[RedXXX]

Originally Posted by June.H

People actually COULD play it because it's a GH/RB rip-off. If it's in a high traffic area, you may actually get the opposite effect.

We had GFdm V4 sessioned testing here, people played the GF machine thinking it was a GH rip-off, but their curiousity pretty much had them playing it.

As for which version, it depends on who's playing. If you know you have a fanbase playing or looking, get V3. If the hardcore playerbase is low, save some money on 10th unless you feel you have the extra hundred to spare for V3 (which is honestly much better).

Well the difference is $850, so I just want to make sure it's worth it. But since it's on different hardware, that's something I would like to also think about before getting. I guess even if it's for my own personal use, it comes to only a few bucks extra for a song, so that takes the sting out a bit. Not to mention the better hardware. But either way, it seems like upgrading is just out of the question.

The fanbase issue, I've been asking around when I hit up the arcades, and pretty much nobody has heard of it. Or if they have, they have only heard the name and that's about it. I'm pretty much the only hardcore Bemani player in this city, which is quite sad. But I just thought if it were to be put in the new bowling alley, which is going to see a lot of traffic compared to everywhere else, it would get beat on A LOT. With little kids running around smacking it and teenagers wailing on it, it's sure to be due to much more repairs.

I have heard some of the parts are based off of the Yamaha DTX series. Is that only true for the compatibility of the PS2 versions, or the arcade as well?