[General Discussion] let's talk about dance pad

Soft pads tend to move around on carpet unless you find a way to keep them flattened onto a square of plywood or something hard, and even then, it's not 100% that the material under the pad won't move around.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I keep wondering when the hell they're gonna make metal Pump pads for consoles... though it won't matter much if we don't see an Exceed 2 or Zero CS release.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Since there are no Pad Discussion threads, this one could pretty much be given that title.

And here's my situation as to why I call it the discussion thread:

For Christmas, my mother is planning on getting me a new Arcade Metal Pad. However, I was looking at 2 different brands: the Twilight Arcade Pad from www.ddrlive.com (I think that's right), and the BlueShark Arcade Pad.

Now, judging from the research I did this morning, the only differences I could tell are:

Twilight:
Shows a weight durability of 400 lbs, which I don't have to worry about.
Has a height thickness of 1 1/2 inches.
Dark surface coloring
Has plugs for PS1, PS2, Xbox, and PC

Blueshark:
Doesn't show a weight durability on the site from what I could see, but I'm assuming it's over 300 if not 350-400 lbs.
Has plugs for only PS1 and PS2, with a seperate cable for Xbox that you have to buy.
Height thickness of 3 inches.
Arrow plates look like something made by FFR or ITG crew, and I care more for DDR.
Claims to have recessed arrows.

The main things I'm seeing in both pads:

Super-Sensitivity.... well, more described as super sensitivity in Twilight pads.

Arrow plates are made of Polycarbonate Plexiglass, at least, I believe it's the arrow plates, correct me if I'm wrong.

Both promise non-slip bottoms. Problem with that, my old arcade pad rocked left and right when I used it. I want one that won't rock left and right as well as not move around.

Both pads promise tournament-level cooperation in the sensitivity, which is good, because I need to practice after getting stomped in a tournament last weekend.

Both, of course, come with a bar, so that I may bar-rape for 10-footers, because I cannot pass them for shit with my degrading stamina.


The only other problem I forgot to mention, Twilight is worth $300... $300+ if I got an extra 6ft extension cable to use when I play on StepMania, while the Blueshark would be $380... $400+ if I were to get the extra Xbox converter.


So I come to you experts in the DDR Pad World with this dilemma. What do you think I should go with? And please, get answers to me ASAP. I need to get this ordered today if I wanna get it in before Christmas.

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See, I wanted to do CF a while back, but then one of my friends said he read up about people having problems with CFs, so he bought a BlueShark and claims to love it.

And I'm just noticing that Twilight doesn't have an item number or ability to add to cart. I'm wondering if they're sold out. Might have to look at Flame or Ninja now.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Ah, well. I decided to go with a BlueShark Arcade Pad. Twilight wasn't getting any feedback anywhere, and I've never heard of DDRLive before, unlike MyMyBox. Plus, BS was getting praised when compared to CF.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Well, I've got 6 months to break it while it's under warranty. After that, I'll worry about breakdowns and repairs.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?