Beatmania IIDX New Comers, Post Here.

[Dara-G.]

This thread is for people new to the game or just for questions about the game. As In "Which game should I buy/start out with" "Where do I find controllers" and other Questions concerning "Starting up a new"

Basically I'm tired of seeing new people post in other threads and noticed we didn't really have a thread like this made.

[HT3]

yo
thanks so much for this thread
anyhow, my question is: should i settle with a flip top, swap magic, dj troopers and a jkoc if im starting out? heard empress MIGHT be on a dual layer dvd9 disc and the song list is HUGE. wait for empress while purchasing a jps2 or settle with dj troopers?

[oOAsians2loveOo]

:B Well I have DJ Troopers~ I haven't played it yet (flip top cover isn't on my PS2...) but I heard it is good to start off with because it has a beginner mode... I think the most current versions have it.

I have a question, Since I'm using an American PS2 with Swap Magic and all, I can still save my stuff on my Memory card, yes? And, since I am so familiar to changing speeds, should I just jump right in the game and start changing the speeds? XD Or is that something I have to get into?

[dj FU]

Originally Posted by oOAsians2loveOo

And, since I am so familiar to changing speeds, should I just jump right in the game and start changing the speeds? XD Or is that something I have to get into?[/color][/b]

What are you talking about? You mean you can't change the high speed in beginner mode and want to play in free mode?
You can start with it and set the high speed you are the most comfortable with.

For you memory card yes it works.

[oOAsians2loveOo]

Originally Posted by ZAN-Fu

What are you talking about? You mean you can't change the high speed in beginner mode and want to play in free mode?
You can start with it and set the high speed you are the most comfortable with.

For you memory card yes it works.

Well I haven't even took the game out the box. ]: So I really don't know what works with what. If speeds doesn't work with beginner mode then I'm screwed.. I heard it's much easier to see the notes if it's set at a current speed... But this is only what I'm hearing around the forums. ^^ But okay~ Sounds great!

And okay! Thanks for the help! :]

[Milk Chan]

Originally Posted by HT3

yo
thanks so much for this thread
anyhow, my question is: should i settle with a flip top, swap magic, dj troopers and a jkoc if im starting out? heard empress MIGHT be on a dual layer dvd9 disc and the song list is HUGE. wait for empress while purchasing a jps2 or settle with dj troopers?

No. Do NOT start with any of the darker styles (Red, DD, or Troopers). Their songlists are not beginner friendly at all. Start with Happy Sky or Gold.

Honestly though, your best bet is to hold off on importing for awhile and start with BMUS.

[word]

Originally Posted by Milk Chan

No. Do NOT start with any of the darker styles (Red, DD, or Troopers).

I started with Red ;(

[oOAsians2loveOo]

I heard BMUS wasn't any good.. ]: Once again, this is what I hear around the web~ LOL.. :'D I guess that means I shouldn't be starting with DJ Troopers? -already has it though-

[zorahk]

It honestly doesn't matter.

[nostromer]

Originally Posted by Milk Chan

Honestly though, your best bet is to hold off on importing for awhile and start with BMUS.

I disagree, I think BMUS would just give a bad impression of the franchise, BMUS is a terrible addition, and shouldn't ever even be spoken of.

Start with GOLD.

if you can't wait... There's a nifty little thing called .iso image files of which you can download - that work great with swap magic - but you didn't hear that from me : P:P:P

[hyper kitten]

I actually started on BM US and it didn't exactly give me a bad impression of the series. If you really want to start with a good style try hunting down a copy of 9th in the market place, compared to the later styles the learning curve isn't as steep and there are still challenging songs on it too. Though if you really want to get better you should play different styles to get adjusted to other songs.

[afex.racer_X]

I think you should start on the earliest version you can get your hands on. You'd be missing out if you only played post-9th and never went back because of the interface.

[Bromeo and Fooliet]

Originally Posted by nostromer

I disagree, I think BMUS would just give a bad impression of the franchise, BMUS is a terrible addition, and shouldn't ever even be spoken of.

Because a person completely new to IIDX should spend more than 200 bucks to get everything needed to run a legit JP version of IIDX, when they can easily spend like 60 and get BMUS with a controller.

Think economically and not with your fangayisms.

[nostromer]

Originally Posted by m335h73r

Because a person completely new to IIDX should spend more than 200 bucks to get everything needed to run a legit JP version of IIDX, when they can easily spend like 60 and get BMUS with a controller.

Think economically and not with your fangayisms.

Haha, geez, the flame is layed on thick in the bemani forums today, isn't it?

- I also added to my post that he can DOWNLOAD the .iso file. and use that. (to test the waters, everyone should of course purchase the game, which i do) - which wouldn't cost anymore then a BMUS controller either - as that is all you would need.

[Cali]

Originally Posted by nostromer

Haha, geez, the flame is layed on thick in the bemani forums today, isn't it?

- I also added to my post that he can DOWNLOAD the .iso file. and use that. (to test the waters, everyone should of course purchase the game, which i do) - which wouldn't cost anymore then a BMUS controller either - as that is all you would need.

Your tredding on thin ice. Even then its about the same price with a high chance of breaking a ps2 (Which is what happened to me.)

I would get bmus to see how you feel about it. I officially started on bmus but now play japanese versions. Just remember that the japanese games are better.