Saludos, espero estén muy bien. ¿Saben si hay PIU arcades en Toronto? Voy a viajar la primer semana de agosto para allá y me encantaría conocer lugares y jugadores del lugar. Gracias por su atención.

Like the title says. Are all the DLC essential to unlock content in the arcade or is the Rise DLC only needed? I basically want to buy whatever is needed to get the "full benefits" when playing the arcade. I still haven't seen Phoenix 2 in the wild but ill get the game if it means content not being blocked off by some paywall.

If anyone’s looking to get the cheapest phoenix 1 SSD I’ll be selling them for $550 each. Some will probably include the marquees be it’s first come first serve and there not guaranteed, but if given I will ship them. Remember they will still remain ONLINE till late September according to Andamiro.

My friend said recently that his arms are tired after playing not his arms
I also saw a comment on a drill post to put as much weight on the bar to relieve pressure off your feet when drilling
But I’m really sure what these mean, do I lay back against the bar, or actually try to push my body up?

Hey guys, I'm a pump player from Spain, I'm currently running a custom PC with real arcade pads with STAC2

I recently moved from phyrebird to xsanity and I like xsanity better overall, but the timing it's something else, for some reason, I can't get perfect games as easily as I did in stepp1+ or PMOD or Pumpsanity, idk what's the problem but even if I configure the offset as I did in all the other games, for some reason it's way harder to get perfects for me in xsanity I get like 90 earliest 0 latest and even if the timing window is asymmetrical, it makes no sense because I almost did no greats when I play in the actual arcade or any other simulator, another friend of mine has the same problem and has moved back to stepp1+ phyrebird is there something wrong in our config or something we are not aware of? I really don't know what to do about it

From my knowledge, he's only in Dark Side Of The Mind and Showdown

As a Beginner d16 i enjoyed this…. Any more easy d16s..??

Would any one have the size of a MK6 case? Or the size of the spot the mk sits on a GX cabinet? Trying to find a open case alternative

I had the pleasure of spending the weekend in Virginia to compete in Beast in the East 9! It was my first tournament so I was feeling nervous on how I was going to do. I did not win the grand final, but I was incredibly happy to even reach the finals and earn the runner-up spot! I met so many great people and experienced many moments that I will cherish forever. I love Pump it Up and I love being a part of the Pump it Up community!

In this clip, I'm playing Repentance D26 as the final song of the winner's bracket final. HDS and I were tied 2-2, so this was the tiebreaker. He went first and got a broken AAA+ 96.6 which was higher than my 96.0 clear that I got in 2025. I've probably attempted this chart 50 times between 2025 to now, and now here I am with only one shot to beat a score that I've never gotten in any of the attempts I've put into it. In all of my years of playing Pump it Up, I have never been put in a situation where the stakes were this high. I thought I was going to crack under the pressure and let my nerves get the best of me. What ended up happening was a run where everything clicked when it mattered most. I gave it my all, and was able to win the match with a 97.2 S score. I was overcome with joy and excitement. It was truly an unforgettable moment and definitely one of the biggest highlights (highlights highlights) of my Pump it Up journey.

While I came short of the win in the grand finals, I felt like I was able to overcome my nerves and give it my best from beginning to end. I'm typing this having just returned home about 12 hours ago. I'm exhausted and sore but my heart is full and happy. Here's to next year!

Hey everyone!

I'm part of the Brazilian Pump It Up community, and I wanted to share a situation we're trying to fix over here.

(Just a heads up: this text was translated by AI because I wanted to express exactly what I'm thinking. If anything sounds super weird, just let me know so I can fix it and learn how to write it properly!)

I have two goals with this post: to hopefully get some engagement on an original Instagram post, and to find out if other communities around the world face (or have faced) this same problem and how they managed to solve it.

TL;DR:

The Brazilian community is using a video to try to get the biggest arcade company in Brazil to actually do something to improve players' quality of life and the safety of other people around the machines.

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Here in Brazil, we've had PIU since around 2004, and we still get updated cabs today. The thing is, most of them (like 90%) belong to the same company that completely dominates the arcade market in Brazil. Let's just call them "Arcade Company" (AC).

"AC" has locations in practically every capital in Brazil and lots of other cities too, usually in urban centers. Because of this, we deal with all kinds of different store managers.

Our biggest, ongoing problem is the lack of basic support from the stores. We deal with issues regarding USB updates (for older cabs) or lack of internet connection, pad issues (which is honestly expected at this point), and the absolute worst one: "AC" completely failing to communicate with parents whose kids are just running wild all over the arcade.

The BR Pump community is always reaching out to "AC" and other smaller arcades that have PIU, asking them to step up and prevent accidents with these kids.

You probably see where this is going, right?

Recently, a video was shared in the Brazilian community (on Instagram) showing exactly this: kids and even adults stepping on the pads or walking right in front of the machine while people are playing.

This video is already getting pretty good visibility, and it's our best attempt at finally forcing an official statement or action from the brand about this issue.

Just to be clear, we have absolutely nothing against kids playing. Our only issue is with the parents and guardians doing nothing and not teaching them how to behave.

So here I am with this massive post, wanting to hear about your experiences and how you guys managed to overcome this.

I also want to ask for some help with engagement on the original video—even just a like!—so that this time we can finally take a step toward a better environment for everyone. (And yeah, the video is entirely in Portuguese without subtitles, I can't do much about that part, sorry!).

Here is the link if you want to help out: [Instagram video](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da-g7-1uelx/?igsh=ZXBlcndid3duMWN5)

I'm not sure if you read all the way to the end, but thank you so much! I'll try to reply to all the comments (if there are any).

First on youtube I think, also some trivia for ya

Exceed SE is a weird hybrid between Exceed 1 and Exceed 2:

- Doesn't suffer from hold tap issue of Exceed 1 (so Exceed 2 engine)
- Exceed 2 Judgment font
- Exceed 2 song list but only ONE Exceed 2 song is present (Canon D), also lacks some Exceed 1 songs (Xibom, Oh rosa spanish and First love spanish)
- Lacks most of Premiere 3 world music songs that are present in Exceed 2 (On your side, Everybody, Lay it down, Let the sunshine)
- Exceed 2 chart ratings
- no Remix station and Battle station

Exceed PSP has basically the same song list as Exceed SE but out of all SE exclusive songs, only I love you baby is present

Video was captured via component on a real Fat PS2, converted to HDMI using a generic scaler

I passed up to s21 on it, it’s still very new since I don’t play on it much. It works for Rise, PumpSanity, XSanity and StepP1, can be made to work on official games

She joined a launch event for phoenix 2, this would be her 2nd time playing on Phoenix 2.

After 2 months of playing she cleared her first S14. not bad for a 6 yo!

Is there such thing as a PIU soft pad? I don’t have a lot of money and I would like to play PIU, I’m more of a beginner and I don’t have any arcades with DDR or PIU around my area.

First of all, I'd like to say hello to everyone! This is my first post and, above all, my first interaction here, to ask for help with Pump It Up.

After many years, I finally managed to get an original arcade machine; however, it's an MK3. I don't dislike it; on the contrary, it brings back many memories of when I started playing. But nowadays, as you know, it's a bit expensive to buy current versions like the Phoenix and its MK3.

I'd like to start a project that many of you have probably already done, or at least have some idea about that could help me.

Is there any way to convert the MK3 to an MK6? - Perhaps not convert it completely, but use the pads for an MK6.

From what little I've found online, it has an old port that's difficult to convert to PCI. I've searched online but haven't found anything.

Is there any way to convert the pads for MK6 Stepmania or similar simulators? - After some research, I found a solution using Piuio pico/clone, however, I don't have much experience with that.

I would be incredibly grateful to anyone who can help me!

For reference I will be getting a double pad, are these prices justified for a home setup? I’ve done some research and I’ve come to understand that this brand is one of the better ones. U.S would go to a P.O. Box Canada would come to my house

Thank you.

Im going to college in Wellesley so ill probably go to one in waltham

Anyone been to waltham game underground?? Are the pads ok?? I used to play in South Korea and they had super goood pads (ofc there were some shitty pads)

(Excuse the L-tek because i don't have a pump home setup)

am i tweaking or is cracked S not a thing? i’ve never seen it before. does anyone know what this means

(TL: For additional info, whoever has Rise using Steam's family sharing, you can't (access Rise songs) do that anymore)

Welp, they patched that workaround, but shouldn't it be possible anyways since one game can have different save files across family members? CMIIW

Hey all
I'm an ex PIU Supporter from 2006-2012 and took a long break.
I'm back and will be running a tournament this September at Freeplaycity, north London!

We've always had a strong Pump scene in London, so will be nice to see you here if you're in the area. Saturday 5th September.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Daxo2-ctEra/