beatmania US version

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Most people I've seen tend to play beatmania with their left and right index and middle fingers, and their pinky/ring finger to scratch.

If that's the way to go about it, they made the gap from the keys to the scratch way too wide on the American controller.

Most of the songs blow. Or at least I'm not nearly versed enough yet to get to the good stuff. I'm mostly playing The Cube on beginner over and over. I like the gameplay and want to keep at it, but speaking as someone this game was geared toward, this feels like a slipshod effort. Again, the early level stuff is minimally interesting or just plain bad. To my knowledge, there is no way to hear a song as it's intended to be played. Like those short bursts of notes on (the laughably bad) I Want To Be With You. I just end up hammering the key, I have no reference towards what it should sound like.

I never have been or will be an importer, though, I am glad a version arrived for the west, but I have to agree it seems lacking of much effort at all.

How ya doing, buddy?