Need your opinion - [Arcade Cabinet:: MMB GXG or CF?]

StepLord · Basic Member Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Location: Morrisville, PA

Hey there! I'm building a StepMania DDR Cabinet, and I really need your opinion on something. It's obviously about the pads, because I'm 100% sure I'll be using a modified Solo 2000 Cabinet and running Stepmania Arcade Build 6.

Now, my problem is the pads. Obviously, the best pad I can get is Bemani's DDR Platform which is used in the arcade. Yet, I will not do this. I need something that will feel my like it is my own. That is why I took the two best on the market - the Cobalt Flux and the MyMyBox Blueshark GXG.

Now all I need is your opinion on which one I should use for an arcade-based game experience! Each pad costs $299, and supposedly work very well. Cobalt Flux is legendary, while the new MMB BGXG is rising with the arcade sensors.
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Step Lord
DDR
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Arcades:

Burnout Arcade (My House)
Uncle G's (Oxford Valley Mall, Langhorne, PA)
TIME OUT (Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem, PA)

jpoppyz · Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:20 pm Post subject:

MMB GXG pad. Cobalt flux feels NOTHING like the arcade, and apparantly these bluesharks GXGs are amazing and feel very much like the arcade.

or, you could always order a solo cab with the pad and resolder it using that instruction sheet on bemanistyle...assuming you dont have the cabinet or are getting it for cheap.
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tenkyoken · Basic Member Joined: 21 Aug 2003

My Blueshark was delivered to my place within 6 days of purchase. Mymybox seems to have pretty decent Customer Service who were helpful.

As for the pad, here's my review after 2 hours of playing nonstop. In short, it's AMAZING. All of my scores have gotten significantly higher (From A to AA and AA to AAA) and it feels just like the arcade, but better since it's new. Also, the pad never moved on the carpet. The only bad thing was that the panels rubbed against the metal, so it sounded bad, but that can be fixed with WD40. What I really like about it is using those old soft pad covers from redoctane, I could play in socks.

Note: I have never played on a CF, so I don't know how good those are.

Travelsonic · Trick Member Joined: 08 Oct 2005

StepLord · Basic Member Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Location: Morrisville, PA

So far, looks like MMB Blueshark GXG is crushing Cobalt Flux. I was expecting a bunch of people going "Buy a CF!!." I guess I'm leaning into the GXG 90% now.

funandsun · Basic Member Joined: 09 Sep 2006

Good to know about this blueshark metal pad. How about Nexen pad?