Beatmania/IIDX/III thread (baby you're solid GOLD)

raven_tker · Trick Member Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: STREET VORTEX

For Danceatron:

I STARTED OUT with HS2 because i had lots of SM experience before i picked IIDX up. Until very recently, I played with HS4 on anything under 200 bpm. Whats really happening is that you are sacrificing mental control and using reflexes to get things done. Having things appear to your eyes one thing at a time helps you understand whats going on. When you start playing cluttered another notecharts, you want to be able to look ahead a little so you can prepare for something wierd or difficult.

Towel is a pretty cool idea that works really well. Just take something that will cover a little of the screen and it acts like HS without things auctually going fast. Experiment with a towel a little on your own, you'll find that it really helps! I now use HS2-3 and a little bit of towel and am quite noticably better than i was using HS4. Really, without any HS things are just too mashed together.
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Uiru · Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject:

In order to demonstrate how easy B4U 7k is, I will state that I passed it two days ago (82%! *rock*) in 6th Style, and then state some other accomplishments and failures to go with it.

-One handed player
-Cannot pass lower world or No. 13 L7 in 9th, or stoic L7 for that matter
-Can barely pass Nebula Grasper L7 and Indigo Vision 7k
-Can only pass a scattered handful of regular 7 songs, usually anything with a simple ending and no bullshit triple chords (1+3+6 can suck my balls)
-Cannot pass any regular 7 on 6th Style, where I passed B4U
-Cannot *touch* Love Love Shine 7k to save my life
-My first flashing 7 Another on Hard in 9th Style will probably be PSM... oops

Incidentally, upon thinking about it, B4U has 1+3+6, but I'm able to do this "bounce" thing where I hit 1+3 and then lunge at 6 for the Good. It helps that whenever this happens, there isn't anything IMMEDIATELY after it, so... This is also how I managed to scrape through Burning Up For You [A], once. But yeah, bullshit triple chords suck. :( I really like 1+4+6. Why can't there be more love for 1+4+6?

Also, the thing I like about 6th Style's 7's is that they're (usually) CONSISTANTLY dickheaded the whole way through. 9th Style's start out like 5 star L7's in some cases right up through until the last like three measures, where they go apeshit crazy on me. Genom Screams, for instance. :p Also, i feel... [A] can kiss my buttocks as well. I hope the bullshit ending trend subsides with 10th, because I'd really like to start playing songs that don't ramp up in difficulty as they go.
~Uiru
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CStarFlare · Maniac Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

You'll get used to 1+3+6 soon enough.

Anything with a 5+6 are the hardest chords to do one handed.

Danceatron · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 2:23 pm Post subject:

And, we have a winner!
I beat Xenon 7K today.

I feel like I'm closest to beating either V or Murmer Twins next, I'm having trouble making myself play B4U repeatedly since I'm not too fond of the song itself. Untill then, I have my Flashing 7 that I can beat and get better at.
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More rhythm....

WelvenDaBoi · Trick Member Joined: 17 Sep 2004

well i guess since theres accomplishments being posted:

best 2 of the night for me:

AAA Colors Euromix 7K for 7/[A] AAA #100 just like i predicted ^___^
AAA Taiyo 7K
AAA/FC Music To Your Head 7K (with random)
AAA Monkey Dance 7K (first time playing with random)

AAA I.C.F.5800 7K
AAA Blame 7K
AAA The Strong Jaeger 7K, with a video for those who care!

AA Hyper Boundary Gate Another.. wtf

and i still cant clear V 7K, and im not kidding.. lmao

gdog66 · Trick Member Joined: 11 May 2004 Location: Ottawa, ON

Alright. time for me to jump in on the discussion here, at long last, since I've had my IIDX official controller for about a month.

I've been playing on a Dual Shock fairly regularly for a year now, and I wasn't a bad player. I have now started to play with the OC, and find some songs RIDICULOUSLY different to play, mostly because of the scratching.

Now, I'm almost up to where I was with the Dual shock, having passed all 7k songs up to 7 difficulty, and about 2/3rds of the flashing 7s. I can't for the life of me, however, TOUCH a song I OWNED on DS. Halfway of Promise (A) used to be my little reward at the end of a DS session. It was challenging, but not TOO challenging.

Now, however, I struggle GREATLY with the ending. I can't, for the life of me, get the timing for the scratches down, which is weird, because I always do well on Checking You Out and Please Don't Go.

Anybody have advice on the timing of the scratches? Should I try to play without the music, watch it on autoplay, what? I can't master it, at all.

The other songs I have problems with, like moon_child, I'm assuming will come with practice, but this one just pisses the hell out of me, because I'm so close to where I used to be in terms of songs passed.

So, any advice?

Danceatron · Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:28 pm Post subject:

Yes. Don't start playing with a DS controller.

*Ahem*
Sounds like you just need to adjust, and work some differient areas of the hand eye coordination. If you have a style with drill mode, use it.

Another thing you can do other than just lots of practice is to isolate the areas of the songs that are giving you troble and play just those sections over and over in practice mode, slow them down if you really need to. It may take some time to adjust but I think just playing challenging fair until you get it down will do you wonders.
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More rhythm....

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Skit · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:50 am Post subject:

raven_tker · Trick Member Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: STREET VORTEX

Remember that some things are easier for others. I passed Colors 7k before murmur twins.
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gdog66 · Trick Member Joined: 11 May 2004 Location: Ottawa, ON

Still haven't managed to beat Halfway of Promise (A), buuuuuuut....

I beat No. 13 7k today! Yaaaaay!

I know that notecount really has nothing to do with it, but I'm still confused as to why I can't touch V, A or The Safari, but I can beat No. 13, Stoic and Take it Easy...

Oh well. The other accomplishment recently is that I AA'd my first flashing 7: Love <3 Shine. I still can't AAA a single song, even in L7, but I can AA flashing 7 star songs... Hmmm... Something's wrong with this picture....

L. · Trick Member Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Location: Chicago

Yay!! The Happy Sky OST is on Preorder
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cfusionpm · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: San Diego, CA

when's it slated for release, and is there any other place to buy it than cdjapan.co.jp? i havent heard anything from that style yet, and i'm anticipating a lot of good new music.

in other news, when is 10th style cs comming out?
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rmz · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ

You can buy the soundtrack at Play-Asia.com.

10th Style CS is coming out on November 17th.
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red shoe paul · Vivid Member Joined: 24 Nov 2003 Location: Location:

played some Happy Sky today, got a few games in before it got crowded. also picked up some happy sky and pop'n 13 pamphlets

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cfusionpm · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: San Diego, CA

how the hell were they able to get ahold of happy sky?? i thought konami didnt ship it to any american distributors? friends in japan maybe..??
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Superstar Player · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Riverside, CA

Well at least the east coast got the latest IIDX for once.

I hope AI or some other arcade in southern california gets Happy Sky eventually, because it's soundtrack may just be my favorite IIDX soundtrack yet. So many songs I like and I won't get to play them for a long time it seems.