My touch is gone... how do I get it back?

The Past Is Dreaminess · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Location: In a dream

Yeah, I was pretty good back then... I could get pretty close to the pause in between Maxx Unlimited in the arcade and beat it at home. but I know nobody cares about my progress

, SO basically I've lost my touch and I need it back. My stamina's not as good as it was before and songs that used to be fun are impossible.

I can do 9-footers at home but not without sweating to dehydration, and 9-footers at an arcade but not without a fight. Help...
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10-footers I STILL can't do: both fasciantions on challenge, fasciantion maxx heavy, healing d-vision challenge. yay i beat psmo. hell yes. finally. I'M NOT DEPRESSED, OKAY? I'm just a little angry at the world... and everyone. yeah

[ES] GARYsurvivor · Trick Member Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Location: Lakewood, CO

Uh...practice? Just play again.

TheKatsurame · Trick Member Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Location: New York

Option 1: Get a Flux and play the hardest songs as many times as you can before you collapse, repeat.

Option 2: Don't play anything under an 8 footer, home or arcade.

Option 3: Since it might be that you can't read arrows right, play at home with these mods: 2x, Boost, Flat, and Dark (not sure about this). Eventually, you will read the arrows easier when playing like that, and normal arrows will be really easy to read.

Option 4: If it's stamina, go for the longest songs and hardest songs in the home and arcade. Always make sure to play a 10 footer for final stage, EVERY TIME.

Option 5: If it's both, go to your local arcade on a day when nobody is around, and play only 9-10 footers, using 1.5x and Flat. Don't worry about failing, no one is watching.

Good luck!!!

The Past Is Dreaminess · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Location: In a dream

DAF · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Location: In CP

i like tomorrow perfume...anyway just practice Paranoia Survivor Max over and over again til you can beat it blindfolded and on one foot.
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DemonHybrid · Trick Member Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Location: Matamoras, PA

What I do is use stepmania.....you need to practice the beat again in your head. Use stepmania to see the steps of the songs that you want, then play it with the arrows with claps and note, then play it without claps but note, then play it normally, then step your feet to it but don't worry about direction (step your feet left and right continuously to the beat), then practice the whole thing with claps and note, then do it with only note, then do it normally, then do it at the arcade and show off when you have it down....

It's a gradual process. I got A on MAX300 this way....it takes a lot of practice. AT LEAST 3 times each step.

And don't listen to everyone else and just jam on the song over and over at 8X....think of it as exercising. Who lifts 300 lbs after missing a month at the gym? Not one person. It's just an exercise.

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PKMN.YnoT · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:28 pm Post subject:

Two words for building up stamina quickly: Play ITG (... if you have access to it)
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Sakura 300 · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Location: Massachussets

natethegreat88 · Trick Member Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Location: york of the new

die
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prankster · Basic Member Joined: 30 Apr 2005

ROFL

die would really help
anyways, i think u just need to run a mile per day or something to build up ur stamnia since u noe running is wayyy more muscle-requiring than play ddr...
so that's my thought

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Wakka Lakka · Trick Member Joined: 12 Mar 2005

This topic probably belongs in gameplay. That being said, I would make sure you focus on building stamina and not passing songs. Forget the arcade, it is a waste of time - you will either have to do songs that are easier (and hence less of a workout) or you will fail and get a shorter workout and waste money. Play hard songs at home and set the machine to fail at the end of the song, continue playing even after you fail. Alternatively it has been suggested that you go outside, sprint for 1 minute then jog at a moderate pace for 4, repeating this 4 times (20 mins total). Do the sequence 2x3 times a day and your stamina should improve. When it gets easy, switch to a 2 min sprint and a 3 min jog. Haven't tried it, but I have tried the fail at end thing and it does help.

The Past Is Dreaminess · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Location: In a dream

OK ,it's me again, anyways, thanks for all your help, no, I don't have access to ITG, but I should be able to build stamina up some other way. I'll just start playing again(Not that I ever REALLY STOPPED

). This topic might belong in gameplay...sorry about that.
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10-footers I STILL can't do: both fasciantions on challenge, fasciantion maxx heavy, healing d-vision challenge. yay i beat psmo. hell yes. finally. I'M NOT DEPRESSED, OKAY? I'm just a little angry at the world... and everyone. yeah

Shippo · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 11:53 am Post subject:

t3h 3d · Trick Member Joined: 17 Jun 2004

Practice. I mean , If you can't clear maxx I don't think you have much touch.

The Past Is Dreaminess · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Location: In a dream

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mister_doublea · Trick Member Joined: 26 Mar 2005

Three Words, man. GA-TOR-ADE!
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