IIDX songs are usually easy to map and have a decent length, yes (same could be said of any song from any Bemani game). However, that repetition problem does arise when one decides to look at the more popular IIDX songs. I do have maps of some less known Bemani stuff in the works, but those are songs that succeed at being different than the usual stuff (see: Beyond the Earth and a lot of Nekomata Master's other works, Osamu Kubota (ignore the video in the second link), etc.).MegaManEXE wrote:
Lately a lot of the Chinese mappers have picked up IIDX songs, not really sure why but I'm cool with that.
I kind of enjoy mapping IIDX stuff, it's usually easy to map and the song length is reasonable (2~ mins), plus there's almost always a great spot to put a break somewhere in the middle of the song. The only problem is that some of the songs tend to get very repetitive so it makes it hard to make the map feel fresh throughout the whole thing.
Yes, there is. There are hacked arcade versions called HDD (ex. "Beatmania IIDX Empress HDD") That are hacked to run on the PC. They're quite difficult to get a hold of because the best place to get it is a picky invite only site run by assholes. They're protective of their warez, but it is possible to get them at other places. Expect 10 kb/s torrents, though.MittenMasterzz wrote:
Is there a way to play it on the PC?
^^ Thank youPokebis wrote:
Yes, there is. There are hacked arcade versions called HDD (ex. "Beatmania IIDX Empress HDD") That are hacked to run on the PC. They're quite difficult to get a hold of because the best place to get it is a picky invite only site run by assholes. They're protective of their warez, but it is possible to get them at other places. Expect 10 kb/s torrents, though.MittenMasterzz wrote:
Is there a way to play it on the PC?
Another way is to get a simulator like Stepmania and osu!
I think the best one is Lunatic Rave 2, but the website is down, so I haven't had a chance to try it. I'd actually appreciate it if someone can find a download for it.
Another one is Be-Pachi Music which works well enough. You can find official BMS charts and videos if you look around a bit.
If you want to use a controller, I'd grab one (7 buttons) from eBay and get a PS2 to USB hookup. Keyboard is dumb for iidx.
ICARUS BLACKMogsworth wrote:
I am decent at IIDX, being able to do 8s and 9s. I'm not the biggest fan of the game, though, since it seems to be like a pissing contest between charts to see which can be the most bullshit.
Lucky bastard.Kiyobi wrote:
This arcade I go to (a lot) has BMIIDX. I fail at it. Gimme 5-key Beatmania though, and I'll rock it.
Uh yeah bro anyone could have told you thatDiokatsu wrote:
Hint: osu is not a good medium to make IIDX conversion charts