Jump1: dumbest modifier in DDR history?

[Morning Blue]

Starting with DDR Extreme US / Festival / Fusion, jumps counted as 1 step again in the DDR series (as they do in Supernova 1/2 and X). Then in Extreme 2 / Festival, they add the option of Jump1, which eliminates jumps from all songs, making them a single step. However, this doesn't affect your score in any way, and the game even saves your score with this on.

So now the question is: do you think this was a bad move on Konami's part? It's definitely cheating to some degree, but you do think it's a bad idea, or a helpful tool in learning a song like the Little modifier?

[Blackraven]

Originally Posted by Morning Blue

Starting with DDR Extreme US / Festival / Fusion, jumps counted as 1 step again in the DDR series (as they do in Supernova 1/2 and X). Then in Extreme 2 / Festival, they add the option of Jump1, which eliminates jumps from all songs, making them a single step. However, this doesn't affect your score in any way, and the game even saves your score with this on.

So now the question is: do you think this was a bad move on Konami's part? It's definitely cheating to some degree, but you do think it's a bad idea, or a helpful tool in learning a song like the Little modifier?

There have been several topics for years detailing the issue of these handicaps:

As I say (and said in the other thread):

If you want to use it, then go ahead (I won't stop you either way).

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Did they remove "Little" in SN1/SN2? Because when I went to the arcade last time, I didn't seen in the options menu.

So I guess it wasn't needed at all (since you have Beginner charts anyways).

[ranatalus]

little is now named cut


also no one takes score on DDR home versions seriously, so what does it matter?

[ranaratlusai]

I have 150 AAA's
































































On home version

[Slackbot]

I have a friend who is trying to lose weight playing DDR. The problem is, this friend is very obese and cannot jump. Jump1 is a boon in this case.

In other cases - well, I can't imagine myself using it, but if others want to, why not? It's not like we're playing a tournament in our living rooms. If someone else gets a higher score because of the mod, how does it affect anyone else?

[dartvalince]

Originally Posted by Slackbot

I have a friend who is trying to lose weight playing DDR. The problem is, this friend is very obese and cannot jump. Jump1 is a boon in this case.

obviously Jump1 is need for obese people, just look below, she's missing everyone of them

[RichardCozODST]

I thought you cannot disable jumps in Extreme PS2 US.

[ceraf]

you do more exercise by jumping. tell your friend to just give it a try...it'll speed up the weight-loss process.

[Morning Blue]

Originally Posted by ranatalus

little is now named cut


also no one takes score on DDR home versions seriously, so what does it matter?

Jump1 is also in the arcade games, you know.

[t7r]

Originally Posted by Morning Blue

Jump1 is also in the arcade games, you know.

Not in SuperNOVA, in which the only Jump modifier is Jump2.

[Fred 00]

Originally Posted by dartvalince

obviously Jump1 is need for obese people, just look below, she's missing everyone of them

That's a she? It looks more like a..an it

[valius]

This is the girl now, with professional help:

YouTube - Fat Jessica - Now


And CS scores shouldn't matter, especially when you always have the option of a PS2 controller to get good scores anyway :\ So this shouldn't be a big deal, IMHO.

[ceraf]

Originally Posted by valius

This is the girl now, with professional help:

YouTube - Fat Jessica - Now


And CS scores shouldn't matter, especially when you always have the option of a PS2 controller to get good scores anyway :\ So this shouldn't be a big deal, IMHO.

I bet you they had DDR at the clinic =P