So im gonna get Drummania, tips ?

putumayoman · 08-18-2008, 12:53 PM

Ok so for my b-day i decided to once again challenge myself by getting into a new bemani game. Can anyone tell me the cheapest place i can get a official controller or a beginner friendly controller and suggest the easiest mix/style (dont know how it works for drummania) ?just to make sure, the menus in the game are mostly in english right ? (like in iidx ?) and which version has tierra buena (love that song!) thanks everyone !

KevinDidder · 08-18-2008, 01:06 PM

Get the Drummania KOC if you're not going to drop $800. Regardless of what people say, the truth is that you can still get very good scores with it. The only downside is that it's not at all arcadelike. If you get one from ebay or an online store, make sure to ask if the controller comes with a stand. The old DM KOCs did come with a stand, and they are the only way to make the controller reasonable to use short of building your own. Tierra Buena is on V3 CS, which I would recommend to a new player. If you get more than one mix, make sure to pick up Masterpiece Gold or Silver as well since they have awesome songlists. The menus are mostly in English.

dartvalince · 08-18-2008, 01:12 PM

Talk to Jumbo (he's got a thread in the Marketplace portion of the forum) He found me a DM KOC (konami original controller) in Jap. for fairly cheap, and I recall that he actually found two of them. ( i got one of them though :p)

The other was the controller and game though, and all i need was the controller

I'm still a beginner, and I've started on Masterpiece Gold. I enjoy it, though I would probably follow the advice of others as far as which mix to start with

The only problem I've found with the DM KOC is that i find myself missing the pads every once in a while, and hitting the red plastic part, but i'm sure with practice, i'll be doing this less and less

Good luck though on w/e you get with this.

eventually, i'm sure your going to want to upgrade the controller, just as I do now. When you do, look for the Yamaha DTXplorer drum sets. When you go that route, you'll be spending upwards of $500.

putumayoman · 08-18-2008, 03:16 PM

cool, thanks !

putumayoman · 08-19-2008, 01:51 PM

does anyone know where i can get a konami offcial controller ?

dartvalince · 08-19-2008, 04:03 PM

You can take your pic on Ebay here
Drummania Controller, Video Games, drummania items on eBay.com

or you can ask Jumbo in the marketplace threads here
http://www.bemanistyle.com/forum/f48...oks-etc-28517/

putumayoman · 08-21-2008, 11:44 AM

thanks everyone, just finished ordering the topway drummania controller and drummania v3 !

ΩOMEGAΩ · 08-22-2008, 01:53 AM

have fun with topway. You are going to probably need a new pedal out of the box.

DeusExMachina · 08-22-2008, 08:09 AM

Don't tell me you got a topway. Topway is the biggest piece of crap and it smells like the pads have been made of chewing gum and recycled car tires. I threw mine away after 3 hours of using it. Then I got a DTXpress.

DM is kind of hard to get an At home model. I would try and go for a guitar freaks asc or a DJ dao Beatmania controller.

putumayoman · 08-22-2008, 12:30 PM

well i tried looking for a koc but couldnt find one i had no other choice !

but i cant be that bad ! i am a beginner so maybe it wont be so bad, whats wrong with the topway pedal ?

AdamW · 08-22-2008, 01:06 PM

you'll...understand when you get it.

It's a small, square box with a switch in it.

The snare pad on my Topway broke after about a week's use. I threw it away. That was a waste of 40 bucks. Sigh.

putumayoman · 08-22-2008, 01:35 PM

dang, hope mine doesnt break like that, i saw some vids on youtube of people who say its not that bad and that it has a bad rep when it isnt even that bad, is it easy to fix , dont scare me guys ! its my first expereince with drummania !

dartvalince · 08-22-2008, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by putumayoman

dont scare me guys ! its my first expereince with drummania !

The Topway drum, as I've seen, has never had a good serious review. If the bass pedal plugs into the controller like the konami KOC does then here is my solution to you. Actually two different solutions

1)If you have Rock Band, then goto radio shack and by a plug convertor so that you can plug your rock band pedel into this controller

2)If you don't have Rock band, then goto best buy. they have this $20 kit for Rock band that includes a different bass pedel and some pad silencers. get that then follow #1

Since this is also your first experience with the game, do not base everything on this controller as it's a thrid-party controller. If it's made the same as the KOC's then it's probably not easy to fix as each pad has 2 piezzo elements that detect the vibrations.

Start saving some moeny now with the plans of buying a konami KOC or even the DTXplorer, you'll be much happier in the end

Also just don't got crazy and hit the pads as hard as you can. Hit them firm enough to register but don't bash them, that'll help make them last longer

ΩOMEGAΩ · 08-22-2008, 02:45 PM

right out of the box I got a broken pedal, misfiring, and the things that hold the drumsticks were broken off. I also had to open the controller and fix a problem with the pedals wiring.

You should have asked Jumbo to get you a KOC.

putumayoman · 08-22-2008, 03:54 PM

aw crap haha, lets hope everything works, if anything i will get a dtx explorer when its actually possible to find a job in NYC. does it come with a stand atleast !?