Overly Chatty Penguins
The Ready Room => Off Topic => Topic started by: Geminosity on January 10, 2004, 04:44:34 AM
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it's winging it's way to my door as we speak ^^
Hopefully it'll arrive in less than a week...
what am I giggling and fidgetting about?
(http://image.lik-sang.com/images//large/dancing-handle.jpg)
rar!!! XD
already got a nice big collection of DDR stuff for Dance with Intensity (http://dwi.ddruk.com/) and hopefully it'll save me from spending so much cash down at the local arcade every day ^^
yup yup... no more keyboard grooving this geminosity =D
edit: kicks the graphic smileys off the post and fixes the image
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hmm, now if you follow a theory that is that Male geeks don't dance - it means that you're a girl!
btw how much did it cost - not that i want it. i just wanna know how much money you 'wasted' :p
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lol, I consider it a well-spent £112 ^^
I love DDR, always have since I got my first shot back when I was 14. I dragged one of the guys on despite him shrieking stuff like "OMG NO!!!" XD
I bought it from www.play-asia.com though the piccy is of the same thing from lik-sang. Now you can go look at it and try to pretend you don't want to waste money one one ^~
you know you love it really =D
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no i dont :p
£112 for a 'joystick' which is only usable for one game(well i think its only usable for one game - correct me if im wrong) :o
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actually, I'm thinking of using it for FPS games just for a giggle; mouse for looking, gamepad for other buttons (easier to hold than a keyboard) and the mat for the movement =D
if you're gonna call it a joystick then I suppose you'd probably call changing channels on a TV 'excercise'. DDR games are as much about stamina and balance as anything and no keyboard or pad can ever emulate that =3
I've got DDR 1st through 8th mix and dancing stage euromix 1, 2 and fever.
I suppose I could hunt down a 'pump it up' emulator as well for even more dancing and gaming ^^
If this one lasts then I'll probably buy a 2nd one and get some real party games going =D
As for expense? there's no pockets in the shroud ^~
edit: wee... missed out a 't' ^^;
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im just calling it a 'joystick' since it's for gaming - and its not a KB or Mouse. i know this is horrible wrong.... but sue me :p
but im just saying that i wouldnt buy it - mostly because i prolly dont think that the game is fun, nor will i be good at it. I can't really blame/flame you for buying it.
and using that for FPS games would have its charm XD that i might even wanted to try out. - but why use a Gamepad when you already need a table for the mouse - why not the KB then o_O, unless the gamepad might be easier to use(i cant tell)
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ahhhh, but it's easier to just use the mouse when I need it instead of spending the whole game bent over just so I can use the mouse and keyboard together =3
as for not liking it or whatever, give it a shot in the arcade sometime... there's few people in this world who can actually try a DDR machine and come off it not liking it though boys tend to be more loathe to even get on it in the first place. Just makes dragging them on more fun though ^~
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i must admit i am toward the loathing :p and thus i prolly won't go to an arcade to try it(i don't even know where there is an arcade nearby, nor do i know if they have DDR)
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well if you'd been from the UK I could've just linked you to the DDR UK thingy (http://www.ddruk.com/macloc.php) but I've not really seen anything like that for denmark ^^;
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My friend had one of those and i will go to his house everyday , but i was never good. While he will do flips and stuff <_<
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Many of my friends rock out to the DDR. They go to the arcade, they have mats at home, and yes... some of them have even built their own arcade boxes. Personally I don't see the attraction, but then again I always did favor shooting people over dancing..
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it's like any other game really in that it's all about scoring and survival but you get a nice adrenaline rush off it being so active and it's full of cool tunes too =D
as for doing flips and stuff, he's just a showoff but you only get good by doing stuff and considering it's his matt I'm sure he's had waaaay more time on it than you SM =3
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(http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/images/comics/_0_20031006.jpg)
I really have nothing else to say.
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And here I thought that the stereotypical gamer was thin as a skeleton and pale as death.
*looks in mirror*
Yeah... Where do they find the time to eat that much food?
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scary thing is I saw a guy like that on a machine in dundee... each footstep was like he was trodding on ants. I was scared he was gonna break the panels or something so I left before I got hit by dancing-pad-shrapnel and played some crisis zone instead XD
wondered how long it'd be before someone brought that comic up though ^~
I like j-pop :p
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Congrats on getting that thing.
I played ddr once and because I had no beat, I mean really no beat at all, I decided the game sucked and never went back.
Have fun playing it and remember to come back to LM every once and a while
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only way to get anything nuke it to work at it =3
oh and a there's a massive competition with a huge cash prize for DDR too every year or so called the 10k commotion. Its even got it's own web comic (http://www.10kcommotion.com/) =D
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Am I a loser for having gone to the mall on several occasions and stared at the DDR players? Just sitting there, leaning on a pillar with my hands in my pockets...
watching....
grimacing.....
turning away and feigning disinterest when they finish a board and turn around to check their crowd.....
I think I'm gonna start making model planes.... :huh: ^^ :p
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You'll regret it if you're anything like me. You'll finish the model (maybe), then never get around to painting it. Buy minimal-assembly RC planes instead. I gotta do that someday...
And now I feel like digging up DDR videos on the net.
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lol, well if you guys ever read the comic (which is pretty cool actually =D ) I guess I'd better throw in a few terms and notes...
Triple A: you only get this if every step is a perfect, no fluff up, nothing wrong at all; every step is placed with almost machine-like timing for THE ENTIRE SONG. Scary stuff but something to aim for I guess o.O
Perfects and Greats: When you step there's several ratings you can get for each step based on how on-time you were... perfect is the absolute, outside of special play modes this is the highest you can get. Greats are next best, they're the lowest that most people are happy with but if you're playing hardcore you still try and keep them to a minimum... there's also 'good' and 'boo' which means you kinda just skiffed the arrow, barely catching it and then there's plain old miss =3
Max 300: the 'max' tunes are generally credited with being some of the nastiest tunes on there, though 'japan' and 'tsugari' are supposedly feet-breaking tunes too. Course, different songs revolve around different styles so it depends on what you're good and bad at... plus it helps if you actually enjoy the tune ^~
~pokes dubb~ chances are if you're watching them then you want a go too =D
edit: games are about fun, I think it's kinda sad so many people miss out on stuff like this just because they're afraid of how they'll look or they won't match up to other people who're playing on it. Sometimes you get some jerks impatient for their turn making comments (only one I've had so far is someone asking why I use my arms while I was in the middle of a tune but I just pondered aloud why they ask stupid questions and they shut the heck up XD ). DDR won't help you dance or anything but it's a good giggle and it keeps you in shape; if games were as active as this normally you'd see a lot more healthy looking gamers :p
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And here I thought that the stereotypical gamer was thin as a skeleton and pale as death.
*looks in mirror*
Yeah... Where do they find the time to eat that much food?
Food is eaten while I play, suprisingly, I'm only 150lbs (about 6ft)
My computer stand becomes a mass of soda cans, and dirty cups :)
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Same here, except that I tend to forget food over games. That I've never been much of an eater doesn't exactly help, either.
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Max 300: the 'max' tunes are generally credited with being some of the nastiest tunes on there, though 'japan' and 'tsugari' are supposedly feet-breaking tunes too. Course, different songs revolve around different styles so it depends on what you're good and bad at... plus it helps if you actually enjoy the tune ^~
My friend can AA most of the Maxes on Heavy mode. Except for Max Period. The 600 BPM spot kills everyone. :p
I love DDR! I've only played StepMania, but I'm going to go to the arcade when it warms up a bit. During the day, when everyone is in school and I can practice without being embarrased. ;P
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I used to use stepmania but after trying out Dance With Intensity (http://dwi.ddruk.com/) I just can't go back =3
Still no sign of the mat, though at least the USB adaptor for it's arrived -.-
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it's winging it's way to my door as we speak ^^
Hopefully it'll arrive in less than a week...
what am I giggling and fidgetting about?
nice pad
my friend actually owns one that is of a bit higher quality than yours, but they still get the job done.
Gem, what is the hardest song [step rated] you can pass, and what are your top three songs?
[not in any order]
1) HVAM
2) End Of the Century
3) Freckles
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funny you should mention that... the friend I DDR with can't see the arrows on dancing stage euromix 2 (only arcade we've got) on normal because of the animated backgrounds so I have to play on easy -.-
That's one of the big reasons I'm looking forward to my platform =D
I don't really play tunes for how hard they are (until I get bored of being stuck on easy in which case I slap on maxx which is 300bps) but I usually A or AA unless I slip up or start mucking about =3
I usually do Nori Nori Nori, stomp and ecstacy (because it's got a fun bit where I get to hop around lots =D )
and what do you mean higher quality? o.O
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www.cobaltflux.com
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oh those... I was thinking about getting one and while I know they're so durable you can drive a car over them (they actually test that o.O ) I also heard they don't 'feel' the same as the arcade platforms... I was after a more arcadey feel so I went for the full thing complete with backbar ^^
At one point I was thinking about the logic3 ones but I really wanted the backbar =3
edit: eee! I was out on town shopping with friends and I picked this up...
(http://www.gadgetshop.com/new_product_images/assets/product_images_cropped/16880.jpg)
zap! (http://www.gadgetshop.com/eshop/product.asp?pf_id=16880&SITE=1&VID=&S_ID=4299109306C04542B19CE3B559997C6E&REFID=0&SESSID=&BRAND=1&S_TYPE=U&AV=F&QB=F&CAMID=0&BV=0)
it's great fun... I love the gadgetshop XD
If you can't work it out: you hold a handle each (2-4 players) and wait for the light in the middle to go green. When it does, everyone has to press their button!
If you're the last to press your trigger or you try to press before the light goes green you get an electric shock. It's a giggle... not been shocked yet but it's only a matter of time ^^;
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:blink: I thought it was some elaborate sex toy...
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lol, you would wouldn't you... perv :p
XD
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No, seriously, is it an elaborate sex toy?
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I thought the same thing...
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~sighs and shakes head with a smile~
do you guys always think of sex toys when I'm involved?
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And we wouldn't because.....
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And we wouldn't because.....
Yeah whose the one with the vibrating party gag rabbit thing? :D
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At one point I was thinking about the logic3 ones but I really wanted the backbar =3
(http://www.gadgetshop.com/new_product_images/assets/product_images_cropped/16880.jpg)
zap! (http://www.gadgetshop.com/eshop/product.asp?pf_id=16880&SITE=1&VID=&S_ID=4299109306C04542B19CE3B559997C6E&REFID=0&SESSID=&BRAND=1&S_TYPE=U&AV=F&QB=F&CAMID=0&BV=0)
actually gem, you can get a bar with the cobalt flux pad, and the bar pretty much only is there to be raped :huh:, but it's still cool
and one of my classmates saw the game gadget thing and immediatley commented on it being some sort of sex toy... o_O
ssssssssssssssssssssssshocking v_v
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When I first saw it I thought it was some weird ornament... the idea of it being a sex toy didn't even enter my silly lil head, even though there were packs of edible panties only a shelf away =P
guess that thing about you guys thinking about a certain thing every 5 seconds isn't so wrong after all =3
Before I bought it the girl behind the counter brought one out so me and the 2 friends who'd come in with me could give it a shot. I pressed the button and waited for the current but instead my friend next to me shouted and jumped lol. I left the shop with the game, a smile and the 3 of us still giggling ^^
Oh and the bar's just cool... I don't bar hug or anything but I always like it being there so I can stretch against it between songs and stuff =D
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yup, thats good bar usage. Moreover, on behalf of all who are against bar raping, thank you
:)
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only with consent, TAK
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I used to use stepmania but after trying out Dance With Intensity (http://dwi.ddruk.com/) I just can't go back =3
Still no sign of the mat, though at least the USB adaptor for it's arrived -.-
where are the songs.....
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on my harddrive of course =3
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With all her manpr0n ;)
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that doesn't help me who wants to try the program now does it <_<
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well you never said did you? :p
I got them from DDR UK (http://www.ddruk.com) though you need to register to get at them (just download the bumperpacks ^^ ).
You can also get them from IRC if you know the right servers... um... I don't remember where myself though the IRC route is lots faster and I mean lots =o
and no U235 I dont have any pron of any kind at all so nyeah ~whaps him with cuddly shark~
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*is jealous. Is very very very very jealous*
Lucky peeps and their arcade-like action at home...
Oh, Mitsurugi (or whatever that character is) Japan is fun to play in a hakama... you know, those really loose Japanese pants that you wear for martial arts practice? You can really get low in them and it's so fun just to do it all just two feet above the pad...
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*is jealous. Is very very very very jealous*
Lucky peeps and their arcade-like action at home...
Oh, Mitsurugi (or whatever that character is) Japan is fun to play in a hakama... you know, those really loose Japanese pants that you wear for martial arts practice? You can really get low in them and it's so fun just to do it all just two feet above the pad...
If I'm reading that right... doesn't that require ripping your crotch muscles? X(
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... dude. No.
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I prefer tsugari to japan, but my fave tune of that sort is sakura (by revenG; same artist as tsugari) ^^
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yay for gallops!
I also like the song dropout, it's a nice warm up
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turns out that there was a muck up with address when they tried to mail it to me... I'm waiting for them to try again ><