/jprg/ Rhythm Games General

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Grace is bored

>>15776712
Can we get a petition going to replace Rasis with Grace permanently?

>>15776733
Nope, Rasis is best girl

>>15776667

this isn't /vg/ you fucking faggot

>>15776667

>It's the "all I do is make threads early to intentionally shitpost and don't play any rhythm games" Guy

Kill yourself my man

>>15776733

No, Grace is a disgusting slut.

>>15776733
>>15776787
>>15777153
http://www.strawpoll.me/11129137

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>mfw laser songs

Fucking Matsudo

>>15777322

Hidari Migi Hidari Migi Hidari Hidari Migi Migi

Fuck you, that's not helping!

>>15776667
For what purpose, you colossal nig?

drunken iidx is best iidx

>>15777695
That doesn't sound like fun. I can already barely play a 3 sober.

>>15777695

drunken pop'n is best pop'n.

>new djmax never
life is suffering

>>15777891
Didn't you hear about that PS4 game coming out?

>>15777971
whaaat?

>>15777981
http://gematsu.com/2016/05/djmax-respect-confirmed-western-release

>>15778003
>songs in DLCs
so no new content? im going to ignore it

>>15778015
Yeah it's basically Trilogy but without any new songs but with songs from the later games and probably DLC up the ass.

>>15778018
its shit

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Which Rasis is your favorite?

>>15778085
rabbit kimono rasis a cute

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How do I get into rhythm games? Why is there no link to a comprehensive guide for getting into rhythm games in the OP?

Mainly:
What games are available?
Where can I get them?

As far as I know, there is only one pop'n machine and one iidx machine in my entire country, and they're far out of my reach. I've only played some Stepmania years ago, and a bit of Taiko and Museca in Japan. But now I'm back home and this land is barren.

I imagine not liking anything with more than 5 keys limits my options even further.

>>15778258
The easy way is console games like Project diva, Superbeat xonic, or even importing the taiko games if you want. Most of these are on PS Vita but you can play Project Diva on PS4/PS3 too.

If you want something more "serious" like pop'n or IIDX, look up Lunatic Rave 2. There's a lot of guide out there to get started.

There's also K-Shoot Mania, a simulator for Sound Voltex, but it might not be very fun without a controller.

If you like the stuff, I recommend getting an ASC (arcade style controller) on site like gamo2 (djdao) or Virgoo.

>>15778279
Thanks, that's pretty comprehensive. I'll give Lunatic Rave 2 a look, and play some emulated Rhythm Heaven Fever on the side.

>>15777636
>>15776958
>>15776949
I didn't think that autism would rampant in the one place where people actively discuss rhythm games.Sorry bros,but page 10 and autosaging threads are grounds for a new thread.eat a dick autismos :^)

>>15778258
Do you have an arcade near you? Specifically Round 1 or Dave & Busters?

>>15778394
No. I live in a cold European country where arcades are dead.

>>15778407
well then the answer is home games

You can always go the home emulation route just like >>15778279 has stated

Even Europe has a few DDR cabs lying around at some places,I'm sure there's a family center near you with an Extreme mix just waiting to get played.

You can also try Groove Coaster on your phone,it's free to download on Google Play

>>15778258
>Why is there no link to a comprehensive guide for getting into rhythm games in the OP?
There is a pastebin, but the OP decided being early was more important than putting actual info into the post.

Just draw some fanart and send it to the bemaniso facebook! It's soooooooooo easy!
...
At least I tried.

>>15778564
They don't send invites for fanart at the moment, apparently.

>>15778564
Just ask for invites on /jp/. We've been hanging out together for so long now that we all trust each other

>>15778720
Can I please have an invite, friend?
[email protected]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hikLHOuM2gQ
this some itg bullshit

>>15778775
Chunithim isn't that hard

it's a fun game,but so far there aren't any charts that are pure bullshit

13Dan requires more skill desu familia

Why the nips are so egoist? They make all these fun games just to keep for themselves. ;_;

>>15778775
Anything labeled World's End are meme charts.

>>15778949
It's not japan in general, it's Konami being a terrible company.

If Bemani was a Capcom thing we'd still have console releases.

>>15776667
Because the last two OPs have been faggots

http://pastebin.com/2pg5zQcA

>>15778949
The current wave of millenials and generation x in Japan actually want global incorporation not just in their vidya,but want for their culture to be revered and happy to have more foreign appreciation

however,the suits up in SEGA,Konami,Taito,etc. are still old business men that harbor some kind of resentment from the the west and push for isolation in their systems

However,it's only recently that with management changes at Konami,SEGA,and a few other companies that are even thinking about appealing to the west for the first time since the early 2000's

Proof enough is R1 moving over and DDR A having a full US release

just give it time and we'll have Nesica,AllNet and other services here in the states

>>15779015
>1st paragraph

So, 2020 will be a start year for this right? Can't wait even more then.

>>15779045
>By 2020 I'll probably be a 32 year old doctor

Then again, I've seen businessmen in their 40s-50s play pop'n while still wearing their suits.

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>those little jackhammers near the end of her song

why.jpg

>>15779045
Maybe sooner than that Anon

R1 wants a bigger chunk of the Arcade market here in the states.They have been opening up several new locations all over the US,and in order for them to do so,they would either need to

A)Bring over as many existing games from Japan to the US,both new and used

B)Once option A runs out,have another production run of everything that is a staple at R1.

If you follow people like Mark Hensen (OMGKon!) he works at R1 and has more insider knowledge than the average person,not just that,he's responsible for training all of the newest techs and does have just a little bit of influence at R1 at this point

He's pushing really hard for Chunithim right now and also published a poll on the R1 facebook page asking people what games they would like to see at R1,want to take a guess at what's #1 at the moment by a huge margin?

>>15779072
There's a detail I forgot to mention: I don't live in the states, so this will not happen soon to me.

>>15779015

What's to resent? The fact that the only reason they get to be a sovereign nation is because we let them be? Do they honestly think it's the SDF keeping China at bay?

Ungrateful fucking Nips.

>>15778085

Top three are Western Princess Rasis, Goth Rasis, and Yukata Rasis.

>>15778849
i know i just hate charts like that
the game itself looks like a ton of fun tho

Paris' game center Arcade Street closing on October 10th. There goes the only arcade that had a decent selection in Paris (and maybe in France as a whole). There was Pop'n, IIDX, DJMax, Taiko and DDR among other games.

https://twitter.com/ArcadeStreet/status/771404917953224704

>>15779242

Was it too haram to remain open?

>>15779242
Inb4 a mosque opens where it was

Anyone know where to find decent LR2HD (720p) skins? Endless Circulation links are down, and all I've found is a Spada that doesn't work properly ;__;

>>15779307
I got mine from here http://www.beatmania.co.nz/lr2hd720themes/ and it is working just fine.

>>15779360
eh, registration is broken and I'm too lazy to create a fb account.
I guess I'll just play on sd.

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Now that the framework for osu is open source, would it be possible to use it to create a BMS player that doesn't suck like lr2?

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>>15779415
>osu
you have to go back

>>15779422
osu does have pretty good mapping tools, though, however bad the maps created and their userbase is.
And with a fork, you could have your own timings (read:iidx/pop'n timings), your own scoring (read:iidx/pop'n scoring), pretty much everything you'd want from a bms sim. The rest could be hacked together, like actual bms support.

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>>15779422
where in my post did I say I played osu?

>>15779307
>>15779360
>>15779401
Nvm, found endless circulation.
For others searching for it, it's in
mega dot nz/#F!4ZIW3JyR!y6KtBuHaSXqCiwxJVbZDTA
along with some other skins

>Be me
>Go to Dave and Busters
>They have DDR
>Touhou songs
>Play
>Didn't eat
>Halfway through Night of Nights on expert
>Pass out
>Mfw

>>15779415
Of course it's possible. Is there anyone that CAN do it though?

>>15779568
>>15779415
Help this guy out instead. https://github.com/exch-bms2/beatoraja

He's working on supporting LR2 skins right now i think.

>tfw can't pass the 11's wall

My fingers hurts on harder songs. Why my eyes can follow the chart but my muscles can't?

>>15776733
I will play SDVX again if this happens

>>15777169

>6 of these posters are literally mentally retarded

Leave!

>>15777790
Once its all muscle memory you can just sit back and relax.

>>15779307
>>15779360
>>15779401
>>15779484

Oh yeah I could've just included the mega links but these are the ones from the beatmania.co.nz

Tricoro and Spada skin: https://mega.nz/#!6cw0FaDT!N6FgXPQkLCWYXSZIW3vUfARYsAaEQSQskm5ZrSyVVwU

Pendual skin:
https://mega.nz/#!PdhiyTBC!CHIfVz7EdB_r6WE5h_Qnscheh8r8MwL-e-i61wZVDeY

Endless Circulation Self-Evolution:
https://mega.nz/#!fRx3kbBL!kZPQz-5kJ_Fk96FT0XIk3GRo2x7NQxF7smOwtzaj2m4

>>15779621
lower 11s was my limit too.

I hope I can finally break it when I stop using the keyboard and play on a proper controller.

>>15779783
Tbh keyboard is easier than controller, but is way less enjoyable. You can break the wall, you just need to play more.

>>15779809
I was starting to reach the mid upper 11s but took a long enough break of 2 weeks to set my skills back tremendously. Ever since then I didn't have the heart to keep practicing as much as before. That's why I'd rather start over with the actual controller since it's the intended way to play anyway.

>>15778085
Grace is my favourite Rasis.

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What's the names of these little witches?

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>>15779783
>I hope I can finally break it when I stop using the keyboard and play on a proper controller.
You're in for one hell of a rude awakening if you seriously think that keyboard to controller transfers smoothly for IIDX.

>>15780132
Let's not start this shit again. I know it's completely different. I'm no casual and have already accepted I'll pretty much start from scratch.

Does anyone own a C33 I can get a picture of its insides?

>>15779572
This is promising. Thank you for sharing it. I'm surprised I didn't see mention of it sooner.

I keep praying for something that will pick up where LR2 left off.

>>15780179

Definitely should have taken another swing at writing that post.

will these (http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/sanwadenshi/item/ilumb_223/?s-id=borderless_browsehist_en) fit into my turbocharger sdvx controller?
i kinda want something snappier than the default micro switches it came with

>>15779415
>would it be possible to use it to create a BMS editor that doesn't suck

fixed

>>15780085
i don't fucking know I can't read

http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/sdvx/iii/p/chara/index.html

>>15779733
Sounds comfy, I'm actually starting to get okay at 3s on the keyboard but it's gonna be like starting over when my FP7 gets here.

>>15780232
yes d2mv-01-1c3 is the recommended switch for both sdvx/iidx buttons

>>15777790
>I can already barely play a 3 sober

oh good I'm not the worst IIDX player in this thread

>>15778775
america release when

>>15779443
how would keysounding work though?

>>15778775

Wew that clicking can fuck right off

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>>15780155
>start from scratch

>>15780155

>start with scratch*

>>15778742
draw me a cindy and i'll shoot you one

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>>15780615
Not him, but check mine

This is as good as I can get. Not doing it ironically by the way. I'm actually shit at drawing. Shoot me an invite if you guys want. I'm a pretty cool guy.


[email protected]

>>15780706
there's a difference between being shit at drawing and not even trying.

Like you didn't even try to color it in decently.

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>>15780706
cmon dude i suck at drawing too but this was my cindy that got me an invite

>>15780726
I was going to let it colorless because my pens aren't for coloring. They're for painting my gunpla.

>>15780733
This is better than mine overall by a mile but I like my tits better

>>15780706
I'd send you an invite for that but I'm too new and can't invite yet

>>15780745
Remember me when you're finally able to, friend. I'm not in a hurry to become a member.
You have my mail.

>tfw slowly, excruciatingly building up money in my paypal account to buy omrons and turbochargers

the neet lyfe is, in fact, complete suffering

>>15780706
Invite sent, don't let me down.

>>15780821
inb4 ratio watch within a month

>>15780821
I won't bro. I'm a model citizen and a stickler for the rules

>>15779507
Did you donated blood or something?

Because that's what happened to my friend once.

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can i get an invite too? :>

[email protected]

Going from 14s to 15s in SDVX is like going from 9s to 12s in IIDX.

>>15781351
Play Daiuchuu Stage, probably the easiest 15.

>>15779507
That almost happened to me once, but that's because it probably wasn't a good idea to play it no bar right after i had played Possession.

>>15780085
Cawol and Ashita.

>>15781351

To be honest, even going from 15s to 15s in SDVX is like going from 9s to 12s in IIDX.

>>15781503

I cleared my 22nd 15 earlier today. Of course they are all low hanging fruits but the rest are a completely different game.

>>15781524

I still think some charts require you to have three hands to do. There's just no way otherwise.

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Figure when

So that's it then? We're just gonna let this /vg/ faggot take over the threads? SDVX was a fucking mistake.

>>15781583
>SDVX was a fucking mistake
This. It's no surprise that most SDVX players are Osu kiddies. Fucking weeb bait trash.

I propose a new rule. If you were not introduced to rhythm games through one of the following, you are not allowed to post in these threads:
Beatmania
Pop'n
DDR
Guitar Freaks
Drum Mania

>>15781583

Quote every post you seem to be attributing to one person and I'll show you you're wrong.

Or are you going to cry more about this thread not being /only the game I play general/?

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>>15781601
But I played IIDX and pop'n long before SDVX...

Also, what about Jubeat ?

>>15781601
I started with DDR and my main is SDVX

fight me

>>15781616
Jubeat is Neo-Bemani trash. Only old guard Bemani qualifies. So you could throw dead games like Keyboardmania and Para Para Paradise in there but I've never met someone who started with either of those.

>>15781651
jubeat and reflec beat are unironically shit games and everyone who plays them is a fucking casual

>>15781601

Don't you fucking dare compare Voltex to Osu! you elitist fuck.

Voltex is actually fun and actually hard. Don't pretend you are above it.

>>15781672
I only play Jubeat when the lines for IIDX and SDVX gets too long

Definitely agree that it probably has the lowest skill ceiling in all Bemani.

>>15781683
There's nothing wrong with playing Neo-Bemani trash. Just as long as you didn't start with it.

>>15781684
This is exactly my opinion on Jubeat. Also at the arcade I go to it has a better selection of tracks than the weird Pop'n cab they have set up.

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>tfw you bought a piece of merch at a very cheap price

For some reason I really enjoy the koisuruuchuu sensou Celica figurine

only cost me $15 new in box

today was a good day

museca is more fun than sdvx tbqh, only weak point is the song list due to its newness

>>15781735
yeah i really wish museca had more songs

but even if they add songs it likely won't be good ones, it'll just get more shitty touhou/denpa/anime opening style music

why do no games even come close to iidxs songlist

even ddr has had some of the best older songs removed for no reason

>>15781735
I started playing it after the 1+1/2 update. Now working on getting 900k+ on all 15s.

Guess the pop'n player in me isn't dead.

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>>15781729
I got pic related for $10

>>15781751
beyond licensing issues

IIDX and DDR have a very long history with tons of originals

MUSECA and SDVX are still relatively new,especially MUSECA and if they want it to be successful then they need to incorporate what's both hot and familiar with players

No doubt that MUSECA will come out with originals in time,but it had such a shit start right out the gate that the playerbase sharply declined until the 1/2 update.

Hell,I enjoy MUSECA a lot more now since they fixed everything that made the game into a chore.Cleaner and easier UI,updated visuals,greater expansion on graphicas and understanding on what they do exactly.I just wish that the buttons/wheels were MAYBE a tiny bit smaller and more compact.

I have huge hands so it's not a problem for me,but a few friends that I'm trying to get into MUSECA don't have giant bear paws to play with,so it's a little more difficult for them to play some of the charts.It's still easier in relation to SDVX and IIDX,but at the same time it's just as enjoyable in small sessions.

I'm just focusing on leveling up my graphicas at the moment and it feels rewarding when they level up.

>>15781690

I started with DDR in 2003 and your words still offend me, sir.

>>15780561
I think it supports it, you can put effects for keys and keysounding is just that you have an incomplete song and the keysounds, if I'm not mistaken.
Or do you mean if it's possible to grab a random song and keysound it? Cause that seems like a really hard thing to do on any program, bar perhaps fl studio if you're the author of the song.

>>15781532
I guess that's the fukushima effect right there

>>15781751
nah i'd say museca fares better than sdvx in the licensed songs department because it doesn't just add whatever the fuck people throw at konami, and the contest songs also actually have some quality control to them

also modern iidx music has shit variety compared to pop'n, jubeat and reflec. i honestly don't get what people see in it anymore unless they listen to edm/xcore exclusively

>>15782249
i guess most of the songs i like in iidx are really old

but there's not enough hip hop/jazz, eurobeat, or ravey electronic music in the games anymore

>>15781601
does it count if I started by listening to the beatmania soundtracks but played SDVX before I played IIDX on the same day

>>15782448
>jazz

to be fair I'm pretty sure copula has 星屑ディスタンシア and pendual has 時空トラベローグ and even spada has Funny Shuffle so we've got at least one per game.

SDVX has that swing remix of Fire Fire, that one vocaloid Bad End Night song is in swing, and there's also シャ ビ ドゥ 素敵な恋の魔法 which is close enough.

>>15781690
I think the Bemani community should expand beyond an aging group of men who are now mostly in their thirties. That means inviting more people in and they're going to start with the newer games.

IIDX is fun but it is in no way beginner friendly. It only took them, what, 23 releases just to make Beginner charts available in the main game?

>>15782890
Stupid logic. We were able to overcome the high entry barriers. So should all the new kiddies. And besides, DDR is making a comeback so they can play that if IIDX is too hard.

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>>15779242
There goes my dream of playing songs at a decent level in front of people.
I guess I'll pay them a visit this month.

>>15782905
Not sure why you consider DDR acceptable but not SDVX. I mean I don't even much care for Jubeat but if people want to play it then by all means.

Osufags are only welcome if they renounce that trash heap though.

>>15782967
DDR is old guard, SDVX is not. SDVX has all the waifubait to lure in the niwaka. Even in its current state with all the anime OPs and what not, DDR is still a much better game than SDVX.

>>15782997
>"I am this much of a fucking elitist"

I want 3y3s normal to be a person so I can beat it to death.

>i'm a 5 all the way through until the last 10 measures when i become a 9 hehehe :)))

>>15782849

Scarlet Pinheel is kind of swing-ish too imo

Anyone know if there's an arcade with a half decent selection in the UK? I'm struggling to find one with a single machine worth playing

>>15783266
VEGA arcade, my dude.

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That's one way to make a badass song cute

>>15783307
Thanks, just a shame it's so far away from me. I'll just have to go next time i visit the queen

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>drummania ps2 didn't come with a controller, it just tells you on the back of the box to buy a yamaha electric drum kit

what the fuck

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>>15783640
DrumMania did have a KOC though

>>15782997
Are you retarded? IIDX has more fuckable girls and I'm sure everybody wants Goli to draw doujin already.

>>15783180
What's even the most reliable way to hit that segment? I usually just end up rocking my hands back and forth, but I feel like there's a better technique for that pattern that I don't know of.

>>15783770
i still don't know but i mashed my hand on the keys just the right way to pass it with an 86% after about 30 consecutive tries so i'm going to avoid thinking about it for the rest of my life

>>15783770
>>15783776
Do you lads mean the 5+7, 4+6, 3+5, 2+4+6, or the stuff after that? Because both just need a little bit of practice

Last time I used irc was more than 10 years ago. How the fuck do I reach sows' irc channel again? Is there a specific server? Do I literally copy paste "irc.bemaniso.ws" and click join? I feel like an old man trying to use a PC for the first time.

>tfw I passed my first 16 in DDR
"I'm So Happy" Challenge is so much fun and honestly not that difficult, it is just physically draining like all other high level songs.

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PSUN replacement WHEN

I WANT LAPISTORIA CARD SUPPORT
AND I WANT IT NOW!!

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>>15780615
i made you one last time and i didnt got my invite, i feel cheated

>>15784744
I'm not the same person desu

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Sleepy thread is sleepy

>>15785999
Are there any sleepy songs in BEMANI games? Only thing that comes to mind is 5.1.1

>go to the arcade
>someone tries to talk to me

every fucking time
i don't care about your shitty clears you 6dan piece of shit kill yourself

>>15786076

Thanks for keeping up out autistic reputation. Good work.

>>15786078

>guy playing a song
>gets an 80% clear
>literally jumps from the bass platform and starts yelling and does some kind of touchdown dance, i shit you not

Do these people have no shame

>>15786056
earth scape

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_c1SnD5G-4

Until level are you can cleared in DDR on condition that nonbar?

how many feet from the ground is a iidx cab's buttons?
i want to switch to a standing setup and have it be close because im an 8dan sitting down and just clearing 9s is a chore and hurts my hands standing up at the arcade

>>15786110

2.887 ft.

88cm.

>>15786135

is that with the bass platform

>>15786196

I don't think so.

>>15786103
are you from 2chan with that shitty grammar?

if your question is

"Up to what level can you clear a DDR song without using the bar?"

Then my answer is DDR 16's

in ITG I can do up to 13's no bar,mostly stream stuff

>>15786271
>2chan
Yes
I think english is difficult than 19's
Well, I can't clear 19

>>15786343

Yeah, well, your kanji are pretty hard, too. I need 5000 of them and they all have several readings?

Fuck all that noise.

>>15786359
Get used to kanji is more gain experience

I happened to find I don't know kanji.
↓
Investigate
↓
To learn
↓
repeat→↑

Piece of cake, right?

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>>15784247

>>15786460
Hello!
I'm going to Shinjuku in april-may next year to play at Taito station.
Is there anything I should know and anything nearby I should check out, that you know of?

>>15786460
It's like learning english then.

>>15787140
Not that nignog but if you like beer there's a really nice brew-pub slightly south of Shinjuku station called Watering Hole.
It's really only 3 things in the end: business, clubs and a lot of both niche and large shops. even stuff like lolita fashion has a lot of shops in shinjuku, all very small, all scattered around.

>>15787218
I'll write it down, thanks.
Really anything is helpful because currently my plan is 3 weeks of nothing but Bemani at taito.
I'm staying within 10 mins of the station.

Is having 200 g switches+springs really as bad as people say or is it possible to do good long-term, even though the setup is that heavy?

>>15787258
If you have mega-strong hulk hands, go for it. You'll feel weird when you play on an arcade cab though.

>>15787262
200g is arcade default. KAC was played on 200g until the 5th.

Does PC have any actual good rhythm game that doesn't look like it's just a visualizer?

>>15787301
Stepmania? LR2? every modern konami arcade game?

>>15787307
Stepmania is such a chore to go through the song list. Sometimes when you go up one difficulty on a song, the difficulty gap just jumped.

>>15787317
I have no idea what this post means. Can you explain further?

Most issues you have with inconsistent difficulty ratings, etc. can be handled by simply downloading better song packs.

If you're really not good, there's no shame in learning with low-level DDR charts. From there, move to casual ITG pad stuff from good step artists like Mudkyp, Jayce, Zim, iamchris4life, and Mute. After you're comfortable with that, you can try learning hard pad charts (Speedcore packs, etc) or entry-level keyboard charts (i can't stand this faggoty overstepped jumpstream trash so I don't have any suggestions here)

>>15787248
There's an arcade in every major city/city ward in tokyo. Take walks around shinjuku, harajuku, shibuya and maybe roppongi and the area east of it, they all have sizable arcades.
If you're willing to reroute your plan a little, the Adores in Sapporo might still have the 60yen/play + half hour for 430yen deal going.

>>15786056
The Smile of You is kind of sleepy.

There should be a random that rerandoms every measure.

>>15787582
That's called S-random.

>>15787591
Read it again.

>>15787340
I fucking loathe most keyboard charts since they aren't interesting in the least bit and are all just constant 16th note jumpstreams. I solely play StepMania to help with pattern recognition in DDR/PIU songs so I'm not flailing like a fish when I first try a new song at a high level.

>>15786343
Thank you for being honest about the 2chan thing

honestly I welcome foreigners willing to go out of their comfort zone to talk with us

>>15787317
I don't play keyboard stepmania because 1.fuck that noise and 2.pad packs are infinitely better because I have an ITG cabinet at my disposal.

but if you want some consistency in chart difficulty,just do what >>15787340 is suggesting

a lot of step artists don't know what the fuck they're doing and just wing it at chart creation

but you're always in good hands if you have charts by HappyFeet,Mute,Zim,IAmChris,and if you want artists that do the weeb charts,CondorTalon,Gpop,and Huzure do a really great job at it as well

>>15787749
Noise that you want to fuck
1. Learning kanji
2. Keyboard stepmania

Definitely recommend that Gpop lad. His touhou community packs are incredible.

>>15787794
never said that I didn't want to learn kanji,I only know a small amount and honestly,it's difficult as fuck to learn another language.English,Spanish,and French so far and wanting to fug asian women and play vidya from nippon is the only motivation for learning it.Slowly but surely

and again,fuck keyboard charts since I do have a custom cab running SM5.I'd rather train my legs than my fingers at dance games.I also play IIDX and SDVX so I'm good on learning other finger focused rhythm games

>>15787140
Local rule exist in amusement arcade
That is line

・Normally line up
・Play reservation sheet

>>15787194
Sure( ^o^)

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>sightread cleared a new 15
>can't pass it again
>mfw

>>15787840
Line makes sense.
I don't understand how the play reservation sheet works. Could you elaborate?

>>15787749
Thank you
I will hone DDR's skill as well as english's

>>15787749
>>15787794
Thanks for the recommendation guys, I'll check it out.

>>15787888
Here you go.
http://aceofhearts.weebly.com/others-simfiles.html

>>15787877
keep it up anon,make sure to visit often.I don't care if you're working on your english,as long as you try that's all that matters.The more you do it,the better you get at it and the more you understand it.

But I do have a question for you

How is Chunithim over there? I've seen a few people play it on Youtube and it looks interesting,but do you think Chunithim is a game that will be played a few years down the road?

>>15786056
Tangerine stream is p sleepy

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>>15787848
It rule, if exist this such pic

1,the line exist
2,You write name on entry sheet
3,Player write the check mark before play

namely, line on paper

>>15787938
Not him
From what I've seen during my August visit it seems to be immensely popular everywhere, 5+ machines in a lot of arcades and most are occupied. If they keep expanding it and having events like bemani it shouldn't die down for at least 2-3 years.

>>15787965
Huh. Seems simple enough. Why is this used? So that you can leave the line and come back?

>>15787989
It seems similar to the token system

Where someone leaves a token or card designating them a space in line. Except with this it's by name instead of token/courtesy

But to piggyback

What happens if someone cuts in line or doesn't honor it?

>>15787938
I'll try!!!

>How is Chunithim over there? I've seen a few people play it on Youtube and it looks interesting,but do you think Chunithim is a game that will be played a few years down the road?
Recently, Chunithim is popular game
Game balance is just right from beginner to senior
However, might Nostalgia(KONAMI) is killer

>>15787989
For example, It prevent the line obstruct people

>>15786056
温故知新でいこっ！

>>15786056
How did I forgot BabeL ～roof garden～

I remembered using 6x speed and a x2 ojama for this

>>15788059
Become I'm sad

Well, that would not occur except mistake

>>15788159
Has nobody ever done it?

That seems very unlikely

Over the last 15 years of arcade gaming I've seen a few people get into arguments over cutting the line, but people do something about it

Would you in Japan just let someone bully you like that?

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>>15788202
Japanese like line up

>Has nobody ever done it?
I not see
Probably pretty bad player to be exposed at 2ch

>>15786103
What is the highest level you can clear no-bar in DDR?
>>15786343
I think English is more difficult than clearing 19s. But I can't clear 19s...
>>15787840
There are some rules for arcades (Game centers).
1. Line up
2. Use a reservation sheet
>>15787877
I will hone my skills in DDR and English.

only place i ever saw a reservation sheet was at round1 machida and no one ever used it
then again they also had 6 iidxs and 6 jubeats so there was never a line longer than 1-2 people, and it seemed to take care of itself; there was no cutting or people hogging machines or anything

>>15787558
Roppongi has no arcades at all. I've also never seen one in harajuku.
Main areas are shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Akihabara. There's also a bunch of Korean titles at a place in komagome.

>>15786056
Twinkling, from pop'n music

>>15788346
Thank you for correction
However, maybe some meaning had changed

>>15790137
original has a hard to define meaning. we can't tell the meaning very well so he fixed it without trying to change the meaning

new psun literally never holy fucking shit

>>15790149
So many men, so many translations(´・ω・｀)

>>15790186
heh, well fixing grammar can always be done in a few ways, but i wouldnt worry about those little nuances yet

>>15790137
>>15790186

whenever you want to ask a question,just remember a few things

>What is the highest level you can clear no-bar in DDR?
(noun) ----- (verb/action)(missing information)

Start a question with "What" if you are referring to an abstract thought

Start a question with "Who" if you are referring to someone directly

Start a question with "When" if you are referring to a specific time

Start a question with "Where" if you are referring to a specific location

Start a question with "Why" if you are asking for follow up information to a previous thought or idea

noun = your audience or a specific person

verb = action

missing information = what information are you missing?

I'm ordering parts for a iidx controller and I have a kinda silly question about leds in buttons. So for the sanwa button they have a lamp holder and i can just plop in lamps, correct? I really don't know how it works. Also, what size or style or lamp should i look for? thanks in advance.

>>15790199
I search fixing grammar on google
I don't know popular it...

>>15790211
Thank you('-'*)

>missing information
I would know pretty hard
I don't know connection of long sentence

>less than 500 slots left on sows

better get an invite soon...

>>15790449
to connect a long sentence,just place a comma "," wherever you would normally pause while you speak.

Sound Voltex is a wonderful game,but Rasis is my only reason for playing it.

Is Infinitas worth the subscription fee and is there an easy way for Westerners to pay via credit card?

>some Indian kid puts in credits for IIDX
>goes to step up full of beginner songs
>leaves halfway during the first song
>the game is now stuck in step up with all beginner level songs

Fucking tourists

>>15790854
Happens all the time with DDR though you obviously can't lock in the difficulty

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>>15790854
>>15790861
>tfw Music GunGun2!!! is set to 3 songs
>tfw people put in their credit and leave after 1 song
>tfw when they only choose the default song,which is the super mario bros medley
>mfw 2 free songs

>>15790861
>california extreme (basically the arcade game room from an anime convention expanded to be its own thing)
>ddr x3 cab
>some casual plays it, picks happy mode, then leaves after their first song
>have to wait through two songs on beginner mode

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>>15790332
I'm assuming you mean the lamp holders for the iidx buttons and the 33mm square buttons? Though this info should be the same for most other buttons, at least 60mm sdvx buttons are the same.
The lamp housing that goes in the holder should be like the one in my picture, at least if you buy chinese buttons.
The lamp housing (red in the picture) has two holes in the bottom. Your leds leads go through those, and then you just wrap them around the lower poles as in that picture. Simple.
As for installing it to the led holder, you just press it in. There are contacts for those two poles to conduct electricity. Real simple stuff.
As for the size of leds, my housings came with 12V 5mm leds, but I measured the housing and I'm certain it can house up to 7mm diameter leds. Though I would just play it safe and get 5mm leds. Get whatever color you want, though rgb leds won't work without extensive reworking.
As for the style of the leds, what are you using to power them up? If you are using arduino or some other microcontroller, 12V leds will be dim but they won't need any resistors before them. 3V ones would be better in that case, but then you have to make sure you limit the current going to the leds or they'll burn out.
Did this answer your question? If not, feel free to ask more.

>>15791130

I really wish I could find a place to buy the LEDs Dao uses in his controllers. The ones in your picture are so terrible, I'd rather have no lights.

>>15791158
Then why not buy them from Dao? Sure, they're quite expensive with 1.80$ a pop, but at least you'd get what you wanted.

>>15791227
He probably means that the shipping is too expensive. 1.80 a pop ain't too bad, but ordering a set of 6 LEDs to Europe is roughly 10 bucks + 30 shipping.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZIDCx1o6jI

This is such a good song. Why isn't this in iidx yet? i can already imagine it being a scratch heavy 11.

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>>15791227

Oh I do. I like to have variety.

I even asked if I could use a C33 PCB on an FP7 so I could use those 7 colors LED products and apparently the turntable mechanism is completely different.

Just ordered IIDX 5th and 7th style. What am I in for?

>>15792555
Disappointment.
Shoulda got empress.

>>15792566
Not paying $150. Gonna wait for an auction on that one, since I love the tracklist.

>>15792618
a ps2 modchip is like $30 dude

>>15792628
Yeah, but I love the physical copies. I'm a sucker for collecting.

>>15792555
Checked.

You're in for towel usage, particularly for 5th Style with it not having Hi4.

On the subject of 5th Style, it's a god damned shame that doing the HDD load doesn't enable actual nonstop song play in Expert Mode. LR2 still wins there.

Drill Mode was a very nice idea, I just wish they would have used stock percussion and keyboard sounds rather than snips of existing songs.

I really wish I could program a BMS player and include a kind of Drill Mode for practice use.

>Loop continuous play of Nageki scale climb and fall
>Start at 100 BPM
>Increase ~5 BPM every time you AAA the measures
>Decrease BPM if you get C or lower

>>15792643
Drill mode sounds amazing. Which styles had it?

>>15792643
That sounds like heaven.
>rerandoms every time

>>15792640
get Gold too it's a great ps2 style

DJT is underwhelming and everything pre-gold is unplayable on hdtvs

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>>15792668
>DJT is underwhelming

>>15792668
>everything pre-gold is unplayable on hdtvs
DistorteD has the same offset options as Gold.

>>15792686
my bad, i confused offset with not having lanecover

>>15792675
mendes and dazzlin darlin are the best songs in DJT

>>15792696
Lane cover has existed since CS RED.

>>15792793
it's been months since i've played it but i'm certain that it is missing some modern feature

maybe green number?

Sorry /jprg/, but I came here to ask for the specific song on this shitty video.

https://youtu.be/a77aXp1P2gM?t=1247

I'm not exactly sure if this should be here, but I do think the music is from SDVX. Apologizing from the get go.

>>15792798
Yes. Green number was added with Gold CS. White number still exists, though, so it's not difficult to just calculate what you need (600 BPM scroll rate is equivalent to 290 green number). The setting is saved per song, so you only need to do it the first time you play something.

>>15792812
An - LittleGameStar

sdvx ii if i recall correctly

>>15792855
>An - LittleGameStar
Thank you. I knew /jprg/ could help me on this.

Do I need to download any drivers for my FP7? It just came in and when I plugged it in it said it failed to install the drivers.

>>15792654
5th and 6th. I had forgotten that 6th had it.

The concept would work well in current times, with medals/trophies everywhere to encourage progress.

>>15792696
And time to air

>>15793015
Well, now my problem is that it would work perfectly but it constantly moves the mouse down if I have it set to y-input and to the right if I set it to x-input, which causes it to be impossible to select a song in LR2.

>>15792555
>5th
Pure shit

>7th
A good game

>>15793366
That doesn't sound right.
have you checked inside the controller, if all cables are snugly in place?
Also, you could reinstall device drivers, if there are any.

>>15793512
I don't think I have a proper tool to open it up with. I just got it.

>>15793532
I'm pretty sure it's magnetically held together

>>15793544
It has screws, senpai.

>>15793593
Then it's some other controller I'm thinking of, sorry.

Have you tried a screwdriver?

Put goreshit in bemani

>>15793597
the virgoo controller has the button panel attached by magnets. you can still unscrew it on the bottom though which is how you adjust tt distance and remove/attach the ps2 cable

>>15793597
My screwdriver doesn't have the proper heads to get anything on the sides or bottom off and the top screw just won't come out.

>>15793665
well, shit.
Dao recommends using a 250 Hz refresh rate for the controller, have you done that? Just in case you haven't, have you tried to spin the turntable around a bit, if that would resolve it?
And of course, have you tried taking it out and plugging it in again? :^)

>>15793634
I support this notion, some of his breakcore/dnb style stuff would be amazing in here.

>>15793679
How do you set refresh rate? I've spun it around but I don't see any response to that input. I've tried it on every USB port on my laptop. Once my buddy is back I'll test it on his to see if it's my computer that's fucked which would be okay since I'm getting a new one as soon as a few more parts are in and I've got a NTSC-J PS2 coming in as well.

>>15793679
I think my laptop is stuck at 60 Hz for refresh rate but I don't know that that has to do with this.

>>15793634
Have you seen goreshit in stepmania?

It barely works, but speedcore/happy hardcore charts in official Bemani games wouldn't take advantage of it

>>15793713
Do you mean that spinning it does nothing?
If so, there's definitely something wrong with the innards of your controller.
Best case: some wire is not properly connected, and the turntable is sending garbage readings because of that.
Solution: recheck every wire inside the controller after you get a suitable screwdriver.
Bad case: There's something wrong in your controller's electronics.
Solution: email Dao for help. He might give you instructions on how to troubleshoot the problem and send replacement parts after the problem is pinpointed.
Also, if you have a spare usb stick lying around, would you like to try a live usb and test if the turntable works on that? Then we could establish if it is a driver problem or not.

I confirmed that the problem is with the controller as it forces the cursor to move up or down even on my friend's computer. Anyone know how to open an FP7 up or what parts I need?

>>15793763
Goreshit's speedcore wouldn't work, but stuff like o'er the flood would be excellent.

>>15793889
>>15793895
I just tried it out on my friend's computer so I don't think the driver is the issue and moving the turntable doesn't change the way it's consistently moving the cursor down. I just emailed Dao.

>>15793895
Dao website says that the bottom is held with magnets, as does reddit. Maybe you can just pull it open after removing the screws?
here's what I read: https://www.reddit.com/r/bemani/comments/43ficm/how_do_i_open_a_dj_dao_fp7_emp/

>>15793597
fp7s have had magnetic bottoms since 2013 at least
>>15793665
you're not supposed to undo any of the 12 tiny screws along the edges or the 4 screws in the feet
just grab a foot and yank

>>15793938
Is there a video of someone doing this? I don't want to fuck it up.

>>15793951
are you retarded? just pull on the foot, the whole panel will come off.

>>15793965
Where should I grab from? I'm pretty fucktarded when it comes to this shit.

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>>15793975
holy

>>15793975
The tiny little round feet your controller has. Or the sides.

>>15793983
Thanks, I figured it out now but all of the wires look to be in the right places.

>>15793634

nah m1dy is about as far as it should go

>>15793998
Don't look, make sure they're properly on. They should have small connectors, right? At least make sure you disconnect and reattach the turntable one, from both ends if possible, to make sure there's no disconnect there.

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Here's what I've got going on. I've pushed everything in. If there's anything obviously wrong in the picture tell me. I can't reach under the black disk thing.

How can Bemani even compete?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kGi9LE21dU

Who do I talk to on IRC to help with account ativation? Corin? Didn't receive email to confirm account so I must have been literally retarded and mistyped my email.

I want to believe this happens like all the time so I don't feel too bad.

>find out PJD X has a "random notes" mod
>it's only an option on like 2 quest songs and not a challenge item in free play
Hey, let's add in some fun but not let the player have it.

>>15793763
I was just listening to tomboyish love for daughter and the first song would be a boss scratch heavy another chart

>>15794132
By sueing Kyle Ward.

>>15794014
Okay, I unplugged and plugged anything having to do with the turntable back in and it still thinks the turntable is constantly being used. I can't reach under the black disk.

>>15794064

You just got it right?

It's set on analog TT input. Hold Start + Select + 1 for a second or two and it'll stop doing that.

I have to turn this on every time I plug it in. Maybe he tweaked the firmware a bit recently?

>>15794249
I've tried that and it doesn't help. With the different commands like that all I can do is switch whether it moves the cursor constantly down or right.

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I've got a long way to go. Fuck me.

>>15794261

Do you ONLY play LR2?

You could down grade the firmware to before it had analog shit.

I know for a fact I had my LR2 working perfectly before I upgraded its firmware to 1.17.

>>15794315
2000 songs are more fun to practice

>>15794326
Once my NTSC-J PS2 comes in that'll be what I'll main but I'm concerned that even that might not work if it's registering my turntable as constantly turning.

>>15794402

Unplug the encoder and see if it stops.

>>15794452
Which part is the encoder?

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>>15794459

This one. Either your encoder is always firing or the PCB is sending a signal it shoudn't be.

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>>15794467

Also open this screen up and take a screenshot so we can see it is showing up as always on.

And I just reread your previous posts.

Are you playing on 2P? Because Start + Select + 1 is not the same as Start + Select + 7.

The latter is what changes the axis the other switches between digital and analog input.

Also, try having it plugged in and rebooting. This has gotten me out of a couple jams.

For what it's worth, I've had problems with my really old Dao PEE where the TT would constantly register as spinning in one direct on my PS2. I had to unplug it multiple times and try again with plugging the controller back in in different orders, e.g. PS2 plug before power USB or power USB before PS2 plug. I think I also tried spinning the turntable as it powered on. I don't remember. It was always fussy. Never had problems after swapping for arcin, though.

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>>15794485
It switches between the top and bottom on the x/y axis thing.

>>15794485
It's a 1P also. Gonna try unplugging the encoder.

>>15794485
Unplugging the encoder didn't change anything and Start+Select+7/1 commands just switch between x and y (cursor constantly to the right or constantly down).

>>15794541

So 1 switches it to X and 7 switches it to Y?

Sounds like your PCB isn't 1.17 firmware then.

Try Start + Select + 4 then to activate mouse wheel mode.

>>15794541

Just to go way back to the start of troubleshooting. You are plugging both USB plugs in right?

>>15794586
If I plug both USBs in, I can't even get the LEDs on. Literally no response if both are in or if just the bigger USB is in. If I remove the bigger one and just leave the smaller USB in, then what I've explained already is what happens.
>>15794578
That didn't do anything and the commands and response I referred to are on Gamo2's page for the controller.

>>15794611

Plug in the bigger one, then the smaller one.

You should hear that plugged in device sound t the same time all the leds light up.

If that doesn't work try rebooting with them both plugged in like I said.

It needs both of those plugs to function.

>>15794619
I just did that to no response and I also just restarted but I'll try that again.

>>15794630
>>15794619
Yeah, I can't get that to work. Even turning it off and on didn't help.

>>15794671

Are you plugging them into two separate ports or a hub?

I can't imagine Dao didn't make sure it worked properly before he shipped it off.

>>15794680
Two separate ports. I don't doubt his quality control but I have no idea what to do.

>>15794683

And you tried two ports on the other computer you tried?

>>15794689
I can't be certain on that one because my friend plugged it in himself in the back of his PC but he's in my room with a laptop so I'll try on his right now.

>>15794698
>>15794689
Well, his laptop doesn't have two ports on any one side, so I can't test on that.

>>15794710
>>15794698
>>15794689
Tried it on another friend's computer and it reacts the same way as on mine.

>>15794759
talk to dao then

>>15794759

And all the buttons register fine on >>15794525 this window, right? You just can't see any lights?

>>15794770
I am; he's trying to figure out the problem with the two USB cords.

>>15794779
Correct.

fuckin hell technika is hard to play on vita

>>15794795
I don't really want to get that one specifically because of the touch controls. That being said I love 575.

>>15794801
im kinda liking it aside from this weird rear touch pad mechanic
also getting it for free helps a bit w/ my enjoyment

>>15794812
Well, fair enough in that case.

>>15794786

Fuckin' brutal. I'm thinking you have a faulty board.

You could try unplugging everything on the board to make sure. All 9 buttons, the encoder, and the ring LED.

If it still does it then then it is 100% the PCB. I'm guessing a poor solder job on the wires going to the USB plugs.

>>15794819
If I unplug everything, what should I be looking for as the response? Sorry if that's a stupid question.

>>15794831

Just the same constant movement with the cursor.

If it's doing that with nothing to possibly be an input there's clearly a short in a trace somewhere or at the solder points. Either way there's probably not a lot you could do about it. Just confirmation.

>>15794843
Thanks for the help, if Dao doesn't tell me anything helpful soon I'll get too unplugging everything.

>>15794850 (You)
*to

>>15794850
>>15794852

You're in a real tight jam here. Because if it's the PCB like I think it is one of two things needs to happen.

1. You'll have to send back the whole controller in which case everyone gets fucked on shipping twice, essentially doubling the cost of the controller.

2. You're going to have to get a few basic tools (pliers, phillips screwdriver, allen wrenches) and take apart that whole right side panel to replace the PCB which you could probably get Dao to "lickity split" ship you for free if you are stern about it.

I hope you payed with Paypal.

>>15794876
Fortunately I paid with Paypal.

>>15794876
Since I bought it from the US warehouse is there a chance I won't have to pay much on return shipping?

>>15794916

Nah, shipping is largely based on size instead of weight these days. That box would be more expensive to ship next door than a 70 pound dumbbell across the country.

I would strongly recommend trying option 2. I know I made it seem scary but It's pretty simple. Just those 4 knobs and 8 screws.

>>15794944
Which one in the pic I posted is the PCB and how would I go about taking it out and putting one back in?

>>15779415
The source already existed. Nobody did anything then, why would anyone do something now?

Does Happy Sky CS (or any of the earlier styles) have really tight or wonky timing compared to later CS styles/AC? I've been getting Bs on songs I normally AA.

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>>15794964

Here's your PCB. It's held in by 4 screws but the way the controller is built they are hard to get at.

Here's what you're gonna have to do.

1. Unplug everything from the PCB (11 connections)
2. Remove every lamp/holder/switch from the controller (Part boxed in Green. Just grab them and twist, they should pull right out)
3. Organize them so you know which parts go where (1,3,5,7 / 2,4,6 / Start,Select)
4. Unscrew the white nuts parts (Circled in Yellow) and remove the square plastic holding pieces under them. The buttons can now be removed entirely.
5. Now unscrew the knob things (Blue) and lift out the whole panel, it will still be connected to the PCB and held into the controller by the USB cable so you're going to have to be gentle with it.
6. There will be 4 nuts on the opposite side of the bolt the knobs were on. These need to be removed by holding them with pliers why you unscrew the hex bolts on top with an Allen wrench.
7. With these removed the clear acrylic panel can now be separated from the opaque black panel. (Note: If you were ever going to change your underlay, this is how you'd do it)
8. Now you can see the Phillips head screws on the opposite side of the black panel. Hold the nuts holding in the PCB with pliers and unscrew them with your screwdriver.
9. Ah Jesus Fucking Christ, I just realized this shit is a little more involved than I thought it was (Boxed in purple). Fuckin' Dao.
10. Just fuck my shit up.

Well. If you still want to try you can either destroy that plastic wire management piece, or undo the four screws on the right outside panel then undo the screw holding it in.

I'd still do it, but it's a little more involved and you might not want to try.

>>15795224
That didn't look that bad until near the end, so I'd agree with you. I'll hope I don't have to pay too much out of pocket to resolve this.

>>15795252

You shouldn't pay anything out of pocket to resolve this. This is his problem.

But yeah, it's just 4 more screws and one nut you have to remove. I think the exterior screws use the same size Allen wrench as the top 4. I was just running way short of characters for my post.

>>15795271
Alright, thanks, I'll see what Dao suggests and I'll probably ask for further help if he just wants to send the part.

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Looking to buy a pic related because there's no fucking arcade machines anywhere and this controller seems to be pretty alright and not too expensive. I've got a US ps2 slim that has freemcboot all set up. Do I need to do anything more to get around the region lock or will freemcboot do it for me?

>>15795310

Isn't PPP basically just Dance Maniax with an extra sensor? Why are you so obsessed man? There's gotta be like only 30 songs if that.

>>15795316
I don't know why but I really disiked what little Dance Maniax I played and fucking loved PPP, but also my shit tastes happen to align perfectly with the tracklist. And I really want to see my roommates drunkenly participating in parapara.