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Jonny Reload Basic Member
Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Location: Bronx, NY |
0. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:53 am Post subject: A newbie question about music... |
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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. |
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Syxx Trick Member
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Location: Chicagoland |
1. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:24 am Post subject: |
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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 |
2. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:36 am Post subject: |
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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. |
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Spike Administrator
Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver |
3. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Jonny Reload wrote: | 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. |
Because if they put out a mix that had every song that was ever on DDR, you would have no reason to buy the previous mixes, and so they'd be harming their own business. _________________
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AleaCiM Trick Member
Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Location: Kamloops, B.C, Canada |
4. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:16 am Post subject: |
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yeah, but then it wouldn't suck. |
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Zordon of Eltare Trick Member
Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Location: The Power Chamber somewhere outside of Angel Grove |
5. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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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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tis kelly Trick Member
Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Location: dairy day |
6. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Micaela wrote: | yeah, but then it wouldn't suck. |
It would for Konami. |
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Sephiroth_13 Basic Member
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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7. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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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 |
8. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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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!? |
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Rychan Contributor
Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Castle Rock, CO |
9. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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Sephiroth_13 wrote: | Think about it someone could just buy Extreme and own DDR 1-8 | Because there were only 7 before Extreme right? Let's not forget the two 2nd mix appends, Disney's Rave, Oha Sta, True Kiss Destination, Extra Mix and any of the other ones I'm forgetting at this point in time...
or if you strictly speaking of arcade versions: Solo Bass, 5 different versions of 3rd mix, 4th +, Kid's, Karaoke (1 and 2), Solo 2000 so forth and so on...
Either way I think I made my point. _________________
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[ES] GARYsurvivor Trick Member
Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Location: Lakewood, CO |
10. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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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... |
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Jonny Reload Basic Member
Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Location: Bronx, NY |
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Red L!NK Trick Member
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eyebrowsoffire Trick Member
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, CA |
13. Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:41 pm Post subject: Re: Extreme is not 8th mix! |
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Red L!NK wrote: |
I like to go play in other towns do to the fact that there mix has some songs I can't play every day.
So to me if every mix had every song DDR over all would be less fun.
Any one eles know what I'm say'n? |
I agree. Learning CSFIL:SM was more fun because I didn't have it at home, and I had to sort of "sight read for my life" when I was in the arcade. That's fun. _________________
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LastVampiel Trick Member
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14. Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 4:02 am Post subject: |
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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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