/jp/ - Otaku Culture

If you play 3.95, use Glass. Best theme hands down.

http://www.mediafire.com/?0uzvnm4mzmk

>>9786648

stepmania 5 (aka ssc) is still dealing with issues such as not being able to actually install it into the program files folder if you're on windows 7, controller and even keyboard input lag (a true simulation killer), music lag, and timing issues. I personally think things were pretty alright at the 3.9/3.95 phase and while it crashed once in a blue moon, the timing/music/inputs were all on point and thats what really matters.

the direction they took the new versions of stepmania was not to my liking, so no, 5.0 is out. It might look good, but the functionality I personally think is lacking.

>>9785481

I personally think ssc and openitg are terrible, use 3.9 or 3.95 with a good theme, I recommend Glass.

yahho

>>9198313

five characters with 5 auction pages err day

>>9198355

no.

>>9198208

play anything dated Otaku's Dream 5th Mix or after, files got significantly better.

>>8974886

I don't keep up with IIDX and pop'n as much as I used to so I can't say if LISU is still active or not, most likely he still plays but isn't anywhere near the level DOLCE is.

>>8974867
>>8974899

lol this is kaiten123, the little engine that could. He used to be incredibly mediocre at stepmania but he just kept playing hard simfiles over and over until he developed stamina and MA. he's probably a lot better now since that video is 2 years old.

also files like that aren't meant to be taken seriously, they're meant solely for difficulty and to test limits, not for enjoyability.

>>8974788

i remember when damien put out art and everyone was up in arms about oh my god hes using curse words he should be disqualified immediately!

>>8974768
1) this is not simulation, this is a guy playing on a real machine and he videotaped his hands. why he would play OML on Lincle is beyond me but to each his own.

2) his sloppy scratch technique and his absolutely atrocious handling of the ending combined with the fact that he barely cleared on hard leads me to believe this player isn't even very good. Now the players on related videos, specifically DOLCE and NNRT, those are quality players.

3) stepmania and iidx are two completely different games. that's probably why people are still playing stepmania.

people definitely still have it so yes.

*ding* for carlys eyes only

ah tournamix, good times. dj damien and his bs, that one guy that put goatse at the end of his arfenhouse file...and the obligatory Max ____ song

>>8974667

thats how people make new files, when they don't like the ones people have already made. make some yourself sometime and post them on the appropriate forums, maybe they'll be good!

>>8974647

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKbMl36dqCg

that video was done back in like 2004? one of the best one handers (on video) at the time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKbMl36dqCg

and some other dude doing pretty okay with one hand

>>8974544

Most packs after otakus dream anime 5th mix had a significant ramp in difficulty, chart logistics, and quality. Otaku's Dream Mix was pretty good. Avoid Instrumental, Hentai, and VG. Japan Mix 1-2 were alright, 2 was better.

Essentially, if you're new to Stepmania, play the earlier mixes. They contain easy to follow charts with simple patterns most of the time. If you're looking for more complex and difficult charts, play the later mixes.

no, there was never a separate client for online play and a separate client for regular play, if I understand you correctly.

in stepmaniaonline, you type the name in, start the game, enter a username and password, and join a room (created by a host player). The host chooses the songs he or she wants to play (typically everyone else joining the room has the same packs so everyone can play) and song playing commences. After the song is over your score is displayed along with everyone elses scores. In later updates to the server options were set that so that anyone could choose songs based on how the room was set up in the beginning.

yes you can still locally play against another player via IP or private server if someone actually sets one up, but for many, many years you could connect to stepmaniaonline.us (or eu) and be connected to the official server with multiplayer.

>>8974012
I was going to recommend you play Stepmania Online but it seems that the official server got taken down about two months ago due to lack of funding.

>>8974041
There are a lot of good one hand players as well as two hand players, one hand is expectedly more difficult because of the transitions you have to sometimes make when holds, crossovers, or jumpstream occur, but there is no real wrong way to play. Spread is probably the fastest way to learn to play harder files, with your index and middle fingers on each hand being assigned for one arrow (in one example, Z=Left X=Down Period=Up Slash=Right).

All y'all talking bad about playing Stepmania on the keyboard need to stop living in the stone age.

we had an eccentric girl named mandy start this site: http://www.stepmaniadirectory.com/

also most of our simfile packs are here: http://www.otakusdream.com/news/

AH YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH

seriously none of you play cs huh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqB1uoDTdKM

Meguru Kosaka
Sayaka Tsutsumi (retired)
Kotono
Tsubomi

IT WAS ACCEPTABLE AT THE TIME

Ah yes.

>>7794789

The Penguindrum remix is the best song on there. Mmmm is good, Green Greens remix is good, jea loves K-ON way too much but touch the angel is alright I guess, lol sharpnel dubstep.