Is This Fair? (Don't mean to be a whiner)

[ES] BlairIsTheKing · Trick Member Joined: 12 Apr 2005

I've noticed that on the Japanese (PAL) version of DDRExtreme, there are FAR more songs than there are on the U.S.A. (NSTC) version both being for PS2. Correct me if I'm wrong though. On our USA Extremes do we have Healing Vision, MAX. (period), Witch Doctor, Bag, Or Paranoia Survivor Max? No I don't THINK we do. Only in the arcades. However, the Japanese version is far more arcade based and has a wider variety of Challenge courses, Nonstop Courses, Songs, and even dancing characters. I'm sorry to 8!+C# about it and whine like a two year old, but I believe this is very unfair. Why does our version have less songs than the Japenese version? Is this fair?

~Blair~

Sinistar · Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 12:13 pm Post subject:

First up, Japan uses NTSC, not PAL.

Second, you'll want to check out the Extreme thread where you'll see that lots of people feel the same way as you while lots of others will readily counter with "But this isn't Japan!"

The games are really two very different beasts, so the difference in song totals is neither fair nor unfair. It just is. It is, however, unfortunate that Konami decided to use the Extreme moniker for both the JP and US releases. Had they named them differently, they could have avoided hundreds of posts on this matter.
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legendkiller52 · Basic Member Joined: 07 May 2005 Location: Soledad,Ca

Thats not fair

come on they expect us to go to Japan and get some songs might as well give us the songs that come with the DDR american version So that is not fair at at all so later to all the people that agree with me the rest of you guys are crazy i'm going to Japan to get that game LOL

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Xatu23456 · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 6:27 am Post subject:

If you want those songs so bad, then buy the Japanese Extreme, but I agree, it is a little unfair that they get all those good songs, and we get stuck with Make it Better

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tepp · Trick Member Joined: 07 Apr 2005

Yes, it's not fair.

But it can't be changed either.

Your options are to get a modded ps2 (something I don't want to do) and get the jap version, or live with the US version.

The good news is the Ultramixes - the xbox games - have the more songs than any ps2 mix when you add in the downloadable content. Ultramix3 will start with 65 in game songs, 60 downloadable songs, with assuming about 6 more download packages over the course of a year (that's a total guess though), for 30 more downloads... for a grand total of 155 songs in a single mix.

Pretty sweet, eh?

One day I'll mod my ps2. I'm just loathe to do it soley for DDR.

Ghettoman-DDR · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 9:36 am Post subject:

Note this people they already have the 8th mix out for the PS2....
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Da-Risin-Smoke · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject:

It's how they make money.

Japan released us DDR MAX, MAX2, and extreme for PS2, so be happy for that.

Konami wants us to buy from THEM, so they only release a few games.
Someday, they'll release DrumMania or BeatMania, etc. but not Extreme, because we already have Extreme here.

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VegaV · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:57 am Post subject: Arcade reasons only....

The only reason that the Japanese has more of what we have is that, there is a high population of people playing these types of video games than in the U.S. I mean think about, if you were to create a music game, wouldn't you give more of what it is here than over there.
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trayball2k · Trick Member Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Location: Bronx, New York

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

I always thought america used NTSC and Japan/Europe PAL. Mod your ps2. I know a few ways and a google search can return more ways.

Justican · Trick Member Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Location: UK

xpguardian · Trick Member Joined: 11 Mar 2005

ok this is off topic but i just realised something about da-risin-smoke.
i realised that its da-RISIN-smoke. I allways read it as
da-RAISIN-smoke. lol. im so stupid.

p.s. you should like....make this post ur sig or something. lol
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Sinistar · Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 10:22 am Post subject: