Beatmania for PS2 redated

Stromski · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:02 am Post subject:

I really hope I can buy one of the US controllers cheap and have it be the same as a JP one. Or at least be extremely close and be able to play the JP beatmania....
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DX Manaic · Trick Member Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Location: Outer Limits

If they do dumb down the timing, please include an option in the config to set it to either easy timing or arcade timing.

I'm buying this mix for 5key songs and possibly the 7key(I have 7,8, and 9th style so its no biggie). Interface looks fine and there's gonna be no ranting by people about how the game is nothing like 9th style yadda yadda because it had the same interface.

I have faith theyll make a good first mix though. Sucks because I just got a JP controller too...oh well.
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Frags10 · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:51 pm Post subject:

So its confirmed that the US controllers will work with the JP IIDX's and visa versa? Because aren't they buttons for JP ps2 games mapped a little differently? I heard somewhere a while ago that X and O are switched, or something like that.

Well, even if they don't work on default settings, you can most likely use custom key configurations anyways.

Wolfman Jake · Trick Member Joined: 13 Sep 2002

No, what you probably heard is that Japanese games like to use O for confirm and X for cancel, which is counter to the typical US game stetup that uses X for confirm and then something else, like triangle for cancel. Japanese and US PS2 controlers of all types are interchangable.
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Hair · Trick Member Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Location: Edison, NJ

Do we have any word on who's actually developing the game? I'm saying this because if we're getting some new songs, who's going to chart/keysound them? Hasn't Mr.T always been in charge of that?

CStarFlare · Maniac Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

KCEJ is.

Yeah, I think Mr. T does a lot of the notechart/keysounding, but there's other people who work on it too. Not exactly sure who, I keep thinking someone told me wac did some too but don't quote me on that.

PlatinumHawke · Trick Member Joined: 18 Mar 2002

Migitera Osamu used to do alot of the keysounding for the 5key series as well.

Catastrophe · Trick Member Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Location: Worcester, MA

I think LED keysounds his own CS exclusive songs, but I'm not sure. And if we get any exclusive songs then KCEJ (or "the team", since they've merged) will probably want to do the keysounding themselves.

dieKatze88 · Trick Member Joined: 10 Aug 2003

Not an expert, but im going to raise my questions and give my opinions and hope someone can confirm.

There are a few questions to be rasied about the controller. and someone has already asked one, but hasnt been able to get the words right yet:

Wolfman Jake · Trick Member Joined: 13 Sep 2002

Why are people freaking out over whether the controller is reversible? Look at those screenshots again. Where do you see the scratch on the 2P side? There's your answer.
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Larrikin · Contributor Joined: 17 Feb 2002 Location: Illadelphia

Wolfman Jake · Trick Member Joined: 13 Sep 2002

Oh really? Yeah, that makes perfect sense for Konami to set up the second player side so that the lane for the scratches is on the OPPOSITE side from where it physically appears on the controller. That wouldn't be confusing in the least. While they're at it, how about they reverse the key mappings for player two as well, so that they have to press key 7 to hit the notes in lane 1? Honestly, you're being Chicken Little about the whole thing. But my guess is you've never seen the Japanese controller, let alone own one? Take a look AGAIN at the diagram in the screenshots. See how the keys are boxed off in a smaller rectangle apart from the larger rectangle which makes up the rest of the controler, and in which the turntable resides? That is EXACTLY how the Japanese controller is setup and displayed in diagram form for all of their releases. The keys are in a seperate smaller unit that plugs into the controller base. You take that out, turn it around 180 degrees and slide it back in. Voila. Controller reversed. That is exactly how the US controller will work. In fact, the only difference between that ingame controller graphic and one in any available Japanese IIDX style is the fact that the turntable corners are rounded off in the US one, a feature we now know about thanks to the Jason Enos interview. This new style controller will most likely be the new standard for Japan as well. Why would they screw up something like the reversibility of the controller now?
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Larrikin · Contributor Joined: 17 Feb 2002 Location: Illadelphia

lol

You take stuff WAY too serious. I simply made the point that you can't make any confirmation til you actually have the controller, or you hear someone like Enos say it is. I mean why would they ruin DDR Extreme USA by not allowing you to turn off the shape buttons.

BTW don't talk down to me like I don't know a thing about Bemani. See what happens when you assume.

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Wolfman Jake · Trick Member Joined: 13 Sep 2002

I respectfully suggest you remove that image, now. That was not called for. You could have easily proved your point without resorting to name-calling.
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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 8:06 pm Post subject:

It's called the internet.

It's called a joke.

It's called a flame.

O:
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CStarFlare · Maniac Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

I don't understand why you needed 4th Style, the controller box, or even the picture at all to say that, Lar.

And you shouldn't have said it at all.

werd · Trick Member Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Location: ON THE DECKS

i hope this game is fun
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