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DizzyBum posted:Holy poo poo, Round 1 opens in two days. I'll be checking it out in three. Nerd hype is building. I cannot even fathom what the lines would be like at a newly opened R1, but good luck! Thankfully DDR is the only thing that really gets ganged up on in Southcenter from what I've seen, but there are a few diehard SVDX people that occasionally show up. Pop'n is almost always free, and there's usually at least one free IIDX machine.
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Code Jockey posted:I cannot even fathom what the lines would be like at a newly opened R1, but good luck! I'm the sdvx people
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Dryzen posted:I'm the sdvx people same Actually though there's almost always a line for SDVX at my R1, usually at least 5 people deep.
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Code Jockey posted:I cannot even fathom what the lines would be like at a newly opened R1, but good luck! I'm planning to hog IIDX and Drummania for the most part, so hopefully I won't have to wait long. Two IIDX machines should help. We're lucky enough to have two D&Bs with DDR A in the area so I won't mind if the line for that is too long.
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Dryzen posted:I'm the sdvx people That means you're good people. 
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Code Jockey posted:That means you're good people. Indeed, the fewer people crowding Drummania, the better 
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MajorMarcus posted:Indeed, the fewer people crowding Drummania, the better You got that right. How else will I get better? 
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Everyone will be playing Theatrhythm AC!
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Takoluka posted:Everyone will be playing Theatrhythm AC! Theatrhythm is so good
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In 24 hours, I will be playing Sinobuz. Gettin' hype. I forget, is there anyone else in this thread in the Atlanta area?
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DizzyBum posted:In 24 hours, I will be playing Sinobuz. Gettin' hype. Yes. I would still like to sell off my dj dao real edition with limited edition cat claw scratches in the leather Oh my god I just saw pictures of Round One and it's gonna be hype as gently caress tonight
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Speaking of Round One has anyone here been to the one in Taunton? I've been wanting to check out new IIDX and try SDVX and bowling is a plus since I can actually convince my friends to go, but someone was ranting on Facebook about how they suck and their machines are in terrible condition and they don't do any maintenance at all. I'm not sure how seriously I should take him though because he's apparently friends with one of the GU guys and seems to have a weird grudge against Round One. Maybe there's some rivalry or drama thing happening I dunno but either way I feel like he might be exaggerating a tad.
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garfield hentai posted:Speaking of Round One has anyone here been to the one in Taunton? I've been wanting to check out new IIDX and try SDVX and bowling is a plus since I can actually convince my friends to go, but someone was ranting on Facebook about how they suck and their machines are in terrible condition and they don't do any maintenance at all. I'm not sure how seriously I should take him though because he's apparently friends with one of the GU guys and seems to have a weird grudge against Round One. Maybe there's some rivalry or drama thing happening I dunno but either way I feel like he might be exaggerating a tad. I've been there once - anecdotally, the machines were in decent condition when I was there (around August of last year). I'm pretty bad at IIDX but I was able to clear everything I usually could, and when a FX button went out on SDVX it was fixed in a couple hours. For other rhythm games, the headphone jacks on Crossbeats actually worked, which was amazing to me since the ones at my local R1 have been broken since launch. That said, it's been a long time since I've gone there so it could be very different now. I'd trust your friend especially if he's been there recently.
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garfield hentai posted:Speaking of Round One has anyone here been to the one in Taunton? I've been wanting to check out new IIDX and try SDVX and bowling is a plus since I can actually convince my friends to go, but someone was ranting on Facebook about how they suck and their machines are in terrible condition and they don't do any maintenance at all. I'm not sure how seriously I should take him though because he's apparently friends with one of the GU guys and seems to have a weird grudge against Round One. Maybe there's some rivalry or drama thing happening I dunno but either way I feel like he might be exaggerating a tad. I can assure you the GU people are petty. Don't trust their judgement as they really just want people to go to their arcade instead. As far as I know the machines I play at R1 Taunton are all in fine shape. Primarily I play IIDX & popn so I can only really speak for those machines. One of the iidx machines had a cracked key for a little while but they've since fixed it. I last went a few weeks ago & had a great time. A lot of the core New England community got butthurt that they didn't just all immediately get arcade tech positions at R1 because they felt entitled or something. 
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Just got home from a few hours at Round 1. That place is insane! I can't believe all the poo poo they have there. I forgot how good the IIDX arcade controllers feel. You barely have to touch the keys to get them to go down. I'm gonna have to make some adjustments to my Dao today. Next time I have to remember to buy a Disney tsumtsum. And I need to remember my headphones, and possibly get some earplugs... holy cow, it gets so noisy in there and it really sneaks up on you.
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If I were an idely wealthy madman I would open a music-rhythm/barcade/pinball place in a hip neighborhood. It would be bonkers loud.
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djfooboo posted:If I were an idely wealthy madman I would open a music-rhythm/barcade/pinball place in a hip neighborhood. It would be bonkers loud. Same. If I ever won the lottery I'd just buy a bunch of cabinets and open an arcade. Pinball is the only thing Round 1 is missing. If they had a couple good tables I'd probably never leave.
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DizzyBum posted:Same. If I ever won the lottery I'd just buy a bunch of cabinets and open an arcade. This. The world needs more pinball, drat it.
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help I need to find more wall space since I got poster frames  my IIDXRED poster is already up since it's my favorite style but I might have to pick favorites among the rest (aka not SPADA). not pictured: Empress, RA, Pendual
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what do you guys use for a stand for your controllers? my lovely keyboard stand wobbles from the force of my popn slaps
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Zand posted:what do you guys use for a stand for your controllers? my lovely keyboard stand wobbles from the force of my popn slaps If you have the space for it try an IKEA Bekant desk. They're pretty cheap and are adjustable height.
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Only Shallow posted:help I need to find more wall space since I got poster frames Oh, you should probably just send me a few of those since you're so low on space  Zand posted:what do you guys use for a stand for your controllers? my lovely keyboard stand wobbles from the force of my popn slaps I don't use a stand. Right now I just play at my computer desk.
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Only Shallow posted:If you have the space for it try an IKEA Bekant desk. They're pretty cheap and are adjustable height. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19022530/  edit: oh http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S79006358/ this is a lil too much imo for a stand but maybe if its sturdy its worth
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SDVX is pretty cool and I think I might get an SVSE5 + copal encoders from Dao's US supply, just to have a new game to practice. But I'm moving again in a couple months since our landlord is selling their place, so I'll probably have to hold off for now.  e: I should also break out my modded fightstick and get some practice in with Raiden IV. I want to put up some killer high scores. DizzyBum fucked around with this message at 18:52 on Mar 6, 2017 |
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DizzyBum posted:And I need to remember my headphones, and possibly get some earplugs... holy cow, it gets so noisy in there and it really sneaks up on you. Acoustic filters! These things really helped my fatigue of being in super noisy places like R1, and I can play longer without getting headaches.
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kimcicle posted:Acoustic filters! These things really helped my fatigue of being in super noisy places like R1, and I can play longer without getting headaches. Yeah, might not be a bad idea. Any recommendations for good ones?
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I use dubs (https://www.getdubs.com) at the recommendation of another friend and they work good enough for me.  They can be a bit tricky to get positioned correctly the first time so try them out at home first in front of a mirror.
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kimcicle posted:I use dubs (https://www.getdubs.com) at the recommendation of another friend and they work good enough for me. Thanks! They look kinda nice, too. Man, I wish I'd had a pair of those when I was doing heavy data center work. That loud, constant white noise is hell.
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I don't want to sound like a shill, but hearing protection is a touchy subject for me. The reviews I'm reading about Dubs lead me to believe that they're (1) not filtering enough noise and (2) poorly constructed. I've tested a fair amount of consumer grade earplugs, and I've settled on EarPeace. They come with two sets of filters for different levels of hearing protection, and they don't make you look like a tool. When I can, I use a decent pair of closed-back headphones for playing at the arcade. However, if you want to use the built-in headphone jacks in games like SDVX (and Museca, I think?), high-impedance headphones won't be detected by the game when you plug them in. However, they will work if you use them with a cheap headphone splitter.
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MajorMarcus posted:I don't want to sound like a shill, but hearing protection is a touchy subject for me. The reviews I'm reading about Dubs lead me to believe that they're (1) not filtering enough noise and (2) poorly constructed. I've tested a fair amount of consumer grade earplugs, and I've settled on EarPeace. They come with two sets of filters for different levels of hearing protection, and they don't make you look like a tool. Thanks for this. I know next to nothing about this sort of subject aside from "need to make noise less". I'll take whatever good info I can.
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Thinking about making a pilgrimage to Arlington, TX to check out Round 1 there - that place has Bemani machines, right?
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DizzyBum posted:Thanks for this. I know next to nothing about this sort of subject aside from "need to make noise less". I'll take whatever good info I can. Likewise, I got the ones my friend suggested without much investigation. I don't go often enough to warrant replacing the ones I have until I lose them or break them, but it's good information to have. I also don't think I 'look like a tool' with them in, so whatever?
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I AM THE TOILET posted:Thinking about making a pilgrimage to Arlington, TX to check out Round 1 there - that place has Bemani machines, right? They do, but go to Grapevine Mills instead since it's the center of the community 
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I AM THE TOILET posted:Thinking about making a pilgrimage to Arlington, TX to check out Round 1 there - that place has Bemani machines, right? They sure do: https://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/arcade.php?id=3125#games
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Ugh, now I'm wishing I'd made a Japan-region Konami account when I first started playing DDR A. I can't even get the Extra Stage in IIDX without Paseli for Premium Start. I guess I'll just bite the bullet, get a second eAmusement card, and make a new Japanese account. Then I'll put Paseli on it and only use that one for playing games at Round 1 that aren't DDR A. Really wish they'd just let non-Japanese users easily buy Paseli, but I guess Konami really does not like taking filthy American money!
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I made the same mistake when I created my eAmuse account, but you don't have to get another card to fix it. Create a new Komani ID account with your location in Japan, unlink your eAmuse card from your USA account, and link it to your new JP one. Your scores and data are linked to your card, not the Konami account. I'll see if I can dig up the details of how to do all that
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Potassium Problems posted:I made the same mistake when I created my eAmuse account, but you don't have to get another card to fix it. Oh, seriously? I didn't know that. I assumed data stayed with your account, not the card. Yeah, thanks!
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I AM THE TOILET posted:Thinking about making a pilgrimage to Arlington, TX to check out Round 1 there - that place has Bemani machines, right? Arlington resident here. I haven't been to the Arlington location in a couple of months, but unless there have been sweeping changes to it, you owe it to yourself to go to the Grapevine location instead. I live within a ten minute drive of the Arlington site, but given my last experiences I happily take the near half-hour drive to go to Grapevine instead.
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DizzyBum posted:I can't even get the Extra Stage in IIDX without Paseli for Premium Start. The machines have to have Paseli enabled in order for Premium Start to work, and all of the US R1's have Paseli disabled. Even if you have Paseli on your eAmuse account, you can't get extra stage/Premium Start.
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