Improving your DDR skills

[High Skool Artist]

[Synaesthesia]

You make no sense. If you can already play it fine, why are you asking for a method with which to practice reading it?
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[AA Bob]

I think (but this is a stretch) he meant to say "Is playing MaxX Unlimited 1.5x a good way to practice for Drop Out 2x shuffle?" but got it backwards. Looking at it that way, his reply makes slightly more sense. And to take it further, maybe he was referring to MaxX Standard, which has a lot of jumps.
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Emptyeye wrote:

So um, is it bad that awhile ago I was watching Family Guy, and when Quagmire came on, I thought something to the effect of "Whoa, It's AA Bob!" (I don't remember if the exact thought was "It's AA Bob" or "It's AA Bob's avatar", but I don't think it matters in this case)?

[T-A-K-A]

[Papersak]

Anyone have tips for moving faster? Like I can do V (Oni) where you step on the same two arrows for a little bit, but I am having huge trouble switching to different arrows. I have big trouble with Fantasy (Melissa), and I've never managed to get much of the last part in Sakura... I think... I've played all three of those songs many times, too. Help?
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[Daddead324]

Does anybody have any hints as to how to have a lot of stamina and can breath and pass any song (except really fast hard songs like 10s) w/o dying of breath loss?
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[sol.ch]

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run a mile a day for a month and I guarantee you'll have enough stamina to pass LoM with ease. Worked for me. Either that or work your buttocks off on DDR...your pick.
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[Emptyeye]

[Tyrgannus]

Tip of the day:

Use Marvellous timing

That is all
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AA Bob wrote:

Summer is as much of a 12 as PSMO is a 9.

[Dave Rodgers]

Things I have Learned Recently:

DDR at home is infinitely different from DDR in the arcade.

But one cannot truly appreciate the gaping difference until one has failed MAX in the arcade when one can do it at home.

[Slowpoke]

[Emptyeye]

Okay, two issues:

1. Step-jump-step-jump patterns, particularly at anything so much as approaching a fast tempo, absolutely kick the crap out of me. I know ITG's Driving Force Classical has some of these; what are some other songs, either PS2 DDR (Any US mix will do) or the first ITG, that I can do to hopefully suck at them less?

2. (Only indirectly related to arrow-smashing) My cardio conditioning, relative to my leg strength, is weak (I can get through MAX 300 with basically no ill effects as regards my lower body, but I'm winded as hell afterward). As I've said a couple times before, I attempt to use DDR as part of an overall fitness routine (Alternating it with upper-body work from day to day). This is a shot in the dark, but does anyone know of any upper-body exercises that will also strengthen my cardio? Or does it just come down to "lift weights fast"?
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[Slowpoke]

[superduperblake]

[kaosskratchet]

[dandruff]

For anyone who can pass most catas but is having trouble starting to PA, going back to light 4- and 5-footers really helps. I got my first AAA the day I started doing this after over two years of playing DDR, and now less than a week later, I'm consistently passing 7s and 8s with fewer than 10 arrows that aren't perfect.

On the other hand, how on earth am I supposed to read arrows in the Legend of Max and Maxx Unlimited? I wouldn't even know if I have the stamina for these songs, but if I can't even move my eyes fast enough, how could I possibly do so with my feet?

[Timotei Fortress 2]

Since the search function practically cracks at the mere mention of the word, and there isn't a whole lot of discussion about it. .

I want to get better at doubles, but don't really know what songs could help. I can read the arrows fine, and end up double-stepping a bit, but there's some things that are a bit harder than others.

For instance, I can pass Holic and Dxy! just fine in Heavy ( hell, I did just fine the first time I played them ), since the stepping makes more sense. But then there's the insane crossover-thru-the-middle songs.

So besides the cliché, "Practice practice practice!" what would be some good songs to. . well, practice on?

[Mr.12yearold]

I want some help with Jackhammers! On Dead End I get like a handful of boo's and good's.
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[giuocob the night poster]

Don't bar rape ANYTHING less than a 9. Bad habits.
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Anonymous wrote:

I JUST WANTED TO FUCKING TRIFORCE AND YOU CUNTS HAVE RUINED MY LIFE

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