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Title: Cheap DDR pads
Post by: ahofle on January 10, 2008, 01:26:49 pm

Is this a decent DDR pad for PS2?  I'm looking for something cheap that works relatively well.  Any recommendations would be appreciated...
ebay pad (http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-PLAYSTATION-PS2-DDR-DELUXE-IGNITION-DANCE-MAT-PAD-NU_W0QQitemZ220190374643QQihZ012QQcategoryZ21188QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Are the foam ones really better than the plain cheap flat ones?  I'm totally new to this.

Title: Re: Cheap DDR pads
Post by: SlammedNiss on January 11, 2008, 01:18:55 am

My buddy bought a pair of those for his PS2, and they suck. When you get to "dancing" on them, the ends started curling up, and you had to step off and stretch the pad back out again. When buying DDR pads off ebay, stick to name brands, like Konami or MadCatz.

Title: Re: Cheap DDR pads
Post by: abrannan on January 11, 2008, 01:50:26 pm

Foam are definitely better than "soft" mats, but the quality (read: density) of the interior foam can vary a lot.  If you can get them, the RedOctane Ignition v2 mats were of good quality.  The v3 Ignitions had a bit of a quality control issue, from what I've seen.

Title: Re: Cheap DDR pads
Post by: ahofle on January 11, 2008, 06:04:32 pm

Thanks, I had a feeling the really cheap ones would be crap.