Q&A with John Tam, producer of In The Groove for PS2

Ryu_Hirakashi · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject:

My question is:

What do you hope to accomplish with this project??

What will it take for it to be considered a success in your eyes??

I would like to hear more insight on what attracted you to this project.

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Will there be any unlockables?

Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject:

There will be at least 15 unlockables as the 15 unlockables will be songs. These unlockable songs are the exact songs that had to be unlocked on the arcade version.

I'm serious, a lot of these questions don't really need to be asked to Mr. Tam.
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frag · Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 8:50 am Post subject:

Raf:

While musically I'm inclined to agree with you, I don't think you can really know others' reason for enjoying the game, or come up with good reasons to insult it in an environment such as this one...

Even if it is that ITG is only played for its difficulty, that's fine...People want something newer than DDR, what does it matter? (Though I don't think that really is the reason for ITG's popularity...I have heard plenty of people say the music is better, although I personally don't like most of it.)

And the whole, "It is StepMania" argument is utterly pointless. StepMania is a simulation program; it has no SET game music - which would mean that you're saying ITG is only a game that can emulate stepfiles...which is exactly what any DDR-esque cabinet is. Yes, it's made by the same people - that only means that a bunch of talented dudes made it - and StepMania is a lot of fun. So "why would anyone sell StepMania?" is easily answered with: "It's fun." I too would like to see new Konami songs, but I don't see ITG as a substitute for DDR's absence, it's just an alternative videogame. Leave it alone.

Anyway, my question would have to be: Would the team of ITG feel threatened or pleased with a hypothetical return of Konami's American arcade division?

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Dark Fish · Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 2:41 pm Post subject:

You guys completely missed the point of this thread. Thank you for turning it into another big juvenile flamewar on the internet.

Reenee · Trick Member Joined: 21 Nov 2003

It's hardly a flamewar. Raf is just spamming when he should've kept his mouth shut.

yyr · Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 4:53 pm Post subject:

dsl1 · Basic Member Joined: 24 Apr 2005

Are there any plans for a Xbox/Gamecube release?

dieKatze88 · Trick Member Joined: 10 Aug 2003

In light of the fact that DDR hasnt seen an arcade presence in quite some time (I personaly dont think Fusion counts.) Do you think it was a worthwhile idea to put SpaceKatz (Fomerly Bus Stop) and E-Rotic/Missing Heart songs on the game? Do you think this increased the games popularity any? Will this kind of licencing continue in ITG2?
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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 9:36 pm Post subject:

whitewulfe · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 11:12 am Post subject:

Seeing that some of the question are hypothetical...

If ITG was ever to be translated over to the Xbox, would there be XboxLive support built in, and/or support for more than two people at once?

Will there be support for the multi-tap for four player versus in the PS2 release, or will it follow along the lines of two at once like how the arcade is?

Will there be online support for the PS2 release?
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Zhegan · Basic Member Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Location: Glyndon, MN

If the game DOES get USB support, would it be possible to import stepmania files? (Using a memorystick, and/or the PS2's harddrive)

GeeForce · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 2:16 pm Post subject:

How did you go about putting 10s-13s on a console version, knowing that they might be played on a softpad? Did you dumb them up, or just hope that everyone has a CF?

Do you personally think that this will outdo the console DDR games? (I know we all do, I'm asking the guy.)

Do you play ITG/DDR/PIU? How good are you?

There's more floating around in my head, maybe I'll edit in latur.
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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 3:57 pm Post subject:

GeeForce · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 5:00 pm Post subject:

I assumed that, but think about it...

Didn't the coders, while entering the stepcharts, think to themselves "someone's gonna be playing this on a softpad? No way!!"? or something..
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Sinistar · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 5:03 pm Post subject:

It seems that ITG's biggest marketing hurdle is to get new players to see it as different than DDR. To date, the provided differentiations have all revolved around the enhanced mods in ITG. What other ways, if any, will ITG/Roxor/RedOctane work to firmly place the ITG brand in players' minds?

What references were used in creating ITG's Fitness Mode? Are the numbers behind things like the calorie counts based on actual fitness data? If so, whose? If not, what are they based upon?
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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 5:19 pm Post subject: