Actually I read it....
http://www.livejournal.com/users/qkumbr/429329.html
Plus to add to the rumor...
http://www.paulaterry.com her latest news seems a little suspicious...
Seeing how Naoki is allegedly "taking a break" from producing bemani music and how he doesn't work on songs for home mixes anymore (at least to my knowledge)
DISCUSS, MY CHILDREN!
So I heard a rumor...
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This sort of rumor has popped up before every major game exhibition since Extreme started getting remotely old. There is some evidence that they may actually have something planned this time, though (hence why they sued Roxor).
Oh, and unbootleggable my ass. Extreme was supposedly "unbootleggable" too. I give them 6 months if they're still using S573 and the old digital I/O board. If they changed hardware completely, it'll be "unbootleggable" simply by way of being the only game to run on the new hardware.
Hopefully it won't be like DS: Fusion (which is Extreme US with a few different songs, stuck in an arcade cabinet). I'd really like to see them have fun and do some crazy mod stuff, tempo changers (go play Wax crazy on Pump and tell me the temp changes aren't awesomely fun), etc. There's so much potential (esp. if they upgrade the hardware to something PS2 based), that I hope they take major advantage of it. I want to see something like Trick x10 (not that I can pass Trick :-), except maybe not quite so stupid at the end. ITG's Caddywhopus had the right idea. Throw in some crazy tempo changer action, and you've got a fun combo. Oh, and spins and hands. Must have spins and hands (mines are optional). Pump has had em' for a long time (hands, that is). DDR needs them.
The only issue with a new Japanese release (especially if it's "unbootleggable") is getting it here in the US. Unless Betson manages to get their hands on some, you'll be stuck trying to buy them (new) from Japan directly. Quite possible, but you pay a premium (on top of what is probably already a very expensive new cabinet, since we have all their old ones here stateside now) to do that, and many arcades (especially around here) probably won't be willing to pony up. There's always the possibility of a real US release, but with KCEA not having an arcade divison, that's not likely. Even if there was one, it would likely be neutered of all the licensed tracks as well :(
Oh, and unbootleggable my ass. Extreme was supposedly "unbootleggable" too. I give them 6 months if they're still using S573 and the old digital I/O board. If they changed hardware completely, it'll be "unbootleggable" simply by way of being the only game to run on the new hardware.
Hopefully it won't be like DS: Fusion (which is Extreme US with a few different songs, stuck in an arcade cabinet). I'd really like to see them have fun and do some crazy mod stuff, tempo changers (go play Wax crazy on Pump and tell me the temp changes aren't awesomely fun), etc. There's so much potential (esp. if they upgrade the hardware to something PS2 based), that I hope they take major advantage of it. I want to see something like Trick x10 (not that I can pass Trick :-), except maybe not quite so stupid at the end. ITG's Caddywhopus had the right idea. Throw in some crazy tempo changer action, and you've got a fun combo. Oh, and spins and hands. Must have spins and hands (mines are optional). Pump has had em' for a long time (hands, that is). DDR needs them.
The only issue with a new Japanese release (especially if it's "unbootleggable") is getting it here in the US. Unless Betson manages to get their hands on some, you'll be stuck trying to buy them (new) from Japan directly. Quite possible, but you pay a premium (on top of what is probably already a very expensive new cabinet, since we have all their old ones here stateside now) to do that, and many arcades (especially around here) probably won't be willing to pony up. There's always the possibility of a real US release, but with KCEA not having an arcade divison, that's not likely. Even if there was one, it would likely be neutered of all the licensed tracks as well :(
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I realized that I completely forgot about the possibility of conversion kits. If they make those, we may actually see some of these in the US (though probably not as commonly as Extreme and MAX2 are right now).
I should upgrade a machine to Extreme ][ now. User walks up and sees the flashy new Marquee that says "DDR Extreme ][", they put their money in and it proudly announces "Dance Dance Revolution - Extreme...TWO!", they hit the start button and the warning screen comes up, but it says "COMING SOON!" and the announcer says "Everybody's waiting for it!", then the machine locks cold.
I should upgrade a machine to Extreme ][ now. User walks up and sees the flashy new Marquee that says "DDR Extreme ][", they put their money in and it proudly announces "Dance Dance Revolution - Extreme...TWO!", they hit the start button and the warning screen comes up, but it says "COMING SOON!" and the announcer says "Everybody's waiting for it!", then the machine locks cold.
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Okay, sorry to feed the necropost, but I have something PERTINENT.
I heard from a very reliable and high-profile source within the in-house music production team at Konami that there will be a DDR ARCADE LOCATION TEST in Japan in September.
Given who it was from (I shall NOT divulge this information, because he wasn't supposed to tell anyone), I'm pretty much going to have to believe my source.
In a few days, I can get the city in which the location test will occur, and I will post this information.
Trip to Japan, anyone?
I heard from a very reliable and high-profile source within the in-house music production team at Konami that there will be a DDR ARCADE LOCATION TEST in Japan in September.
Given who it was from (I shall NOT divulge this information, because he wasn't supposed to tell anyone), I'm pretty much going to have to believe my source.
In a few days, I can get the city in which the location test will occur, and I will post this information.
Trip to Japan, anyone?
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Dammit, all the cool shit comes out once I leave Japan. Happy Sky, new DDR...wtf!? I couldn't even find a fscking Toy's March machine...
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And you didn't play Boong-Ga Boong-Ga either!MonMotha wrote:Dammit, all the cool shit comes out once I leave Japan. Happy Sky, new DDR...wtf!? I couldn't even find a fscking Toy's March machine...
...brings a whole new meaning to the term bar raping....Ho wrote:And you didn't play Boong-Ga Boong-Ga either!
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jus so its said that kcumber guy or whatever LJ you linked from, he is a total fucking idiot. I met him in PA when I went to a few tournaments there, and hes an absolute dick to anybody better than him. He basically avoided Me, DJStunna, Xavier, and Pirin when we went on a Roadtrip to 1 tournament.
Hes full of shit too
Hes full of shit too
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