Life Skills for Arcade Rhythm Gamers

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Why can't I have a normal social hobby
Timestamps
Introduction: 0:00
How to Socialise?: 0:36
Dating (cringe): 4:37
Saving Money: 7:07
What to Bring: 9:43
Conclusion: 10:10
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The video is based on general complaints I would get when talking to people at maimai. I had someone complained to me about how they weren't able to talk to people and make friends when they went to maimai, so this video is for them. I usually find it easy to converse with people within maimai, but I understand if people feel like this since most players act like NPCs, so it doesn't make it easier to socialise.
Another big complaint is money, since it's like more than 3 dollars for a game, so it becomes a money sink. I feel like it's easy to maintain, it's just about controlling how much you play and worrying about other financial factors first, then you can waste your savings in the arcade. Think about spending money at the arcade is comparable to spending money to go out or to play a sport. Then it doesn't sound abnormal :)

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  • @dabort4843
    @dabort48432 ай бұрын

    A fun alternative to maimai is to go to your local laundromat and wash your clothes. You can opt out of social interaction, hit the sides of the dryer, and save money! And you also stink. Please wash your clothes.

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    there's no anime tho 0/10 experience

  • @Peter_Maz

    @Peter_Maz

    2 ай бұрын

    the real anime is the clothes we washed along the way@@SaowAngel

  • @overwhelm876

    @overwhelm876

    2 ай бұрын

    Pick Jinglebells, it will not be silent anymore trust me

  • @Itashafan

    @Itashafan

    2 ай бұрын

    @@SaowAngel😂

  • @_mishmoosh
    @_mishmoosh2 ай бұрын

    i am not getting a job. i am spending mums allowance money. you cannot stop me

  • @Itashafan

    @Itashafan

    2 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @perfectlydarkcloud3392

    @perfectlydarkcloud3392

    2 ай бұрын

    me too lets go ✊ mums allowance chewers rise up

  • @Itashafan

    @Itashafan

    Ай бұрын

    @@perfectlydarkcloud3392 fr 😂😂😂

  • @lhobang

    @lhobang

    Ай бұрын

    Job sucks, it wasn't as fun as maimai like people have said it to me 😢

  • @corrot
    @corrot2 ай бұрын

    man actually thought he could give life advice to rhythm gamers and get away with it (i took nothing away from this video)

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    Go have a shower

  • @mekafinchi
    @mekafinchi2 ай бұрын

    this would be very helpful if i lived within a reasonable distance of an arcade with rhythm games (the nearest is 160 miles away)

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    Time to move

  • @cypherusuh

    @cypherusuh

    Ай бұрын

    grab a rent so you can play on weekend

  • @tydude
    @tydude2 ай бұрын

    life skill: take showers often (i need to take one lmao)

  • @Lumix_Corrupt
    @Lumix_CorruptАй бұрын

    Here’s my tried and true solution: play pop’n music! Nobody ever plays it so there’s never a queue and you never have to socialise with other pop’n music players because there are none!

  • @cypherusuh

    @cypherusuh

    Ай бұрын

    isnt popn' harder to get into, even harder than IIDX or even pianomania?

  • @xdank710

    @xdank710

    Ай бұрын

    @@cypherusuhpopn is nice cause you don’t have to worry about scratches

  • @cypherusuh

    @cypherusuh

    Ай бұрын

    @@xdank710 ye but chords are nightmare in the other hand, IIDX permanently broke your pinky due to REALLY bad controller setup

  • @biggslol
    @biggslolАй бұрын

    I've been playing rhythm games since 2003 and have met most of my friends through the arcade. I'm one of the founding members of a local 300+ member rhythm game community. We have monthly meetups and are always welcoming new members. You make a lot of good points, especially the one about being a high ranking player and welcoming newbies it's very true a lot of people are intimidated by the game after watching high level gameplay, so I always make a point to encourage them to play and let them know that nobody is going to judge them. We all started out on lower levels. The biggest key is just striking up a conversation with somebody and waiting in queue is typically the best time.

  • @cypherusuh

    @cypherusuh

    Ай бұрын

    a simple "hello" usually gets you in the circle most of the time source: me, an antisocial who gets a date through maimai (already broke up doe)

  • @sodapone
    @sodapone2 ай бұрын

    My local scene has a whole-ass Discord server for both of the major rhythm game arcades and also the other two or three arcades in the region running Pump It Up Phoenix. Makes socialization a breeze; everyone knows one another because we're all always in touch via the server. Both of the major two arcades are right by metro stations too, which makes them super easy to reach. I am not too proud to admit one of the reasons why I continue to take classes is so that I get free transit via my U-Pass. Not only that, but on the way home on the metro is actually a Costco, so if I get hungry, I usually just leave, get off at that stop, and get a $1.50 hot dog (that's 3/4 of a play in local currency; after tax, closer to 1 play.)

  • @NonJohns

    @NonJohns

    Ай бұрын

    damn that's the life

  • @BigFellaDj
    @BigFellaDj2 ай бұрын

    no way we gotta teach rhythm gamers how to socialize now

  • @sadcat520

    @sadcat520

    Ай бұрын

    I needed this

  • @N3bulAura
    @N3bulAura2 ай бұрын

    the callout from this video that is the saving money section hurts my soul i did not ask to be reminded how instead of thinking in dollars i think in "how many plays will this cost me" Melb scene is brutal cause southland also doesn't do double dollars ;-;-;-;-;-; (at least we get updates first)

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    no way, no dd in melbourne. that's fucked up...

  • @some_1214

    @some_1214

    2 ай бұрын

    well we still have dd in melbourne because of timezone and kingpin (kp is prob best for online loads tho since they do both a sign up bonus if $1 for 21 and right now an easter flash sale of 100 for 250

  • @burnttoast8248

    @burnttoast8248

    2 ай бұрын

    wild nebu spotted :0

  • @niji_k
    @niji_k2 ай бұрын

    1:39 Korean here. There are quite a number of arcades (and a lot of serious, dedicated players as well) in here, and solo-queueing is a frequent thing around here. The difference here from other countries is that you don't really wait in line for your turn. Instead, there's usually something like this board thingy where people place their cards/coins/credits in line, which practically acts as a queue. It's very similar to how in retro arcades you used to put your coin at the corner of the cabinet before you wait in line, but minus the waiting in line. Less need for socialization for me!

  • @fwrmxx
    @fwrmxxАй бұрын

    “you can’t find a love at an arcade” thanks for the idea for a romance trope

  • @lilpeedou135
    @lilpeedou1352 ай бұрын

    In Hong Kong most people will accept playing together with strangers (from my experience at least), one more song for free is always good i guess

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    Hong kong W

  • @trunguss
    @trunguss2 ай бұрын

    I love traveling 3 hours to Sydney to play maimai for 2 hours then traveling another 3 hours to get home.

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    that's so accurate

  • @silentblackcat_
    @silentblackcat_2 ай бұрын

    4:34 we aren't dating we're just good friends 🙂

  • @yourboi5492
    @yourboi5492Ай бұрын

    Fym Maimai players don’t communicate, we got the best language of all! Aggressively pointing at the other person until one person breaks for first song pick.

  • @RaveilleMaimai
    @RaveilleMaimai2 ай бұрын

    2:50 That’s me on P2, wasn’t necessarily clapping him for the nice score (don’t get me wrong, it is), but I was clapping because he just beat me to win the tournament in the finals match 😅 But I will say for socialising, just let the other player pick 2 songs while you pick 2 of your own, and you don’t need to compliment them either if it feels awkward, just being courteous and having basic etiquette is good enough imo. Eventually you make friends from knowing each others’ shared interests and hobbies. 🙏

  • @Owen2131_

    @Owen2131_

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh nice and congrats on 2nd!

  • @bagelbagelbagelbagelbagelbagel
    @bagelbagelbagelbagelbagelbagel2 ай бұрын

    1:29 hello it me also this video is just too accurate, right down to the moondrop iems lmaoooo i think what made socializing a bit easier for me is that as soon as i started playing i went to find a local maimai group online. with that i could feel less shy with interacting bcs i may have already seen (and talked to) them online. though this doesn't change the fact that i'm quiet irl and can't approach people easily

  • @t-kaardo
    @t-kaardoАй бұрын

    The fact that this entire video is circulated by maimai makes me happy, this game is truly great

  • @devyn_.
    @devyn_.17 күн бұрын

    3:31 I felt overwhelmed to the point watching watching more experienced players is more entertaining then actually trying the game itself-

  • @jonathanli31
    @jonathanli31Ай бұрын

    Ok so I’m glad this video exists because I play DDR and one of my goals is to make friends, in person and online, but it just seems so difficult for me to do so. One time someone blocked me on Discord after I asked her if she plays DDR in Pennsylvania. Seriously, I’m not even joking 😂

  • @heygun-haygen7837
    @heygun-haygen7837Ай бұрын

    I love how this video reached the wrong target audience but still awfully relatable

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    Ай бұрын

    Why's that?

  • @heygun-haygen7837

    @heygun-haygen7837

    Ай бұрын

    @@SaowAngel you make the right points but from what I read in the comments most of them don't have an arcade with these rhythm games near them xd

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    Ай бұрын

    @@heygun-haygen7837 LMAO true i've been getting a lot of people from america commenting about no maimai :(

  • @IspamObjection
    @IspamObjection2 ай бұрын

    My local arcade has a little rack to put your card or anything (and I do mean anything, I have seen everything from trading cards to tesco clubcards) to mark your place in the queue. I guess this leads to most social interaction being "Whose card is this?" and waving around the card next in line to the general Maimai audience. I will say though just be inviting if anyone seems interested i.e watching, maybe while holding tokens or a card etc. No reason to gatekeep the funny washing machine and how I got hooked on Maimai is when a guy who frequents my local noticed me watching and showed me how the queue works and such and now a place I went to for fighting game stuff has become my frequent washing machine rhythm game hang out.

  • @ashtonblair1097
    @ashtonblair10972 ай бұрын

    i love your editing style, this video was such a vibe, 10/10

  • @Zipltor
    @Zipltor4 күн бұрын

    I started going to the arcade several times this week and I go there very early so I don't have to wait for my turn cause there's a lot of people playing Wangan Midnight Maximum tune 6. I'm happy because I just made friends with new strangers (they are so welcoming). Its nice to talk to them, and I'm a new player there so they also teach me about the game. There's this cute guy I'm keeping an eye with... we talked every time we see each other in the arcade. Also we have a really good chemistry, you know what I mean, Haha!! I wish we could talk again more :)) This one is interesting because he was the one who approached me when I was just starting the game. Also the editing in this video is so good

  • @interdimensionalwaifutrisha
    @interdimensionalwaifutrisha2 ай бұрын

    THERE'S MAIMAI MACHINES IN PHILIPPINE ARCADES? I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE ALL MY LIFE

  • @nyaakun3443

    @nyaakun3443

    2 ай бұрын

    There quite a few kinda hard to play because god the que is mostly long asf or theres like a big team of pros just camping the machine lmao

  • @nyaakun3443

    @nyaakun3443

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah theres a few mostly on quantum of bigger and popular malls like moa bgc etc

  • @m3im4i.zvkii_.

    @m3im4i.zvkii_.

    Ай бұрын

    pro maimai ph player theres a bunch around lmao, like sm baguio, podium, rockwell/powerplant, whichever u prefer to call it, or uh... a lot of places with powerstation/quantum rlly

  • @justtoocringey.png.6324
    @justtoocringey.png.6324Ай бұрын

    my go to arcade rhythm game is Dancerush Stardom. it took a while before i was comfortable playing without caring how i look around people doing so. but when i saw people playing on the machine for the first time so the anxiety spiked up for me, then someone asked if all of us could do a train on the machine. "fuk it we ball" mentality kicked in and it was the most fun ive had with other people in a rhythm game scenario

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    Ай бұрын

    I look like shitbplaying drs but still impressive towards new ppl lol

  • @SpiralNuggets
    @SpiralNuggets2 ай бұрын

    One of my favourite icebreakers is to pick the cooperative utage chart and asks if there are 2-4 people to clear hand in hand utage and whatnot.

  • @SkipperReu
    @SkipperReu2 ай бұрын

    Maimai does not hit my bank account as hard as i expected (even though i have spent over 3 grand on the game) and tbh most of the socialising cases are pretty prevalent i was just lucky i had people supporting me at the start at a cab with 8+ queues back in the day

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    Honestly that's how i started as well. People at the beginning were nice so i would go just to socialise instead of play :)

  • @Stwinky
    @Stwinky2 ай бұрын

    Banger video and editing. Funny to me that Saow is a functioning human being giving advice only gamers would need like “try saying hello!”

  • @alabph
    @alabphАй бұрын

    Just a random note about the Philippines - Our arcade gives deals for higher crediting so while the listed price is often about ₱40, the biggest deal makes it ₱27 per game instead!

  • @KarlVisuals

    @KarlVisuals

    Ай бұрын

    expensive af here in Baguio 😭

  • @isoprops3861

    @isoprops3861

    Ай бұрын

    Unless you're in Baguio. >Their rates are P6/token instead of P5. >There's the P300 for 100 tokens promo for most branches. They have the same promo in Baguio, but for P500. >You have tokens from different branches? Tough luck, they use different coins.

  • @alabph

    @alabph

    Ай бұрын

    oh well lmao it happens shoutouts Quantum Baguio

  • @synpec8755
    @synpec87552 ай бұрын

    Really fun video. I've really been enjoying your content recently, keep it up. Might have to try out maimai sometime if I can find a cabinet near me. Also fun seeing moondrop iems mentioned, my audiophile friend recommended them to me and I've been addicted to them for years now lol.

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    with the amount of players using them, i think i might give them a try lol

  • @N3bulAura

    @N3bulAura

    2 ай бұрын

    r there a specific ones worth looking for?

  • @synpec8755

    @synpec8755

    2 ай бұрын

    @@N3bulAura id go for the chu 2 if you are on a budget, they are only 20 usd and sound amazing. you can get the original chu (also 20 usd) if you dont mind a non-detachable cable, as these come with their silicon spring tip eartips, which are the best eartips ive found personally (and they are normally like 10 usd on their own). if you want to spend more i'd go for the aria 2, they are like 90 usd. other than that they isnt really anything worth buying unless you are a hardcore audiophile willing to drop 200-1000+ usd. as a bonus i will say that i recently picked up the moondrop space travel for 25 usd and im really enjoying them. they are a wireless iem that sound comparable to airpods pro sound quility wise. surprisingly they have decent touch controls and decent anc/passthough. only downside is the battery life which i think is like 4ish hours per earphone and 12 hours more in the case. not really a problem for me though. also they have anime girl sound effects for the voice prompts lol. honestly the perfect purchase for a beater pair of headphones. only other thing i'd add is that moondrop's quality control is not the best. i've ordered like 6 iems and ive only had issues with one pair. you can always return them though. im lowkey passionate about this company if you cant tell lol.

  • @synpec8755

    @synpec8755

    2 ай бұрын

    @@N3bulAura I already typed a comment earlier but it seems it didnt work? so ig im typing it all out again lol. for 20 usd go with chu 2 or original chu: these are amazing, chu 2 come with detachable cable, while the original come with my personal favorite ear tips (silicon spring tips, which are like 10 usd if bought on there own irrc) but dont have a detachable cable. these have been dominant in the 20 usd iem market and still are. for 90 usd go with aria 2: these are a solid choice in the price range. there are plenty of alternative options in this price range from different companies though, as these arent nearly as dominant as the chu. but like i said these are still a solid choice. this is really the max id recommend the average person spend on iems, but they have some crazy iems in the 100-1000 usd range if you happen to be mr money bags lol. for wireless earbuds that are 25 usd go with space travel: i got these recently and they have been great. sound quality is comparable to airpods/airpods pro. only downside is that the battery life is 4 hours per earphone and the case holds 12 hours, but it really isnt an issue for me. and as a bonus (or not, if you're normal) all the voice prompts are in an anime girl voice. other than that moondrops quality control isnt the best, ive had a issue with 1 out of my 6 orders. but you can always return them if they arrive broken/you dont like them. i havent looked much into the 30-70 usd price range, but i find that many reviewers just recommend you get chu or chu 2 if you are looking in the price range of 50 usd and under.

  • @fireyfrost4241
    @fireyfrost42412 ай бұрын

    Banger video as always, thank you guardian angel 😇

  • @_cloudfx
    @_cloudfx2 ай бұрын

    thats literally the timezone i go to in the first clip and when i saw that and i thought i was being stalked LOL

  • @Owen2131_
    @Owen2131_2 ай бұрын

    Very informative! I do have a job and I do competitive rhythm gaming in my free time, funny enough before rhythm gaming i started music and I still am a musician playing for a professional brass band, but yeah This video is really informative and helps! Edit: about socializing, i try to not do it as much now cause ive gotten a bit og backlash for my hyper energy on it (im autistic, adhd, ocd, anxiety, possible schizo) so ive been learning a lot of stuff with my therapist for this

  • @chockie
    @chockie5 күн бұрын

    damn this video is too real, i too quantify all my purchases in how many games of maimai it's worth and 5:06 is me and my bf lmfao we just can't help it (i'm pretty sure i've passed his rating since i moved next to the arcade though). we did the love you utage kiss chart too of course

  • @fcxxzux1
    @fcxxzux12 ай бұрын

    1:37 Chinese player here. While there're 1400+ arcades in China having maimai DX (and growing), it's still far from satisfying everyone: maimai DX is soo expensive and so hard to buy (WAHLAP as the CN server reseller, selling a maimai DX at 88000 CNY, or 12000+ USD, and require the arcade owner to buy other stuff and made a 500,000 CNY order first before being able to purchase a maimai DX), so normal arcade have only 1 maimai DX, 2 would be rare and 3+ would be the arcade paradise in China. And considering that the 1400+ arcades are spread across whole China, even in large city, it's still too less maimai DX to satisfy all the players from high school and university: one of the arcades I often go (because there're chunithm and usually it's not many people) will have 4~5 pairs people waiting in the queue for maimai, people even have a whiteboard there to keep record on who's in the queue and who's next So solo queuing is also rather rare in China when there're multiple players waiting: - it would be considered impolite / rude to keep others waiting extra long for only your needs, or sometimes getting criticized in local chat group - it's super rare to encounter player who is social awkward, (I think I can only remember 1 player but she has a partner to play with (I had to solo-playing as the other 2 girls don't want to rotate...)) - but yes there're some times when top tier player (rating >16000) want to farm something and playing over and over again and they'll ask others to approve for solo queuing, but only when there're 3~5 people. - Also if you do need some time practicing over and over, arcade usually opens at 10AM and closes at 10PM, most player will come after lunch around 1:30 PM, and leaves after a short period after dinner around 8 PM, so either wake up early, be the first player and enjoy your 3 hours soloing in the morning, or go to the arcade super late, stick at the maimai until staff asks you to leave. As for the money spend on playing maimai: Usually arcade will take 6 coins for each round of play, But for how much a coin worth, that vary from arcade to arcade, and vary from package to package. Around 2018 ~ 2020, it's usually 1 CNY for 1 coin, and a package will provide little discount like 200 CNY for 250 coins, so a round of maimai would cost 5 ~ 6 CNY (~100 JPY) Recently, starting 2023, new arcades start a price war, they are selling their package in a surprisingly low price, 300 CNY for 1000 coins (0.3CNY per coin) or 1000 CNY for 4000 coins(0.25 CNY per coin), a round of maimai will only cost 1.5 ~ 1.8 CNY, 1/3 of the initial price. It's sooo cheap that many players go to new arcades now. In response to the price war old arcades are now lowering their price too. (Personally I prefer to go to one of the old arcades, they have fewer people, which means instead of waiting 3~4 pairs of player, usually I only have to wait 1 other pair before it's my turn, or sometimes after 6PM, I can start farming)

  • @arcium6766
    @arcium67662 ай бұрын

    4:26 **thousand yard stare**

  • @arlynnecumberbatch1056
    @arlynnecumberbatch1056Ай бұрын

    a light take but the "boy and girl together = dating" trope is so stupid ngl. this happens a lot in vtubers like hololive (mostly inside hololive bc male fans want to collab with their favorites instead of the girls collabing with their... uhh... *COWORKERS??* (bc hololive also have a male group called holostars and its underrated bc ew males eugh)) like you can mistake a boy and girl "couple" because who knows theyre actually related and if they were dating as relatives then that means they pull an alabama? which is _very_ unlikely people think that one heterosexual partners are lovers bc they keep thinking straight when they dont know about queer people existing like its just so random to assume that boy girl interactions = love couple this is real world guys, wake up from your dreams

  • @Fafr
    @FafrАй бұрын

    Hey, I've been planning to move to Australia in the far future whenever I can for many reasons, sort of sucks how it's more expensive there but oh well, I suppose I'll deal with it. Really nice to know how it all is there, certainly didn't expect arcade rhythm games to be so popular to the point you have to take turns. Good to have the warning about costs, too, I'd think it's not that much but I suppose I'll have to actually be mindful of playing. Mainly wanted to play SDVX, but I suppose KSM will work for now and even in that future for just playing at home for fun like that. I'm really looking forward to playing arcade rhythm games in general actually, as in our country we have almost none of them, aside of Pump It Up, I guess that it'll only let me practice some games first on clones like, again, KSM for SDVX Also hey, another light theme Discord user, very glad to see someone else using it

  • @coolstuffgaming
    @coolstuffgaming2 ай бұрын

    I feel like in the states we dont have these issues, but it could be that i primary play dance games versus hand games Like im not an extraverted person in general, but I feel in the case for arcade socializing, even as a new player beginning to play Pump and looking up to experienced players it never felt that deep, like just have fun and talk

  • @ViZageFader
    @ViZageFaderАй бұрын

    Dating is like Geometry Dash You either net a Grand Victory or a Devastating Loss

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    Ай бұрын

    I got the devastating loss

  • @ViZageFader

    @ViZageFader

    Ай бұрын

    Let us then pay respects for our brave and noble comrade

  • @Winterlude_Music
    @Winterlude_Music2 ай бұрын

    For me, the only issue when trying to talk to people in the arcade is that it is loud as heck. Whenever I talk to my friend, or anyone for the matter, I have to either yell or I have to speak directly into their ear. But I do often make eye contact with the other player. It’s kinda necessary, since it’s customary to determine who goes first in choosing the song (although it is typically the younger person).

  • @swanemployeeoftheyearflyer7583
    @swanemployeeoftheyearflyer75832 ай бұрын

    One of the few interactions I had from an arcade was just me complementing someone doing master levels. I'm new to the game and seeing someone in their element. They know they're good at the game, but they didn't see the outstanding performance I just saw.

  • @Welkinthewolf
    @Welkinthewolf2 ай бұрын

    No good arcade with rhythm games near me but interesting to hear what it would be like. at anime con it’s super chill since most people are new and I had fun inviting random people in

  • @stormy_fnl8187
    @stormy_fnl81872 ай бұрын

    Its funny that these are the same things ud do and bring to a gym

  • @deCASSNI
    @deCASSNIАй бұрын

    AUSTRALIA MENTION Love the vid, keep it up! Certainly was a shock to see the Sydney arcades randomly 🤣

  • @stitch8589
    @stitch85892 ай бұрын

    i usually dont get to go to the arcade because where i live theres literally none but when i went back to my hometown i was playing (im not that good when u can only play twice a year lol) and this 10 year old kid asked me if i wanted to play with him. absolutely decimated me tho but it was so cute and wholesome 😭

  • @cowgba
    @cowgbaАй бұрын

    Lmao describing the food budget in terms of arcade credits is great

  • @IMUKP
    @IMUKP2 ай бұрын

    -10:32-- Is that your tsunagite master S-

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    yes, first time

  • @IMUKP

    @IMUKP

    2 ай бұрын

    @@SaowAngel -Nice now I feel shit again-

  • @winteriris13
    @winteriris13Ай бұрын

    i wish there were more active arcades close by!! I'm in Canada and there's a one project diva machine at the small local arcade and it's always empty!! I'm probably the only person that uses that machine!! hopefully there's a cooler arcade closer to the city cause I would love to make more arcade going friends instead of playing the extreme level songs just to feel something lmao

  • @seekthuth2817
    @seekthuth28172 ай бұрын

    There was like 3 separate times I thought you were gonna launch into an ad read, bit it turns out you're just giving life advice to us lowly scrubs. 😢

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm not big enough for sponsors 😦

  • @NinjaWarotMCph
    @NinjaWarotMCph2 ай бұрын

    Personally, I'd ask if there's a queue first, usually, that's an icebreaker enough and you ask after what songs people like to play, and if you're paired with someone by count you can ask if the queue is by pairs, or not and if you are paired, maybe ask what songs do they tend to play too. Saving for money... Just me, but when I went to a near-hiatus to save for a need, I realized how much I spent on maimai... Could've bought a game priced locally at 30$ today but nah... Here's my guide if you're in the Philippines (wow) since I am (and I'm desperate to rid myself of it): Most people are more than happy to accommodate new players, and if you are a complete beginner, there likely is one person who eases you into both the game and the local community. (I was introduced by two people, but a certain 15k player in my location was the one who really eased me in. I owe them a lot.) Be sure to ask about the queue, since the chance of players wanting to play in sync is usually higher than wanting to solo - often reserved for the hard grind. (Not to mention for DX cabs, a single credit costs a lot already if you base your income in our country, and getting to play 4 instead of 3 songs is already worth enough to play with someone else.) Players tend to be responsive towards the "any song suggestions" question and usually give you one of three things - a song they like to play, a song they think will match your skill level, or a troll pick like ones from the PANDORA BOXXX. All we do is done in good faith. Some branches have a dedicated queue list - be sure to check. And while at it, be sure to ask about anything you might need to know. Oh, and please, no PDA. It's fine to be and show you're in a relationship, just don't rub it in others' faces.

  • @sachitechless
    @sachitechlessАй бұрын

    9:19 HOW DID YOU FIND MY SPENDING BREAKDOWN FROM WHEN I WAS AT UNI OH GOD

  • @conormiller7356
    @conormiller73562 ай бұрын

    Bro this video is so good I don't know how to explain

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it

  • @TewiFumoGamin
    @TewiFumoGamin21 күн бұрын

    living in turkey is rough there is none arcade rhythm games in the whole damn country

  • @ilylogan
    @ilylogan2 ай бұрын

    lol this was actually really funny and relatable

  • @estertion4393
    @estertion43932 ай бұрын

    Man your drawing is god tier❤ Stuff you said about arcade in china is false tho, there is a lot cabs but there are also so much more players. it's only those japanese players and they are completely anti social so they would go the effort to solo queue even if there are 10 people waiting and sega has to design game mechanic like pair playing missions and even then they still are solo queuing

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    I did talk to someone from china who complained about chinese players acoiding social interaction just how they do it in japan. Maybe it was based on experience or even certain provinces The japanese part is still pretty sad lol

  • @kyubey5
    @kyubey52 ай бұрын

    5:53 but I can fix her…

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    that's so me

  • @MrJotarok
    @MrJotarok2 ай бұрын

    I went to the arcade for like 2 weeks and met like 4 or 5 people, even went to eat with some of them ! Feels good when you dont have many friends ! Dont have their contact tho, i just go to the arcade and maybe one of them will be here😂

  • @xbuster3
    @xbuster3Ай бұрын

    It would be nice to have access to an arcade that has rhythm games in the first place.

  • @NoGoodNameHelpPLZ

    @NoGoodNameHelpPLZ

    Ай бұрын

    there're probably none in my country definitely not in my city

  • @Soulstarrr
    @SoulstarrrАй бұрын

    A-Another Aussie Maimai enjoyer?! The amount of shock I heard when Australia was mentioned

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    Ай бұрын

    Australia mentioned!!! 😱

  • @Soulstarrr

    @Soulstarrr

    Ай бұрын

    @@SaowAngel I do recognise the Maimai arcade that was shown from the city but I only went there once for a convention because I live further south of that area. 👁👁️

  • @Vulioll
    @Vulioll2 ай бұрын

    I we had any rhythm games in Brazil... We only have Pump it Up (I love it, but still wanted to play other ones...) :(

  • @FawkesND
    @FawkesND2 ай бұрын

    Because of maimai I get to do some walking to get to my local arcade and became acquainted with some players there. Without it I doubt I would have left my room to socialize outside of school.

  • @heyitspixl
    @heyitspixl2 ай бұрын

    ok but why is this video actually helpful

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    2 years of expereince B)

  • @isopropyalcohol4753
    @isopropyalcohol47532 ай бұрын

    socializing is so scary that i only play maimai if only there's one person playing it. i also find that the best time to play maimai is the time before i go to school (around 11am), cuz most ppl that play there are students and they r probably at school morning schedule (6am - 2pm) 😁 (i am in afternoon schedule (12pm - 6pm)) also, the arcade is just near to the school i attend to.

  • @hitoribocchitherock
    @hitoribocchitherock2 ай бұрын

    2:03 Some moondrop models have very good value for both under 100 and few hundred dollars price range, so that's probably why. Not sure how good the isolation is compared to Etymotic ER4 though. Great video. I remember getting into it during 2019 - 2020 and the best value arcade had 1 game credit for ~$0.66 SGD from Mondays - Thursdays. $3.20 AUD is ridiculous, is it because its mostly timezone there? I might get back into it if I go outside again...

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    It's all the arcades, i know one of them has it for $4.50. It's probably price inflation with the aus dollar but still fucked up

  • @supasalt3911
    @supasalt3911Ай бұрын

    If you've seen the boxes for Moondrop earphones you will know the answer

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    Ай бұрын

    Women 😍

  • @DJLani
    @DJLani2 ай бұрын

    8:20 The tale of BarX needs to be told

  • @literatureandgaming-yt9352
    @literatureandgaming-yt93522 ай бұрын

    I play rhythm games nearly for 4 years now, A variety of it! Osu!Mania, Quaver, Vivid/Stasis (Quite new), Phigros, Cytus 2, Arcaea, Chunithm, and SVDX. Most quit because of some reasons but always wanting to get back. I don't play arcade rhythm games tho because as said, very expensive. At least there's like 5 rhythm games I play that's free yet also exhausting. About on the Rizz part of the video. Fuck that! Girls still want 6 ft guys that might be doing drugs or hood shit. But still good advice bro on socializing

  • @miwiki6
    @miwiki62 ай бұрын

    Maybe one day I'll play arcade rhythm games

  • @kit9837
    @kit98372 ай бұрын

    moving to japan in a few days and I have a feeling my maimai addiction is gonna spike hard

  • @peachymango_
    @peachymango_2 ай бұрын

    Demm I guess we singaporeans have it lucky here... Some arcades are $0.60 sgd per game, and these arcades have >5 cabs each so less waiting time. But sometimes it gets so crouded that we cant physically fit LOL :p

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    Wtf, moving to singapore

  • @fruitynyanko7316
    @fruitynyanko7316Ай бұрын

    If only i had an arcade in my area, let alone one with rythm games...

  • @jademonass2954
    @jademonass2954Ай бұрын

    wait... maimai machines exist in australia? dang... lucky in brazil we have pump it up, occasional DDR and (from way too much research) 3 taiko machines yes, in the entire country (that are avaliable to play)

  • @qwertyfoxtrot
    @qwertyfoxtrot2 ай бұрын

    goat vid kino just bought 50 new miku figure

  • @Hikari_koichi
    @Hikari_koichi2 ай бұрын

    1:36 it's actually also a thing in vietnam (or at my local arcade at least). There are only 2 maimai cabs but there is a queueing board where you can write your name to queue. When you wanna do solo queueing, you just need to write [your name] (solo).

  • @cloroxcat
    @cloroxcatАй бұрын

    As someone who usually goes to arcade alone to play maimai, and just a casual player (lv 10 max), I somehow always meet a random sweaty gamer and get intimidated when playing with them lol (unless if they play with touch only)

  • @brando5541
    @brando5541Ай бұрын

    THANK YOU FOR TELLING PEOLLE TO BRING DEODORANT U DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BAD ODOURS

  • @mktwos
    @mktwos2 ай бұрын

    Reasom people use moondrop because moondrop earphones are just good earphones and have a product for almost every price range (I love my moondrop blessing 3 they sound so fucming good)

  • @KuraiCrys
    @KuraiCrysАй бұрын

    bro has WAY too much social anxiety lol

  • @Werror_Wolf
    @Werror_Wolf2 ай бұрын

    Actually, in China, most arcades only include 1 maimai machine, 2 is rare, and any number greater than that is obscure. In my city, there is a Round 1, but it takes 2 hours to even get there, so I usually head to the nearer arcade even though it only has 1 maimai machine.

  • @chinoeatsflan
    @chinoeatsflan2 ай бұрын

    sometimes i would stay at the arcade for too long that i forget to eat 💀 thanks for reminding me to eat when i become hungry lmao

  • @bwnzix
    @bwnzix2 ай бұрын

    2:06 it because moondrop chu are CHEAP AS FUCKKKKKKKK

  • @SkipperReu

    @SkipperReu

    2 ай бұрын

    Bro just buy salnote zeros it sound better trust(also mate mostly arias coz people silly)

  • @Excendism
    @Excendism2 ай бұрын

    I can relate to this 100% of the time lol. I am a relatively new maimai player, I've been getting into the game for ~5 months now, and at the first day going to the arcade I felt so awkward since, obviously I knew nothing about the game as well as anybody there. But then, in my school, coincidentally a guy who plays maimai for quite a long time happens to get into the same English class as I do, and he is the reason I basically got into the game. What felt like a very awkward gesture to do became a comfortable thing everytime I go to the place now since he said to me to just walk up and write my nickname on the queuing board and just interact with a lot of people in the community to make more friends. Of course there are times I respect a person's privacy by just simply asking them to let myself play with (since there are only 2 cabs at the place) and that was all the experience I had to deal with for the past when playing maimai lol

  • @lunebuns3814
    @lunebuns3814Ай бұрын

    Disappointed that "take regular showers" wasn't a piece of critical advice in here.

  • @donmatthew7877
    @donmatthew7877Ай бұрын

    im in the philippines and some arcades have cheaper prices like 30pesos per play although it was always crowded everytime i went there

  • @nahnvm8493
    @nahnvm8493Ай бұрын

    The only rhythm game arcade cabinets near me are all PIU, which isn't bad, but I wish we had access to sound voltex or maimai or taiko. Doesn't help that the closest PIU cabinet is an hour away by public transport :/

  • @WriggleNB
    @WriggleNB2 ай бұрын

    I wish I could take public transport to my nearest arcade...

  • @DrewPDrawerz
    @DrewPDrawerzАй бұрын

    Dang, I wish I've been to an arcade like that.

  • @ChristofKSGN
    @ChristofKSGN2 ай бұрын

    Tsunagite as background music 🥶

  • @SaowAngel

    @SaowAngel

    2 ай бұрын

    Banger song

  • @rokuna7288
    @rokuna72882 ай бұрын

    6:20 I felt that 💀

  • @LZgogo
    @LZgogo10 күн бұрын

    1:38 As a maimai player in china,all i want to say is that solo playing is unsual due to the limited amount of arcade😢

  • @doomknight7559
    @doomknight7559Ай бұрын

    I wish my country had more rhythm arcade machines, i swear god i couldn't find more than some rare pump it up machines.

  • @Honuel
    @HonuelАй бұрын

    Oh! what kind of skills.... [Social Skills] nah i'll pass bro, Joke aside very good video

  • @mr.rps.3385
    @mr.rps.3385Ай бұрын

    5:52 it very relatable 😂

  • @lettuce1332
    @lettuce1332Ай бұрын

    are we not gonna talk about the wysi

  • @jadeopal5711
    @jadeopal57117 күн бұрын

    Yewww Haymarket timezone ftw 💕💕

  • @SomeLongName
    @SomeLongName2 ай бұрын

    Good video! I'll shout you a cred if i see you :)

  • @amongguy5900
    @amongguy59002 ай бұрын

    incredibly made video

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