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Kachie
Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 561 Location: Long Island, NY
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:12 am Post subject: |
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I just tried it for the first time in a good ol` japan arcade. I guess you`re supposed to use both hands or something on the buttons but I couldn`t get away from playing them like a keyboard with my right hand. The game seemed pretty cool enough. . .although it was hard to hear sometimes (guitar freaks and drum mania being on either side of it). . . the only thing that really bugged me was the um. . . expression stuff that they flash. (i.e. good! great! poor!) It totally got in the way and was very distracting. I like my notes to come slow and I read them right above where you have to play them so those dang expressions were REALLY a pain. _________________
Worksheet question: "Where do you want to visit?"
Student's answer: "I want go to America to go shitseeing."
. . the joys of teaching english. .
"I'm a loner dottie, a rebel, you don't want to get mixed up with a guy like me. . . "
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thekovinc
Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 905 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Dreyvas
Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 2416 Location: Cleveland, OH
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thekovinc
Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 905 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Dreyvas
Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 2416 Location: Cleveland, OH
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Matt
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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5 key mode is fun to play on one hand
the trick to ska a go go is to play on mirror :p |
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thekovinc
Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 905 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Matt
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:10 am Post subject: |
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mirror (which doesnt effect the scratch) switches 1 and 7, 2 and 6, and 3 and 5. I would suggest taking a notechart you are reasonably familiar with and trying out all the mods one at a time to see what they do. They can make charts easier/more fun/more challenging |
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JDM
Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:27 am Post subject: |
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If you don't already, learn to use Hi-Speed. It's invaluable for reading harder songs without outright memorizing them or something along those lines.
The US version also has a super terrible learning curve, so don't feel too discouraged when you hit a wall. |
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thekovinc
Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 905 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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blah
Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 129 Location: Chaska, MN
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:23 am Post subject: |
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thekovinc wrote: | I haven't used Hi-Speed at all. Does that just lengthen out the note chart so you can see it better? (And therefore have them come at you faster, hence "Hi-Speed"?)
And the learning curve hasn't been too bad. But I'm not that far into the game at all. I didn't beat the 3 7* songs on 5 key, and I'm only up through some of the 5*s on normal for 7 key. Finished Beginner, haven't touched Hyper or Another yet. I still have a lot of playing to go |
Yeah, hi-speed effectively just spaces out the chart. It doesn't make the song faster, it just makes the notes move more quickly. Once you adjust to the speed of the notes falling, it's beneficial because it allows your brain to focus more on the immediate notes on hand rather than being distracted by the next two measures which are already coming down from the top of the screen.
It's been a long time since I started, but from what I've seen from many people, myself included, progressing starts to get really rough from about the 6* level onward. It may be smoother sailing on US, but I know there is a HUGE gap to clear when you get toward the higher end of another. 11*s are barely represented at all, and most of the 12* another songs (12* being the highest) on US are among the hardest in the entire series.
And holy shit, it's another Minnesotan. That makes 3 that I've noticed on SH now. :O Well, assuming random on here is the same guy who makes Ransai Pop'n ASCs. _________________
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Dreyvas
Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 2416 Location: Cleveland, OH
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Metalmuppet
Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 464 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:34 am Post subject: |
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I started playing BeatMania (5 keys) at an arcade like two weeks ago, and it looks fun. However, I can pretty much pass every 4* on normal mode except The Least 100sec. But I've also passed a couple 5*'s on that same difficulty(Brilliant 2U and alienhead). _________________
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GetThere1Time
Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 550 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:19 am Post subject: |
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Solid bump. BMUS just came in the mail for me two days ago. I should have had the foresight to order swap magic but I didnt so now that's on the way. I just jumped right into 7 key. After two days worth of progress, I can beat most 1s and 2s save Outer Limits. I can't touch most 3s yet besides the really easy ones on normal. Since I can do the 1s and 2s fairly easily now but not the 3s, I'm just going through and trying to get used to sightreading and getting my left hand more agile. I'm playing them on random, mirror, HS2. I just randomize the song and let it roll. If I get something fairly easy, I try to play left or right handed only to get the dexterity in my hands up and to get more familiar with the controller.
This game is sooo hard and soooo addicting. _________________
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Galiath25
Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 354
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:28 am Post subject: |
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I got beatmania about a week before I got Guitar Hero 1. After a few days of playing I was around lvl 9-10 [A]. I couldn't pass V or colors another for the life of me. |
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