why do so many people make fun of people who play DDR?

Geminiwave · Sep 21, 2004, 11:38 PM

Alright so I live in Seattle, WA which is considered by many to be the DDR capital of the world(since the winning team for the international competition was won by "team seattle" I would say thats probably accurate) and yet, some of us arent allowed to go play in the arcades simply because we're mocked.

Now I get mocked by fellow DDR players often because im not ultra good. I can do the hardest songs and finish them but the really hard ones I'll get a D or a C instead of a AAA.

what i wanna know is, why do people who DONT play make fun of us? Seriously here...i mean its all fun. I like to get up there and move around. Is that so wrong? Besides i found its a great way to stay in shape when there isnt a good rave going.

so whats the deal?

thoughts? comments?

GutterPunk · Sep 21, 2004, 11:41 PM

hah when someone plays to where they are drenched in sweat and are stinking up the mall/arcade then there is a problem lol... i dont play it i dont find it interesting but ive never seen any1 make fun of the players

**dj_stick** · Sep 22, 2004, 12:24 AM

i guess its just your area… some times people will diss something just because they are jealous and can't do it themselves… either that or they diss the people that are crap at it

Nacht · Sep 22, 2004, 12:33 AM

i wouldnt do it...but i wouldnt make fun of people

Proper Gander · Sep 22, 2004, 12:47 AM

it might be because you're ***

jk

pr0digal jenius · Sep 22, 2004, 12:59 AM

i make fun of it cuz it looks REALLY funny to see people like, passing out from exhaustion in the middle of dave & busters....lol

GutterPunk · Sep 22, 2004, 01:15 AM

true that pj

Geminiwave · Sep 22, 2004, 01:43 AM

lol okay well when they get drenched in sweat at the mall or arcade and wheezing because they are have asthma thats one thing...

i get drenched in sweat at thome...in my basement...where I can take a shower. Otherwise no.

Alot of people dont realize how physically demanding that game really is...and while it is kindof dorky, I love it and I personally know people who are major videogame addicts(the the point of having really bad obesity) that started playing that game and are rather physically fit now. I dunno I just dont see why people should mock it.

o btw. while i am not entering tounaments, I am better than most people at the game. its physically demanding...but not hard. As long as you're fit and have a bit of practice anyone can beat the top songs.

pr0digal jenius · Sep 22, 2004, 01:46 AM

by 'top songs' i assume your leaving out the 'max 300' songs?

Geminiwave · Sep 22, 2004, 03:54 AM

uh no thats what i mean. max300 isnt too hard. Max revolutions is really hard but 300 is not too bad.

digerati · Sep 22, 2004, 04:19 AM

I think it's mainly because you guys are dancing in such an actual limited way, and that you put so much actual effort into it. Might be better to actually just take dancing. Because I don't think the opposite sex appreciates you stomping your feet in 4 directiotns too much on the dance floor lol

Judas · Sep 22, 2004, 05:23 AM

whats DDR?

jsx[ifl] · Sep 22, 2004, 05:44 AM

Dance Dance Revolution

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 22, 2004, 05:47 AM

its so fobbish, like its a stereotypical asian thing to do lol no offense

**dj_stick** · Sep 22, 2004, 05:52 AM

rofl… fob

but you're right, that's who i see mainly doing DDR down in au

shadowfield · Sep 22, 2004, 06:10 AM

i have to say, i use to make fun of one of my friends who played ddr, but then i tried it. now i cant stop playing the game, its so much fun! so lesson of the day, dont mock someone about something till you try it.

Geminiwave · Sep 22, 2004, 06:12 AM

i rarely see asians playing.

but then again as I said this is the DDR capital of the world.

its basically everyone playing.

btw ^_^ everyone knows it isnt REAL dancing(if they dont then go ahead and mock them I'll be there right with yah) but its FUN. and its active. doesnt that count for anything?

Plus its great for endurance if you're like me and cant go for longer than 2 hours at a rave. im not really into drugs so I cant get my meth on and dance for longer like my friends do. DDR helps in that respect.

plus.

ITS FUN!

Counterfe1t · Sep 22, 2004, 06:55 AM

well actually if the player is overweight we view what many scientist and i agree on we call it the jigglage its a wonderful sight.

**dj_stick** · Sep 22, 2004, 07:05 AM

then its just sad - but hey, its the first step in rehabilitation

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 22, 2004, 07:12 AM

BWHAHAHAHA !!!!

I made fun of you people at Lan War!

mostly because we can't do it or we would be seriously embarrassed

It’s silly….

Counterfe1t · Sep 22, 2004, 07:27 AM

i dont know i never really bothered touching the game it never caught my attention but if you feel like getting your swerve on be my guest but dont ask me for quarters

Geminiwave · Sep 22, 2004, 08:44 AM

lol.

my thing is that its like...nobody makes fun of me for going and playing Soul Calibur 2 at the arcade(Cept for my brother "huh huh...i know why YOU play that...she kicks high huh? *sigh*) but when I play DDR I get mocked. I'm just curious why its something to mock someone about.

Actually I guess it does look kinda silly.

but gosh gee darnit, ITS FUN!

Counterfe1t · Sep 22, 2004, 08:51 AM

yeah its fun but its one of those games where you wait until everyone leaves then you look around suspiciously for a few minutes and take it out of closet hours later your wife catches you....things will never look up from then on.

Markius · Sep 23, 2004, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj_stick

......that's who i see mainly doing DDR down in au

yeah same here, i saw two asian girls playing the one time while i was waiting to see a movie, they must of been playing for like half hour and not one bead of sweat, it was so casual for them, they just flowed through the songs even as they were getting faster and more complex.

Geminiwave · Sep 23, 2004, 02:09 AM

yeah some people can do that.

I still get tired and sweaty playing the game.

Chubby_C · Sep 23, 2004, 04:38 AM

I have no rhythm, I tried it once as well as the drumming one, couldn't do either of them. Doesn't help that I'm a big guy(not fat maybe stocky or Chubby), and that would just really look disturbing, nobody needs to see that shit.

Sharkims · Sep 23, 2004, 09:56 AM

My freind was one of the best i've sceen. It was dorky, little girls get glitter eyed over it. It's really bad when they dance on the ones with the bars. Spinning around flipping and crap. Very dorkish! (Not to mention the $$$ it costs to play it day after day.)

mbeeston · Sep 24, 2004, 02:39 PM

becuase you use your feet instead of you hands i guess =/
some people don't take it seriously just becuase of that and laugh at people who do

Geminiwave · Sep 24, 2004, 07:59 PM

Well...I can usually get most people to go away by being like "Hey if you think its so funny why dont you try it? HUH? Whats that? You suck too much? THATS RIGHT! So get going!" then theres always someone there who is mocking me cause he\she really IS better(then i get in trouble lol)

Trunks0 · Sep 25, 2004, 09:22 AM

Don't tend to get that here in Vancouver. I have see my friend and the other DDR people build up quite the crowd all staring in aw as they play the hardest songs at the Metrotown(large mall) Playdium

Sep 21, 2004, 11:38 PM	#1
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	why do so many people make fun of people who play DDR? Alright so I live in Seattle, WA which is considered by many to be the DDR capital of the world(since the winning team for the international competition was won by "team seattle" I would say thats probably accurate) and yet, some of us arent allowed to go play in the arcades simply because we're mocked. Now I get mocked by fellow DDR players often because im not ultra good. I can do the hardest songs and finish them but the really hard ones I'll get a D or a C instead of a AAA. what i wanna know is, why do people who DONT play make fun of us? Seriously here...i mean its all fun. I like to get up there and move around. Is that so wrong? Besides i found its a great way to stay in shape when there isnt a good rave going. so whats the deal? thoughts? comments? __________________

Sep 21, 2004, 11:41 PM	#2
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 70	hah when someone plays to where they are drenched in sweat and are stinking up the mall/arcade then there is a problem lol... i dont play it i dont find it interesting but ive never seen any1 make fun of the players __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Sep 22, 2004, 01:15 AM	#7
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 70	true that pj __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Sep 22, 2004, 01:43 AM	Thread Starter #8
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	lol okay well when they get drenched in sweat at the mall or arcade and wheezing because they are have asthma thats one thing... i get drenched in sweat at thome...in my basement...where I can take a shower. Otherwise no. Alot of people dont realize how physically demanding that game really is...and while it is kindof dorky, I love it and I personally know people who are major videogame addicts(the the point of having really bad obesity) that started playing that game and are rather physically fit now. I dunno I just dont see why people should mock it. o btw. while i am not entering tounaments, I am better than most people at the game. its physically demanding...but not hard. As long as you're fit and have a bit of practice anyone can beat the top songs. __________________

Sep 22, 2004, 03:54 AM	Thread Starter #10
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	uh no thats what i mean. max300 isnt too hard. Max revolutions is really hard but 300 is not too bad. __________________

Sep 22, 2004, 12:33 AM	#4
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	i wouldnt do it...but i wouldnt make fun of people

Sep 22, 2004, 12:47 AM	#5
Proper Gander DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 138 Rep Power: 0	it might be because you're *** jk

Sep 22, 2004, 12:59 AM	#6
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	i make fun of it cuz it looks REALLY funny to see people like, passing out from exhaustion in the middle of dave & busters....lol

Sep 22, 2004, 01:46 AM	#9
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	by 'top songs' i assume your leaving out the 'max 300' songs?

Sep 22, 2004, 04:19 AM	#11
digerati Everyones life has worth Join Date: May 2003 Location: My Yellow Bug Posts: 3,779 Rep Power: 61	I think it's mainly because you guys are dancing in such an actual limited way, and that you put so much actual effort into it. Might be better to actually just take dancing. Because I don't think the opposite sex appreciates you stomping your feet in 4 directiotns too much on the dance floor lol

Sep 22, 2004, 05:44 AM	#13
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Sep 22, 2004, 05:47 AM	#14
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Sep 22, 2004, 06:10 AM	#16
shadowfield DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 117 Rep Power: 0	i have to say, i use to make fun of one of my friends who played ddr, but then i tried it. now i cant stop playing the game, its so much fun! so lesson of the day, dont mock someone about something till you try it.

Sep 22, 2004, 06:12 AM	Thread Starter #17
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	i rarely see asians playing. but then again as I said this is the DDR capital of the world. its basically everyone playing. btw ^_^ everyone knows it isnt REAL dancing(if they dont then go ahead and mock them I'll be there right with yah) but its FUN. and its active. doesnt that count for anything? Plus its great for endurance if you're like me and cant go for longer than 2 hours at a rave. im not really into drugs so I cant get my meth on and dance for longer like my friends do. DDR helps in that respect. plus. ITS FUN! __________________

Sep 22, 2004, 06:55 AM	#18
Counterfe1t DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 440 Rep Power: 0	well actually if the player is overweight we view what many scientist and i agree on we call it the jigglage its a wonderful sight. __________________

Sep 22, 2004, 07:12 AM	#20
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	BWHAHAHAHA !!!! I made fun of you people at Lan War! mostly because we can't do it or we would be seriously embarrassed It’s silly…. __________________

Sep 22, 2004, 07:27 AM	#21
Counterfe1t DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 440 Rep Power: 0	i dont know i never really bothered touching the game it never caught my attention but if you feel like getting your swerve on be my guest but dont ask me for quarters __________________

Sep 22, 2004, 08:44 AM	Thread Starter #22
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	lol. my thing is that its like...nobody makes fun of me for going and playing Soul Calibur 2 at the arcade(Cept for my brother "huh huh...i know why YOU play that...she kicks high huh? sigh) but when I play DDR I get mocked. I'm just curious why its something to mock someone about. Actually I guess it does look kinda silly. but gosh gee darnit, ITS FUN! __________________

Sep 22, 2004, 08:51 AM	#23
Counterfe1t DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 440 Rep Power: 0	yeah its fun but its one of those games where you wait until everyone leaves then you look around suspiciously for a few minutes and take it out of closet hours later your wife catches you....things will never look up from then on. __________________

Sep 23, 2004, 02:09 AM	Thread Starter #25
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	yeah some people can do that. I still get tired and sweaty playing the game. __________________

Sep 23, 2004, 04:38 AM	#26
Chubby_C Working away at ATI Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 251 Rep Power: 0	I have no rhythm, I tried it once as well as the drumming one, couldn't do either of them. Doesn't help that I'm a big guy(not fat maybe stocky or Chubby), and that would just really look disturbing, nobody needs to see that shit.

Sep 23, 2004, 09:56 AM	#27
Sharkims Seen my brain? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: WA,USA Posts: 760 Rep Power: 0	My freind was one of the best i've sceen. It was dorky, little girls get glitter eyed over it. It's really bad when they dance on the ones with the bars. Spinning around flipping and crap. Very dorkish! (Not to mention the $$$ it costs to play it day after day.) __________________ System-1: MSI K8N Neo Platinum \|\| A64 3200+(200x11) - Zalman 7000A-AlCu \|\| 1x1gb OCZ PC3200@400(3-3-3-7) \|\| 9800XT \|\| WD Raptors 2x36 RAID0 System-2: MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R \|\| P4 2.4c(FSB:200) - Intel Cooler \|\| 2x256 GEIL PC3200@400(2-3-3-6) \|\| AIW9000 \|\| WD SE 120x2 RAID0 System-3: DELL Inspiron 9100 \|\| P4 3.0c(mobile) \|\| 2x256mb PC3200(3-3-3-8) \|\| Mobility Radeon 9700 - 128mb \|\| WSXGA+ 15.4" \|\| 60gb 5400RPM 8mb

Sep 24, 2004, 02:39 PM	#28
mbeeston HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: alberta, canada (thats north of the usa people) Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	becuase you use your feet instead of you hands i guess =/ some people don't take it seriously just becuase of that and laugh at people who do __________________ R.I.P Roadee - you will be missed T_T peace,love, and war... 3 things people look for... "if your going off the deep end, show off, do a cannon ball!" - me

Sep 24, 2004, 07:59 PM	Thread Starter #29
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	Well...I can usually get most people to go away by being like "Hey if you think its so funny why dont you try it? HUH? Whats that? You suck too much? THATS RIGHT! So get going!" then theres always someone there who is mocking me cause he\she really IS better(then i get in trouble lol) __________________

Sep 25, 2004, 09:22 AM	#30
Trunks0 Keeping an open mind Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver,B.C.,Canada Posts: 552 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	Don't tend to get that here in Vancouver. I have see my friend and the other DDR people build up quite the crowd all staring in aw as they play the hardest songs at the Metrotown(large mall) Playdium __________________