Post by: Mario on May 19, 2005, 08:56:30 PM
I just read Ty's impressions of it, and i'm very excited about this game, the selling point for me is all the awesome Mario remixes.
I'm concerned about the dance mat that will come with the game though, the one I have that came with some DDR game on PS2 (ugh, more like Dancing Stage, stupid PAL) is ok, but slides around everywhere, and gets annoying when I try to do harder difficulties, and i'm not a really hardcore DDR fan so i'm not going to shell out a billion dollars on a special dance mat. =P
I hope the dance mat that comes with this is better, and does anyone have any tips for keeping a crappy dance mat straight and getting the most out of it? Are Nintendo making this pad or Konami?
Post by: Ian Sane on May 19, 2005, 09:00:46 PM
Maybe you could duct tape the thing to a big piece of wood and make yourself makeshift hard pad.
I've never played DDR but I want to. Since Ty says that this is a real DDR game that isn't dumbed down or anything then I'm probably going to get it to give the series a try.
Post by: Myxtika1 Azn on May 20, 2005, 12:40:03 AM
Post by: RABicle on May 20, 2005, 05:49:32 AM
Post by: Mario on May 20, 2005, 05:50:59 AM
I have another question, it says you can play as Luigi or Mario or other characters, does it make a difference other than what character is dancing around the screen?
Post by: RABicle on May 20, 2005, 06:11:43 AM
Post by: Artimus on May 20, 2005, 06:15:52 AM
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Originally posted by: Myxtika1 Azn
If you've never played DDR before, then why should it matter to you if it has been dumbed down or not? How would you be able to tell the difference?
Because he COULD purchase another system and COULD purchase another game and if Nintendo short changed him with their crappy third part support and horrible first party games ONE MORE TIME he'll flip.
Post by: Ian Sane on May 20, 2005, 07:07:54 AM
Well I want to try out the real thing I guess.
Post by: Pale on May 20, 2005, 07:08:58 AM
I still can't decide if I want there to be classic DDR songs in it or not. Obviously, more content is better, but I don't want them to skimp out on mario remixes for pop songs (a la DKonga).
Post by: MaleficentOgre on May 20, 2005, 07:16:01 AM
Post by: Mario on May 20, 2005, 07:24:46 AM
Post by: darknight06 on May 20, 2005, 06:49:14 PM
Post by: nickmitch on May 20, 2005, 07:03:11 PM
Post by: Nephilim on May 20, 2005, 07:57:16 PM
Funny thing is PGC reports the games heavy is real heavy, and ign said its watered down...dont know who to believe
I downloaded the video on ultra3 for xbox and mario mix for gamecube
and I have to say mario version looks alot better
I just wished they had more songs and im glad we can turn off the silly scrolling up nintendo ppl off
Post by: Caterkiller on May 21, 2005, 10:14:09 AM
If you check out the impressions at PGC it is said that Real Hard is the same as Heavy with 16th notes and everything. With that I have no worries. I have been waiting for something like this for a looooong time.
Post by: darknight06 on May 25, 2005, 12:44:11 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on May 25, 2005, 01:34:18 PM
PGC. Ty gave the impressions. He's a DDR fan and knows what he's talking about. IGN likely doesn't know sh!t about DDR. They just go by whatever the damn press release says. Ty says Real Hard is the same as Heavy. IGN probably just sees the words "Real Hard" and assumes it's easier than Heavy without doing any actual research.
Post by: IceCold on May 27, 2005, 08:56:07 PM
If DDR came to the Revolution, it would be "Dance Dance Revolution Revolution" lol
Post by: TMW on May 27, 2005, 09:22:59 PM
That is -almost- R2D2. That rocks.
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Post by: S-U-P-E-R on May 29, 2005, 12:13:08 AM
Also, at the show, the margins for getting perfects were pretty damn big, I dunno if that's final or an option or just the way the show build was, but it's definitely worth pointing out as I was getting <5 greats on Heavy songs on a soft pad...
Post by: Pale on May 29, 2005, 02:58:58 PM
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Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on June 02, 2005, 06:47:58 PM
Post by: darknight06 on June 03, 2005, 04:54:54 AM
Last time I checked this was Konami's game, and sadly it seems like they're just doing the bare minimum in order to scrape off MC Groovz. Yeah they could do more than 25 songs, but it seems like their real focus is on DDR Extreme 2. In all honesty, I'm still trying to figure out why this mix is with Mario while Karaoke Revolution Party seems to be the real thing seeing that it's multi-platform.
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Post by: Nephilim on July 14, 2005, 10:54:44 PM
Im thinking about getting it next week online
any new reviews?
Post by: Nephilim on July 24, 2005, 09:47:32 PM
will point out a few things which have been falsy said by people who "reviewed" the E3 version
-Every song is remixed on here, It also features a few new tracks...most remixes are techno or jazz.... Sadly no Speed trance remixes
-Bowser can now break dance (looks cool)
-Story mode lasts about 1hour, which is pretty good for a dancing game
-Features a Jpop song in English, a Mario remix features a reggae guy singing in japanese, commentator is the ddr guy and perfects/goods are japanese
-Heavy is heavy, standard seems to get to about 5-6 foot (dr mario remix)
-Toad is annoying, and guides you thu story mode.
-Not baised on sunshine like other spin-off games but features a the octopus from sunshine.
-Mini games are fun but much like donkey konga ones, you will play them a few times and then not touch them again
-Stages are interactive with your dancing (example. if you miss a step while mario is controlling the ship, then the ship/screen will shake)
-you can turn off items when choosing the stage, most items are annoying... most fun is proberly the rocket ship
edit: The matt is pretty good too, I played it on a wood floor, and the only real time it moved/slipped was when I tried the heavys
only thing I didnt like was the foot area's arnt very large, I often missed the Down arror when I stepped back
Post by: Bartman3010 on July 25, 2005, 06:20:42 AM
queer.
I do want to pick this up, though. Some of it definatley sounds like fun.
By the way, which Mario characters are in this?
Post by: Nephilim on July 25, 2005, 07:11:03 AM
+ others
Post by: Bartman3010 on July 25, 2005, 06:06:36 PM
Post by: Nephilim on July 27, 2005, 06:49:12 AM
I unlocked 4 songs, they really suck (twickle twickle little star wtf?)...you get to unlock stages by doing story on normal or higher difficulty, you get to buy them, with money you make from rank and mini games.
Post by: Bill Aurion on July 27, 2005, 07:08:52 AM
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Originally posted by: Bartman3010
I should probably say that some of the songs are okay, but the overall soundtrack leaves a lot desired
I loved all but two songs...Looks like I'll like the game more than you...
Post by: Smash_Brother on July 27, 2005, 07:44:29 AM
-SB
Post by: Nephilim on July 27, 2005, 08:10:33 PM
there not just 10 "new" licenced songs, 3 konami remixes and 30 rehashed songs from older ddr games
Post by: Ghisy on May 10, 2007, 10:25:42 AM
I bought a used but like new copy (stupid PAL because the US version sells at crazy prices on Ebay but seems like both versions are the same) and I have to admit I really enjoy it!
I've always thought, for some reason, that DDR looked stupid, well, I think it's just because I've never tried it before!!
The dance mat takes a lot of space though, I thought it'd be smaller than that.
