BBC runs story on DDR; Norway to deem DDR a sport.

DancingMewtwo · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:23 pm Post subject: DDR as a sport

If DDR truly becomes a sport, the following should happen:

1. Truly talented players like Yasu/Take/Aaron should be held in such high regard as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Tom Brady.

2. The "teams" of DDR players (such as Team Seattle) will become much more competitive, dropping their dead weight, and getting DDR players will become like the NCAA: Recruiting bonuses, illegal payments under the table, full college scholarships...

3. There will be at least one incident where a player tries to take out another player (whether by physical assault or drugging a drink) before a game.

4. All schools will have a DDR machine in the gym. Better DDR players will actually fit the jock stereotype, and pick on lesser DDR players.
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In some circles, there are those that would fit that stereotype.

Mainly the ones that do only 10s and nothing else.

Hell, the better players don't really brag. There's a few that have ego problems *which is puzzling*, and "have the right to act that way".

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AznSimPliztic · Basic Member Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Location: Middletown, CT

yea datz great a ddr machine in schools that would be so much fun...hmmm theres this thing called bragging rites since similar to a football game u win u get bragging rights....but I really dont care much for bragging especially in DDR even when the difference in skillz are obviously big. Also i dont rmbr thoes good ol' days of honor and glory cause i never had dat exp. like ive said before theres little to no poeple here that play ddr so i am an underground player i try and bring it out to my friends so bragging would only lead them away. Good strat for me is to trea them good so i can have more people playin lol wow look how dat works. yea okay datz bout it
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I don't know if anybody's posted this yet, but:

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39811000/jpg/_39811699_ddr_winners203b.jpg

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TheGuyWhoGoesMoo · Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:44 am Post subject:

I want it to be worldwide, minus Japan and Korea.

That'd be so awesome, I might even be able to pick up chicks if I were a DDR "jock" (hahah...)

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lol o man sseriously who has more skillz.....hahahahhahaha omg datz a funny one hhahhahahahhahaha

"US vs. Japan, we will finally see who has more skill."

omg u serious wow
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If DDR was on ESPN the announcer would sound really funny. "WOW look at those amazing steps." That would be funny..
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As much as I am a true believer of keeping games, games, and sports, sports this is interesting... Recently I went to Lake Tahoe and suprisingly I found a DDR machine there. It reminded me of the so called "glory days" of DDR. In those days (like it was so long ago) DDR brought crowds of people. Arcades were filled with dozens of people waiting to see this new phenomenon. When i played in Tahoe people came to see what it was. Not as much as before but a few... Sorry for the long background but my point is if ever DDR needed to be "saved" this is it. Turning DDR into a sport may have millions look down upon it. (myself included) but all the same it would create a new reason to play and new players to do so.
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