My DDR obsession has now grown to the point where I actually went out and dropped the cash for a RedOctane Ignition v2.0 pad. Either the obsession, or the fact that I woke up this morning and it was like both my legs were screaming, “AMPUTATE ME! AMPUTATE ME!” The new pad is a lot more comfortable than my old el cheapo pad, and it doesn’t slide around like the old one was, but the sensors on it are so big that I can barely stand in the centre and not trigger one of the sensors. I have a feeling these things aren’t made for people with size 13 feet. I’d think about modding the pad, but since the arcade pads likely have the same size sensors, I figure I’d better get used to it. That’s assuming I ever get the money to afford a DDR arcade game of my own; still no way in hell I’m playing in front of anyone else.
On another note, since I clearly need to stimulate some other kind of discussion to get people to talk over on the .forum, here’s a list of some of the songs I’ve been playing since getting the keyboard for Christmas:
– “Return to the Heart” and “Madre de la Tierra” by David Lanz, from The David Lanz Collection of sheet music (I actually got my copy autographed when he visited our local Media Play back in 1994)
– “To Zanarkand” from Final Fantasy X (MIDI file taken from a Yuna fansite and transcribed to sheet music by MidiNotate)
– Tori Amos’ covers of “Time” and “Famous Blue Raincoat”, taken from the MIDI files at tori.net and also transcribed via MidiNotate