LUH-HOOOOOO-ZERS!!!
10 Jan 2004 21:39![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xaq_the_aereonThat's the description of everyone else in the barracks tonight.
The MWR folks (civilians who run entertainment & meal facilities for Armed Forces guys) had a Game Night going on tonight, which basically transformed the lobby into PS2 heaven. 19 regular TVs, 2 large screens, and humongous one that was used for one purpose:
DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION TOURNAMENT. The prize: A copy of DDR Max 2 for PS2 and one of those uber-cool $200 controller pads...I forget the brand name, but the only thing it's missing from the pads at the arcade are lights and those bars on the back.
I was kinda surprised how many of these guys got in on it...there was even one guy who claimed to be the best in the house.
Naturally that put a bit of a bullseye on him from everyone, and a HUGE one from me. I made sure to get on the opposite side of the placement rack from him to help the odds of a finals showdown.
First round - 32 people playing.
Tracks - Ordinary World, Look to the Sky, Drop The Bomb
My match: Absolute amateur. He asked me to step the difficulty on mine up a notch so he'd have a fair chance. Guess he didn't know my general settings are Standard diff, 1.5x speed w/ Boost, Hidden arrow mode (y'know, the "vanish halfway down" thing), and Reverse Direction. He, on the other hand...I don't think he ever even played the game before the way he was playing.
HIS match: Apparently he did more than just talk big. An A on the first two tracks with *3X* speed. Still, the fact that he was on Light left me wondering if he was just pussy-footing or if he was simply fulla shit.
Next round - 16 players left. Tracks of choice: Healing Vision, Tsugaru, and Nori Nori Nori.
My match - Kind of a close one..the gal I was up against had some pretty fast moves. Ultimately it was the fact I was running on Standard rather than Light that blew it for her..still, gotta give her credit.
HIS match - ...Please bow your heads for a moment and give his poor outclassed opponent a minute of silence...
Quarter Finals - 24 down, 8 to go.
Tracks: Nori Nori Nori, Kind Lady, Groove 2001.
...Good GODS these people were making this easy.
Both our matches: NO CONTEST. HIS opponent flat out quit in the middle of Kind Lady due to his leg feeling like gelatin.
Semis - And then there were 4.
Tracks: Matsuri Japan, Exotic Ethnic, Holic
...Okay, NOW it's getting interesting.
My match: The guy I was up against slipped on his pad near the end of Exotic Ethnic. He was alright aside from landing on his keys, but I guess that was enough for him to call it quits. Shame..he actually BEAT me on Matsuri.
HIS match: The gal he was up against was neck and neck with him for Matsuri and Exotic, but apparently the off-beat nature of Holic screwed her up...she got the beat eventually, but it was too late. HE got an A, she got a C.
And THEN came the finals after a 2 minute rehydration break. He looked me right in the eye and laughed. Guess he thought just cuz I'm not the slimmest DDRer in the world meant he had no chance of failure. All I did was slam back some Wild Cherry Pepsi, scarf down a chocolate chip cookie, slammed back some more WCP, and said two words:
"Bring it!"
FINALS - Me vs. HIM. ...no, not the Powerpuff Girls villain.
Tracks - Sandstorm, Dynamite Rave, and to finish it off...Max 300.
...Crap. Just as I thought, he'd been holding back the whole time...he cranked it up to HEAVY mode.
SANDSTORM RATINGS: Me B, him A. Dammit.
DYNAMITE RAVE RATINGS: Both A. Okay, so I just need to do 2 grades better than him...
Just as we were getting ready to start up Max 300, he cranked it down to Standard level. Not being suicidal, I did what I always do with this song: Dropped to Light mode and slowed the speed to 1x, as well as taking the Hidden Mode off. However, the boost and reverse stayed on. After that, I just asked him one question...
"You ever done this track before?"
"Nope. You?"
...Oh man, I thought. He is SCREWED.
...I was right.
MAX 300 RATINGS: Me B, HIM E.
FINAL RATINGS:
Me: B + A + B = B
HIM: A + A + E = C.
BOOYA!!! I'm the winnah, I'm the winnah, I'm....hitting the ol' patellas at that point, because my ability to stand up is just plain GONE....But why worry about it? I won!
So yeah, now I have a fresh copy of DDR Max 2 and a spiffy new dance pad in my posession.
And no room for it in my room.
D'OH!!!
*sighs* Oh well...doesn't change the fact that I beat that loudmouth. THAT made it worthwhile enough for me. ^^
That's it.
The MWR folks (civilians who run entertainment & meal facilities for Armed Forces guys) had a Game Night going on tonight, which basically transformed the lobby into PS2 heaven. 19 regular TVs, 2 large screens, and humongous one that was used for one purpose:
DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION TOURNAMENT. The prize: A copy of DDR Max 2 for PS2 and one of those uber-cool $200 controller pads...I forget the brand name, but the only thing it's missing from the pads at the arcade are lights and those bars on the back.
I was kinda surprised how many of these guys got in on it...there was even one guy who claimed to be the best in the house.
Naturally that put a bit of a bullseye on him from everyone, and a HUGE one from me. I made sure to get on the opposite side of the placement rack from him to help the odds of a finals showdown.
First round - 32 people playing.
Tracks - Ordinary World, Look to the Sky, Drop The Bomb
My match: Absolute amateur. He asked me to step the difficulty on mine up a notch so he'd have a fair chance. Guess he didn't know my general settings are Standard diff, 1.5x speed w/ Boost, Hidden arrow mode (y'know, the "vanish halfway down" thing), and Reverse Direction. He, on the other hand...I don't think he ever even played the game before the way he was playing.
HIS match: Apparently he did more than just talk big. An A on the first two tracks with *3X* speed. Still, the fact that he was on Light left me wondering if he was just pussy-footing or if he was simply fulla shit.
Next round - 16 players left. Tracks of choice: Healing Vision, Tsugaru, and Nori Nori Nori.
My match - Kind of a close one..the gal I was up against had some pretty fast moves. Ultimately it was the fact I was running on Standard rather than Light that blew it for her..still, gotta give her credit.
HIS match - ...Please bow your heads for a moment and give his poor outclassed opponent a minute of silence...
Quarter Finals - 24 down, 8 to go.
Tracks: Nori Nori Nori, Kind Lady, Groove 2001.
...Good GODS these people were making this easy.
Both our matches: NO CONTEST. HIS opponent flat out quit in the middle of Kind Lady due to his leg feeling like gelatin.
Semis - And then there were 4.
Tracks: Matsuri Japan, Exotic Ethnic, Holic
...Okay, NOW it's getting interesting.
My match: The guy I was up against slipped on his pad near the end of Exotic Ethnic. He was alright aside from landing on his keys, but I guess that was enough for him to call it quits. Shame..he actually BEAT me on Matsuri.
HIS match: The gal he was up against was neck and neck with him for Matsuri and Exotic, but apparently the off-beat nature of Holic screwed her up...she got the beat eventually, but it was too late. HE got an A, she got a C.
And THEN came the finals after a 2 minute rehydration break. He looked me right in the eye and laughed. Guess he thought just cuz I'm not the slimmest DDRer in the world meant he had no chance of failure. All I did was slam back some Wild Cherry Pepsi, scarf down a chocolate chip cookie, slammed back some more WCP, and said two words:
"Bring it!"
FINALS - Me vs. HIM. ...no, not the Powerpuff Girls villain.
Tracks - Sandstorm, Dynamite Rave, and to finish it off...Max 300.
...Crap. Just as I thought, he'd been holding back the whole time...he cranked it up to HEAVY mode.
SANDSTORM RATINGS: Me B, him A. Dammit.
DYNAMITE RAVE RATINGS: Both A. Okay, so I just need to do 2 grades better than him...
Just as we were getting ready to start up Max 300, he cranked it down to Standard level. Not being suicidal, I did what I always do with this song: Dropped to Light mode and slowed the speed to 1x, as well as taking the Hidden Mode off. However, the boost and reverse stayed on. After that, I just asked him one question...
"You ever done this track before?"
"Nope. You?"
...Oh man, I thought. He is SCREWED.
...I was right.
MAX 300 RATINGS: Me B, HIM E.
FINAL RATINGS:
Me: B + A + B = B
HIM: A + A + E = C.
BOOYA!!! I'm the winnah, I'm the winnah, I'm....hitting the ol' patellas at that point, because my ability to stand up is just plain GONE....But why worry about it? I won!
So yeah, now I have a fresh copy of DDR Max 2 and a spiffy new dance pad in my posession.
And no room for it in my room.
D'OH!!!
*sighs* Oh well...doesn't change the fact that I beat that loudmouth. THAT made it worthwhile enough for me. ^^
That's it.
