Progress Reports and Accomplishments

Passed Bag, (x5 :)) and passed MAX 300 (standard) without using the bar. (And got a B!)

nice job! Lately i've been having off days, so i don't have anything to report ^^;

I've been playing SMLAN lately, I like it because it lets other people show you new songs and gives u a chance to 'play together'. (You just see their scores afterward)

I have a few small things. First off FINALLY got my A on Cartoon Heroes. Been working on that for awhile, so I now officially have at least an A on every 9-footer on Extreme and MAX2 arcade versions.

I also AA'ed Sync Oni. And I was full comboing Waka Laka but then the arcade worker turned off the machine! I was within 15 seconds of the end, too. Guess I'll never know what would've come of that. I don't really mind, but it was cool because about 10 minutes before the arcade closes they turn off all the lights except those from the games and playing DDR in the dark is really cool with all the lights on the machine flashing. :)

The arcade worker turned off the machine?!? I hope you got your money back!

I finally conquered my nemesis last night: Full combo, Exotic Ethnic! That felt good! And no double-stepping, either.

Because I just computerized this, here's a long, boring list of every song I've full-comboed at home, and my best great counts.

Exotic Ethnic - 91
Healing Vision Angelic Mix - 70
Super Star - 60
Matsuri Japan - 49
Drifting Away - 49
Ghosts - 46
Rhythm and Police - 44
Long Train Running - 42
Paranoia Evolution - 40
Can't Stop Fallin' in Love - 39
Twilight Zone - 38
A Little Bit of Ecstacy - 36
Broken My Heart - 36
Secret Rendezvous - 36
Take Me Away - 34
SP Trip Machine Jungle Mix - 31
On the Jazz - 31
Radical Faith - 31
Groove - 26
More Deep - 25
Destiny - 24
Baby Baby Gimme Your Love - 24
Ecstacy - 23
Era - 23
Celebrate Nite Oni - 23
R3 - 22
Love Again Tonight - 22
Remember You - 22
In the Navy - 21
Hysteria - 21
AM-3P - 21
Busy Child - 20
Love at First Sight - 20
Don't Stop! - 19
I Was the One - 19
Absolute - 19
Gambol - 16
Wild Rush - 16
Dark Black Forest - 16
Hysteria 2001 - 15
The Shining Polaris - 15
Heaven - 14
DXY! - 13
Days Go By - 13
Let Them Move - 13
Groove 2001 - 12
The Earth Light - 11
Sana Morette Ne Ente - 12
Tomorrow Perfume - 12
Dream a Dream - 11
Look to the Sky - 11
B4U - 10
Make Your Move - 10
Kind Lady Interlude - 9
Silent Hill - 9
5.1.1. - 9
After the Game - 9
Take It to the Morning Light - 8
Cutie Chaser - 8
Burnin' the Floor - 8
Spin the Disc - 7
Let the Beat Hit 'Em (R&B) - 7
Think Ya Better D - 6
.59 - 6
Genom Screams - 5
Try 2 Luv U. - 5
Silent Hill 3rd Christmas Mix - 5
Kind Lady - 4
Make a Jam! - 4
Let's Groove - 3
Cutie Chaser Morning Mix - 1

Impressive, AB! Same to you, Den. ^_^ I'm about to go a couple rounds, so i'll be back in about 10 minutes and post what i've done. =D

Ok, i'm back. Just played a couple 3 song games. I tried to pull off some high scores on some 9ers, but i didn't really do anything spectacular. At least nothing i haven't done before:

47 greats on Healing Vision: Angelic. Meh...it's ok i guess ^^; no AA though (didn't FC it)

45 on Matsuri AA
10 on AM-3P AA
20 on Seniorita AA
37 on Xenon no AA >_>
30-something on Paranoia Rebirth AA
24 on Rhythm and Police (Extra stage) AA

it was an ok day for me.

I finally passed So Deep! I got a D on it, but man that song is hard to read.

So I've beaten every 9 footer on Max and Max2 home versions.

I can now combo Max300 for about the first 25 seconds.

And lastly, I've gotten Tsugaru down to 3 goods, I must AA it sometime soon.

Ack! Bump, bump!

I know... I haven't posted in this thread forever because it's been forever since I've accomplished anything. I never have time to go to the arcade anymore, and I'm so bored with the available home games. :(

i went to an arcade yesterday to see if i can actually accomplish something since it's been a while, but the only noteable accomplishment it a near AA on Breakdown. 33 greats, but 1 boo and 3 misses.

Frustrating? Yup.

Den: Do you have stepmania or DWI? You can get all the official mixes and custom songs, which leads to pretty much unlimited play.

I don't, but don't you have to play on your computer? That sounds pretty lame playing in my office in front of my 13-inch monitor, rather than my 36-inch TV and surround sound. Plus, I have dial-up... would take all day to download. :)

You do play on your computer, but if you have a TV card and nice speakers... ;)

Since I'm not allowed to play video games in my own freakin store anymore, I've had to go back to DDR. I played it at AI last night, and I was SHOCKED. A lot of the pads were broken.

The funny thing about that place is that it's known for it's tournaments and it's ability to have the better games first. I almost always received good marks on that set of pads, since it was set to such a soft level, but when I was there, I had to literally pound on the pads to get beyond a C on most of the songs I played.

I freakin FAILED Cowgirl at AI. How ridiculous is that? Cowgirl is always an A to AA for me, but when I fail a song that I'm good at, it's pathetic. Obviously, I shouldn't blame AI, but I noticed that a lot of people failed songs, so I wasn't the only one.

Odd enough, was that I passed Sakura with a B beforehand. How weird is that?

Anyway, I tried something I haven't done in a while - 1998. Hard song, but I passed it with a C. Passed Tsugaru for the 2nd time with a D. Pathetic for me, I guess.

Finally got a noteworthy accomplishment last night, and it's a biggie:

I finally passed Maxx Unlimited! Woot!

I pretty much faked it through the final runs, but fortunately I had enough life to get me through it. I ended up with a C.

Funny, because I asked my wife to be my "good luck" charm and watch me play it. Two days before, I had asked her the same thing, and beat Max 300 for only the third time. She really must be good DDR luck.

I just got DDR two days ago. Today I got a AA and I managed to get 106 combo on light mode. I forget the song though....

W000T! Good job, Den! That's 10fter #2 right? In any case, nice job ^^

I haven't done anything note worthy but i have started PAing without the bar, and i noticed i don't use as much energy and i play a lil better. EG: Passed Para Survivor (270) w/o bar with only 9 non-combo steps and double digit greats. So i think i'll do away with bar-holding (not bar-raping, mind you =D).

I know there are a few DDR's in Vegas and i'll be there over the weekend. So i'm looking forward to the DDR atmosphere there.

And a congrats to you too, coaster! keep it up ^_^ *** Edited 7/22/2004 5:47:15 PM UTC by Kel***

Thanks, the AA was on Take Me Away. I have gotten 4 other A's. It makes me mad when I close my eyes and see arrows though. I want to get my mind off of it because sometimes it makes me mad.

Kel - that's "real" 10-footer #2, not counting Sakura and Bag. I haven't played in the arcade for almost two months, but I'm really close to passing Paranoia Survivor (and I never use the bar. :))

So you're going to Vegas? Check out the arcade at Circus Circus and tell me what you think. I'm gonna be there in November... I hear they have all kinds of Bemani there. But if you can't get there, I know for sure that these places have DDR: Gameworks, Luxor, Treasure Island, New York New York, Buffalo Bill's.

coasterfreak - I also see arrows, especially when I'm trying to sleep, but I don't mind it. I used to see blocks when I was playing Tetris all the time, too.