DJ Max Technika

[ThatsGobbles]

Originally Posted by the girl Devin

Thanks for letting me know. The site I found said that the machine is the US version, though I do not see the sticker on it. (DJ Max Technika Arcade Machine - Music Machines - Arcade Machines) Does it look right to you?

The screenshot has Hard to Start on it, so it's not the U.S. version. The Korean version technically has English text, so maybe they just quoted that as "English".

i.e. Save your money.

[the girl Devin]

D: eek. I did not spot that. Well, maybe they took the screenshots from a different machine, or it really is cheap for a reason. At any rate, they have a handy button to talk with the sales representatives, so I can try talking with them about it and seeing if they knew anything. $7500 is probably too good to be true.

[KMasaki]

Hey, got to meet Odin for the first time- really awesome player. He PP'd First Love TP, only to fail on Lover TP.

And I beat your score on PDM, Dan... only to get flustered on the last ten notes of SSSS (my left hand was blocking the notes as I was moving across the bottom swipes and I got nervous, losing a ton of life) XD Guess your score's safe for another day.

Actually, I noticed that if you play exceptionally well in Pop Mixing, All Combo-ing/PP'ing your first and getting high grades in your second and third courses, you actually end up with more max points than in Technical Mixing (well, at least in the first two courses, to my knowledge). Dunno if it holds true for all of TM, though.

[Dan.]

Haha yeah i'm pretty bad at PDM, wish it was 2x speed.

Me and Pak were also thinking that it's probably faster leveling to just All-combo/PP stuff in Pop. Unless you can S TP stuff all the time, assuming that would give more MAX at the end of the course.

Took a few more videos tonight, so i'll sit down and figure out most of the scoring system mechanics sometime this week... yeah i'm getting that bored waiting for Platinum Crew.

[odin0414]

Originally Posted by KMasaki

Hey, got to meet Odin for the first time- really awesome player. He PP'd First Love TP, only to fail on Lover TP.

Not First Love but Proposed, Flower, Wolf TP. You are awesome too man, just clear Lover after me lol.

I just made a PP Divine Service before going back home tonight. Finally I remember to take a photo lol. Still can't AC Fate.....

[Corey.]

Originally Posted by the girl Devin

Thanks for the help! I managed to find a machine for 7,500 online (a steal compared to some of our most recent purchases!), so hopefully I can relay this information to the tech to help with the decision. It will help more knowing now that we don't HAVE to sign up for the online service. Thanks I'll tell the tech, and if he has any questions I will PM you. ^^

Well, do know that if your location does not opt in to Platinum Crew, the game will get quite repetitive REALLY fast. Platinum Crew will add so much more replay value to the game that the arcade operator will want to have it. Plus, with so many Technika machines in California (most of which will be on platinum crew to my knowledge) will make it more of a necessity for the operator to want to get platinum crew for their own location to create a want to go there. I can safely say that in a 20 mile radius to where I live there are 4 Technika machines. From what I have seen, all arcades that are WORTH going to, have Technika, or will have it. I would strongly suggest having the tech shoot off an email to customerservice@pm-games.com and inquire on pricing. Because 7500 for an import cabinet is cheap, but you will never be able to use your card on any other machine, not to mention it will be difficult to get Korean cards to use in the machine. The US version is not too much more than the $7500 from my understanding. Not only will you have a LEGIT version of the game, you will have access to many features such as (cards, online access via platinum crew on the machine as well as your home computer [korean platinum crew is viewable at www.platinumcrew.co.kr], save scores, avitars, ect..

[Spiritsnare]

What Corey said.

Also, before everyone goes "holy crap" at the bevy of screenshots from what Devin's linked to - those, to my knowledge, are all a really early build of the game. Like, first Korean location test build and IRL pictures from said location test early. Regardless, it's definitely an imported version; the location of the machine, as reported, is in Asia.

[Empathy]

Wait, corey, theres 4 machines up here in the bay area? I only know of MGL and SVGL having em, where are teh other 2?

[Three_Leaf_Ivy]

I can only think of Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk off the top of my head, and that's a stretch in itself for "Bay Area". The rest are all down south in Los Angeles IIRC.

[Empathy]

Thats what I thought, and yeah I don't have really any good reason to go to Santa Cruz.

[ThatsGobbles]

So, I took the liberty of e-mailing Highway Entertainment:

Hi GO GO GO GO GO GO GO,

Thank you for your inquiry at Highway Entertainment. Yes, this is the international version. If it is of interest please let me know your company details and we will have someone contact you.

Best Regards,
Amanda Morrison
Highway Entertainment


Highway Sales wrote:



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Inquiry: Product Id (09829-0001) - DJ Max Technika Arcade Machine
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:08:12 +1000
From: ThatsGobbles <HA>
To: sales@highway.net.au



Live Support Message Delivery:
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Hi, what version is the Technika machine? Is it the International version? Thanks!



Customer Country: GO GO GO GO GO-HA
Customer IP ADDRESS: GO-GO-HA




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Amanda Morrison

Highway Group
44-48 Maitland Road
Mayfield East
NSW 2304
Australia
Phone: (02) 4968 9313
Fax: (02) 4968 9314
Email: amorrison@highwaygroup.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[m-robo]

So anyone want to buy my kidneys so I can buy a machine for my room?

[the girl Devin]

Originally Posted by corey

I would strongly suggest having the tech shoot off an email to customerservice@pm-games.com and inquire on pricing.

Would we be able to find a place to buy the US version from there, too? I can't seem to find many places to buy it.
thanks for the help too, I definitely don't want to get stuck with a machine with no online support.

[Spiritsnare]

PM Studios will undeniably be able to help you find a cabinet; they're the publishers of the game here, after all.

edit Sooo how about that Anime Expo?

[BP!]

Originally Posted by Spiritsnare

Sooo how about that Anime Expo?

Sooo how about getting me a Melody card down there if I give you a $5?