MAMEWorld Forums - News - Re: Haze wip updates (Xavix related)

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> https://mamedev.emulab.it/haze/2018/12/28/ddr-family-mat-taiko-de-popira-etc/
> December 28, 2018 DDR Family Mat, Taiko De Popira etc
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> https://mamedev.emulab.it/haze/2018/12/26/popira-xavix/
> December 26, 2018 Popira (XaviX)
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> December 25, 2018 Dance Dance Revolution Family Mat (XaviX)
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> The Nostalgia games and both Card Night versions (NTSC, PAL) are also upgraded to
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fwiw this Popira stuff is actually really good fun.

My sound emulation leaves something to be desired (I really hope somebody comes along and improves it, like happened with the Taito ZSG) but in terms of gameplay they're fun Rhythm games and actually offer a real challenge on the higher difficulty levels.

It seems there is a real gulf in quality between the US/European/Chinese XaviX stuff, which was usually just poorly designed game concepts with novelty movement control junk that didn't really control well, and the Japan produced stuff, where designing the game actually seemed to be first priority, and the controls, be they regular, or some kind of novelty, were carefully integrated.

I'd give most of the Japanese things we've seen A/B ratings, and the majority of the rest an F.

It really is a fascinating journey, and there's a lot of XaviX stuff we don't have yet that really seems to push the hardware too.