A newbie question about music...

Jonny Reload · Basic Member Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Location: Bronx, NY

I just started getting into DDR, but I noticed there are ALOT of versions in the arcade and console arena. What happens when you practice a few of your favorite songs and on the next mix, your favorite songs are gone?! I mean, why can't they make a DDR Machien that has the old songs and keeps adding new ones as well?! It's not like they take up THAT MUCH memory.

Syxx · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Location: Chicagoland

Because a lot of the songs in DDR are licenced (not made by Konami), and they have to pay money to the artists or their company to get the music in the game, and they would have to pay for those songs mix after mix. If you miss the old songs you either need to tough it out, find a machine with an older mix, get the home version with those songs on it, or get DWI or Stepmania.
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Jonny Reload · Basic Member Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Location: Bronx, NY

Well ok, even the ones that are mixed by Konami, how come they don't appear in every version?

But thanks for clearing up the licensing part about not being able to get those songs over and over.

Spike · Administrator Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver

AleaCiM · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:16 am Post subject:

yeah, but then it wouldn't suck.

Zordon of Eltare · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 1:16 pm Post subject:

they have tried to please people and put alot of their songs on Extreme but other than that, I'm stuck.

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Sephiroth_13 · Basic Member Joined: 01 Nov 2004

Think about it someone could just buy Extreme and own DDR 1-8
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Jonny Reload · Basic Member Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Location: Bronx, NY

Not exactly, if they kept their finger on the pulse of Europe, Asia, and America's dance circuits, they could keep putting on more songs every new version there after. Sure you'ld have all the previous songs from the older games but hell... What if they started getting people to sign on songs from the year it was actually made rather then pulling songs from 3+ years prior to the new version being made?

And this is what I don't understand, why would they have to pay for licensing there songs?! Everytime someone plays DDR it's like their getting free air play. Radio's get payed to play other music, why isn't it the same for DDR machines!?

Rychan · Contributor Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Castle Rock, CO

[ES] GARYsurvivor · Trick Member Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Location: Lakewood, CO

Well, I'm pretty happy with the versions and their song selection. Extreme has so much anyway. There are songs that aren't on there, but some of them did suck.

Imagine a mix that had all songs...wow...$5.00 for 2 songs...

Jonny Reload · Basic Member Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Location: Bronx, NY

I liked "Hey Mr. Wonderful" and "Stomp to my beat"

Damnit.
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Red L!NK · Trick Member Joined: 27 May 2004 Location: Anderson SC

eyebrowsoffire · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:41 pm Post subject: Re: Extreme is not 8th mix!

LastVampiel · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 4:02 am Post subject:

True, if every DDR had all the songs from the previous ones, would anyone try anything new? I mean, we'd all just be doing the old favorites over and over. I mean, not that we do'n't already do that, but I think it'd be more common with all songs available.
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