How bad were you when you first started?

Verified · Trick Member Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Location: Behind You!

I happily passed Boom Boom Dollar with an A after one week of practice...

*thats light mode...*

and I too, couldn't beat lesson mode. Couldn't get 1/8 notes for the life of me.
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TripleForteSquared · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Location: Freakmont

I actually picked up pretty fast (being a musician and all), but I was stuck on Light for-friggin-EVAH before breaking out to Standard.
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Creamy Goodness · Trick Member Joined: 23 May 2003 Location: Syracuse, NY

I started almost 2 years ago on my friends Konamix. I failed On the Jazz, the passed it, then passed Absolute right after. I started getting B's on 1-3 footers on the first day, but then it started taking forever to improve after that.
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Waffleiron · Basic Member Joined: 05 May 2004

I really dont know how I was when I started because I never looked at the score thing (That says whether you got an A, B, C, D blah blah) I only looked at how many boos and perfects and stuff. XD I definatly WAS bad though. Terribly.

TriggerZX · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jul 2004

When i first started i wasn't bad in my opinion. I could do really all the songs on begginer (I play DDR Extreme in the arcade) Then i wanted to try light mode....... thats when i really sucked!!!!!!! i tried one light and went crazy with my footing. It got to the point where i would miss the pad arrows completly and just step on metal. But some time after i got used to it and moved on up to standard!!!!!! And i starting to do DOUBLES!!!!!!! (well ok.... i have never done doubles but this saturday i will....)

Imlostinmyshoe · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jul 2004

i coulndt do after the game of love on light.... took a day then i pretty much had a handle on light, took me a month before i could play heavy
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Bladus · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Location: Annapolis, MD

My cousin had mentioned to me that DDR was a really fun game. So I went out to the mall and picked up DDRMAX and two beatpads. When I first tried I looked pathetic. My average scores were D's and Ordinary world was really hard for me on light. After alot of getting pissed and watching my cousin do better than me, I decided to try as hard as I possibly could and ended up AA'ing OVERBLAST! on light. It just takes alot of practice and a bit of risk taking.

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Biggest Accomplishment: C on Max 300 Heavy!!!

Bubblegum · Trick Member Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Location: Merced,Ca

When I first started playing at the arcade before I got the pad at home I would struggle with Cutie Chaser on light, and get laughed at by the kids waiting to play. Then, When I introduced myself to DDR Freak, I could barely pass Healing Vision on standard. I am in heavy, hehe I've come a long way!

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DTJAAAAMJSLM · Trick Member Joined: 19 Dec 2002 Location: Seattle, WA

I failed Have You Never Been Mellow on Basic during my first game. I thought you were supposed to hit the arrows before they reached the top, and was wondering why I was getting Misses. I then remained on Basic for about a year, thinking that no one actually played Trick or Maniac.

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Xen Soulstealer · Trick Member Joined: 22 Jun 2004

CONGRATS!! YOu're 10 times better than me when I started!!!

When I started, it was in an arcade... I failed the songs..

My friend played the

and

arrows.. i had

and

...

We failed everything

ShadowBTZO · Trick Member Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Location: Salinas, Cali

I started out on Extreme about 10 months ago and I wasn't too bad. The first song I played was look to the sky and i got a B on it (on light). I liked the song so I decided to play the game alot more. By the end of the day I was able to almost every 4 footer.

'Ivan · Trick Member Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Location: Thailand

On my very first try (I think it was a 4th Mix), I . . . err . . . double A'd Kick the Can (on Basic).
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crazydance21 · Trick Member Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Location: new hampshire

dude when i started i tryesd to pass that love ballad song cuz it was so slow and i pulled my leg

then i tried it harder and harder and it jsut clicked... currently still suck , 7s and 8s in heavy

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XrandomnessX · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 5:26 am Post subject:

i was so bad i worred bout picking songs over 150 bpm fearing that they would be 2 fast
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Atomsk255 · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2004

Well I played flash flash revolution just to know when to hit the pads. Anyhow, I could beat like, butterfly on light....after a few weeks I managed to beat speed over beethoven and then R&P. After that I continued progressing and by October (started in July) I was able to beat Irresistblement.
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hardest song beaten:
Max.(period) standard or
Paranoia Survivor Heavy

Delphy · Trick Member Joined: 05 Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV

How bad was I?

US PS2 - Have memories of Remember You and Cutie Chaser, and wondering how anyone could ever keep up with arrows scrolling that fast (this is 1x). Took 3 weeks to pass all of lesson mode.

Arcade - Before playing my first arcade set (didn't play arcade until reaching standard) I tripped over the pad before putting credits in
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Ian2K3 · Trick Member Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Location: Berlin MA

i started out on the 3rd mix i remember i had no idea what to do untill i looked on the screen so i taught myself how to play then i tried out paranoia rebirth failed b/c it was my first song ever but then i tried upside down then i passed it then moved onto silent hill

those were the good old days about 2 years and 4 months on august 24th
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Kiyoshi Meka · Trick Member Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Location: Ohio

I had trouble beating Break Down of beginner mode. Now I am better than my friend who originally turned me on to the game.

ginirosaru · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Location: PA

I did suprisingly well the first time I played. I could A a lot of songs in light mode right away (started on Max for playstation so there was no beginner mode). However, it took me months and months to move up to standard. I was on standard for about a week, and then went up to heavy. Light I was stuck on forever though...

I also played Flash Flash Revolution, but that was after I started DDR....I think thats why I pretty much skipped over standard mode. I learned what to do online so I didn't really need it.

First time in the arcades I did pretty bad with, however. I fell off the pad 0_o

TheKatsurame · Trick Member Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Location: New York

Me: *whacking pads with hands, on knees, thinking that the stationary arrows are the ones you had to hit in order*
Elitist Bastards: You are teh suck...
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