Will ITG surpass DDR in popularity?

OMEGA555MAXX · Basic Member Joined: 02 May 2005

DDR will always rule
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PedanticOmbudsman · Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject:

How can it "always rule" when the DDR series was discontinued in December of 2002? (I'm not counting home versions since most people don't count them; I see them only as practice for the arcade, because if the public isn't watching, what's the point?) In addition to the fact that many are getting bored with such an old game (which uses a 1990's-era graphics & game engine), you also have to consider that the machines themselves can't last forever. Eventually it'll become impossible to find replacement parts for them, and the pads will just keep getting worse and worse until it'll eventually be impossible to pass anything on them. Most of the Extreme cabinets are bootlegged upgrades of even older versions that have seen years of use and abuse, and a lot of them are in very bad shape. A few new cabinets were made recently for Dancing Stage Fusion, most of which will probably wind up gutted for spare parts to keep some of the bootlegged Extremes going for a few more years, but not even that new supply of parts will last forever.

Although I'm sure that the remaining DDR machines will continue to see some use (less and less each year) until their last sensors blow and they're rendered inoperable, there's no longer any "driving force" behind DDR -- all that keeps it moving is inertia, and unfortunately in a world of friction, inertia can't keep something moving forever.

Thank God that RoXoR is keeping the DDR spirit alive. 4-panel dance gaming has a bright future thanks to them. Konami gave the 4-panel dance gaming genre its past, but RoXoR is giving it a future again.

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DDR_Mech · Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:57 pm Post subject:

I think that at this moment its a tie between In the Groove and Dance Dance Revolution witht he popularity levels. Both ga,es have their indevidual qualities that different people like and want to exploit. Here are my examples:

Dance Dance Revolution:
~ Has over 200 songs
~ More challanges than ITG (such as non-stop mode, etc.)
~ Over 40 animated dancers (estimated, not really sure)
~ Has been around for years
~ Recieved many reviews from people who lost weight from playing the game.
~ Has a long running series of games.

In The Groove:
~ New and Hot
~ Different songs than DDR
~ Songs are longer
~ UBS cards used to save scroes and such
~ Even if you dont have the highest score, you can still be on the top 10 list
~ Much harder than DDR
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PedanticOmbudsman · Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:43 pm Post subject:

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PedanticOmbudsman · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:08 am Post subject:

DDRguyKAOS · Trick Member Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Location: Next up

Theres a lot of hardcore DDR-ers out therem both veterans and novices that have played it for a long time. As long as Roxor knocks down some of these lawsuits, more machines and home versions will make they're way into more arcades and housholds, and once a DDR player tries it (i.e. myself), they quite probably will switch preference like i did ^^

DDR and ITG could remain equally popular (my preference, actually) so long as arcades don't abandon DDR and keep the machines in good condition.
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