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JJasser · Trick Member Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Location: MA

I KNOW WHAT"S COMING!!

SOLO MODE IS COMING BACK FROM THE DEAD!!!!

THAT"S THE SURPRISE!

or at least my guess...

dj-Luminus · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA

I seriously doubt it.

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Melvis at the Disco! · Posted: Sun May 02, 2004 3:03 pm Post subject:

kaeliia · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jan 2004

So...what's the least important position in the gaming world that would still allow you to get into E3? I doubt being an employee at a place like Gamestop or EB games would do anything...

Anyway...Spiffy article. I can't wait till E3, even though I don't play that many video games other than music games.

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Lyra · Basic Member Joined: 27 Aug 2003 Location: In your mind

*waves*

Yeah... I be female, and yeah I made that comment. However I do wish they had left that part out. I wasn't stereotyping... being a girl myself and not a slut. I was simply stating that girls in my neck of the woods that I encountered usually only play it once, or were trying to flirt with the workers in the arcade. I'm not saying all are, I was simply just stating personal observations.

I'm not even sure why they choose to put that in the article, mind you I didn't know it was in there til I looked at the article myself. To me it seems sorta out of place, and as a journalist I would of left the slut comment out. While I believe my stating about me being a standard going up to heavy comment was fine, the other half of it didn't really belong in any type of article unless it was an interview in my opinion.

But I'm not gonna worry about it, what was said is said. I'm sorry if anyone took it as me stereotyping, it was certainly not the case.
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Melvis at the Disco! · Posted: Sun May 02, 2004 10:29 pm Post subject:

Crono · Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 2:35 am Post subject:

It's been...what...15 months since a main release for DDR on the arcade? As much as home versions are great, I hope they get a new arcade version announced, because people are losing interest rapidly as things stand right now...and it had better be a damned good release...
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zdemigoth · Trick Member Joined: 05 Oct 2002

Today the Toshiba EMI website was updated with a new Speed album. Not a sign of another arcade mix, but usually the release of a large group of new albums is at the same time an arcade mix is announced, and in the past couple of months they will have released Zipmania 7, Trance Z2, and now Speed TV.

sandm000 · Basic Member Joined: 23 Jul 2003 Location: Valhalla, NY

New Arcade version = teh Awxome!
New PS2 Version = teh Awxome!
New Ultramix version = teh suxor.
I don't think they should release a new version for ultramix. It had some problems IMO with timing and step color, so rushing out with a new mix wouldn't be a great idea. They should stick with an engine that works.
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Ramen King · Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 9:57 am Post subject:

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sandm000 · Basic Member Joined: 23 Jul 2003 Location: Valhalla, NY

C'mon a new Xbox version would Most likely use the same engine as Ultramix. And yes PS2 and Arcade have timing problems but they are consistent with each other, so you can really practice at home and take the experience to the arcade. The arrow colors are kind of stupid on XBOX they don't look like quarters, eighths, and sixteenths. THey look like if they are an inch apart on the screen then they are the same color, regardless of the timing of the arrows.
Don't get me wrong, Ultramix has some cool points...but it isn't anything you can't do with PS2, which is what I hope they are announcing at E3.

You may however consider my prejudice at the fact that I saved for Cobalt Fluxes (2 pads) then they announced Ultramix so I saved for an XBOX then I bought some PS2 controller adapters so the pads would work in the Xbox then I bought Ultramix, and I was a little less than thrilled with what I got. But hey I would still buy another Xbox version.
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Loogaroo · Trick Member Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Location: Glendale, CA

Can I get a confirmation from someone here?

Does the fact that Konami no longer has an Arcade headquarters in the US rule out the possibility of them announcing a new arcade mix at E3?
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JJasser · Trick Member Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Location: MA

We don't know. It's that frigging simple. We just don't know. However, the odds are against a new arcade mix cause the Arcade HQ of Konami has closed. then again, this may be the suprise. We'll just have to... wait it out

Cutriss · Staff Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

The arcade division *did* close.

However, another US Konami arcade game has been released since then: Warzaid. It was distributed through a 2nd party.

Logical, if you think about it, since so many Konami games are already English-heavy. Why would you need a domestic office to manage them? Just contract it out.

However, the announcement of a new arcade machine is highly unlikely, since the general impression is that they'd be redesigning the cabinet to help reduce the bootlegging/piracy that sank the series in its later incarnations.

I honestly don't think DDR is dead in Japan. It is in a coma, though. I think it's just taking a backseat to other luxuries that the Japanese are spending their money on. Their economy is still on shaky footing, and people just don't have the same amount of expendable income that they used to. The US videogame market has actually surpassed the Japanese market in terms of sales volume.

Personally, I think it'd be cool if Konami could whip up a new arcade mix and sell it as part of an "amnesty program", whereby arcade operators rubber stamped an apology for importing machines/software illegally, and were allowed to purchase what would effectively be "Konamix arcade" (thus avoiding any licensed song issues). There's already a decent number of cabinets out there, so sell the software cheaply enough that it would be affordable and less attractive for pirating. There. Sidestep the legal issues and keep the series going in the US. Look at it more as an advertising expense than a separate product sell.
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dj-Luminus · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA

Hmm...so does that mean Konami of Japan or any other division could release an arcade DDR here? Or...not really/why would they want to.
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