Pro Tip of the Day - xbox http://protipoftheday.com/taxonomy/term/316/0 en Pro tip: Don't return your feet to the starting position in Dance Dance Revolution http://protipoftheday.com/node/460 <p>If you watch the Attract Mode of most Dance Dance Revolution machines, they will eventually go into a tutorial on how to play the game, and in it, the demo character will stomp on an arrow, and then return its feet to the center. Check it out (it starts at about 0:58 in this clip):</p> <div align="center"> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gfCyY4tJsvo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gfCyY4tJsvo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div> <p>And I see a lot of beginners playing the game like this... and stumbling around. Why? Because the arrows in the songs are set up so that you <em>don't</em> return your feet to center after hitting each one, which has the side effect of reducing the number of steps you have to take to hit all the arrows. Check out the kid's feet in this video:</p> <div align="center"> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6JzcqALklRs&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6JzcqALklRs&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div> <p>If he returned his feet to the center after every time he hit an arrow, he wouldn't be quick enough to hit all the arrows, and neither would you.</p> <p>So don't do it!</p> arcade dance dance revolution gamecube pro tip ps2 ps3 wii xbox xbox360 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:50:04 +0000 Will 460 at http://protipoftheday.com Pro tip: The Tetris T-Spin http://protipoftheday.com/node/389 <p>In Tetris, you occasionally will have to maneuver pieces so that they fit in spaces where it doesn't initially look like they're going to fit.</p> <p>Like this T-piece, for example. </p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/tetris_t-spin1.png" /></div> <p>It would totally fit in that hole on the left column if some of those pieces weren't in the way.</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/tetris_t-spin2.png" /></div> <p>But if you let it get partway in</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/tetris_t-spin3.png" /></div> <p>And then rotate it at the last second, it slides into place</p> <p>Which is easier to show in animated .gif form</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/tetris_t-spin.gif" /></div> <p>This is a pretty useful maneuver, since it lets you slip those T-pieces in places where they wouldn't normally go.</p> arcade ds game boy game boy color NES pc playstation pro tip ps2 SNES tetris xbox xbox 360 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:08:25 +0000 Will 389 at http://protipoftheday.com Pro tip: viewing a Christmas scene in The Simpsons: Hit & Run http://protipoftheday.com/node/334 <p>Today is Christmas, so I decided to fire up my GameCube and throw in a copy of The Simpsons: Hit &amp; Run, and I was greeted with this:</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/hitandrun_christmas.jpg" /></div> <p>The halls are decked, and Homer is passed out on the couch in a Santa outfit. Sounds like something to aspire to on a day like today.</p> <p>Also, I understand that this works on the PS2 and Xbox versions as well, as long as the clock is set to the correct date.</p> easter eggs gamecube pro tip ps2 simpsons hit & run xbox Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:57:14 +0000 Will 334 at http://protipoftheday.com