Progress Reports and Accomplishments

I always wanted to go to DBA... sad to hear it's closing. As for myself, tomorrow night I'm visiting my favorite DDR spot before *it* closes for good this weekend.

I also went there last Saturday and got my AA total up to 136, including three new 9-footers (Be Lovin', Paranoia KCET, Frozen Ray).

It's weird. The Gameworks near me closed it's doors about a month or so ago. Not that i miss it or anything since the DDR was terrible there, but it's now a brand spanking new Tilt. Only problem...it has Pump it Up instead of DDR.

It sucks to see arcades go. Especially if you've grown attached to them. I guess i'm fortunate i didn't like the nearby Gameworks.

As for DDR news, I AAA'd Let the beat hit 'em again, and earned better AA's on songs i've done already but that's about it ^^; I think i'll enter a tournament later on, i can see myself getting better.

I raised my AA count to 145 last night, and got some tough ones including Paranoia Evolution and Witch Doctor. Still no SDG's though.

I hate to see arcades close. When I was in college (1994-98) I lived within walking distance of two small, independent arcades (the type that is just a room with video games -- no go-karts, mini-golf, etc.). One had all the cutting-edge new games and the other focused on classics. It was awesome.

I bet the one would have DDR today if it was still open. Alas, it's a Quizno's Subs now :( :( (and the other one is a bar)

I think it was July that the only DDR within an hour of my house closed. They had the old skool 4th mix+. I hope their website is correct and they reopen in a few months.

Before the mall near me started hating teenagers, they had an arcade that must've had 100+ machines. I was too young to care then, but man, that arcade looked cool. *** Edited 12/19/2004 10:31:38 PM UTC by thepinkdoomofmonkeys***

I got some good ones.

I A'd Sakura. wOOt for me.

And...I SDG'd a song at the arcade.

Look to the Sky(true color mix)-8 greats. double wOOt!

Well, i've done it. After 3 years of DDR i've finally fulfilled a MAJOR goal by being able to pass every song. Because today i've conquered Paranoia Survivor Max Oni with a C.

The only song i couldn't beat is now under my belt. =D (thas whadi'm talkin' 'bout)

On another note i've also managed to get my Legend of MAX score up to a B.

Now my next goal i'm focused on is consistantly beat it. I'm also striving towrds a AA on Cartoon Heroes, but that song is just too hard. =( I'll keep trying tho.

Awesome, Kel. I've got four more 10-footers to beat... and I've never even *tried* PSMO. :(

I'm currently trying PSM, have gotten to the freeze.

I swear as soon as I beat LOM, I'll get an A on it. I can tap out the rhythm perfectly, but I can't translate that to my feet. Can't even get to the freeze.

And PSMO, well, I'll get to that in a few months...:) Good job.

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thepinkdoomofmonkeys said:

I swear as soon as I beat LOM, I'll get an A on it. I can tap out the rhythm perfectly, but I can't translate that to my feet.

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I know exactly how you feel. That's what's been holding me back from getting better at that song. To help myslef what i did was i'd "play" LOM with my feet in my room. But i wouldn't move my feet in a different direction, i'd just step out the rhythm, including the jumps, since that gives me the most trouble.

Seems kind of silly i know, especially since there's no actual music playing (i just recite it in my head) but the point of it is to introduce your body to that sort of...ahem..."steppage" so when you do the real thing, your legs wont freeze up.

Thanx for the congrats guys, i really appericiate it. =)

And Den, try out PSMO if you get a chance. Maybe if you get a free game or something. That hard part about it is not the steps, because the rhythm is easy to pick up. It's just the amount of breathing room you get, which is barely any.

Just use as little energy as you can until you get to those streams at the end then give it your all. If it helps, just know that the song is slower than MAX300 (didn't help me...but it may help you guys). =D

Well I haven't been on here in a really long time, but I got a C on Sakura the first time I ever passed it, and thats pretty much the biggest accomplishment so far. I don't really get to play that much anymore since my pad broke, usually every Friday.

It's been awhile since I played, and after the holidays I've been really really lazy and out of shape, so I forced myself to play 3 games, 9 songs, about a week ago. That killed me, but it was a good kind of death.

The only real progress I've made is with Frozen Ray. I've been trying to pass that for a long time, but always screwed up in the triplets/turns section. Well last week I finally made it through that part! But then I completely bombed the final quarter note section. Oh well. Try again next time...

I got nine more AA's the other day, bringing my total to 154. Notable AA's were Kakumei heavy, Irresistiblement, and 5.1.1. (on which I got THREE greats... my first SDG).

Also full-comboed Bag for the first time (my first 10-footer FC). But with 91 greats. :)

Wow Den, You really are improving quickly! O_o 3 greats?! crap, man! My best on 5.1.1. i think is 7. Great job, yo! *thumbs*

Yeah i'm trying to AA bag, but it's so hard to PA...my best great count is probably around 80 or 90 myself...

Recent new AA's include Drop Out w/ FC (i think i got 30 greats or so) and a bunch of 8-7 fters i don't remember. ^^;

Well, now I have eight more AA's to get in Max1US.

Max 300
Gradiusic Cyber(urgh)
Love This Feeling(horrible song and steps)
Gentle Stress(I had it once, but too many pad misses)
Secret Rondezvous(too dang slow)
Healing Vision: Angelic Mix(double step=great city)
Orion.78 Civi.(Step jump, Step jump)
Trip Machine Climax(See Orion)

My pad is also in bad shape. I can't wait to go to my friend's house, just so I can get an A(which I know I can get) on Max 300. *** Edited 2/1/2005 3:08:57 AM UTC by thepinkdoomofmonkeys***

Yeah I know what you mean about the pads... I have one of those really cheap ones and their not very good. They slide around to much

I'm finally getting to the point where I can pass "Max Unlimited" most the time.

I'm sure this has come up but have any of you tried that cheap DDR for the Gamecube.. I wanted to know if it was anygood.

I boaught MAX2 for the PS2 a few days ago, but i don't have a pad since 1. i have no space and 2. i can't afford really decent pads (i despise the soft pads).

I just unlocked Afronova so i went ahead and AA'd it real quick. Did a few nonstop courses also, but i'm still trying to AA MaxX Unlimited...hard i tell ya...hard.

As for the arcade...nothing to report. =/

I think I'm getting the hang of this Arcade timing stuff.

New Arcade AA's

Crash
Senorita(Speedy Mix)
Ecstasy
Living In America
Waka Laka
Sobakasu Freckles
Butterfly(tee-hee)
Trip Machine
Drop The Bomb
Drop The Bomb(System Fs Mix)
Heaven is a 57(w00t)
Frozen Ray
321 Stars
Twinbee -Generation X-
A
DXY!
Sync (for Extreme)
Spin the Disc

I know that list is pretty weird, but that was just me playing around and getting those. I improved my scores a lot, and I missed a lot of AA's just by missing to many steps.

And here's something I'm proud of...

Look to the Sky(True Color Mix)-4 greats.

I've got 157 AA's now, but I've kinda forgotten about DDR since In the Groove came out. Especially since the ITG machine is less than 5 miles away, and the only Extreme in town worth playing is 20 miles away.

pinkdoom, nice jorb on Heaven Is... and Waka Laka, especially. Try Butterfly Oni... it's kinda tricky.

Yay! I passed LOM and PSMH. Now I've only got that darned PSMO to worry about.

Look to the Sky(True Color Mix)- 2 greats.

And I tried some Oni courses. Failed World Tour on Afronova, failed From IIDX on DXY, and failed Paranoia Brothers on the first song.

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Den said:
I've got 157 AA's now, but I've kinda forgotten about DDR since In the Groove came out. Especially since the ITG machine is less than 5 miles away, and the only Extreme in town worth playing is 20 miles away.

pinkdoom, nice jorb on Heaven Is... and Waka Laka, especially. Try Butterfly Oni... it's kinda tricky.

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I know alot of people who play in colombus... ITG and such, Mike, Pat, Steve, Java, ect.