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Franco B:

What fun is there in buying your own controls :P

This is BYOAC is it not? Ok, not everyone can make there own U360 but a dance pad can't be that hard.

Granted it maybe more expensive to make your own but its all part of the fun.

Turnarcades:


--- Quote from: Franco B on June 20, 2009, 09:14:28 pm ---Granted it maybe more expensive to make your own but its all part of the fun.

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But then he's already said cost is an issue, so in this case the fun of the self-build is second priority.

MonMotha:


--- Quote from: Franco B on June 20, 2009, 09:14:28 pm ---a dance pad can't be that hard.

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You might think that, but experience has shown that pretty much any design other than the one used by Konami and Andamiro on their respective arcade stages (both are identical) won't stand up to the abuse that gets dished out in an arcade.  It might work for home usage, but you won't be able to treat it like an arcade game, and that's half the fun on these things.

Franco B:


--- Quote from: Turnarcades on June 20, 2009, 09:24:29 pm ---
--- Quote from: Franco B on June 20, 2009, 09:14:28 pm ---Granted it maybe more expensive to make your own but its all part of the fun.

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But then he's already said cost is an issue, so in this case the fun of the self-build is second priority.

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True, it would help if I read the whole post! I had just got in from an 11 hours session tho so thats my excuse ;D


--- Quote from: MonMotha on June 20, 2009, 10:47:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: Franco B on June 20, 2009, 09:14:28 pm ---a dance pad can't be that hard.

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You might think that, but experience has shown that pretty much any design other than the one used by Konami and Andamiro on their respective arcade stages (both are identical) won't stand up to the abuse that gets dished out in an arcade.  It might work for home usage, but you won't be able to treat it like an arcade game, and that's half the fun on these things.

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I still think it could be done. If I was into DDR I would design something but I have too many enough projects in the works.

Octo:

Alrighty then... Just buy Red Octane's Afterburner Metal pad. It connects with USB and has a 3 month warranty, for $140

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