please help me find DDR

[DJ2]

i would like to give dance dance revolution to our 3 daughters.

 

we do not currently own any of the gaming systems.

 

could anyone suggest to me what's the least expensive route to getting a new game, system, floor mat and all???? can it be done for $200? (i'm dreaming, right?)

 

thanks very much!

 

dj

[queenofshopping]

im sure it's doable, since the prices on the older gaming systems have come down..i'll investigate since im going to several b&m stores today

[fairydustcrissy]

Sure it can! Especially if you can find the DDR mario mix, get a Gamecube for 99.00! You could also do a pre-owned Xbox or PS2 for 99.00 at EB or Gamestop.

[Guest Unregistered]

  fairydustcrissy said:

Sure it can! Especially if you can find the DDR mario mix, get a Gamecube for 99.00! You could also do a pre-owned Xbox or PS2 for 99.00 at EB or Gamestop.

 

so i need the system (which i might find pre-owned somewhere) the ddr software, which might be reasonably priced somewhere, and some kind of floor mat, right? then does it hook up to a tv? do i need to buy anything else to do that??

thx

-dj

[civicracinggirl7]

you could go with this:

 

The Wave Dance Maker

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000096QQX/qid=1134426382/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-7978978-4863151

List Price: $24.99

Currently 50% off - Price: $12.49

 

It's not DDR, but the same idea without the need of a console.

 

 

If they don't have it already, they might enjoy "Twister Moves" as well. Another dance game that uses a mat.

 

Other than the link I put above, you'd be looking into getting a PS2, Xbox or a GameCube (Mario DDR), plus the game(s), plus the mat(s).

[Mike]

At first I thought this was going to be about RAM

[malachitecat]

  CheapArse said:

At first I thought this was going to be about RAM

I'm wondering, do you have kids??? I didn't know about DDR until my stepdaughter came to live with us. Guess I'm a little behind the times lol

[Guest Unregistered]

You could also try the redoctane web site. They have a special ddr store that offers packages with the game and the mats.

[fairydustcrissy]

  Unregistered said:

so i need the system (which i might find pre-owned somewhere) the ddr software, which might be reasonably priced somewhere, and some kind of floor mat, right? then does it hook up to a tv? do i need to buy anything else to do that??

thx

-dj

The only other thing you would need is if the TV does not have A/V outputs. In that case you would need an RF adaptor, pretty cheap. Other than that, you should be good! Good luck finding everything!

[Christy Garner]

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[civicracinggirl7]

  fairydustcrissy said:

The only other thing you would need is if the TV does not have A/V outputs. In that case you would need an RF adaptor, pretty cheap. Other than that, you should be good! Good luck finding everything!

you can route the a/v through a vcr or dvd player as well, although you will have some lines running through the picture. i had my ps2 hooked up this way up until i got a new tv recently.

[DJ2]

WOW!!!!!!!!

 

Their aunt and uncle just bought them the ps2, ddr, mat and all! even an eyetoy, whatever that is....

 

ok, now i can use the money to buy a tv to play it on....apparently ours are all so old that they have the wrong input jacks. only one input for coaxial cable.

 

thanks for your help everyone!

-dj

[civicracinggirl7]

worked out good for you! (i wish i had aunts and uncles that spent that much on us when we were kids lol)

 

i was going to post in here too that when i was at lord & taylor last night i saw a "double dance mat" game that was setup like DDR, with places for two to play at once and it plugged in through a/v cables, so you wouldn't need anything extra

[fairydustcrissy]

  DJ2 said:

WOW!!!!!!!!

 

Their aunt and uncle just bought them the ps2, ddr, mat and all! even an eyetoy, whatever that is....

 

ok, now i can use the money to buy a tv to play it on....apparently ours are all so old that they have the wrong input jacks. only one input for coaxial cable.

 

thanks for your help everyone!

-dj

If you dont want to spend the $$ on a TV, thats what the RF adapter is for. You an get them that have multi-jacks as well. So you can keep the cable hooked up at the same time! HTH!

[civicracinggirl7]

  fairydustcrissy said:

If you dont want to spend the $$ on a TV, thats what the RF adapter is for. You an get them that have multi-jacks as well. So you can keep the cable hooked up at the same time! HTH!

^ What she said... you can pick up an RF adapter for ~ $20. Or, if you have a VCR connected to the current TV, you can wire the PS2 through that.

[DJ2]

thanks all,

someone posted on another thread about a 23" tv for a great price at wal-mart, so we picked that up. with some of the "extra" $$ we're not spending, i'm also getting the kids a second mat, since it will probably be fun to do DDR with someone else at the same time.

i really appreciate everyone's advice!

-dj