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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 1939408" data-attributes="member: 8461"><p>Personally, my advice is to sidestep the console versions of DDR altogether.</p><p></p><p>I found the console versions to ultimately be restrictive in the songs offered (they tended to have around one hundred per game, IIRC) and in the customizable options.</p><p></p><p>I recommend going to <a href="http://www.stepmania.com" target="_blank">www.stepmania.com</a> and downloading the latest version for your PC (make no mistake, Stepmania is DDR with the serial numbers scratched off). It offers a wide range of options for the songs, and has a large page of links to where you can download songs and files for. For the actual dance pads themselves, you can get USB-compatible pads at <a href="http://globalnsu.com/Cybergrove/Intro.htm" target="_blank">http://globalnsu.com/Cybergrove/Intro.htm</a> (I recommend just pitching the game software that comes with the pads, as it's vastly inferior to Stepmania).</p><p></p><p>I can attest to this not being a bad-quality knock-off, as Stepmania is the version I use with my computer at home, with the pads linked to above (though I mounted them on particle boards and wrapped them in plastic to increase their durability).</p><p></p><p>The downside to what I've mentioned above is that it takes a bit more effort to set up. In addition to having to wait for the purchased pads to arrive (which is always a drag), you need to properly load the files, download the songs, etc. None of that is difficult in any way (I managed to do it, and I don't know anything about computer software), but it can be a bit frustrating compared to the plug-and-play of console systems. Given that I have almost two thousand songs for Stepmania now, however (many of which are things that will never appear on console versions, such as video game themes, anime themes, etc), I feel it's by far the better choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 1939408, member: 8461"] Personally, my advice is to sidestep the console versions of DDR altogether. I found the console versions to ultimately be restrictive in the songs offered (they tended to have around one hundred per game, IIRC) and in the customizable options. I recommend going to [url]www.stepmania.com[/url] and downloading the latest version for your PC (make no mistake, Stepmania is DDR with the serial numbers scratched off). It offers a wide range of options for the songs, and has a large page of links to where you can download songs and files for. For the actual dance pads themselves, you can get USB-compatible pads at [url]http://globalnsu.com/Cybergrove/Intro.htm[/url] (I recommend just pitching the game software that comes with the pads, as it's vastly inferior to Stepmania). I can attest to this not being a bad-quality knock-off, as Stepmania is the version I use with my computer at home, with the pads linked to above (though I mounted them on particle boards and wrapped them in plastic to increase their durability). The downside to what I've mentioned above is that it takes a bit more effort to set up. In addition to having to wait for the purchased pads to arrive (which is always a drag), you need to properly load the files, download the songs, etc. None of that is difficult in any way (I managed to do it, and I don't know anything about computer software), but it can be a bit frustrating compared to the plug-and-play of console systems. Given that I have almost two thousand songs for Stepmania now, however (many of which are things that will never appear on console versions, such as video game themes, anime themes, etc), I feel it's by far the better choice. [/QUOTE]
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