Music-Rhythm SDVX (Sound Voltex) - Is there still a scene?

[Spike's iconSpike]

I got late to the party on this game. I'm blown away by it. The only thing remotely similar I remember playing was DJMAX Online a million years ago.
But this game is much more complicated than DJMAX with the knobs and all, plus it means you need a dedicated controller to play it, they looks like this:


There's also an online service you need to subscribe to to play from PC if you don't have a machine near you (I don't), it doesn't seem to be region locked.
More info about that here: https://voltexes.com/setting-up-sound-voltex-konasute-exceed-gear/

And some videos so you get the idea:

So why does the thread says "Is there still a scene?" well because I literally just found out about this game which came out in *checks Wikipedia* 2012! And most threads and resources seem to be at least 2-3 years old. And knowing Konami I'm scared they might shut it down at some point soon.
Have you ever played it? Is there still a scene of sorts? Let me know!

 

[Nevendmisy]

I think there is a still a scene but mainly in Japan as rhythm games are more popular there

 

[dropsmegamega]

I remember trying to play this once in the arcade, the songlist selection was a mess to navigate and I couldn't find a single song I liked in the seconds they give you in the selection. Truly the arcade experience. But afaik its still one of the most popular bemani games along with iidx and has a decent-ish english fanbase. I wish I had the money to buy controllers for these games, principally pop'n music and iidx, but this one looks fun too if you have the time to learn it.

 

[pauringu]

this looks incredible!

 

[Yousef]

I only got to try this as a kid and never had a chance again : (
If it’s really still in Japan then it might be worth going there just to experience it

 

[Pytho95]

Very fun game, and I'm lucky enough to have an arcade nearby that has two of these machines. For those that don't, I'd recommend using unnamed_sdvx_clone. The controller I use is called the SayoDevice CM51+. I got it on AliExpress for about $40. I mainly got it to play DJMax, but it has 2 (digital) knobs that work alright in USC.

 

[owari_da]

Rhytm games are awesome! Earlier this year, I was enjoying Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost which I played with snackbox micro clone and currently waiting for arrival of drum for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival

 

[Spike's iconSpike]

Very fun game, and I'm lucky enough to have an arcade nearby that has two of these machines. For those that don't, I'd recommend using unnamed_sdvx_clone. The controller I use is called the SayoDevice CM51+. I got it on AliExpress for about $40. I mainly got it to play DJMax, but it has 2 (digital) knobs that work alright in USC.

Woah! Thanks for mentioning those SayoDevice(s), all results for SDVX or Sound Voltex controllers returned very steep price tags!
I also forgot AliExpress existed.
I think that setup is good compromise to see if you like the game but don't want to go all in with a $140 controller and monthly subscription.
OFF topic: Which version of DJMAX are people playing these days?

 

[Laura Zonih]

Yes,indeed in Japan there is still a "scene" for this game.
In fact when I was there, there were a lot of loyal fans who gave me the impression that they don't even care if it goes out of fashion or not.

Anyway, when I stopped to look I understood that it's a crazy game... I'm just so bad at musical or rhythm games! ??

Unnecessary anecdote:
I once saw a guy of about 35 years old who before he started playing said out loud something like "Tadaima...Kanade-chan" (?)

 

[LostInTranslation]

This one has no right to go this hard.

 

[Laura Zonih]

Éste no tiene derecho a ponerse tan duro

のみこ...??

 

[Spike's iconSpike]

Very fun game, and I'm lucky enough to have an arcade nearby that has two of these machines. For those that don't, I'd recommend using unnamed_sdvx_clone. The controller I use is called the SayoDevice CM51+. I got it on AliExpress for about $40. I mainly got it to play DJMax, but it has 2 (digital) knobs that work alright in USC.

Yes,indeed in Japan there is still a "scene" for this game.
In fact when I was there, there were a lot of loyal fans who gave me the impression that they don't even care if it goes out of fashion or not.

Anyway, when I stopped to look I understood that it's a crazy game... I'm just so bad at musical or rhythm games! ??

Unnecessary anecdote:
I once saw a guy of about 35 years old who before he started playing said out loud something like "Tadaima...Kanade-chan" (?)

I've been playing the real thing emulated.
It works on PC.
With the monitor rotated vertically it's insane.
I mostly used this thread https://www.emuline.org/topic/3577-setting-up-sound-voltex-exceed-gear-data/
I actually used this site to download https://cloud.mimaglows.com/游戏目录/sdvx存档
But his instructions helped me get it running.
It's pretty insane and the songs are better than DJMAX IMO.

PS: This might help others too https://two-torial.xyz/games/sdvx6/setup/

 

[Spike's iconSpike]

Starting from the basics lol

 

[Skeetos]

Idk what this is but it looks fire. I'm not that great at rhythm games but I like watching people play. Really neat.

 

[Spike's iconSpike]

New hardest Ultimate chain: 706
Not perfect, 12 near...



That song is pretty fire if you want to listen to it, i think hatsune miku sings idk!

 

[fujiwaratokwa]

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I got late to the party on this game. I'm blown away by it. The only thing remotely similar I remember playing was DJMAX Online a million years ago.
But this game is much more complicated than DJMAX with the knobs and all, plus it means you need a dedicated controller to play it, they looks like this:
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There's also an online service you need to subscribe to to play from PC if you don't have a machine near you (I don't), it doesn't seem to be region locked.
More info about that here: https://voltexes.com/setting-up-sound-voltex-konasute-exceed-gear/

And some videos so you get the idea:

So why does the thread says "Is there still a scene?" well because I literally just found out about this game which came out in *checks Wikipedia* 2012! And most threads and resources seem to be at least 2-3 years old. And knowing Konami I'm scared they might shut it down at some point soon.
Have you ever played it? Is there still a scene of sorts? Let me know!

Whoah same. I haven't played yet but I'm intereted as we have a cabinet near our area. Although I'm probably sure my Banapass won' t work on it

 

[Spike's iconSpike]

I never really stopped paying this since I made this thread...
Progress so far: Today first "Ultimate Chains" (that's no errors) on Level 7 and 8 songs for the first time. Not too bad.

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

Looks amazing, although i can safely say I don't have the eye hand coordination to play music and rhythmic games, doesn't help that most of the music I listen is Half as fast of that tempo at most.

 

[Spike's iconSpike]

@Grumpy_Old_Man really anyone can play just a matter of practice. I'm not good yet but I believe it's possible to git gud for anyone really.

As a side not I did eventually get an arcade accurate controller. But let me tell you those things are HUGE, HEAVY and SUPER LOUD.
This was my controller for like 2 days, but sold it...
>
It was a SDVX LITE 3 by Yuancon > https://yuancon.store/controller/sdvxlite
And it is a beast i'm not kidding, you need your full palm to press button:
Length 42cm
Width 20cm
Height 7cm
Weight 3.7 kg

I couldn't get used to it, and Arcades don't exist in my continent, so why bother getting used to an Arcade accurate controller? wasn't worth it in my opinon.

Ended up getting a tiny pico controller.

Pocket SDVX Pico v5 > https://www.speedylabs.us/product/pocket-sdvx-pico-assembled/
Length 20cm
Width 10cm
Height 2cm
Weight 687gr

^ I would totally recommend this for anyone really.

There's also another brand worth mentioning, for small controllers, the gamo2's:
FAUCETWO Portable Edition $99

https://www.gamo2.com/en/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=396

If I could do it all over again I would go straight to the FAUCETWO Portable, cheapest and arcade size knobs. Can't go wrong with it.

EDIT: above in this thread the SayoDevice was mentioned as an alternative, I've been at this for a bit now and let me tell you it isn't simply because the knobs don't rotate freely on a SayoDevice.

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

And it is a beast i'm not kidding, you need your full palm to press button:
Length 42cm
Width 20cm
Height 7cm
Weight 3.7 kg

That thing looks right out of an Industrial complex(I wonder how many CRT monitors can make).

really anyone can play just a matter of practice. I'm not good yet but I believe it's possible to git gud for anyone really.

The only "music" games that i ended up decent at best was Steambot Chronicles(Far slower tempo) and that K-on, it helps that you are seeing an actual partiture and the inputs are rather simple.