've been paid to do it.
3. I've gotten a crowd of 40+ people.
4. It taught me to appreciate different genres of music.
5. It increased my reaction time, coordination, and balance.

EXACT same thing with me, for every single one.. :P But I didn't really get PAID to play, they just paid my game to watch me play..

[JenovaSephiroth]

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Like what many other people said, I like playing DDR because it actually gives me something that I have over other people. Everyone normally used to think of me as 'the smart nerd that people play tricks on'. Well, people still think I'm kinda like a nerd, only this time a physically fit one.
Even better, I joined a DDR club at my school, and I impress a couple of people there, too. Long live DDR!!

[hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX]

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I joined a DDR club at my school, and I impress a couple of people there, too. Long live DDR!!

:'( Why do all of your schools have DDR and Japanese clubs...and not mine?

[Tsuteto]

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I joined a DDR club at my school, and I impress a couple of people there, too. Long live DDR!!

:'( Why do all of your schools have DDR and Japanese clubs...and not mine?

Because people have made efforts to make them... like me. At the moment, I'm making an effort to create a DDR club. It's no fun either....