Does anyone in here actually play DDR on tile?

sexualsoybean

My pads are at my friend's house right now, and he only has carpet, so I've been playing DDR on carpet.. It's okay.. It's not slipping much, but I'm just wonderign.. How badly will it slip on tile?? And what mod will stop the slipping from there?? I know the chairmat mod especailly is for carpet... So, any tips from tile DDR players?

hooded__paladin · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2003

when I used to use soft pads, and I brought DDR to a friends house, we played on hardwood flooring. It didn't slip like it did on carpet, it just hurt your feet (because you still had to wear socks)

sexualsoybean · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 5:22 pm Post subject:

so its harder to slip on tile then it is on carpet?/?

what if it doesnt have that anti-slip mechanism thing that RO pads have?? (i have crap madcatz ones)

hooded__paladin · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2003

yes - because carpet gives while hardwood floor is totally flat. Just because it's slicker doesn't mean the pads slide MORE than on carpet. They slide much less.

and I did have dumb 3rd party pads.

chibidjinn · Trick Member Joined: 11 Nov 2003 Location: Central Oregon

I play on tiles...

The surface is a bit harder...and it seems to slip ALOT (well maybe it could be my pad...its a crappy one).

Beatrix · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2003 Location: Fresno

I figure something like this would cause the tile to crack. I guess it depends on what ddr pad you are using.
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sexualsoybean · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:03 pm Post subject:

uck.. so anyone have any remedies so that it doesnt slip as much?

Reenee · Trick Member Joined: 21 Nov 2003

Fry's Electronics used the official Konami pad before it was taped down. When I used it, it slipped, but not enough to mess you up. It might've moved an inch or two at the most.

sexualsoybean · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 3:41 pm Post subject:

Well, they dont have the official konami pad here.. Will it help if i put a peice of rug under the dance pad, then place it on the floor? So it would be dance pad -> rug -> tile?? would that help???? (btw i have the crappy madkatz ones)

Plautus · Trick Member Joined: 17 Oct 2002

Try the webby-type stuff you can by in the flooring sections of home-improvement stores to keep rugs in place. It's not perfect, but it does cut down on the slipping a lot, at least on carpet (should be even better on tile).

Venge03 · Basic Member Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: nj

I play on tile everyday in my house. It deosnt crack. The mat deos slip a little but never gives me any serious probs and i have 3rd party mats. It's not exactly the best but i still have just as much fun as in the arcade. Im thinking of doing that soft pad mod where you basicly tape it to wood. =)
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KillerJello · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:41 pm Post subject:

Yes, I play on tile with my home built metal/composite pads (my house has nice white tile floors).... Of course they weigh about as much as the arcade, but still didnt want it slipping around screwing the tile up, so I put some rubber stripping (3/16" thick) around the parimeter, and a few strips of it in the middle on the underside of the pad (mounted them with industrial grade contact cement)... there is no more sliding, and it wont damage the floor.

sexualsoybean · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 7:20 am Post subject:

Thanks for the answers, but I'm waiting for my solution to come to my house. I was using Mad Catz.. And now, I'm buying 2 BNS pads. They have their own non-slip, and each pad weighs about 10 lbs, so.. I'm assuming it's going to slip alot less...

Oh, and I think that the 1 inch foam insert they have will cushion my left-right jumps.

GepettoZHog · Trick Member Joined: 05 Apr 2003

I play on tile too. I can't tolerate playing soft pads (the rip up your feet from the impact), and my CF started ripping up tile

, so I velcroed it tp the floor

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