Age and DDR: Back from teh dead.

Gaelwyn · Trick Member Joined: 31 Oct 2003 Location: Madison, WI

I'm 23, and while I am not the best at DDR, I know some fabulous players that are my age or older.

Being younger may help a person pick up DDR easier. But, it is exposure to the game, and practice that makes a person great at DDR.

Just my two cents.

malictus · Trick Member Joined: 26 May 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN

alan_robert_1950 · Trick Member Joined: 06 Nov 2003

malictus · Trick Member Joined: 26 May 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN

I've been playing for 1 1/2 years, and most of that time pretty regularly (once or twice a week). So my progress is slower than many folks, but not too bad for an 'old guy' I guess.

Zukin-Man · Trick Member Joined: 25 Nov 2002 Location: War Agony

I think it's admirable of you guys to play DDR at your ages, as opposed to other people I've seen who will look at the game and claim it stops puberty. (I'm not even joking. I've heard this before.)

Good luck and keep going with it. You've got my best wishes.

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Uiru · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 12:05 pm Post subject:

My little brother is good, but we exclude him because he's an arrogant jerk. When I have bunches of people over to play, he always whines that he wants to play with us... we made that mistake once. Never again.

It doesn't help that he's like 13 and the rest of us are mostly in university or college.

Last Sunday, one of my younger cousins turned up. He's roughly 15-16, I think; still a youngun, but he sat quietly and didn't talk much, and the general concensus from the people who did talk to him was that he was pretty cool. He didn't ask to play, but if he had we certainly would have let him. Then he left just as quietly. My little brother does nothing quietly.
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darkknight090 · Trick Member Joined: 10 May 2002 Location: Richmond,VA.

Well i'm 26 and have been playing for 2 or 3 years now and i can do standard 6 or 7 songs and have past a few heavy and one oni song, and i'm a very friendly person, the people i play with are really cool and we always like to cheer each other on to pass tough songs. When i play at home because of my pad i don't try to even think about doing standard song on a home pad, without the fear of fall down on my buttok, but all in all if your ever in the richmond, va. i'll be happy to meet ya.

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DDRmom · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 12:45 pm Post subject:

Alan-you are so right. The DDR kids are awesome! I got into the game cause three of my kids play and compete. I have become addicted to the game myself. I can pass most 5-6 foot songs on standard and heavy and some 7's all on 1.5 speed. I am finally starting to learn to pivot-I have been playing about 1 year but I don't play as much as the kids do and I guess I'm a slow learner. The kids here are great though and always try to encourage me. I take the kids to tourneys here in Md and in Va and NJ and we always have a great time hanging out with the DDR community. I won't say my age but lets just say I have grown kids myself and my kids that play DDR are 18,14,and 11.
Viva la oldsters!
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QuestionMark · Trick Member Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Location: Burke,VA

i'm 13 (almost 14) and i just passed my first 10 foot song.

My disadvantage:
No one actually takes me serious as a ddr player.... I walk up to the machine and yet i am taken as a watcher and not a player. I get ready to play yet someone gose up and shoves the money in before i can do anything. I just go to another arcade where no one plays ddr since last time i tried at that arcade i had to wait ONE HOUR before someone finally stood up for me and said it was my turn.

I quiet so don't say i should've said something even though it's probally true

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9sam1 · Trick Member Joined: 14 Mar 2003 Location: Rochester, NY

im only 12 and when i went to a DDR competition the guy wouldnt let me enter (after the tourney) i waited like a hour for the people to get off and got mad so when the people on the machine got off i hoped on and put my money in.. then as i was playing Standar/heavy these kids were like "the only reason these 6 year olds can play is probly cause they have it at home" and all this crap.. Im not 6 im 12

But the worst thing is some of the people that one didnt do that good and i think i wouldve won something if i entered probly..
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alan_robert_1950 · Trick Member Joined: 06 Nov 2003

Wow, what a great discussion this has been.

My only disappointment has been the unfortunate stories of the 12 year old and the 13 year old who were not being taken seriously by older players.

I hope that this sort of thing is not widespread. We don't see it here, at least not among the players that I know.

Thanks, everyone. You're posts have been great. I hope that the person who first began this thread is still reading it.

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QuestionMark · Trick Member Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Location: Burke,VA

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Chibi Nappa · Trick Member Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Location: Delaware

As long as we are addressing the skill level of the "old guys".....

I'm 26 and I'm not amazing, but I can crank out an 800+ combo on a string of songs 6 feet and under. I can also "A" most 9 footers and even a "fake" 10 footer (Bag with speed mods). Still can't touch the rest of that 10 foot stuff. My legs would fall off if I tried to move them that fast.

One thing about being my age is that I certainly don't "look" like a DDR player. I've definatly gotten some puzzled looks from the crowd when I jump on a machine right after work and flail around like crazy in my shirt and tie.

ddrholic(ddr's rage) · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 11:24 am Post subject:

im 12,i've been playin for 3 years(sence i was 9),i can pass every song i ever tired on heavy(cept for maxx,only sometimes)and when i go back o vegas for the summer at most arcades im not takin seriusly.the only arcade where im knonw at is in the palms(my home arcaed)but other then that i always get pushed arounded by older players.and sometimes i dont get pushed around just looked at and stuff.i think because i dont dress like most ddr players where i play at,they all dress like ravers,i dress urban(baggy jeans,sneakers,t-shirt,etc.)
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QuestionMark · Trick Member Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Location: Burke,VA