I Need A Good Ddr Pad With Little Money!

fitza · Trick Member Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Location: The DDR Machine

I play DDR everyday for many hours. The downside is though is that I have very little money. When I say that I mean like $10 every other week. Dose anyone know of a GOOD mat that I can get at a cheep price? also anyone know how to make a metal DDR mat with my kind of budget?
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RadMooseKiller · Trick Member Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

what kind of mat are you looking to buy? a soft mat, or a metal mat.

if you want a good soft mat, i would probably go with a Red Octane Ignition, which is about $100. although i have never used one, i have heard that they are very high quality and durable. you said that you make $10 every other day, so at that rate it would only take you about 2 weeks to afford one.

if you want a metal mat, i would recomend a Red Octane metal mat. they cost about $200, but its defiantly worth it. i got one a little over a month ago, and i really like it. the RO has a raised platform, for an arcade like feel. i would not go with a generic metal mat off of ebay. my friend got one of those, and the back arrow constantly breaks.

hope that helped

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fitza · Trick Member Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Location: The DDR Machine

sry i ment week
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Rychan · Contributor Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Castle Rock, CO

Mike8519 · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2002 Location: Raritan, NJ

if you want REALLY cheap, get a couple soft pads from buynshop.com and duct tape them to plywood. Make sure that they are properly laid down and taut. I had a couple pads that lasted for two years, and that was from beginning to Cata's. Play with socks and they will last for quite a while.

Mr_Blasty · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:19 pm Post subject:

My RO died in weeks. knockoff pads rock! ive used them and they are better for the price. I however opted for a "kinda ignition pad" a modded pad with raised sensors (Cardboad covered with packing tape) works like a dream. For modding though, if the bottom isnt thick, line it with duct tape.
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Vahn of the Eclipse · Basic Member Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Location: On a Dance Pad

go to levelsix.com to find a really good ignition pad for just over 40 bucks
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GeneralZod · Basic Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005

Those pads are on backorder. I emailed them about it two weeks ago and still no response and they're still on back order.

Vahn of the Eclipse · Basic Member Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Location: On a Dance Pad

I just emailed too, I recieved the answer saying they would be back in a few weeks, and it will be posted when they are ready to ship.
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boss matsumoto · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 3:54 pm Post subject:

a konami softpad is 20 bucks (this is the one that comes in the DDR Extreme bundle), and it works great. Ive had mine for over 3 months, the only problem is that it slides around on hard songs (CSFIL SM, rhythm and Police), but that can be solved with the plywood method. Now i have a flux, but i definitely recomend that pad.
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SuRfReAk · Trick Member Joined: 19 Dec 2004

Build a metal pad. There's a thread on it "My Homemade Metal DDR Pad". Work for the money. Wash a car, apply to MickeyD's, go beg on a corner. With a little modification, you can build two for under $200.
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