Ahh i c. yes i think i will work with what i have at the moment. Then if she gets hooked like i think she will i will get her a dao. i just recieved the 5 buton controller and i agree its nothing like the arcade its crap. That being said the manual quite clearly shows how the controlls relate to the joypad. what i could really do with is someone with a PS2 flicking through a beatmania "instruction manual" that you get with each game and scanning and posting how the ps2 controlls relate to the 7 button beatmania controller. This way it wont be very hard to mix and match and build a "arcade machine" from the cheap 5 button beatmania controller. This is something that im now quite passionate about. The only bad thing is i think i want to build it for me not her lmao. think im getting addicted to BM without even playing the thing.
Anyway i will take pictures and post a walkthrough when i start. For now though could someone please post the wiring diagram or link me to one.
cheers for the help guys
p.s when the controller and ps2 and ntsc iidx games arrive in the next couple of days ill test the whole ntsc issues.