Q&A with John Tam, producer of In The Groove for PS2

Pakwan Kenobi · Maniac Member Joined: 17 Jan 2002

Do you have any burning questions as a gamer about the PS2 version of In The Groove? Red Octane is listening. Here's your chance to ask John Tam, producer of ITG for the PS2.
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Pakwan Kenobi · Maniac Member Joined: 17 Jan 2002

Red Octane would like to know if you would like to submit some interview questions for John Tam, the producer for ITG.

We'll be asking some other sites to contribute questions as well, and John
will try to answer all the questions at once for everyone.

Anyway, if you'd like to join in, I'd suggest submitting about 20 questions-
they can cover anything you'd (and the fans) like to know, but of course, he can't answer everything.

For a deadline, how about this Friday?

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So, post your questions here as a reply to this thread, and we'll send them off to John. Ask and ye shall (hopefully) receive...a reply. Also check out his interview with IGN first before posting questions here for John. Finally, it's OK if everyone posts more than 20 questions here. We'll send them all to Red Octane and John will choose which ones he'll answer. So, fire away!
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Zordon of Eltare · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:50 am Post subject:

Why did he decide to make ITG into a console game?
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peepsluvr · Trick Member Joined: 09 Jan 2005

Where there any obstacles you ran into while transforming an arcade game into a console game? Where there any changes made to make ITG more console-friendly?

Surfer_Clock · Trick Member Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Location: Kissimmee, FL

Did the arcade game's success surprise you in any way, or were you expecting success in the first place?

jbean3535 · Trick Member Joined: 08 May 2004 Location: KC Kansas

^ That's a good one. What will the 4 Console "preview" songs be? And will the unlock system be the same as its arcade counterpart?
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Nicx · Trick Member Joined: 07 Apr 2004 Location: hawaii

will the ps2 controller setup be the same as ddr home version controls?

IE; up-triangle, down-X,left-square, right O?

it may not be important to some but i play that way at home lol, it helps me get better in the arcade.

djzmudpony · Trick Member Joined: 11 Nov 2003 Location: Edison, NJ

Were there any issues porting over the arrow and music timing to the console? I assume that the game has been play-tested on many different pads and that there are ways to adjust the timing if necessary. My copy of Max JP collects dust because of these types of timing issues.
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djfmf · Trick Member Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Location: San Diego

When DDR 4th Mix Arcade came out Konami USA finally released a US Console version. Since ITG came as an upgrade in the arcade for previous DDR Mixes do you think selling a console version will boost it's hype and create more ITG upgrades and locations throughout the world?

myuglybunny · Trick Member Joined: 14 Oct 2004

Where there any license issues for porting songs to the home version?
How long did it take to make the PS2 Version?
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snickers1127â¶â · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:22 pm Post subject:

Were there any specific reasons why ITG was made for PS2 instead of Xbox?
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Illusion Bomb · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:26 pm Post subject:

Did the inclusion of E-Rotic in the game make the ESRB rating of the game possibly change?
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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject:

What is the status of the USB memory card support on the Ps2, and why was it "given up on"?

How will the profile feature work?

When is the official release date of the game?
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Behemoth · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Location: Newark, CA

Will ITG support any type of dance pad for the PS2? Will there be any exclusive hard pads made for ITG?

arnoct · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:00 pm Post subject:

Is ITG going to be readily available in Canadian retail stores, or will it only be available as an import from RedOctane?
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Tomo_kun · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Location: SE-WI.

Light_373 · Trick Member Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Location: Chicago

Is there going to be a cross platform release? such as on the x-box or the xbox2?

Behemoth · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Location: Newark, CA

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Kaoru Miki · Basic Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA

Are you worried about how some of the songs will perform on a home version, on which there is no bar to hold for balance? Will this make some songs (notably stuff like Pandemonium) too much harder?