I think one reason it doesn't make much money is because it's $.75 for 2 stages. Also there are alot more Pump players in the Seattle area than the Tacoma area so if i goes back to Acme I think it'll make a decent amount especially now that the free credit glitch it gone. I remember people like Kevin and Jose wanting it back.

I was gonna say that! Most of the Pump players go to Acme anyway. Pro is good but not really worth the hour-plus drive to Narrows for. I'm sure it'd make more than SN or Max2 is, at least.

Bill, you don't have any spare DDR or ITG pads I add to that purchase that I could switch out the PIU ones for, do ya?

Suko, WTF?  Not sure I understand your question.  We do not have any spare PIU plastic arrows. 

PIU is just not a big enough earner to justify a spot at Acme, and they would not be pleased there to see it come back.  Wish we had more room there so space would not be at such a premium. 

He wants to have DDR pads for his PIU machine... You could always buy the wonderful betson pads directly from their site for $8800!

Bill, he wanted DDR/ITG pads because it's possible to run a hacked version of ITG on Pump cabinets providing you have the right pads and a JPAC or IPAC.

Not that Acme really needs it, but I thought this was a cool promotion from Stride Gum...

http://savethearcades.stridegum.com/

Be cool if more companies did something like that.

Yeah, my original statement was a bit confusing. But what Iori and Kevin said is accurate. But I won't know if I should buy your machine for another month or so. If it's still available then, I might jump on that.

Btw, did the PIU Pro cab have selection arrows on the cab & USB ports?

Yeah they do

Awe, I get it now.  Sorry, no pad assemblies.  That could be some hard stuff to hunt down, but bound to find it sooner or later.  I will keep my eyes open.

ITG's 1P coin slot has been eating quarters but sometimes gives them back if you push the eject button. And Tuan got alot of pad misses on Supernova and we couldn't tell where they were coming from. The Supernova at Narrows should be checked too because I'll be getting pad misses sometimes there. Thank you sir and enjoy your day

Yeah, Narrows Supernova is having some pretty bad issues. Would it be possible for, say, Amber and I to meet up with a tech there to check out the pads before the tournament next weekend?

Yes, meeting at Narrows would be a good idea.  Either wednesday after 2:00, or anytime Thursday after 2:00 would be most awesome.  Actually, Tuesday should be open too.  I can Danny up to meet with you with a handful of sensors.  I think it's best he works on it with you guys, as you can teach the tech in this case, haha!  :-)

Thank you Kevin. I was at Narrows this weekend, and the supernova is in need of some love. Hopefully it will
be fixed soon. To introduce myself, I'm nimesh perera/NiM, I played in a few tournaments years ago, I hope to see
you guys soon.

Lol, well was at acme today and saw KDDR right as he was leaving D:
then ran into Michael's brother steven (didn't even know he had one)
played for a bit
and then ran into a guy named Neeshem?(Spell check)
He told me he used to play a lot. He was cool. And he played no bar 1.5x! YAY NO BAR! 

I haven't seen Steven in a LONG time. Hopefully him and Mike are both doing good.

yeah, apparently he and his brother are going to come to the ITG tourny. At least thats what he told me.

Anyone have pics of the PIU Pro machine at Acme/Narrows?

There are a couple pics in the SOAP Air Hockey Tournament Gallery
http://www.pnwbemani.net/smf/index.php?action=mgallery;sa=album;id=9

Narrows update, will post it here due to previous discussion, the SN has had a full pad service today.  I did it myself, so i think it should be tournament ready.  If anyone plays, please give your opinions.

Acme update,
All dance floor pads serviced today, with a complete cleaning.

New game arrivals in 3-4 weeks,
sega Rambo 62" deluxe shooter

HO-LY SH*T!

Rambo is the manly dude ever next to Clint Eastwood. I can't wait to check this out!

P.S. I played Afterburner Climax @ an arcade last weekend, it's pretty radical. Sure takes me back to my younger days in the arcades. =]

Lol, rambo. gameworks has one of those. Sure does remind me of my Time Crisis obsessed days

If you are going to play at Acme, PLEASE DO NOT USE YOUR USB DRIVE WITHOUT BACKING UP YOUR IN THE GROOVE 2 FOLDER FIRST!!

I don't know what might happen when this theme is installed. Theoretically it should create a new In The Groove 3 folder, but there's also the possibility it'll just completely fuck everything in the ITG2 folder up.

Hacks are going on right now. Expect a full "ITG3" by this evening.

ITG3 has arrived.

Notes:
- The game may crash on Saving Machine Records. If it does, please let me know on the forums or AIM ASAP. I think there may be a fix for this, but then again it only happened to me once.
- Volume might be slightly louder. If Bill wants, this can be fixed. It was an issue with the default settings of the ITG3 theme.
- DO NOT USE YOUR ITG2 USB DRIVE WITH THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE BACKED IT UP! There is a possibility that it may completely break your ITG2 folder. It should not, but just back up in case it does. All new files should go in an "In The Groove 3" folder on your card. That's where ITG3 looks for stuff.
- New modifiers have been added. The speed mod menu now goes off the screen so it only shows one speed at a time. Current speeds are .5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x, 2.5x, 3x, 3.5x, 4x, 4.5x, 5x, 6x, c450, c525.

Please let me know if anything is broken. I'm going to resync the Rebirth files tomorrow; it was just too much of an effort after spending 4 hours trying to get this damn thing to work.

One more note: PLEASE DON'T UNPLUG THE MACHINE UNLESS IT IS FROZEN!!! I know you might want your USB drive to load faster, but seriously the ground pin on the power cable is stuck in the wall socket and I would not risk messing around with this.

Bill, can you send a tech around tomorrow at maybe 2pm or something? I would like to back up the machine scores before I do any more modding; I'm sure people would be pissed if they lost their scores when I add new songs.

Enjoy!

Hey kevin, as for volume, I will trust you and Amber to have the machine adjusted to what the normal volume is at the tournaments end.

As for tomorrow, you should call me and I can see how the tech schedule is going.  Two people on vacation, ;eaving only one tech to handle everything tomorrow.  Hopefully it will be a quiet day, but who knows, luck of the draw.  I will PM you a phone number