Buying a DDR Solo 2000 Machine

my58vw · 08-14-2009, 10:16 PM

Hello all,

I am considering purchasing a DDR Solo machine (making an offer on the one on ebay). I am extremely familiar with beatmania/pop'n music machines, but I have never bought a DDR machine.

What should I look for in the machine (beyond other arcade games)..

I.e. sensors, etc.

Also can the sensors be replaced (as in a regular DDR machine)? Where does one get the sensors?

Thanks!

Also, what is a reasonable amount to pay for a solo machine?

Silph Co. · 08-14-2009, 11:30 PM

you should get core remix while youre at it

my58vw · 08-15-2009, 01:05 AM

I already own every AC beatmania mix (minus 1st mix) on the cab in the avatar.

Here is the core remix he is looking at Beatmania Core-Remix Arcade Game - eBay (item 280270456292 end time Aug-19-09 14:25:35 PDT)

I am specifically looking for information on the pad...

Silph Co. · 08-15-2009, 01:31 AM

heh, I was just joking seeing as how youre buying a pretty old machine. dont know if the corner arrows use the same sensors but they should

my58vw · 08-15-2009, 01:38 AM

I was around beatmania and ddr when it started, so solo is actually a special machine for me, and it will fit in my apartment (plus take stepmania if I want)...

BTW solo 4th mix plus FTW!

Cali · 08-15-2009, 02:10 AM

I bought a solo for just over 2000 plus shipping. The pads only use 2 sensors instead of the four on extreme, and I dont believe they use the same sensors.

***June.H*** · 08-15-2009, 04:55 AM

Solo 2000 isn't worth a whole lot. I'd gander to say no more than $1000-2000.

Great Mix though.

Kalek · 08-15-2009, 10:54 AM

a friend of mine got a solo 2000 machine for $500+$800 shipping, but i think he got lucky.

solo machines and doubles machines use the same sensors. solo machines use two per arrow rather than four, though. if you don't mind some splicing, you can even use pump sensors with ddr machines. they're the same thing as well, but they use a different connector.

keep in mind that if you want to run most mixes, you'll need to buy a 32mb flash card. solo 2000 uses no flash card.

ranatalus · 08-18-2009, 10:45 AM

yeah kalek is talking about my roommate's machine

you have to put a lot of work into them to make them good for playing on

Kσn · 08-19-2009, 03:52 AM

You can also run other 2P mixes on the machines as well, however from what I heard it is a real pain in the ass to do it. It has been done quite a few times though, and you can even see some people's videos on youtube running EXTREME.

However if it were me, I would totally still snag a Solo machine if I could get one for a good price, and just throw 4th Mix Plus on it.

***June.H*** · 08-20-2009, 01:16 AM

You'd need to throw in a 4th Mix Plus Solo upgrade however (if you can find one). You can't just throw in a 4th+ upgrade and expect it to work IIRC.

Honestly just leave Solo 2000 in there unless you can interchange it with a 2P Mix board that has all the hacking done for you.

ranatalus · 08-20-2009, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by June.H

You'd need to throw in a 4th Mix Plus Solo upgrade however (if you can find one). You can't just throw in a 4th+ upgrade and expect it to work IIRC.

Honestly just leave Solo 2000 in there unless you can interchange it with a 2P Mix board that has all the hacking done for you.

there are versions of the doubles mixes that have been modified to ignore the I/O checks so they will boot in a solo machine

they don't work very well though since you end up with 1 sensor per arrow

***June.H*** · 08-22-2009, 12:10 AM

What I mean is that a 4th+ double kit thrown into a Solo machine would behave like a 4th+ double rather than a 4th+ Solo from what I remember. I know you can tinker your way to get a 4th+ double into a Solo, but it would miss out on all the Solo functionality.

ranatalus · 08-24-2009, 11:39 AM

from what i have heard, it appears all the data is on the same disc; you just have to modify it in some way to tell it YOU ARE IN A SOLO MACHINE, BOOT SOLO MODE but i don't know how to do that :/

Kalek · 08-24-2009, 01:07 PM

the data is definitely the same on each disc; there isn't a single difference between 4th+ solo's and 4th+ double's disc.