Funky Sonic World (Drummania Extreme Drums - S Ranking)

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VIDEO INFO:

So, here we are at Drummania videos again. This is a lot of info this time, but it's basically a quick runthrough of what Drummania is, and other stuff about the video too.

Drummania was what got me into drumming, 6 years or so ago: a year of playing Drummania and I got myself a real kit because I loved drumming so much at that point.

Konami puts out a ton of rhythm games all in the "BeMani" series. Drummania is their entry into drums, and the first drum simulation rhythm game ever, being released in 1999: it's now on it's 16th version (Drummania V6).

From left to right, the icons/columns/notes mean:

Left Cymbal (not used in the arcade)
Hi-Hat
Snare
Bass Pedal
Hi-Tom
Lo-Tom
Floor Tom (not used in the arcade)
Crash Cymbal
Ride Cymbal (not used in the arcade)

What does the "not used in the arcade" stuff mean? This is a PC version of Drummania called DTXMania, which is meant to be played on a DTXPress set: thus it has additional lanes for usermade songs to utilize that weren't on the arcade version, some of the upcoming videos i'll be putting up will show those lanes being used.

To get this to work with your computer, if you've got Windows, just plug in your drumkits and they should register. If not, you'd probably have to google it. :X

Then just use a remapping program (like Joy2Key or something) and remap the pads to letters on the keyboard, then set those for inputs in the game.

A few additional notes:

-I'm not left handed, but this is how I learned how to play drums, thanks to the arcade machine's pads being too close together to cross your arms on

-The timing window on this game is extremely high: probably around three or four times tighter than Rock Band's. Due to this, accuracy is more important than combo in most cases on Drummania.

-There are notes going down the red column for the Lo-Tom, but thanks to codec compression, they're barely visible.

-Contrary to popular belief, Drummania is not all J-Pop/Rock: there is a lot of it in there, but Drummania has a gigantic array of genres available in it's song catalog, with 600+ songs. There's even quite a few recognizable songs in there to English audiences. (Through the Fire and Flames is in Drummania V6: no, it's not a cover.)

More Drummania, Rock Band and Guitar Hero videos are coming, i'm not going to exclusively do Drummania videos or anything.

By the way, how's the new intro? I shortened it down drastically and added audio of me playing drums synched to the visuals :)

Also, I had a contest recently (it wasn't on YouTube): so for the next few videos i'll be linking the accounts/websites of people who won the contest.

So, go check out http://www.gatheringofgamers.com/ :)

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[EpicWin12]

Dear Azureitereaction:

I have downloaded a few songs for DTX, but I can't make the video appear how do you do it? Please reply.

[azuritereaction]

@EpicWin12 video as in, visuals of the game or the background video?

[EpicWin12]

dude, I'm asian and still on a 50-59 level range (Which is probably twice as hard as rockband songs). How the hell does an American managed to get S rank on a level 93 song, like WTF!?

[azuritereaction]

@EpicWin12 lol race or nationality doesn't link to rhythm game skill, some of the best rhythm gamers are white/black/mexican/non-asian races etc. lol

[ItsACaptainDan]

Dang. It must hurt after a while playing hi-hat with your left hand.

[azuritereaction]

@ItsACaptainDan im actually more used to that than doing it right handed aka closed

[311it3pwnage]

lol... maximum the hormone has a kickass female drummer in their band

[azuritereaction]

ummm, what? lots of girls play drums.

[magykm]

Just wondering, are you a real drummer? I have been drumming for almost 6 years (yeah I'm a beginner) and I have always sucked at this type of game but I've had an affinity towards real life drumming. The better I got a drumming the worse I got at rythm games. But do you drum?

[ZcOrPiOxD]

3 Words : Poor anterior tibial .

[FrumosTrandafir]

@azuritereaction Yeah... And there'd be another one if you teach me drums cuz!

[Jerails]

Gotta love that ending, nothing quite starts a cramp quite like those final measures!

[EpicWin12]

@azuritereaction

Nvm, I just downloaded DivX and it worked.

[Damacoy]

lol the pedal is being rape!!!!!!!!!!

[popchuncks1]

@azuritereaction i say otherwise.

[trolior]

@azuritereaction How do you connect the drums to your pc and how much do they cost ?