For years, my wife's been after me to
buy a DDR dance pad, which, as you can
see, I have not done. But why? I mean,
it's great fun and even greater
exercise, right? Well, yeah, but it's
also a great big pain in the butt. Every
time I've jumped down this rabbit hole,
I've found more recommendations for what
not to buy than solid advice about
what's actually good. Now, there is one
pad that everyone seems to agree is
goatated, but as far as I can tell, that
one is so rare that it might as well not
even exist. But this time around, things
actually went a little differently.
Eltech, a Polish company, has developed
a fine reputation for building DDR pads
that are of acceptable quality, are
reasonably priced, and perhaps most
importantly, are in stock. And it's
here.
You You can put that down.
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linked down below. Admittedly, I didn't
do a ton of research on this one.
Is that all you got?
>> I forgot my knife.
>> Oh, okay.
>> One moment, please. So, if you didn't do
a ton of research, how did you end up on
the Eltech one?
>> As far as I could tell, it was just the
one if you didn't want like a floppy
vinyl pad
>> or if you didn't want a spring for like
a decommissioned arcade cabinet or
something like that with the full like
like bar and the whole deal. Got it.
>> One of the big obstacles to me investing
in one of these has been space.
>> Not because I don't have somewhere that
I could store it, but because I don't
want to.
DR pads kind of have the same problem as
any other piece of exercise equipment
like treadmills and exercise bikes where
you get it thinking, "Oh yeah, it's
going to be part of my daily routine.
I'm going to use it all the time." And
then
you don't and now you have to store it
somewhere. But what I liked about this
one is that whenever it's not in use,
it's that thin.
>> Oh, okay.
>> I figured I could probably find
somewhere to stash it that wouldn't be
too in the way. U there wasn't really
much included with it. Hey,
>> that's it. I mean, there's a little box
which says USB cable inside.
>> Okay.
>> And then this Matology, your dance
journey begins today.
>> Oh,
nice. Is that a USBB cable?
>> It looks like it. Yep.
>> I mean, they're durable and clearly
space wasn't a concern, but I guess that
precludes us using an LT Truepec cable
on it.
That's a not a very long cable for like
a dance mat. I mean, I think it's
probably going to assume you're putting
it in a living room space near maybe
your computer or even a console cuz it
does say plug into any device. TM.
>> Oh, wow. Using PlayStation. Yeah, it's
got a picture of a PlayStation, a
laptop, a computer, and I think that's
an Xbox.
>> That's pretty cool. You can wear your
favorite shoes. Don't have one. We have
>> They sell shoes.
>> Special dancing shoes.
>> What would Polish shoes be like? You
know, I was really surprised that they
were Polish.
With a name like Eltech, you'd think
they'd be Mexican.
That got him so good. Anything get
biffed in shipping? No. Looks like it's
in perfectly good shape. A little bite
got taken out of it here. Okay. Now,
have you looked into the software side
of this at all? Because from my
understanding, basically,
Step Mania is the way to go, but there
are alternatives just like you'd expect.
Uh, Filthy Pirates, they love to have
their favorite tracks from the official
DDR machines, right? So, yeah, that's
basically it. Step Maniao is one that's
recommended. And then, of course,
there's the variety. So,
>> the variety.
>> Yeah.
>> Nice.
>> Well, the variety of other software,
whether it's Elden Ring or other dancing
software. Should we read the
instructions first, sir?
>> I guess. Okay.
>> So, in the box, Matt cable user manual.
>> Uh-huh. Is this the user manual? I'm
assuming.
>> Okay. Start. Select. Hey, nice little
illuminated buttons there.
>> Oh, and that's actually different modes.
You can see which color. So, right now
it's in dance pad mode. There's also a
joyad mode, a keyboard mode, and a
keyboard mode.
>> What about second keyboard mode?
Programming mode. Dude, can I program in
Rust on my DDRP?
>> I don't think that there's no way that's
what it means, right?
>> Surely they mean programming which mode
you're in.
>> That makes more sense.
Oh, so the different keyboard modes are
literally just different keys. It's
either Wazda or jilk.
>> If you wanted to play two player, then
this is a quick and easy way to bind it.
Oh,
>> that makes sense.
>> Yeah, I think so.
>> Seriously,
>> sorry.
>> I actually did see a mod online when I
did a quick Google about these.
Sometimes these pads can not quite
register steps. There's literally a mod
called a penny mod where you'll unscrew
these, take two copper pennies, place
them down, and then duct tape them. So,
it helps with the contact surface
between the top pad and the actual
bottom one.
>> Okay.
>> I don't know if we're going to need to
do that.
>> Yeah, I don't think either of us is
going to need that, but maybe the kids.
>> Okay. What do you mean? What? What?
Wait, what is that supposed to mean?
>> I mean, we're adults.
>> Oh, the weight. Got it. Okay.
Got to be careful. If you just put one
hand up, you turn into Elon.
>> Now, this is a little known fact, but
our cameraman Shawn actually competes
internationally in dance. Would you say
that that would give you an advantage in
DDR?
>> No, not at all.
>> No. I see.
>> Stand on the pink arrows and then two
finger hit the buttons. Oh, white lights
will pulse.
>> Oh, you just have to hold it for a
while. But the
>> No, no, now it's flashing. Now it's
flashing.
>> Now it's flashing. Okay.
>> D Wads. Wads.
>> Okay. Hold on. Hold on. I could type a
word.
>> You have Oh, program crashed. Uh cra.
Oh. Oh, it did not like whatever you
just did.
Uh oh. Hey, I was a little worried that
this would go too quickly. Had to be too
easy.
What the
>> Oh,
did the lights just turn off?
>> The lights just turned off.
>> That's not one of the profiles.
>> Here, let's unplug and replplug.
>> Oh my god. What is all this?
>> I'm very overwhelmed.
Holy cow.
I have logged like 10 minutes of DDR in
my entire life. Please don't judge me
too harshly
>> and go. Oh my god, this is like this is
easy.
>> Okay, hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Okay,
down, left, right, left, right, down. Oh
my god, this is
>> Fine. You try.
>> NO, SIR. GO AHEAD. IT'S going to be so
much worse. Go ahead.
>> No, my legs hurt. Uh uh uh.
Oh, yes. I hit more than you.
>> Two combo.
Two combo. Too furious.
>> That would be the hardest I've laughed
in a long time.
124 missed.
Dude, it says we got 1.48%.
What does that even mean?
>> Challenge time.
>> Yeah.
>> Who can fail the least?
>> You want to go first or you want me to
go first?
>> I You know what? I'm going to let you go
first.
>> Okay.
>> Cuz then I'm just going to try to copy.
>> Okay. That was our warm-up. That was the
warm-up round. You know what the problem
is? Is the LACK OF MUSIC.
>> OH, I BET you that's it.
>> That's what that song sounded like. We
did not give that vibe off. Okay, here
we go. Here we go. Here we go.
>> Go, go.
>> Oh, no.
>> You're practicing. That's so cheap.
>> Yeah, I am. I'm I can promise I'm still
bad.
>> I think you're going to win, man.
>> I don't think so. I can tell you right
now that was a professional in that
wouldn't work. That was
that was great.
>> You know what? I think you won. Good
job. We can uh end the video here. Wrap
it up.
>> Do you want your shoes?
>> No. I feel more confident without the
shoes.
>> Okay.
>> Cuz then I can slide from pad to pad.
>> Why are you standing so close to me? I
feel unnecessary pressure.
>> Oh.
Oh, that was early. Oh my god. I have
I'm too white for this.
He's already at a quarter of my score
almost. Oh, actually he's not going up
anymore, though.
I look so uncomfortable.
Dude, you laugh. I'm hitting more now.
>> I love how it judges you at the end.
Your timing difficulty was four and your
life difficulty was four.
>> Thank you.
>> How did you get 178,000 and I got
38,000? Let us know down below who you
thought was better at dancing. We're
going to go based off audience score on
this one.
>> You know what though? As much as we were
like having issues with it, it was
genuinely pretty fun.
>> Yeah, it's pretty fun. And
realistically, this isn't for me. This
is actually a surprise birthday present
for my son.
>> Oh, okay. Cool.
>> Yeah, but that my wife wants more than
he does.
>> This is where Sean's going to absolutely
destroy.
Oh, dude. He's already got the technique
going.
>> How are you at 480,000?
>> How do you get so off on this?
>> Half a millie points,
>> dude. Sean slayed us. But like, wait,
his numbers aren't even that off.
>> Yeah, he's not even that much better
than us.
I did notice when he was playing that he
got like half a million in the first
like 20 30 seconds.
>> So it's like what you were doing where
you were like going to the moon and then
it just well
>> thank you.
>> Gravity kicked in, you know.
>> Yeah. So I I I don't know if it's some
sort of like scaled system or if it
starts averaging it out, but another
thing I noticed when Sean was playing,
he was definitely hitting the notes and
it was definitely not registering. And
there was also times where he was not
hitting the notes and it was
registering.
>> I um
I'm not going to pretend that was my
issue.
>> That was clearly what happened with me,
though.
>> Sure.
>> Have you ever tried DDR before?
>> I've tried it once, but I'm really bad
at it.
>> I doubt you'll be much worse than us.
>> Okay. I don't feel this bad.
Well, she's not even trying.
>> Come on, do your best.
>> You got this.
We can't just keep hitting the one
button.
>> Okay,
>> it's hard.
>> It seems like it's just hard. It has
nothing to do with the better
malleability of child brains. Mom's good
at it. I doubt that. Okay, this may be
borderline TMI, but I'd always tell
Ivonne, you know, I liked her long legs.
And she'd be like, "Oh, yeah, like, you
know, like a gazelle." I'd be No, like a
giraffe.
That's a good one.
>> It's amazing she married me.
>> Yeah. The more I hear about you two, I'm
like, "Oh, wow. I wouldn't have."
>> While we're waiting for Ivon to try it
out, show us how it's done. You know,
thought maybe we'll pull this off and
have a look at the construction of this
thing. What are we getting for like
hundreds of dollars?
>> Yep.
>> Nice. Got it. Okay. Well, I'm glad I
didn't pay more for it. Literally just
got the hot glue. Like,
>> so I'm trying to figure out what the
contact point is. Is there another Oh,
yeah. Okay, I see it.
>> Yeah,
>> there's another contact plate under this
giant silver one that I just sliced my
finger on. Please be very careful.
>> My lady, as requested, a Dance Dance
Revolution mat.
>> I don't think I've played Dance Dance
Revolution before. Like, not properly.
Anyway,
>> why did you want a DDR pad?
>> Cuz it looked fun. Every time we go to
Castle Fun Park, it's always busy
and it's for the kids. It's not for me.
It's something for them to do with their
friends.
>> You've been asking for it forever. You
said you told me you wanted it.
>> I said it looked fun.
>> Okay, then have fun.
>> Well, I'm not having fun now. I didn't
know that.
>> All right. You ready to show us how it's
done?
>> No, I just said I don't play. What do I
do? Uh, well, when when the arrow comes,
you step on the
>> It's fast. I am not doing this right. Oh
my goodness. No, this is really fast.
>> Okay. Well, that answers that question
for us.
>> Oh, shoot.
>> Your daughter was convinced you were
very good.
>> Why?
>> We said the same thing.
>> Okay.
>> For what it's worth, we did not do any
better than you.
>> Okay, good.
>> We're just making fun of you because it
makes us feel better about ourselves.
We were
>> We were like just as bad. And this is
easy. I don't understand that.
>> That did not look easy.
>> All right, Mr. Athletic.
I'm not going to lie, it's like pretty
hard.
>> 165 misses.
>> Yeah,
>> that's a fail.
>> That's a fail, Dad.
>> I'd be careful about trash talking too
much because Yeah.
>> Oh, boy. It is that hard. Oh. Oh, boy.
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