FAQ about Arcade DDR

Yeehaw McKickass · Contributor Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Location: Chicago Area

OHHHH, ok. I should have looked at your location when I checked the link. 14/15 dollars sounds right for a 52x cdrom.
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Dai101 · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:19 am Post subject:

Ok, have the CD-ROM thingy, now .......... is just a open>unhook>hook>close>test>play>profit process? Anything else?
Thanks for the info

Yeehaw McKickass · Contributor Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Location: Chicago Area

Yup, just put it in, try it out, if it works you're in the proverbial money.
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Dai101 · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:26 am Post subject:

K', thanks.
In the rest of the week i'll see if i can go to the arcade and talk with the service guy, if not, until the saturday.

Thanks again.

ghosx · Trick Member Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Location: Your heart

Like ZOMG the maintanence guys totally messed up our machine:

-They screwed up the left pad arrows by putting magnets between the pads to keep them together(YEAH LIKE ZOMG) and now they are got broked to the maxX

- They "ACCIDENTALLY" ripped out the cables from the pad that go into machine. but fixed that myself and got in big doo doo

They are only fixing the machine every sunday now... should I show them a guide to cleaning the pads and fixing them? or any pointers how to do it myself?
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Dai101 · Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:38 am Post subject:

Hi again, and with more cuestions than ever

First, a DDR Solo cabinet can be used or converted for use 2 pad's? how and etc.

Second, yesterday i go to another arcade local (well, in fact they are from the same company of the one i go regular) and after talk with the service guy he said me they got some cabinets in a warehouse and one of them is a DDR cabinet with everything but no game, and tell him if could sell it to me but he said he have to ask first and how much, now, how much is rigth to pay for a cabinet in this state?

Thanks and see you later.

dj_sammylvr03 · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Location: Connecticut, US

Dai101 · Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:36 pm Post subject:

dj_sammylvr03 · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Location: Connecticut, US

Okay then. I'd say anywhere between 1500 or less. The hardware shouldn't cost much (logic board, CD-ROM, game, etc.)
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Ho-Man · Contributor Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Location: Noblesville, IN

This could give you an idea...

eBay Link

That was a complete DDR system unit (minus CD, but that's probably the easiest part to get) that sold on eBay recently for $150. Assuming it worked (which the auction was unclear about), that was a very cheap price. I typically see those go for more like $300+...which is still pretty reasonable.

System units that have been separated from their machines don't come up on eBay too terribly often. I'd estimate roughly once every 2-3 months. Afterall, wouldn't you want to keep yours in your cabinet? Neither piece does you much good by itself. Although, now that SuperNOVA upgrades are available, the older system units might become more plentiful as they come out of machines that get upgraded.

Dai101 · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:32 pm Post subject:

I_Love_DDR · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Location: Ohio

Oh, I would deffiantly buy that cabinet if I was you. I don't know how much I'd pay though. Man I wish I could get lucky and discover a machine empty or not in my area. I would buy it. But I was going to purchase an empty cabinet off of Channelbeat.com then install my old PS2 in it. They don't come with a monitor or pad though. I planned on getting the cabinet, buying a metal dance pad, and a monitor.

Cabinet-$380
Dance Pad-300-400 (Cobalt Flux/Mymybox)
Monitor-?Maybe around 200?
Total
A Little less than a thousand dollars.

That would be cheaper than getting a regular machine I guess, although it'd be much easier to get lucky and find a machine near me and pay a thousand.

Somebody on here bought a solo cabinet and modded it so it has a ps2 and it runs stepmania. And it also uses the orignal solo pad. I dont know how its possible but it looks awesome. That guy can have any song he wants.

SKTZ · Trick Member Joined: 24 May 2006

A question about the time unocks for DDRMAX2.

I recently hit the thirtieth unlock (with MaxX and Kakumei) and the machine doesn't seem to be going any further than that... the point counter has remained at 0 for the last month or so, yet all the faq's and guides I've read seem to say that there is still one more unlock to go that will give me Demon Road 2.

Can I not get the final unlock by normal gameplay, or is there a certain minimum I have to reach in scores, or do I really have to just harass the theatre managers (who don't have keys) to put the codes?
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MasterInuYasha · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject:

I'm looking for HIGH quality photos of what the inside of the panel looks like (were the sensors lights, and etc are)

Our arcade sucks, I talked with the service guy, he said he's replaced all the sensors, cleaned them out, put cards up under them, and etc, yet even with almost all my weight on the sensor, it won't hold a freeze, and it's almost impossible to get a perfect.. the damn sensors aren't sensitive at all

Yeehaw McKickass · Contributor Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Location: Chicago Area

MasterInuYasha · Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject:

Ho-Man · Contributor Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Location: Noblesville, IN

Allow me to direct you to the guide on stage maintenance I wrote quite sometime ago. It includes just the pictures I think you're looking for. Also, you can click on them to get bigger versions.

MasterInuYasha · Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:02 pm Post subject: