DAMN!  I guess the pads are working.  Nice one Amber.

i went a few hours ago and theres something loose on the 2p side of itg2 because i feel it when i step and i cant tell where its coming from

Woo hoo, yeah the pads are (obviously) great now.  As for 2p having something "loose", it definitely wasn't on Saturday night, I was playing for a while and didn't notice anything of the sort.  Being a 5'10" 225 pounder I'm sure I'd notice if something were loose, and it was rock solid for me.

Hey Bill!

I was just curious about something to do with the Acme TGM cabinet, and figured this'd be a good place to ask about it.

I've heard from various sources that there's a VGA connection for video on the Type X board. Is there any way that you think you could wire up a split video out connector so a DVD or VHS recorder could be hooked up? Quite a few arcades in Japan do this so they can get high quality video recordings at tournaments, and I thought this would be a good time to ask about that since there's an upcoming TGM tournament (presumably, I don't know if I actually told you about this!) at SakuraCon where the Acme Ti is going to be used. I'm not really sure how to go about doing this, but I was just wondering if you knew any more than I do about something like this.

Ah, went back last night and saw what you meant by having something loose.  There were some screws missing from the far right of the pad, and the paper towel that someone had wedged in there was causing issues.  Stan took the 2p right arrow apart, cleaned it up, and screwed everything down, and as of when I left yesterday (8:30?) everything was working great.

Really appreciate the attention to the machines, it definitely does not go unnoticed.

And Amber... you're getting scary.
"Wait what was that?  You hit the button too fast to see.  99 point what?"
"99 point bad"
"... There's no such thing as 99 point bad on a 10"

Hey Kevin,
Asked the tech's today, and they do not remember what that set up was for video out.  I bet you could do a little searching on the Taito type X system and find out?

lol i put the paper towel in there sorry. i thought it would help but it didnt. and i forgot to take it out

and does the 1p usb slot not work?

Heya, I'm gonna be down there friday probly around 4 if anyone would like to meet up?
and I'll be there saturday too.

Both sides work fine for my card.  If I use the right side I sometimes have to jiggle it a little bit to get it to read, but both are operable.

i stopped by yesterday and on itg, the 1p side up arrow was giving sooooo many greats and decents. help help help?

need help? Play Max 2 instead.   It'll help with your enjoyment for real dance games.

Anyway, DM10 was BAD. Cymbal was the worst, not registering any hits on the lower half of the pad, and hi-hat was 50-50... and the red tom seemed a little iffy in spots.

Pop'n was good, but there is a LOUD high-pitched noise coming from that area. It seemed to be coming from pop'n, but couldn't tell.

Max 2 was amazing. Pads were the best I've played on in a long time. Perfect Perfect Perfect!

Tetris - Played it for the first time... there's some weird Sakura puzzle mode that I couldn't figure out, and stopped playing after that. Maybe Kevin can give some insight.


ALSO: PNWBemani.net signs have been placed on all the music games.
@Bill: I tried to place them in non-annoying spots.
@Everyone else: Let me know if you guys don't see them when you go, so new ones can go up.  I can upload the quick signs I made today if people want to place them elsewhere.

Sweet sweet stuff!
I'll go check it out thursday afternoon.

Can drummania be fixed at all?
ok stupid question, yes I know it can be fixed. I just assume its difficult to find replacement parts, right?

The tech's are off right now to take a stab at DM.
Thanks for the input!

DM update,
The sensor backing plates are cracking.  New ones being custom made now.  With luck, they should be installed Friday we hope.

Something tells me that we need to have these working real well for the V hardware kickoff party.  Oops, did I leak information?  :-)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA YEAH!!!!!!!

OH MY GOD BILL AHAHAHAH!!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you thanks thanks thanks! God damn Bill you are definitely one of the coolest most generous people I have ever met.

V hardware...hmm...well, if you need anyone to come down to the warehouse to test that out...

Ah...this made my day...great!

Sweet.  Cool to see that we'll have a place in WA that has DMGF V series.   Any more "hints" about when we might see the V and which version Bill ?..   

Hope I am not inserting my foot in my mouth, as we can all believe it once installed, booted, and working.  But if everything goes according to the plan, they could transform to the V3 system real soon.

I'm not a big GF/DM player, but thats some pretty good news!

Wow nice - V3 , good selection of new and old songs in this mix.  Thanks for getting this - looking forward to getting back into DMGF again.

Yeah, V3 is definitely one of the best mixes. Even though V4 and V5 have a couple cool new songs, V3 has a lot of really good revivals that V4 and V5 are missing.

This made my day as well. You sir


Are my HERO!

I started playing DM only a couple of months ago, but I've been wanting to play other mixes than 10th.
This is the greatest news ever.
I was down at acme today in the afternoon. ITG works great. And it seems people are interested in PNW, because the little flyers John put up have had a few tags ripped off on all the machines there on
GOOD JOB BLUESSS!



AHHHHHHH V3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so so excited right now. YES!

Last night the up was fine for me (though greats and decents are normal for me), but the 1p right arrow was intermittent.  It would work fine for a couple seconds, then not work at all.  Failed some doubles (7's) that shouldn't be failed.  Don't know if it was stuck down or not registering.  Might have to start playing DM though, with the new hardware on the way.

I'll probably be going to Acme this afternoon. I doubt V3 will be there, but if the new sensor backing plates are installed I'll at least report back on those! Honestly I've really wanted to never have to go to GameWorks again and the only reason I've gone (since Acme got TGM) is to play Drummania. Even then, GW Drummania is almost silent and kinda expensive. Acme DM has much better volume and I'm really glad that the cymbals are gonna be better now!

this is why I'm happy too.
Sure a bus ride can be a hassle, but it beats paying almost 2 bucks for 3 songs at gameworks.
This is gonna save me so much money, YES!
Grocery shopping HERE I COME WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

ok just kidding, if I spent more money on acme than I did food, well......I'd be dead haha
^_^
ok I'm leaving, lol.

Has anyone played on the DM's new sensor backing plates?  Thet were installed this afternoon and hoping it is all well.

Rumor has it that there is a small chance that V3 could appear real soon.