Para Para Parasise Machines Anyone?

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This question is for people outside of Massachusetts (I live there, so I know what your answer's gonna be): Does anyone out there have an arcade near them that has a Para Para Paradise machine there? I see PPP as the dark horse of the Bemani games. There is one near me at Good Time Emporium in Somerville, and I have a heluva lot of fun playing PPP.
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YoshiFan · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jul 2002

Time Out in the Hamiltion Mall in NJ had Para Para Dancing for a few months. I was the only one that ever played it and they replaced it with Pump It Up Perfect Collection which is a lot more popular. That was the only machine within 2 hours of my house.

Philipio · Trick Member Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Location: Texas

We have one in Texas.

It's the only machine I've ever come across, and it's pretty good at 6 songs for $1.
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DDRfreak574 · Trick Member Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Location: Oxnard, CA.

There's a new PPP 2nd mix in Little Tokyo here in LA.....but it's an hour or so for me to get there....

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Regenesis · Trick Member Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Location: Rockford, IL

There are a couple of PPP machines around here. I've played it twice, and that's more than enough to satisfy any desire I will ever have to Para Para. I think you'll find that it's the most frequently shunned Bemani game because:

-It's easy. Really easy.
-The music sucks. Really sucks.
-The dances look dumb.
-The music sucks.

Also there's already a PPP thread, and I really don't see what listing a bunch of random locations is going to accomplish.
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davidbrit2 · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 2:48 pm Post subject:

Pinball Pete's (vaguely near Detroit) has 1st Mix. I'll play it every now and then if I'm desperate, but it certainly doesn't have the longevity of even Dance Maniax. It's just too damned easy, and there's not enough musical variety. But apparently there are enough obsessed people around there to keep them from selling it.
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Regenesis · Trick Member Joined: 17 Aug 2002 Location: Rockford, IL

Andy the happy mod-man · Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 4:04 am Post subject:

Andy the happy mod-man · Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 4:07 am Post subject:

Oh, and there's a PPP 2nd Mix machine at the Power Up arcade in Sanford, ME. Haven't been to it yet, but I know it's there. As for where I play when I feel like it, I go to the Good Times Empourium in Somerville, MA.
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Sexual Chocolate! · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Location: Wilmington, DE

Well, I can somewhat agree with Regenesis though not totally. Personally, I do like much of the music in the game, but then again, I do like Eurobeat.

Hate Eurobeat = Hate music in PPP.

I also agree that the game is very easy. Now, I understand what Andy said about the actual dance motions, but I also disagree with how he phrased it. Honestly, of all the people that I met who play or have played this game, only about eight of them actually attempt to play using the Para Para routines.

I am not saying that this is wrong since that is how the game was MEANT to be played, but lets face it. The majority of the people that see this game, including myself, dont play using the actual para para routines, nor do they care to. I make sad attempts at times, but I generally just prefer to hit the sensors with whatever motions or body parts that I deem necessary at the time.

Which brings me to Para Para's major drawback. For the most part, DDR cant be played "effectively" using anything besides your legs/feet. Pop'n cant be played "effectively" using anything from your arms/hands. Para completely breaks this assumption by generally allowing anything method of play that the user sees fit. This leads the average arcade goer to become bored of Para Para very quickly, as Ive seen occur at multiple arcades. Myself included as I do enjoy the game, but its limited lifespan is what prevented me from buying the home version.

Lastly, I also agree with Regenesis on the opinion comment. It should be widely known by now that aside from legit statistics or proven facts (which tend to be fairly obvious based on their wording), anything stated on a forum is the poster's opinion. Thus, there really isnt a need to state "my opinion" with any opinionated post. Otherwise, I'd need to seriously need to see some synonyms due to my tiring of seeing the word everywhere.

"I like Angel but I dont find it to be interesting enough to fit into my television viewing rotation."

"Para Para is a decent game but depending on your tastes, can prove to be a very short lived game."

(Yeah, this was a long winded post, but I felt like typing a decent post for once. It happens.

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Smud · Basic Member Joined: 04 Apr 2004

There's one at Mitsuwa, outside of Chicago...

Right between the DDR 8th mix and BM Complete 2 machines...
(it's such a shame...)

I wouldn't touch PPP with a 10 foot pole...

Sexual Chocolate! · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Location: Wilmington, DE

I remember the Mitsuwa machine was having problems last time I was there (January). I wonder if its still rough. I just enjoyed going up on it and making hot buttocks of myself. Oh, and we videotaped it. haha. Ah...good times. I just cant see myself going on it and playing seriously.
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